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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
 Menu         &n bsp;   http://www.wyrdlife.com/games/screen02.jpg
In-game (race 1) http://www.wyrdlife.com/games/screen03.jpg
In-game (race 2) http://www.wyrdlife.com/games/screen04.jpg
In-game (race 3) http://www.wyrdlife.com/games/screen05.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!
Guert
Game designer/pixel artist in the becoming 

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Guert Midshipman Joined: 06 June 2005 Location: Canada Online Status: Offline Posts: 50	Topic: GBA game in dev. Posted: 15 October 2005 at 9:47am
	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 Menu &n bsp; http://www.wyrdlife.com/games/screen02.jpg In-game (race 1) http://www.wyrdlife.com/games/screen03.jpg In-game (race 2) http://www.wyrdlife.com/games/screen04.jpg In-game (race 3) http://www.wyrdlife.com/games/screen05.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! Guert Game designer/pixel artist in the becoming
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Shark Commander a.k.a. Feron Joined: 02 July 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2136	Posted: 15 October 2005 at 10:13am
	jpgs mess up your work. those are impressive, could you post the actual images here so i can zoom?
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Guert Midshipman Joined: 06 June 2005 Location: Canada Online Status: Offline Posts: 50	Posted: 15 October 2005 at 11:29am
	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 Talk to you later! Guert Game designer/Pixel artist in the becoming
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Citizen_Insane Commander Joined: 30 March 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 189	Posted: 15 October 2005 at 12:37pm
	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?
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initial_reality Midshipman Joined: 03 March 2005 Location: Brazil Online Status: Offline Posts: 53	Posted: 15 October 2005 at 7:44pm
	The screens look great! I'm not a pro but I'd expect a some more dithering in the title screen to work better.
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Mooo Seaman Joined: 18 April 2005 Location: Netherlands Online Status: Offline Posts: 11	Posted: 16 October 2005 at 2:44am
	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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Guert Midshipman Joined: 06 June 2005 Location: Canada Online Status: Offline Posts: 50	Posted: 16 October 2005 at 3:15pm
	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'! ;) Guert Game designer/ Pixel artist in the becoming
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EyeCraft Commander Joined: 07 July 2005 Location: Australia Online Status: Offline Posts: 425	Posted: 19 October 2005 at 7:41am
	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
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PixelSnader Commander Not a troll! Joined: 08 January 2026 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3194	Posted: 19 October 2005 at 5:10pm
	why did you rotate the sprite but not clean up afterwards?
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Centrefuge Midshipman Joined: 02 September 2005 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 58	Posted: 20 October 2005 at 10:01pm
	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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Guert Midshipman Joined: 06 June 2005 Location: Canada Online Status: Offline Posts: 50	Posted: 22 October 2005 at 5:52am
	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 Take care all! Guert Pixel artist/game deisgner in the becoming
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