Making game sprites outta beads???

Valtz

I just read in the latest game informer about this one guy who found a site about how to make game sprites from these beads that can melt together when you iorn them. They were like pealer beads or something like that. Anyhoo does anyone know what kinda beads these are or what site this guy was talking about???

P.S. The issue of game informer has a picture of Soul Calaber III on the cover... I think

CrossFusionStarman · Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2005 9:46 pm Post subject:

That wasn't Game Informer, it was Electronic Gaming Mothly (Although it may have been in both). Yeah, it did have a Soul Calibuer III cover. I saw that article. It's pretty cool how someone did that. That guy must be pretty good with those beads to do something like that. As for the beads...They were out a LONG time ago as a childrens toy, but now you can hardly find them. Only by prowling Flea Markets and the Internet can you find them, at least as far as I know. Oh, and as for the site...I'll check the issue right now for information.

EDIT: Damn, no info on the site. Sorry, Valtz
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Valtz · Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2005 10:07 pm Post subject:

Dang. I was hoping I could start to make them. Well thank you for the information. Maybe there's a chance I can still make them ^^ (really wants to use them as pins and stuff like that)

Ginrei · Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 10:12 am Post subject:

Iiiii remember thooose! Those little plastic beads you ironed flat to melt and get them to stick together? Yeah! They'd come in a big bag with these little plastic plates that had spikes on them, and you'd put the beads on the spikes to help you make a certain shape. Me and my sister made about, like.... ten million heart-shaped ones.
I never thought to make SPRITES with them, though... wasn't really into Nintendo back then, now I wish I had some of those beads left... oh well.
(Hm, I crochet plushes of characters, does that still count?)

TriggerEXE · Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 10:41 am Post subject:

Something like this?

http://www.insertcredit.com/features/beads/

I actually saw a few kits for sale (somewhere) that were specifically to make Namco Pacman, Galaga, Galaxian, and Dig Dug characters with beads. I couldn't find them again, so I just found a page showing how to make them using any beads. ^_^ I may try this sometime. Makes me remember making sprites with the old Mario Paint cart on the SNES.
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Unknown Neo · Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 1:56 pm Post subject:

Oh yeah I was going to post that insert credit link. The guy did a couple of megaman ones.

Kero Trigger · Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 10:24 pm Post subject:

Hehe, have any of you ever thought to check a craft store for them? The ones around here carry them all the time, and so do the local wal-marts! I used to make penguins and ducks with them all the time, but if I can ever find my bigger board for it, I should probably take a swing at the pixel stuff....
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Valtz · Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 10:46 pm Post subject:

Thanks for the site ^^ Is that the same one the guy was talking about you think???

N2-0 Night · Gnihtemos od thgim I... Joined: 17 Mar 2005 Posts: 992

Ooh. We call that as bead art way WAY back. I used to do this in school (part of an art class). Those are still sold in craft stores here as well.

Oh yeah, I once saw a girl with her bag filled with sprites of Sailormoon characters, all done with beads and cross-stitches. Kind of interesting...
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ford · Joined: 03 May 2005 Posts: 30 Location: Netopia

Not only have i heard about these beads, ive made them!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v428/ford206/Rush.jpg
Rush

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v428/ford206/Megaman.jpg
Megaman

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v428/ford206/lan.jpg
Lan/Netto

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v428/ford206/Hydroman.jpg
My net navi hydroman.

THey dont take very long to do really. But ive found the best place to buy these beads is in places like toys r us. They tend to be more in toy stores than art stores but thats just what if found.
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Hardcore Hecxz · Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 6:37 am Post subject:

That is uber-cool....I kinda want to give that a try, hell make those suckas, my room will be crowded with 8-Bit Sprites of Doom, LMAO :p
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Valtz · Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 2:51 pm Post subject:

I have two quetsions. First off does anyone think they could get a scan of that one guys bead art??? Second has anyone done any 16 bit sprites??? (You know super nintendo qualty???)

Pitchums · Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 3:45 pm Post subject:

wow, that's like... cool and stuff. How do you keep the beads together? I gotta learn to do that.

... O.O

*has an idea*
*runs off*
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Valtz · Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 4:12 pm Post subject:

You iron the beads together as far as I understand. Anyhoo I sadly can't get this months issue because I failed to buy the only copy my store had

Pitchums · Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 5:34 pm Post subject:

How on earth do you iron beads? Confused

I thought these things were like tied together or something...
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Unknown Neo · Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 7:26 pm Post subject:

He says it in the artical in that link, you put something over it and lightly do it.

ford · Joined: 03 May 2005 Posts: 30 Location: Netopia

Well let me explain basically you purchase a set of beads and place them on a pegboard whihc holds them in place. you arrange them into your chosen design. Put a peace of ironing paper ontop and iron to melt the tops of the beads together to make them stick. pull of the peg board and voila!

And just incase anybody was inspired by my earlier examples heres some more recent creations of mine. The rockman navi coasters Series 1!

These are made as stated above and then varnished and glossed to create perfect coasters!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v428/ford206/DSCF0008.jpg
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Vpower.exe · Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 4:34 pm Post subject:

Man that's a long time ago that I saw that things.
i did it when I was 10 or something:p or maybe older.
but then I wasn't a fan of rockman so I didn't made any of these..... maybe I still got it....
then I'm gonna make my own navi symbol + blues symbol Razz

*go's searching*
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Valtz · Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 5:44 pm Post subject:

Wow frod thoes Navi symbods do look pretty cool. Though the numberman one is kinda odd... but other than that it's very good