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Title:	how appropriate, you fight like a cow!
Pixel Artist:	tomic (Level 11 Admiral :: 25392 points)
Posted:	2/21/2007 3:19:22 PM
Palette:	127 colors
Statistics:	115 comments :: 254 favorites :: 0 avatars
finally submitting this one.. yes it's an homage to steve purcells ingenious monkey island (no need to post references everybody knows =) started around xmas 2005 as entry for the pixel competition of the pirate themed tum2005 demoparty.. only submitted a very unfinished party-version there (see http://www.piexeln.de/pics/tomic-wie_passend_du_kaempfst_wie_eine_kuh!_party.png), nevertheless got 1st price =P this (pre)final version was done over the last weeks.. kinda 99% finished, i might invest a few minutes into the bone at the bottom right and into the waterfall behind guybrush working stages (312!) can be found here: http://www.piexeln.de/pics/tomic-wiepassend_stepsanim_fast.gif thanx to ben2theedge for the hint concerning the ship floating over guybrush's head / the sword EDIT: added a little splash on the waterfall.. the 100th fav edition =P EDIT²: edit in the waterfall-area again: added some waves this time reference: hell, no =D tools: grafx2

Top Pixel Art - February 2007 (#1)

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mone (Level 1 Rookie) at 5/8/2013 5:52:41 AM

Instant fave!

Pirata (Level 2 Quiet One) at 3/5/2013 4:13:40 PM

very nice

Sapei (Level 1 Rookie) at 3/4/2013 8:40:44 AM

Indeed :D

kaze19th (Level 2 Kukyu) at 12/11/2012 7:02:42 PM

Wow, awesome o_o

Silva (Level 1 Thug) at 10/11/2012 5:50:40 PM

Great piece, great shadows and colors worked well.

Terrify (Level 3 Chief) at 9/2/2012 2:19:55 PM

Amazing so smooth :o

dianinhas (Level 2 Flatfoot) at 8/20/2012 5:57:24 PM

WOW thats realy cool

Miskatonic (Level 1 Gangster) at 3/2/2012 7:56:17 PM

Love it love it love it love it love it! All of it!

SwissedToast (Level 1 Rookie) at 10/27/2011 7:17:52 PM

Amazing

Des (Level 4 Lieutenant) at 10/16/2011 6:05:01 PM

Man, this is awesome!!!

Hylst (Level 1 Rookie) at 8/16/2011 3:33:50 AM

Very fine pixel Art with cool Thema =)

diver (Level 2 Corporal) at 7/29/2011 1:31:15 AM

tomic, you're too fukin' awesome :)

TheInquisitor (Level 4 Shichikyu) at 5/10/2011 4:00:00 AM

Bit late in the day to comment, but this piece just deserves all the plaudits.

bobowitzbob (Level 4 Team Leader) at 4/26/2011 7:55:52 PM

Wow! I was thinking, "Is this even pixel art?" Then I zoomed in and was blown away.... 15/10

arkan-ark (Level 1 Depressed) at 3/12/2011 3:29:37 AM

this is awesome dude

luisniel (Level 5 Killer Klown) at 1/18/2011 8:53:52 PM

Woohoo! Comment 100!

luisniel (Level 5 Killer Klown) at 1/18/2011 8:53:18 PM

My favourite pixelart. Ever.

Jaker Pot (Level 2 Hired Gun) at 1/13/2011 12:52:13 AM

"Have you stopped wearing diapers yet?"

"Why, did you want to borrow one?"

Simple epic.

TheoVision (Level 8 Regional Boss) at 1/11/2011 1:46:43 PM

Love the game, adore your art! High five!

HummingBird (Level 1 Thug) at 12/3/2010 9:12:49 AM

You're my GOD!

Romson (Level 7 Sheriff) at 11/22/2010 11:17:41 PM

My favorite adventure! Cool!

Siscoman (Level 1 Gangster) at 11/11/2010 4:25:19 PM

I was hoping this was monkey island related... GLEE~!

MIERDINSKY (Level 7 Assassin) at 11/9/2010 10:43:35 AM

FANTASTICO ... FELICITACIONES MEN...TE DEJO 6/6

camlio (Level 1 Depressed) at 10/31/2010 5:00:02 PM

awesome!!!

aniljp (Level 1 Rookie) at 9/10/2010 7:53:07 AM

I love monkey island ..... ..... and this piece is amazing...

Luke_00126 (Level 1 Private) at 5/30/2010 9:43:14 AM

holy sh..., that's so amazing!

Perihelion (Level 5 Assistant Manager) at 4/16/2010 11:12:43 PM

Holy shit, that skull is the coolest thing ever.

montecristo (Level 1 Rookie) at 4/3/2010 7:43:28 AM

Just amazing!

Dino502Run (Level 6 Serial Killer) at 1/10/2010 6:58:45 PM

Very adventerous!

Sandman (Level 1 Intern) at 11/12/2009 1:18:18 PM

yes.. awesome.

Epiplon (Level 1 Thug) at 9/13/2009 9:36:54 AM

I never see, but the image is awsome!

mazagung (Level 1 Thug) at 7/26/2009 9:00:52 PM

wonderful....

DanielHyaku (Level 3 Enforcer) at 12/20/2008 11:39:21 AM

I'm a Monkey Island addict, and this looks awesome.
Congratulations!

skan (Level 1 Depressed) at 12/12/2008 5:57:12 AM

@Tomic
Haha, that's the exact reason why i'll never post it here!
I'd rather meet my dentist than wasting my precious time with some pixeln00bs! ;)

Seriously, that pic have gone through way maaaaany edits through the years and I think it's just 99.9% pure pixelling in the end! ;P
...and since this year's TUM theme is "space", I could change the palette, flip it and submit it again!!! :D

fydo (Level 1 Intern) at 12/12/2008 1:04:58 AM

Wow. This is awesome. Just beautiful. Great work.

tomic (Level 11 Admiral) at 12/11/2008 9:39:09 AM

hehe, thanx. you've been that planet/asteroid-piece, right? well deserved 2nd place that was .

what about submitting it here and starting another demoscene/indexpainting debate in the queue? =)

skan (Level 1 Depressed) at 12/11/2008 7:30:23 AM

Well deserved 1st place! :)
(I'm entitled to say that, since I came 2nd at the very same compo, the very same party, the very same year!!! ;P)

Sig~ (Level 6 Hitman) at 9/8/2008 10:42:22 AM

Aweeeeeesome!! beautyfull pixel art!! i love it

andy_blah (Level 1 Intern) at 9/7/2008 2:11:11 AM

Matches the cover of the game perfectly, and looks astonishing!

Gaby05 (Level 1 Rookie) at 9/3/2008 5:26:59 AM

Wow man! you have reached a level of detail I can only dream of!

Rooster (Level 5 Captain) at 8/15/2008 6:54:20 AM

I can't describe this by words!

Orochi_clark (Level 1 Gangster) at 8/12/2008 6:25:22 AM

Truly Amazing!!! In my favs!

DoomDoom (Level 5 Detective) at 8/7/2008 1:55:23 PM

Wow...Great!

in my favorite

FangsOfDevouration (Level 1 Rookie) at 7/20/2008 4:49:56 AM

I truely love this piece :D

Majoris (Level 1 Jukyu) at 5/8/2008 6:24:32 PM

Very nice, my favorite part is the native guy.

jamon (Level 9 Federal Agent) at 5/8/2008 6:20:37 AM

great work!!!

Jaeden (Level 4 Team Leader) at 4/13/2008 5:17:32 PM

Loved the process video!

Warwolt (Level 1 Thug) at 3/21/2008 12:56:52 AM

Its just sick that you did this by hand..

Nora (Level 1 Depressed) at 3/14/2008 9:20:25 AM

Love it, especially the skull.

Barker (Level 2 Dealer) at 3/10/2008 12:52:02 PM

das ist ganz schön toll!

Blackroot (Level 1 Thug) at 1/1/2008 7:22:26 PM

Well done! I love monkey island <3.

circuscommando (Level 3 Enforcer) at 12/23/2007 9:14:05 AM

amazing, the lighting is my favorite part.

RevoltOfAges (Level 1 Depressed) at 12/22/2007 9:15:33 PM

Referencing the box art of the original game I see...

zlajonja (Level 1 Depressed) at 12/2/2007 7:49:33 AM

One of the best adventures ever! :) and you put it right to the point. I admire your work, it's so close to perfection. ;) :P (nothing is perfect)

"If a woodchuck could chuck wood, how much wood would a woodchuck chuck...?" :D

Skaka (Level 1 Rookie) at 11/12/2007 1:43:53 AM

Damn...nice...
I used to play Monkey Island when I was like 7.

Koch (Level 6 Made) at 11/3/2007 10:07:07 AM

Awesome.

Broli (Level 3 Private Eye) at 10/5/2007 3:39:25 PM

Truly amazing. Great choice of colors, they complement each other so well. This is one of the best pieces of pixel art that I've seen.

Mrmo Tarius (Level 8 Guerrilla) at 9/23/2007 6:27:37 AM

another astonishing piece I missed :(
monkey island was like the first game I seriously played... it actually helped me learn english :)

ahem:
-have you got your helmet?

-of course I've got my helmet, what sort of idiot do you take me for?

***

BOOM!
<crash>
-you okay, kid?
¿ɹǝɥʇoɯ ʎɯ noʎ ǝɹɐ ˙uıqqoq ɯ,ı 'ıɥ-

lol :)
(well it does not go exactly like that, but it got me ROFLMAOing anyways :)

konix (Level 1 Rookie) at 9/16/2007 7:10:19 AM

Everything about this is impressive. The lineart, the colors, it's all very well done.

dakael (Level 5 Killer Klown) at 9/3/2007 12:19:29 PM

Fantastic palette! Really , really great one. I think it's best picture you made until now...

Clif (Level 3 Enforcer) at 8/30/2007 5:40:02 AM

very nice colours :)

EvolMate (Level 1 Intern) at 8/28/2007 10:04:30 AM

Rules.

Excalibur (Level 2 Flatfoot) at 6/24/2007 4:16:20 PM

Sweet art man.

Krysis (Level 6 Serial Killer) at 6/24/2007 3:08:35 AM

You are the God of Pixel!

spartan_117 (Level 4 Lieutenant) at 6/23/2007 11:49:11 PM

I love the choice of colors.

elend (Level 1 Rookie) at 5/20/2007 4:03:00 AM

Quite a great pic. I'd like to print that out and put it in a frame on my wall. Very well done. The steps-anim is even more impressive.

pain (Level 9 Nidan) at 5/4/2007 1:11:58 PM

monkey enterance is great, but pic seems to be a little unfinished ...

Necky (Level 1 Rookie) at 3/26/2007 8:40:34 AM

Wow! This is really nice, I especially love the monkey enterance in the corner. :)

umcelinho (Level 1 Thug) at 3/22/2007 9:53:52 AM

Monkey Island!!! MY FAV!!!!

AwesomePossum (Level 1 Thug) at 3/21/2007 9:46:36 PM

This brings back so many memories...Bravo!

Biffo (Level 1 Rookie) at 3/21/2007 10:54:21 AM

Holy flippen c**p. This is mighty good! A mighty Good Pixel Piece. Love it! Gold well earned Matey.

Forge (Level 1 Rookie) at 3/20/2007 10:32:02 AM

This is one of those "No way that is pixel" moments! Not much more to say other than this is a beautifule piece and you are a very talented individual.

Congrats on the gold trophy.

sausage (Level 5 Sniper) at 3/16/2007 7:34:25 PM

Well done on earning gold Trophy, Tomic!

ceddo (Level 6 Yonkyu) at 3/16/2007 11:10:28 AM

Brings back great monkey island memories! *snif*

khorin (Level 1 Private) at 2/27/2007 7:15:59 AM

The end of February hasn't come yet.

Well, looking at your piece again, I noticed that the way you pixelled it makes it look like you painted it by hand. Very awesome. :-)

horcy (Level 2 Corporal) at 2/27/2007 3:59:56 AM

This art peace brings tears to my eyes of nostalgia. Nice homage tomic!!

Plunk (Level 1 Rookie) at 2/26/2007 10:21:19 AM

BEAUUUUUUUUUTIFULLL!

silent sniper (Level 1 Depressed) at 2/25/2007 7:30:16 PM

....award yet? cmon

jalonso (Level 11 Godfather) at 2/25/2007 2:47:55 PM

monkey icons ftw

sausage (Level 5 Sniper) at 2/25/2007 12:57:05 AM

Ive never played the game, but this makes me want to play it =D [6/6]

ben2theedge (Level 1 Jukyu) at 2/24/2007 2:32:09 PM

looks great finished! you should be proud!

LeeMuar (Level 1 Rookie) at 2/24/2007 8:16:23 AM

Nothing to say but !!!

JayCain (Level 1 Intern) at 2/23/2007 11:40:14 AM

The shading is beautiful!

nvision (Level 4 Team Leader) at 2/23/2007 7:02:59 AM

Anything featuring Lemonhead gets my approval! Magnifique!

schrumpfkopf (Level 4 Team Leader) at 2/23/2007 5:24:26 AM

i agree with everybody - insane amount of brilliant work :)

Varock Shade (Level 7 Underboss) at 2/23/2007 1:57:08 AM

i agree... Its...

colours linework and idea are just perfect!

im getting jealous, i want your talent

silent sniper (Level 1 Depressed) at 2/22/2007 9:22:41 PM

give this thing an award already!

jalonso (Level 11 Godfather) at 2/22/2007 8:25:42 PM

Really a beautiful piece, so well pixelled, the memoreis, blah, blah,blah.
I'm most fascinated by your choice of icon for this piece. I have come to notice that you are one of the few around here who gives thought to these matters. Perhaps it was an area that was the most challenging to pixel or is your fave in game area. I find several other areas that would have sold this far more effectively. Its nitpicking and slightly retarded but I wonder...

Likandro (Level 4 Deputy) at 2/22/2007 12:15:38 PM

Really really GOOD... It´s one of best works i have ever seen.

Marina (Level 5 Detective) at 2/22/2007 10:18:46 AM

Wooow i love it!!!
I have memories of this fantastic game. Good work

Setzer (Level 8 Cannibal) at 2/22/2007 9:31:09 AM

defenitely one of the best I've seen ever.

Dennis (Level 8 Regional Boss) at 2/22/2007 9:03:52 AM

Yes! If LucasArts ever does another re-release of MI they should put this masterpiece in there as the opening screen. Just awesome.

FlyGuy (Level 9 Boss) at 2/22/2007 6:48:14 AM

This is outstanding. The colors you chose makes the picture have a magic glow in some areas. This is so awsome 6/6. This will definately be top 20 on PJ.

pmprog (Level 4 Murderer) at 2/22/2007 5:50:51 AM

God like!

6/6+fav

exocet (Level 6 Major) at 2/22/2007 5:16:01 AM

Wow, great! I remember seeing the unfinished version a while ago, it's been improved a lot since then... I loved the game, and I love your pic!

MagaGibi (Level 1 Depressed) at 2/22/2007 4:12:24 AM

Wouah!!

de Thch (Level 1 Private) at 2/22/2007 3:43:23 AM

It's very grand||

darkwave (Level 1 Depressed) at 2/22/2007 3:06:20 AM

Respect!

buloght (Level 6 Hitman) at 2/22/2007 1:36:41 AM

Superb. I'm holding the MI 1 box cover in my hand now :D.

MichaS (Level 1 Depressed) at 2/22/2007 12:39:59 AM

Ech, dude..... Light is great, great.....This detail....damn....

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