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Just For Fun Archive
A little late for Halloween, but a terrific idea for next year.
TIGSource's Assemblee is a two-part game making competition: The first part (which is running now, through November 28th) is a call for artists and musicians to create assets: tiles, characters, UI elements, fonts, sound effects, whatever. These go into a large communal pool, which will be used freely, mix and match style by programmers and designers to make games, come the second part - all the art used for these games come out of that pool. You can submit whatever you like, so long as it's made for the competition.
Read more here.
Yet another way to bring pixelart to life.
This one is cheap, cool and easily created, even from your own art.
Hello there PJ community!
My name is Thomas and I'm a brand spankin new edition to this splendid site. As you may well have guessed, I'm a big fan of the ole' pixel art! My video game system of choice would have to be the NES and as such I'm a big fan of the really simple sprites and images. In this vein I have created, with the aid of my brother Daniel, a website that combines 2 of my loves in life! The art of Haiku and the art of the pixel.
The site is called Lo-Ku
Read the full post...
Go! Underground (地底へドンドン！) is a short 2D platformer from Japanese game developer Dot Zo Games. The game puts you in the shoes of an archeologist searching for ancient artefacts in an underground cave complex. Only a few treasure chests are exposed from the start; the rest can be found by solving puzzles or performing certain actions. Thankfully, the treasure info screen (accessed with the A key by default) provides you with hints on how to find everything.
The signs you can read in-game explain the game's mechanics by means of icons, so you don't even have to know Japanese to understand what to do. Controls can be viewed and changed under the settings menu at the top of the window.
The game has charming pixel art graphics and nice music, and shouldn't take more than an hour to complete. To download, go here and click the yellow button. Please note that Windows is required, as well as a minimum display resolution of 1280x720.
GrafX2, a free, multi-platform bitmap image editor designed from the ground up for pixel artists, is having a birthday! This month marks its 13th year. To celebrate, and to build awareness for the project, the developers are asking the pixel community to create and submit art made with GrafX2.
So, the first thing what comes in mind when you hear sprite comic?
Crappy stories made with ripped megaman, sonic and mario sprites? Yes, thats what I said too.
But here is a different one!
Pixel artist Neorice, who has also been making sprites for battle for Wesnoth and is working on the game Frogratto is since the end of november 2008 writing a webcomic!
Three different stories of three different heroes in the same world. Beautiful detailed double pixel sprites, on non pixel art backgrounds. At the moment there are 124 unique pages, and it is really worth the time to read them all!
As most of you would know, the same few artists have been dominating the Hall of Fame for a while now and we believe that this is unacceptable. Therefore we will be removing all of the artwork on the first page of the hall of fame within the next few days.
The artists to have their work removed are as follows:
Snake
Jaeden
Riva
Fool
lief
buloght
Morganne
neota
Helm
big brother
ryan-gfx
jalonso
ThereIsNoCure
-DE-
robotriot
Wayuki
Tremulant
Gas13
We apologise deeply to the artists who will have their work removed, we hope you understand our position. This was a very difficult decision for us to make. If you are one of the members listed above and feel as though you want to resubmit your artwork after the 'clean-up', then you may do so. But please do not all resubmit them at once, as it may cause the weekly showcase to get a bit clogged.
-Regards, the PJ administration.
APRIL FOOLS PART 2!
This week you are challenged to create something using the controversial pillow shading technique.
Canvas Size- Exactly 400 x 100.
Colours - Unrestricted. Because pillow shading can often require a large number of colours, we recommend saving your work in the .png file format this week, as .gif can only handle 256 colours.
Transparency - No.
Animation - No.
If you are having trouble with this technique have a look at this handy video tutorial.
The challenge thread will have all the challenge updates. The thread is also a great place to post your WIPs.
Yes, it is a bit early for an April Fools joke, but this is something that we thought would work better by pulling it off at the start of a challenge week.
Happy (almost) April Fools Day everyone! =)
the awesome people at OCremix is proudly relasing their 13th album, Summoning of Spirits: An Arrangement of Music from Tales of Phantasia(Snes) and Tales of Symphonia(Gamecube) made by the collab works of several talented artist.
"From disco to symphonic rock, it features over fifty musical arrangements from over thirty five artists, each interpreting the works of composers Motoi Sakuraba, Shinji Tamura, Ryota Furuya, Takashi Arai, and Akio Shimizu in their own unique style."
The album can be downloaded via Bit Torrent, or by HTTP, as either a full zip file or individual tracks.
According to his description:
"Spelunky is my latest game project, a hybrid of two genres of games that I enjoy - the roguelike and the platformer. The idea partly came from playing around with both genres separately. It was like I baked two different kinds of pies and then I stepped back and looked at them and finally just mashed them both together. Does it taste good? I leave that to the reader to decide."
Check it out.
Derek Yu's Website
After a lot of comments about the Firefox 3 image filter, that blurs all our images when we zoom 'm, has finally been solved!
On 9 Jan this patch was made by Vladimir Vukicevic
Anyway, go to the following page to see more about the discussion:
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=423756
As far as I understand, this patch needs to get reviewed by some guy named Joe, if he approves it it will get included in the next ff update.
From on that moment, you can switch the filter off by going to the config page:
Type about:config in your browsers address bar
Than search for the following string
gfx.images.smooth_scale
And most likely set it to False
I cant wait for the next ff update! Can you?
Check out this music video I did for this kid DJ I-dee. He combines turntablism and old school hip-hop techniques with video game samples and references. Needless to say, working on a video for songs like that was my cup of tea.
I KNOW it's hybrid PA/NPA mostly - but it's SNES inspired, so that makes it legit :D. I really hope the SNES fans here will enjoy it.
Make sure you check out his video for "The right" on his vimeo channel - it's a song built on a Final Fantasy sample.
Trioculi
Tsu-Moe
Soul Calibur demake
Statuesque by Helm
Daft Punk
Animal Antics screens
Spanking the monkey
Blue is the new Green!
Der Okkult Tilemap
der Scheissbaum
pixel-pax has a new collaboration that requires you to make a 32x32 space ship. So if you have a DeviantART account come to pixel-pax and join the fun!
If you don't have one, make one, its worth it!
For more information read this journal: http://pixel-pax.deviantart.com/journal/20547056/
So... The Mythbusters did it again. 1100 paintball barrels simultaneously firing colored paintballs for pixels.
No comment really... you'll have to watch this.
Draw pixelart in Battenberg cake
Pity they don't have a "buy" option where they make it and ship it to you...
AquaDots make a comeback after the lead paint scare in China. Its the same exact product, except with some improvements.
They didn't even bother changing the theme song!
Link: buypixos.com
If you're anything like me? You probably laughed at a few of the pop-ups and wished you could "easily" make your own.
Well... now you can.
http://www.bubbleply.com
You can take just about any video from the internet (think YouTube, Google Video, MySpace Vids, etc) and make your OWN version.
OK, had to share this one...It's an internet-only Joss Whedon (Buffy, Firefly) bit of hilarity...Called Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog...
VANCOUVER, Wash. - A man led police on a very slow-speed chase, refusing to stop while riding a lawn mower at about 3 mph across a busy street and steering it toward an officer before he was grabbed and arrested, a police report says.
Not a member of DeviantART yet?
This might be a good reason to join, helping the pixel community to grow, getting ourselves known by other artists aswell! Submit your pixel works, join pixel-pax.deviantart.com and even more people can see your work now! Also you can immediately join the active Summer/Winter challenge, you might have seen a few entries of that in the PJ galleries.
At the same moment, the pixel art galleries on dA get cleaner every day thanks to the hard work of ShoneGold, the Gallery Director.
See you on dA!
Read More Here...
It has already started, so i suggest you sign up now!
Make sure to read the rules carefully first.
Signup will last until November 30th.
Link
Have fun!
News Article
A crowd of Koreans at a soccer game form a Human LCD with only their clothes. Thats right, no cards.
You can see it here: http://youtube.com/watch?v=zpTJISyKGrA
It was an exact ripoff of a game called Doki Doki Panic.
Click here to see what I'm talking about.
Now if you don't want to hear the guy bash Mario 2, and straight to what I am talking about.
Then skip right to 6mins and 30secs into the video.
You will then see the truth about Mario Bro's 2.
An online game making site with over 2000 accounts and is starting to get the word out about the site. It allows developers to create their own game worlds.
Check eet. And while you're at it, take a look at the rest of his site and his picture diary.
This video may open your eyes or renforce your current views on the subject
The United States Postal Service (USPS) announced today that the Star Wars character Yoda will be featured on a single stamp to be issued later this summer.
The Jedi Master received the most votes in a 2-month-long online poll the USPS held asking Americans to choose which image from their commemorative Star Wars 15-stamp sheet, which was unveiled on March 28, 2007, should be selected to appear on its own stamp.
A pet that doesn't poop on your floor.
Oh and, by the way, you’ll never be able to truly gauge any of the biases you might be operating under since it’s not possible to accurately observe a system you’re part of. Now, get out there and delude yourself!"
Read the list...
PB addtional: I almost thought to delete this before realizing that this was more than just some random babble being sent in. I think this is a great opportunity to wish DrZool and his newest addition a boatload of congrats! Cheers to the proud papa!
Nintendo has officially released a list of titles heading to the Land of the Rising Sun for 2007. Th list includes:
- Donkey Kong Taru Jet Race (DK Jet or DK Bongo Blast, US) - June 28, 2007
- Wii Health Pack -- 2007
- Disaster: Day of Crisis - 2007
- Mario Party 8 - 2007
- Project H.A.M.M.E.R. - 2007
- Wii Music - 2007
- Super Mario Galaxy - 2007
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl - 2007
- Battalion Wars II - 2007
- Forever Blue - 2007
- Mario Strikers Charged - 2007
- Metroid Prime 3: Corruption - 2007
- Mario and Sonic at the Olympics - 2007
Keep in mind this is just a Japanese list, so not everything is certain to hit American shores this year. And a few titles already out in Japan will be hitting the States this year that aren't on the list such as Pokemon: Battle Revolution (June).
Check out IGN's article for more info: http://wii.ign.com/articles/784/784665p1.html
According to Space.com, we've got a big brother lurking in our horizon (well outside our solar system's horizon anyways).
Edit: Even better: Turkish Star Wars, Excorcist, E.T. and The Wizard of Oz.
Three 18 year olds may be on the roll of getting a $6,450 fine if a court decides that their "festive firecrackers" outside a German farm scared the mojo right out of an ostrich named Gustav. The farmer said he may have lost 14 offspring (each worth about $460) because this ostrich couldn't get in the mood.
Read the full story here.
A dozen middle-age and elderly men were game enough for a Dutch gym's invitation to work out nude. But they were extreemely outnumbered by the dozens of journalists watching and interviewing them. One man named Henk said "It's spectacular!". But some People in the town were concerned about the sanitation.
Read the full story here.
In celebration of the Chinese New Year, organizers lit up a 8.1-mile string of explosives in a southern Taiwanese county Sunday, hoping to create the world's longest firecracker in a record-setting attempt expected to last two hours. The Taiwanese were trying to beat Spain's record of 7 miles.
Read the full story here.
As of today, the site is being released to public once again after 5 months none-stop coding by ensellitis, and staffed by some of your fellow pixelers.
The purpose of LoBD is to connect creative minds, in a friendly and fun community. Share your poems, thoughts, interact in the forums, or just meet a few new friends.
A team led by Iowa State University anthropology professor Jill Pruetz witnessed the spearing of a bushbaby in Fongoli, Senegal, during an observation of chimpanzees from March 2005 to July 2006. In a study being released Thursday in the online version of the journal Current Biology, Pruetz documents 22 cases of chimps using spear-like tools to hunt bushbabies (a small primate that lives in hollow branches or tree trunks).
Read the full story here.
The low down: they make cool sh*t out of cans...
Check it out.
"A married U.S. astronaut was accused on Tuesday of trying to kidnap and kill a rival for the affections of a male astronaut after she drove 950 miles
wearing adult diapers to confront the woman.
Nowak was initially arrested on attempted kidnapping charges on Monday in Orlando after assaulting Colleen Shipman, a U.S. Air Force captain, police said."
Take that Ruskies... You may have gotten into space first, but we were the first to put a diaper wearing psycho behind the wheel of a 1.7 billion dollar space shuttle.
So here is where you come in... When you have some free time, browse through the links and click all that you can. When you stumble upon a dead one, click on the comments link, but don't leave a comment! Copy the url of that link, and sent it to me via PM.
To show my appreciation, anyone who sends me a dead link will receive a nice little award and some points.
It's a java client program that will take 2D drawings and render them into 3D models.
I'm pretty sure with the skills we have here you can make something intresting. :D
Full story
MLS is without a doubt the "fifth" major sports league in the United States right now behind the NFL, MLB, NBA and NHL. How in the hell can the Galaxy afford this?
If there were a "top sex positions of 2006" article (and FSM willing there will be) you'd find it here.
Top Whatever of 2006...
Irish rock star and rights campaigner Bono has been awarded an honorary British knighthood, the British embassy in Dublin said.
"Her Majesty The Queen has appointed Bono to be an honorary Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in recognition of his services to the music industry and for his humanitarian work," the embassy said in a statement.
Check eet!
Those uncontested kings of pixel-based eye-candy, eBoy, have created an astoundingly beautiful new poster called FooBar, and it's an homage to all things webalicious. It's fun looking for your favorite Web brands (Boing Boing and Make are both in it!), and imagine the memories it will evoke when you look at it 20 years from now.
Link
As an avid amusement park enthusiast (Disneyland, Knott's Berry Farm, Magic Mountain and Universal Studios are all a short drive for me) I was somewhat suprised by the data collected at London's Dana Centre on the thrill ride experience...
"We've actually been getting some interesting data -- it appears the subjects' heart rates are highest in anticipation of riding. It drops during the actual ride."
Makes sense I suppose, but I know my heart jumps looking down the track on Goliath's first drop. How about you guys?
A superb yet shakey video in minutes, which must have taken hours.
Ah, all the dead little lego pieces.
This video of United States Senator Ted Kennedy speaking on Net Neutrality is a serious notice about the movement in the USA against possible actions planned by the main Netservers, which threaten to regulate a web traffic based on $$$. This is an "official" and serious position about it , not like the freak movement created in the Net (see my August notice "Fight for Free Net")
You just pick a username (be sure to pick one, that way if you and another PJer get joined together, you can brag about how good you guys are, or find out how dumb someone can be
), then hit start... It then searches for somebody else who is also waiting. Once someone is found, the game begins... You have 90 seconds to guess keywords for the image that your partner has guessed. Each image is worth 100 points.I have made it to 1300 points, can anyone do better? (TIP: guess the obvious first... If its a picture of some guy, then guess guy/man and so on)
Ever want to watch a Bruce Lee-bot do some slow kung-fu moves? Or how about ride a coaster where you hear Bruce Lee grunt on every dip and loop? Well now, thanks to the Chinese, you can! Check the article for what could be a very interesting theme park.
Read the story at Kotaku.com
For all of you Jointers out there who have a Facebook account, go join the "Pixel Artists" group over at Facebook!
Vist HomestarRunner.com
This video provides you with information on how criminals can obtain a "bump keys" and how they utilize them. However, be aware that "bump keying" is completely useless against safes, so criminals have developed further techniques in order to break into them.
Together we can prevent crime!
So what can you do to stand out in the crowd? Make yourself a bananular phone of course.
Even badgers want one...
The system had a standard Intel Pentium 4 (3.06Ghz). After a visit from our good ol friend liquid nitrogen, they got it overclocked to 5.25Ghz, and with a cool core temperature of -196°C (-320.8°F).
From what seems to be, television show BakuTen.
Note: That monkey has been riding dogs for 15 freaking years and I'm just hearing about it now?! How is that possible?
Pixel by using a computer is cool, but the idea of putting blocks on a raster is an old childgame! For 40 years a small company sells a game, which is called ministeck. Check the company page www.ministeck.de to get an idea of the purest way of pixeling or check the ministeck simulator to ministeck online. 
Ed note: The ninja also has a terrific breakdown on Net Neutrality.
WWII propaganda is always good for a shock/laugh and this How to Spot a Jap leaflet is no different. It's nice that they talk about the Chinese (C) and Japanese (J) as if they were draws at a carnival sideshow. Two bits a gander.
Note: Please read the disclaimer on the instruction site regarding the dangers and illegal nature of such devices.
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