A green swamp and clouds like bats

Today's sprite drawing is based on sprites from the Castlevania video game for the NES console. 8-bit. A treasured cartridge. And a game about a haunted castle. And there's also a trendy vampire hunter, bats, and Dracula. Sounds pretty interesting! For an 8-bit schoolboy, which I was and still am.

And this is my drawing based on Castlevania (Dendy). This is a strange place. There are various objects hanging in the air. Which could very well be useful to you. In your exploration of this magical place. Grass is growing, but it's unusual. And the clouds are black. As if they were a flock of bats.

Magical fire hangs in the air. Crosses. And a pretty good chain weapon. A strange choice. Usually everyone chooses a dagger or a sword. Surely this thing is also full of magic. You penetrated the fence. And found yourself in a garden. In which objects are hanging. It's as if they're giving the adventurer a chance. Giving hints. A kind of start. And attracting attention.

You feel like these clouds are watching you. But they're just clouds. And the grass is so strange. You sink if you stand in one place too long. Marshy ground. Nothing to be done. You'll have to grab a few items and move on. You're sure someone's already following behind. You hear slow footsteps. The wind blew. It's time. And you move on, leaping.

Turning around, you see other adventurers like you. Doing the same thing. They've just arrived, too. Only you see them as if in a mirror. Or fog. It's magic. This place exists in different times simultaneously.

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Let's get some hats!

Today's sprite drawing is based on the Zelda video game for the Dendy console. The Dendy 8-bit console is unique in its own way. You'll always find something interesting on the cartridge! Just think! This cartridge contains a whole world. Which you can explore. Playing as an elf.

And this is my drawing based on Zelda (Dendy). El trudges through sand and fine grass. The sun is shining brightly. There are dried branches everywhere. And something magical. A sword and a magic wand. What should I take?

You can test which one works best. And stick with that. And move on. Further on, there are plains and some small creatures. With glowing red eyes. And with a tail. Maybe magic will help? Maybe a magic sword? A magic wand?

For now, you can stay here and try it all out. See how it fits in your hand. In these parts, you can't do without magic. And your little hat. Your magic cap always helps you. It's green as grass. And even if you end up in a dungeon, your hat is always with you. Maybe you'll find even more hats during your adventures. Go get some hats!

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Chel (Dude)

Today's sprite drawing is based on the Contra Force video game for the Dendy 8-bit console. This game was even called a sequel to Contra on some compilations. It's a slightly different style, of course, but it's still an action game. It also has those same shootouts and action sequences. Straight out of a VHS VHS tape.

And this is my drawing based on Contra Force (Dendy). Dude came prepared. He took his favorite red cap and a self-modified KG Creep 12 rifle. Next up are mutants. And there will be a lot of them. A bright sky. A pier. Water nearby. And mutants are just emerging from the ship. There are a lot of them. And they're very large.

So, accuracy and speed are the dude's trump card. Modified genetic mutants arrived in the city this morning. On a large ship. And the dude plans to stop them. The mutants' next move will be to the nuclear power plant. They need radiation. It's their valuable resource. Almost like gold. Green barrels with mutagens are very useful for them.

If it doesn't work out here at the port, we'll have to follow them to the nuclear power plant. That's the next level. And the finale is the nuclear power plant. Just like a great low-budget action movie in the entertainment genre. I felt like I was the scriptwriter. Almost. 8-bit sprites for today. Probably should have even started with the second part. Dude 2.

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Chel 2 (dude)

Today's sprite drawing is based on the Contra Force video game for the Dendy 8-bit console. A cool cartridge for all fans of action games, thrillers in 8-bit format. And VHS tapes too. Probably something like Action Movie or Rainbow Six, Police or something like that.

 And this is my drawing based on Contra Force (Dendy). A seaport. A beautiful blue sky. A bright day. The day is just beginning. Dude is already here. He knows that the mutant hellish ship is arriving again. A huge cargo tanker. With mutants on board. Enormous monsters. Tall and large.

The black tanker is already approaching. They came from another dimension. And they travel in tankers on water. And then they disembark. Near large energy sources. This time, a hydroelectric power station is nearby. Lots of water. A dam. A water storage facility.

Along with the black tanker, a huge gray fog is trailing. This is a new approach. Weather camouflage. The mutants prepared more thoroughly for their second visit. Again, the first level: huge docks. Cargo containers. Warehouses. And some kind of factory. A sorting plant.

Further on, a road along the shore to a hydroelectric power station. A dam. Plenty of water. And the hydroelectric power station itself. A labyrinth-like factory. Steel staircases. Lots of metal passages. Water chambers. Water containers. Computers.

A second identical tanker is visible from afar. It appeared right on the water. From a portal. And is already approaching. The second tanker can summon lightning. And there are some cyborgs there.

A drawing based on a video game. Or like a movie from a VHS tape.

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Water Horizons

Today's sprite drawing is based on the Dendy video game B Wing. It's a cool, 8-bit game. A space shooter. An entire genre flourished in those 8-bit days. And we played them on cartridges! It was so much fun!

And this is my drawing based on B Wings (Dendy). The ocean. A vast, endless ocean turns purple as dusk approaches. You fly around inflatable and plastic blocks. The entire ocean is filled with them. These structures are significant. They have many different functions. Radio communication, energy storage. Office bays. Everything is here. A universal structure.

The entire planet is covered in water. A deep ocean. 10 km. And floating above are these blocks. Lots of them. And they're scattered haphazardly. It's hard to tell what's where while flying so quickly.

Some simple sprites. On a blue background. The colors turned out similar to the Commodore 64. Even. And it's all 8-bit. Something simple, based on 8-bit sprites.

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Planetax

Today's sprite drawing is based on Abadox for the Dendy console. An 8-bit sci-fi shooter. It's about some kind of interesting spacesuit. Or a robot. What could you have imagined back then? It's hard to tell about the games. Even from the covers. So you sit and imagine. What's it about? It's great to develop your imagination. And peer at the covers. And think about what the game is about!

And this is my drawing based on Abadox (NES). By the way, it also looks like some kind of improved Game Boy. I saw that there too. White space. And a few sprites on the screen. Trees grow on the planet. And you walk around in your super protective suit. It looks like a deep-diving robot.

There are many biological mutating creatures on the planet. There's a dangerous gas here. And many mutating creatures. They attack very quickly and try to devour everything. Anything that doesn't look like them is their source of mutation. Apart from that, the planet is pretty empty. Trees. Surface. Soil of some sort.

The plants are blue because the liquid here is so strange. Like water, but viscous. And blue. You need to get to the stream and take a water sample. No one has figured out what it is yet. Be careful.

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A magical school of magic on a magical glowing field

Today's pixel art is based on the video game Final Fantasy VI for the Super Nintendo. Excellent graphics. And quite a long adventure. In it, you'll see a strange and beautiful world. Many strange and mysterious things await you in this magnificent 16-bit cartridge.

And this is my drawing based on Final Fantasy 6 (SNES). In this magical garden. The crosses glow. These magical fountains. It's a truly magical place. And no one knows why it happens. It's such beautiful magic. It does nothing but glow.

There's a lot of grass growing in the garden. In the summer, it's a beautiful place. And this abandoned old house. Now it houses a school for wizards. One day, a man in a big purple hat came here and decided to open a school of magic here. He never introduced himself. And no one asked him.

He also doesn't know why all this glows. He calls them magic lanterns. They glow day and night. Happy children come to his school. And grown-up men. And little animals too. The mole and the bunny invite you to visit the school of magic too. Here they will teach you elemental spells. Ice, water, fire, flame, earth, air, wind. Different magical notations have different names for these elements. And they have different spells. Then you can set off on a journey!

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Different hats – friends in an old mansion casting a spell

Today's pixel art is based on the Super Nintendo video game Tales of Phantasia. Oh, really, really great! A super gaming system. I heard that to create such cool graphics, they put extra chips inside the cartridge. An adventure in a fantasy world. Probably even cooler than Final Fantasy!

And this is my drawing based on Tales of Phantasia (SNES). Two friends actively practicing magic. They came to an old mansion to perform a magical ritual. There's an old floor. And dark wood all around. The house stands in a field. And outside it's late autumn. It's getting dark early. So they lit candles. They called all their friends. But it looks like no one has come yet.

The wind wanders through the rooms. And the doors open by themselves. Just from the wind. This is an abandoned old house. Some wizard in a hat. Who disappeared long ago. And no one cared where he went. It all just happened. The house of a true wizard. Who had lived here for centuries. No one else dared to settle here. Some think the wizard will return any minute.

Maybe it will rain. It's late autumn. The sky is gloomy. The grass has already dried. And so two friends are waiting for all the guests. But so far, no one is there. They check their magic books. To make sure everything is correct. Candles are lit. Because without them, it will be dark here. There is no electricity in the house.

Two friends. They are dressed beautifully. Different hats. Coats. Cloaks. Scarves. And big eyes. Thirsty for knowledge. And magic. At magic school, they were advised to search for ancient books in the ruins. And read complex spells from them. So the two friends have just gotten hold of some runic notes with magic. But they can't understand what's there. But first, a simple spell they understand.

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