The Incredible Pixel Art of Pokemon Trading Card Game

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  • Опубликовано: 25 ноя 2024
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  • @Whitepawprint
    @Whitepawprint 2 года назад +625

    The pixel art from this game is so nostalgic and gorgeous to me, that I've been painstakingly physically cross stitching them for the past two years. It's a long process, but they look incredible all put together and it just warms my heart looking at them

    • @Fuzmonster59
      @Fuzmonster59 Год назад +50

      You got somewhere we see that? Sounds quiet cool!

    • @gorescale3151
      @gorescale3151 Год назад +23

      Yeah you can't just tease us with that, show us the goods!

    • @chairwood
      @chairwood Год назад +8

      Pls show cross stitch???

    • @Maverick274
      @Maverick274 Год назад +13

      Adding to list of people that wanna see 👀

    • @taylordcraig
      @taylordcraig Год назад +7

      Me 5.

  • @robertbeisert3315
    @robertbeisert3315 Год назад +7

    It was so well done that I never noticed there were only ever 4 colors on the cards.

  • @Lyra
    @Lyra Год назад +210

    I always thought the Pokémon TCG GB game art was fantastic as a kid. Replaying the game as an adult, the amount of care and detail that went into recreating the original cards is ridiculous! It manages to be both faithful to the original art yet super readable on the GB/GBC. In my opinion, adding an outline to the Pokémon does a lot of the work and is the smartest decision they made.
    Thank you very much for going deep into this topic. Turns out, they went even further than I thought! This was a great video on a great game :'D

    • @DeltaSeeker
      @DeltaSeeker  Год назад +15

      Wow thanks so much! I've been a fan of yours for a long time and love your videos!!

  • @mjdxp5688
    @mjdxp5688 2 года назад +290

    A little known fact: Pokémon Gold and Silver actually are compatible with the Super Game Boy. It works more like Pokémon Red and Blue did, with areas being given the same color palette rather than the more colorful Game Boy Color graphics. Also, at night, everything turns a dark shade of cyan/teal, which looks really unique. It's a really interesting and unique way to play, and I definitely recommend it to everyone.
    Edit: A lot of people are talking about how they want to see this for themselves, but they don't have a Super Game Boy to try it with. Most Game Boy emulators are able to emulate the Super Game Boy pallette, so you might want to try that.

    • @sofiacalado8836
      @sofiacalado8836 Год назад +2

      Huh that's neat, even though it would make sense it works because it's a GB game, i never thought of that

    • @dragon-id5uj
      @dragon-id5uj Год назад +1

      yeh that's how we hadto emulate it with only the first percent of dialog translated back in the day (prior to the English cartridge dropping)... ahh memories... of not knowing WTF I'm clicking

    • @jeancarlodelaluz6415
      @jeancarlodelaluz6415 Год назад +1

      Now I need a super game boy lol

    • @MishKoz
      @MishKoz Год назад +3

      I love the look of Gold/Silver on the Super Gameboy. Sadly, there's barely any footage of it on RUclips, at least compared to the amount of footage of it being played on the Gameboy Color.

    • @garrettlee9511
      @garrettlee9511 Год назад

      I'd love to be able to see that some day.

  • @TourFaint
    @TourFaint Год назад +27

    Both of the tcg games are easily in the top 10 gameboy games ever, the level of quality and hard work put into them is insane.

    • @RyanonBasss
      @RyanonBasss Год назад

      Both?!

    • @TourFaint
      @TourFaint Год назад +3

      @@RyanonBasss well the second one is better, because it has the expansions, but yeah, both are great.

  • @StegDarkhorse
    @StegDarkhorse Год назад +57

    The things people pulled off on the Game Boy are still impressive to this day.

  • @HybridAngelZero
    @HybridAngelZero 2 года назад +165

    Pokemon Card GB is a game that always needs more appreciation, it's just a wonderfully designed game.
    Thanks for your great work on the video!

    • @Ovyron
      @Ovyron Год назад +14

      Fully agreed. And the soundtrack has the best pokemon music I've ever heard, better than the original pokemon tunes that keep being remixed to this day.

    • @Zyklon_B_still_and_know_God
      @Zyklon_B_still_and_know_God Год назад +1

      Had soooo much fun with this back in the day

    • @kevinf8439
      @kevinf8439 Год назад +3

      Agreed. I'm not a big Pkmn TCG fan, but I loved the game

    • @johnmartinez7440
      @johnmartinez7440 Год назад +7

      It's a 10/10 game, played it endlessly as a kid. Only recently realised there was a sequel that was only released in Japan.

    • @mhead1117
      @mhead1117 Год назад

      I'm playing the 2nd one on an emulator rn and it's even better.

  • @Myagic
    @Myagic 2 года назад +44

    The pixel art versions of cards have become of my favorite features of the game. It's really impressive how they made so much work with such limitations. It makes me sad we'll never have another game like the pokemon tcg games

  • @JC20XX
    @JC20XX Год назад +22

    I _really_ like this video. Retro art that actually used hardware limitations is always more interesting to me than just regular pixel art. Would love to see another video about this kind of thing.

  • @Turabbo
    @Turabbo Год назад +42

    Dude that wasn't all over the place at all, that was an incredible video. You're such a great explainer, and you made such great explanatory graphics through the whole thing. This must've been a ton of work, and I learned a bunch of cool stuff!

  • @ktvx.94
    @ktvx.94 Год назад +65

    The art and music of this game are insane and it's disappointing to see so little talk about them. I could literally notice which cards were illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita even though I hadn't seen the original card before. They recreated the different styles of illustrators and 3D renders with impressive accuracy.

  • @Zengar_Arcanos
    @Zengar_Arcanos Год назад +8

    Sick break down of the pixel art in these games! Pokemon TCG was probably the first game that really had me admiring pixel art, so it's cool to see what goes into it

  • @CoolJosh3k
    @CoolJosh3k Год назад +7

    The artists doing these conversions are very talented.

  • @UndefinedVibe
    @UndefinedVibe Год назад +9

    Thanks for showing off how special and intricate the artwork in the game is - and for explaining it in an entertaining way that everyone can understand. Most of us probably never would have realized how much effort went into these graphics without this video!

  • @TetraBitGaming
    @TetraBitGaming Год назад +5

    Been really enjoying your videos this week; keep up the good work!

  • @oliviastork1811
    @oliviastork1811 Год назад +8

    I've been making my own GBC game from scratch and boy, I can imagine how difficult that yugioh art must have been to put together. I have so much more appreciation for these games now!

  • @gododoof
    @gododoof 2 года назад +10

    Nice to see some love for the TCG RPG.

  • @robertcrist6059
    @robertcrist6059 Год назад +2

    Great job. I couldn't begin to think how this process is done. The editing of this video, showing us all the examples must have taken a while. Thank you for the video, this was very neat.

  • @theoroderick782
    @theoroderick782 Год назад +2

    When I got this game on emulator a few months back I was stunned by how cool the art looked

  • @togedemaweabookun759
    @togedemaweabookun759 Год назад +2

    Thank you for sharing this! Beautifully edited and such an informative video! It’s so easy to overlook and take for granted the effort it took to work around the limitations in older tech.

  • @jfatsnorlax
    @jfatsnorlax Год назад +5

    I just wanna say, the voltorb at 8:24 looks great

  • @thisguyerik_
    @thisguyerik_ Год назад +4

    this was such an awesome video. i do a lot of pixel art myself, and being a fan of the TCG game for the gameboy made this all the more interesting. the way that the developers had such limited possibilities with making the artwork but still managed to pull it off amazingly is really fascinating to me. stuff like this is what keeps me motivated with making pixel art. thank you for making this, it's not only really informative but also super interesting as well to see this process be taken apart into all of it's steps!

  • @HellaKetchup
    @HellaKetchup Год назад +2

    Really glad I was recommended this video. I love the artwork in the TCG game and this made me appreciate it even more. Thanks for getting right to the content and not wasting any time with an intro or outro.

  • @eddiemejia2685
    @eddiemejia2685 Год назад +2

    this is badass dude, being able to analyze how they transform the card into pixel art and explain it so cohesively, great job truly

  • @Kalazt
    @Kalazt 2 года назад +20

    You are back! Let's goooooo 🥳 glad to see you are making these TCG bangers. As someone who really is invested on this topic, these videos are really a treat!
    Thank you for making this video! And please note that I don't ever expect you to hurry with the videos. They are timeless classics for me, and I'm just happy to see them whenever they arrive :)

  • @kingsimba8970
    @kingsimba8970 Год назад +1

    You got it. Forgot I was listening till it ended and snapped me back. Very “listenable”

  • @BeeBwakka
    @BeeBwakka Год назад +3

    As someone who loves pixel art, Pokémon, and GBC/GBA history, this was a very great video. I've always loved the TCG video games and I think they're so underrated. I would love to see you continuing to do the types of direct sprite analysis you do in this.

  • @KirbyJason210
    @KirbyJason210 Год назад +2

    Very interesting!
    The music in the background is very nostalgic to me...

  • @ImWithTheIdiotpilot
    @ImWithTheIdiotpilot Год назад +2

    What an excellent video. I appreciated you exploring the more technical aspects and limitations as well as the creative decisions. Can’t wait to see more!

  • @rzgbrmpf37
    @rzgbrmpf37 Год назад +3

    The editing of this video is insane! Loved this video from start to end!

  • @F_C...
    @F_C... Год назад +2

    Very good analysis of both the artistic and technical sides. Good presentation too. This video deserves more attention than it has currently.

  • @derskusmacher
    @derskusmacher Год назад +2

    Thanks for this video! I love hearing about how these early systems really put restraints on developers and the resulting elegant blend of technology and art that results from those restraints.

  • @GentleBaller
    @GentleBaller Год назад +6

    This was so cleanly edited and informative! Thank you 😊

  • @NiteSaiya
    @NiteSaiya Год назад +1

    I forgot this game even existed but I spent hours on it as a kid. It was great.

  • @FrostS4
    @FrostS4 Год назад +4

    I feel smarter learning this than math class

  • @SaturnnsStash
    @SaturnnsStash 3 месяца назад +1

    I've come back to this video like 5 or 6 times since my first watch, really inspirational for me artistically not just seeing the art for the game, but the process behind it, thank you!

  • @monster3339
    @monster3339 Год назад +2

    i love this game so much, both for the gameplay and the beautiful graphics. im happy to see it get the recognition it deserves!

  • @pyro2708
    @pyro2708 Год назад +2

    This was pretty interesting, I love understanding how GB games were done, they did some amazing things with the technology they had available.

  • @Dave01Rhodes
    @Dave01Rhodes Год назад +2

    Another fun feature of Card GB on the SGB is it uses the SGB border to track the medals you’ve earned. Every time you earn a new medal, the background is updated with that medal’s artwork. The amount of detail and care that went into Card GB makes it quite the underrated gem

  • @luckycat2398
    @luckycat2398 Год назад +2

    That was an awesome video 😃. I never really thought or knew about those limitations. Makes me appreciate retro graphics so much more.

  • @sourgreendolly7685
    @sourgreendolly7685 Год назад +2

    I'm so hyped that this is coming to virtual console

  • @monkaeyes3417
    @monkaeyes3417 Год назад +2

    I feel like this guy sounds like he’s just inches away from going “number 15, Burger King foot lettuce”

  • @LightningCrabz
    @LightningCrabz Год назад +1

    I'm amazed that RUclips managed to recommend such a cool video to me. Thanks for making this! It was a very fun and interesting watch!

  • @ultiomos
    @ultiomos Год назад +2

    as both a gameboy dev hobbyist and a huge pokemon fan, i think this video was really well done! the explanation of how gb graphics work was really good. im glad you talked about gb2's art as well. i wasn't sure actually if they used the yugioh technique of sprites or just more bg palettes, so it's good to know now!

  • @angelpardo1530
    @angelpardo1530 Год назад +3

    Wow, I played both the different GB games of Yugioh and both games of TGC pokémon so I found the whole video very interesting.
    Now I understand why I felt there was something off/different with the second game of Pokémon in regards to the art of the cards.
    Also, I cannot believe that was the reason behind the attacking cards being face down in Yugioh the whole time! For a limitation of the game, it was an extremely clever way to overcome it. I would have never notice, it looks very like an artistic choice mostly.

  • @hv433
    @hv433 Год назад +5

    At 9:40, I thought of Dark Golbat and how it has a similar issue as Charmeleon, where colors of the Pokemon actually 'bleed out' into the background. Dark Golbat is a worse offender though, because it's purple and blue are very apparent unlike the Charmeleon's small zone of red pixels.
    Although I don't know a single player that would use Dark Golbat. It's such a bad card, and I don't think the AI uses it either.

  • @Murasame
    @Murasame Год назад +2

    This video is so nice yet so detailed. You deserve and I'm sure you will get more subs, I love finding channels like yours!

  • @dungeonpastor
    @dungeonpastor Год назад +2

    This game was my childhood. And my teenage years. And adulthood. We need more TCG video games from Pokemon.

  • @CLEANDrumCovers
    @CLEANDrumCovers Год назад +2

    Great video. One of my favorite old GameBoy Color games.

  • @pickler_pickler
    @pickler_pickler Год назад +2

    this is an incredible video. I've never seen such a concise and well explained video on 8 bit color graphics.

  • @Hysteria98
    @Hysteria98 Год назад +1

    The Pokemon TCG had no right being brilliant as it was. I rebought it on the 3DS eShop and had just as much fun as I did when it first came out. And to think the soundtrack is somehow even more accomplished than the mainline games were is incredible in its own right. The final boss theme is like 4 minutes long and absolutely insane to hear coming out of the Game Boy sound processor.
    This video gave me even more of an appreciation than I already had- I knew the pixel art was supremely faithful, having indulged in the Pokemon card craze when it first kicked off, but to understand how it was made and unique it all is is just something else.
    Amazing study, and brilliant editing as well, well done. Love the abrupt ending too- that needs to be a regular thing, lol.

  • @Silphwave
    @Silphwave Год назад +1

    Beautiful presentation and description of the processes.

  • @hilariousskullnamedcatzo647
    @hilariousskullnamedcatzo647 Год назад +8

    I would like to see a video on the 3d renders in the pokemon cards, they've always been real eye catchers when next to the traditional hand drawn or sculpted card images, and the video could include interesting stuff like the first one made, how they are made and overall any interesting history (or any controversies if they exist)

  • @firytwig
    @firytwig Год назад +5

    The end caught me so off guard, I'm so used to the classic youtuber "like, comment, subscribe" outros or an ending card that just doing nothing made me stop and replay that to make sure something didn't go wrong.

    • @firytwig
      @firytwig Год назад +1

      Also if you couldn't tell by my pfp I absolutely love pixel art and this is giving me a reason reason keep on getting better

  • @StarfieldDisarray
    @StarfieldDisarray Год назад +3

    Mystery Voltorb is a standout artwork from these games for me. It's so striking both in its limited color palette of GB1 and the more accurate color palette of GB2.

  • @apokelink
    @apokelink Год назад +6

    Really hope to see more from you, you make some really great stuff.

  • @renkitty
    @renkitty 2 года назад +3

    Awesome video! Love seeing coverage for old GBC card game video games, especially to analyze for the one I'm making too. This is great!

  • @nickrousseau3552
    @nickrousseau3552 Год назад +2

    This is the best video I’ve seen on RUclips in a very long time

  • @barneystinson2382
    @barneystinson2382 Год назад +1

    This is already one of my favorite channels ever. Please keep doing more videos, I'm loving all of them

  • @guzel_games
    @guzel_games 2 года назад +2

    I played both gbc tcg games several times and always wondered what made these game so good (despite the lackluster card effects). It turns out it was the amazing pixel art and the banger music, great video and an awesome lesson for a pixel artist

  • @rixbrux1994
    @rixbrux1994 Год назад +1

    This video is so awesome. Beautiful how the card pics and the dither effects are displayed.

  • @skatemancory222
    @skatemancory222 Год назад +2

    I am soooo glad this video hit the algorithm and was recommended to most of us here! This video and your tutorial video are extremely well-made and immensely helpful that it was the kick of motivation I needed to get over my mental block of not wanting to try to make my own TCG romhack. As someone else who doesn't consider themselves an artist, it was honestly not too hard to pick up to get something done that looks pretty decent that I'm content with, even with it not being perfect or anything. (Thanks for liking/RT'ing my first attempt as well 💚)
    Now, if I can somehow use my programming skills to get over the last mental block of figuring out how to make decent AI use the new "re-balanced" cards I'm planning on designing, then the gates are fully open to making my dream a reality. Hoping I can report back soon enough once I'm done or close, and best of luck with your own TCG/Mystery Dungeon game you're working on that I'm super curious about too! 👀

  • @goopthekid
    @goopthekid Год назад +2

    just wanted to say i just found your channel and i love it!! im so very into the esoteric details of the TCG, and was the pokemon card master at my old job. i have a really cool "art of the pokemon trading card game" book that interviews quite a few of the artists, and i really love it. if you ever need a mascot or something, hit me up! excited to see where this channel goes :)

  • @SilverDrakez
    @SilverDrakez Год назад +1

    I loved this video! I never played the games as a kid, but I did emulate both of them out of curiosity a few years ago and had a blast. It was a joy to watch you analyse and appreciate the amazing art that went into it. I wish they would make more single-player TCG campaigns.

  • @JannisSicker
    @JannisSicker Год назад +1

    such a good video, covering something from my childhood really well
    satisfying to watch

  • @tonycrimes
    @tonycrimes Год назад +1

    just binged like, every video you've made. i love pokemon tcg, especially the gameboy games!
    keep up the great work

  • @Suedeash
    @Suedeash Год назад +1

    Your videos are extremely underappreciated, I much prefer this kind of TCG content over the stuff that everybody else churns out. Thank you!

  • @ravenfive3864
    @ravenfive3864 Год назад +1

    This is incredible.
    As someone who works on a game engine in 2023, i feel INCREDIBLY privileged!!

  • @corazonfeathers8116
    @corazonfeathers8116 Год назад +1

    Omg Dithering was/is used soooo much for Flipnotes and I never knew the name of that effect lol

  • @Luxcy
    @Luxcy Год назад +27

    In the future, can you cover different pokemon card art and how they changed over the years? Would love to see you discuss/explain Yuka Morii cards

    • @DeltaSeeker
      @DeltaSeeker  Год назад +22

      Maybe! I was thinking of profiling some of the best-known PTCG artists like Arita, Himeno, etc., so Morii would be another good candidate!

    • @mdnghtppl0000
      @mdnghtppl0000 Год назад +1

      @@DeltaSeeker yes pls!

  • @benellis8844
    @benellis8844 Год назад +1

    Found this channel and omg so many amazing gems. Great videos. Love the indepth dives into old games

  • @reneezmp
    @reneezmp Год назад +1

    Thanks for producing this very interesting video. Pokémon TCH was part of my childhood and it’s so nice to look back and discover further details about it

  • @brysonmcfaull1218
    @brysonmcfaull1218 Год назад +2

    Such HIGH quality content *chef's kiss* Subscribed!

  • @LegendBegins
    @LegendBegins Год назад +1

    Underrated channel. Top tier content, fantastic presentation and research!

  • @pinkdarkman
    @pinkdarkman Год назад +1

    Wow, the Yugioh game you showed was gorgeous! If I popped that into a GBC as a kid, I would have been amazed. I've literally never seen a GBC game look that vibrant and detailed. Also, I've always loved how the dithering technique looks, but I've never known it had a name until now!

  • @ThatDamnRaccoon
    @ThatDamnRaccoon Год назад +1

    This was amazingly narrated and demonstrated

  • @CB-L
    @CB-L Год назад +1

    It was so magical to see all those elusive vending sheet card sprites in GB2

  • @EmerDCP
    @EmerDCP Год назад +2

    Just found your channel and binged all of the videos! I learned a lot about the TCG that I didn’t know before! I hope you’ll keep uploading!

  • @CraftySven
    @CraftySven Год назад +1

    great video ! these cards and the effects aged really well imo !

  • @alistairinwonderland
    @alistairinwonderland Год назад +2

    loving the channel dude! u have such an interesting way of looking at a subject i know next to nothing about, i'm hooked

  • @dannydevito4184
    @dannydevito4184 Год назад +2

    Just binged all your vids. Hope you make more.

  • @FrigolitBAWS
    @FrigolitBAWS Год назад +1

    just binged all your videos, so good. eagerly waiting for more content hoping the algorithm blesses you soon enough

  • @skr33nsav3r
    @skr33nsav3r Год назад +1

    I want to take a moment to publicly recognize your sheer talent in the editing of this video. It appears as though you recreated many sprites and cards just to provide an example of what you are talking about. Your timing is also quite perfect and on beat to what you are saying and I followed along through the whole video without issue. I did find the video ended a little abrupt, but man, you only have 7k subs? You deserve more just based on your editing and graphical skills alone.

  • @naylunna
    @naylunna Год назад +2

    Wow I love this video! To think about the work l they went thought to translate the original cards with such limitations and to see they work so well... This makes me feel even more passionated about pixelart and 8/16 bits sprites 😍

  • @ProfessorRex
    @ProfessorRex Год назад +1

    Bingeing all your content & im absolutely in love with your video format 💙💜

  • @DigitGarage
    @DigitGarage Год назад +1

    Way cool, so glad I found this channel!

  • @OfficialRedTeamReview
    @OfficialRedTeamReview Год назад +3

    great video! keep up the good work. btw what editing software do yo use for these? they're super well done

    • @DeltaSeeker
      @DeltaSeeker  Год назад +4

      Thanks! I use pirated Adobe Premiere lol, but it's a real pain to position and animate all the pictures with. There may be better options but I don't know of any

    • @OfficialRedTeamReview
      @OfficialRedTeamReview Год назад

      @@DeltaSeeker Surf those seas, my friend and don't let anybody shame ya for doing otherwise. All that pain and annoyance working out, very well done stuff. Keep it up.

  • @JackPitmanNica
    @JackPitmanNica Год назад +1

    This was my first video by I watched by you, I loved it! Glad to meet you!

  • @DREAMSQU33ZE
    @DREAMSQU33ZE Год назад

    Pokemon Trading Card Game is a hidden gem. The soundtrack is absolutely gorgeous too

  • @StewpidSixtynine
    @StewpidSixtynine Год назад +1

    loved the game as a child! i spend so many hours in this it's unbelivable.. on every trip by train or car, as long long as i had batteries with me all was gucci :)
    the artworks where on point in regard to the TGC and the colors where so vibrant for the time! i remember at various points in game there where promo cards and special variants to pick up and collect, some i think i didn't even knew from the original TCG wich made it even more interesting.
    I think i still have the game walkthrough as printed book for the game somewhere at my parents place

  • @deignt923
    @deignt923 Год назад +1

    And the soundtrack was absolute 🔥. The grand Master battle theme was so damn good

  • @jomon324
    @jomon324 Год назад +1

    I love this game SO MUCH. I'm glad the second one got a fan translation. I wish there would have been more, but I'm also very satisfied with what we got.

  • @poweradereal
    @poweradereal Год назад +1

    your channel is hella underrated!

  • @derpkipper
    @derpkipper Год назад +1

    Oh thank christ someone shows appreciation for this games beautiful pixel art renditions of the tcg art 🙏TCG2 for the gameboy color was also a treat, beautiful pixel art and it allowed for more colors too

  • @dnm.design
    @dnm.design Год назад

    for me it's crazy how good they're those images, AMAZING!

  • @porterfielddynamics
    @porterfielddynamics Год назад +1

    Keep making videos. They’re so good and I can definitely see you blowing up soon.

  • @kylespevak6781
    @kylespevak6781 Год назад +1

    I never thought about how insane this was. I think I didn't understand tech enough at that age

  • @bluehax6
    @bluehax6 Год назад +1

    the gameboy pokemon tcg game is really cool, it was actually what taught me the basic rules of the card game, so I think very highly of it

  • @chadstruzynski
    @chadstruzynski Год назад +1

    The video I never knew I needed to see. That was awesome!

  • @callanmoore787
    @callanmoore787 Год назад +2

    Where have you gone? Please resume the channel if you can, you are very talented at making videos and i have learnt more about the TCG in an hour than i knew in the last 2 years of collecting! :) When i started watching your videos, i assumed you had 100k+ Subs, that's where you will be soon if you carry on! Much love