This is one of those Amiga Format images that look like they were made in HAM mode, but only uses 32 colors.
Also note the attempt to dither the color banding rings in the center of the image. Looks like someone tried to optimize the image, but ran out of time before it was submitted to Amiga Format.
The Retron Parsec Turbo is actually the Cizeta-Moroder V16T from 1991, designed by Marcello Gandini, who also designed the Lamborghini Diablo (hence the similarities).
The iconic Tutankhamun mask used as cover for many Deluxe Paint versions.
The Amiga AGA version looks like it was created by smearing around the golden parts with the Deluxe Paint smudge tool. Not really a high class way of upgrading an image.
The tiles from which the backgrounds in Fusion are created are quite special. The game used quite large 32x32 pixel tiles, but the engine was able to use special clipping and masking techniques to cut out and mix the available tiles to form many different edge parts, cross disolves and special effects on the fly.
This was probably also the reason for the small viewing window that the player was granted (just 288x128 pixels) and the relatively slow framerate.
This is the official boot screen from Commodore's CDTV Amiga. It differs a bit from the Anim version that is circulating the web, possibly because of size constraints within the boot roms. It doesn't work that well as gif animation as most browsers don't play it back at the correct speed.
The variation with rider is a little strange, since the motorcycle seems to be slightly color reduced, despite the rider himself not really needing/using any additional colors. I currently can't say if Jim did this variation himself or for what this version was used for.
Jim re-used the title picture for Ports of Call in his abandoned [link=/game/20000LeaguesUnderTheSea.html]20.000 Leagues under the Sea[/link] project.
The german magazine Amiga Magazin did an article on Jim Sachs in their August 1989 issue. They previewed a screen from the project, while it was still in development, and you can clearly see the same sky, mountains and buildings.
First, I drew a grid that would be a guide for my color-cycling landscape, and used several shades of tan all in the same row on my palette, so when I cycled them, the ground would appear to move.
Next I traced the hotdog from my sketchbook onto the screen, and laid in the basic colors using the Fill option. Then I used a single-pixel brush to create shading and reflections.
The U.S. version was called "Chamber Of The Sci-Mutant Priestess". The new logo, as well as the removal of the "Kult" logo, was probably not done by Michel Rho.
This image is split into three segments with 16 colors each: The sky, the horizon and the water. This way the image has 38 colors but only uses 16 palette entries or 4 bitplanes, leaving the 5th bitplane for the ending titles.
The Barrax Empire has been destroyed and Commander Berry D. Mayers and Commander Lori Bergin are now safe on board your ship heading home to earth. Have a nice trip home. Well done!
The Barrax Empire - A ruthless species with one thing on their mind - ruling the universe. Earth Defense Fleet have been in war with the Barrax Empire for centuries with many casualties on both sides........
Commander Berry D. Mayers and Commander Lori Bergin returning home from a well accomplished mission. Their orders were to eliminate all Barrax Lifeform on planet Urainia and gather as much information about the Barrax Fighters.
The last transmission from Commander Mayers and Bergin was this.... Ability to become invisible for a limited amount of time. Fast.t..acce... ..brigg.ht.light.beaming.us.un.board....
Your mission code C61-178DE is to rescue Commander Berry D. Mayers and Commander Lori Bergin and their starship. The E.F.D. inter-trak scanner picked up signals from a huge object moving towards planet Terrainia.
[quote=Game]And so the cicle ends. The prophesy is fulfilled and Zoras is destroyed, his essence banished to the deepest pits of hell. And in their joy, the people rise up as one, declaring you to be the true ruler and saviour of the northern kingdoms. And as the light returns, the legion of darkness called up by Zoras' magic slithers back into the shadows...[/quote]
Interestingly the title and ending screens aren't just re-colored versions of one another. Some elements actually shift around a bit and the town, castle and environment changes quite a bit to visualize the change from the dark nightmarish beginning to the happy sunny ending.
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