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Game Art / Re: First stab at pixel art/main character for 8-bit game.

« on: March 27, 2011, 11:14:27 am »

I like to use the NES 8-bit palette.



Here's the Wikipedia page if you ever need to grab it again.

Sprites typically are limited to 3 colors and transparency only, though you'll notice some games (such as Megaman) manage to cheat around that and have up to 5 colors and transparency. Your sprite currently has 6 colors and transparency.

@Darkhog he just said he didn't use an 8-bit palette.

~ Blob

EDIT: Thanks Jon.

Ahaha thanks man, I think I will go total retro and use only 3 colours, but now I'm stuck on what to use!

Edit: I don't know how to get it down to 3/5 colours!

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Game Art / Re: First stab at pixel art/main character for 8-bit game.

« on: March 27, 2011, 11:01:24 am »

He looks good and definitely fits that kind of style. Though, he's not using an 8-bit palette or following the 8-bit's limited color count if you're going for authenticity.

Perhaps we should have an art/creativity forum to distinguish between people's personal works and actual resources to help others.

~ Blob

I couldn't find out what the 8-bit palette was, which I wanted to use. Mind telling me it?

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Game Art / First stab at pixel art/main character for 8-bit game.

« on: March 27, 2011, 10:46:15 am »

After some words from you guys at the forum I thought I would just give it a go at creating something.

It would be a kin to 8-bit Mega Man, with the respawing enimies, stupid difficulty and holy chip tune music, but before all that I need to know how the main character looks?

Please be honest, I tried my hardest and want to know how I did.

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Chit-Chat / Re: What does one do..

« on: March 27, 2011, 08:56:56 am »

Man thanks guys, you gave me a nice idea of where to go from here. I would rather not have no get outside help that cost!

So either try something retro (simple and could be stylish)?

Edit: This thread has spawned this one: http://community.stencyl.com/index.php/topic,158.new.html#new

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Chit-Chat / What does one do..

« on: March 26, 2011, 09:17:41 am »

If he can not pixel art for shit, but has a burning in his crotch to develop the vidya?

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Game Ideas / Re: What would as a lonely pixel?

« on: March 21, 2011, 04:19:19 pm »

Sound track would be tasty.

Haha that pixel game isn't the idea I was going for but it is pretty cool dude. <3

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Game Ideas / Re: What would as a lonely pixel?

« on: March 21, 2011, 03:52:09 pm »

Idea would be, he needs a new home.
And the worlds could be websites, such as Facebook, Youtube, popular stuff like that? Google could be the hub you go to between levels?

I just don't know what would be the enemies, mostly because lack of sprite skill.

A platformer obviously.

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Game Ideas / What would as a lonely pixel?

« on: March 21, 2011, 03:27:57 pm »

A pixel without a home, he needs to find one, help him?

Would you play this lovely thing and help him find a home?

I have zero ZERO! Pixel drawing witchcraft skills, which sucks.

How does this look?