Commodore 64 Port of The Secret of Monkey Island: Pixel Art Conversion Project
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Summary
The article describes an ongoing project to convert the classic adventure game 'The Secret of Monkey Island' for the Commodore 64 platform. The author, Joachim Ljunggren of Pixeldust AB, is responsible for bringing all graphics to the screen, which involves meticulous hand-drawing of backgrounds, animations, and characters. The project is a large undertaking with pixel art and animation work being shared as progress continues, though no specific release date is provided.
Key quotes
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My task in this project is to bring all the graphics to the screen on the Commodore 64 platform.
This is a large task involving a meticulous process of hand-drawing each background, as well as the animations and characters.
To be released sometime in the future. In the meantime, I will continue posting new artwork here.
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