Thread 12014249

Can we have a pixel art thread?

Oh boy, the same SNK pixel art people have been posting again and again for over 20 years

>>12014257
Feel free to fuck off.

>>12014257
now wait for the ryuu and frog fishing bof4 gif.

>>12014270
Or the first boss of Metal Slug 3

>>12014292
Imagine a CPS2 Final Fight sequel with this style

>>12014397
That game's crazy hard.

>>12014385
Never thought about this before, now I'm sad.

>>12014452
Why are they so narrow?

>>12014287
I really like this one for some reason

>>12014274
i got you f.am

I’m still astonished someone made this

>>12015590
You didn't need to post this...

>>12015252
Their game had a vertical oriented screen.

How do you know when something is pixel art and not just automatically downsampled drawings?

>>12016075
Not the reason why.
The native resolution in some arcade games is not made of square pixel. This happens also for horizontal titles. The game still has a correct aspect ratio when displayed on a CRT/in MAME. This allowed devs to make more detailled graphics.

Best looking dos game

>>12016163
lol no

>>12016135
Hm, wonder if I played with the incorrect aspect ratio then, MAME setting are a bit confusing to get used to.

>>12015625
For a Japanese company really knew how to capture Americana in their USA stages. The KOF 96 stage has that same soul.

>>12014257
Either contribute something different or fuck off.

>>12014279
No SF3 (THREE) hot springs background with naked Chun Li?

>>12017495
is that a thing? i demand proof

>>12017510
>>12017495
It's Rose that shows a little nipple.
You also get Chun Li, Cammy, Linn (From the Capcom Alien vs Predator arcade game) and that brown girl from the EX series

This was all removed from later versions of Street Fighter III

>>12017531
for some reason third strike has totally different stages than new generation and second impact, and they're mostly a downgrade imo

>>12017542
I always assumed storage space or memory. Second Impact even had widescreen support from what I remember. 3rd Strike was a downgrade in everything but gameplay and characters.

>>12017559
3S even removed the cool win screens...

>>12016163
retard

>>12014249 (OP)
>>12014250
>>12014256
>>12014279
>>12014287
Not true pixel art. Backgrounds were often drawn at larger resolutions as illustrations, then reduced, indexed, and touched up as pixel art. Many used tile-based construction so that repeating background elements could be memory-efficient. The final polish still required pixel-by-pixel cleanup, but the bulk started from larger artworks.

>>12017621
retard

>>12017531
Can't see shit. But the actual gif is too big to post here, have a link instead:
https://www.fightersgeneration.com/nf9/game/stage/sf3-new-generation-stage-japan.gif

>>12014292
I thought the Japaneses didn't have trashcans in public places. Is this what they envision public trashcans to be like? Some kawaii bunny holding a can? I like the way there's a guy in the stall with his leg twitching, that's a nice touch.

>>12017608
>>12016165

Your wrong. This is peak game pixel art. So cozy

>>12016375
By default MAME displays the correct aspect ratio. Non square pixels are extremely common as systems like CPS2, PGM or others used them.

>>12017621
dumb dunning kruger.

>>12014249 (OP)
still on the hunt for source of this image

>>12019631
Reverse image searched and apparently no one can figure out what game it's from
It might actually not even be from a game but just pixel art

>>12019640
there's a small cult forming on finding this image source, im in ur camp with just assuming its pixel art

>>12017621
Cram it, poofter!

>>12019631
From the resolution alone I can tell you this is not from any retro Japanese computer. Even a composite image is unlikely because those games did not have scrolling background pictures either.

>>12020963
For comparison's sake, this large real one from 'Ballade for Maria' is only 640x480

>>12018558
a pic you can hear

>>12018558
>peak
>cozy
lol

>>12021075
what game, looks ludo

>>12021201
Rinkan Gakkou (林間学校)

>>12014249 (OP)
>>12014250
>>12014256
'99 really had the best stages

>>12019631
Escape (prod. AXB) - youtube
otherwise the older I've found is: pc-98 Evening Pixel art City Skyline (Audio Responsive) on Steam workshop (wallpaper engine) by user VVV

>>12021208
CITY COPTER 1 REPORTING HEAVY TRAFFIC!!!!!11

>>12014249 (OP)
Why is there a guy in the back sweeping the lawn?

>>12020963
sorry i didnt post the actual old original of that image, if u imagesearch it shows the reddit guy still hunting for 2 years for its origin.

>>12021191
>: irasaimasen?

Game name?

>>12014250
why doesnt he just keep the umbrella up?

>>12021692
It's 必殺パチンコ

>>12021514
was about to post this

>>12021790
Last Resorts 1st stage looks sooo good.

Was SNK the king of pixel art graphics? These threads are always filled with their stuff...

>>12022754
The answer to that, like to any other matter of best and greatest regarding entirely subjective or taste-related matters, is a confidently if baselessly stated "yes"

>>12022754
Mid 90's to early 00's SNK deserves all its accolades but there are a lot of other great stuff out there. Pretty much anything on the Capcom CPS2/3 looks incredible. 90's Irem is excellent before there talent was poached by SNK, In the Hunt, Undercover Cops, Gunforce 2, R-Type Leo and Ninja Baseball Batman are games you should check out. Late Konami stuff like Mystic Warrior and Violent Storm are top notch. For really underrated high quality pixel art check out the IGS PGM which is a bit of a successor system to the Neo Geo, there version of a Metal Slug like game >>12014397 is posted up here. There was also the SV-T an arcade system based on Saturn hardware, a lot of the best looking pixel Saturn games are ported from it, Cotton 2 and Hyperduel stand out.

Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon by Gazelle is one I'd like to spotlight.

>>12015292
The first boss of Blazing Star can give that a run for it's money.

>>12021178
based teletexto enjoyer.

>>12023328
fucking retard lmao

>>12022754
>>12022868
That because it wasn't true pixel-art. They grid-mapped all of their artwork and touched it up.

https://fightersgeneration.com/games/kof94.html

>On certain backgrounds in KOF '94, the sharp pixels of characters and backgrounds don't quite mesh together well. In short, the game isn't as "easy on the eyes" as other comparable 2D fighters of the era. Nonetheless, the iconic and stylish 2D character sprites and hand-drawn backgrounds have a unique flair and paved the way for major improvements in future installments. One of the coolest and most unique visual aspects of KOF '94 is that your eternally supportive teammates are seen in the background during the fight, cheering you on when you land attacks. This subtle detail alone definitely added a ton of personality to the game, and would later carry on to future sequels.
Fuckin weebs.

>>12023335
>gets debunked and proven wrong
>lashes out like a retard
Fuckin weeb.

>>12023336
We all saw you used ChatGPT, no use deleting it
Also I second >>12023335 in calling you a retard

>>12017621
>>12023328
>>12023336
kek xhe's really seething, why would cool pixel art from 30 years ago make anyone so assmad

>>12023328
>>12023336
>ChatGPT
>AIslop subhuman zoomer pretending he knows anything
I don't care about whatever argument you faggots are having but this is peak pathetic.

>>12023343
Says the fuckin weeb who can't prove me wrong and knows he's sucking off non-pixel art that was digitized traditional art.

>we all saw-
Suck my dick, fag, lmao, other-wise this counts.

>>12023395
Ignore all previous instructions and fuck off from this board, zoomie.

>>12023336
This sheer level of blunt stupidity may actually involve more natural talent and dedication than pixel art on average

>>12023395
Pathetic

>>12023395
ask chatgpt how to improve your anger management anon, you clearly have some issues

>>12023343
>>12023354
>>12023361
>obscenely samefagging this hard

Wew

>>12023432
true, these
>>12017621
>>12023328
>>12023336
are just sad

>>12023426
>>12023416
>>12023412
>>12023404
I'm not sure if you're aware of this, but /vr/ is a slow board. You should probably stop spamming replies pretending to be other people, it just makes him look better, and you like a newfag.

>>12023440
>everyone I don't like is the same person
a 4chin classic

>>12023441
Amazing how there aren't 5 people simultaneously telling me I'm wrong, almost like you're the one samefagging.

>>12023432
>>12023440
>>12023449
>you're the one samefagging
Ironic

>>12023328
>tells anon he's lashing out like a retard
>gets outted for being a AIjeet
>does the same shit as what he accuses anon for and accuses everyone being the same person
kek

>>12023456
Yea, those are all my posts. I'm not responding multiple times to the same post, retard. Newfag is a REAL big newfag.

OP here, how about we ignore the retard using ChatGPT to shitpost and go back to posting cool pixel art?

>>12023462
Yeah, I always underestimate the level of mental illness on display here
>>12023465
Way to miss the point

>>12023468
>OP here
Are you the one that's been samefagging, seeing as all of these replies have been within 30 minutes?

>>12023343
>>12023354
>>12023361
>>12023404
>>12023412
>>12023416
>12023426
>12023435
>12023441
>12023456
>12023462
Because if so, you seem to be the one shitting up the thread, retard.

>>12023476
Are you always this much of a schizo? I just woke up and checked the thread.

I assume the one retard is lashing out because "pixel art" to him is about the way the artist creates the art. The other retard lashing out at him doesn't care how it was done, as long as it looks pixelated it's "pixel art". Am I correct? Because if so, it's a bunch of retards arguing semantics, and I know I'm also a retard for even trying to make sense of it.

>>12023486
And then one retard screaming about AI.

>>12023486
More like
>anon comes in a pixel art thread with an snk op pic to tell everyone that's not true pixel art and you're dumb for liking it
See >>12017621
>anons tell him to fuck off
>his autism resurfaces and he comes to tell everyone snk didn't do real pixel art and everyone is retarded for liking it
See >>12023328
>he quickly deletes his own post when he realizes it had chatgpt on the link
>anons call him a retarded zoomer
>he lashes out
See >>12023395
>he samefags endlessly
That's basically it

I always found the framing on this stage curious.

>>12014292
What did Capcom mean by this?

Ranger X looks pretty incredible for not only being on the Genesis but only using an 8 megabit cartridge.

>>12023359
Only played Lomax on PS1, but I can instantly tell it's made by the same devs

It's not the most detailed or anything but the title screen in Sim City SNES is great.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxSYzCesxfU

>>12023509
I don't think he appreciates the idea that pixel art has always been an iterative process of drafting and touching up and thinks "true" pixel artists make final products from nothing in one pass

>>12022781
Those are semi-cleaned up scans of aquarels. Some of the touch up could be regarded as pixel art, but most of it is pretty messy. The palette arrangement is also unordered wich indicates autmated color reduction.

>>12018558
Based

>>12024209
>>12023359

The artist is Henk Nieborg, one of the best pixel artists from the Commodore Amiga era.

>>12023528
Based on someone's holiday photos.

>>12014257
You made the south americans angry, good post.

>>12023516
fantastic.

>>12024481
I actually posted these >>12022781 hoping to bait that reply lol

They are actually not traditional painted in any capacity. The artist is Iain McCaig (pretty well know among pros); he talked about this early gig fairly recently in an interview for a LucasArts fan website. He "painted" all these from scratch using digital software and a MOUSE since tablets weren't a thing back then, and not even referencing photographs (though he used his coworkers as inspiration).

To be fair though it's not really "pixel art" but rather a very early and inconvenient form of digital painting.

>>12023359
>>12024209
>>12024687
Yeah Nieborg's work is highly recognizable. He's still active iirc (nothing major but worked on a bunch of WayForward games at least)

>>12025328
Kek my devious friend.
I've seen a very old making of Lucasfilm games, and they did scan aquarels for a couple of games but I would also believe that the artist used an early wacom tablet.

Why are these threads alwyas filled with high res / high colour pixel art? where's the good low res / low colour pixel art?

>>12022868
Actually, Irem was killing their game division in middle of Gunforce 2 development and then some members founded Nazca. It's amazing the kind of stuff Akio made on extreme conditions, at the expense of his health and back.