Input, please, on potential new Brickmania bitmaps!

[midkay]

Hi all, I've been working on fully adapting Brickmania to the iPod 5G's larger display (meaning larger bitmaps to make it fullscreen). Since scaling up the current bitmaps looks horrible, I decided to create my own. I rather like the look of these, so I wanted to hear what people thought of them.

If everybody prefers them, I'll adapt them to all the color LCD targets and commit them, but I need votes fast. I really want to get these in pre-3.0 (meaning within a couple days, probably).

Old bitmaps, iriver H300 screenshot:


New bitmaps, iriver H300 screenshot:


Any input is welcome, all votes appreciated.

[midkay]

So the results are pretty even, I guess the current ones will stay for now.

Does anybody who voted 'no' have any input or suggestions? ze in IRC pointed out that they look a little blurry which I am aware of and will work on. I also think the colors are a bit vivid, I'll tone them down a bit.

Anything else, anybody?

[petur]

I also like the 'brick' effect of the old ones -> texture

[Llorean]

I voted yes, primarily because I think they'll look better when scaled to the Nano's screen size. I'm not fond of the current ones on it, and _especially_ the cracking texture on top of the current ones.

[Massa]

I voted no, because I also like the "brick" effect of the old ones.
And IMHO the new ones look too bright and hurt my eyes...

[benosoft]

I think the new bricks have a too large bevel, but reducing it by a pixel may already be fine....

And I agree adding some sort of subtle texture, like on the old ones, would make it even better!

[midkay]

Good to hear all this feedback, thanks, guys.

I'll probably create a new poll sometime soon after working on these a bit more.

[that_asian_guy]

what'd i like to see, is changing the color of the background, maybe to a nice clean white.

[Suntiger]

Personally, I'd like a 320x240 version of Brickmania, unless that's been done already.

[Sando]

Personally, I'd like a 320x240 version of Brickmania, unless that's been done already.

Uh, that's what this thread is about.

[aegis]

Personally, I haven't vote but what I think is - new bitmaps adjusted to the screen would be great - but I would really like to have kept the old "textures" and colours.

The new proposed ones are not that fine, they look somewhat... cheap and plastic.

So please if you would be able to scale these bitmaps keeping the old colour fashion or maybe similar but complex in that way, it would be great.

[jeffy777]

The new proposed ones look very similiar to the ipod 5th gen's brick game. I think both the old and new are nice.

But I agree with that_asian_guy that changing the background to a lighter color (maybe even white) might help everything.

[midkay]

The new proposed ones look very similiar to the ipod 5th gen's brick game. I think both the old and new are nice.

But I agree with that_asian_guy that changing the background to a lighter color (maybe even white) might help everything.

This is actually what they were based on (though still made entirely by me). I didn't quite get the effect I wanted...

[joeyb649]

am i blind or do i not see a new thread button sry to intrude on ur topic but i cant post

[midkay]

You can't post a new topic from within a thread. Go back to the forum you want to start the topic in, then click New Topic.