Posted: 4/8/2010 5:26 AM
Post subject: Mega Mosaic
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Sir_VG
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This thing is just so damn awesome.
This is made of about 1500 Mega Man screenshots, taken from Mega Man 1-6. It’s printed on canvas and mounted in a wooden frame. Bonus: the two bottom rows of screenshots show the weaknesses of all the bosses. DID WE ALSO MENTION THAT IT’S MADE OF PURE AWESOME?
Found at: http://bobshouseofvideogames.com/2010/04/07/video-game-lol-mega-mosaic/
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Posted: 4/8/2010 12:33 PM
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I can never understand how anybody can create those. =/
Posted: 4/8/2010 12:38 PM
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Posted: 4/8/2010 3:05 PM
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Captain Forehead wrote:
I can never understand how anybody can create those. =/
It's pretty easy actually with a computer.
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Posted: 4/8/2010 3:36 PM
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Yeah, you just take a bunch of screenshots, analyze them to determine their predominant colors, and then go through pixel by pixel in the image you want to replicate and find the screenshot that best matches the pixel. It's even easier with Megaman because he's so pixelated, which means you don't really have to worry too much about blending colors or color changes within a single screenshot.
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Posted: 4/9/2010 2:26 PM
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Sir_VG
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Either I can't count rows and columns, or they can't multiply. I counted 31 columns and 35 rows (not counting the cartridges/boxes at the bottom) which is 1085 screenshots, not the 1500 they say on the page.
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Posted: 4/9/2010 6:59 PM
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Many programs ("Image mosaic generator") exist, but you can't tell which images will fit best. So you have to prepare many additional to get better results.
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