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Can someone explain to me why does he have pink hair in his sprite? The SNES could do yellow going by the color of the triforce on the title screen so what's the deal? He's not even pink haired in the game's official art.

>> No.5237960

>>5237956
Thats his hat

>> No.5237964

>>5237960
This, why would be pink haired when his beard is brown?

>> No.5237965

Something to make his sprite stand out from the palette

>> No.5237996

>>5237956

It works like this: in an SNES game, any one tile/sprite in the can only use 16 different colors at a time (thus the term 16-bit). Normal Link and bunny Link use the same set of colors (palette), which does not include a yellow-brown for Link's hair. This is because, with the pink for the bunny included, there isn't enough room in the palette for that extra color.

>> No.5238004
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5238004

Here, fixed and I have reused a color.

>> No.5238024

>>5237996
>can only use 16 different colors at a time (thus the term 16-bit)
>thus the term 16-bit
haha no

>> No.5238042

>>5238004
This looks better and actually makes the sprite pop out more.

>> No.5238202

>>5237996
the pink used for the bunny is different to the pink used for the hair.

>> No.5238204

>>5238202
But, in any case, there's no reason why the bunny couldn't use a different palllete from link.

>> No.5238216

>>5237996
Thanks dude. I'll mention this in my next Video Games Facts video.

>> No.5238316

>>5237996
>any one tile/sprite in the can only use 16 different colors at a time (thus the term 16-bit)
not at all. 16-bit refers to the size of registers and maximum word size the ALU can operate on.
Also snes could allow more than 16 colors per sprite.

>> No.5238330

>>5237956
Because at that time, Link still hand sandy-brown/blond hair, and it doesn't jive well in motion with the other colors. The reddish pink provides better resolution and contrast between the color of his face and the brim of the hat than sandy blond. Bright blond like >>5328004 didn't apply to Link's character at the time and probably wouldn't look good among the bright green tones of Hyrule and the subdued tones of the Darl World.

>> No.5238342

>>5238316
> Also snes could allow more than 16 colors per sprite.

In terms of hardware it's only 16 colours per sprite.

>> No.5238356

>>5237956
because zelda games are fucking gay

>> No.5238803
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5238803

pink link is better

>> No.5238917

>>5237996
16-bit refers to the size of the "word" of the processor of the SNES, not to color palettes. Having more bits doesn't equal being better at anything, because we just started using 64-bit on everything a few years ago, and there are weird machines that use 256 or 512-bit words, and they aren't any better than a common 32-bit processor.

>> No.5238951

>>5238004
>no transgender version
>no PoC version
problematic and not advertiser-friendly

>> No.5239052

>>5237956
How many fucking threads are you gonna make about this

>> No.5239172

Link with dark skin and Red hair when?

>> No.5239189 [DELETED] 

>>5239172
Why would you want him to look like Ed from Cowboy Bebop?

>> No.5239289
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5239289

>>5237996
False, it was done purely to provide contrast for poor screens. Not to mention that changing something's pallet is a trivial matter. Look at Hyper Sonic in Sonic 3, this is done purely by pallet changes, same with the super rings in the second half of the game. It has also been proven that Link's hair can be hacked into its proper blonde color without any problems whatsoever.

>> No.5239324

>>5237956
Because red is the complimentary color for green. Link is kind of an unwilling hero however, you can't give him crimson red hair because it's too passionate (and someone else already has red hair). Therefor to go with the sort of natural color palette he has with the forest green and basic brown, he has pink hair that sort of pops but not too much. Pink is a really good color for accents on character designs because it balances well and you typically never see it in nature except on living creatures/plants.

>> No.5239335

Oh, it's this thread again.

>> No.5239391

>>5237956
I hate the entire sprite desu, the one from Parallel World's looks way better.

>> No.5239537

>>5238004
I think that sprite would look better with darker blonde or light brown
>>5238951
kiss my black ass

>> No.5239741
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5239741

>yellow hair on pre-N64 Link
You guys are all underage.

>> No.5239760

>>5239741
Why is Link so feminine?
>th-those thighs

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5239834

>>5239760

>> No.5239845
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5239845

>>5239741
go to bed Dobson

>> No.5239869

>>5237956
Don't have it saved but someone posted a pic of Miyamoto showing off a Link figurine during the LttP era and it had fluffy pink hair

>> No.5239892

>>5239834
Are pants lost technology in this time period, or is this Link just an exhibitionist?

>> No.5239921
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5239921

>>5239892
It was the style at the time

>> No.5239926

>>5239845
dumb lardo fuck forgot LA and oracles

>> No.5239939

>>5239741
Sure looks yellow in the LttP and LA art.

>> No.5239964

>>5237956
Pink rhymes with Link!

>> No.5239969

>>5239939
See >>5239834
The hair is clearly orange with the hat having a yellow band.

>> No.5239975

>>5237996
>>5238917
16 color restriction is 4-bit per color

>> No.5239979

>>5239760
>thighs

Hey: do squats. No weights necessary, your bodyweight will be enough.

One day, when you can do at least 3 sets of 20, I want you to take a look at your quads and appreciate how T.H.I.C.C. they've gotten.

Then work on pistol squats. Your friends will be jelly.

>> No.5239990

>>5237996
>any one tile/sprite in the can only use 16 different colors at a time (thus the term 16-bit)
That explains why all black and white consoles are two bit

>> No.5240036

>>5239979
When I was 13 years old I first got in shape by doing squats while playing Final Fantasy VII

I would do squats the entire time while playing, for hours, until I could not move anymore

and to this day, my legs retain a cut and lithe physique of strength and presence even as the fitness of the rest of my body oscillates wildly

My iron forged legs and solid core support me unwavering through life

I tell you, it has been more than a handful of times that I've leapt into the air and kneed someone directly in the face or grappled directly around their torso while I throttled their skull with my fists

strength in the hips and the legs is the core of all fighting techniques

>> No.5240059

I've always hated the pink.

>> No.5240317

I thought his hair wasn't pink amd some anon figured out what it was a long time ago. This has to be a troll thread

>> No.5240382

>>5238316
A CPU is usually considered whatever bit size its lowest common denominator is. The M680000 has 32 bit registers but is considered a 16 bit CPU because it has a 16 bit data bus.

>> No.5240412

>>5240382
Then why isn't the SNES considered 8-bit?

>> No.5240592

>>5239969
It might have an orange tinge in it, but that's mostly yellow.

>> No.5240643

He's a faaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAG

>> No.5240942

>>5240382
>>5240412
Because the width of the ALU, not the data bus, is what traditionally determines bitness. Both the MD and SNES CPU have a 16-bit ALU. The N64’s CPU has a 64-bit ALU.

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>>5239921
Adol disagrees.

>> No.5241146

>>5237956
probably looks exactly right due to bleed of colors around it on a f r i g g e n C R T not this square solid pixel bull shit

>> No.5241215

>>5237964
Kek

>> No.5241290

>>5239537
>kiss my black ass
pass, can't tell if there's poo on your ass

>> No.5241325

>>5239892
subtitle was actually "A Link without Pants", but NoA wouldn't have it.

>> No.5241435

>>5240036
But how many unassisted pistols can you do, my dude?

>> No.5241637

>>5238951
hahaha le epic bacon meme my good gentlesir

>> No.5241818

>>5239845
the funny part about this is that his autism for link's hair goes beyond nostalgia for the zelda cartoon.

it's basically because some kid who bullied him growing up was blonde and thus he thinks everyone whose blonde is a dick.