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nimgrim β Mass Effect: Shepard's Quest
Published: 2013-02-11 02:57:59 +0000 UTC; Views: 17037; Favourites: 311; Downloads: 147
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What if Mass Effect was released a few decades earlier?Keeping this image roughly time period appropriate was quite a challenge. I ended up using a resolution between 3rd (8-bit) and 4th (16-bit) generation consoles. 12-bit? The color palette I used was based on the original NES with around 60 colors to work with, though I didn't limit my sprites to 3 colors and one transparent like the NES was.
The limitations I ended up using are very much like a Sega Genesis, which could handle 448x320 with 64 colors on screen.
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Comments: 34
Bei den GΓΆttern...padon me, by the Spirits this is beautiful.
Love it.
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Garrus: pew-pew
;;w;; I love this. Its really awesome!!
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Looks very early-Castlevaniaish, love it! Nicely done!!
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WHOAAAAA this would make such an amazing 16bit game!!!!!!! nimgrim PLEASE MAKE MOOAARRR
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I pray to Ganesh every day for somebody who can make this a real thing.
The HUD, the detail, the looks... everything is perfect.
PLEASE! Find a programmer and do this for real. I'd buy it.
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I think this is officially one of the best pieces of fanart I've ever seen 
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This looks like it could also be played in GBA.
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this is ridiculous and amazing. also, i'd totally play this game.
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I am not quite as nostalgic about the old gaming days as I once was, however this looks great!
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THIS IS AWESOME I would be the first to have this game
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Somebody should definitely make this into a game.
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Now that's a classic that should have been seen!
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If this was a hand held game, I'd play forever. So COOL
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Not to sound like an echo of the other comments, but this is quite possibly the best thing ever. The distant background with the reaper silhouette... I can just picture it remaining mostly still as the foreground moves. That lovely repeating ground pattern... the DETAILS! You did a great job reducing the complexity of the characters while still making them very recognizable, as well. I freakin' love this!
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I would like to play a game in this style even today, great work
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This is awesome! Omniblade to the head!!!
I hope some game dev sees this and makes it....I miss the old 8-16 bit days.
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This is the greatest thing that ever came to awesome town with awesome sauce. ^_^
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