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8 Bit & '8 Bitish' Graphics-Outside the Box

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMcJ1Jvtef0

> In this GDC 2016 talk, Terrible Toybox's Mark Ferrari discusses and demonstrate some of his techniques for drawing 8 bit game graphics, including his celebrated methods for use of color cycling and pallet shifting to create complex and realistic background animation effects without frame-animation

The lost art of color cycling - Animating with color

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUbrzg21X9c

> Color cycling was born out of hardware restrictions but out of it came some beautiful artworks that characterized the 80s and 90s. In this video we will learn more about how this effect was produced and experience first hand the beautiful artwork created with it.



amazing, i love interesting rabbit-holes into the past initiated by engaging with HN :D immediately put them on watch later.




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