CHALLENGE: Retro Remake

Pick a scene from from one of your favourite retro games (preferably from the 80s, think NES/C64) and remake it. If you want, you may also change the graphics style, like Bomberman Act: Zero or Emroca's brilliant rendition of the Mushroom Kingdom. Just make sure it's still the same kind of game!

Rules:

• Canvas size needs to be the same as the resolution the original game ran on (Wikipedia is your friend!). If that's too small for you (the Game Boy's small screen comes to mind), make it twice as big.
• Colour restriction: 32 colours max

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CHALLENGE RULES

• Participants have until this upcoming Sunday at midnight (12AM Pacific) to submit their entry (strict). Don't forget to check the 'Submit to weekly challenge' checkbox.
• Only new pixels allowed.
• Open to all members.
• Posting WIPs in this thread or in new threads in the WIP section is highly encouraged, but ONLY SUBMIT YOUR FINAL ART.

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CHALLENGE JUDGING

• Every Sunday at midnight (12AM Pacific) the previous week's entries are judged.
• Every week a new voting poll will be posted for previous week's entries.
• Winner announced the following week.

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CHALLENGE PRIZES/GOODIES

• Top three finishers will receive an award displayed in your PJ gallery profile for all to see and envy.
• Top finisher gets to call the following week's challenge...sweet.
• 'Participation' ribbons will be given for all who enter.
• No matter what happens you get challenged :)

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CHALLENGE VOTING

Vote now for your favorite pixelart in this week's challenge!

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CHALLENGE AWARDS

The Retro Remake pixel art challenge is complete and we have three new champions. This week's challenge awards go to the following pieces:



Thanks so much to all who took the time to vote and participate in the challenge!

Can I do a Creatures mock up?

The reason I ask, is that I've already done some remake sprites and background before. I know the challenges are for new pieces, but I'm concerned that if I do a new Creatures mock somebody might reject it because I have done others previously.

Thanks

Metaru: no, that's pretty much it!
(My apologies if the challenge description is a bit wonky - I never was all that good with words)

pmprog: a Creatures mockup is fine as long as everything was made during this week. Good luck :)

@Lollige:

Best thing to do is search for a C64, Spectrum, Gameboy emulator, then find some game roms to download for them and load up and play.

Most emulators support taking screenshots, so then you can use them as references (as a whole or in parts) to create your new screen

@B_P: Glad to have been useful then.

i think u did.
do we have to show game play or can we just make a cut scene

Ok I have a very stupid problem
when I open my cool c64 emulator
and I open a game like froggy or donkey kong (I figured out that that ducktales game has been on the c64 too, I played that.. but its from 1991..)
I dont know how to play it..
it says press f1 or press space to start, so I press those keys, the game starts, just like I had seen them when I played them with mame (yay thanks to mame I know some old games!!) and then? the arrow keys do not work.. what to do? no key seems to respond on every game!!

A full day? I spent an hour on that :p

Megaman is mine!!!

darn u.
you stole my idea.
not to worry pacman ur next.

im making a pacman side scroller.
i think


Edited by spartan_117 - 17 September 2007 at 1:41pm

You have the right idea, kudos.


@PB, will this be allowed, as its not 80s. Let Zephiel know before he wastes his time, thx.
@Zeph, PM Pixelblink and double check if it will be allowed before you waste a lot of time.

I assumed 'preferably from the 80s' meant 80s recommended, but not required.

But i like the way it is turning out, so i'll finish it regardless of whether or not it applies to the weekly challenge.

Yeah, I'd totally allow this. The rules did state 80s "preferably" so we're not limited to any particular year. Actually I'd probably say it's safe to say anything over 10 years old is considered retro now. We'll work on a case-by-case format for now though... just in case anything comes up.
Just don't be a douche and try to bend the rules because you can't be bothered to come up with any true original idea.

finally decided to make a mario fps.

heres a sketch

I don't think so but how could anyone possibly make THOSE graphics better? :D

oh yeah, youre right, sorry. ^^ nvm me
the remake word confused me, usually it equals better gfx

Edited by Leroy - 18 September 2007 at 7:55am

usually it does when speaking about 80's or 70's games but some old games can not be perfected.

METAL SLUG

I'm still waiting for someone to snatch Monkey Island or anything Lucas (Mac game sufferer XD)

I set my mind finally on airwolf on the nes.

 

my wip. woops just realized i inverted the colors of the ground.


Edited by spartan_117 - 18 September 2007 at 9:58pm

That's not so Zephiel ;P

Here's my progress so far. Can anyone guess the game and character? :P



Crits would be very welcome.

anyhoo,
update....


done the montains and changed the radar it looked nerdy in the original and was inaccurate because at the time i took the screenshot it hadnt refreshed.

actually according to gale its 20 
but i still have 12 and im planning to use every last color available



mountains updated plus trees.
now 21 colors.




Edited by spartan_117 - 19 September 2007 at 3:26am