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All Giz Wants: A Camera App That Makes Everything Look Like Kings Quest

I’d love it if someone built an app that makes everything look like 1984. I’m not asking for what Hipstamatic does. I want an app that makes everything I shoot to look like a 1984 PC game. Specifically, Kings Quest.

Or Police Quest or Space Quest. Anything pre-VGA. The original Kings Quest ran at a then-revolutionary 16-colour mode. It ran at a max of 640×200 on the PCJr or 320×200 pixels in the Sierra’s own game engine distributed for all PCs.

That’s it. Explaining what I want is easy! I don’t quite understand why I want such a low-fi thing. I guess life seems more simple at low res and colour. Who can’t appreciate that?

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(4 Comments)
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    Kif

    Wednesday, August 18, 2010 at 1:45 PM

    I’d rather hang out at Lefty’s in a polyester leisure suit.

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      simulacrum

      Wednesday, August 18, 2010 at 4:39 PM

      Ken sent me

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    Captain Pajama Shark

    Wednesday, August 18, 2010 at 4:49 PM

    Genius!!!
    I love it.
    I want my Arctic Fox Tank damn it!

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      Adam

      Wednesday, August 18, 2010 at 7:29 PM

      I’m sure it’s possible. I remember old school paint shop pro had a function to reduce colour depth to 16 colours or even a palette of your choice. Combined with a couple of filters you could get some amusing results…

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