GBA game in dev.
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Category: Pixel Art
Forum Name: WIP (Work In Progress)
Forum Discription: Get crits and comments on your pixel WIPs and other art too!
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Printed Date: 13 September 2025 at 6:47am
Topic: GBA game in dev.
Posted By: Guert
Subject: GBA game in dev.
Date Posted: 15 October 2005 at 9:47am
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Hello everybody! I'm not quite sure this is in the right topic but since I'm looking for comments to improve the artwork, I guess it fits. My team and I have been workin' on a gba project for about a year now and we now have something decent to show the world. The only problem is that, up until recently, I was the only artist on the team. And guess what? I had no experience at all with pixel art and never went to any art school. So, I had to learn alot of things to get things going well. Since we're aiming for pro looking work, I'm looking for some talented artists to help me point out problems with the artwork so that I can polish it. Currently, we have no website but I hope this is going to change pretty soon (I'm not in charge of that so I don't know ;)) And all I can show you are those screenshots. If you guys feel like you need more artwork, tell me, I'll post some more. And by the way, this is what I call an evolution of a classic game named "Excitebike" on the nes and "Excitebike 64" on the n64. It uses the classic nes feel but with elements from other games plus new gameplay elements. I'm also a game designer on this project and I can assure you that this is not just another clone. It's a game of it's own using a common gameplay establishment ;) These are all in-games screenshots. All artworks done by yours truly. Title Screen http://www.wyrdlife.com/games/screen01.jpg - http://www.wyrdlife.com/games/screen01.jpg Go ahead. Bash me hard. Tear me apart. I need to get all the dirt on these so I can make them better. And like I said earlier, if those aren't enough, I'll show some more. Take care and thanks alot! |
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Posted By: Shark
Date Posted: 15 October 2005 at 10:13am
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jpgs mess up your work. those are impressive, could you post the
actual images here so i can zoom? |
Posted By: Guert
Date Posted: 15 October 2005 at 11:29am
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Hmm... I forgot about that when posting those screenshots. Here, you can check out other similar screenshots on my website under the section Pixel art. follow the 6 numbered links for the screenshots. http://www.angelfire.com/comics/guert/guert_maineng.html - http://www.angelfire.com/comics/guert/guert_maineng.html Talk to you later! Guert |
Posted By: Citizen_Insane
Date Posted: 15 October 2005 at 12:37pm
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woah jeez, that looks really good so far! as a fan of excite bike for NES for many years (I still have mine), I can tell you that I'd probably buy this game if it ever gets published. do you need any extra help? |
Posted By: initial_reality
Date Posted: 15 October 2005 at 7:44pm
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The screens look great!
I'm not a pro but I'd expect a some more dithering in the title screen to work better. |
Posted By: Mooo
Date Posted: 16 October 2005 at 2:44am
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Your screens look realy great, I love the way you made the dirt track. The biker looks great also, can show us some animations of it? ------------- 
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Posted By: Guert
Date Posted: 16 October 2005 at 3:15pm
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Hey there everyone! Citizen_Insane: Thanks for the comment! At this moment, we are not looking for extra help BUT, we might eventually. I'll keep you noticed on that subject. Initial_Reality: Thanks! Ok, I'll work on that issue about the title screen. Mooo: Thanks for the coment! I'll see if I can show you some animation of the biker. Thanks again for the coments and keep hem comin'! ;) |
Posted By: EyeCraft
Date Posted: 19 October 2005 at 7:41am
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Hi Guert. Very very sweet looking game you've got going here. My advice
after looking at the bmp's on your site are that you have a far few
choppy pixels in there, for example the shrubby trees in picture number
6 on your site, the little pointy hill right near the biker in the 5th
picture, etc. Just look out for choppy outlines or blocks of colour. Also some of your texturing is superb, but some more surfaces could really benefit with your texturing touch. For example the wall in the picture with the crowd is very very plain, just look out for things like that. Best of luck with the project  |
Posted By: PixelSnader
Date Posted: 19 October 2005 at 5:10pm
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why did you rotate the sprite but not clean up afterwards? ------------- ▄▄█ ▄▄█ ▄█▄ ▄█▄ |
Posted By: Centrefuge
Date Posted: 20 October 2005 at 10:01pm
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Absolute awesome pics! I'd buy it. The races are the best looking pictures. I love the racers/bikers. And that boost bar's cool too. It reminds me to get back to work on my game (that was a somewhat unrelated statement. Eh, who cares, I do need to get going on my game) -------------  Someday I'll take over the world, just not today...
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Posted By: Guert
Date Posted: 22 October 2005 at 5:52am
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Hello there! Eyecraft: Thanks for the crit! Yes, I will wtach for those blocks of colours indeed. And you're right about the wall behind the crowd is quite flat. I'll make sure to fix those problems! Thanks again! Snader: Well, as for now, the game rotates the bike itself. It's not very beautiful but it works until we can get some time to actually draw the bike in all the major angles to make the rotation look good. So basically, the reason I didn't cleaned it up is because I can't since it's not a seperate sprite ;) Thanks for the comment! Centrefuge: well, thanks alot for the nice words. I'll tell you if it ever comes out! ;) :D Thanks again everyone and if anybody else wants to add something, go ahead! :D Guert
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