Lunar Cargo
Pixel art about screenshot from Star Trek Strategic Operations Simulator. Videogame for Apple 2.
And this is my drawing. My idea. Inspired by screenshot. At scale of Star Trek I will not look. Let’s, say, it can be this kind of game. If to do.
There is some solar system. With some planets. And lots of moons. Let’s say 1 planet, 30 moons. Different asteroids as a small thing.
And you just take at one base a cargo. And transport it to another base. Space truck. You have laser and shields. So this expect some shooting for fun. You need to shoot at Space pirates and to make your way through asteroids with shooting them.
This is like arcade game with some reference to simulator. Parameters are count in percents. And game is about making score. This means - destroyed asteroid - gain score, kill space pirate - gain score, moved a cargo to destination - gain lots of scores again.
Adventure in front line of time
Pixel art drawing. About Digital Devil Monogatari - Megami Tensei II for NES.
Here we have my drawing. This is my view of a game. This is looks like role playing. Maybe, turn based like roguelike. It will be much easier.
You are searcher of adventures. And you are exploring labyrinth at the edge of time. It is a whole dimension with a network of labyrinths in style of castles and corridors. It is like retro role playing. For example, Diablo, Ultima, Wizardry, Might and Magic.
Edge of time is attraction point for adventurers. Its secrets and treasures. But it is a very dangerous place. It has lots of monsters. And lots of strange. Anomalies. It is very easy to get lost in labyrinth of time fortress.
Secondary projects at the stage of sprites, ideas from screenshots
So, I often, like to learn about game screenshots from different old games. So, I watching all the time game screenshots from systems like MS DOS, Nes 8 bit, Sega 16 bit, Sega Master System, computers of 80s –Spectrum, Commodore, and I often get the idea something like this by myself. With such kind of graphics and idea. So, I regularly make drawing in style of pixel art in style of screenshots, I watched. But, I make a decision to move forward in idea of making lots of games in simple way from lots of screenshots, I like from retro games. To make it step by step and simple way. This is very valuable. So, I show what I have in secondary process. So like fun process I am making step forward. So today all these things are in a way of drawing and I am starting to make sprites to games itself.
Shooter type Baltron, sidescroll view
So, I have already finished sprites for some ideas. So, first idea, that I was interesting in, it was game Baltron for Nes 8 bit. It is simple shooter. With rather simple graphics and not with very big diversity. You are flying and shooting the identical by visual enemies. At the bottom there is surface of a planet. It is in main idea with the identical enemies and surface, with not big diversity. So, this way I get this game. So, I have finished drawing sprites for this kind of game. Plot is not done yet. Only sprites are completed for this game. By fun I can add more sprites.
Shooter type Volguard PC 6001, sidescroll view
One more interesting title, that I found for myself – it is Volguard for system PC 6001. It is hard to say for myself, what is it PC 6001 as a system, no idea. But game is about spaceship. Again everything is simple. And it has interesting color palette. At the bottom everything is yellow and up is blue. Like CGA graphics. Several colors. And rather bright. So it is interesting. And I have started to draw by myself the same kind of sprites. It is only a beginning of process for this game. So I try to learn the way it is made in original title. And I give myself a try to make my own drawing the same style, like a clone.
Sport theme, runner with obstacles
One more interesting moment. This is game about sport. Or the way I get it. CGA graphics. Only few colors. White, purple, something like blue or green. In my case, I am doing a sprite of skier. This can be a game about skier, which jumps through holes and jumping from hills of snow. Today, modern way, this is called like game about running process, runner. This game is planned about sport theme. So, I start with a skier. Now in a simple way. Game is like retro, as everything I am doing. Right now, it is a process of making animation for skier.
Shooter top down, with music plot
One more theme, that I start to develop is a top down shooter. Like Ikari Warriors. Or well known to everybody Contra, but with top down point of view. Interesting, that I get this game from a music theme. With a photo of NOFX music band. And some prototype of Duke Nukem. So it was a start point. Sp, I try to keep music aspect, but in idea it will be a shooter. Plot, maybe, will be about music theme. So it will be so square style graphics. Like games for Atari 2600-7800 consoles or like this. So this will be more simple.
And in terms of this idea, this will be a first game with top down shooter. Simple and a probe. In terms of graphics, and gameplay. In plan there is idea to pay attention to them of Afghanistan, in terms of future games like shooter with top down view. So new graphics, new gameplay. Ikari Warriors- Vietnam. And here next is Afghanistan. But this certain game about white human is a shooter in city about music in terms of story.
Result
So here you can ask a question. What the way to make all these small games? For interesting, personal interest. So, for example, doing sprites I can train drawing. When it comes about programming, it will be more complicated, of course. So, that’s why, it is announced as a small games, in order to have a chance to make them complete and to release.
Wind of sorcery
Pixel art about videogame rings of medusa 2 for system amiga. This is some role playing game, about dungeons and turn based movement in labyrinths.
But this is my variation. Retro. Big pixelization. Big pixels, valuable part for graphic style. Maybe, it is even in direction of bard’s tale, or something like Commodore 64 or some 8 bit computer of 80s. If they can run something similar.
It is turn based game about dungeons. And walking the labyrinths. At the right it is a map of opened labyrinth. With pictograms of different colors. Enemies and treasures are shown there. And some valuable elements. At the bottom there is compass and buttons for movement. And also you have four heroes with life bar and magic strength. I don’t draw a portraits now. And at the left you can see a screen about what you see. First person view. Here we have field and sky.
This is fantasy turn based role playing game. Personally, I am fan of Might and Magic 6. And I also watched a lot Might and Magic 3 Isles of Terra. Also add point of interest to the Conan the Barbarian stories. Black magic, ancient world, goblins and orcs. Horsemans from kingdoms, wild barbarians, warlocks, necromants. And I will not add elves. And gnomes.
Game is like walking the labyrinths. 4 heroes. Simple role playing system. Atack with cold weapon, like sword or axe. Atack with magic, with use of selected spell. Menu. All these elements are required. And it will be also a story screens. Story with fantasy type.
Star`s Cluster and Star`s Voyage
Pixel art about videogame Star Warrior for system Zx Spectrum.
And this is my pixel art and fantasy about similar game. Game, of course, is simple. Space shooter. With minimum of colors. Pretty monotonous game for score. For experiment score indicator is at the bottom. Because of, game is on terms retro, that’s why all schematic enemies ships I can draw a lot. They are made at 16 x 16 pixels and in one color for retro effect.
For more interest, I invented bonus system. This means two symbols of the same color as a your ship. They are ammo for shooting and fuel. In this case I need to add indicator for ammo and fuel. They are not endless. And at the screen it will be lots of them as a bonus to get them. You need collect them. This is idea – for modification simple shooter.
In result, this is two games. Just simple retro shooter, action about space. And with modifcator – when you need to collect fuel and ammo.
BioSectoroid Zet-2
Pixel art motivated by videogame Xenon 2 for Sega MegaDrive. 16 bit shmup. Space shooter. And this is my variant for similar kind of videogame in form of picture.
This is pretty unusual idea. Here we have space. And some insectoids, aliens. In form of plants or somekind like worms creatures. Also, you can say, it is some water ocean creatures in form of somekind kind seaweed ,worms, which can swim there. But all this set into deep space. From depth of ocean to the deep of endless space. So this means that game is rather bright and colorful. And enemies are unusual for space shooter.
Different mushrooms, plants are growing at the sides. Whole sector of space in growing with them. Plants are shaking. Which add some situations for player. And all the time pay attention to the sides, they can eat a whole ship. Plants are dangerous. Asteroids are flying your direction. And they already contains these aliens form of life. Which is spread fast and can live without atmosphere, just in space. So pretty big dangerous! Danger from world of plants and worms from depth of ocean or from earth but in space. In main, it can be a clone of Xenon 2 videogame. With such direction.
Characters
This time just characters. Of course, they are clones. As idea I take role playing game for system MS DOS - Ancients 1 Death Watch. It is typical game style Might and Magic. But it is from another developers. And it is made another way. And this is my characters. That’s are taken from this game. For training in characters. Humans themselves I am not good in drawing. So drawing portraits – it is a standalone theme.
Ragrarocks
One more impression from screenshots, that I see from old videogames. I like retro theme. And this time point of motivation was videogames Rastan for system Sega Master System. This game is tells you a story about adventures of warlock Conan Barbaraion in ancient lands. In times of legendary kingdoms, lets it this way. Game is also was released for arcades and another systems. For example, for NES.
And here we have my version. My drawing. My type of videogame. This is pixel art. Concept. So how can it look if I do like this title.
Plot can be serious and about adventures. A can be go another way. And I can suggest this way.
In old time there were lots of kingdoms. It was lots of warlocks. And everything goes its way. Until the day it was landed Ufo sausages with reptiloids inside. Reptiloids are flying Ufo. So big things. And they start to develop the planet as the others.
So, in a world it was appeared magic and a technology. Ancient sword can be easy to find with good spell, like fireball or blaster rifle or at least crossbow which can shoot magical crystal bullets. It was appeared lots of miracles! At this legendary age, Ragrarocks was lived. Searcher of adventures and explorer.
Sorcery
Pixel art about walking the dungeons, role playing game Wizardry III Diamond no Kishi. Version for Super Nintendo. Strange, that I see only Japanese version.
And this is my clone. Pixel art drawing for training. So, it is walking the dungeons. Role playing game. It can be made from this picture. System I made it will be simple, if to make it. In Wizardry itself it is very tricky. You need to watch some tables, if they are ever existed.
And it can be made easier. Walking the labyrinth, searching treasures, new items. And train your characters. Of course, eliminating monsters in a big scale. Some big enemies with lots of life. From other hand, why not to invent some analog to role playing Wizardry style.
Different classes. Warrior, paladin, knight, warlock, sorcerer, archer, ranger, basrd, theif, barbarain, spellcaster. And so on. And even to change class by leveling up a character. Knight can be a dark knight or paladin. So this is more interesting. Such changes in class were in Might And Magic. I played a lot in Might And Magic. In part six.
And even more, that lots of role playing points will be in text form. I remember how I like a doll from Might and Magic 6. So simple model I can make too. And type of weapons. So, sword, long sword, two handed sword, dagger. They can be made its own draw style. Kind of armor – coat, light armor, heavy armor. Hat, helmet.
Here we need to have a typical phrases templates. You have entered the dungeon. Chest is opened. You level up. And so on. Mainly, in a simple way, I see it. As a template, linear move by story. Story screen, city screen. Just like Heroes of Might and Magic 3. In a city there are different locations. Tavern, guild of magic, shops.
Restoration of characteristics is automatic. And than next – only forward into next dungeon. From dungeon you can go back into the city, that is attached to the dungeon. Complete it and move to next city and next dungeon. So you can find new items in the shops, new visual for the new city. And again – into the next dungeon. Dungeons – main part of the game. Labyrinth which you need to walk and learn. Complete tasks from a city. And than move next.
Hot breeze
Pixel art for today. This is my drawing about screenshot from Burning Force.
But it is my art. I have my own idea. This is a game about shooting and riding these water things. Like water bike, aquabike, jet ski. Some kind device. And a game is about eighties, and vhs records. Maybe in a part of idea it can be like tv-series Thunder in paradise, Baywatch. Second one I don’t see, by the way. Or rare to see. Somekind Miami Vice, but with jet ski. More this way. This is such a sunny game about water.
You need to ride the waters with your jet ski and shoot enemies. Bandits, for example. This can be arcade style videogame. In terms of plot, there can be some pictures from a beach. And the game – water levels with shooting with view from back.
Lazer sky
Pixel art for today. Based on the videogame Kyuukyoku Tiger. This is game about helicopter. That is something new.
And this is my pixel art based on the screenshot, let’s say it. Interesting, that it is a helicopter. As a main char. Interesting feature. I can remember tv series Air Wolf from 80s. Often, there are main characters as automobile or airplane or space ship. I also remembered some tv series like Soldiers of Fortune. Let’s say the story will be about some mecenary. In some like real and some little scifi elements world. That’s why heli can have lasers and rockets. And enemies can be rather realistic, but a little scifi also. Tank, that can shoot with lasers, for example. I think, for a start, it will be enough 8 levels. It can be a nice arcade, if to make it.
Castle Horror 1980
Pixel art based on videogame for MS DOS Wizard`s Doom. But this is my drawing.
I think this way. This is some gothic castle. There are zombies walking inside. And you are collecting keys. And that’s all. So, I was searching long time, what to draw. And some things I try – I failed. So I take some simple game for MS DOS and draw based on it. So I remember interest to the American Horror Story season 9 VHS.
For fun I can made some funny story screens with some text and a picture. Like skeleton try to tell you something. Or some master of castle, let it be. And game itself can be arcade about collecting keys. And search for exit, for killing zombies you gain score also. So simple. In retro style videogame. 80s and so on. So to add something for stylization in 80s.
Videocassettes maybe to collect. And some screen, which told you that you find some interesting video, some comment about vhs. Some characters tells you this. Vhs about action movie or horror. This is it, some ideas.
So, welcome to the arcade Castle Horror 1980!
Tipster - innovator of galaxy
This is pixel art for today. Based on videogame Deluxe Galaga for Amiga. But I draw my picture.
And this is my picture. About my videogame. Pixel art. Game need to be done. And it is just a fantasy for today. Mainly, it is casual simple space shooter. As it is ok for this kind of games, here we have funny tipster that are flying. And you are flying on your space ship forward somewhere.
Training in pixel art. And I can see this game with such fun aspect. Not hard and groovy for relax. Space, tipsters. What can be better? Space investments in tipster, you know?
Hunters in space
Pixel art based on front cover of videogame Blaster Master for Zx Spectrum. It is such a yellow space ship. Maybe it is loading screen or start game screen.
But this is my variation. Also I watched yesterday some action movie. But don’t finish it. But I today draw this pixel art as idea. This is can be a space shooter. Yellow color for every object, white dots – is a stars, and everything else –is just black. In style of retro graphics. Just like Spectrum. I say just like, not certain. Story will be like space action. So this is a title`s name going out from.
Curve of infection
Pixel art for today, based about videogame Operation Carnage. For operation system MS DOS. And some inspiration from Alien Breed. This is such a style top down 2d shooter games. About destruction lots of enemies and walking labyrinth. Search keys, weapons, ammo – also valuable part of title.
And this is my pixel art. So this way it can look in my version. So it is screenthot, let’s call it. Pixel art. Training.
Green line – lives, orange line – ammo. Minimal menu. I`d like to make many explosions. Game is kind of action game. Lots of shooting, lots of enemies. Everything is explode. Visual is about MS DOS games.
And game theme – infection of virus of mutation. That’s why there are lots of zombies and mutants on the base. That’s why title has a name – curve of infection. You are makes decrease mutants population here by the very straight way. Curve of infection – it is theme for a good action. About location – techno. Industrial factory, base, computer center. By some way, it is 2d top down Doom from 90s. Let’s say this way. Shooting and explosion – this is main part!
Road for sapphire of edem
Pixel art. Characters training. I draw this based on some char from videogame Treasure of Savage Frontier for system MS DOS.
This is role playing game, such a style of dungeons and dragons, just fantasy with battles and magic. The thing you really need, saying shortly.
I suggest you to make journey into world of kingdoms, wild forests and ocean, that nobody can overtake and far lands. Nobody have seen them. Lands are full of treasures, that’s waits the day when searchers for adventure will open magic lock and take power and gold. In terms of artifacts, magic sword, overpower spell or get lots of gem stones – sapphires and diamonds in your adventure through savage lands of kingdom and beyond.
Princess Alicia suggest for group of adventurers to go to the eastern lands of kingdom. And get through them, to go beyond kingdom`s land, through emerald bridge and ocean of lava. There will be lands of flowers. And you need to get some magic artifacts and gem of east – stone edem`s sapphire. In exchange Alicia is ready to equip your expedition.
And as you return with success you will get your own castle in eastern lands and you can be good living. And as a first step of good will – you will receive 5 thousands gold for your adventures. And a chance to get equipment in stores of a capital about 10 000 gold in total of prices. By saying that you have a decree for expedition. And pay nothing. Looks very generously. And by the way princess is good looking. And at least it is interesting to see her personally.
And adventures – are the same kind of people. At last, you just can go to nowhere with such a gold. Just get in a shadow somewhere in a borders of kingdom and do really nothing about a quest. Or just make your own decisions. No one princess or kings cannot tell how to live, you are searcher for adventurer. True keepers of kingdom are adventurers. Persons of might and magic.
And no princess or a king. Which can do nothing, just do decisions. So take this quest is definitely is a good idea. And what to do next – wind and road will tell. So this sunny day you can have a real good time. And than go for a quest. In a path of savage lands of a kingdom.
Alicia gives you magical orb. Using it she will speak with you during your quest. And also in some cities by her decision you will receive something.
Sounds – like a good adventure!
