Screenshots wanted...

[Simon]

Hi guys,

My first post and i am already on the scrounge!

I am (along with a few others) creating an online UK centric Dreamcast resource and need a little help with some screenshots for some of the games that are in the Database.

What I am after is three screenshots per game comprising of the title screen, and two in game screens at the best resolution possible.

Here is a little WIP page for the game AQUA GT to show you what I am working towards...



I have changed parts of this since this screenshot was taken, but you get the general idea.

I am looking for people who may be able to help me out with providing a few screenshots for this resource? Anyone other there who can spare a few seconds to do this for me? Naturally you will have full credit for any help you can give, and if anyone out there can help ongoing then I may be able to throw some beer tokens you way too

If anyone is available to help out then please drop me a PM and we can discuss what i am after exaclty. Like I said I am only looking for 3 screenshots per game, so as long as you are playing the game, taking 3 shots will take 5 seconds and will help me out, and the resource, immensly.

Your help is appreciated.

Regards
Simon

[Mouser X]

Well, I've been playing Skies of Arcadia, fullscreen at 1280x1024, fullspeed. In fact, I've been playing it specifically to get screenshots. I've got some very pretty ones, so far. However, I'm just a little over 2 hours into the game, so my screenshots aren't that varied yet. I don't have a screenshot of the Title screen, but that should be very easy to get. I have a question. Do you want pictures that acurately display the gameplay through emulation, or do you want some that are slightly edited to get rid of emulation glitches? I have both, but I'm working on getting rid of the emulation glitches when possible. If you want, I can load up some save games from further in the game so that you have more variety for your 3 screenshots. Anyway, nice idea. Hope I can help (though chances are that someone is going to beat me to it with the Skies of Arcadia shots, and that's the only game I have right now). Good luck with the idea. Mouser X over and out.

[Simon]

Thanks for the offer of help, it is appreciated.

Ironically between those involved in the project we have access to the entire UK released game collection in its original form, and have considered using a tv card in a PC to catch screenshots, however this will be a last resort as the results will be pretty poor, not to mention the fact that it will take ages to collate them fully.

Like I said previously I have been lurking on here for a while now, following Chankasts developments and marvelled in the progress so far. I have also noticed the screenshots people have put up in certain threads and could have just copied them and used them, however I for one am not like that and wanted to get the screenshots legitimatly as apposed to just "borrowing" them.

As for the quality needed, well as close to the original image the better really, although small discrepencies would be ok, just no wireframe shots please!

Once again, if anyone can help me out with some / all of the 217 known PAL UK released games then not only will you get credit in the project itself (and I truly beleive that this will be the biggest project undertaken on behalf of the Dreamcast) I will also send those all important beer tokens your way too!

Regards
Simon

[Kratos777]

Using Chankast to take these screenshots? I only have NTSC games TBH.

[Simon]

Yepm the idea is to use Chankast to take the screenshots so it saves me rigging up a tv card and playing the games through that to grap the screen.

If using Chankast NTSC screenshots will be ok, after all the games are fundimentally the same are they not? Its not like Crazy Taxi looks different in the US as it does in the UK, so I cannot see why NTSC screenshots would be a problem.

Regards
Simon

[Kratos777]

Well here's some of Skies of Arcadia, good luck with the site man. :-)

[Mouser X]

Told you I'd get beaten to it. Though, the 3rd pic there isn't from "in-game," it's from the small "demo" video that plays at the beggining of the game. Mouser X out.

[Kratos777]

It uses the in-game engine so it's no problem right?

[Simon]

Now thats what i am talking about

The first three of those pictures are exactly what I am after, although the fourth one for some reason does not look like it would actually in the game itself. (Dunno why just does not look right).

Cut scene piccies are good, im ok with them. In fact here is a refined requirement...

Piccy 1 - Title Screen
Piccy 2 - Cut Scene (any)
Piccy 3 - In Game.

Well as long as those posted there are ok to use, it's one game down 216 to go

Anyone else want to help out? Please?????

Regards
Simon

[Kratos777]

The graphics are correct in the 4th screenshot, I have the game for my real Dreamcast. :-)

Anyways here's some Sonic Adventure 2. Cheers for giving me something to do, I hate Sundays.

It's 6x AA 16x AF 1280x1024 resolution so it's the best I can get.