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Source: http://www.effectgames.com/demos/canvascycle/
I strongy recommend you check it out for better viewing experience, playback settings, more images and explanation. Uses HTML5.
The images are not actually animated, they only cycle colors to convey the feel of movement.
666scav
I'd play this game
litelordtrue
the new skyrim looks pretty cool
lizardwomanfromthedawnoftime
These are amazing. And calming.
Arkanrais
jesus christ people. these are 8 bit cause it's done on a 256 colour palette. there's so much Dunning-Kruger effect in this comment section
TheePieMan
These are really pretty. Thanks for the sauce OP.
KirbyMaximumPink
All of these locations would look awesome in a Zelda game.
pndkrhu
Gorgeous.
SanchoLibre
Thanks OP, now I wanna go home and play LucasArts adventure games.
sn0wey
These are wonderful
remed
meanwhile i'm animating this shit http://imgur.com/Tz3LzWB
MezNur
Oh man, reminds me of all those LucasArts adventure games that I played growing up.
MrBambii
Reading through comments, learn 8bit = 256 colors, wonder if Starcraft is 8bit because it's 256 colors?!?!
RepostFromLastWeek
The number of bits used for colors is not necessarily the same as the word length used by the processor running the application.
ChemicalPunk
Monkey Island anyone?
DanOrtega
you are on!
IWantToBeAnOctopus
Majestic as fuck! Really.
zxms
Guys, these are GIFs. A GIF cannot have better than 8-bit color. It is 8-bit color.
furioustomato
I've been wandering around for hours with this cream pie. I have no idea why I bought it. What am I supposed to do with it?
sauerteig
Someone make a 3D engine that produces pictures like that and create an open world fantasy RPG with it.
FaceBiscuits
Why cant games be like this anymore...
IWatchYouFap
All I can hear is "Round 1. FIGHT"
DarudeFapstorm
gifs as wallpapers make it happen , the future is now!!!
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DarudeFapstorm
please do tell
Carnitine
CAN'T. STOP. WATCHING.
RudolphsRedNo
I always upvote pixel art.
RunawayReptar
Neat
Murkaeus
8-bit, but not like you think. Each has a custom palette with less than 256 colors, but can't be displayed on a system with a fixed palette.
drickanderson
I've seen some neat stuff down with 256 colors, but if these are truly 8-bit, they're amazing.
popejubal
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga_Advanced_Graphics_Architecture
B3holder
These have 256 colors. The 8-bit part is reffering to the technique. Lenghtier explanation is at the bottom of the source page.
GeeEm
There's no technque called 8-bit. It's just pixel art, dude.
TrueBiscuit
It's pixel art using an 8 bit palette index per pixel, which is the technique.
seeingsalty
Now THAT is proper pixel art! Not that indie trash so popular nowadays.
senpairidesabike
Indie's are often inspired by older systems though.
seeingsalty
Which is pointless because those old systems only did what they did due to the limitations of the tech at the time.
senpairidesabike
Which is something people enjoy due to nostalgia aye, in that case we can argue that this might as well be replaced with 3D models!
seeingsalty
3D models are a different medium than 2D pixel, though. I'm specifically talking about the differences between to types of 2D pixel art.
zachzac
When you think about it all art is pixel art
seeingsalty
bruh
shallowdrown
By that logic any video game that allows you to play as someone else or different profession is a role playing game.
zachzac
Exactly now you're getting it
WiqidBritt
only when it's digital. sculptures and paintings aren't made of pixels
FlufflesTheGreat
Or are they?
zachzac
How do we know mirrors are real if our eyes aren't real
Bombideer
More of them, and with sound! http://www.effectgames.com/demos/canvascycle/ Source: Mark Ferrari
meheeza
Thanks!
Jattetont
Mark Ferrari used to work for LucasArts, and is now doing a new game with Ron Gilbert: http://blog.thimbleweedpark.com/
greymaria
YOU. YOU ARE THE GUY WHO HAS THE SOURCE THAT I KNEW EXISTED, BUT FORGOT WHERE TO FIND. An upvote for you. You should be top comment.
Bombideer
Thank you! I remember seeing these before and playing around with the settings, but come on, posting without source? What is this, Buzzfeed?
B3holder
It's not. That's why I posted with a source.
Bombideer
Well, source website, sure, but I was talking about credit more than source. The arist's name isn't in your description. Still good, though!
B3holder
Forgot where to find? As in forgot it while scrolling down from the original post where I put the same link?
greymaria
The source belongs in the description of the first image or the comment of the tenth image. Hiding it behind the cutoff gets you called out.
dakotaraptor
"8-bit"
AuryandNeon
they look a lot closer to 16-bit aka sonic era or even 32-bit than 8-bit. I think the word they were looking for is "retro" or "arcade"style
Kythyria
These are 8-bit indexed colour with 24-bit palette entries. "8-bit" is a perfectly adequate designation.
AuryandNeon
oh, my mistake.
911wasaninsidejob
I wish these could be live wallpapers for my phone.....
four2
You sent this from an Android phone, so you CAN have them. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.direxar.animgiflivewallpaper2
asteconn
I'm going to suggest that the art style is more of the 16-bit generation of consoles.
GoToHeck
They are 8-bit. 256 colours.
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LordNoodles
Actually last time I called this out someone provided a link that these were actually advanced 8bit projects from some guy
PositivelyClueless
these are GIFs, 256 colours! 256=2^8 = 8bit. (Selected from a 24-bit palette and you can theoretically have one palette per frame.)
AvatarRubix
The high resolutions just makes them look too modern for 8-bit, but each of these definitely has a 256-color pallet.
digitalutopia
Alright - here's the deal. Each of these images have no more than 256 colors (often fewer), which makes them have an 8-bit palette. Now /1
dakotaraptor
Do you really think they think of it that way?
digitalutopia
If they didn't, then they confused 8-bit color for a system with an 8-bit CPU, which often had less than 8-bit color.
digitalutopia
For example, the NES (an 8-bit system) had a grand total of between 53-55 colors. Definitely not an 8-bit palette.
digitalutopia
you might be asking - why these look so much better than the 8-bit paletted games you remember. The reason is two-fold. First, as has /2
digitalutopia
been mentioned, the pixels of a 640x480 image aren't as noticeable on a high resolution display, without magnification. Second, a system /3
digitalutopia
of that era, had one single 8-bit palette for every game. So if you're covering the entire RGB spectrum with 256 colors, you have fewer /4
digitalutopia
colors per hue. But, if you're only dealing with a limited range of hues (as these images do), you can increase the number of colors. /5
GabrielFlood
Yeah... while these are pixel art, not one is 8-bit pixel art.
804R
Yes it is. 256 colors=8 bits of colors.
GabrielFlood
Valid information. I do stand corrected. :-) Thanks, neighbor.
AvatarRubix
The high resolutions just makes them look too modern for 8-bit, but each of these definitely has a 256-color pallet.
GabrielFlood
Valid information. I do stand corrected. :-) Thanks, neighbor.
CyranoDeBurlapSack
Closer to 32-bit
804R
No. 256 colors, 8 bit.
dakotaraptor
I can almost guarantee you that they don't mean it to be 8-bit the way you're describing it. They were probably born in 2002 and think --
dakotaraptor
pixels mean 8-bit despite never having any actual knowledge. I'm not saying the artist is ignorant, I'm suggesting that the OP is.
804R
8 bit means 00000000 (8x0=0) to 11111111 (8x1=255). There's 256 (or less) different colors in these pictures.
marvster
8-bit doesn't mean "8-bit range including all colors" it means 2^8=256 colors. Play around with an 8-bit pallete in PSP or Shop.
emfiliane
Idiomatically, it refers to the bitness of the console era, not the palette; this would be 16-bit. But 8-bit just means "retro" now anyway.
804R
No, that's exactly what it means: 8-bit=256 colors from 00000000 (8x0=0) to 11111111 (8x1=255).
emfiliane
No, seriously, 8-bit refers to 8-bit CPUs (NES, Master System, 8088), 16-bit to 16-bit CPUs (SNES, Genesis, 286), etc. Study it out.
804R
It I'm well aware, but it's a matter of context and in this case it's about colors, not CPUs.
oneoutoffiveaintbad
I have an overwhelming urge to play any Sierra game right now.
TheGirafe
No, you mean Cyan.....I just recently bought and played Myst and Riven on Steam...the 90s called, they want their games back.
Druscella
SPAAAACCEEE QUEEEESSTT!
SovietWrench
"Hey, didn't I kick your ass in a giant robot once?"
SuplexAlot
Curse of Monkey Island
CrotchetyBOFH
That was exactly what I was thinking
TheManyMadMasks
Was convinced for a moment that these were lifted right out of King's Quest.
IchiOni
Lords of the Realm
Zashaw
Kyrandia!
Verldemert
Or Sword&Sworcery. That shit is AWESOME.
nedski
Oh dear lord I was thinking the exact same thing and got all nostalgic.
JifLover
First thought on my mind was king's quest. You get an upvote sir.
dandacz
Heart of Darkness anyone?
Branix
Trophy Bass 3D!... what?
ffips
Dr Brain!
handsomepete
That game was fantastic
ffips
There's also Lost Island of Dr Brain and Lost Mind of Dr Brain.
Drpurrpurrpurr
YES!! These totally make me think of the old King's Quest games.
MicDrop
8 bit aside I thought much of these looked like magic the gathering land art.
MrC0uch
People might kill me for saying this but.. This looks like the levels from Link The Faces of evil for the Philips CD-I
iLoveItWhenMyFingersSmellLikePussy
Or a LucasArts adventure
Ashilino
Name some for me bro
cruncheeSocks
Day of the tentacle or secret of monkey island every time
ANGRYBATMAN
SAM AND MAX!
awesomer99
Maniac Mansion 2 - Day of the Tentacle.
Jalopenis
The secret of monkey island. Renewed version is on steam too.
iLoveItWhenMyFingersSmellLikePussy
It is awesome! And such a neat feature you can switch between the remade and original version :D
thewertle
No Quest for Glory love in here?
SheTurnedMeIntoANewtButIGotBetter
All the love for Quest for Glory, but even more for Betrayal at Krondor!
Mistamage
Don't worry, I love Quest for Glory as well!
az4521
Crash mind over mutant? only game i have by them. beaten it 3 times. 100%.
randawg
Lord of MAGIC
tman144
I half-expected to see Leisure Suit Larry pop up in the bottom right of #1
SparkleSalsa
Did you play the latest Kings Quest on steam?
SeanTabasco
Tell me about them
SparkleSalsa
Unfortunately the latest one is episodes, but the humour that we love about the kings quest is there. I really enjoyed it. <1/2?!>
SparkleSalsa
You have Christopher Llyod narrating, and Wallace Shawn voices a character in it. Puzzles, different ways of doing things, <1/3!?>
SparkleSalsa
All the things we loved about the Kings Quest series is in it.
penguinpanda0
Betrayal in Antara is my life
SheTurnedMeIntoANewtButIGotBetter
I loved Betrayal at Krondor, and the books from Raymond Feist are amazing, but never managed to like the new interface in Antara...
IpostSources
This does not look 8bit...16 maybe but 8?
WiqidBritt
Most of the time these get posted they're listed as 16. I think probably closer to 32, but that's not nostalgically sexy enough.
four2
Artist Mark Ferrari who did these using the 8-bit color cycling probably thinks people who posted these being 16-bit do not know their shit.
popejubal
They're 8 bit. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga_Advanced_Graphics_Architecture I recognize some of those specific pictures from my Amiga
emfiliane
The AGA was only used in 32-bit systems. The name is for the CPU bitness, not the color depth, though 8-bit just means "retro" now. :(
TrueBiscuit
It is 8 bit.
CanadianGiraffe
Its really not
TrueBiscuit
Having an 8-bit palette (index) is pretty much the essence of 8-bit images.
popejubal
They shouldn't downvote you. You're correct.
TrueBiscuit
It's sort-of scary that people would think 8-bit colour images is about the number of colours rather than using a 8-bit palette.
Keru
He isn't, as someone else pointed out, true 8-bit uses pre-defined colours, these use colours outside of that set. I know, beep-boop etc.
TrueBiscuit
It does use pre-defined colours and these colours are cycled, which is a regular thing in 8-bit games.
popejubal
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_cycling
popejubal
These use palate cycling - the colors in the picture stay the same (color-1, color-2, etc from the palate) but the palate itself cycles.
graou13
8 bits but each frame has a different color palette.
PlutoIsNotAPlanetLetItGo
If they were converted to gif correctly, they should have the same palette.
graou13
With gif you can do pretty much everything you want with planet, you can even have true colors by having a different palette each 16*16 part
graou13
*palette also I just checked and a color palette by frame is part of gif specification.
PlutoIsNotAPlanetLetItGo
My comment is based on how the original pictures were made. Fixed palette of <256 cols, with subsections scrolling to create the motion. (1)
PlutoIsNotAPlanetLetItGo
Gif doesnt support palette scrolling,so the most efficient method's to mask the parts that change.Hence the palette should stay the same.(2)
graou13
What about the Local Color Map that can be specified before every image (frame)?