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NES could visualize only four colors for each sprite - Hypercat-Z - 09-11-2012 01:46 AM

...trasparent included.
If it wasn't for that his graphic would have been improved a lot:
[Image: before-and-after.gif]

http://www.duelinganalogs.com/article/the-nes-that-never-was/


RE: NES could visualize only four colors for each sprite - DidYouKnowGaming - 09-11-2012 01:53 AM

This is a well known technical limitation of the console. Also, it's not per sprite, it's per sprite tile. That's why Mega Man has 5 colours + transparency. He has multiple sprite tiles.