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itch.io Community » Game Development » Devlogs · Created a new topic Visual I version 0.4

DimaLink3 days ago

Andromeda Photo – Look Through a Telescope

I'm not abandoning the Visual I theme. As Gosha says, don't put off learning new technologies. Words of wisdom. I'm continuing the theme of my screensaver programs, united under the name Visual I. This one has a controlled screensaver again. And again, space. Andromeda.

Andromeda Photo. This is about the depths of space. One large photograph. Horizontal spread. A huge photograph. Of space. With the name Andromeda. A telescope must have been pointed there. And that's how this image came out. And then it ended up online. I can't imagine how to photograph Andromeda. But apparently it's possible.

The theme is straight out of the last screensaver. Where the space photos are. And there was this photograph. But reduced to 800 x 600. And here it is, in the original, simply gigantic. 7 megabytes. And 7000 resolution. So I decided to cut this photograph. Into blocks. 4 blocks vertically and 2 horizontally.

A total of 8 images. Each was resized to approximately 800 by 600. The result is 800 by 511. And these images of Andromeda are here. In detail, so to speak. And this is where the splash screen comes from.

Several modes. Four of them. Time interval – adjustment. Arrows move around the Andromeda map. Modes are switched by numbers – 1, 2, 3, 4. Time is changed by + and -. And arrows for manual navigation on the map. Up and down. Left and right.

Mode 1. This is the horizontal direction of camera movement. That is, from 1 to 4. And then moves to the Y axis. And again from 1 to 4. A total of 8 images. Divided into two lines. Coordinate Y = 1. Four images. And coordinate Y = 2. Four images again. First, move along the first strip. Then along the second.

Mode 2. Vertical direction. First the image from the top, then the bottom. And we move along the x-axis by 1 point. And again, the image from the top. Then the bottom. And so on.

Mode 3. This is random. That is, one of the 8 images is randomly selected and shown.

Mode 4. This is user-defined. Only the user changes images using the arrow keys.

Using the + and - keys, you can change the frame hold time. Before changing it. From 5 to 60 seconds. Like on a TV. With a remote control. The idea comes from here.

Keyboard arrows – up, down, left, and right. Moving around the Andromeda map. Works in any mode. The map is two stripes. That is, 2 points high and 4 points long. You move along them using the arrow keys.

This time, I continue to create new topics from time to time. And this is just one of them. A cosmic idea. Far, far away Andromeda. Just think – how many stars are there. And these clusters are galaxies. Just think about it. The scale of the universe. Andromeda is a big thing. As big as the Milky Way. And there are a lot of galaxies like it. Each galaxy has a ton of stars. And around those stars are planets.

So take a close look at what's going on around Andromeda. Use a telescope, keep an eye out. There it is again, space. Mysterious and strange. Once again, I'm a programmer in this field. And you, as a viewer, will soon see Andromeda too. In the meantime, you can watch a sci-fi series with action from the 80s, like V. V. V is like Lian Ross's new album, V. Maybe I should ask Lian Ross something about Andromeda? It's a musical joke.

Visual version 0.3 "Third" - newest version. More 7 new intros. With this version - Space, Constellation, Forest, Leaves, Retrowave Road, Smiles are flying, Deep Jump. This is pack with visual intros. You just need to watch them! And there are control intros. Intros about different themes. Visual sequence.

Visual: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/apps/visuali/index_eng.html

Website: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/home_eng.html

itch.io Community » Creativity & Art » 2D Art · Posted in Dima Link Pixel Art theme

DimaLink3 days ago

A Beipiaosaurus makes its way through a field

A Beipiaosaurus lives in the forest and loves thickets. Bushes and grass. It's two meters long and weighs about 80 kilograms. The animal's height is about 90 centimeters. It walks on two legs. It has three toes. Just like that! It has three toes! But what toes! It also has a beak. It loves grass. It's covered entirely in protofeathers.

Now it's walking through the thickets. It's a veritable field of tall grass. The field is very long. An interesting place for it. There's no one here. It's quiet. And only the rustling of the grass can be heard. The little dinosaur makes its way further and further. And the field never ends. It's curious to know what lies beyond. Or a forest. Or a river. Or maybe a whole lake? Very rarely, but sometimes a ravine. More likely a forest or a river. A pond, a lake.

And all around is grass. Different and green. All shades of green. The dinosaur knows this grass well. It's everywhere here. And the field takes him further and further. What an interesting place. He goes on and on. And only the sound of the grass. How he moves through the grass.

From a distance, he probably looks like a reptile, a lizard. Or a chicken. Because of the abundance of feathers. And yet he keeps moving. He has good legs. He often goes on such long journeys. To see everything around him. The most important thing is to see everything! So he has to walk like this. And the field goes on and on.

Dima Link is making retro videogames, apps, a little of music, write stories, and some retro more.

WEBSITE: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/home_eng.html

itch.io Community » Creativity & Art » 2D Art · Posted in Dima Link Pixel Art theme

DimaLink4 days ago

Acrotholus – Around Green Grass

Around green grass. By a river. Or rather, a small river. With a slow current. There's a dinosaur. Its name is Acrotholus. It's small by dinosaur standards. About 2 meters long. Weighs only 40 kilograms. It's very interesting that it has this dome on its head. It's a bone. 10 centimeters thick. This is what really surprises me. It's a growth, like a helmet. It looks a bit like that from the side.

A herbivorous dinosaur. A forest dweller. So it wanders by the river on a sunny day. It likes to walk where there's lots of grass. Such a tasty thing. It's good to eat. Even in this river, grass grows. That's good for Acrotholus. Acrotholus is a dinosaur. Albeit small in size. Compared to its larger friends.

Small dinosaurs, there were many of them too. This is one of them. Here in the grass is where it belongs. In the tall grass. And what a sky today. Blue sky. And green grass. Everything is immersed in greenery. The dinosaur lives here and knows this place very well.

I came to this corner of the forest again. Where a river flows almost immediately. The river flows slowly. And it's always quiet and calm here. The little dinosaur is well-fed and happy. He has this helmet growing on his head. It's cool. He can walk on two legs. It's so fun. You can see everything. Who's wandering where. And he has a tail! Acrotholus is happy!

Dima Link is making retro videogames, apps, a little of music, write stories, and some retro more.

WEBSITE: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/home_eng.html

itch.io Community » Creativity & Art » 3D Art · Posted in Dima Link 3d theme

DimaLink8 days ago

Green Alien and Wooden Alien - Landing

Green Alien and Wooden Alien have been friends for a long time. And they travel the galaxy together. There's so much unexplored in the galaxy. And then, unexpectedly, they land on a planet. One they'd been interested in a week ago. But they'd already forgotten about it.

Everything there is blue. As if it were ice. The planet is made of ice and something else. Like stone or iron. This seemed unusual to them. Their ship accidentally dropped them on the planet. When they were about to dump their trash here, they accidentally pressed the wrong button. And the ship opened up the floor. And dumped them. And the trash remained on the floor. In the room.

It so happened that the trash can they placed against the wall accidentally pressed the reset button. And now they're falling onto this planet. Luckily, the gravity here is strange. And they seem to sink onto the planet, not fall. So they'll survive. Now we need to figure out what the planet's surface is like.

They were arguing about this just a couple of days ago. One says they're made of iron, the other of ice. They land like feathers. Or like approaching the surface in the ocean. Like snowflakes. It's funny. It even became funny. How did this happen?

First, they mixed up the ship's course. The ship was flying on the old course. And essentially, it went back a week. When they wanted to look at this planet. But then they changed their minds. And now they're back here. This time, one of them deleted the new flight schedule from the ship. And it's still there from last week.

Of course, they're still having fun. But they need to figure this all out somehow. But later. Just in case. The green alien is holding an all-weather emitter in his hand. It's also an analyzer. It collects particles and analyzes them. But it's not working well yet. That needs to be sorted out, too.

Now they need to wait for landing.

Dima Link is making retro videogames, apps, a little of music, write stories, and some retro more.

WEBSITE: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/home_eng.html

itch.io Community » Game Development » Devlogs · Posted in Kind Animals Cards Version 0d3

DimaLink9 days ago

Kind Animals Little Cards Version 0.3 "Grasshopper" - Summer and Spring, 10 plus

New little cards about animals—what could be more interesting? Each card is a small program written in Visual Basic. It contains a picture and a story about the animal. This version adds 8 new animals. There are definitely more than 10 in total, and now 15. There are 15 of them! 15 animals. 15 pictures. 15 stories.

And to help you navigate this diverse world, two programs have been created: a small list and a start icon. Both programs allow you to launch a card directly. Essentially, it's a list. And from there, you launch the card. About the animal.

The Little List first appeared in the previous version. And now the software has reached version 0.2. This version features an automatic card search. Sooner or later, that moment will come. When there are a lot of cards, it's great to have a list at hand to help you navigate them. You launch everything from there. This is the simplest, most text-based, minimalist list. The program launches and begins searching for cards using a built-in search pattern. It finds everything in the Cards folder.

And the Icon Start program has the same idea. But with pictures. A more visual style. Banners like those on the internet. And you launch everything from there. With a small preview image in the style of internet banners. Like they used to be. Previously, many such banners could be collected in one place. And it was simply beautiful. Like a collection of icons on a denim jacket.

Version 0.1 of this program is the most basic version. It shows the idea. And everything is done simply by writing paths.

And the cards themselves are the most important thing. This time we have a beaver, a rabbit or a hare, a shrew, a lark, a mole, a grasshopper, and a crane. Bright pictures. Which were drawn a long time ago. There are some about summer. And spring. You can read and think about the little animals. Who live in their own magical world. Almost the same as ours here. But a little different. Kinder and smarter. As they say.

There, the little animals are busy with their own things. Flying, resting. Pottering about in the garden. They have enough to do every day. Then spring comes there too. And the world begins to come alive. To thaw. Birds return to these familiar places. A pleasant meeting. To return home after winter.

Or the mole. He lives where it's always summer for him. There, his own world and different places. Somewhere, the grass is always tall and green. There, in an abandoned garden, lives a white-toothed shrew. Some kind of rodent. Like a mouse. Or also a mole.

And we forgot the main thing. The main thing in this version is him, the grasshopper. So green. And the grass is as green as he is. He's a musician. The grasshoppers in these parts are amazing musicians. They sing and compose. It's worth visiting their world. And listen to these musicians sing. You could say they're the summer's main singers. These are the grasshoppers.

The word "grasshopper" is the name of the version. It's already version 0.3. And this is already moving forward. More animals have arrived. More animals have appeared. And we look at their cards. We read their interesting stories. And we look at the picture. The most important part is the cards. Just pictures and stories. And all sorts of animals are there.

And the grasshopper is a fine fellow. Such a green musician. A big grasshopper. You've never seen such a summer wonder. He sits in the grass. And composes. Little by little, it becomes more and more interesting. The number of animals increases. And we get to know their world. Somewhere, there's only summer. Endless summer!

That's wonderful, really. And somewhere, like ours, there's both winter and spring. And the birds have to fly back and forth. And the grasshopper still sits in the grass and plays a musical instrument. He's a musician! And summer is all around! Lots of cards and lots of events. Lots of animals and lots of stories. 10 plus, as they say.

Kind animals little cards version 0.3 "Grasshopper" - it is newest version. 8 new little cards about good and kind animals. With little picture. And small story. 2 little programs. Grasshopper is excellent musician. Sings songs in a grass. Spring and summer here about theme. Mole, goose and another little animals.

And now, it is in development a new version. And what you see here, already, will be in a new version.

Kind animals little cards: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/apps/kindanimalslittlecards/index_eng.html

Website: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/home_eng.html

itch.io Community » Creativity & Art » 2D Art · Posted in Dima Link Pixel Art theme

DimaLink10 days ago

A moose strolls on a winter night

A moose often strolls at night. Breathing in the fresh air. The air at night is especially fresh. A moose is big. Like a horse. With antlers. You'd imagine it. That's what some little animals say. When they see a moose for the first time. Especially at night. But all the little animals here are kind. And smart. The moose says hello to them all. And invites them in for tea.

For now, there's a field. And fir trees. No one yet. There was a squirrel. A crow. I saw a hare in the distance. It was also white as snow. You could barely see it. But it didn't see the moose. And ran off somewhere toward the forest. Lots of birds, they're cheerful friends. They sit on the branches above.

For now, today is a quiet winter night. It snowed heavily all day. A lot. It was even chilly. Even for a moose. But a moose can take refuge among the fir trees. It's warmer there. The fir trees are warm and kind.

And so the moose came out into the field. He walks and watches. Waits for the moon to rise. Soon the clouds will thin out a bit, and just like yesterday, the moon will be in the sky. To illuminate. To illuminate the winter field. Probably, there are kind and cheerful little animals living there too, on the moon. Maybe birds even fly there. But the moose probably doesn't know about this.

Winter is a time for walks. And you can think about all sorts of things. Summer is busy. And winter is more boring. You can walk and wander. Such a mood. And there's snow all around. So white. Like light or water. Or the moon.

The fur is large and warm, it protects well from the cold. It's so much fun to kick the snow around with your feet. Just walking and sinking into the snow. Your feet sink into the snow. As if it were water. Or something very soft. And slightly cool.

Snow falls on the fur too. And then it disappears. And the feet keep moving forward. And they pass through the snow. Sometimes there's a lot of snow. It's like walking through a swamp. At night, under the moon. Through a white swamp of snow. You sink almost halfway. And a moose is a big one.

What an adventure. A moose is an explorer. And he goes on these hikes for days. To map the snow. For other animals. So they don't fall through.

Usually there isn't that much snow. Less than half a foot. Or even less than that. For a moose, it's nothing. The snow just scatters in all directions, and it's fun. It's so wonderful to be such a furry creature.

And look for interesting passages between the fir trees. In different directions. Where does this path lead? And where does the other one lead? In the summer, everything here gets overgrown. And these paths are covered with tall grass. And now – these are paths. Now the moose will take one of these winter paths. For a walk. And then he'll go home. From such a hike. In the house for tea and sleep!

Walking at night is so interesting. Everything is so white and dark. And all around there's nothing but snow. And fir trees somewhere in the distance. As a landmark. The moose loves to stroll like this.

Dima Link is making retro videogames, apps, a little of music, write stories, and some retro more.

WEBSITE: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/home_eng.html

itch.io Community » Creativity & Art » 2D Art · Posted in Dima Link Pixel Art theme

DimaLink11 days ago

The titmouse-singer is having fun

Winter is already here. And the holidays are coming soon. For all the little animals who don't sleep. The most important holiday of the year is New Year's. It's coming soon. The titmouse isn't sleeping. She's jumping from branch to branch. And doing her usual winter things. Visiting the squirrels. And the crows. And playing with them.

There are lots of branches. Lots of snow. And lots to do. And soon the holiday will come. The titmouse had even forgotten about this day. But the squirrels and the crow reminded her. They are best friends. Squirrels prepare nuts for New Year's—they always do that. The crow is making tea. Lots of tea.

And now the titmouse is also running through the forest and singing songs. About winter days. The titmouse will sing songs to everyone for New Year's. There's a lot of snow on the branches now. And the forest is so magical. Winter is a magical time. When many other little animals go to sleep. Then they will ask. What happened in winter. The titmouse watches the forest. And takes notes. To tell everyone later. Its interesting stories. From the winter forest.

Today is such a magical winter day. She wants to have fun. Jump from branch to branch. And sing songs. She can gallop deep into the forest. The main thing is to return to the house before dark. Jump. Have fun. Sing songs. Who sings in winter? It's the titmouse. A singer. What else is there to do in winter? Just have fun and sing songs!

That's how she makes up songs over the winter. And then it will be interesting to listen to all of them in the spring. So that other animals wake up faster. The titmouse jumps from branch to branch. And observes how much snow there is around. How differently the snow covers the branches. This is also an interesting activity. Watching the winter forest.

The titmouse is all busy and happy. She greets another winter day. And the first signs of darkness appear. It has begun to snow. So magical. And warm snow. Winter is a wonderful time for winter birds. For the titmouse too! The titmouse is a singer, and it's a joy to behold in winter! While all the others are sleeping. So as not to waste time.

Dima Link is making retro videogames, apps, a little of music, write stories, and some retro more.

WEBSITE: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/home_eng.html

itch.io Community » Creativity & Art » 3D Art · Posted in Dima Link 3d theme

DimaLink15 days ago

Ghost Disco City

A 3D scene for today. Inspired by simple 3D graphics like Interstate 76, disco music, and the Space Channel 5 game.

Today, there's a disco in Ghost Town! And the lights come on. Everything starts to glow. Cheerful disco music from the 70s plays. How long ago that was! Now the ghosts are visible to everyone. They sleep during the day. And they begin to dance slowly to the music. Speeding up their movements. Disco Night begins! And so it will be until the morning in Ghost Town.

And then you teleport in a circle of light. Right to the center. From a UFO saucer. In your hands, you have a disco cannon. It's not a weapon. It's something for creating light effects. Which attract ghosts. To make them show up. They like music. And anything that glows. Circular effects. Multicolored circles really attract ghosts. This thing helps ghosts manifest. And you point this thing at the corner of the room. And you press the circle. The circles turn colorful and stay there for a while. And ghosts come!

And in the other hand. A reverse button. You'll simply be sent back to your white UFO saucer. Celebrate New Year's 365. You decided to visit this very place today. In this luminal space. Where the ghosts live. And it's an endless disco city. Empty during the day. And filled with ghosts at night. At night, the lights come on! Disco time!

The ghosts have invited you to celebrate New Year's 365 with them. They are cheerful and very kind. And super musical. They have good taste in music. They love disco. And they never get tired of it.

A 3D scene. A fantasy like Space Channel 5. Move like a voodoo doll! To the rhythm of the voodoo machine! Just kidding! Let's disco with the ghosts! And have fun! You can always have fun with the ghosts here! It's an endless city. Empty during the day. And grey. And in the evening everything is colourful and bright.

Dima Link is making retro videogames, apps, a little of music, write stories, and some retro more.

WEBSITE: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/home_eng.html

itch.io Community » Game Development » Devlogs · Posted in Kind Animals Cards Version 0d3

DimaLink16 days ago

Icon Start– Banners with good animals

This is another third-party program for good and kind animals Cards. It's another list. A list program. With all the cards. But as images. In the form of banners. Like someone's signature on a forum online. Or banners. Such fun and cool buttons. Small in size.

In my program, I use a resolution of 100 by 30 pixels. And several rows of images. Each image is a banner, 100 by 30 pixels. And they are displayed in a row. With buttons. These are buttons in Visual Basic. They now have a white border. You click a button, and a card with a good and kind animal opens!

Only a list in images. This idea came to me while browsing the social network Tumblr. There were examples of old web design there. Which I remembered and always really like. I wanted something like this. Like banners or forum signatures. Something funny to write there. Or a link to your website. For example.

That's where the idea for the program came from. Just for fun. And it seemed like it would be really cool. And here we have the first implementation. This is version 0.1. Here, as usual, as in the Little List version 0.1, everything is programmed directly with paths. That is, all the cards and paths are already pre-programmed.

The program starts out as a visual element. So, just rectangular banners—it's beautiful. These little rectangles with something drawn inside them. Here are the cards. And here are rectangles. Another extension of the Kind Animals Cards theme.

Currently it's called Icon Start. Maybe I'll come up with another name later. And overall, I also tried banners sized 200 by 60 pixels. They're just twice as big. And it's different from my original idea. I can already picture it in my head. And there are kind of small buttons there.

So I figured I could experiment with the button shape. This could be 200 by 60. And some other size. A smaller size, compared to the original image, which is 800 by 600.

So there could be more programs like this with images. And they would need to be labeled somehow. Maybe by image format. Here it's 100 by 30. So that's 100. Okay.

That's exactly the idea. This program came directly from the web. Like banners. Pictures. There are often a lot of them located somewhere, and they look colorful and beautiful. Each one has something unique and interesting! I wanted to transfer this to the Good and Kind Animals Cards project.

This version really captures the idea of such a program. Banners. And from there you launch a card. Quite convenient. And quite beautiful too. It's more of a game-like format. With pictures.

Beautiful – yes. But I haven't had time to think it through yet. I'm just imagining the idea. Banners. Buttons. You launch the cards. And look at them. Pictures are always fun. Especially since there will only be more pictures over time.

Kind animals little cards version 0.2 "Crawl next" - it is newest version. Six little cards about good and kind animals. With little picture. And small story. Lots about mice. Duck. And chicken! Big and yellow! And lots lots about mouse! Mouse - crossing the ditch, or going to sleep!

And now, it is in development a new version. And what you see here, already, will be in a new version.

Kind animals little cards: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/apps/kindanimalslittlecards/index_eng.html

Website: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/home_eng.html

itch.io Community » Game Development » Devlogs · Posted in Kind Animals Cards Version 0d3

DimaLink17 days ago

Little List – a program for growth!

Good Animals Cards continues. There's also a program called Little List. It simply displays all the cards you have. Cards are now stored in the Cards folder. And the program scans them automatically. That is, it tries to recognize the cards.

In the previous version, all cards were simply programmed via a direct launch path. This time, the program first searches for a card. Then it's added to the list. The search is based on a pattern, by card name. If there are any, they are added.

The number of cards is also indicated. In a separate text format. You can also scan the folder at any time. By clicking the scan button. This is short for scanning. In this simple way, the program has already grown to version 0.2.

The program is simply a list of cards. From there, you can launch a card. And the card name is simply written there. In text form. A program was created to display cards. And to expand the idea of Good Animals Cards, so that there would be something more than just the cards themselves. First, something simple. And then something fun. And also practicing simple VBA code.

You don't have to use it. But you can see the existing cards in text form. And from there, launch them and view them. Read stories about kind animals. Look at the picture. The theme of Kind Animals brought together a lot of things for me. Both a desire to draw and to write stories. Specifically, about kind animals. Pictures and drawings of kind animals. From time to time, I draw them. And I really enjoy it. And then I come up with a short story about the animal I've drawn.

It's creativity. And of course, programming is a separate topic. Practicing Visual Basic. I really like this language. Moreover, I decided to maintain the Little List as a simple application. That is, add simple things to it. Each time I make some improvement to the program. It's more interesting. It's more fun.

This is already the second issue. The first version was version 0.1. The starting version. And this one is version 0.2. It's a bit more advanced than the first version.

This list is very convenient for viewing existing cards. You can also launch the cards directly from the program. There are already about 15 cards. It's convenient to view them as a list by name. The more cards are created and organized into a program, the more useful this app will be.

A new folder, "Cards," has been added to the theme structure. This separates the cards from everything else. So, as development continues, this list will prove very useful. For the future.

By that time, the program itself will have grown in version. New functionality will be added. It will become more useful. Some planning has already been done for the Good Animals Cards project. For future reference!

And now, it is in development a new version. And what you see here, already, will be in a new version.

Kind animals little cards: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/apps/kindanimalslittlecards/index_eng.html

Website: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/home_eng.html

itch.io Community » Creativity & Art » 2D Art · Posted in Dima Link Pixel Art theme

DimaLink17 days ago

A magpie on a branch

Winter is all around. And everything has turned so blue. It's been like this for a long time. A magpie in a snowy forest. And instead of a forest, there are only branches. There are no leaves. The forest looks so strange. In summer, it's completely different. But you can see everything into the distance. The magpie is looking around. Maybe there are still birds on the branches. To play. It's more fun that way. Sitting on a branch.

The forest is so white. And gray. All you can see are branches like these in all directions. It's hard to imagine that literally in spring everything grows so quickly. And in summer, it will be a completely different picture. There will be abundant greenery all around. But for now, there is snow and branches all around. A frosty winter day. A bright day. The sun is somewhere in the distance. And everything is so blue. Like the ocean. Only winter.

Here and there, you can still dig up an interesting old branch. Overgrown with moss. And still slightly green. Or dark green. There are branches like that too. It's more fun that way. There's so much snow around. You could say everything is covered in snow. In the summer, everything is covered in leaves and greenery. And in the winter, everything is white and snowy.

You can fly here and land on any branch, throwing snow down from above. It's fun. And watch who else is flying here. There aren't many here in winter. But sometimes there are plenty. It depends. You're sitting on a branch, gazing at the snow.

And then someone flies up and says hi. That's funny. It happens in winter. There are a lot of those too. And sometimes there's no one around for hours. Winter is an amazing time. Magpie, look in all directions. Then there will be snowfall. You can fly to the house.

Dima Link is making retro videogames, apps, a little of music, write stories, and some retro more.

WEBSITE: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/home_eng.html

itch.io Community » Creativity & Art » 2D Art · Posted in Dima Link Pixel Art theme

DimaLink18 days ago

The Hare and the Fir Trees

Winter is all around. And the hare lives here. In a dense forest among the fir trees. He has a little house. It's just the right place to hide from the snow and the cold. And it's always warm among the fir trees. They're fluffy and a little prickly. The hare is white. And then you run out of the dark forest. And you see such beauty. A white field. You sit and look. At this snow-white field.

It's always dark in the forest. Day or night - it doesn't matter. Everything is always the same. Winter and summer, this forest is the same. Dark green and black. It's good to sleep there. Lots of branches. Lots of foliage and conifers. It's comfortable to sleep. Or sit and think about something or dream. The hare is a dreamer. He sits and thinks about all sorts of things.

About how winter turns into summer. How after winter comes spring. And then there's autumn. The world around us changes so much. It becomes very interesting to explore everything. And to notice all these changes. Some friends go to sleep for the whole winter. You can't even play with them all.

And it gets hot. You can run out into the field, there's snow. And you can sit at the very edge of the forest. I wonder if it's day or evening. You can't always tell right away. It's a quiet time. There's no one around. You sit in the field. At the edge of the forest. And you look around. You look far, far away. But, as a rule, you don't see anything new. It's like this every day. Everything will change in the spring. There will be so many different things. But for now, everything is so monotonous and calm.

You can go visit the fox. The fox is always busy with something. Scurrying all over the field here and there. You can run and play. It won't be boring. You can write a letter to the crow. The crow will fly back and then read it. He's also a cheerful winter friend. Birds live in the forest. In a different place. There are even many of them.

Winter is such a strange and wonderful time. There are so many new things to see. All sorts of things you've never seen before. Here the hare sits and thinks about all this. But, of course, he can go and play with the other animals. That's something too!

Dima Link is making retro videogames, apps, a little of music, write stories, and some retro more.

WEBSITE: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/home_eng.html

itch.io Community » Creativity & Art » 3D Art · Posted in Dima Link 3d theme

DimaLink22 days ago

The Owl Woke Up

A 3D scene for today about my friends. An owl and a little mouse. It's like a video game. But a simple scene. Evening is falling. It's getting dark, and the world becomes so unusual and magical. The nocturnal animals wake up. Like the owl and the little mouse. They are kind and cheerful. They get up when other animals go to bed.

The owl flies to visit the bees. But they've apparently already gone to bed. We need to hurry. While the bees are still drinking tea in their hive, the little mouse is already standing below, next to the radish. And he waves to the owl.

Hello, owl! Good evening!

The owl is really so busy flying. And flying so high. That somehow she didn't notice the little mouse. And almost crashed into a tree. With the bees.

The little mouse came closer to the tree. And continues waving. A large, tasty radish is growing right here. It's already ripe. It's time for a snack. The mouse planted this radish here himself. It's growing quickly and well.

The mouse hops around and greets the owl cheerfully. The mouse has just woken up. He has a little house right here. Such a cheerful little house on the hill. Almost like a tree house. Also round. And with round windows.

The owl is already very close. It seems we managed to catch it in time. The bees aren't as big as the owl. And there are a lot of them. They're still drinking tea in their hive. They have little houses like this one on every tree. And just think! Where to look for them? It seems they're living here now.

A wonderful evening. The evening is just beginning. A rare moment. I managed to meet my daytime friends. Sometimes there's so much going on that you forget to see them. You have to see them right away—as soon as you wake up. Otherwise, they'll just go to sleep. What a calm and dark evening. So cozy. The night will definitely be just wonderful. A slight breeze blows. And silence.

Just now the owl noticed the little mouse. There he is. A friend. Already awake. Excellent! So much interesting stuff lies ahead! We can sit in a tree. On a branch. Overgrown with moss. And chat about this and that. Who dreamed what. And who will do what.

What a wonderful night lies ahead! And here's the moon, too! Shining brightly for everyone. Like a night lantern. We still need to walk further into the forest. There's a bunny, a wolf cub, a bear. Also friends.

Dima Link is making retro videogames, apps, a little of music, write stories, and some retro more.

WEBSITE: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/home_eng.html

itch.io Community » Creativity & Art » 2D Art · Posted in Dima Link Pixel Art theme

DimaLink24 days ago

The polar bear waves a hand

The polar bear waves to you. Hello. There's a lot of snow here. And it's like that here every day. This is a snowy land. It's snowing a little. Little lumps of snow are falling. It's fun to catch them in your hand. The bear does this often. And he watches as the snow melts in his hand. By the way. You can drink some water like this. Take a lot of snow in your paw. And when it grows, there will be water. You can drink some water!

Here he is, making his way to the edge of the island where he lives. It's a big island. Where every day is a winter day. To say goodbye to you. It's already evening. And it's time for you to go home. But the bear will stay here for a while. He has strong legs. And he walks through big snowdrifts. Kind polar bear. See you tomorrow! Tomorrow, we'll play some more!

The bear understands snow. Like no one else. Sometimes the snow is soft. Like fur. And sometimes it's frozen and sharp as thorns. The snow is so soft and pleasant right now. Little polar bear ran around the island all day. And watched the snow fall. Somewhere it was snowing. And somewhere else, less snow. That's how he found you. Now it's time to say goodbye. Until tomorrow!

Little polar bear is always on this island. The island is so big that he hasn't even explored it all. And he's already forgotten parts of it. Luckily, there are hills here. To make it easier to navigate. And all around is pure white snow. Although by evening, the snow takes on a darker appearance. Everything changes.

During the day, everything is white. And by evening, it's dark. And sometimes there's so much snow during the day, or overnight, that you simply don't recognize places you thought you knew. That's what Little polar bear does. He watches what it looks like now.

He doesn't forget to play while he does it. He loves to have snowball fights. Sometimes he makes snowmen out of snow. Or he can make a snow house. He makes little snow bricks. If he's wandered far away, he can build one of those little houses. And spend the night there. He already has about a dozen of these little houses along the coast. And about thirty snowmen, which he's made. They're his landmarks.

Sometimes penguins come here and help him navigate. They often come from one side, where the shore is low. And it's easy for them to jump right out of the water. The bear even wrote the word "hello" in the snow on the surface. In big letters.

This time, the bear will leisurely walk to his little house. Time to rest! It's getting dark!

Dima Link is making retro videogames, apps, a little of music, write stories, and some retro more.

WEBSITE: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/home_eng.html

itch.io Community » Creativity & Art » 2D Art · Posted in Dima Link Pixel Art theme

DimaLink25 days ago

Wonderful winter days for the fox

It's the most wintry evening. It's almost evening. And the sun is painting a beautiful sunset. Everything is so sunny. The light reflects off the snow. It's like fireworks. Joyful winter days have arrived for the fox, too.

The fox loves playing in the snow. Such pure white snow. You can bury yourself in it. Sometimes there's frost from droplets of water. And sometimes the sun's rays melt the snow too. It's very beautiful. The snow is so varied. And mostly it's white, blue, light blue. The fox can distinguish so many colors.

The fox is jumping and playing in the snow. There's a snowfield here. A place open to the winter sun. Expanse. Fun. You run everywhere here. You bury yourself in the snow. You sit there for a few seconds. And then you jump out. Snow flies in all directions. A feeling of coolness and cold. The jump. Such moments are well remembered. And the sun is in your eyes. The sun is setting. In winter, evening begins early.

Then you catch your breath. And look around. Suddenly, a friend, the bunny, will come running. But today he won't be there. And the fox will be running around here alone. And playing. Just sunbeams. And glare from the snow. And it's fun with the bunny too. He jumps quickly. And his ears are on top. White as snow. A good friend. Maybe he'll come running tomorrow. Let's play together. He lives not far from here.

You can also dig the snow with your nose. It's fluffy and feels so frosty on your nose. It's fun and makes you want to laugh. You can tumble. And run after the sun. Run along the field. As long as your strength allows. And then jump into the snow again. Right into the snowdrift. And then emerge again. As if it were a sea of snow. And the sun. Snow, sun. Refreshing! The fox's winter fun never stops! And with friends, it's even more fun.

You'll run around like that. You'll fill your stomach with snow to cool off. And you'll have a good night's sleep. The fox will run off to her nearby forest. And fall asleep in her nest. And the fox will dream of this very same field. Jumping out of the snow. Jumping into the snow. Running across the field. Rolling head over heels across the field. And just standing. To catch her breath. And looking off into the distance. Wonderful winter days for the fox.

Dima Link is making retro videogames, apps, a little of music, write stories, and some retro more.

WEBSITE: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/home_eng.html

itch.io Community » Creativity & Art » 3D Art · Posted in Dima Link 3d theme

DimaLink29 days ago

Greetings from the luminal space, where it's always a celebration!

A 3D scene for today, inspired by the luminal space and celebration. And the sky is like Windows 95. It's a world where you accidentally ended up. And someone is waving at you. A little person. Or an animal. Like an ant or a bunny, a rabbit. On two legs. You can't really understand it. He immediately ran out of his house. And started looking at you. Now he's waving at you. While you're descending on an umbrella.

You don't even understand how you ended up in this world. You were walking down the street. You turned the corner. And now you're slowly descending on an umbrella. Yes, now you have an umbrella in your hands. It's like a dollhouse. Or like toys. But these are creatures. And the sky is just like something out of a nostalgic memory of Windows 95. You were just thinking how great it would be to install Windows 95 on an old computer for New Year's.

There are lots of little houses like this. They're all colorful. I wonder who lives in them. The same funny creatures? Probably. Everything hangs in the air here. The air is a little cool. But warm. You feel a breeze. And the creature is jumping! And smiling! It's wearing a cheerful cap. It's like there's a holiday here. You think every day is a holiday here. In this luminal space. But you thought that such a thing couldn't happen. That luminal spaces don't really exist.

And now you're here and you don't know what to do next. But you're already starting to laugh! The creature is jumping and smiling!

Dima Link is making retro videogames, apps, a little of music, write stories, and some retro more.

WEBSITE: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/home_eng.html

itch.io Community » Game Development » Devlogs · Posted in Kind Animals Cards Version 0d3

DimaLink31 days ago

Kind Animals Cards – Spring and Summer for Animals

From all sides. From the right and from the left. Hello! Hello! And some smiles. These are kind animals. Here with you and me again for a second. Waving. Sitting on the grass. On such a cheerful little hill. A green little hill. There are little animals there. Look, new little animals! Let's meet them!

As many as 8 new little animals! These are little animal cards. A small program. It contains a picture and a story related to the little animal. These are little animals! And their stories. A picture! This time I've already approached the date of April 25, 2025. Symbolically. This includes pictures and stories up to this date. I draw little animals and write stories about them from time to time. Now it's inside the program! Soon, I'll probably start a new round of drawing little animals!

This cheerful eight is for this version. Beaver, goose, crane, mole, rabbit, lesser shrew, skylark, grasshopper. So many little animals! I've already created these cards. I've programmed them. And I'll tell you about them. I told you about the beaver and the goose last time.

Crane. He just arrived. Such a huge bird, he can walk on two legs. And he can also fly. Just like a dinosaur. He lives in a field. A spring field. Everything is still so yellow around him. The sun is already shining. A bright mood. A field and water. Crane. Such a cheerful picture. Drawn in spring!

Mole. And our mole is in the summer. A busy mole. Gardener. Mole. Summer resident. Mole. Here he is planting flowers. A truly green summer is all around him. Butterflies are flying. And now he's finished gardening. The garden is finished for today. And he's relaxing! It's just like being at the dacha in the summer! Everything is so green! And here it's summer in full swing!

A rabbit and a hare. Two friends in a field. Such an idyll. Kind little animals. They don't bite. They're all smart. They're all friends. Here are two friends. A rabbit and a hare. They met in a field. Everything is so bright. In light tones. And everything is so carefree here. A clearing. They're going to play. They live in different corners of the field. And here it is, summer in full swing! Here they are on the hill.

A small shrew. This is also about summer. Such an unusual creature. Like a mole or a mouse. A shrew. Here in the garden. Overgrown grass. Some old things. Somewhere here is another field. Moss. A swamp. The greenest place. With a ton of grass.

A skylark. Here we have early spring. And the lark and the sparrow are good friends. Spring is beginning. Black sticks. Branches. Everything is still so light and cool. Dew. Water. It's still cool in this spring. It might rain. And everything is still so gray. But it's already turning blue and bright. The ice is melting. It's spring after all! And there's a bird!

A grasshopper. So green. And everything around is green. Also about the juiciest summer. A grasshopper is such a large creature for the grass. Green. Warmth. Sunshine. The best time is summer! The grasshopper is doing perfectly well. Everything is so super green. And the grasshopper is a musician. He composes and plays here. It's always like this for him. He's green. And his favorite color—guess what—is also green!

8 new cards are waiting for a new version! Animals! Friends! They live in a cheerful place. In a fractal surface. It's always summer there. And they live there and do their own thing. There, too, there is spring and summer. The birds arrive again in the spring. And in the summer, everything is nice and sunny. For some, a place is always summer. And who has spring and summer? And the birds fly here and there. They like to fly. To stretch their legs.

I program the cards in the Visual Basic programming language. It's a cool thing. You can use it to place objects on a form using the mouse. And then program them. This version has a ton of new cards! It's a real record!

Kind animals little cards: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/apps/kindanimalslittlecards/index_eng.html

Website: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/home_eng.html

itch.io Community » Creativity & Art » 2D Art · Posted in Dima Link Pixel Art theme

DimaLink31 days ago (1 edit)

Shadows of the Labyrinth

Today's pixel art is based on the video game Champions of Krynn for PC (MS DOS). A golden age role-playing game. Somewhere around the 80s and early 90s. The golden age of this type of dungeon-and-dragons role-playing game. Tombs, monsters, labyrinths. Magic and battles. All this awaits you in Champions of Krynn! In the 80s style.

And this is my drawing based on Champions of Krynn (MS DOS). The enormous gates slowly open. The hall is dark. A torch sways in the wind. Dust surrounds. And cobwebs. Sand falls. The slow sound of footsteps is heard. It must be the legendary Warklyn. You've entered the wrong passage. Wandering through these tangled labyrinths. This enchanted labyrinth is difficult to navigate. And you've awakened a warrior from a bygone era, sleeping in a magical slumber. An era of legends.

Who would have known it was all true? These legends. How did you manage to miss the right turn in this labyrinth? Could the map be wrong? The gnome from the green hills claimed it was the most accurate map. Without a map, you can't navigate this labyrinth. It magically changes. And the map changes with it.

What will you choose? Fight? Talk? Run away?

Dima Link is making retro videogames, apps, a little of music, write stories, and some retro more.

WEBSITE: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/home_eng.html

itch.io Community » Creativity & Art » 2D Art · Posted in Dima Link Pixel Art theme

DimaLink32 days ago

Dark Elf - Archer and Wizard

Pixel art for today based on the video game Bard's Tale for PC (MS DOS). It's a role-playing game released in the mid-80s. There's a version with 4-color СGA graphics. It's an adventure no worse than Dungeons & Dragons. Or maybe it's even the best. I haven't played it. I don't know for sure. But there's definitely adventure, leveling up, and exciting gameplay for the time. It's probably something like the Krinn Saga.

And this is my drawing based on Bard's Tale (MS DOS). The town is quiet and peaceful. Pedestrians stroll the stone streets. And they have no idea that among them walks the legendary dark elf. An archer and a wizard. Ra-mazh. And even fewer know about the catacombs that lie literally in the neighboring forest. From the old lich king. Who lived here hundreds of years ago. A passage to the depths was found in the ruins of an old tower.

This discovery so stunned the dark elf that he literally forgot to finish his magic elixir at the tavern. He rushed to check it out himself. And it turned out to be true. Most likely, the necromancer lich himself still rests somewhere in these underground labyrinths. This should be investigated first.

But before that, he needs to think things through. And buy healing potions from the healer. Get a new weapon from the blacksmith. A dagger. Then have the sorcerer cast spells on it. You're unlikely to find anything better in these parts than the Dark Bow of skies. Plus, +1 to attack. And the spells are also quite good for fighting the undead. The dark elf specializes in exterminating the undead.

He wears a robe so no one will recognize him. And you are that dark elf. And this is his adventure. In 4-color СGA graphics. Like MS DoS! It's just a picture! And the text is like a fantasy story.

Dima Link is making retro videogames, apps, a little of music, write stories, and some retro more.

WEBSITE: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/home_eng.html

itch.io Community » Game Development » Devlogs · Created a new topic Kind Animals Cards Version 0d3

DimaLink36 days ago (1 edit)

Kind Animals Cards – Hello! Hello!

Hello! Hello! You can hear it from all sides! It's the kind animals again. Your best friends! Little friends. From a magical world, a parallel universe. Lots and lots of happy little animals in the meadow. Looking at you. With their little eyes. Everything is wonderful there! It's always summer! They have their own universe there. Where everything is always wonderful!

And this is my Visual Basic project. A wonderful software product from Microsoft. Programming for everyone. For office workers. And more to come, as they say. I really appreciate this VBA idea. I'm back to the kind animals.

These are cards. That is, a set of cards. Each card is a small program. In VBA. There's a picture and a story about the animal. A few settings. That's all. Picture + story. That's how you can describe it.

This time, a new version is in development. And now I'm creating new cards. Each card is a standard Visual Basic program. Standard, yes. Everything is the same technically, yes. It's just that I've forgotten everything since the last version. And now I need to remember how it's done. So now I'll create new cards again.

New pictures and new stories—that's what awaits the user. Beautiful pictures. Kind stories. And while I'm on the technical side, I'm remembering how it's done. I even wrote myself instructions. And I systematized my approach to the cards.

Basically, the cards are like Pokémon. Or a collectible card game. Or rather, I made everything my own. They're not Pokémon. They're my kind little animals. My friends. And there's no game there. Just a picture and a story. Stories about kind little animals. That's very important to me.

I draw and write stories about kind little animals. My creativity is so artistic. And now I've got the technology. Programming all this into programs.

For example. The honorable first card. Here's one like this. It's a beaver. It can swim. It's a slightly dark picture. The beaver is so fluffy. It's swimming somewhere. It's swimming in the river. In the reeds. It's doing its own thing there.

Animals—as you can imagine—are amazing creatures. And they're very different. Here's a beaver—it's swimming. In a river. In a stream. In a lake. In a marshy area.

Then the next card. A new one. It's about a goose. It's opposite. A very bright picture. And also a story. A white goose. Green grass. Ha ha ha! The goose is walking on the grass! A field! Sunshine! How wonderful it is here!

Now you understand what a wonderful world these kind and cheerful animals live in! There are so many animals! The new version will consist of cards like these. I'm currently creating these cards. I even have a template for the VBA. Rectangular frames. A window. Both text and an image. That's the idea behind this project.

New animals. There are more and more of them. New images, so you know what the animal looks like. And a new story. So there's something interesting to read! I really like the idea of Visual Basic. With windowed applications. Like a department office. Or just small programs. Cards—that's exactly what this project is all about. A project on VBA.

Right now, I'm creating these cards! I'm documenting everything in a Word document. So it'll be easier to create new ones later. After a break. And I continue creating them. I have lots of drawings. And they already have text. I've already published all this as a drawing and story on my blog. Now it's time to apply it to the program. Good little animals—new cards! I'm making them now!

And now, it is in development a new version. And what you see here, already, will be in a new version.

Kind animals little cards: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/apps/kindanimalslittlecards/index_eng.html

Website: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/home_eng.html

itch.io Community » Creativity & Art » 3D Art · Posted in Dima Link 3d theme

DimaLink36 days ago

The one-eyed worm is already here

A 3D scene for today based on a strange worm. In a strange place. Where is it crawling? It has one eye. And there's little here. Everything is so minimal. A minimal space within space. And nothing has formed here yet. This is the bare minimum. But the one-eyed worm has already settled here. After a few fragments of this space's cycles. It will get used to it. And it will be the first inhabitant. Then other inhabitants will come. They will all be friends!

Dima Link is making retro videogames, apps, a little of music, write stories, and some retro more.

WEBSITE: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/home_eng.html

itch.io Community » Game Development » Devlogs · Posted in Visual Version 0.4 "Fourth" - visual intros pack, sand and moon

DimaLink37 days ago

Space photos – I wish I could be there!

Space theme. Another screensaver. Simple. In Basic. Just a sequential display of photos from space. To music. Beautiful and mysterious. A series of photos from space, one after another. About ten seconds, exactly. So you can take everything in. And even get a little bored. And to music. Whisper of the stars. Free music theme.

I took the space photos under a CC0 license from stock sites. Author Pixabay. His space is beautiful. Fabulously beautiful. Fantastic and dreamy! What a kind person shared photos of the celestial expanse. The depths of space. And what's out there in the distance? Such things there. Here he has the Andromeda galaxy, Comet Lovejoy, the constellation Horsehead. And all the rest.

And thanks to AI for the music. The website stocktune.com has the theme song "Stars Whisper Quietly Now." Yes, computers can already compose decent music. Some pretty decent musical themes. This time, for a change, I didn't use retrowave. A completely different sound. It turned out interesting, too!

Now it's up to me. Programming it. It's not difficult. I did it in one day. I used an existing intro as a basis. I just practiced. I wrote a different display algorithm. That's all. More for practice. And to keep things moving. Continuing with the Visual I theme. You have to keep doing something! It's a simple and straightforward theme. For practice and continuation.

So this theme is just for continuation. Visual themes. And a little programming practice. I'm currently focusing on studying computer technology. And music. And to keep things moving, I created this intro. Honestly.

And now to the intro. It turned out quite well. You could even say it's pretty. You can dream about space, about the stars. Space is science fiction. Every engineer, as they say, dreams of going there. One day. And even if only in their dreams.

Here are the first two photos – this is the Andromeda galaxy. Meet it. Something so foggy. And distant. Lots of dots. A bit gloomy. A bit. Although mysterious and interesting. A whole ocean. Just like the computer game Ocean of Stars.

The third photo is the Andromeda galaxy. Today's wallpaper star. A side view. Already prettier. Brighter. So New Year's-like! I don't know how they celebrate New Year's in space, by the way. Just like the Milky Way. Something like that, to an amateur eye, it looks like. You could get confused and end up in the wrong place. And there they have a different year, a different New Year, and everything else entirely.

Then a photo. A comet in space. A dramatic shot. Something flying. Zipping by. And leaving such a big trail behind it. And a reddish glow in the corner of the frame. Beautiful. Makes you stare at it. Even, really, New Year's-like. A Christmas snowflake. In space. And a joyful one. Snowball. Catch it! A snowball is flying. And you catch it!

Then we have Comet Lovejoy. Another comet. I don't know where it's flying, but it's also spectacular. There's already a blue trail around the planet. Another beautiful cosmic shot. Space. You can also imagine the planet slowly rotating. Like gears in a clockwork mechanism. I remember there was a similar intro with rotation in the game Final Fantasy 7. Stripes at the bottom. And a straight vertical white light. A line.

The Horsehead constellation. Next stop. Of our space bus. That's how I imagine space. Colorful. And varied. Different shades. Different colors. One galaxy has one color scheme, another has some new one. Here, it's like dark tones. Purple, blue. Dark. A beautiful sight.

And last for today. This is a pulsar. It's basically a space image. Beautiful and bright. And there's a strong, shining pulsar somewhere. I've heard they're space beacons. For navigation. It's a very colorful image, I suppose. Everything is so colorful. Space is so beautiful! It's simply breathtaking! I wish I could go there!

Visual: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/apps/visuali/index_eng.html

Website: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/home_eng.html

itch.io Community » Creativity & Art » 2D Art · Posted in Dima Link Pixel Art theme

DimaLink38 days ago

Light from the Deep

Today's pixel art is based on the video game X-Com Terror from the Deep for PC MS-DOS. A tactical game. About aliens. This time from the depths of the ocean. And everything changes completely. Diving suits. The underwater seabed. A new visual style. And everything is so unusual! What's it like for the fish down there!

And this is my drawing based on X-Com Terror From the Deep (MS-DOS). The underwater world is full of unusual things. Other species live there. It's another planet. Only seemingly similar to Earth. Someone is building sarcophagi underwater. And putting so-called sleepers in there. They look like octopuses or squids.

They put them to sleep, so they sleep. But why? Now it's clear! These are beings of immense intellectual power. Telepaths. And travelers between the stars. And they've already decided you're a danger to them. Your underwater expedition to this planet is in jeopardy. Contact with base has been lost. The sarcophagus is open. The sleeper has awakened.

Meanwhile, the bottom hasn't yet been explored. Something very white is glowing there. The white light is coming from the bottom. As if there's a second sun there. And that, too, is unclear. This planet is much stranger. The local underwater species won't interfere in your conflict with the ancients. And they don't want to talk about the light from the depths either.

Dima Link is making retro videogames, apps, a little of music, write stories, and some retro more.

WEBSITE: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/home_eng.html

itch.io Community » Creativity & Art » 2D Art · Posted in Dima Link Pixel Art theme

DimaLink39 days ago

Bleeding – Green Rocks on Mars

Today's pixel art is based on the Ultimate Doom video game for the IBM PC MS DOS system. The famous 3D shooter. About hell and monsters in hell. Like a dark action movie. 3D synthesis on a 486Dx2 machine. Sometimes it's dynamic, sometimes it's scary. There are abandoned bases and hellish landscapes. Lots of graphics.

And this is my drawing based on Ultimate Doom (MS DOS). Mars turned out to be dangerous. And there were many monsters there. Ghosts. Demons. All emerged from sealed portals. The Martian explorers didn't even know what this planet held in its sands. The portals opened like old wounds. And the bleeding began. Monsters. Monsters everywhere!

These rocks shouldn't have been touched. Especially not exposed to radiation. But it's too late now. You go there, to the plains. To repel the monsters. Reflect the fires of hell. As much as you can. Flying away from here is unrealistic.

The plot is kind of low-budget. Category B from a VHS tape. And I've already tried to learn the engine this year. And I haven't managed it yet. I took the lessons. But I didn't have the energy for practical work on the engine. And I realized something else, for a simple 3D shooter. Even for a simple one. You have to draw a lot! I don't have that kind of energy yet! So I continue my training!

And one day that day will come. VHS, category B. Action thriller. Mysticism. Magic. Both the engine and my drawings. They will do the job!

Dima Link is making retro videogames, apps, a little of music, write stories, and some retro more.

WEBSITE: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/home_eng.html

itch.io Community » Creativity & Art » 3D Art · Posted in Dima Link 3d theme

DimaLink43 days ago

Freeforms in 3D Space

A 3D scene for today, inspired by abstraction. Something incomprehensible. Strange. And made of squares. Sort of like vaporwave. But it was just a 3D image back then. I liked images like that. As I called them at the dawn of 3D graphics. Back then, around the first Pentium.

Just strange, simple geometric shapes. And light. I've finally made progress in mastering 3D graphics. But only a little bit. It's become easier. At first, 3D graphics seemed very cumbersome. It still does. But I've started exploring different approaches.

I just remembered these strange vaporwave shapes. There are statues from ancient Greece and columns on a pink background. I really like that. And so far, I've done this. Some kind of freeforms in 3D space. I don't know what it is.

Dima Link is making retro videogames, apps, a little of music, write stories, and some retro more.

WEBSITE: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/home_eng.html

itch.io Community » Creativity & Art » 2D Art · Posted in Dima Link Pixel Art theme

DimaLink45 days ago

Солнечный диск

Пиксель арт на сегодня по мотивам видеоигры Темное Солнце для компьютерной системы Пк Мс Дос. Это таинственное приключение в древнем мире. Ролевая игра. Я не играл. И мнее сложно сказать про что там. Но выглядит как древний мир и фэнтези или мутанты что-то.

А это мой рисунок по мотивам Темное Солнце (Мс Дос). Это как мой любимый жанр экшен Рпг. Действие. Ролевая игра. Бегаешь по постные или пустошам. И мочишь много монстров. Разные фэнтези существ. Или мутантов.

Солнце выжигает в пустыне таинственные круги. Солнце так сильно жарит что почти что огонь. Это мир песков. И забытых земель. Пальмы растут время от времени. И бывают оазисы. Красивое зрелище. И самого разного цвета пески.

Тут невероятно жарко. И день очень долгий. Воды мало. И ты в магических одеждах. Или в техно костюме. С улучшениями. Тут все исследуешь. Зависит от сеттинга игры. Установок игрового мира. Просто тупо бегалка по пескам. Как вторая диабло. Только картинка! Техника или фэнтези.

Dima Link is making retro videogames, apps, a little of music, write stories, and some retro more.

WEBSITE: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/home_eng.html

itch.io Community » Creativity & Art » 2D Art · Posted in Dima Link Pixel Art theme

DimaLink46 days ago

Fortress in the Swamp

Today's pixel art is based on the PC video game Pools of Darkness (MS Dos). It's a role-playing game about adventure, knights, catacombs, magic, and wizards. Necromancers and elves dwell here. A whole ocean of gaming experience awaits you. And treasures. New amulets, a new sword, and a bow. Everything is on this disk!

And this is my drawing based on Pools of Darkness (MS Dos). There's water everywhere. Puddles. Streams. The fortress was already very close. It looks like this is a very swampy area. The elves didn't tell you about this. They simply asked you to quickly go and bring them the stolen artifact. Without it, they won't be able to hold back the onslaught of necromancers and skeletons.

Which in just a few days will turn day into night. So this is a time quest. There's a labyrinth here. And you still need to find the artifact.

Dima Link is making retro videogames, apps, a little of music, write stories, and some retro more.

WEBSITE: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/home_eng.html

itch.io Community » Creativity & Art » 3D Art · Posted in Dima Link 3d theme

DimaLink50 days ago

Fish and Millions of Years in the Ocean

Today's 3D scene is based on fish. Strange fish. Look how yummy they are. These little squares. They're delicious! The fish loves to eat them! And there's algae growing here. It's really good for the brain! The fish is smart! Swimming in the water! And having fun!

This is like a side view. It's like an arcade game. Like Rayman. A good game. Could have been an idea.

And here the fish is swimming. This is an ocean on some planet. There's an ocean there for millions of years. And its own algae. Its own fish. So strange. But they're fish too. And they're smart there. They swim. The ocean is huge. It seems to cover the entire planet. And not that deep. But the fish definitely don't know all this. They've never seen the surface. They're fish, after all! And that's okay!

Here you can swim and eat these delicious squares. They appear on their own. The fish don't know where they come from. There's nothing else here except fish and seaweed. And just sand. It's quiet. The ocean is so vast that you don't see anyone here every day. The fish swim by themselves! For millions of years!

Dima Link is making retro videogames, apps, a little of music, write stories, and some retro more.

WEBSITE: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/home_eng.html

itch.io Community » Game Development » Devlogs · Posted in Visual Version 0.4 "Fourth" - visual intros pack, sand and moon

DimaLink50 days ago

Visual I version 0.3 “Third” – space, smiles and control

And, this is a release of third version for pack Visual I. This is a pack with programs. Written with programming language Qb64. And, there, it is something pre programmed intro. About most different themes. This is actually - like programs. Small and simple. With Visual. Visual part, there is in every program. And that’s all. With the music. Graphics + music. Pictures + music. Art, art for programming like programmer my kind. So, this is what it is Visual I. Or simply Visual.

This time, release is big. Extensive, I can say. With several themes. These are 7 intros, with total. And different themes. This is as a tradition - space. This is new theme – virtual reality. Retrowave. Intro, is speaking the truth, is very simple. But, more or less, it is a new theme. This is theme about forest and countryside. Forest and leaves. Several intros. And new. Control intros. Controllable intros.

This is new theme. These are two intros. They have a name type – control intro. This means, that you can change something. To control the intro. For example, with arrows to change slides. So, this means to make control the intro.

First such intro. About smiles. Smiles at the background. You control there with arrows. Number of smiles at the screen. And color of background. 15 colors for background. Those typical colors from MS DOS. This is, I need to point, feature this. So, this way, since third release – there are going control intros. It was a long time ago, an idea about controllable intros. And, only, now – it has an implementation.

And visual has a progress, with a control intros. And, there are nothing hard there. Even more, with every intro, it is attached file “Control.txt”. And, with this file – there are simple two sentences about what and how you can control. To change. There are two of such intros here.

And about all the others – these are 5 more casual intros. And there – only key escape – this is exit or close window. And, mainly, these are most casual intros. As a simple intros. Pre programmed animations.

Space – it is so big, so again, theme of space. At last, about space, there is intro with name space. So there, it is space at the background. There are flying space ships. Random way. Such a mysterious space. And constellation. One more intro. There, it is with Ufo sausages and another move format. Circle. And pair of effects.

Theme about forest and countryside. So, it is just ended summer season. It is, already, autumn. And it reminds about summer. Intro forest, leaves. With first intro, it is theme of forest. So, there, we are something like, are walking in the golden forest. Green forest. Trees. And golden sunny light, beautiful. Little pictures are moving left and right, they are like do simulation for movement in a forest. And later - it is an intro about leaves. Leaves are something like are swimming in a water. After the rain. More dark calm background. Rain, leaves. And you are watch it with a calm way.

New theme – but, I want this for a long time – this is retrowave, future, virtual reality, 80s. Typical picture with the road in virtual sunset or sunrise. And, you are, something like, moving by the road. With the retrowave music. Retro sci fi, future. Virtuality. I, for myself, spent a lot of time with a computer. And theme virtuality – it has a big value for me.

And two control animations. About how they work – I have, already, write. With the example, one of them. Smiles are flying. Smiles, such a funny faces as they are taken from internet. For a mood. With music they fly. This is first control animation. That’s why, I pay more attention to this one. So, here, with random way - up, down, left, right. Smiles are moving. Yellow circles.

And you can control with arrows. Amount of smiles at the screen is from 1 to 16. And with color from pallet with 15 colors. Except yellow. Simply, because of smiles are yellow by themselves. To not mix up smiles and background.

And one more – Deep Jump. This is science fiction. So, there, it is like television camera. Such a retro from 90s. And sci fi gates are shown. As Star Gate. Retro science fiction. As a TV series from 90s. My work in blender is here. 20 images. You with arrows are changing them. As a frames, one after another. And change duration of frame.

So, this way, a release, for this time.

It is now in development new version Visual pack. This intro will be included in a new version.

Visual: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/apps/visuali/index_eng.html

Website: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/home_eng.html

itch.io Community » Creativity & Art » 2D Art · Posted in Dima Link Pixel Art theme

DimaLink52 days ago

An intern archaeologist – at the center of a magic circle

Pixel art for today based on the video game Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis for the computer system MS-DOS. The most famous archaeologist in the world. Indy. Perhaps only Lara Croft tomb raider could be more popular. This time, he went in search of the lost city. Atlantis. Amazing. It's almost impossible. But he succeeded! And this is his adventure!

And this is my drawing based on Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (MS-DOS). Archaeologist. Nameless. Accidentally fell into some ruins. Intern. Actually, this is an intern, not even an archaeologist yet. And now he doesn't understand how he ended up here. And something mystical is already happening around him. Some lights are burning. These are symbols. From a legend.

Which the intern didn't even read. He just skimmed every word. And he doesn't know exactly what this omen means. And he's at the center of a magic ritual circle. He's now at the center of a spell. What to do? Run or stand still? What if no one notices? The choice is yours!

A point-and-click adventure.

Dima Link is making retro videogames, apps, a little of music, write stories, and some retro more.

WEBSITE: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/home_eng.html

itch.io Community » Creativity & Art » 2D Art · Posted in Dima Link Pixel Art theme

DimaLink53 days ago

Underwater Toads – Aliens have taken over the ocean

Today's pixel art is based on the video game X-Com Enemy Unknown for IBM PC MS DoS. It's a well-known game about aliens. It has a mysterious, even sometimes frightening atmosphere. And indeed. When you first land there, you never know where the enemy is. And this is a tactical role-playing game. And you have to be careful with every move. There are aliens everywhere. But they're all hidden. Be careful! They can seize the initiative and make their move from the shadows!

And this is my drawing based on X-Com Enemy Unknown (MS DoS). You're on a team of underwater toads. You have gray diving suits. And you're exploring the seabed. The Kthudhians are here. Underwater swimming monsters like octopuses and squids. But they're actually aliens. They've been living underwater for a long time. It's just that no one knew about it yet. Your squad is an underwater expedition. They've been exposed.

You've just been attacked by their tentacles and underwater ray beams. Yes, they have some kind of underwater lasers. Your huge submarine has crashed. And the entire crew is urgently landing right on the bottom. The underwater toads are beginning their first mission!

Dima Link is making retro videogames, apps, a little of music, write stories, and some retro more.

WEBSITE: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/home_eng.html

itch.io Community » Creativity & Art » 3D Art · Posted in Dima Link 3d theme

DimaLink57 days ago

Endless good little world for a snail

Three dimensional scene for today based on snail. Such a creature that can crawl. With its own magical world. You can crawl whatever you want. Day only begins! You have just awaken and start to crawl! To someplace, that your eyes can see! And sky – so blue. And full of magic.

There is water in them. Maybe it will be little of raining. For a plants it is very useful. You can crawl to the shallow river. Or along those endless hills, crawl and crawl. These are endless spaces. For a creature type snail.

Grass is so colorful and enjoy the eyes. And all around is so funny. Funny good and kind little animal. Which can crawl. Type slug, or snail. Or like a worm. And whole world for this creature. To crawl. To eat delicious grass. And to enjoy the little sun!

Endless good little world!

Dima Link is making retro videogames, apps, a little of music, write stories, and some retro more.

WEBSITE: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/home_eng.html

itch.io Community » Creativity & Art » 2D Art · Posted in Dima Link Pixel Art theme

DimaLink59 days ago

Dungeon of master of fire

Pixel art for today based on videogame Ultima VI for computer system IBM PC MS DOS. Role playing game, isometric kind. Huge world for explore. And mystics and fantasy. One more gem from age of MS DOS, not worse than a Dungeons and Dragons or Might and Magic!

And this is my drawing based on Ultima 6 (MS DOS). Inn the end of the dungeon. Hours. Lots of hours are spent in dungeon. Huge amount of experience. And so, finally, infernal hall. From one side it is graveyard of died heroes. And a row of mirrors. A little far, it will be infernal master. So next, it is boss of this dungeon.

Red hall. Last step before labyrinth will end. And this is most dangerous step in the whole labyrinth. 13 floor down. And so final hall. Guardian of the hall are defeated. Elements of fire highest level.

Dima Link is making retro videogames, apps, a little of music, write stories, and some retro more.

WEBSITE: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/home_eng.html

itch.io Community » Creativity & Art » 2D Art · Posted in Dima Link Pixel Art theme

DimaLink60 days ago

After the rain

Pixel art for today based on videogame Gabriel Knights sins of the fathers for computer system IBM PC MS DOS. Quest about mystical theme. Maybe, it is even Interview with vampire amongst the quests. Somewhere near it is Phantasmagoria. But there, it is video graphics.

And this is my drawing based on Gabriel Knight (MS DOS). After the rain. Stone pavement. Sky just drop all the water. It was a cold rain. And you was caught under the rain. You forget to take an umbrella. It is all around excellent park. There are lots of greenery. Birds are singing. Again after the rain.

With a thoughtfully look you have seen a big white building. It is like a fairytale castle. So this place is after the park. There, a little far, there is a bench. To sit. And to think about everything.

Dima Link is making retro videogames, apps, a little of music, write stories, and some retro more.

WEBSITE: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/home_eng.html

itch.io Community » Creativity & Art » 3D Art · Posted in Dima Link 3d theme

DimaLink64 days ago

From shadows

Three dimensional scene for today based on Babylon 5. Sci fi tv series about space. It is very high quality. And there they were- mysterious shadows. Appearance of shadows always make everyone to fear. For every race inn galaxy. Shadows were mysterious. Their ships were very dangerous. They are ahead of others. I think everyone, were interested in who are these shadows?

And this is my scene based on Babylon 5. This is like Galaga or Galaxian of simple way of space simulation shooter. 8 bit only with simple 3d. So ships of – from shadows – are turning around. So slowly. And they confidence do turn around. Now they turn on their green lasers. And next purple lasers.

You are with your space ship, are trying to avoid, left the laser line. And go far, in depth. And also, you start your own lasers. Your lasers are much more weaker. And this is dangerous! From shadows are always very dangerous! And there are here – two of their ships.

Dima Link is making retro videogames, apps, a little of music, write stories, and some retro more.

WEBSITE: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/home_eng.html

itch.io Community » Game Development » Devlogs · Posted in Visual Version 0.4 "Fourth" - visual intros pack, sand and moon

DimaLink64 days ago (1 edit)

Deep jump - second and controllable

This is, simply, an intro. Made with series of pictures. It is written with Qb64. For Visual. Different intros about different themes. This time – it is science fiction. Some tribute to tv series Star Gate SG1. But, my own way.

Images by themselves - I made by myself with program Blender. I am learning three dimensional graphics. With a simple way. And, so, these are first results. Simple. Made art. Images. Renderer. About science fiction theme. Some kind of a portal. Some kind of a room. Textures. Everything is looks rather interesting. 20 images.

So, for this time – it is serious theme. Science fiction. And this is, also, controllable intro too. So, this means, that user can do something here. This is one more control animation. Controllable intro. Second control intro. First – it was about smiles, that are flying at the background.

Using arrows up and down you can change duration of the frame. From 3 to 10 seconds. At first, every frame has a duration about whole 5 seconds. And, you can change with arrows this. And, also, pictures, there are 20 items here. I do it by myself. And, with arrows left and right – you change frame itself. Yes, frames are changing automatically with order. It goes time. And, frame becomes next one. And, later – it starts from the beginning.

Also, with arrows you can move current frame to the forward or backward. This is comfortable! You see the image. And move to some another frame. There are whole 20 of them here!

And, by the way, for the stylization, all of these looks like a movie from 90s from vhs cassette. Like action movie or better – science fiction movie. With such funny green letters at the left top – all of these it is written. Information. It shows for some time – and next disappear, with the idea not to interrupt from the watching image.

And this is not everything. This is like television camera. From 90s. It is like we watch some hall with portal using this television camera. Keys 1,2,3 you can see information, which you want. Key 1 indicates at the screen – current file. This is number of frame. 20 files. What is it a number for a frame now. Key 2 – shows information about time. Duration of frame. And key 3 – shows all the information. And current frame and duration of the frame.

And, by the way, this is one more control animation sequence. It is a new thing, already, by itself! Technical new thing! Visual more, and it is, also, can be controllable! There are not a lot of these. And, I made these images by myself with program Blender. I am 3D artist. Well, almost. Yes, it is simple visual. Just like this is art from beginning of 90s or end of 80s. When 3d was something very hard working thing. I think so.

And, this is science fiction. Some this moment. Reference to sci fi action movie – Star Gate SG1. Which I was watching some time ago after Star Trek Next Generations. I remember a lot this tv series. And so, this is a reference to it. This art. Which I made by myself, also, a long time ago. And, now, I continue and expanse this theme. And, this is, already, program. So, I use my art in a program. And, expanse these theme. In original work, there were two or 4 images. And, here - there are complete twenty!

And, I think for a long time about to use inside my programs everything that I do. Draw, for example. So, one of those drawing is, already, in the program. So, there are lots of personal achievements here!

And, this is a science fiction theme. Fantastic. Space. Maybe, surreal. Something like Star Gate. Portal with the form of a circle. To another worlds. Or somewhere even more far. Maybe, even a fantasy - why not? Some kind of a hall. Such a rectangle form. And there is no reference to future or fantasy. Technology or magic. But, well, original art has a title - Deep Jump. So, this way, I give a title to this intro! So, I refresh my memories about Deep Jump! And, we are watching the portal. With a form of a television camera. Such kind of retro animation.

Visual version 0.2 "Second" - newest version. 4 more intros. About theme sand and moon. This time it is about space and desert. Dune, Dune Flight, Moon, Moon Flight. This is pack with visual intros. You just need to watch them! Intros about different themes. Visual sequence.

It is now in development new version Visual pack. This intro will be included in a new version.

Visual: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/apps/visuali/index_eng.html

Website: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/home_eng.html

itch.io Community » Creativity & Art » 2D Art · Posted in Dima Link Pixel Art theme

DimaLink66 days ago

Pirate hat and little monkey – where is monkey?

Pixel art for today based on videogame Secret of Monkey Island. CGA graphics. For computer system IBM PC MS DOS. Adventures about pirates. Ships. And mysteries. Sea. Moon. So young man is standing near the water. And watch in a far. Maybe, he dreams about his own ship! So everyone here is about this!

And this is my drawing based on Secret of Monkey Island (MS DOS CGA). It is stands night. And moon is gives a good light for a water. Night. And anyway you can see something. Water line. Calm and silence. Wind is cold, it goes from a sea.

Looks like, it has passed lots of time. And actually only two minutes. Whole eternity. Little monkey need to bring keys from a circus. So it has there a pirate hat. I see it at performance last week. And later circus will go some another place. And I will be without pirate hat.

Something like quest type Pint and Click.

Dima Link is making retro videogames, apps, a little of music, write stories, and some retro more.

WEBSITE: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/home_eng.html

itch.io Community » Creativity & Art » 2D Art · Posted in Dima Link Pixel Art theme

DimaLink67 days ago

Green crystal from the bottom of magic pond

Pixel art for today based on videogame Legend of Kyrandia for computer system IBM PC MS DOS. Quest from Sierra. Beautiful and pixelated. Fantasy quest. Big point for genre quests point and click. So move with mouse. Doing something. And solving puzzles. Gradually diving into atmosphere of fairytale and fantasy. Fantasy world with green grass and blue water is waiting. You only need to go through install program process. Fantasy and little of computer sorcery!

And this is my drawing based on Legend of Kyrandia (MS DOS). You are go to the magic pond. Water is so blue. And such a big and beautiful color. All around - it is green grass. Lawn. With butterflies and birds. And they are here having a great fun.

You do not know about what depth of this pond, in its center. It can be a funnel. Into another world. Merlin gives a warning about this. But, this or that, you need someway, magical way, to get from most center – magic crystal. It is sometimes shines a light in the night. With bright green lighting.

You have nothing with yourself. Maybe it is good to take a stick and try what is at the bottom here. Or to search for something else. More useful. Maybe in a house with legs, at the owls place, to ask. But it is to wait for owl only in the night. Owl will left from little house in the night. And start to fly. You need to be in time. And ahead – it is a full hot day.

Dima Link is making retro videogames, apps, a little of music, write stories, and some retro more.

WEBSITE: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/home_eng.html