Tiniest possible man player?

[tschak909]

For the pixel artists in here:

 

Thinking on it, it would probably be the little guys in Maze Craze, or Marauder...but given a 2LK, what's the smallest possible running man?

 

-Thom

[Thomas Jentzsch]

What perspective? Top, front or side view?

[tschak909]

top. (and yes, I can hear the giggle)

 

-Thom

[Thomas Jentzsch]

I am no pixel artist, but I would say 2x3 pixel:

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Probably no very recognizable though.

[toiletunes]

Airlock, maybe Towering Inferno

[+SpiceWare]

I think Maze Craze has the tiniest men I've seen in an Atari game:

[Flojomojo]

It's not the tiniest possible, but the little stickman in Mountain King is the smallest dude with any detail that I can think of in a VCS game.

 

 

If we wanted to be a little more gender inclusive, we could call it MOUNTAIN MONARCH and pretend it's a spelunking woman if desired.

[DanOliver]

One pixel, maybe change colors for different actions. Or 3 pixels for an overhead view, like the Maze Crazy example, 1 pixel standing still, 3 when walking, running. A lot of modern games push the limits of what a character looks like, might be interesting to do that on the 2600.

Edited August 25, 2016 by DanOliver