Sonic Retro: Hackers of...Leapster?

I'm still waiting for them Sega Pico hackers, myself. Heck, we don't even have all the Sonic/Tails Games GoodPico'd or whatever.

 

I don't have the tech to dump this myself, but count me interested in seeing it dumped.

I'm particularly interested in seeing the sprite sheets. Ever since I saw the video of it, I was intrigued by them, as they are a combination of Advance style sprites and S3&K style ones. I'm sure the game itself is balls, but from a technical standpoint it would be great to see the method Sega used to accomplish the fusion of styles.

 

Obviously, we need to find the hidden secrets of Sonic's Schoolhouse. I remember buying that game way back. Willingly. Didn't somebody find sprites of this anthropomorphic clock man that they used before they got the license to Sonic?

 

Wait what.

 

What about the sonic the hedgehog game for the DIDJ leapfrog system can that one be hacked into? I'm rather interested in their sprites as well.

EDIT: Interesting, seems that through a random google search I have found a level layout of level 3/Sandopolis from leapster itself:
http://www.leapfrog.com/etc/medialib/leapf...mage.direct.gif

Not only that, but I found this:
http://www.leapfrog.com/en/home/support/pr...pages/didj.html
maybe it can be of some help?

Regardless, heres the game hints forum I found this a rather interesting read.

 

<!--quoteo(post=0:date=:name=Sonic the Hedgehog Game: Hints for navigating Sandopolis/Level 3 (JPG))--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Sonic the Hedgehog Game: Hints for navigating Sandopolis/Level 3 (JPG))</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Known trouble spot.[/QUOTE]Intriguing. Could be that the game engine has some problems in those places.

Anyway, I didn't know there were actual Sonic 2/3/&K levels in that didj thing.

 

The guy that makes the GoodTools has all the Pico games dumped, but refuses to release them

As for dumping the game, if I had the time and the money to study the innards of the Leapster 2 in an effort to make a firmware hack, I would definately do it.

 

I question that. Last I heard from him he said the JP Pico games were too expensive to obtain ( and seeing how much I paid for 3 games, I have to agree there.)

There are potentially HUNDREDS of JP Pico games, and there's also Korean-region Pico games! I SERIOUSLY doubt he's progressed that much in such a short time since the original GoodPico announcements.

 

Intriguing. Could be that the game engine has some problems in those places.

Anyway, I didn't know there were actual Sonic 2/3/&K levels in that didj thing.
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Yeah seems other then the fact that its a LOL LEARNING GAME!! It functions just as close as a normal sonic game.

the ONLY example of how this game works is the very blurry, grainy, shaky CAM footage of it being played:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CirL4c4hrqk
Sorry ill keep looking for better videos but thats it so far.

 

Shadow Hog. He even posted the video link at Sonic Retro recently.

 

Yeah seems other then the fact that its a LOL LEARNING GAME!! It functions just as close as a normal sonic game.

the ONLY example of how this game works is the very blurry, grainy, shaky CAM footage of it being played:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CirL4c4hrqk
Sorry ill keep looking for better videos but thats it so far.
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Besides the spelling games it looks like it could be one of the better Sonic games in recent memory... and it's on a learning machine D:

 

I'd like to see it ripped. I really want the sprites from the Didj one, because some of the Sonic 3 sprites are edited to make Sonic do different things, like moonwalking, using a yo-yo, etc...

 

I found the sprites pretty interesting, even though they're just edits of S3 and Advance sprites. Regardless, I want to see them ripped too.

 

Yeah seems other then the fact that its a LOL LEARNING GAME!! It functions just as close as a normal sonic game.

the ONLY example of how this game works is the very blurry, grainy, shaky CAM footage of it being played:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CirL4c4hrqk
Sorry ill keep looking for better videos but thats it so far.
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From what can be seen, this is some interesting gameplay. It even looks a little fun! I think this game could also be beneficial for some adults I know I love the take on the S3&K music. I never would have thought of Mushroom Hill as title screen and super shoes music though.

I also found this commercial which I haven't seen before...

 

I want a rip of that Sonic 3 thumbs up pose. It actually looks like a well done sprite and a bit better than the finger waving in Sonic 3

 

Wow Leapster is now making me happier than Sega recently has...

 

The gameplay of leapster is really interesting, seems smooth, really nice for children, I would have loved If I was one =P.

 

There is a couple of these on eBay at moment, cartridge based so would have thought its just flash memory on the cart. Should be easy to dump the contents. Is it one of you guys bidding on #280438175507? If so ill get a different one.