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In case anyone is curious, here's the stats of both scenes in a real PS2.
October 27, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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Thanks to the Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike PS2 port decompilation, I was able to display some debugging information in GioGio from a struct that both games share.
October 27, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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While modding for someone else, I found what seems to be remnants of an unused menu alongside the Super Story chapter selection files. As far as I can tell there's no behaviour or drawing code leftover, just these meshes.
June 29, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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The pages it's referencing:
May 11, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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In Phantom Blood PS2, the policeman's level 3 charge attack is a reference to Mista from Part 5.
May 11, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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May 3, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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Completely Normal GioGio PS2 Gameplay
April 1, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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New feature that I'll be including with the GioGio PS2 modloader: A brand new custom menu I created that lets you watch any cutscene in the game at any time.
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January 12, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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I added a new method for loading textures to the modloader: You only need to save a texture once to a folder and the game will load it from there instead of any other files that have their own versions of that image. For example: cutscene actor textures colliding with regular character textures.
Screenshot of PCSX2 running GioGio's Bizarre Adventure with the console output on the right. The game shows Giorno and Fugo, with Fugo displaying modded textures that give him his palette from the Anime adaptation. The console shows every file request from the game that the modloader has intercepted, with five lines referencing the new texture loading method. Transcription: [Modloader] No override found for "rc070_tbl.bin" [Modloader] No override found for "sc070_tbl.bin" [Modloader] No override found for "d07a_80.pzz" [Modloader] No override found for "d07a_81.pzz" [Modloader] No override found for "pl00.pzz" [Modloader] No override found for "pl00.hit" [Modloader] No override found for "pl04.pzz" [Modloader] No override found for "pl04.hit" [Modloader] Loading "pl05.pzz" from "new_files" [Modloader] No override found for "pl05.hit" [Modloader] No override found for "pl0e.pzz" [Modloader] No override found for "pl0e.hit" [Modloader] No override found for "d07a_00.pzz" [Modloader] No override found for "d07a_04.pzz" [Modloader] No override found for "d07a_04.pzz" [Modloader] No override found for "d07a_05.pzz" [Modloader] No override found for "d07a_05.pzz" [Modloader] No override found for "d07a_0e.pzz" [Modloader] No override found for "d07a0.adx" [Modloader] Loaded image 20 from "global_textures" [Modloader] Loaded image 20 from "global_textures" [Modloader] Loaded image 20 from "global_textures" [Modloader] Loaded image 20 from "global_textures" [Modloader] Loaded image 20 from "global_textures" Setting vsync mode: Mailbox
December 28, 2024 at 7:36 PM
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Fun fact: When you're trying to recover from stun attacks in GioGio, the only thing the game checks is whether you pressed *anything* new (with the exception of L2, R2, and START) since the last frame. You can break free from grabs just by mashing SELECT, or by only alternating between R3 and L3.
Screenshot from GioGio's Bizarre Adventure, the player (Bruno Buccellati) is being held above the ground by The Grateful Dead, controlled by Prosciutto who is idling on the right.
December 21, 2024 at 3:45 AM
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I got the debug error logger in GioGio working!
Normally it only writes that first line and stops, it later tries to append to the file but it fails. Changing the access mode to read/write allows it to keep going. Most of the error checks it logs are related to texture loading, except for this one.
Screenshot of Windows 10's "notepad" with a text file open named "ACROUT.TXT". The text reads: Debug Message Output for PS2 A = 14d1300 B = 14d21b0, eb0 @flPS2ConvClayData A = 14d22c0 B = 14d33b0, 10f0 @flPS2ConvClayData A = 14d34c0 B = 14d4570, 10b0 @flPS2ConvClayData A = 14d4680 B = 14d6490, 1e10 @flPS2ConvClayData A = 14d65c0 B = 14d8450, 1e90 @flPS2ConvClayData A = 14d8580 B = 14da390, 1e10 @flPS2ConvClayData A = 14da4c0 B = 14dbc10, 1750 @flPS2ConvClayData A = 14dbd40 B = 14dd970, 1c30 @flPS2ConvClayData A = 14dda80 B = 14dfad0, 2050 @flPS2ConvClayData A = 14dfc00 B = 14e1350, 1750 @flPS2ConvClayData A = 14e1480 B = 14e3130, 1cb0 @flPS2ConvClayData A = 14e3240 B = 14e5dd0, 2b90 @flPS2ConvClayData A = 14e5f00 B = 14e6390, 490 @flPS2ConvClayData
December 20, 2024 at 6:54 PM
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Finally got custom file loading in GioGio up and running again. It also shows all file requests on the console now.
On the left: PCSX2 running GioGio's Bizarre Adventure with modified textures, Scene is an open book on a table viewed from above. On the right: PCSX2's console displaying all file requests by the game, alongside other actions it logs. Transcription: Setting vsync mode: Mailbox Mailbox not supported for vsync-mailbox, using FIFO. [AFSLoader] No override found for "ld000.pzz" [AFSLoader] No override found for "d00a.pzz" [AFSLoader] No override found for "dcomn.pzz" [AFSLoader] No override found for "d00a_89.pzz" [AFSLoader] No override found for "eff00.pzz" [AFSLoader] No override found for "st170t.pzz" [AFSLoader] No override found for "st170.pzz" [AFSLoader] No override found for "lw170.pzz" [AFSLoader] Loading "d00a_80.pzz" from afs_override [AFSLoader] No override found for "d00a_81.pzz" [AFSLoader] No override found for "d00a_82.pzz" [AFSLoader] No override found for "d00a_83.pzz" [AFSLoader] No override found for "d00a_84.pzz" [AFSLoader] No override found for "d00a_85.pzz" [AFSLoader] No override found for "d00a_86.pzz" [AFSLoader] No override found for "d00a_87.pzz" [AFSLoader] No override found for "d00a_88.pzz" [AFSLoader] Loading "pl00.pzz" from afs_override [AFSLoader] No override found for "pl00.hit" [AFSLoader] No override found for "d00a_00.pzz" [AFSLoader] Loading "demo8.adx" from afs_override
November 29, 2024 at 2:06 PM
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One of the stage renders presented matches an image found in the tour section of the game's original website. The majority of the other locations seen in the tour were never saved by the Wayback Machine's crawler. Maybe these other renders could have possibly been part of the tour section too...
At the top of the image is the URL for the tour guide from the GioGio's Bizarre Adventure's original website, the URL is "http://www.capcom.co.jp/giogio/tour/index.html". Below the URL is a capture of the site displaying The Napoli plaza seen in Chapter 1-2 of the game, and on the right is one of the location images highlighted on the website. Below are various screenshots of several locations in the game, from left to right the chapters 1-2, 7-1, 10-2, 3-1, 5-1 and 10-3 are presented. The screenshot for chapter 1-2 matches the render for the napoli plaza seen in the tour guide at the top.
November 25, 2024 at 9:12 PM
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This magazine named "Japanese Game Graphics" by Works Corporation has an interesting section discussing GioGio's Bizarre Adventure (They were gonna just use "JoJo" in the US) and Artistoon. It confirms they used SoftImage3D for modelling and Photoshop for texturing.
Based on a wildly popular Japanese comic book series created by Hirohiko Araki, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is an action game that features 18 unique characters. Most characters have spirits called Stands, that act like guardian angels and that can be used to perform special moves during this offbeat and fast-paced plot. The text balloons, sound script paint effects and degrees of brightness of this game were all constructed with special attention. Artistoon was used to manipulate all the details but the team experienced great difficulty in optimizing the game elements. Because it is an action game, everything had to be rendered including the characters, the stage and the effects in 1/60th of a second. The optimization process was very tough. A brand-new technology called Artistoon, an independent confidential algorithm that was developed by Capcom, allows the illustration-like images of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure to move vividly. The character, background and shader directors all discussed their difficulties with the graphics for this game. Model rendering with Artistoon is three times longer than with traditional methods, therefore the team was required to keep the number of polygons low. The team tried to create model motions, a method of illustrating the silhouettes and movements of the original characters using a limited number of polygons even when they move quickly. They also paid extra care to the areas around the shoulders and abdomens, which were extremely important. The number of polygons that could be used was 17000-18000 but because the silhouettes of the original comic book characters had to be retained it took a long time to adjust them. Textures played an important role. Since the objective was to create a comic-like rather than real atmosphere, only the images with a sharp touch rather than those with blurred lights and shadows were used. This meant that every line had to be painstakingly drawn in order to keep the images from looking empty. [Screenshots of various stages in the game] Spectacular backgrounds in distinctive tones with modeling done in Softimage 3D and textures in Photoshop For the background, more effort was spent on the visual image than on the modeling. The number of polygons used on one background was around 8,000 to 10,000, depending on the size and configuration of a particular stage. It was difficult to arrive at a style that would not ruin the original comics or the distinctive quality of each character. Because it was an original comic book, special attention was given to the expression of the hand- drawn quality of the lines and colors.
November 25, 2024 at 9:12 PM
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A new version of the English translation patch by Hudgyn Sasdarl for GioGio has been released. I found the reason why this water splash effect was broken, so it was fixed. One rare bug that would break stand summoning was fixed, and two name romanizations were changed (Esidisi and Tizzano).
Two instances of GioGio's Bizarre Adventure running on PCSX2, both capturing the same moment, but on the left is the game with the previous version of the English translation patch, and on the right is the normal game. The patched screenshot on the left is missing a water splash effect over the character.
November 16, 2024 at 10:18 PM
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I've been reworking my custom file loading hook for GIOGIO, it now shows error messages on-screen if something is wrong.
I had to fit these under 16 characters, so unfortunately they're somewhat non-descriptive, but oh well
Screenshot of GioGio's Bizarre Adventure running on PCSX2. Above the text that tells the user about the game's operations on the memory card, there's text saying the loading hook requires 128MB of RAM. Another screenshot of GioGio's Bizarre Adventure running on PCSX2. This time, 128MB RAM is enabled, but the loader file wasn't found, so the message on-screen says it's missing.
November 15, 2024 at 6:41 PM
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Because multiple files may need to use the same texture, various duplicates can exist of one image across several files. This results in a few instances where the texture artist later cleaned up or updated a texture in one file, but not in another...
Two rows showing the data of two separate textures that share the same loading ID. Both of them are used in-game, and are the texture sheet for the head, face, hands, pink hair, and a second set of eyebrows for a different expression, of a character. The first texture shown, sourced from a cutscene actor file, has various unfilled parts wherever the mesh UV doesn't cover it. The second texture, sourced from the main player file, has those empty spaces filled with the character's light skin color, the teeth are colored darker, and the secondary eye expression has turned into closed eyes, also placed slightly to the right compared to the previous iteration.
November 4, 2024 at 1:50 AM
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Earlier today I organized all image textures in GioGio PS2 by their "Loading ID", which is used to not load the same texture twice when it's present in multiple files. When the game loads a texture, it checks if its ID is already used in memory, and if it is, it skips loading it.
A Google Sheets spreadsheet displaying data of some textures found in "GioGio's Bizarre Adventure" for the PlayStation 2. There are five columns left to right, organizing its rows by "Loading ID", "Source File", "PZZ File Index", "Used?" (Whether the texture is used by the game at all or not), and "Image Preview".
November 4, 2024 at 1:43 AM
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It's been a really rough month, hasn't it? Hopefully I'll have something worth sharing soon...
Screenshot of a model of a stage from GioGio's Bizarre Adventure (PS2) loaded into Blender 4.2. The meshes are untextured, and incorrectly positioned all over the place.
October 29, 2024 at 3:05 AM
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Blender: Sorry, it didn't work.
Also Blender: Hey it worked (:
Screenshot of Blender's console reporting errors when setting mesh object and bone parent relationships. Screenshot of Blender's data panel afterward, showing that the bone relationship was correctly set anyway.
October 20, 2024 at 8:55 PM
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Blender export (top) is now just slightly more efficient than the original model file (bottom)
October 12, 2024 at 1:15 PM
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You know that library that lets you put SM64 Mario in any game? I wish someone made that for Sonic Adventure's Sonic.
A mod of GTA San Andreas that inserts Mario from Super Mario 64 into the game, using "libsm64".
October 1, 2024 at 10:52 AM
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There are still no scans of the Phantom Blood (PS2) manual online. From what I've seen some pages have unique character renders that can't be seen anywhere else, and some pages have pictures of early versions of cutscenes, with even more unseen renders used as portraits.
A photo of a page off the Phantom Blood (PS2) manual. It describes the prologue of the story, and features various screenshots of the initial chapters off the game with character renders of Jonathan Joestar and Dio Brando overlayed on top, as well as a summary of the beginning of the story. A photo of a spread of two pages off the Phantom Blood (PS2) manual. It describes how the "pose" mechanic of the game works, with various screenshots and button combinations. At the top of both pages from left to right, in each corner, is William Zeppeli and Jonathan Joestar. At the bottom, Tarkus and Bruford can be seen. A zoomed in crop of the first photo of the post, that had the page describing the prologue of the game. This is an unseen render of William Zeppeli that isn't on the final game. A zoomed in crop of the second photo of the post, that had the two pages describing the pose mechanic of the game. This highlights Jonathan Joestar's render, which isn't used outside of the manual.
September 30, 2024 at 3:47 AM
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September 17, 2024 at 10:45 AM
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Next improvement for the Blender GioGio model addon... panels
On the image there is a table of properties pertaining to material data. In the left it's presented as a series of custom properties in blender, with non descriptive names, listed one after each other top to bottom. On the right is the new version, which is a compact panel with the same properties but with more readable names and value editors, notably three color fields are now color pickers rather than numeric values like in the previous version. The properties are: Material type, texture index, image width and height, three unknown color fields and two unknown numeric values. Both versions of the table are separated by a red arrow in the middle, pointing from the previous version (Left) to the new one (Right). On the image there is a table of properties pertaining to mesh data. In the left it's presented as a series of custom properties in blender, with non descriptive names, listed one after each other top to bottom. On the right is the new version, which is a compact panel with the same properties but with more readable names and value editors. The properties are: Render distance, culling flag, scissor flag, light flag, UV Scroll, fade color, special flag, and eleven unnamed properties with unknown purpose. Both versions of the table are separated by a red arrow in the middle, pointing from the previous version (Left) to the new one (Right).
September 16, 2024 at 1:39 AM