Do you think StinkoMan in 8-Bit or 16-Bit?

Ugozima · **Joined:** Sat Jan 24, 2009 2:42 am **Posts:** 273

So, my friend says Stinkoman is 8-bit and I say it is 16-bit, what do you think?

The reason I think it is 16-bit, it has paralax scrolling, generally a 16-bit thing. And the graphics look 16-bit. Now, I'm to play Donkey Kong.

Homestone Wrecker · **Posted:** Mon Jun 22, 2009 5:46 am

Ummm... 12-bit?

Shouldn't this be a poll?

TheVideoGameFreak · **Posted:** Sat Jun 27, 2009 7:27 pm

Well, since it's done in Flash, there are no constraints on number of colors, pixel size, etc, so really it's neither. The graphics are just made to look 8-bit. There are also a few 16-bit elements in the game, too, (such as the aforementioned parallax) but that's only to make the game more visually appealing. Videlectrix was shooting for an 8-bit look, but really it's neither, as Flash has enormous graphics capability. And the graphics do look 8-bit, not 16-bit, as almost nothing in the game is shaded, using mostly solid colors (Sonic the Hedgehog for Sega Genesis is 16-bit, and its graphics are far superior to Stinkoman 20X6's). Your friend is right.

Ugozima · **Joined:** Sat Jan 24, 2009 2:42 am **Posts:** 273

TheVideoGameFreak wrote:

Well, since it's done in Flash, there are no constraints on number of colors, pixel size, etc, so really it's neither. The graphics are just made to look 8-bit. There are also a few 16-bit elements in the game, too, (such as the aforementioned parallax) but that's only to make the game more visually appealing. Videlectrix was shooting for an 8-bit look, but really it's neither, as Flash has enormous graphics capability. And the graphics do look 8-bit, not 16-bit, as almost nothing in the game is shaded, using mostly solid colors (Sonic the Hedgehog for Sega Genesis is 16-bit, and its graphics are far superior to Stinkoman 20X6's). Your friend is right.

No he's not.

Homestone Wrecker · **Posted:** Sun Jun 28, 2009 2:07 am

TheVideoGameFreak wrote:

Your friend is right.

Wait... are you saying Ugozima and I are friends?

Ugozima · **Joined:** Sat Jan 24, 2009 2:42 am **Posts:** 273

Homestone Wrecker wrote:

TheVideoGameFreak wrote:

Your friend is right.

Wait... are you saying Ugozima and I are friends?

He's talking about the friend from the OP.

Homestone Wrecker · **Posted:** Sun Jun 28, 2009 3:08 am

*facepalm*

Ugozima · **Joined:** Sat Jan 24, 2009 2:42 am **Posts:** 273

Homestone Wrecker wrote:

*facepalm*

I think you mean

Eric the orange · **Posted:** Sun Jun 28, 2009 9:56 am

Well NES is 8-bit and SNES is 16-bit. Looking at Super Mario 3 and Super Mario Land , I'd say its closer to 8-bit.

TheVideoGameFreak · **Posted:** Sun Jun 28, 2009 7:55 pm

Rofl, facepalm... (And I was talking about the OP)

Quote:

No he's not.

Well, 16-bit is Sonic:

And 8-bit is Mario:

Which one do you think Stinkoman

looks most like?
(Admit it, I win : P)

Coach z's cool · **Posted:** Sun Jun 28, 2009 9:33 pm

It looks like 16-bit colors on an 8-bit sprite.

SgtRufufuEmails · **Joined:** Thu Nov 20, 2008 1:46 am **Posts:** 149

Coach z's cool wrote:

It looks like 16-bit colors on an 8-bit sprite.

Plus the 16-bit shades marks...everything...

Power Crunch · **Posted:** Tue Jun 30, 2009 8:50 am

TheVideoGameFreak wrote:

Which one do you think Stinkoman

looks most like?

TheVideoGameFreak · **Posted:** Sat Jul 04, 2009 6:45 pm

Power Crunch wrote:

TheVideoGameFreak wrote:

Which one do you think Stinkoman

looks most like?

So true... (Although that sprite is 8-bit)

Anonymous User · **Posted:** Sun Jul 05, 2009 5:10 pm

= 8-bit, definitely...

BassLlama · **Joined:** Sat Sep 05, 2009 1:37 am **Posts:** 10

definately 16 bit because there is a wider range of colors than an 8-bit, so i would say 16-bit. also the cutscenes have pretty intence animation for an 8-bit game. 16-bit.

TheVideoGameFreak · **Posted:** Sat Sep 05, 2009 2:39 pm

Er... 12-bit? Maybe?

TheMac04 · **Posted:** Sat Sep 05, 2009 5:26 pm

Well since Stinkoman is a parody of Platform Hell games, it's pretty obvious it's atleast made to LOOK 8-Bit.

Soiled Bargains · **Posted:** Mon Sep 07, 2009 1:02 am

Technically, neither category is appropriate for this game. After all, as TheVideoGameFreak said, it is Flash, which supports full 24-bit color, compared to a limited color palette that older video game consoles had. Not to mention there is no limit to what you can do in Flash than to what you can do on an old video game console. The levels themselves seem to push 8-bit limitations, but the cutscenes appear to get into the 16-bit realm (especially with the shading on Stinkoman on the level title screens', wow!) The music actually could be considered 8-bit.

12-bit doesn't really exist. Though it's possible, technologically it wouldn't make sense to create a 12-bit system (don't want to get into detail).

TheMac04 · **Posted:** Mon Sep 07, 2009 4:58 pm

Soiled Bargains wrote:

Technically, neither category is appropriate for this game. After all, as TheVideoGameFreak said, it is Flash, which supports full 24-bit color, compared to a limited color palette that older video game consoles had. Not to mention there is no limit to what you can do in Flash than to what you can do on an old video game console. The levels themselves seem to push 8-bit limitations, but the cutscenes appear to get into the 16-bit realm (especially with the shading on Stinkoman on the level title screens', wow!) The music actually could be considered 8-bit.

12-bit doesn't really exist. Though it's possible, technologically it wouldn't make sense to create a 12-bit system (don't want to get into detail).

Yeah, my tiny brain would probably explode if you did.

That'sBupkis · **Posted:** Tue Dec 15, 2009 11:23 am

I think it's 16-Bit. Reasons: The large color palette, opacity, parallax scrolling, and Genesis-like sound. The 8-Bit Famicom game Lagrange Point came closest to these. So mentioning this, it's a bit of both.

Kristanni X · **Posted:** Tue Dec 15, 2009 3:44 pm

I think Stinkoman is a 8-bit sprite with 16-bit colors.

That'sBupkis · **Posted:** Sat Dec 19, 2009 1:33 pm

It's kind of like SNK's Neo Geo Pocket Color. It has a 16-Bit processor, but have you seen any of its graphics?

Cheeseman719 · **Posted:** Tue May 25, 2010 2:46 pm

Stinkoman is a pallet swap of mega man, and mega man is 8-bit, so stinkoman HAS to be 8-bit

Rerun · **Posted:** Wed May 26, 2010 2:58 am

Cheeseman719 wrote:

Stinkoman is a pallet swap of mega man, and mega man is 8-bit, so stinkoman HAS to be 8-bit

Yep. "Simple as that!"

CrashGordon94 · **Joined:** Sun Apr 18, 2010 2:34 pm **Posts:** 44

I'd say 8-bit, or at least in the style of 8-bit.

Heimstern Läufer · **Posted:** Fri May 28, 2010 12:09 am

Rerun wrote:

Cheeseman719 wrote:

Stinkoman is a pallet swap of mega man, and mega man is 8-bit, so stinkoman HAS to be 8-bit

Yep. "Simple as that!"

Except no, because it's really neither one. It's in Flash, which is neither 8-bit nor 16-bit. It's an imitation of these old video games that seems to me to resemble 8-bit more than 16-bit, but we can't be dogmatic about which of those two it is since it's actually neither one.

RoboBlue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 11, 2010 8:45 am **Posts:** 6

Parallax Scrolling does exist on the NES actually. The final boss of Kirby's Adventure had Parallax Scrolling, and so did the Ice Cave in Battletoads.
Sorry to revive an "old" topic, but I felt that needed to be pointed out.

user name styles · **Posted:** Wed Jul 21, 2010 2:22 pm

I think that the sprites might be 8-bit, while the backgrounds are 16-bit.

TwiceStyle · **Posted:** Tue Feb 15, 2011 2:26 pm

16 bit definitely.

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