toblix Posted August 8, 2012 Someone made a bunch of animated gifs from fighting game backgrounds. I don't know what the game is, or games are, but I know I can look at this stuff forever. Here's one: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roderick Posted August 8, 2012 Yeah, they're the best thing about the whole genre. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thrik Posted August 8, 2012 Absolutely splendid. Often the backgrounds go over my head due to the action being so absorbing so it's nice to see them like this. Here's something similarly awesome that I saw a while ago (you need a HTML5-compatible browser): http://www.effectgames.com/demos/canvascycle/ Apparently this guy did a lot of the illustrations for LucasArts' older games including SOMI and pretty much perfected the 'colour cycling' method of getting nice effects with relatively limited colour palettes. Pretty much a technical marvel as well as an artistic one. Check this variation out for added 'holy shit' (open the options and use the day/night slider, try different scenes too): http://www.effectgames.com/demos/worlds/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brkl Posted August 8, 2012 Why doesn't my phone support animated backgrounds... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brkl Posted August 8, 2012 Apparently this guy did a lot of the illustrations for LucasArts' older games including SOMI and pretty much perfected the 'colour cycling' method of getting nice effects with relatively limited colour palettes. Pretty much a technical marvel as well as an artistic one. Oh my lord, look at the one titled Mountain Stream - Morning. That's absolutely fantastic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Salacious Snake Posted August 8, 2012 That looks like it's from The Last Blade 2! I'm going to see if I can figure out the rest, many of them look familiar. (I have a Neo Geo.) edit: this is a fool's game, but I did spot a few. The deserty one is from King of Fighters 2000. There's a bunch of KOF, Last Blade and perhaps Samurai Shodown happening in that gallery. I'd say it's all from Neo Geo fighters, or at least most of it is. Specifically, they all look like they're from first-party SNK games. The waterfall is from Garou: Mark of the Wolves. The old church with the pigeons and the ruined train yard are from SVC Chaos. Crazy circuitry floor is KOF 99. Fort with cannons is Last Blade 2. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DanJW Posted August 8, 2012 Can someone please work out how to turn these into a Windows 7 theme please? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
owenjones Posted August 8, 2012 Man there's still something about hand-drawn/animated. Just recently picked up Rayman and it's beautiful. Makes me sad it's so rare. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tanukitsune Posted August 9, 2012 Can someone please work out how to turn these into a Windows 7 theme please? Wait, Windows 7 can have animated backgrounds? If so, I also want this as a theme! 8D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thrik Posted August 9, 2012 Wait, Windows 7 can have animated backgrounds? If so, I also want this as a theme! 8D Wasn't it one of those ULTIMATE EXTRAS!!!!!!! things? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
racingfreak92 Posted August 10, 2012 Wasn't it one of those ULTIMATE EXTRAS!!!!!!! things? haha, indeed, it was. but if i recall it only supports some sort of ridiculous proprietary format? or it was like a WMP file or something. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SiN Posted August 10, 2012 "Active Wallpapers" used to be a thing in ... Windows 98? You could insert an html page as your wallpaper. Pretty sure THE EU RUINED EVERYTHING THOUGH!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toblix Posted August 10, 2012 Yeah, no, the animated wallpaper was one of those Windows 7 UltimateExtraz things. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
