Twinkle Star: La Petite Princesse, Cover art, Online?

visuatrox · Post by **visuatrox** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 10:38 am

Kawaii

I noticed that there is a online logo on that box, I can't remember online gaming being mentioned before (although my search button skills are bad). So is this game going to be playable online, or is it going to have an online scoreboard? Not that I ever have time to play games online, but scoreboard would be nice

Post by **Ghegs** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 12:10 pm

OMG TEH CUTENESS

Seriously, the artist must have hit the sugar a bit too hard that day.

In any case, none of the other PS2 games with online scoreboards (Shiki 2 and Gradius V for example) have that online logo, so it's fair bet the game is playable online. It's a Vs. game, after all. Probably only works in Japan, though.

Valgar · Post by **Valgar** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 12:48 pm

It was announced sometime ago that it would be online, but doesn't SNK host PS2 servers over there?

SAM · Post by **SAM** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 5:52 am

Do anyone know how to register to play this game online?

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 6:04 am

Probably nobody will until it comes out.

ForteMP3 · Post by **ForteMP3** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 6:17 am

...Oh. My. God.

...Is this a sequel to what I think it is...?

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 7:22 am

Depends on what you think it is.

Metal Gear Okt · Post by **Metal Gear Okt** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 12:58 pm

I need to have this, and yet, as a grown man, I could never be seen playing it.

8 1/2 · Post by **8 1/2** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 2:31 pm

For those who haven't done so already, check out the screens in this link: http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-80-1-70-mb0.html

It looks sort of pre-rendered or something... just not as vibrant as I remember it.

Metal Gear Okt · Post by **Metal Gear Okt** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 2:41 pm

IIRC, the original used some pre-rendered sprites (a la DKC or Killer Instinct), but this looks to use them throughout.

I don't know, sometimes it looks good (Mars Matrix) and sometimes it doesn't.

visuatrox · Post by **visuatrox** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 4:48 pm

Metal Gear Okt wrote:I need to have this, and yet, as a grown man, I could never be seen playing it.

Bah a real man can play a kiddy looking game with pride

About the graphics, I believe it is realtime 3D especially the backgrounds (considering the rough edges on some of the objects).

captain ahar · Post by **captain ahar** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 5:53 pm

^_^ look at the little kittie!

anyway, as far as "kiddy" looking games go. i made it a point to show Cool Cool Toon to any friend i could manage.

Recap · Post by **Recap** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 6:26 pm

Metal Gear Okt wrote:IIRC, the original used some pre-rendered sprites (a la DKC or Killer Instinct), but this looks to use them throughout.

No, it didn't and no, it doesn't. La Petite Princess uses real time polygons for backgrounds and enemies and hi res hand-drawn sprites for the main characters. At least, from what they have shown.

Metal Gear Okt · Post by **Metal Gear Okt** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 6:32 pm

Recap wrote:
Metal Gear Okt wrote:IIRC, the original used some pre-rendered sprites (a la DKC or Killer Instinct), but this looks to use them throughout.
No, it didn't and no, it doesn't. La Petite Princess uses real time polygons for backgrounds and enemies and hi res hand-drawn sprites for the main characters. At least, from what they have shown.

ok, check these out

http://www.classicgaming.com/reviews/tw ... lestar.htm

a lot of those sprites aren't "hand drawn", but not pre-rendered. those fills are done using something like photoshop or illustrator.

visuatrox · Post by **visuatrox** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 6:51 pm

^^
With "fills" are you referring to how they were coloured?. That kind of colouring can be done in pretty much any graphic application. Stuff are rarely 100% pixel by pixel drawn/colored. Photoshop and illustrator are basically 2D programs so..

Metal Gear Okt · Post by **Metal Gear Okt** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 7:04 pm

visuatrox wrote:^^
With "fills" are you referring to how they were coloured?. That kind of colouring can be done in pretty much any graphic application. Stuff are rarely 100% pixel by pixel drawn/colored. Photoshop and illustrator are basically 2D programs so..

yeah, i guess i'm just nitpicking now.