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Eek! The Cat - Color Enhancement

Original game : Eek! The Cat

Platform : SNES

Author : Mister Man

Release date : 13 November 2023

Category : Improvement

Patch version : 1.1

Modifications : G

Downloads : 515

ROM Information

Database match: Eek! The Cat (USA)
Database: No-Intro: Super Nintendo Entertainment System (v. 20210222-050638)
File/ROM SHA-1: DB072BCB550A0704830A383F7C39FCBF71F5A11B
File/ROM CRC32: 216F2FC7

Database match: Eek! The Cat (Europe)
Database: No-Intro: Super Nintendo Entertainment System (v. 20210222-050638)
File/ROM SHA-1: 4EDEB0755F577474E96864ABD91E3042163F9674
File/ROM CRC32: 812555A3

Hack description

"Eek! The Cat" for the SNES is a pretty infamous game; not only for its gameplay, but also for featuring very dark colors. Contrary to popular belief, this isn't the fault of the SNES' brightness register. What you see in the game is how the palettes are actually stored in the ROM.

This hack brigthens up almost every color palette with the help of GIMP's "Stretch HSV" filter, making the graphics easier to see now.

Screenshots

Contributions

ContributorType of contributionDescription
Mister ManHacking

Reviews

Massive improvement VisuallyNintenja2023-11-03Version 1.0

A massive improvement in the visual department. It's hard to believe a colorful mascot game that was obviously geared towards children would ship with such dark visuals. Now, if only the game wasn't so difficult. Now you can enjoy the game's nice pixel imagery while pulling your hair out wondering how kids ever beat this game in the 90's.

What it should have beenaorin12022-10-09Version 1.0

I remember the cartoon and liked it, the game on the SNES is off putting and my brothers and I always asked why this game was so dark, what where the developers thinking, was their video equipment broken or something? This patch brings color back to the game, making it what it should have been in the first place and I recommend it.