#8 bit graphics

[howtophil]

Apple ][ as Apple ][ hires graphics. ;)

[truederpyhooves]

Okay, now there’s Twilight (classic and alicorn-wings-down), Spike, Apple Jack, Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, and Fluttershy as Apple II hires graphics running in an Apple II emulator (LinApple). Here, they are displayed in both color and classic green :)

Thanks to GIMP, dos33 utils, pcx2hgr, LinApple, Peek, etc etc etc free software.

You can grab the Apple II dsk image from archive.org if you want to run it in your own emulator (make sure to turn off “enhanced” disk speed or they will load too fast): https://archive.org/download/MLPAppleIIHiresImages/MLP%20Apple%20II%20hires%20images.dsk

Sacrifices had to be made on color choices as the Apple II only has 6 colors in hires mode:

[game-levels]

How a beloved video game style was spawned out of necessity

Recent games like 'Shovel Knight' and 'Undertale' fall into the "8-bit" style of modern games, but they're only 8-bit in appearance, not in soul. The 8-bit aesthetic was born out of necessity, not stylistic choice.

[skipratmedia]

[game-levels]

Dadako Pixel Pirate devlog – what are 8-bit graphics anyway?

[truederpyhooves]

MLP ponies so far as Apple II hires graphics: Rainbow Dash, Apple Jack, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, Fluttershy. Above in both color and classic green.

Using GIMP, dos33 utils, pcx2hgr, etc

Keep in mind that hires on Apple II has a very limited (6 colors if you count black and white) palette:

[cowboy-carter]

untitled.

[mercutiodidntdieforthis]