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boondoggie42 t1_j2i1ywt wrote

I feel like I should have installed 15 disks labeled Sierra in order to see this.

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catlaxative t1_j2i6fmw wrote

I just upgraded my SoundBlaster so I can hear that sweet Roland midi

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CamsFeet t1_j2idgho wrote

Don't forget to set the IRQ!

God's, how old are we?

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ZouDave t1_j2j9006 wrote

old enough to know the difference between extended and expanded memory, and how to tune your autoexec.bat and config.sys files to squeeze every ounce of power out of that DX^2 66 you can.

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SuperGameTheory t1_j2kj70y wrote

It's a good thing I just bought a whopping 4mb of memory for only $400!

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UStoJapan t1_j2kwlvj wrote

Thank goodness I paid extra to get the computer with the 20MB HDD instead of the default 10MB HDD!

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ZouDave t1_j2l0hce wrote

The hell will you EVER need 20MB on a hard drive? You got taken.

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xproofx t1_j2kmw8g wrote

I'll get QEMM to help me get the most out of my memory.

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ZouDave t1_j2l0ekc wrote

QEMM was some of the most must-have software that existed in the early 90s.

I worked at Software Etc. (what has now become GameStop) back in 1993-1997. One of the perks of working there was you could 'check out' software (usually games) for a week to try it, was a good way to learn about the software to help inform customers. We all had copies of everything we'd ever need from the store all for the cost of blank floppies (which we got at a discount). DOS 6.22, Windows 3.11 for Workgroups, QEMM, QModem Pro, and a few others, were always at the front of my disk case.

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AtariDump t1_j2l69bx wrote

Old enough to remember what the dial up noise sounded like AND at what speed you were going to connected based on those sounds.

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Deathbatking t1_j2i9ehb wrote

I'm just curious, why "lighthouse"?

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Throw-AwayCondom t1_j2iofmr wrote

He must be fond of me lobster

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punbasedname t1_j2j30o5 wrote

He’s just trying to figure out why ya spilled yer beans.

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GamerRipjaw t1_j2j6r4s wrote

I ain't

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h2ogie t1_j2jlg8o wrote

Damn ye!

Let Neptune strike ye dead Winslow! HAAARK! Hark Triton, hark! Bellow, bid our father the Sea King rise from the depths full foul in his fury! Black waves teeming with salt foam to smother this young mouth with pungent slime, to choke ye, engorging your organs til’ ye turn blue and bloated with bilge and brine and can scream no more -- only when he, crowned in cockle shells with slitherin’ tentacle tail and steaming beard take up his fell be-finned arm, his coral-tine trident screeches banshee-like in the tempest and plunges right through yer gullet, bursting ye -- a bulging bladder no more, but a blasted bloody film now and nothing for the harpies and the souls of dead sailors to peck and claw and feed upon only to be lapped up and swallowed by the infinite waters of the Dread Emperor himself -- forgotten to any man, to any time, forgotten to any god or devil, forgotten even to the sea, for any stuff for part of Winslow, even any scantling of your soul is Winslow no more, but is now itself the sea!

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SynisterJeff t1_j2ke1dw wrote

I have this lobster on my belly because MmmmMmm.. lobster.

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_GabrielLogan t1_j2j9kug wrote

Perhaps the artist was inside a lighthouse when they created this, but we may never know for sure.

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Skeetness123 t1_j2hy4v1 wrote

I can hear this gif

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v78 OP t1_j2i12au wrote

Soft waves and seagulls <3

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burn_the_itch t1_j2kbnmw wrote

Welcome to the kingdom of Daventry, you uncover a box, you open the box and find a ring inside.

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Inedible-denim t1_j2jle28 wrote

Came here to say this, and for some reason, it sounds like the seagulls and waves crashing from Chrono Trigger to me, lol

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Wondrous_Fairy t1_j2jmgkv wrote

I actually have Lene's bell as a wakeup call along with the first snippet of music for the weekends if I ever need to get up early.

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v78 OP t1_j2hybwe wrote

Hi all! This pixel art animation is 320x200px using 40 hand drawn frames. I doubled the resolution for viewing purposes. This is my first artwork in 2023 and I wish you all a happy and bright future <3

If you like this type of art and want to support me, please feel free to check my other works:

Steam WallPaper Engine collection | Patreon | Foundation | Twitter | Tumblr | Facebook | Instagram

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kjg1228 t1_j2itqb9 wrote

Is this based on Portland Head Light?

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The_Luckiest t1_j2koiey wrote

As a Portland resident that was my immediate thought, even though it’s missing the building next to it. The cliffs there are pretty close though!

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kjg1228 t1_j2olj9h wrote

Also a Portland Resident! Looks just like a shot from the north side of the lighthouse without the lighthouse keeper's cabin.

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vatsal_rp t1_j2j8thl wrote

Just realized, I have your Old Harbor subscribed on Steam!

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AmishAvenger t1_j2k45da wrote

Am I the only one who thinks it’s weird the post has over 7k upvotes, and this comment only has 31?

I fully support people who actually post original content. They should be rewarded by having their info up at the top.

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sometimes_interested t1_j2jmyfa wrote

I love it!

Just curious, the last time I did any pixel art, it was using a Koala Pad on a Commodore 64. What do people use these days?

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slick514 t1_j2i738m wrote

This is some OG "King's Quest"-level content right here...

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gr8ver t1_j2jsax8 wrote

Why did I not even remember Kings Quest until I saw this scene?

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Memento92Mori t1_j2i0bkk wrote

"There is always a lighthouse, there's always a man, there's always a city"

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Just-Statistician-65 t1_j2hyyvn wrote

That good you called it "lighthouse", not a car or a cat... lighthouse.... Master piece xD

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v78 OP t1_j2i178p wrote

It was either "lighthouse" or "tall beach construction with a light source on top to guide ships".

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vatsal_rp t1_j2ivacv wrote

how do you draw this?

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FrankHiggins t1_j2jk7p8 wrote

Reminds me of the Portland Head Light up in Maine. We’ll done.

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BRUISE_WILLIS t1_j2iq2w9 wrote

I like this one. One bird goes one way, and the other bird goes the other way.

One’s going east, and the other is going west. So what?

And this lighthouse is saying, “Whaddaya want from me?” The lighthouse’s got a nice coat of white paint. Beautiful. The bird, it looks the same.

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ZouDave t1_j2j9q1c wrote

Looks like a lighthouse we know...

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mgwhirlwind t1_j2i6iz5 wrote

I love lighthouses. Great job.

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Creezin t1_j2irs6c wrote

It looks just like the lighthouse scene in Battle Royale

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TheKillerToast t1_j2izo3z wrote

How long have we been on this rock? Five weeks? Two Days? Where are we? Help me to recollect!

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ratkinggo t1_j2jhmhp wrote

This reminds me of some Studio Ghibli animations. Specifically 'Castle in the Sky'

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Former_Manc t1_j2jiwrv wrote

I want to live in this picture.

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gigisuperman t1_j2kq21q wrote

Reminds me of ‘life is strange’

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xMaku t1_j2mgd6o wrote

Check OP profile, he makes some mother fuckin masterpieces with those pixels.

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rotating_pebble t1_j2i1bo6 wrote

This reminds me of that map in Trouble in Terrorist Town

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leivanz t1_j2ibj4f wrote

I can't seem to hear the sound. I need to install some driver, I guess.

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Spike_MS t1_j2ifwjy wrote

How many colors

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Wally2905 t1_j2ignmc wrote

I can feel it all. The sun, the wind and the sea!

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xxihawkxx t1_j2im7q5 wrote

Hey, what did you use to create this?

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observethebadgerking t1_j2in3kd wrote

Where on earth did you come up with a name like that? Truly mind blowing.

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Meaderlord t1_j2iq4es wrote

This makes me want to make an introspective indie game about a lighthouse keeper wrestling with their own mortality and the inevitable passage of time.

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Champion_Tier t1_j2ituwd wrote

Look up “Beavertail Lighthouse” on Google Maps… this reminds me of it

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Daeval t1_j2iw58w wrote

This is beautiful and, as one of the first pieces of art I'm seeing in the new year, even kind of inspiring somehow. Great work, OP!

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evuraan t1_j2ix277 wrote

This is wonderful!

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murphysclaw1 t1_j2j05vp wrote

there’s a lego lighthouse that looks like this

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NoSitRecords t1_j2j3kmr wrote

That's beautiful!! You're so talented! I love it, hope you have an awesome year

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Wilbii t1_j2j3qg1 wrote

Reminds me of a Nickel Creek song, called The Lighthouse's Tale. Super sad.

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oldboy_alex t1_j2j3sgh wrote

I'd have called it "train station"

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Arcade1980 t1_j2j6gqz wrote

What kind of wizardry is this...and what tool did you use, I'm always curious what tools.people work with.

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dinomontino t1_j2j8jl3 wrote

How did you do this? Explain to a layman please. I think my son would be interested in this.

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DenezK t1_j2j8k0r wrote

There's always a lighthouse

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justdrowsin t1_j2jau0s wrote

“That’s a great gif! You know what you should call it?” “Lighthouse?” “Oh… yeah… that’s even better…”

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Jasole37 t1_j2jfnlo wrote

How did you come up with such an original and inspired name!?!

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brade123 t1_j2jhw9a wrote

How did you come up with the name?

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Sora1992 t1_j2ji46f wrote

This is so cool ♥️

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Einar_47 t1_j2jlay7 wrote

Where did you draw the inspiration for the title?

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certifiedintelligent t1_j2jns1c wrote

On first glance the thumbnail kinda looked like the space shuttle in orbit.

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Zatoichi00 t1_j2jr9zu wrote

This is beautiful, thank you for the post.

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newtbob t1_j2jwn5x wrote

Good, but I keep expecting Mario to come out.

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lenovosucks t1_j2jxkia wrote

Such a strange name, but ok!

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armeniandood t1_j2jyjui wrote

would it be possible to get this as a dynamic wallpaper for my desktop?

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chrisisbest197 t1_j2k0wrv wrote

I really don't understand the relevance of your title

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extopico t1_j2k24bw wrote

Very pretty. So bright and nice.

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adviceKiwi t1_j2k2f4n wrote

Nice work, what tool do you produce these with?

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rabbiferret t1_j2k4f8o wrote

This looks like an interstitial loading scene that you'd get really excited for only to have before a really boring 'top down' view of a lighthouse that has a spartan layout, something like a spyglass in a chest, a frayed rope, and an oily rag. None of it really makes any sense, but nothing really is so far out of place that you questioned it.

Later, this same scene will appear with a dark blue sky and a yellow 'light beam'.

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MagnaCamLaude t1_j2k5oqf wrote

I call it Fred, good friend of Theodore the Tugboat. Jk it's beautiful.

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RaidensReturn t1_j2k60md wrote

I could watch this all day. It puts my heart at ease

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TheGardiner t1_j2k7cre wrote

This is astounding OP...the scope and accuracy of those enormous clouds. Breathtaking. Wonderful.

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duccy_duc t1_j2k7uv5 wrote

Have you ever, ever felt like this

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bepis1777 t1_j2klvkm wrote

Have strange things happened, are you going round the twist?

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Izzynewt t1_j2k8mjo wrote

Is there a sub for this kind of art?

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DrunkScientits t1_j2kasq5 wrote

She got a big booty so I call her big booty

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Desalvo23 t1_j2kaxfj wrote

All is beautiful. The sea, the sun beaming through the clouds, the birds screaming at the lost catch. The only thing that you cant hear is the silent victims of the unseen lighthouse

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ericbmakeufap2this t1_j2kb8lk wrote

What do use to create this kinda stuff these days? On my day we had to use an Amiga and Deluxe Paint.

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mikey_hawk t1_j2kca2q wrote

Nice! Let's make a Roberta Williams adventure game

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Stron2g t1_j2kco83 wrote

Amazing, thanks

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chadwickPG t1_j2kehm6 wrote

Beautiful, great job man.

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Presently42 t1_j2kf4lf wrote

I'm a simple man: I see a lighthouse, I upvote

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1iKnight t1_j2kgtky wrote

this is beautiful dude. got one of a forest? or cherry blossom?

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Wolfwyr t1_j2ki8o1 wrote

Threads like this let me remember that I have no original thoughts and I'm just coasting along this life like some automaton because I saw the title and thought "ha ill comment and ask why it's called lighthouse?" and I open it up and there are already like 15 other people doing the same thing.

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eljo555 t1_j2kj96u wrote

Wow one of the best ones I’ve seen on here! Pixel art has grown on me

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MysticAnomaly t1_j2kjc06 wrote

I was waiting for a Dragonite to flyby. Good work either way!

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nekoshey t1_j2klloy wrote

Are people here really confused at to why a gif of a lighthouse is aptly titled 'lighthouse', or am I missing something?

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amccorm t1_j2koyuj wrote

I don't get it.

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amoretpax t1_j2kp3d1 wrote

I am always pleasantly amazed at what people can do with the same tools with which I can do nothing/very little. Good on you, OP, keep going.

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moi612 t1_j2ks2mc wrote

To the moon

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bklimko t1_j2kuph5 wrote

Well thought name.

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bollzaq t1_j2kwmj0 wrote

How did you come up with the name

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ummer21 t1_j2kyw00 wrote

How did you come up with the name?

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ScottV4192 t1_j2l5pfb wrote

How did you come up with the name?

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Jonezky t1_j2ldf0j wrote

That’s a silly name, I would have called it chazwassers

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nicoladawnli t1_j2lj7mh wrote

Complete with a lense flare! 👍

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le_unknown t1_j2llk47 wrote

This is beautiful. Hit me straight in the nostalgia bone.

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RouxGinger t1_j2loir2 wrote

You can never escape the lighthouse here.

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collectorgod t1_j2m35iq wrote

All the time it took you to make that picture and you only came up with the name lighthouse.. I'm pretty sure you can do better than that

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lazy-lambda t1_j2m3ab8 wrote

Gorgeous, I love it. What software did you use to draw it?

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ImLessOfADickIRL t1_j2m3gcz wrote

I really like it.

A question though - how did you come up with the name?

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DrRadon t1_j2m4fis wrote

I’d move there right now

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rmv74 t1_j2m6bxh wrote

Could be Land of the Green Isles

#Kingsquestvi

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Alabasta101 t1_j2maqot wrote

80s/early 90’s games vibe

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