Pixelation
General => General Discussion => Topic started by: Camdog on October 02, 2007, 02:06:17 am
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If non-moderator challenges and activities don't actually go in the general thread, then lock this baby up; but if they do, I think we're all in for a good deal of fun.
Back in the day, I started a highly successful thread at Pixel Joint, called Creature hatch-athon. I think to this day, it's the longest thread(correct me if I'm wrong). The basic concept was to make pixel eggs, and wait for others to "hatch" them by making matching pixellated monsters- and likewise hatching others' eggs. It's like opening your christmas presents over and over! It's one big circle jerk. It's awsome.
I have some new rules, to make things more interesting. When creating your pixel egg, create a border around it, and show the colors you use. The hatcher of the egg must use colors from the egg palate, and fill up at least half of the bordered area. The border doesn't need to be square, in fact, it could be shaped like a tetris piece, or any fairly blocky polygonal shape(tetrahedon, hexagon). It's a fun way of manipulating the outcome of your creature.
Here's an example of the process: (http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/6702/magentaeggcl8.png)(http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/152/magentapuddodonxc8.png)
Magenta Egg Red Puddodon
PS: Don't worry if somebody hatches the same egg you do on accident, sometimes it's fun seeing different takes. But if you know an egg is taken, then move on and take another one.
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love.
i would totally enjoy a thing like this if the canvas were slightly smaller, say around 64x64. larger images it's harder to be both attractive and timely.
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Made some eggs, get 'em while they're hot!
(http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/9639/hayeggwl9.png) Hay Egg
(http://img465.imageshack.us/img465/8578/nesteggvt7.png) Nest Egg
i would totally enjoy a thing like this if the canvas were slightly smaller, say around 64x64. larger images it's harder to be both attractive and timely.
:D Let's get this party started.
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I hope I did this right..
Come on, Hay Egg!
(http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/4877/hayeggwl9nc9.png)(http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/4549/choconowv9.png)
Hay Egg-Chocono
What the-
I wanted a Chocobo! :yell:
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ooh he got to it before i started
oh well, did an egg to keep the illusion of choice (your decision is predestined anyway, pretentious humans)
(http://xs220.xs.to/xs220/07403/Pearlegg.gif)
Pearl Egg
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ooh he got to it before i started
oh well, did an egg to keep the illusion of choice (your decision is predestined anyway, pretentious humans)
(http://xs220.xs.to/xs220/07403/Pearlegg.gif)
Pearl Egg
I call the pearl egg!
And I'll add these to the pool while I'm at it.
(http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/6146/warrioreggmg9.png) (http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/7840/walkyeggqe1.png)
War Egg Walking Egg
(I'm apparently incapable of making transparency. Oh well, use your imagination!)
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(I'm apparently incapable of making transparency. Oh well, use your imagination!)
GIF movie gear is clean and easy to download/use
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Thanks for the advice.
(http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/7752/prismeelss0.png)
Prismeel
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(http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f316/staplefish/egg.gif)
somehow, it has an eye on it.
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(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v490/jadmadeyes/egg.gif)
No need for palette, it's monochrome. I now realize that it's inspired by alkaline's avatar :3
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Monster get!
Eye egg hatch into Cloudclops!
(http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f316/staplefish/egg.gif)-->(http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/83/cloudclopsah7.png)
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Aw, man.
I also wanted that egg..
(http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f316/staplefish/egg.gif)(http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/7262/ogregm7.png)
Eye Egg - Ogrely
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Haha! It looks like the offspring of Mr. Baby-eater from Pan's Labrynth. If you really want to make sure nobody else hatches your egg, call dibs on it. Automatically gives you first right.
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Haha! It looks like the offspring of Mr. Baby-eater from Pan's Labrynth.
Yup! That's how he got his name.
If you really want to make sure nobody else hatches your egg, call dibs on it. Automatically gives you first right.
I will keep this in mind, Chief!
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(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v490/jadmadeyes/egg.gif)
No need for palette, it's monochrome. I now realize that it's inspired by alkaline's avatar :3
Sir JADrick, You've been found wanting, and weary. I shall end your suffering...
(http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n118/TheBoBslow/evilshadow.gif)
I think I'm doing this right. Animations are allowed right?
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(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v490/jadmadeyes/egg.gif)
No need for palette, it's monochrome. I now realize that it's inspired by alkaline's avatar :3
I'm soooo onto this right now. except I'm tired and going to bed so it'll be tomorrow. :B
this is good motivation, I never animate or pixel much lately. :0
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I think I'm doing this right. Animations are allowed right?
Why not!? I applaud the extra effort, personally.
Fish egg!
(http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/4471/fisheggyk3.png)
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It would be unjust not to animate it, since the egg itself was animated!
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(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y13/tocky/fish.png)
It's the Jarblask! Ah, majestic Jarblask.
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No need for palette, it's monochrome. I now realize that it's inspired by alkaline's avatar :3
For a while I always thought his avatar was blobs of mercury... it took me a while to figure out they were happy faces.
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(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v490/jadmadeyes/egg.gif)
No need for palette, it's monochrome. I now realize that it's inspired by alkaline's avatar :3
Sir JADrick, You've been found wanting, and weary. I shall end your suffering...
(http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n118/TheBoBslow/evilshadow.gif)
Is it awesome time already?
It's AWESOME TIME!
BTW, alkaline, make one please, this egg can obviously contain about anything :D
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(http://xs220.xs.to/xs220/07403/egg.png)
Looks like this one's about to hatch...
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Yeah! Walking egg becomes Running Monster!
(http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/1807/runningmonstervc3.png)
EDIT:
War egg becomes Viking Man!
(http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/7103/warmonsterei0.png)
EDIT2:
Omg the sun is its own light source, and its crappy too.
I introduce to you: Sunny Egg!
(http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/1285/suneggzc4.png)
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Threads a few days old but I like it :)

Sonny Crockett

Enigmatic Egg
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(http://xs220.xs.to/xs220/07403/egg.png)
Looks like this one's about to hatch...
*calls dibs*
xD
edit:eheheh i cant do it >> nvm..have fun with this one >_<
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Jad and TBOB, absolutely brilliant stuff. Bob, you seem to have left the start of the face (or at least some white marks) in a few frames, and it doesn't run as smoothly as it should.
Anyway i made an egg. I should probably have made a monster instead but i'm tired so.. :sigh:
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/Larwick/Pixel/Laregg.gif)
Draw in pink area, palette is everything but.
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(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y13/tocky/goldenegg.png)
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(http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/9542/holeegghu4.png)
Larwick's egg hatched into Cactholio.
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The border doesn't need to be square, in fact, it could be shaped like a tetris piece, or any fairly blocky polygonal shape(tetrahedon, hexagon). It's a fun way of manipulating the outcome of your creature.
Haha, you kind of ruined your own point there, not staying inside the border and all O: I kind of felt that was the point :O
A wonderful creature, though :3
By the way:
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y13/tocky/goldenegg.png) ---------------------> (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v490/jadmadeyes/goldenking.gif)
golden egg evolves into... KING OF THE WORLD
Hey king, how's ruling the universe? Not so fun? .. I could guess that by the look of your face.
Lots of flawed AA in this one, but hey, i'm still learning :O
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The border doesn't need to be square, in fact, it could be shaped like a tetris piece, or any fairly blocky polygonal shape(tetrahedon, hexagon). It's a fun way of manipulating the outcome of your creature.
Haha, you kind of ruined your own point there, not staying inside the border and all O: I kind of felt that was the point :O
A wonderful creature, though :3
You know, I wasn't even thinking when I made that monster. Still, one could argue that it isn't necessarily going against the rules, as it's only drawn in the box, and not outside.
I do prefer to see the whole monster though, no more like that for me. I like your monster too, you had a big ol' crutch there with only three colors! He has a lot of personality.
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Heh, I wasn't saying anything about 'breaking rules', just pointing out that it kind of ruined the idea of boundary boxes O:
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golden egg evolves into... KING OF THE WORLD
!!!
Awesome.
Enigma Egg becomes Rocksmith.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v76/MrMister/enigmaegg.png)(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y13/tocky/monsterhatcher_rockgolem.gif)
needs moar eggs.
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Heh, I wasn't saying anything about 'breaking rules', just pointing out that it kind of ruined the idea of boundary boxes O:
In any case, that's a good point, it was my original intent with the boundary boxes.
Fixed up my monster. (http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/9787/holeeggdo1.png)
And here's the Oni Egg. (http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/5686/onieggpl6.gif)
I'm calling you out, Larwick! :mean:
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Heh, I wasn't saying anything about 'breaking rules', just pointing out that it kind of ruined the idea of boundary boxes O:
In any case, that's a good point, it was my original intent with the boundary boxes.
<3
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v490/jadmadeyes/eageregg.gif)
Eager Egg (Warning! May be caustic!)
I'm calling you out! You know who you are!
Pallette is .. the colors present in the image :] As usual.
And yeah, um, I guess I should move on to other things than wobbling blobs :\
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Doubleposting just to tick Adarias off.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v490/jadmadeyes/arneegg.gif)
It's the Arne Egg! Pallette is in the egg as usual (srsly.)
What pallette may it use, hm? Hard to figure out, I know!
(boundary box is there, it just merges with the forum background. No worries, You'll see it clearly when you open it!)
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(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v490/jadmadeyes/eageregg.gif) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v56/SnakemanEXE/Extaticus.gif)
Eager Egg evolves into Extaticus.
Main form of attack: Epilepsy.
OK, I'm just goofing around. I'll contribute some more later on.
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(http://lorne.lastchancemedia.com/Images/Shmallstuff/FlashyEgg.gif)
My browser refuses to play it at the appropriate speed, where the colors mix together >:(
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Eager Egg evolves into Extaticus.
Main form of attack: Epilepsy.
OK, I'm just goofing around. I'll contribute some more later on.
OH MY GOD THIS IS AWESOME :D :D
'Goofing around' Yeah whatever, you've just created awesomeness :O!!
I've seriously been laughing at this for like what, 5 minutes now xD
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Second assualt:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v56/SnakemanEXE/Tinker-egg.gif)
Tinker egg.
(Background gray and the black border is not part of the palette.)
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Three nest eggs... (http://img465.imageshack.us/img465/8578/nesteggvt7.png) (http://img465.imageshack.us/img465/8578/nesteggvt7.png) (http://img465.imageshack.us/img465/8578/nesteggvt7.png) = (http://i21.tinypic.com/11j6420.png) ...evolves into a delicious omelette.
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Second assualt:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v56/SnakemanEXE/Tinker-egg.gif)
Tinker egg.
(Background gray and the black border is not part of the palette.)
Is that a happy face or just a nifty pattern? ;O
Edit: DIBS JUST GOT CALLED
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it's taken me ages to get round to doing this... and I doubt most of you won't get the reference anyway... but here goes...
(http://pete.ptoing.net/dizzy%20awakes.gif)
enjoy!
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I just felt the need to do an egg. 8D
If I had the imagination, I would do a monster, but alas....
Pretty much don't have the imagination for an egg, but ah well. xD;
(http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a54/t3h_m3w/egg.gif)
I wonder if it'd be recognised as a.. er.. "call out" :D... Not likely.
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it's taken me ages to get round to doing this... and I doubt most of you won't get the reference anyway... but here goes...
(http://pete.ptoing.net/dizzy%20awakes.gif)
enjoy!
oh oh oh! I know I KNOW I KNOW!...Ok, I dont know but I recall..somewhat :p it is the first time a game character was a character, and it was the character of some cartoon of the time....I dont know the name of the character but I remember him from a documentary about VGs that talked about the indy scene back in the day...
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indy scene? ::)
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Second assualt:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v56/SnakemanEXE/Tinker-egg.gif)
Tinker egg.
(Background gray and the black border is not part of the palette.)
your palette rocks.. but this doesnt :(
I had not much inspiration..
(http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/5435/weirdzo7.png)
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it's taken me ages to get round to doing this... and I doubt most of you won't get the reference anyway... but here goes...
(http://pete.ptoing.net/dizzy%20awakes.gif)
enjoy!
Dizzy?
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If I recall correctly, baccaman drew the original Dizzy ;)
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@Xion You're right! :)
@Darien: Correction - Philip (oliver) drew the original - I merely updated him on some of the later zx games... with added expressions and new anims for gameplay purposes.
I was actually asked very recently, "I wonder what dizzy hatches into" - which is food for thought...
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hummm....the documentary I watched really made it look like it was an indy game :p. well it was two guys in a basement according to the docu anyways C_c
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indy scene? ::)
The Olliver twins were pretty indy. Weren't they making and publishing games out of their bedroom when they were thirteen, or something?
While I'm here...
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y13/tocky/darkegg.png)
Are people still doing these? People should totally still be doing these.
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I suppose we were - it's just weird being attached to a scene retrospectivley when all it was to me was a job... a cool job - but a job nonetheless. I guess that's my age and cynicism coming through there. :D
Philip and Andrew did indeed create alot of stuff in their home for a while - I suppose I did too with my brother but we quickly moved to offices when things began to take off. You had to, there's only so many you can squeeze into a bedroom after all.
NEway... enough of that... back OT.
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I thought this was a really cool thread and there have been alot off great eggs and creatures, so i made this quick kinda flaming egg. Im not great at fire so feel free to change the style a bit.
(http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/234/flamineggua2.png)
(There is a pallet at the top)
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(http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a54/t3h_m3w/wingegg.png)
Winged Egg
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ressing this thread. i will draw a thing off of aelyrin's egg
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(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y13/tocky/New%20Bitmap%20Image.png)
now you do a thing
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y13/tocky/egg.png)
activity: take something thats already been done but do it again and better
activity: take any evolution and extend it, add a third pokemon to the thing
activity: find jad and convince him to be a mod on here
as you can see i was right about photobucket versus imageshack. ive been right about a lot of things for a long time.