Pokemon Red Blue SGB Palettes and Spaceworld BackSprites

Original game : Pokémon: Red Version

Platform : GB

Author : screamingtrees

Release date : 28 July 2023

Category : Improvement

Patch version : 1.1

Modifications : G, L, P

Downloads : 1174

ROM Information

Database match: Pokemon - Red Version (USA, Europe) (SGB Enhanced)
Database: No-Intro: Game Boy/Color (v. 20210227-015730)
File/ROM SHA-1: EA9BCAE617FDF159B045185467AE58B2E4A48B9A
File/ROM CRC32: 9F7FDD53

Hack description

This is an improvement patch for Pokémon Red and Blue that to adds limited color to the game when played in GBC mode as well as add the higher resolution Gold/Silver beta back sprites from Spaceworld '97. The color palettes are done in such a way that the games maintain backwards compatibility with the DMG (thanks to jojobear13 from pokecommunity). One version of the patch (for Blue) will also change the in-game trades and wild Pokémon locations to that of the Japanese Blue version. Don't expect this patch to be compatible with any other patch of the game.

Changelog

1.1
-Fixed several graphical bugs relating to the Pokémon Yellow code
-Lots of quality of life additions (optional):
- Move Deleter
- Tradeback NPC
- Prof. Oak Battle
- Sleep max turns--6 (from 7)
- Low HP alert tone relief
- Alternate frontsprites for 3 Pokémon

1.0
-Original release

Contributions

Contributor	Type of contribution	Description
Team spaceworld	Hacking	documenting and disassembling pokegold-spaceworld
Danny-E 33	Hacking	code to allow larger back sprites
jojobear13	Hacking	ported code from Pokemon Yellow to allow for color in GBC mode
pret	Hacking	documenting and disassembling pokered

Reviews

Fantastic!	DocLathropBrown	2022-04-16	Version 1.0
For those who want a colorful Gen One, without sacrificing platform compatibility, this is for you. I played Yellow the most growing up, so imagine my surprise when I revisited Red and Blue and found the colors not as I recalled-since Yellow had the SGB palettes when played on a GBC and up! It was disappointing. I think an eventual, further upgrade that was Gold/Silver style would be the best yet (full color on GBC and up, yet also backward compatible with SGB, GBP and DMG), but who knows how hard that would be! As it is, for having nostalgic, adequate colors on the handheld, and then being able to turn around and use the same cartridge in a Super Game Boy for variety, is simply awesome. Amazing work, much appreciated!

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