Propagandhim
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bolak said:
Hmm, I guess.
BTW: Your Gunstar Pixelblock is awesome.
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NES sprites outta PixelBlocks - pics
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Hmm, I guess.
BTW: Your Gunstar Pixelblock is awesome.
sportzhead
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I made these out of Perler Beads.
Powerslave
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tnw said:What I think is interesting is that 10 years ago people would probably have shunned these 8-bit designs as being ugly and 'last gen'.
I wonder if people will have nostalgia for Final Fantasy VII-ish early 3D stuff. I do actually.
Dude, PS1 graphics have some amazing charm to me. I can't explain why either. I am more impressed with great PS1 graphics than I am with great PS2 or PS3 (next-gen) style graphics.
And FF7 is a perfect example. It's so frustrating to hear the "it's so outdated" line again and again.
Naked Snake
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bolak said:
Wow, how rich are you?
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Powerslave said:
It's not the graphics that are the problem, it's the framerate
Powerslave
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How do you detect framerate? Do you have cl_showfps 1 installed inside your eyes?
Damn, that Triclyde knocked me out of my chair. The running Mega Man was pretty sweet too. Well done all!
How to make them:
Search google for sprites or use the NES Sprite Database (again, google it), save the images and then blow them up 500% in some kind of image program (Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro etc). Slap a grid on there (CTRL+G or something like that...) and you should have a one-for-one representation. If you choose well and have the required colors, it shouldn't take more than an hour to put one together. Smaller ones like Kirby take even less time.
As for Alucard not being that big... I dunno, he kinda has to be, right? I mean, all these NES ones are one-for-one, pixel-for-block big. Someone like Alucard or maybe Ryu would have to be much larger. Or am I just not getting it? Either way, that's a ton of blocks and yeah, a lot of colors. Most of which probably don't exist in PixelBlocks.
How to make them:
Search google for sprites or use the NES Sprite Database (again, google it), save the images and then blow them up 500% in some kind of image program (Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro etc). Slap a grid on there (CTRL+G or something like that...) and you should have a one-for-one representation. If you choose well and have the required colors, it shouldn't take more than an hour to put one together. Smaller ones like Kirby take even less time.
As for Alucard not being that big... I dunno, he kinda has to be, right? I mean, all these NES ones are one-for-one, pixel-for-block big. Someone like Alucard or maybe Ryu would have to be much larger. Or am I just not getting it? Either way, that's a ton of blocks and yeah, a lot of colors. Most of which probably don't exist in PixelBlocks.
Propagandhim
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Man you guys are pretty awesome at this. Maybe I can pay one of you to make me something : D.
Just came across this:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/34152900@N00/sets/1686827/
So these Perler beads... you put them together on some kind of board, put paper over the top then iron them so they shrink and stick together? Seems like they'd be the way to go, given how cheap they are (6000 beads for $10AU!) and easy to make more than one thing.
Kinda makes me feel like I'm in art class again, looking at all this stuff!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/34152900@N00/sets/1686827/
So these Perler beads... you put them together on some kind of board, put paper over the top then iron them so they shrink and stick together? Seems like they'd be the way to go, given how cheap they are (6000 beads for $10AU!) and easy to make more than one thing.
Kinda makes me feel like I'm in art class again, looking at all this stuff!
Why? Magnet Man is a piece of crap.JDSN said:
Metal Man bends him over and violates him, violently.
tnw said:What I think is interesting is that 10 years ago people would probably have shunned these 8-bit designs as being ugly and 'last gen'.
I wonder if people will have nostalgia for Final Fantasy VII-ish early 3D stuff. I do actually.
No, because that's not FFVII-ish early 3D.
This is:
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Almost on topic.
AdmiralViscen
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What are PixelBlocks? Are these the things you put in the oven?
BlueTsunami
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Whimsical Phil said:PixelBlocks are pretty awesome. I made these a while ago...
The Megaman one = :O
polyh3dron
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AdmiralViscen said:
AdmiralViscen
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Shut the boards down folks, they're not needed.
Whimsical Phil
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You could, but you'd probably end up with a useless lump of melted plastic.AdmiralViscen said:
Check out this "about" page on the official website to learn all you need to about these awesome toys.
Thanks! I've noticed that PixelBlock sprites look a lot nicer when they have black outlines in them. And they do look awesome with light shining through them.BlueTsunami said:
On a related note, I just picked up some Perler Beads today to try my hand at those.
To those who have used Perler Beads: Are they only available in multi-color buckets? I'm not looking forward to sorting through this bucket of 6000 beads to find the ones that I need. I also wish that I could get specific colors because I know that there are plenty of colors in this bucket that I will never use.
BlueTsunami
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I just checked out the site. $8 for 200 Blocks of one color doesn't seem that bad.
polyh3dron
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AdmiralViscen said:
I didn't know what they were upon entering the thread, and I simply looked at the thread and then googled pixelblocks. Asking what they are when you've seen a bunch of pics of them and have google at your disposal is kind of ridiculous.
sportzhead
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Made this one over the weekend. You can't tell from the picture, but the thing is huge.
AndoCalrissian
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It actually looks like both. The top image is from a battle, the bottom from when you're walking around the world -- different models were used for the different modes.Yeesh, different strokes for different folks I guess.
It just surprises me how many people think think that FF7 looked like:
When it actually looked like:
So there's roughly... what? 400 blocks in there? in 6 colours? Assuming you're making a couple of these things these must cost something like... $15-20 each? Probably a lot less if you actually make a half-dozen and manage to mostly use up all your blocks. (As the bulk of the expense seems to be paying for blocks you don't use.)keiichi said:
Any suggestions on the best place that ships to Canada?
Shadowmancer
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Any suggestions for good ones for a beginner to build?
tnw said:What I think is interesting is that 10 years ago people would probably have shunned these 8-bit designs as being ugly and 'last gen'.
I wonder if people will have nostalgia for Final Fantasy VII-ish early 3D stuff. I do actually.
I do!
OP: I love the Mega Man one give it to me now or face my Mega Buster
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I actually like the look of the beads a lot better than the pixel blocks. Any craft store, eh? Perhaps I'll check it out later.
Pcenginefx
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After reading this thread, I had to represent the Turbografx. My first PixelBlocks creation:
Going to make the ship from Soldier Blade next and I've done the color conversion in the graphic below (I loose about 6 colors from the original). Big downside: the Soldier Blade ship will cost me about $80
Going to make the ship from Soldier Blade next and I've done the color conversion in the graphic below (I loose about 6 colors from the original). Big downside: the Soldier Blade ship will cost me about $80
Smiles and Cries
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Pcenginefx said:Going to make the ship from Soldier Blade next and I've done the color conversion in the graphic below (I loose about 6 colors from the original). Big downside: the Soldier Blade ship will cost me about $80
so these blocks don't come in that purple color?
Pcenginefx
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Because the blocks don't offer more than one shade of purple (sob), I had to change the colors used for the exhaust flame to a black/orange/yellow selection. It will be hard to do many later TurboGrafx sprites 1-for-1 due to the total system color pallet available (512).
Pcenginefx
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Just assembled the Soldier Blade ship. Ran out of white so the exhaust had to be smaller.
rollingstart
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I wish I had patience to make these.
sonikokaruto
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sykoex said:Love this thread.
Here's one i made a while ago.
OMG
If you're a guy, i'll host your children. If you're a girl, i'll still host your children.
So my 1200 piece set came in today. I decided to go with standing Mega Man since he was a big part of my early gaming childhood.
Ran out of blue/light blue/black. Need to go pick up some more of those tomorrow.
But yeah, they look crazy-awesome in person. The way the light shines through really adds an awesome effect. And the pegs facing you give it a nice retro feel too.
I can probably get three or four more figures from my kit. I'll probably use Mario for red.
Ran out of blue/light blue/black. Need to go pick up some more of those tomorrow.
But yeah, they look crazy-awesome in person. The way the light shines through really adds an awesome effect. And the pegs facing you give it a nice retro feel too.
I can probably get three or four more figures from my kit. I'll probably use Mario for red.
Pcenginefx
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Slavik81 said:
The exhaust is to the bottom side in that image. I really don't like it as to make diagonal block designs they have to be connected to something so I'll probably reduce the exhaust by 1/2 to just the white/yellow/orange areas.