Spellika - new fantasy world

Pixel art for today based on videogame Wizardry VI: Bane of the Cosmic Forge for system MS DOS. It is role playing game. So, it is pretty advanced about role playing game. You need to explore dungeons. And gain new skills for characters. And you have lots of characters. I take for my picture CGA version.

And this is my drawing. About the same theme. It is a clone, you can say. But only a picture. So, I have a dream for a long time to draw something like this. And I think for a long time, that I cannot to do things like this. But this day has come. Today I get understanding. About a thing, that I can do something similar. And I am very happy.

And this is just a drawing. Programming – it is standalone task. And it is much harder than, drawing.

Here we have CGA colors, and it is few colors in total. And it can be also a game about dungeons and spells. Different swords and armor. So, as it should be in a party role playing game. I am a big fan of Might and Magic for myself. And I had a dream to play Wizardry too. But it is more hardcore game. So, I don’t play it year. 

Pogost

Pixel art for today based on videogame Catacombs Abyss for MS DOS. It is action game about dungeons. You search keys. And lots of monsters. You are walking the dungeons, graveyards and destroying monsters.

And this is my drawing about the same theme. I dream for a long time to draw this way. And even almost can say that it is almost success. Even more, I dream about to make my own game this style. But it is a drawing only today. And colors are retro.

You are walking in a hood. In a dungeon. And from the hand you are doing a cast of spells. Fire ball, for example. So, this way, you fight with monsters. Collects elixirs and keys. It is darkness around. And lots of monsters. And you are walking by a simple labyrinth. And search for the exit from the level. 

Gladiator of supernatural – tower with competitions

Pixel art for today based on videogame China Warrior for system Turbo GrafX. Action based on different kung fu. Game released in 1989. Hero looks like Bruce Lee or Jackie Chan. This is one of the first games for this system.

And here we have a drawing made my me. So, I need to say, today it is Friday. Lest start Friday! And this means that in the evening – you can go to see your fav vhs records. Play videogames! Play videogames like kung fu. So, I watched a movie. About Bruce Lee. It was a tower. And actor walks different levels of tower. And fight with different opponents. They are very charismatic. It was such a movie. Also, it was a funny 8 bit fighting game-  Kung Fu. I like to play on NES in this game in old times.

And here you can walk the grass. After the volcano. After – water. After – forest. Swamp. Road. So, I see it as action game. But with different backgrounds. Each level – its unique theme. It is cool to make a different animations for move and hit. It is main feature. With a sounds like 80s action.

And game has a cool feature – it is a very big sprites for characters. It is interesting and attractive. And I select this game for drawing a long time ago. Some mystical monks are attacking. And main hero – action movie hero. Even gladiator, for example. Like some deadly fight. Mortal Kombat. Some supernatural force from other world is presence here.

And maybe- to make like in a movie. Tower. And you are walking every level of the tower. To fight next enemy. It is like beat em up and fighting. So, here we have two ideas. And it is a theme. Tower. And every floor has its own style. And its own defenders, and main enemy. First you are walking the floor and fight with defenders. And than – with the boss of the level. Half fighting – half action. Half fighting game. Such half fighting it was in a videogame Batman Forever for MS DOS, SEGA, Super Nintendo.

So, have a cool week end! Today is new retro Friday!

Robo danger – robots are everywhere!

Pixel art for today based on videogame Cobra for MS DOS. As you can see it is CGA style game and maybe it is action game. Different elements of interface it has at the game screen, so maybe it is something more complex about gameplay.

And this is my drawing same style. So, I think, id like to make something like walking the labyrinth style out of this. In a turn based mode. It is generated labyrinth. Random. And you are walking the labyrinth and collect data. And restore health. And search for new weapons. Game has a simple visual style. Few colors. So, it is a simple idea for a retro title. Story is about a future. So, robots attack the base. And you defend from them and search the data.

Data – it is keyword Z, and little higher – it is health. At the right at the big picture - it is a hero and his gun. At the left – ammo. And there is also at the left top – a windows screen with some information. For example, it is a concept.

So, I have a thought, that simple games – are easy to program. Simple – games with few possibilities about a logic. So, a turn based. 4 steps. Forward, back, left and right. Take object, and fire. It is all. Enemies moving random, like forward- back. Without special idea. And by random placed weapons and data, health. So, it is main to keep low possibilities, and not to make it complex.  

Geese in the sky

Pixel art for today based on videogame Shuang Ying for game console Nes. This game also has another title – Twin Eagle. It is 2d flying action. I am also a fan of this kind of games. But I have never played in certain this game.

And this is my pixel art based on this theme. Take attention to bright colors. It is a bright everything. Colors of the sky. It is kind and peace. You are playing for some kind animal. For example, as flying geese. Geese is flying bird. And it is peaceful bird. So common and go to fly! Fly, Fly! And everybody is taking fun in such kind pseudo 8 bit style game. But it is only a drawing.

Geese is playing in competition with other birds. To fly for the island. And he needs to overtake some levels. Ocean, different sky. You will see flying to you quails. And also, there are other opponents. You are shooting at them with something like paintball weapon. Small circles with no harm at all. This means opponents leave the game. And you need to avoid opponent’s shooting. And everything can go for 8 bit funny music.

Black Sector

Pixel art for today based on videogame Solar Winds Galaxy for system Ms Dos. It is a game about to explore a space. It should be between action and rpg genre.

And this is my pixel art. About this theme. I invite you to see a dark corners of space. In style of 70s and 80s about space tv series – Star Trek. In Farscape and Babylon 5 from 90s.  Space with its own mystery and puzzles. Techno dark fantasy. Empty and black space hides lots of puzzles. Dangerous and technological. Here you can find alien wandering ships of explorers. You will meet alien species. As friendly as aggressive at the beginning.

Space – it is, at first about a big distance. Distance  - that it is very hard to get into the mind. And energy is very valuable thing. Different kind of energy. Using energy, you can perform actions.

Explore different planets. Make a quest. And it can be like this. Right now, in terms of painting! 

Star Tau

Pixel art for today based on videogame Space Miner for MS DOS. Some space shooter. With typical case. But, I am, sure, it is very interesting videogame! MS DOS – power!

And this is my drawing based on this. I am cycled at Galaga, Galaxian and so on. So this is one more picture clone of same kind of theme. Bright graphics. Space shooter. Space. Something that it is bright and kind. Space and MS DOS and 8 bit.

Terra of islands

Pixel art for today based on videogame Neutopia 2 for system TurboGrafX16. It is role playing game. Action and RPG. Style of 80s-beginning 90s. Something like this was in YS. Also, a popular videogame. I also like something like this for system MSX. YS it has.

And this is my drawing about the same theme. All this kind of games – are games  adventure. And I draw even with retro theme. Style of Nes 8 bit or MSX2, or processor 386-486. Bright green grass, mountains, dungeons. Castles, location are between different dimensions. It can be different. It is about what fantasy can tell you.

 In my imaginary game, adventure starts with island. You are fisherman, and in some time all fish gone away. And you are go to ask what is going on. More you go more you get – you get that it is a portals from another dimension. And there are monsters on the island. Three were no such things before. All of these - are deals of evil mage from faraway island. So, this is beginning of your adventure. And dungeons awaits you, of course. Run through different location.

Take attention to the top. Two weapons you can take. It is fun. So, this is a retro drawing! And all the game – it is a pack of islands. At this magic land – everything consists of islands. They are connected with connecting ways. Also, underground. Or you need to cross a sea. All planet - it is islands. Each island – its own theme.

Space funny animals

Hello! It is a new week! It is space funny animals! They are happy and fly in space. Funny animals speak – hello!

This is pixel art. Maybe it looks like wallpaper. About idea for videogame. Videogame in style of kind and not aggressive game. You don’t need to shoot anyone. But how to play – I don’t know yet!

Avaks – magical world

Pixel art for today based on videogame Ultima VII for game system Super Nintendo. So, I can go crazy! Super Nintendo has this role playing game also! It is a big game. Explore in a fantasy world and isometric role playing game – so it is like this.

And this is my drawing same style. I invite you to world of this picture. It can be a fantasy role playing game. About events that take place in the island. It is a medieval and magic.

So, there is a water flow around the castle. So, gates are going up and you are walking into the open world of the island. A big adventure lays ahead. So locals have problems with a big stone that fall from the sky. Into the forest. So, you need to go to the forest. And learn fallen stone. So, evil has come with this stone, right ahead from the stars.

Because of falling rock, black stone - as citizens call it. Gremlins activates. They start to attack locals in the forests. And fields. Often to run into the villages.

Troglodytes – reptile kind creatures with poor eyes. They also went out from their swamp lands. Humans always never walk there. And trogls are like awakened. And they are often to go to roads to the swamps.

So, you are going beyond your castle walls to get what is going on. In underground part of your castle rats are eaten the earth and make a tunnels. And you are frightened. So, you already see a different adventurer. Every with its own motivation. Someone wants to become famous, Someone want to do something good, someone wants to be rich, and someone is dreaming about his own castle. So, they are very interested in what is going on.

Adventure must be big! So, one searcher of adventures told you before the camp fire this evening, that he saw cyclops near the caves. So, someone frights the sheep at the fields. And he has its own castle there. And he starts to looks what is going on. So, no big interesting, but he need to do that. And he detects a cave, that he never knew before. And he saw big three meters high monster with one eye. Cyclops. Cyclops were thrown a stones. He watched them.

But they detected him, and one greenskined, which he never sees before, start to run for him. It was a high ork or ogre. They were in a caves. So, fight with him was not an option, you know. And better run. And today, he thinks about what to do next.

And what is your plans, searcher of adventures? 

Starfall and stones

Pixel art for today based on videogame Columns for game console Sega Master System. It is arcade and logic. Like Tetris.

And this is my drawing about the same theme. Also, such cubes. Colored. And you need to collect them in a color lines. It gives a scores. And also, you can see a bigger game field here. And at the top right – you can all the thing that will go next. Also, here it can go not only one thing, and several things can go for a step. Several things can fall down. At the bottom at the left and right – you can see a next step.

At the right – level, scores, and collected blocks. Languages are different so I don’t write it with words. Russian, English. It is a sketch, anyway. I trained cubes.

And such a trick. Starfall. Look at the bottom of the screen. There are some yellow stars. They are appearing. And when they fill the screen it will be a starfall. They will smash everything its color. And add your score. So, arcade thing! To have more difference with Tetris.

And now it is my drawing! I want to do all this games from pictures! And also, Dima has excel table with ideas – there are lots of everything!

Planet of flowers with mind

Pixel art for today based on videogame Space Quest 2 for system MS DOS. It is a space adventure. Game is in genre quest.

And this is my drawing about the same theme. Also, it is a quest. Also, about space adventure. You are landed in terms of explore on a planet. And you have discovered, that it is a planet of flowers with mind and its own civilization. Evolution at this planet goes another way. And flowers can speak, can think and move. And this magnificent discover turns you to stay at this planet more time. And to learn more.

Take in to account. Feature of Dima – context menu. So, in Space Quest 2 there is menu at the top, it a white line. And I - have idea to click on a person and menu ins drawing under the person. And there are actions to perform . Walk, look. So, because of different languages, I don’t write these.

 Planet is look like a forest. With flowers. But some flowers – are special.  They are big, and has a mind. They have their own civilization here. I am also to remember a soviet cartoon movie. Mystery of a third planet. It is also interesting sci fi. Not evil. But interesting. Explore of a space. It was interesting to watch it. It was also Alice there. Like Alice from wonderland. But in space.

Speaking flowers are very surprised with your appearance. They don’t understand how it can be a creature like you, where have you come from. Flowers are walking and spreading the seeds. After that, are growing flowers with mind or casual. So, it is works like this on this phantasy planet.

This planet under the light of a sunnies. They are special creatures - sunnies. They fly all over the planet and gives alight. So strange and interesting planet. It is adventure ahead! And this is a training picture.

Submarine explorer

Pixel art for today based in videogame Cosmo Fighter 2 for ColecoVision. It is a space shooter from 80s. Even before 8 bit age. So, it is pretty simple made.

And this is my drawing about the same theme. But in my case, everything is underwater. I move space to underwater. You are diving in a small submarine. And watched from top to down what is going on. So, you are watching peaks of sand. And more -it is more depth. But you don’t go deeper. And keep this depth.

So, it is a shooter, than you have a torpedoes. They have their own speed. And around every engine – white bubbles.

Funny n cool aliens

Pixel art for today based on videogame Galaxian for ColecoVision. It is one screen shooter about space. Space ship moves left and right and shoot lines of enemies.

And this is my drawing about the same theme. It is also a space arcade. In retro style. Everything is bright. And cool and funny. So, enemy ships are making a lines for shoot at you. So, there are another ship behind them. They are more powerful. And next- it is a cool thing. It is a part like arkanoid. You need to smash bricks. Like walls of bricks. They have colors. For smashed one colored brick you gain more scores. And, also, there are numbers. 1,2,3 they rise your score. And, also, there is a bonus square. And, also, some red lighting are flying. It is space events. Avoid them. Funny and cool aliens. It is up to this.

Retro simulation

Pixel art for today based on videogame Infiltrator for system NES. It is pseudo 3d shooter. It is a simulator of sci fi tank or something flying.

And this is my drawing about the same theme. It is at first – a retro. Simulation of some mechanism. I can suggest several themes. It is a simulation for nascar. With schematic graphics. Nascar with shooting. Simulation of tank or plane of world war 2 era. Well, lots of ideas about what it can be., According to schematic graphics.

It is a cool thing about this graphics. It is that it is easy to make all the picture in your head, using imagination. So, I don’t know now, is it possible to make this in Qbasic or Pascal. So, let’s take, that this languages has a moment about framerate. It is impossible to update screen too many times. It will be a flashing screen. But if more close to turn based way. Then it should be possible. So, this idea is a long time in my head.

But it can be also without Basic or Pascal of course. C++, for example.

Simulation of Nascar with low refreshing screen. Maybe. With shooting,  and to raise dynamic. Simulation of tank. Taking into account, for example, a big territory, field, for example. Maybe it can be a slow game. Simulation of plane world war 2. So also, is a slow thing. Sky, earth. And rare of enemies. Sometimes, you even never see them. Or not.

So, it was along time ago idea to make it retro!

Animals

Pixel art got today based on pictures of animals. It is owl, mole, rabbit, chicken, frog, duckling, bird, snail, two insects. And for the first time without videogames. Theme – just animals, insects. So, I had interest for a long time. So, it is not a sprites with a copy style from some game. And it is just pictures of animals. But, of course, they can be send into a videogame.

I want a kind game about these. About animals in the forest. So, I have such ideas. And I get the attention, that lots of games are about shooting. And action all the time. So, it is hard for me to give ideas about game process for a kind game. I think, something about relax, and simple game process.

Space cycles

Pixel art for today based on videogame Silphead for system MS DOS. It is space arcade. My variation is with EGA style of graphics. For MS DOS game released in 1989.

And this is my picture the same style. Also space shooter. And I have made it with few colors. For interest. And for making some serious atmosphere and space darkness. And I have watched movies from 70s Battlestar Galactica and tv series from 70s with the same title – start to watch. And I like a lot how it is made a space and spaceships in this movie.

Space robots cycles explore galaxy for a long time. Cycles they are called because of they never stop their plans. They can do a tactical move forward or backward. It is programmed by someone robots. They are good for some elements of self mind and self progress. Their aim to explore new worlds. At least everybody thinks like that. Nobody knows for sure.

By the idea, they can be some explore mechanisms at the beginning, with some weapons and algorithms for self-defense. But they gone through evolution. Their values is techno evolution, techno progress. Their machine language is not fully understanding.

And they to continue to scan sector by sector of space. They keep their bases, points of presence on a planets. Repair factories and base with building a new robots. Looks like it is all the idea. But now, they have learned to keep their space. And explore new, making them belong to robots. Calculation process in all the power.

But it is luck that their ships are all over the sector with a big distance between each other. All over star`s sky. And it is enough to not to give them a chance to build a base on a planet. And than it is not their land. So it is all the idea. 

Bulb – sunglasses and vinyl

Pixel art for today based on videogame Bomb Jack Sg 1000. For system Sega Master System. It is funny arcade. In style of 8 bit like Bubble Bobble, Bomberman.

And this is my drawing the same theme. I suggest my own realization. This is Egypt, look at it. Sphinx with sunglasses. And you are walking and collecting sunglasses, to be saved from hot weather. And you are collector of vinyl records. And you collect them too! And with you there is owl, and he playing same game too. Owl also wants sunglasses and vinyl records. And you are collecting – who is faster.

Every level is double sided. Just like a vinyl record. Level has side A and side B. It is just two stages for one level.

Every level has its own theme. It will be a level with green grass. And village house. Pond, lake, it 100 percent. And desert theme for fun will be. Camels at the background. And pyramids.

You are walking bulb. And it will be sometimes enemies - zombies. At night! Side A -it is day. Side B -it is night! Night of a living dead! AAAAAAAA! And it is mainly a kind game!

And it is also a game for collecting items. Arcade. Style of 8 bit games like BombJack, Bomberman, Bobble Bubble for MSX, Dendy 8 bit, MS DOS of late 80s-beginning 90s.

It is beginning of spring! It is a good time to play and have fun!

Electro fly

Pixel art for today based on videogame Final Soldier Special for game system PC Engine. It is space shooter.

And this is my drawing same style. Here in space, exists electro fan technology. Electricity and things like a wings of a fly. So, this is a way to fly in this sector for everyone. Electricity gives impulse and wings start to move. Good for maneuvers, gain speed and move.

There are lots of space bases in space. They are being developing every time. Whole big moving slow platforms. There are lots of interesting into them.

Big blocks of wires, concrete and metal constructions. Lots of electronics. And fan tech.

Fly style mechanized electronic space crafts are moving here and there. It is a big population sector, lots of everybody are here.

So, I have remembered good space tv series – FarScape.

Also, lots of space pirates. And you – to destroy them.

Moon of a king necromancer

Pixel art for today based on videogame Curse of azure bonds for system MS DOS. It is role playing game from end of 80s-beginning of 90s. Its own age. Wit hits own decoration of games. Fantasy adventure. With leveling up for heroes.

And this is my drawing the same theme. I take simple colors. Retro. Several colors. Also fantasy adventure about theme. It is a drawing like intro.

Moon castle begins to be dangerous again since this night. Time of defense spell is out. And king necromancer is rising again. He is greatest warlock of dark forces, and so powerful so he cannot be dead or destroyed. Only can go to sleep. For several years.

 Searchers of adventures are come from a coast. To destroy necromancer under full moon. Castle of necromance is full of different creatures. And it is a maze. So this is art for today.