EDIT: Super Happy FunFun PNG Formats + comparison to original scan! In a time when people are vectoring like mad to achieve a crispest effects, or painting like made to achieve the smoothest effects, I have decided to take a step back and wholy embrace the unloved quanta of digital art, the pixel, in all of its boxy glory. Thus I present to you a vision of what Katamari Damacy would have looked like had it been released 10 years ago -- in other words, Katamari Damacy meets SimCity 2000. This wall began when I was browsing the Namco site looking for some refs for a simplistic "Katamari Crossing" type of wall I had in mind, but when I saw this wall with the Prince rolling a katamari through a city, the composition reminded me of isometric pixel art. Never one to pass up an opportunity to try a new style, I decided to recreate the wall as pixel art. After reading a few articles from Computer Arts Showcase and staring at the top pixel artworks from DeviantArt, I jumped right in. There were about 30 'base' buildings. It took the better part of a month to make them all and then populate the city, building it up like Legos. Definately the most detail-intensive wall I've ever made. I need to learn a lot more about isometric pixel art. I still can't get the hang of lighting and how the heck you're supposed to add highlights. The name of the wall is a play on the "We Heart Katamari" name. I realize that this image makes an utterly awful wallpaper. I mean, where the heck did my icons go? Still, it was an extremely fun experiment. I even hid myself in the wall. Just goes to show, you're never too old to learn a new technique. More resolutions at DA! Desktop Anime. I highly recommend viewing the 1920x1200 version first, no matter what resolution you end up using, since that's the one where you can see all the details I put in.
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6 years, 3 months ago
holy ****man i cant believe you pixellated a whole wallpaper. I can't even do a tiny square. i love the details. the whole thing and concept is cute. good job
6 years, 3 months ago
very wonderful! the buildings look good and nice it looks like a computer game like the simcity :)
6 years, 3 months ago
u know what i like most about this piece are the trees, they are saucesomepants xD
6 years, 3 months ago
It looks superb! It makes me wanna try a pixart tutorial as well :D. I agree that this won't ever funtion as a wallpaper, and also, at some places there are mistakes like houses placed on roads and that sort of things... But who cares. Its original and I really like it's retro simcity style. +fav
6 years, 3 months ago
You're crazy XD I would never use this as my desktop background, but as a piece of art I can see how much work you put into it and it's very creative. You did a great job of capturing the spirit of the good old Sim City 2000^^
6 years, 3 months ago
Wow, major props for even attempting this. You did an awesome job for your first time. It looks a little, how should I saw, "pixellated", I've seen some pixel art where they were able to make it not crisp but not jagged on the edges, I forgot how they did it but I remember seeing a tutorial on it. Still, great job with all the details. It lost a lot of quality in the JPG transition, I'd like to see a high quality version so I can really see it in all its glory. XD
6 years, 3 months ago
Lol, this is awesome, seriously. Props for such an original, wacked and nice idea. My only relative complain is that it's probably not extremely desktop friendly in case one has a lot of icons, but for icons-free desktops (or almost icon free ones) this is really a cute wallpaper to use. :)
6 years, 3 months ago
My desktop is icon free xD I really have no words for this, it's amazing, very very amazing!
6 years, 3 months ago
It looks very much like a Sim-city + Katamari crossover. Do Katamari balls start out that big? ^^,
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6 years, 3 months ago
omgoodness. it is so cute >< and all those hidden little things make you stare at your desktop non-bored for hours. anyways, thanks for the fun wall. :D
6 years, 3 months ago
Oh my gawd D: That's just too cute. The intricacy of the wall is just... stunning. INSTANT FAVE!
It helps that it's Katamari too :3
6 years, 3 months ago
Damnnnnnnnn, that is a lot of work. Everything looks very good and detailed, I think you did an awesome job. Just one thing I would like to comment on; SAVE AT A HIGHER RESOLUTION!!! I can see a sh*t load of jpeg artifacts, and it really ruins the wall.
Other then that, it is sure to go in my favs.
6 years, 3 months ago
wow... this is insane. Great idea, execution, could be of higher quality but STILL DAMN. Lots of props for attempting and doing this whole wall...
6 years, 3 months ago
wow, ive seriously never seen a wallpaper so detailed. wow wow wow!! i love it SO MUCH!! this is really good. doode...i dont know what to say. this is hellla good. okay, ill stop. +favorite +download
6 years, 3 months ago
you're ridiculous, lol. the only thing i would've liked in this wall is a more colorful approach - because WITH the pixelly ness of 10 years ago came a lower set of colors that could be displayed by a monitor; and msot of those colors were intensely bright. but i lol nontheless.
6 years, 3 months ago
Wow... You must have been blessed with the pacience equal to a god or something. If it was me i would give up after one hour or two :P Really amazing.
6 years, 3 months ago
soo much detail. I can't believe that you have enough patience to make such a wall. I'm in even more awe of your works than ever before. the wall is great!
6 years, 3 months ago
I have to say, absolutely fantastic job! I love making pixel art, so it's awesome to see an entire wallpaper done in it, and a huge one at that. Not something I would have attempted personally...it must have been a nightmare getting everything to line up and be (for the most part) technically accurate.
I like how you hid yourself in the work as well, nice touch. It's like a Where's Waldo book now, heh. No criticisms worth mentioning, overall A+ job.
6 years, 3 months ago
This is certainly interesting. Sweet job on it. ^_^
~imPanda
6 years, 3 months ago
Wow. .... just wow. That is an amazing wall! Really unique and uber detailed! Haha, this wall is gonna keep me amused for a long time... kinda like a Where's Waldo? pic. lol. Wish I had a screen big enough to use the 1920x1200! Awesome job! <3
6 years, 3 months ago
One of the coolest wallapapers I've ever seen!
6 years, 3 months ago
like a sims thing like that....really digital
6 years, 3 months ago
Wonderful job! I'm in awe at how much time and patience you must have spent on this. I'm also in awe at how I spent three hours just staring at everything. :D
6 years, 3 months ago
Friggin' awesome! I love the whole pixel looking effect. Great job on the vectors! I can tell it must've taken awhile, but it was worth it! You also hid yourself in the wallpaper. It's like "Where's Waldo?" I think I seemed to have found you. ;P Anyways, great wallpaper!
+FAV
6 years, 3 months ago
OMG! I wake up in the morning, my eyes still half closed, I go on Animepaper and BAM! I'm looking at this unique pixelated wallpaper, and my eyes are killing me! (by the way, when i say woke up in the morning, i don't mean 7am...It's about 10:30am...It's nice to sleep in.. ~^^~) Thats more detail than my eyes can handle right now...^^'...but I can't believe that you actually did this! I would die before I do anything like this! a compliment of course ^^ I can't wait to you what you're going to do in the future!
6 years, 3 months ago
awsome
6 years, 3 months ago
Quite Amazing
6 years, 3 months ago
LOL!!!!!
this is an AWESOME wall. Unique, definitely original. Great job!!!
6 years, 3 months ago
Awesome wallpaper. Very cool idea on pixelated katamari!
6 years, 3 months ago
*joins in the frenzy...
Whoa... It's sort like a blast from the past and nicely detailed even for a pixel art esp the lawns, the grass and the trees. Frankly, I never play the game before however, this one of those WP that revolutionize the pixel style crazy in AP, IMHO. Kudos to your hardworking effort.
Great job!
6 years, 3 months ago
Ah dang, this piece is really a showcase of how to think outside of the box when it comes to wallpaper design. Before even reading your description I had a feeling that this would be partially Sim City inspired from the isometric perspective.
It just makes me smile seeing this, partially out of nostalgia and partially due to your creativity, thanks for this; easily a favorite!
6 years, 3 months ago
Oh lawd, what a congested city. And I'm a New Yorker. It actually looks like a combination of city and suburban life.
Those guys are pretty titanic too, compared to the humans at the bottom, and even compared to the houses/some of the buildings. Damn terrorists...
Nice work, props on making a something I haven't seen [done with a wallpaper] before.
6 years, 3 months ago
This is lol!!! Sim City 2000 (I played with sm2000 lot! XD ) and Katamari XD XD XD. This is crazy....Oh...XD Good job! :)
6 years, 3 months ago
Caught my eye cause it looked odd initially for a highlighted section..but now i know why. Nice idea..and kinda a funny one is a way. Nice and very sharp wall..looks good..Keep up the good job
6 years, 3 months ago
WoW .. this is really amazing !! .. you have put alot of work into this and it came out really good :) ..
I tryed this art before , but it take too much time and i got bored lol and i didnt have a good plan like you had ! .. you really got a well made and planed project in there !! .. everything look nice ^^ .
A real art !! im so trying to try one just for the fun of it ^_~ .. i wont last a month thou .. just some trees and houses to see how it will look like :P .. +FAV .
6 years, 3 months ago
This wall demonstrates that quality work always proceeds from patience. You have blown my mind away with your tiny pixels. I only wish I could see my icons. Oh well, I will bear with it, this time it’s worth it. Great job!!
6 years, 3 months ago
Haha, this is so old school and I love it. I've always been a huge fan of pixel art and this is the first time I've ever seen a work done at such a huge resolution. The lighting may not be perfect, but pixel art isn't necessarily about perfect perspective, it's about blood, sweat, tears, and angsty cries at creating a landscape pixel by pixel. Great job and this is definitely a fav, even if I never use it as a wallpaper. :D
6 years, 3 months ago
Wow! I find it very cute! It's so detailed and i can imagine myself being among the buildings by staring at it. It reminds me of a PC game and good job!
6 years, 3 months ago
This seriously deserves a Hightlight, although there might be some little flaws, ile fav it for originality!
6 years, 3 months ago
Oh my god, and yes, this is definately the most detail-intensive wall I've probably ever seen. At first view, it does remind me of simcity. :) Seriously, I don't know what to say. This looks freaken awesome! >_<
6 years, 3 months ago
That's an awesome wall!
There's a lot going on in it, and I like that. My attention isn't entirely focused on one point, and I find that absolutely stellar. I could never get bored with this one, seriously. I don't like a lot of icons on the desktop, but I can see mine just fine when I use this wallpaper.
Thanks for something original and fun!
Love it! ;3
6 years, 3 months ago
awesome art piece, you're right it doesn't work for a wall at all, but the sheer magnitude of it just stuns the mind. definitely kudos for your retro-hardcore-awesomeness. I think I'll go and take a few hours finding all the little details now.
6 years, 3 months ago
Very entertaining and light hearted! Two awesome games rolled into 1 ;)
6 years, 3 months ago
Nice, I like how you pu t the concept of the game in this. I think you did a great job on the colors and how the buildings look, nice job! Favorite.
6 years, 3 months ago
*speechless*
I can't believe how many hours you must have put in this wallpaper to achieve it... and that, just for an experience! O_O This is completely wicked. I'd never use it as a wallpaper but it's truely something you can be proud to show for sure. XD
6 years, 3 months ago
Ahhh so much detail, i love it! + fav
6 years, 3 months ago
I don't like it very more. I prefer another type of artistic wallpaper. Anyway compliment.
6 years, 3 months ago
aaaaaaaaaaah such cuteness!
6 years, 3 months ago
Hahaha, looks funny... but serious now, that "thing" in the middle looks very smooth compared to the buildings around it. Good work...
6 years, 3 months ago
hey this is really nice,., neat! i just love pixel art.. don't get to see a lot these days though.. really tedious thing to do.. and wow there's a lil rainbow down there! really really great job!
6 years, 3 months ago
Awesome wallpaper..............it really reminds me of sim city............
6 years, 3 months ago
Omg....that is amazing! I would probably die from doing all of that! So much work and it looks great too! Man, after seeing your wall, it reminded me of the game.....I haven't returned it to my friend! xD So anyways, adding to favs!
6 years, 3 months ago
ZOMG, the pixels!!! Hah hah! Very cool concept. I imagine this must have been a real pain to create... but it ended up being one of the most unique wallpapers in this site! Great effort!
6 years, 2 months ago
This is a pretty original, and entertaining wallpaper. Katarami Damacy is a very fun game, and this wallpaper is a perfect representation of it. Thanks for sharing it.
6 years, 2 months ago
This is what too creative!
6 years, 2 months ago
Wow, very nice. Never would've thought about Sim City + Katamari Damacy being thrown together. <3 the pixelated prince.
6 years, 2 months ago
This is great. Makes me want to play katamari again.. or sim city. Just need to add some natural disaters (which can be picked up, of course) :)
6 years, 2 months ago
Soo Cool! I love pixel art! I love katamari too! good job ^~^!!!
6 years, 2 months ago
Ok...this wallpaper is brilliant! I have to say you did a great job. Making wallpapers like this is so old school! But still it fits the game. It's a great idea and you did a fantastic job on it! ^-^ +Favorites!
6 years, 2 months ago
dayam, u did a good ass job on this wall, its a must have for me thanky thanky
6 years, 2 months ago
that game is fun!just like this wall.
6 years, 2 months ago
Great wallpaper. The details are simply amazing. Horray for pixels!!!
6 years, 2 months ago
I have to say you must be crazy to sit there making that...well at least you enjoyed yourself making it...I could never do something like that. Very original and detailed. Its also kinda cute. Awesome stuff-Shira
6 years, 1 month ago
6 years, 1 month ago
I love the pixel approach!
6 years, 1 month ago
This... this is awesome. I love pixel art because of it's hilarious factor. This is great, I am faving this right now. Nice work. ^_^
6 years, 1 month ago
WOW!! great attention to detail..NYCE
6 years, 1 month ago
Wow. You get a whole box full of kudos for even _thinking _ of attempting to take on such a huge project. My wholehearted respect has been earned...not that you didn't already have it :P
6 years, 1 month ago
Wow. You get a whole box full of kudos for even _thinking _ of attempting to take on such a huge project. My wholehearted respect has been earned...not that you didn't already have it :P
6 years, 1 month ago
You pixellated an entire wall. That is all I have to say.
6 years, 1 month ago
Holy cow. I can only echo what everyone else has said - this is totally amazing. I really want to make a joke about how you clearly have balls (get it? Katamari, balls? hilarious, I know) to make such a detailed, pixellicious background, but... It's not a joke! Fantastic work.
6 years, 1 month ago
O man that must have taken forever, just wow. Amazing Job, Kudos for sticking with it.I couldn't bring myself to do something like that.(._.);
6 years, 1 month ago
its insane(not a compliment)........don't know why u wanna do this kind of thing........and it got a S.......still don't understand the thoughts of guys who praised this......... really.....its boring......no matter how much i stared at it......it still boring and why the giraffe is on the roof.......= =
6 years, 3 weeks ago
Oh, wow. I can honestly say I've never seen any wallpaper like it. It makes me want to whip out my SimCity2000 and put it in my CD-Rom drive and just play again. But of course, I'll probably be too lazy to reach over the minimal distance and get it out of my CD rack. Go figure.
I gotta say, you've done a great job and although it isn't exactly desktop friendly like you've already pointed out, it is one piece of magnificent art. It reminds me of the good old 2D pixel RPGs I used to and still play every now and then. Great job! Instant Fave!
6 years, 3 weeks ago
What the...? OMG that's... kawaii? so cool! XD
6 years, 1 week ago
WOW. I've always loved the effect of pixel art. Very nice!
6 years, 6 days ago
i like this wallpaper,
5 years, 11 months ago
In First Time I Thought This is Simcity Wallpaper or Picasso's Wallpaper. Anyway This Wallpaper is certainly Simple but Complicated Interesting. Thanks for Your Interesting Job.
5 years, 11 months ago
Totally Sim-CItyfide. all it needs is a caption from the citizens complaining of the road conjestion. and disaster alert.
5 years, 11 months ago
Wow, you surely is talented!! It is such a great pixel art... you are very patient too o.o' I get bored everytime I try pixelling something big(although a lot smaller than a whole wallpaper.) Everything is just... perfect. I can't see any problems with the pixel art.
OMG, I guess you surely had a hard time making such a wall... congrats on it. People, full-view it. The thumbnail just doesn't show the piece of art this is(sorry if I am exaggerating, but it is great!)
5 years, 11 months ago
Wow.
Well, the wallpaper certainly grabbed my attention, that's for sure. It's so different from all the wallpapers. I'd almost say that it's refreshing ! =)
5 years, 10 months ago
That ball is supposed to pick up stuff. Why is the surrounding buildings around it still intact?
5 years, 10 months ago
Ahh my bad >< I just woke up..... i Thought that was a park or something >< GREAT WALLIE XD~
5 years, 10 months ago
Pixelart allways were very extraordinary art ....
5 years, 10 months ago
this is something completely different, and very well executed in my opinion! |(n_n)| i also like the idea of pixel art a lot, reminds me of my old amiga days... i'll add it to my favorites!
i'm fan of both, old sim city (in fact i cant stand such beyond sc 3k) and of katamari. they were and still are both really revelotionary game types and a great benefit to the gamers!
5 years, 9 months ago
Now I got the Katamari theme song stuck in my head XD o.o That looks awsome!
5 years, 9 months ago
Wow a wallpaper you dont see everyday amazing wallpaper, remind me of Sims City with those little buildings very creative and skilled wallpaper Nothing much to say, its just too nice!
5 years, 9 months ago
Awesome wallpaper.
I can tell you put a lot of effort into this.
The buildings look so precise in how they are lined up. It really does look like it came from a game. I have never seen a wallpaper like this before. This is pretty good quality too.
Overall this is a magnificient wallpaper, thats why I added it to my favourites.
5 years, 9 months ago
oh, i read the tutorial too, i thought i'm gonna give it a try but then i was too lazy and the attemp was quickly forgotten, hehehe well, very nice job, i never thought someone would make a wallpaper like this , i can see that you put A LOT of work into this, what i don't like is the red ball, it should be pixel too, but it too smooth so it's like stick out in this wall, and the rest is simply awsome >.< , i love love love your creativity keep this up, you might create a pixel trend, hahaha, since vector is too popular now
5 years, 8 months ago
You deserve heaven for all of work you put on this wallpaper!
5 years, 8 months ago
awesome, the only pixel walls in ap
5 years, 8 months ago
This is genius. I'm speechless at how much awesome and made of win this paper is. You did an extremely good at making everything... it's so detailed!
5 years, 7 months ago
Wow that looks like it took a long time. Nice concept of old Katamari.
5 years, 6 months ago
the detail in this wall are insane! really great job on this.
5 years, 6 months ago
Wow! Glad you took the time to make this awesome wall. <3 katamari |(n_n)|
5 years, 6 months ago
Really like the wall, each time I look at it I chuckle :)
5 years, 6 months ago
Oh my dear god, this is amazing XD... Katamari just rocks ;D its like "all my work in sim city devastated by katamari XD!!" ... luv all the details... every house or building XD ... exelent work ^^
5 years, 6 months ago
Nice wallpaper ;it looks great!
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5 years, 3 weeks ago
You are amazing! This wallpaper is wonderful ^^
I wonder what will happend if Katamari will go across my town.... X.x
4 years, 11 months ago
Oh man, this is so beautiful, so awesome, so well done. Incredible. I'm using this one immediately.
4 years, 9 months ago
As always so much detail! I love the SimCity 2000 aspect, I used to be such an addict to that game! Awesome, and my goodness that had to take A Lot of patience! Great job!
4 years, 6 months ago
This is so insanely awesome! I love it. I really want to try doing pixel art now... but I know I do not have nearly enough patience to even attempt it. (._.);
3 years, 11 months ago
This is just so stinkin' amazing! I can't even imagine what it would have been like doing this one! So awesome!
3 years, 8 months ago
Holy crap! That detail's insane!
2 years, 9 months ago
I agree with milfeulle, just looks like SimCity (old version XD) +FAV
2 years, 9 months ago
p(T_T)q
2 years, 9 months ago
So awesome. This must have taken forever!
2 years, 8 months ago
This is absolutely amazing. Wonderful job with the detail and gorgeous work with the pixels. I've always admired pixel art, myself so this is an absolute treat.
Awesome work.
2 years, 6 months ago
The "Sim City" style mixed with Katamari looks awesome. Very detailed and colorful.
+FAV
2 years, 5 months ago
such a good game! thanks!
2 years, 3 months ago
Haha, nice! There needs to be a Katamari mod for one of the SimCity games if there isn't already. I'd make a whole city just to be able to see it rolled up (or better yet, load up a recreation of a famous city and watch the Prince go to work on it).
Hey, crazier things have happened in SimCity.
1 year, 9 months ago
wow, this wall reminds me of sim city too XD good job on the pixel art. the wall just bleeds awesomeness. na na na na na na na na na katamari damacyyy XD +Fav
8 months, 2 days ago
I absolutely adore this wallpaper. It's really simple looking with super clean lines, not to mention I love it when I can get big enough to roll up cities. Fantastic wallpaper!!