As we are using different main characters in our retro maze game, we figured out that it would be fun to design these characters using the retro graphic editor, paint. And to make it even more nostalgic, we used both the older version and the newer one.
- First we found a photo of Scott on LinkedIn.
2. Secondly, we used the erase function in paint so we only have Scott’s face left. Then we put his face on top of a 2D Super Mario game body.
3. Thirdly, we had to use the newer version of Paint in order to get a transparent background, which we use in our game.
This is how the character Scott will look like in the game:
