A storm is brewing... #c64

Tile sets done right on your #C64 No.1 Sam's Journey 2017. Beautifully designed tiles and map with superb use of colour ( BG Yellow, M1 Pink M2 Light Gray). lovely sense of depth in the backdrop (despite no parallax) + Some cute animations + Clever mix of Hi-res and Mc pixels.

@SkaldRpg Awesome!

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@NerdySwissGuy By the time the true capabilities of the #C64 were unfolding, it was already the end of its life span. Many people missed out on the apex of the commercial era.

One other thing I appreciate about this particular tile set is the strong thematic design, it all hangs together well without feeling forced or gimmicky. The use of colour is also nice and restrained, without being dull.

@birt_shannon @qwjqwj314 Now I'm curious to check out a few other C64 games that utilised it. I can think where its been used for flames/bullets etc. The transparency effect can be nice in itself.

@birt_shannon @qwjqwj314 Agreed. In the case of Dragon Breed alternating the tail sprites was a smart solution to getting that cool tail within the 8 sprite per line limit.

@MonstersGo Agreed, the Eagle rocked.

#C64 Retrograde was also littered with some nice extra scenery elements, notably 'Space marine' and 'Gene Stealer'-esque statues.

@shingo1986 I'm digging this aesthetic. 8bit Film noir.

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@KylePrometheus My prediction - the best is yet to come. #C64 graphics haven't been pushed to the limits yet - anywhere near.

@pwwit1 One thing with a couple of the enemy sprites is that they share the same colouring as the scenery and as such feel a part of the world.

@opesda To a fashion.

One little niggle, is although the tile set is truly iconic, they don't always seamlessly match up in the map. The change in colours distracts you noticing much though, it's still a well designed set.