Intellivision Space Patrol

Intellivision Space Patrol

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Intellivision Space Patrol



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Title: Intellivision Space Patrol
Pixel Artist: saehn  (Level 1 Rookie :: 151 points)
Posted: 12/1/2009 14:49
Palette: 14 colors
Statistics:  9 comments    4 faves    0 avatars

This picture was done according to Intellivision graphics restrictions, in honor of Joe Zbiciak's new INTV game, Space Patrol. I hope to continue doing pictures for myself and to support the INTV game developers.

The Intellivision's graphics restrictions are kinda convoluted. The resolution is 160x96, broken up into 8x8 cells (like the C64). There are 16 colors, and each cell can have two colors. However, one of those two colors must be chosen from the first eight colors. Palette here (http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e83/saehn/intv-palette.png).

Here's where it gets complex: the whole bitmap data isn't available to you. Instead, you get to create 64 custom 8x8 "tiles" that fit into each cell (like the NES). Each tile can be used with any colors, as long as they meet the restrictions mentioned earlier. Here's the tile set I used: (http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e83/saehn/intv-scii-1.png)

Finally, the INTV can't actually display the rightmost pixel column, so that column would show as a black line on a real system.

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Pixelsvinet (Level 1 Rookie) @ 6/3/2010 03:35

Awesome work!


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DawnBringer (Level 10 Pixel artist) @ 12/14/2009 04:42

Cool, sounds like a cross between C64hires and Teletext. You sure work with a lot of  "fun" formats... and now I can't help thinking about a possible algorithm to calculate that set of tiles!


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JungleRain (Level 1 Depressed) @ 12/7/2009 08:38

I had no idea how strict it was, I wouldn't have had the patience.


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saehn (Level 1 Rookie) @ 12/2/2009 07:43

Thanks, guys. I had one of these growing up, so it's a kinda big deal for me to do graphics for it. With any luck, I'll get to help out on somebody's game! :-)


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A.B. Lazer (Level 3 Private Eye) @ 12/2/2009 01:34

Pure joy to look at.


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Ryath (Level 2 Hired Gun) @ 12/1/2009 19:24

 I like this one a lot more than the other one personally. Amazing job for the amount of restrictions you had,


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slym (Level 8 Cannelé) @ 12/1/2009 17:45

Interesting colors. Sounds like there were so many restrictions! 


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Odinod (Level 1 Thug) @ 12/1/2009 17:18

Again, that must have been extremely difficult.

Again, I am amazed.  And, yet again, I love this piece and its style.


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Petrichor (Level 3 Enforcer) @ 12/1/2009 17:01

Whaaaat that is crazy strict. I'm impressed :D <- big understatement.


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