MARK FERRARI interview (The Making of Monkey Island - Behind The Scenes)

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An interview with pixel artist Mark Ferrari, known for his background art on The Secret of Monkey Island, from a behind-the-scenes series on the making of the game. He talks about creating that look under the tight color limits of early PC graphics.

HN people use it as a primary source on how Monkey Island's pixel art was made, and as a lesson in dithering done well.

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@facundo_olano2025 · in “A Pixel Parable”
Most of the "structural" events of the story are true, most of the scenes are made up or pastiche. If you're interested in the facts, I suggest taking a look at the sources at the bottom, especially the Mark Ferrari interviews: ▶ this video
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@MrYellowP2021 · in “Dithered images and websites (2020)”
I like the idea a lot, but the execution on his website is horrendous. This GDC presentation, featuring Mark Ferrari, shows how it's done: ▶ this video
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@Red_Tarsius2020 · in “Mark Ferrari Interview (The Making of Monkey Island – Behind the Scenes)”
Submitted the video to Hacker News.
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