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One of my favorite side-hobbies is de-making images from modern video games into various color palates from various systems, such as the 32-color mode from the Commodore Amiga, or the ever-so-popular 8-bit VGA color palate! Note that these photos were never intended to be shared, so I sometimes get the actual color palate I used wrong; therefore, don't hesitate to speak up! [EDIT: This isn't one of those "Gawk at pictures in main thread and comment on them in another thread" deals, so let loose the comments, positive and negative!]

For starters, here's a screenshot from Metro: Last Light (see original) converted into the Amiga's 32-color palate:



A MobyGames screenshot from Burnout: Paradise converted into the Amiga's 32-color palate:



A screenshot from Trackmania 2: Canyon (see original) converted into the Mac 8-bit color palate:



A screenshot from Shift 2 Unleashed (see original) converted into the Windows 8-bit color palate:

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Some screenshots from Metro: Last Light (see originals here, here, here, and here).

The world of Metro in Amiga's 32-color mode:







Now, a screen shot from the world of Metro in Windows' 8-bit palate:

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Here's some screenshots from the indie game Evochron Mercenary (see originals here, here, and here) converted into the Amiga's 32-color palate:







Now, here's some Gothic II screenshots from MobyGames (see originals here and here) converted into the Amiga's 32-color mode:

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Here's a collection of screenshots from the upcoming game Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad which I de-made:

A square of some kind (see original) in the Amiga's 32-color mode:



A two-man squad firing at an off-screen target (see original); also in the Amiga's 32-color mode:



A beautiful scene featuring god rays and a battle-in-progress (see original) rendered in the Amiga's 128-color mode:



Lastly, here's a scene inside a tank (see original) which, for whatever reason, reminds me of a Macromedia/Quicktime game; as such, it's rendered in the Macintosh's 8-bit color palate:

[The Fifth Horseman]

Nice, but aren't they a little too high-res for the system the edits are supposed to emulate?

[dosraider]

They're indeed nice.

Just one remark, seems dropbox is extremely slow here, don't really know why, but maybe, if you post a lot of pics in one topic you could use thumbnails?

Just asking, maybe things will speed up later?

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Never mind that thumbnail thing, speed is OK now.

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Originally Posted by The Fifth Horseman

Nice, but aren't they a little too high-res for the system the edits are supposed to emulate?

For the Amiga 32-color screenshots, you'd be right - they are too big! Thankfully, it's an issue which is easily rectified. However, I'm not so sure about the Amiga 128-color mode, as I'm not familiar with any games which use it and what the supported resolutions of said games is...

[addison456]

Hey all are sharing nice screen shots thanks to all guys.

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For my next batch of de-makes, here are some screenshots from Batman: Arkham Asylum:

Batman taking down a foe in the Amiga's 32-color mode (original):


The back alley of a city (presumably Gotham City) in EGA (original):


And here's Batman striking a pose with his Batarang in the Amiga's 32-color mode (original):

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Here are some (strangely) good-looking de-made screenshots from Section 8: Prejudice which use Windows' 8-bit color palate and letterboxed since, to my knowledge, there were no 16:9 or 16:10 monitors available to the consumer in the days of Windows 3.x and Windows 95. (See originals here, here, and here)