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m0dus · (01-03-2009, 05:18 PM)

Okay, so. As some of you may remember, as of late, orioto's been posting his masterful digital paintings depicting HD remixes of some of our favorite oldschool games. Any of you who may have somehow MISSED that thread, firstly, shame on you. secondly, you can find it here:

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=346377

Now anyone following the last page of the thread may have noticed that I called out orioto for a collaboration of sorts--

er, a little backstory: I'd been working on and off on another free unofficial theme which, itself was an 'HD remix' of one of MY favorite games back in the genesis days (I wasn't so much a SNES person, you see). At the time, orioto bumped his thread with some updates of his work, and the idea came to me: why not get together for a theme? One PM and we were off. And the result is now available to you all, below:

The icons in this theme are modeled after the style of the logo itself, hearkening back to a simpler time of parallax scrolling and 16-bit color:

But that's the only 'old-skool' aspect of it, really. The real star of the show are the wallpapers:

It's pretty obvious right off the bat that we have distinctly differing artistic styles -- but (IMO) the wallpapers complement each other pretty well. We also purposely focused on one character in each wallpaper (mine being Red, orioto's being Blue). It seemed like the thing to do :p

Now in addition to the theme itself, which you can find here:

http://modusproductions.com/neogaf/p...tar_heroes.p3t

... I am also uploading 'clean' versions of both wallpapers, in 1080p, for use on desktops and such. They are both available in a zip file, here:

http://modusproductions.com/neogaf/p...dus_orioto.zip

So, what do you all think? Should we do this again sometime? eh?

Volcynika · (01-03-2009, 05:20 PM)

Wow. I'm downloading this next time I get on the PS3. Great job!

ram · (01-03-2009, 05:20 PM)

AWESOME!

Guybrush Threepwood · (01-03-2009, 05:21 PM)

cool theme

the gaf logo isn't really going to change, right?

Ranger X · (01-03-2009, 05:23 PM)

This is completely amazing.

Both of you are some of best artists i've ever seen! And believe me, the internet is vast.

Continue your great work.

SecretBonusPoint · (01-03-2009, 05:24 PM)

MOTHER OF GOD.

Fireblend · (01-03-2009, 05:24 PM)

New wallpaper get

AndyD · (01-03-2009, 05:26 PM)

Fantastic.

How are they in terms of the XMB overlay... are the icons and text still easily readable?

GhaleonEB · (01-03-2009, 05:27 PM)

Any thread with "m0dus" and/or "orioto" and "art" in the title is guaranteed to be a stunner.

But even knowing that going in, HOLY SHIT

And nice selection of a game, to boot.

m0dus · (01-03-2009, 05:28 PM)

Originally Posted by AndyD:

Fantastic.

How are they in terms of the XMB overlay... are the icons and text still easily readable?

I think so. you have to play with the background brightness a bit, tho. Usually I shy away from brightly colored themes, since sony doesn't yet allow you to change font colors it seems.

Septimus · (01-03-2009, 05:28 PM)

My PS3 and I thank you both!

Azar · (01-03-2009, 05:29 PM)

Your work is incredible, guys.

TheGOHN · (01-03-2009, 05:29 PM)

If you dont do this again I'll cry.

user friendly · (01-03-2009, 05:30 PM)

SecretBonusPoint · (01-03-2009, 05:31 PM)

I think I prefer orioto's the most, simply because of the boss shadows in the background.

Maybe one day Treasure will do some HD 2D platformers :(

Momar · (01-03-2009, 05:31 PM)

One of about 3 video games that changed my life. *bow*

Kiriku · (01-03-2009, 05:33 PM)

Now, I don't care much for the graphical style of Gunstar Heroes, but I can still appreciate the talent and work put into this. I think it's an awesome idea, and you should definitely do more !

drizzle · (01-03-2009, 05:34 PM)

What can i say? What happens when you join the work of two great artists?
Great Masterpieces, that's what happens.

Good work both of you guys. The only thing that makes me sad is the fact that i don't have a PS3 do use your themes...

Keep up the good work!

Xabora · (01-03-2009, 05:34 PM)

:o

Those are pretty snazzy!

Thanks!

*downloads*

gokieks · (01-03-2009, 05:34 PM)

Damned awesome - the vast majority of user-made PS3 themes are just plain terrible, but this is fantastic.

Raide · (01-03-2009, 05:36 PM)

I seriously think you guys have to get working on a PSN/Wiiware/XNA Project.

BikoBiko · (01-03-2009, 05:37 PM)

Originally Posted by m0dus:

Should we do this again sometime? eh?

Oh hell yes you should!

abstract alien · (01-03-2009, 05:37 PM)

flawless victory

drohne · (01-03-2009, 05:38 PM)

great stuff -- downloading the ps3 theme

angelfly · (01-03-2009, 05:39 PM)

Theme looks awesome. The text is viewable but I kind of wish there was a bit more orange in the center to help.

m0dus · (01-03-2009, 05:40 PM)

I was going for more of a 'guardian heroes' flare with the artstyle--trying to envision what high-resolution sprites might look like in 1080p :p It's less liberating than going full-concept.

KAOS · (01-03-2009, 05:40 PM)

OK someone needs to hire you guys to make premium themes... seriously!

m0dus · (01-03-2009, 05:41 PM)

Originally Posted by KAOS:

OK someone needs to hire you guys to make premium themes... seriously!

er . . . well actually . . . :p

CiSTM · (01-03-2009, 05:45 PM)

Both are awesome... And I'm still waiting my Rocket Knight Adventure art

j/k

I hope I will see more of your works asap.

RavenFox · (01-03-2009, 05:46 PM)

You guys rock. Thank You

Fersis · (01-03-2009, 05:46 PM)

Amazing job.
You HAVE to do a Fatal Faury theme !

Lion Heart · (01-03-2009, 05:47 PM)

This will be as far fetched as they come, but can you guys collaborate on....a Syphon Filter theme?

SuperJ · (01-03-2009, 05:50 PM)

Kudos to you both. Thank you.

Cocopjojo · (01-03-2009, 05:56 PM)

Wow, these are excellent.

methane47 · 06:03 PM

HOLY CRAP!!! GOOD JOB DUDE

lol at the old thread:

grindamasta · (01-03-2009, 06:03 PM)

:O awesome, downloading

comrade · (01-03-2009, 06:05 PM)

Damnit and I just switched to the Fallout 3 theme. Now you're making me switch!

Great fucking job guys! MOAR.

Firestorm · (01-03-2009, 06:06 PM)

Holy shit.

Quote:

So, what do you all think? Should we do this again sometime? eh?

Yes.

LiquidMetal14 · (01-03-2009, 06:11 PM)

I will turn on my PS3 and it will consume this content.

RubxQub · (01-03-2009, 06:15 PM)

Freaking awesome.

You guys rule...at making me want to hook back in my Wii to play Gunstar Heroes again. And turning on my PS3 to get this theme...and turning on my 360 whenever m0dus releases some premium theme action...

My pants are fucking soaked because of this thread.

Domo arigato orioto/m0dus.

GeoramA · (01-03-2009, 06:23 PM)

Nice work gentleman. Been waiting a long time for a new m0dus theme.

Xater · (01-03-2009, 06:23 PM)

Great stuff guys. Will toally put this on my PS3.

samratty · (01-03-2009, 06:56 PM)

Good stuff. might use them as my laptop wallpaper!

PSGames · (01-03-2009, 06:58 PM)

Both look fantastic. Great work guys!

Oneself · (01-03-2009, 07:39 PM)

Awesome, simply awesome. You guys rock so much. Downloading on PS3 ASAP. When I'll be back home it's the first thing I'll do.

gofreak · (01-03-2009, 07:48 PM)

This looks so good..

I'm having a problem though. Aren't we supposed to be able to download these directly from the PS3 browser? At least I thought I remembered doing that in previous threads..but with this one, when I click the link in the PS3 browser I just get unintelligible characters rather than a theme download/install.

Or am I remembering incorrectly and we were never able to do that? :|

ciaossu · (01-03-2009, 07:51 PM)

Really cool work. I especially like the way the characters look in the first wallpaper.

bishoptl · (01-03-2009, 07:54 PM)

Nice work, gentlemen. Very nice indeed.

Facism · (01-03-2009, 07:58 PM)

downloaded. Will look sex on my brand new HDTV

Crisis · (01-03-2009, 08:06 PM)

Will download today.