This morning I found this help-request from Piratero in my inbox. Mainly he is looking for an GFX artist for a demo he is coding. But read more...Hi i'm creating a demo for the sega saturn and i would like to ask you if its possible for you to post an ad. this ad is mostly a request for a gfx artist.Here it is:Mr. Piratero :: MRP-MCAuthor: Mr. PirateroConsole: Sega SaturnEmail: el_piratero-[at]-hotmail-[dot]-comScreenshot: http://ss_snk_359.atheos.net/ss-3.jpgDemo: http://ss_snk_359.atheos.net/destruya_psx.zipDescription: Try to catch as many Saturns as you can before The Sony PSX devours you!What is needed: a 24bit 64x64 polar bear, and 640x480 splash screen. Here is an idea of what is exactly needed:The polar bear will have angel wings... white and pink wings. Of course there willbe animated wings. The bear is to have a dopey look. His Stature can resemble: http://remon.btoy1.net/icons/bluc/linux-penguin.png.Of course style can be either FF3/6 style or a heavily shaded style. The splash screen can be anything your heart desires as longas it meets the requirements: must be 256 colors and at a resolution of 640x480 and has to look good :]. The wordingwill be: `MRP-MC`if any questions come up please pm in iRC (My nick is Piratero, in EFNET.) or contact me trough email.P.S. A graffiti style to the splash screen would be nice Read more about Help request from Piratero…
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