Pixelation

Critique => Pixel Art => Topic started by: baccaman21 on September 27, 2007, 12:58:30 pm

Title: My first pixels - if you fancy a laugh...
Post by: baccaman21 on September 27, 2007, 12:58:30 pm
Feel free to criticize it and rip it pieces... but I just thought I'd post this as I've just found it whilst surfing da web... I've not seen it in years... and well... it made me cringe somewhat.

Gasp in awe at the sheer lack of dithering skillz... be amazed by the distinct disregard for anti-aliasing... not to mention the total lack of anatomical awareness... <sheesh>

(http://pete.ptoing.net/BSS_LoadingScreen.png)
(http://pete.ptoing.net/BSS_ingame.png)

oh... it was on the AMSTRAD CPC464 - hence the mix of 16 color wide pixels and 4 color square...

There's hope for us all...
Title: Re: My first pixels - if you fancy a laugh...
Post by: Jad on September 27, 2007, 07:57:28 pm
(http://pete.ptoing.net/BSS_LoadingScreen.png)

You know that thread where people were saying that lack of skills sometimes = style?

I want this shit on a t-shirt. It's deliciously flawed. I'm sorry but I'm totally loving it. There's shit like habbo hotel which uses shit pixels and flawed techniques to look retro-ish..

.. and then there's this. The real shit.

I want this on a t-shirt dangit. I'll pay!

(I wonder if this is poo day or something, I'm using the word 'shit' all the time. Hehu.)
Title: Re: My first pixels - if you fancy a laugh...
Post by: pkmays on September 27, 2007, 08:20:50 pm
Heh, number 18's Kung-fu is strong.

But what really impresses me is how the guy with the mullet is elbowing the gargantuan volley ball behind him--without even looking--whilst simultaneously moving into position to apparently elbow the smaller ball headed towards him.

Anyway, enough shenanigans. It may be bad, but how many people can say they made a real game for the Amstrad?
Title: Re: My first pixels - if you fancy a laugh...
Post by: baccaman21 on September 27, 2007, 08:49:03 pm
i've just noticed the Copyright on it... 1987...! 20 years ago...! my god I'm feeling old :'(

Funny thing is i remember exactly where I was when I did this... in my parents garage freezing my knackers off cos it was so bloomin' cold...

I was 16.

I've since learnt that convertion is spelt conversion...  ::)

oh... and another fun snippet... those fellas in the ingame shot... they had a 2 frame run animation! - 1 frame of which was that standing frame you can see there...! Now I WISH I still had those lying around somewhere...
Title: Re: My first pixels - if you fancy a laugh...
Post by: Conzeit on September 27, 2007, 09:16:02 pm
i've just noticed the Copyright on it... 1987...! 20 years ago...! my god I'm feeling old :'(
I was two years old when you made that!
Title: Re: My first pixels - if you fancy a laugh...
Post by: ndchristie on September 27, 2007, 10:00:43 pm
negative two years old here!

this thread makes me happy on so many levels, just like rydin's new avatar
Title: Re: My first pixels - if you fancy a laugh...
Post by: Souly on September 27, 2007, 10:25:38 pm
i've just noticed the Copyright on it... 1987...! 20 years ago...! my god I'm feeling old :'(
I wasn't even born then O.o;
Damn your old.
Title: Re: My first pixels - if you fancy a laugh...
Post by: Feron on September 27, 2007, 10:31:45 pm
quite an achievement to have been pushing pixels since before half this community was alive, or even concieved or even thought about being conceived.

and still going strong!!

Title: Re: My first pixels - if you fancy a laugh...
Post by: Helm on September 27, 2007, 10:38:26 pm
Is that one dude in the audience casting magic missile?
Title: Re: My first pixels - if you fancy a laugh...
Post by: Souly on September 27, 2007, 10:41:18 pm
(http://pete.ptoing.net/BSS_LoadingScreen.png)
You know, I feel sorry for these guys.
I mean he's just trying to push a giant volley ball up a hill, and they're getting pumbled to death by spikes of volleyballs to the face.
Title: Re: My first pixels - if you fancy a laugh...
Post by: baccaman21 on September 27, 2007, 10:43:33 pm
I thought that pixel art was dead a number of years ago and it made me sad that something I had so much passion about could be considered redundant.

But since Ptoing introduced me to this forum it makes me happy to see the age of the pixel is very much alive... albeit a little bit underground... and I think I prefer it that way TBH...  so thanks to you all for making an old man happy...  and indeed you can teach an old dog new tricks... so there you go... :lala: ^-^

and with that I'll just grab my slippers n pipe and head off to bed...

ttfn
Title: Re: My first pixels - if you fancy a laugh...
Post by: baccaman21 on September 27, 2007, 10:44:38 pm
Is that one dude in the audience casting magic missile?

I haven't the faintest idea...  :yell: :noob:

Title: Re: My first pixels - if you fancy a laugh...
Post by: .TakaM on September 27, 2007, 11:05:14 pm
awesomeness

can't beat the bright yellow mullet in a USA sweatband, not to mention the three font title ;) :y:
Title: Re: My first pixels - if you fancy a laugh...
Post by: Jad on September 27, 2007, 11:11:10 pm
If I take that picture and remove some of the logo-ness (or maybe I won't, some of the value is in the complete tackyness of the logos and stuff) can I make a shirt out of it? It's so GEEKYSTYLISH! :O (geekystylish is a word.)

TakaM: That's a france headband! D:<
Title: Re: My first pixels - if you fancy a laugh...
Post by: Rydin on September 28, 2007, 04:59:30 am
This stuff is so cool.  You have been better at pixel art since before I was born bacca...and I mean that sincerely.


And oh my god, somebody noticed me.  Adarias...so cool to hear such praise from an idol.
Title: Re: My first pixels - if you fancy a laugh...
Post by: baccaman21 on September 28, 2007, 07:45:41 am
@ jad...

feel free to do whatever with it... just don't tell anyone who made it... :P
Title: Re: My first pixels - if you fancy a laugh...
Post by: Froli on September 28, 2007, 01:56:18 pm
This is an amusing thread thanks for sharing Baccaman, it was fun reading this. Hehe imagine that this will inspire a film starred by the guys from Frat Pack. Will Ferrell with the mullet.  :P