Iconic Character Sprites
Iconic Character Sprites
So i saw someone had made a huge lego Atic Atac piece for their wall and was inspired (he said it was over 1m wide, spotted it on Facebook).
Since seeing it i have been putting together a sprite sheet and have enquired about lego costs buying in bulk.
If done with 1x1 bricks we are at almost 23,000 bricks with the current image dimensions. So this may end up being printed and framed instead, lol.
Would be nice to combine 2 loves, speccy and lego together, but well, that much lego just costs a fortune.
I've really tried to find the original image again too, its awesome, i'll edit the picture in if i do find it.
Shout up if it was "you"!
So i'm not showing off this art, its literally me pasting sprites together, this is more a request...
I'm going for early Spectrum, iconic and identifiable sprites. Who is missing here? Ideas please.
I need more charcters from games that played on white backgrounds too for the left half. These are harder to find as the majority of Speccy games played on a black background.
This is a personal piece too, so please don't be upset if i ignore any suggested icons Ta.
edit// i found it.
Since seeing it i have been putting together a sprite sheet and have enquired about lego costs buying in bulk.
If done with 1x1 bricks we are at almost 23,000 bricks with the current image dimensions. So this may end up being printed and framed instead, lol.
Would be nice to combine 2 loves, speccy and lego together, but well, that much lego just costs a fortune.
I've really tried to find the original image again too, its awesome, i'll edit the picture in if i do find it.
Shout up if it was "you"!
So i'm not showing off this art, its literally me pasting sprites together, this is more a request...
I'm going for early Spectrum, iconic and identifiable sprites. Who is missing here? Ideas please.
I need more charcters from games that played on white backgrounds too for the left half. These are harder to find as the majority of Speccy games played on a black background.
This is a personal piece too, so please don't be upset if i ignore any suggested icons Ta.
edit// i found it.
I don't have anything cool to put here, so i'll just be off now to see a priest with yeast stuck between his teeth and his friend called Keith who's a hairpiece thief...
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That Lego piece is great. I imagine it took a bit of negotiation for wall space!
I like your dark/light split screen idea too. Ikari Warriors?
I like your dark/light split screen idea too. Ikari Warriors?
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The orange and brown is to match my living room. This is going to be a thing eventually, i'll post a pic of the framed art when done.
Ikari Warriors - good call, for me it was always Commando though, so i've picked up a sprite from that instead and added it in
Layout is subject to change as it fills up...
Ikari Warriors - good call, for me it was always Commando though, so i've picked up a sprite from that instead and added it in
Layout is subject to change as it fills up...
I don't have anything cool to put here, so i'll just be off now to see a priest with yeast stuck between his teeth and his friend called Keith who's a hairpiece thief...
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Anything that’s 3D Isometric feels quite iconic, it’s also a style that’s used in modern games or imagery to kind of replicate an 8-bit or 16-bit era.
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/list?group_id=11004
Some off the top of my head that you don’t have
Alien 8
Ant Attack (not a great image of the sprite, mind)
Fairlight
Great Escape
Knight Lore
Where Time Stood Still
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/list?group_id=11004
Some off the top of my head that you don’t have
Alien 8
Ant Attack (not a great image of the sprite, mind)
Fairlight
Great Escape
Knight Lore
Where Time Stood Still
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Hunchback?
I'd have Bugaboo and the dragon on opposite sides.
Left side has Batman, Ikari guy, Cobra, I think they're going to take the right side out pretty easily.
I'd have Bugaboo and the dragon on opposite sides.
Left side has Batman, Ikari guy, Cobra, I think they're going to take the right side out pretty easily.
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This is not a war... They are all gonna have a big lovefest in the middle...
Maria has a bit of a thing for men in white coats, thats why she's pointing out Mr. Rockit
Ant Attack and Fairlight are going in. Thx.
Knight Lore is essentially Sabreman and he is represented, so i have thought about this one. Was trying to steer clear of Isometric characters too, but Head and Heels are in there, so i think...... yeah, the Werewolf is going in too.
brb
Maria has a bit of a thing for men in white coats, thats why she's pointing out Mr. Rockit
Ant Attack and Fairlight are going in. Thx.
Knight Lore is essentially Sabreman and he is represented, so i have thought about this one. Was trying to steer clear of Isometric characters too, but Head and Heels are in there, so i think...... yeah, the Werewolf is going in too.
brb
I don't have anything cool to put here, so i'll just be off now to see a priest with yeast stuck between his teeth and his friend called Keith who's a hairpiece thief...
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Movie
Kokotoni Wilf
Firelord
Dan Dare
Gunfright
Nightshade
Kokotoni Wilf
Firelord
Dan Dare
Gunfright
Nightshade
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Wolfman, Ant Attack, Technician Ted, Fairlight all added. I can expand more...
I don't have anything cool to put here, so i'll just be off now to see a priest with yeast stuck between his teeth and his friend called Keith who's a hairpiece thief...
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Sir Fred
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Movie, Dan Dare, Android Two added. Canvas expanded.
I don't have anything cool to put here, so i'll just be off now to see a priest with yeast stuck between his teeth and his friend called Keith who's a hairpiece thief...
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Brilliant. Gonna be VERY useful that...
Bugaboo swapped over. Gonna go through the sprite pack that g0blinish kindly linked me to. Updates later.
I don't have anything cool to put here, so i'll just be off now to see a priest with yeast stuck between his teeth and his friend called Keith who's a hairpiece thief...
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Gotta have a chaos wizard or two in there.
Skool daze and match day were none black background.
Skool daze and match day were none black background.
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Antiriad guy?
Bomb Jack?
Football manager?
Bomb Jack?
Football manager?
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For the light side:
Saboteur
Exploding Fist
Lords of Midnight
Robocop (II)
Spy vs Spy
For the Dark Side:
Jetman
"Daley Thompson"
Thanatos (might be too big of course, unless you can balance it up with one of similar size on the other side)
Saboteur
Exploding Fist
Lords of Midnight
Robocop (II)
Spy vs Spy
For the Dark Side:
Jetman
"Daley Thompson"
Thanatos (might be too big of course, unless you can balance it up with one of similar size on the other side)
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Some iconic characters here:
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Excellent images, i've grabbed those for later, thanks.
I found a site that can create a pixel art (buyable) kit of your photos. They use 24x24 plates and 1x1 bricks. Far from cheap, but not quite as scary prices as i thought. Its maybe doable... The website has a built in app for uploading your image and seeing a price instantly... https://app.brick.me/
As it is using fixed plates of 24x24, keeping the image as sharp as possible means using a pixel value divisible by 24. This has resulted in me shuffling things around, removing the coloured bars, making it 168x120 in the end. I've dropped Dan Dare and added Cookie and i have just 1 gap left.
Einars posted pictures will probably give me my last character, i'm leaning towards Project Future, loved that game.
Anyway, latest version is...
I found a site that can create a pixel art (buyable) kit of your photos. They use 24x24 plates and 1x1 bricks. Far from cheap, but not quite as scary prices as i thought. Its maybe doable... The website has a built in app for uploading your image and seeing a price instantly... https://app.brick.me/
As it is using fixed plates of 24x24, keeping the image as sharp as possible means using a pixel value divisible by 24. This has resulted in me shuffling things around, removing the coloured bars, making it 168x120 in the end. I've dropped Dan Dare and added Cookie and i have just 1 gap left.
Einars posted pictures will probably give me my last character, i'm leaning towards Project Future, loved that game.
Anyway, latest version is...
I don't have anything cool to put here, so i'll just be off now to see a priest with yeast stuck between his teeth and his friend called Keith who's a hairpiece thief...
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Yeah. Obllocks to that. But if you quote the post you can see the original FB link, and just copy that to a new tab.
This is the pic
It's not a 1:1 reproduction so it's a bit glitchy in places, like on the Ultimate logo. I don't think I'd want to spend all that on it when a nice print would look better and be less expensive.
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This is the website, showing cost and size. OMG the size. Although i have the ideal bit of wall space...
So 168 pixels wide is 1.35m in lego! And a bargain at £350. lol.
If i made it 4x6 plates instead of 5x7 it'd be £240, but still 1.1m wide.
So 168 pixels wide is 1.35m in lego! And a bargain at £350. lol.
If i made it 4x6 plates instead of 5x7 it'd be £240, but still 1.1m wide.
I don't have anything cool to put here, so i'll just be off now to see a priest with yeast stuck between his teeth and his friend called Keith who's a hairpiece thief...
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With my Lego in front of me, 128 studs is 98cm.
That makes 256 studs being just under 2 metres wide, 192 studs is just under a metre and a half.
Now that is huge and rather heavy.
It would fit on one wall, but it will be from the ceiling downwards and be hidden behind a few bits such as the TV.
That makes 256 studs being just under 2 metres wide, 192 studs is just under a metre and a half.
Now that is huge and rather heavy.
It would fit on one wall, but it will be from the ceiling downwards and be hidden behind a few bits such as the TV.
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I’d propose Space Cadet Farley from Project Future.