Let's Design: A RETRO Game Character Through The Ages

Very excited about this new, rather large, video:
We're taking a look at the specific traits to look out for in Retro Videogame Characters, and using those to carry us through the design process of a new character through several generations of videogame systems!

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[lewisoliverleo]

"Had a bit of a rocky transition into 3d" triggered my fight or flight response lol

[AZUREPHOENIX]

False, Mario's source of power IS his moustache.

[VisiColors]

Each iteration of O'Leary brought me more and more life

[smallbar]

I'd love to see you tackle designing a food brand mascot, a la PepsiMan or Chester the Cheetah. Pipe dream would be a whole McDonaldland-style cast of characters, but that's probably overkill for one video. I'm just fascinated by the way people create concrete characters that somehow embody abstract food concepts.

[toadboydude]

"At 100%, my possum is readable"

This was awesome, thanks again brookes!

[a.j.morrow]

4:10

How little you know. Mario's glorious mustache is totally the source of his power 100%.

[squidpumpernickel]

I'd like to see you do more 3d in the future. I had no idea that you ever worked in it!

[PurplePandaMeow]

I love the general and overall shape, fluency and readability of your characters overall!

O’Leary is quite adorable and I’d like to see more of him as well and definitely some merch, plushie hopefully?

Thank you for the awesome well rounded content!😊

[enderwolf_]

o'leary is absolutely adorable! and i can't wait for that game you're making! i'd totally play it :0

[SirMasi]

Oh man, this brings back all the good memories I had playing O'Leary's Gulch back when it first came out on the-wait, THAT NEVER HAPPENED! Excellent job capturing the spirit of the 16-bit and low-poly eras. This project looked really fun 😀

[deklanb.]

WOW yes! Love Jac animation! Can’t wait to see more from this game...As well as more of this video series! I can’t even tell you how cool it was to see you working in those iconic game character styles. Thanks so much!!!

[bagandtag]

This video is so cool. It really gets my imagination going with all sorts of ideas.

[sylvanshroom]

Great and super fun vid!! I love peeking into the approach taken in more limited projects like retro games.

[BologneyT]

I really liked this and the first video in the series because it really drove home a huge difference between stuff people make for fun and stuff people make for work: When you're making it purely for your own enjoyment you can make whatever comes to mind limited only by your technical skill and your tools, but the more purposeful your art is, the more thematic restraints you will find yourself working under.

[Hikaru_SR-Omega]

I LOVE THIS. I love O'Leary's design *so much!*

[kakao-katze]

I just realised this now, my God, Brookes, are you just a content timing wizard??
I was literally just thinking today about how many things around me are kinda pushing me to want to make games for the first time and you (and RPGmaker being on sale for the next few hours) are just adding to the list of mine of why I wanna get started programming and making games, please share any game making tips in the future, I'd love to hear some, especially since your upload timing is just truly amazing.

[jonathanmalski-nn]

I've got to admit, when you started doing the sprite work, I wasn't too impressed, but then you added those border pixels and I was amazed by how well it ended up looking! Just goes to show how important lineart can be sometimes, even on sprites (not to mention that I've got to be more patient next time!) Wonderful character and wonderful video!

[AllTanuki]

I'd honestly love if you made more 3d tutorials! Just hearing you describe the features of those old 3d renders really pricked my ears up, since I have a huge nostalgic affinity for the late 90s primitive 3d style. I'd love to hear you talk more about modelling characters, capturing those older styles in more detail, or maybe talking about the development of techniques alongside the evolving technology.
Keep up the great videos either way! You've motivated me to pick up my pencil for the first time in months :3

[dragonairice]

I have been using acesprite for years now and I've never used it the way you did. I guess you learn something new everyday.

[dazedhex]

Inspiring stuff Brookes! Looking forward to the next Let's Design 👍