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Perler Bead Sprites
Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2008 12:01 am
by trufun202
A few years ago, I read an article in EGM about people making video game sprites out of Perler beads, and I got inspired...
They're basically these little cylindrical beads that you put on a pegboard and iron together. Anyways, I was bored and it sounded like fun. I haven't made any in a year or so, but here are some of the ones I made:
(btw, to get a sense of scale, Megaman is about 12 inches tall)
Re: Perler Bead Sprites
Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2008 12:17 am
by Falco Girgis
Wow! Those are REALLY impressive! I used to have one of those when I was young. I never made anything cool like video game characters, but I would make weird designs for coasters and such.
Re: Perler Bead Sprites
Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2008 5:50 am
by Andy K.
I haven't seen those in years, and YEARS. I just may have to go pick some up sometime now
Re: Perler Bead Sprites
Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2008 9:54 am
by trufun202
Yeah, my wife gives me plenty of shit for making stuff outta beads...and I really can't blame her. I dunno, there's just something cool about having tangible pixels.
Anyways, she was more receptive once I made her an Alex Kidd - that's her favorite SMS game.
Re: Perler Bead Sprites
Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2008 1:25 pm
by Moosader
trufun202 wrote:Yeah, my wife gives me plenty of shit for making stuff outta beads...and I really can't blame her. I dunno, there's just something cool about having tangible pixels.
Anyways, she was more receptive once I made her an Alex Kidd - that's her favorite SMS game.
Aww, lol.
Though are really neat, they must look amazing in real life. (especially if megaman is a foot tall!)
Re: Perler Bead Sprites
Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2008 2:32 pm
by dandymcgee
Haha I have like a refrigerator rainbow magnet that's made out of those things. Yours are pretty awesome though
Re: Perler Bead Sprites
Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2008 7:24 pm
by mllarson
Here's something similar, only using stitching instead:
http://www.spritestitch.com/forum/viewt ... p?f=3&t=52
There's even more cool ones in the rest of the forum!
Re: Perler Bead Sprites
Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2008 10:02 pm
by trufun202
Re: Perler Bead Sprites
Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2008 10:25 pm
by Falco Girgis
trufun202 wrote:Yeah, my wife gives me plenty of shit for making stuff outta beads...
Hahaha! All that you have to do is remind her how well the Master System sold against the NES.
...wait, don't do that. You won't get any for a month. Don't you love how they can dish it out, but they can never take it?
Re: Perler Bead Sprites
Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2008 11:41 pm
by trufun202
GyroVorbis wrote:trufun202 wrote:Yeah, my wife gives me plenty of shit for making stuff outta beads...
Hahaha! All that you have to do is remind her how well the Master System sold against the NES.
I think that would result in, "Fuck you dude, why don't you just go make a ZELDA clone!?!?" :P
Re: Perler Bead Sprites
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 2:33 pm
by cypher1554R
trufun202 wrote:(btw, to get a sense of scale, Megaman is about 12 inches tall)
That's epic. *Pulls front part of pants forward and looks down* I'm gonna call you Megaman from now on.
Re: Perler Bead Sprites
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 3:00 pm
by trufun202
cypher1554R wrote:trufun202 wrote:(btw, to get a sense of scale, Megaman is about 12 inches tall)
That's epic. *Pulls front part of pants forward and looks down* I'm gonna call you Megaman from now on.
Just watch out for Buttsects Man...
Re: Perler Bead Sprites
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 3:48 pm
by cypher1554R
trufun202 wrote:cypher1554R wrote:trufun202 wrote:(btw, to get a sense of scale, Megaman is about 12 inches tall)
That's epic. *Pulls front part of pants forward and looks down* I'm gonna call you Megaman from now on.
Just watch out for Buttsects Man...
With Megaman's size, might even cause instant prolapse.
My bad.. This time the topic was turned into standard routine crap thanks to me. I'm sorry.
The sprites are really impressive tho. Good job!
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