Mistigris computer arts

Sunday, December 31, 2017

We don’t just do photo mosaics once a year, we have been...



We don’t just do photo mosaics once a year, we have been using them on a monthly basis to promote the contents of our artpacks at a glance. They are often well received by way of people expressing that an artpack has been released, but we felt that including them in the regular “top 9” would be… unuseful. But they were nonetheless a big part of the story, so they get a mosaic of their own, a tile of our most popular artpack-announcement mosaics with a hypothetical upper limit of 81 pictures condensed down into this one.

The data revealed by their numbers isn’t suuuuper statistically significant, but it’s probably not coincidence that our top two mosaics are both from this year’s MIST1017 Hallowe'en artpack collection. It’s a fun holiday, makes for a great artpack theme, and it’s hard to imagine surpassing the spooky heights achieved in MIST1017 thanks to @horsenburger’s wild spree (mosaic #2 is exclusively the cream of his Halloween teletext screens, just the tip of the iceberg.) Anyhow, this image allows you to take a species of whirlwind tour through the lion’s share of our entire year of artpack releases. Hope you find some fond memories here! http://ift.tt/2EoXcWA



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We first calculated our “best of 2017” back when...



We first calculated our “best of 2017” back when everyone else started doing it, a couple of weeks ago, and have had to recalculate it twice since, first to replace one @Polyducks piece with another (times are tough when you’re your own stiffest competition), then to move everyone over for @pixel_art_for_the_heart’s number one with a bullet following the release of MIST1217.

Our “top 9” includes three pieces of pixelart, two pieces of needlepoint, and four varying textmode works in FANSI, Shift_JIS, and RexPaint PETSCII. Unrepresented and apparently less popular mediums include ANSI art, fusion beads, drawing, painting, photography, high resolution artwork and, bizarrely, teletext. (But then the top 9 does not tell the whole story - if it was a top 99, I’m sure it would be mostly teletext.) Overall the selections reflect a bias toward the final three artpacks of the year, reflecting the overall larger follower base we’d cultivated by then as well as our upping the frequency of Mistigram posts beyond the pace of one daily we maintained for most of the year. (Then again, the older pieces had enjoyed a longer window of time in which people had opportunity to enjoy them.) What follows is what bryface likes to characterise as “insider baseball”. We didn’t just go with the “most Impressions” Instagram metric as that can just indicate the presence of a perennially popular hashtag (hello, Michael Jackson and the Beatles) but rated these by Engagements because a view is negative-option, but a like is actively voluntary and an actual comment goes above and beyond the call of duty.

Thanks for all the eyeballs in 2017, folks! Here’s hoping we come up with even more for you to enjoy in the new year! http://ift.tt/2CoGb0A



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Mistigram - this is our last chance to wish anyone a happy...



Mistigram - this is our last chance to wish anyone a happy anything 2017 so here it is, from the recent MIST1217 artpack infofile, #ASCIIart by ldb with big help from Figlet. http://ift.tt/2q2m9UJ



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Mistigram: this was surely an old joke even in the ‘90s,...



Mistigram: this was surely an old joke even in the ‘90s, but Ozero’s Deluxe Paint 2 execution remains unsurpassed. This was released in our MIST1297 artpack collection 20 years ago. http://ift.tt/2DDy1yg



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Saturday, December 30, 2017

Mistigram: a deconstructed winter image by @redeyephoto,...



Mistigram: a deconstructed winter image by @redeyephoto, released in the recent MIST1217 artpack collection. http://ift.tt/2losJjp



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Mistigram: @C64_endings illustrates the hazards associated with...



Mistigram: @C64_endings illustrates the hazards associated with participating in summer sports in wintertime, with this cliff diving event transported from the #c64 version of Epyx’s Summer Games to its Winter Games. This doctored screenshot was released a year ago in the MIST1216 artpack collection. http://ift.tt/2BXR06g



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Friday, December 29, 2017

Mistigram: surely now no one can doubt our elite underground...



Mistigram: surely now no one can doubt our elite underground cyberpunk credentials! This holly jolly old soul was drawn by Silent Knight and released in our MIST1297 artpack 20 years ago. The contents of the artpack were presented as a kind of loader/emag multimedia presentation, and this piece is most notable for triggering a change in the background music upon its display, going from some cool techno to… a minimalist arrangement of “Silent Night”. Because of the homonym with the artist’s handle, you see. Well, it was pretty hilarious to a bunch of teenagers, I can tell you! http://ift.tt/2zNpqHb



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Mistigram: a candy-cane #ASCIIart piece with a tangled...



Mistigram: a candy-cane #ASCIIart piece with a tangled backstory, this must have been a b-side left over from our first Mistigris World Tour stop with Blade in BLDE1296 and then unreleased until MIST1297 a year later, as its artists the Natural and Mass Murderer were never Mist members. Go figure. http://ift.tt/2CjnfjJ



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Mistigram: another wintery sculpture by @theresaoborn, this rare...



Mistigram: another wintery sculpture by @theresaoborn, this rare horned snow owl was released in the recent MIST1217 artpack collection. http://ift.tt/2Chkrns



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Mistigram: Christmas dinner leftovers - don’t eat them...



Mistigram: Christmas dinner leftovers - don’t eat them after midnight. Fusion bead #Gizmo the #Mogwai by @awesomeangela13, released in the recent MIST1217 artpack collection. http://ift.tt/2Cadcym



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Thursday, December 28, 2017

Mistigram: another celebration of the white stuff, this painting...



Mistigram: another celebration of the white stuff, this painting by @raveonstudio, released in the recent MIST1217 artpack collection, is simply entitled “Snow”. http://ift.tt/2Ci1h0o



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Mistigram: at higher elevations the snow gets to hang around for...



Mistigram: at higher elevations the snow gets to hang around for longer, and so here @WasabimGames celebrates the winter sports angle of eg. Whistler-Blackcomb with this enhancement of classic #AtariST game #SuperSki2, released in the recent MIST1217 artpack collection. http://ift.tt/2lej0fs



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Mistigram: here in area code 604 our seasonal dusting of the...



Mistigram: here in area code 604 our seasonal dusting of the white stuff is giving way to sleet and slush, so this @starstew drawing, released in the recent MIST1217 artpack collection, felt appropriate - and what a title! “Snowmantra of Spring: the Ephemiracle”. http://ift.tt/2ln1Rj9



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Mistigram: @C64_endings strikes the perfect balance between...



Mistigram: @C64_endings strikes the perfect balance between Halloween and Christmas, somewhere in the late November zone, with this winterized screenshot from classic #c64 game Cauldron (Cold-ron). This screen was released in last year’s MIST1216 artpack collection. http://ift.tt/2pRnHR9



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Wednesday, December 27, 2017

Mistigram: let’s try that again. While we’re out in...



Mistigram: let’s try that again. While we’re out in the snow, here’s another monochrome #ASCIIart Calvin - a kid who really gets the most out of winter weather - drawn by Dead Soul way back in MIST0897. (Winter art in August? Why not, we were all rebels or, at the very least, nonconformists in the computer underground.) http://ift.tt/2zELPGt



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Mistigram: while we’re out in the cold, here’s a...



Mistigram: while we’re out in the cold, here’s a husky sled dog from the sketchbook of @theresaoborn, released in the recent MIST1217 artpack collection. http://ift.tt/2CdQimr



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Mistigram: OK, it’s been a fun few days here in Vancouver...



Mistigram: OK, it’s been a fun few days here in Vancouver enjoying an unseasonable White Christmas, but I really prefer to keep the snow to my video games. This is one of @WasabimGames’ enhanced sprite / box art mash-ups celebrating his pick of classic #AtariST games (this time, #MortvilleManor by #Lankhor), released in the recent MIST1217 artpack collection. http://ift.tt/2l8o4C3



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Mistigram: in this festive season, TeletextR wishes you all a...



Mistigram: in this festive season, TeletextR wishes you all a very happy Teletextmas with this exceedingly exuberant #teletext tree in the traditional colors. This screen was released in the recent MIST1217 artpack collection. http://ift.tt/2pKbSw3



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Tuesday, December 26, 2017

Mistigram: @the_mythical_man captures a bit of wintry magic in...



Mistigram: @the_mythical_man captures a bit of wintry magic in this painting, “Treetop”, released in the recent MIST1217 artpack collection. http://ift.tt/2ldsIxS



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Mistigram: another gratuitously winterized #C64 scene by...



Mistigram: another gratuitously winterized #C64 scene by @C64_endings, this one titled “Com(mando) All Ye Faithful”. It was released in the recent MIST1217 artpack collection. http://ift.tt/2Dhj1Ge



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Mistigram: @kalchano executes his most technically challenging...



Mistigram: @kalchano executes his most technically challenging wintry #Shift_JIS illustration yet - three sheep and a snowman in a blizzard, portrayed on a very festive laptop. This piece was released in the recent MIST1217 artpack collection. http://ift.tt/2BStV98



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Monday, December 25, 2017

Mistigram: also from MIST1216, a top-priority #C64 winterization...



Mistigram: also from MIST1216, a top-priority #C64 winterization by @C64_endings - Activision’s #Ghostbusters! “He snowed me!” http://ift.tt/2C93BqK



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Mistigram: if you know of something more festive than this...



Mistigram: if you know of something more festive than this Santa-hatted #teletext #Godzilla by @horsenburger, I don’t want to know about it. This screen was released in last year’s MIST1216 artpack collection. http://ift.tt/2C3nHjG



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Mistigram: in the recent MIST1217 artpack collection we released...



Mistigram: in the recent MIST1217 artpack collection we released an old but acutely seasonal @starstew drawing: “Peppermint Dragon”. http://ift.tt/2pswc57



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Mistigram: last year for MIST1216 Ozero shared with us this...



Mistigram: last year for MIST1216 Ozero shared with us this White Christmas photograph replete with coincidental religious symbolism. http://ift.tt/2ztV3VX



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Sunday, December 24, 2017

Mistigram: for our MIST1217 infofiles we colored some classic...



Mistigram: for our MIST1217 infofiles we colored some classic UseNet style holiday #ASCIIart by @thatgrrl (Twitter). #TheStockingsWereHung http://ift.tt/2zqobNV



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Mistigram: from last year’s MIST1216 artpack...



Mistigram: from last year’s MIST1216 artpack collection, @horsenburgerimmortalized in #teletext the moment in the movie #TradingPlaces where a destitute #DanAykroyd sneaks into his former workplace’s Christmas party dressed as Santa Claus and desperately scarfs down a giant piece of fish for sustenance like some feral animal, ‘80s comedy gold unparalleled save by his subsequent failure to commit suicide. http://ift.tt/2D5Nve4



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Mistigram: like an elf in Santa’s...



Mistigram: like an elf in Santa’s workshop @C64_endings has been hard at work winterizing screenshots from classic #c64 games. This alternate take, entitled “Creatures’ Christmas”, was released in the recent MIST1217 artpack collection. http://ift.tt/2BxMYS8



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Saturday, December 23, 2017

In honor of #TheLastJedi, @nicheinterests has curated a second...



In honor of #TheLastJedi, @nicheinterests has curated a second #StarWars installment of Pixel Pompeii’s #textmode art roundup series, including over 50 StarWarsian selections of #ANSIart, #ASCIIart, #teletext, Unicode art etc. representing all the movies, from @blocktronics, @horsenburger of @mistfunk, and numerous other sources. (But still, nothing from the Star Wars Christmas Special. Gee whiz, somebody’s got to get on that omission!) You can see it in full at http://ift.tt/2kMuIh8 http://ift.tt/2l5dFGP



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Friday, December 22, 2017

Mistigram special bulletin! #PabloDraw, the pre-eminent #ANSIart...



Mistigram special bulletin! #PabloDraw, the pre-eminent #ANSIart editor of the 21st century (that first launched in the debut Mistigris artpack MIST1094 some 23 years ago - here is that initial release’s @_______33______ FILE_ID.DIZ), has today officially gone open-source! http://ift.tt/2BnjOF2

Originally released as
PABLO086.ZIP (named after Pablo Picasso), the program was begun by Minus (SysOp of Infinite Dreams), but quickly taken up by Eto of Sonic Equinox… who has continued supporting and expanding it ever since, with features such as PNG image export and the game-changing networked collaborative drawing sessions! And that about brings us to the present. Now, who will pick up the reins for its next great leap forward? http://ift.tt/2BZzdik



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Mistigram: briefly switching gears to a little hirez artwork, we...



Mistigram: briefly switching gears to a little hirez artwork, we have the “Queen of Winter” by @bigredcanuck, released in the recent MIST1217 artpack collection. http://ift.tt/2pgqHpV



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Mistigram: and now, for a change, is an entire tribe of #Yeti...



Mistigram: and now, for a change, is an entire tribe of #Yeti sculpted by @theresaoborn and unleashed in the recent MIST1217 artpack collection. #AbominableSnowman http://ift.tt/2BXgrZ8



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Mistigram: @C64_endings exposes a sad truth of print journalism...



Mistigram: @C64_endings exposes a sad truth of print journalism - paperboys have to deliver the paper even when the streets are buried beneath slippery snow & ice, never mind the rest of the Arctic hazards! Here he has of course winterized Atari’s classic arcade game #Paperboy, a screenshot adaptation appearing in the recent MIST1217 artpack collection. http://ift.tt/2pbAI7X



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Thursday, December 21, 2017

Mistigram: of all the @pixel_art_for_the_heart snowscapes we...



Mistigram: of all the @pixel_art_for_the_heart snowscapes we included in MIST1217, this one was by far the starkest. We assigned it the title “In the bleak midwinter”. And now fog also? Makes you consider just staying inside. http://ift.tt/2p594tf



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Mistigram: @C64_endings has dusted #Hunchback with a light...



Mistigram: @C64_endings has dusted #Hunchback with a light sprinkling of winter snow in this seasonal scene from yet another classic #C64 game. This picture was included in the recent MIST1217 artpack collection. http://ift.tt/2BSKd17



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Mistigram: @horsenburger captured this iconic moment from...



Mistigram: @horsenburger captured this iconic moment from #HomeAlone in a #teletext screen. KEVIN! This image was included in the recent MIST1217 artpack collection. http://ift.tt/2Bhu9SO



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Wednesday, December 20, 2017

Mistigram: every @pixel_art_for_the_heart snowscape manages to...



Mistigram: every @pixel_art_for_the_heart snowscape manages to be a wintery in a distinct palette from all the others. This piece was also released in the recent MIST1217 artpack collection. http://ift.tt/2oZw8cX



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Mistigram: North Americans may know this game as Konami’s...



Mistigram: North Americans may know this game as Konami’s #RushNAttack but in other territories it’s called Green Beret. How would @C64_endings winterize such a game? Add a snowball fight, does the trick every time. And twist the name a little. “White Beret” was released in the recent MIST1217 artpack collection. http://ift.tt/2BouV4Q



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Mistigram: and if teletext sixels aren’t quite chunky...



Mistigram: and if teletext sixels aren’t quite chunky enough for your liking, here’s @awesomeangela13 rendering the same #SouthPark subject in her fusion bead idiom. This piece was also released in the recent MIST1217 artpack collection. http://ift.tt/2ksO4aW



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Mistigram: @horsenburger gives us a #teletext screen containing...



Mistigram: @horsenburger gives us a #teletext screen containing the complete core #SouthPark gang, still in their winter clothes since their “Santa VS Jesus” pilot at Spike & Mike’s Sick ‘n Twisted animation festival lo these many years back. This screen was released in the recent MIST1217 artpack collection. http://ift.tt/2BDQB9V



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Tuesday, December 19, 2017

Mistigram: @C64_endings is at it again! Here he answers the...



Mistigram: @C64_endings is at it again! Here he answers the question what would it look like if #DavidCrane ’s #Pitfall received a snowfall? A: PitSnowFall! This freshly doctored screenshot just appeared in the brand new MIST1217 artpack collection. http://ift.tt/2CEObXE



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Monday, December 18, 2017

Mistigram: @horsenburger keeps his light #teletext touch on...



Mistigram: @horsenburger keeps his light #teletext touch on heartwarming winter scenes with this whimsical woodchipping moment from the movie #Fargo. This screen appears in the fresh MIST1217 artpack collection, out now! http://ift.tt/2kLlYr9



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Mistigram: a sampling of the tremendously wintery works awaiting...



Mistigram: a sampling of the tremendously wintery works awaiting you in the new MIST1217 artpack collection, from painting and photography to pixelart and teletext, sculpture, C64… Download it direct at bit.ly/MIST1217 or peruse it in-browser at http://ift.tt/2kHbwRm http://ift.tt/2kfT7vp



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Mistigram: the December MIST1217 artpack collection is...



Mistigram: the December MIST1217 artpack collection is officially released, a computer art, big pixels celebration of all things winter and yuletide! You can view its contents online at http://ift.tt/2kHbwRm or download the collection directly at bit.ly/MIST1217 (#ASCIIart snowflake from historical archives, artist unknown; the letter “M” isolated and reinforced by Cthulu. Gratefully accepting FILE_ID.DIZ donations for January, February, etc…) http://ift.tt/2CASq6N



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Sunday, December 17, 2017

Mistigram: I don’t need to remember which is Zil and which...



Mistigram: I don’t need to remember which is Zil and which S'Dra - here are both of the lizard mascots of @athenacreative’s #BBS #DoDEL capering about a wreath in glorious #ANSIart. This piece was released in the MIST1297 artpack collection. http://ift.tt/2yNgalP



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Mistigram: @C64_endings has a distinct predilection for...



Mistigram: @C64_endings has a distinct predilection for winterizing classic #C64 martial arts scenes, here turning #YieArKungFu into Yie Ar It’s Cold! This one was released in the MIST1216 artpack one year ago. http://ift.tt/2B0OP5J



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Mistigram: straight outta #Frozen, it’s #Olaf the snowman,...



Mistigram: straight outta #Frozen, it’s #Olaf the snowman, drawn in #teletext by @horsenburger last year! This screen was released in the MIST1216 artpack collection. http://ift.tt/2k6oJUm



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Saturday, December 16, 2017

Mistigris Computer Arts comes off of its 23rd anniversary with...



Mistigris Computer Arts comes off of its 23rd anniversary with MIST1217, a celebration of winter and the yuletide by way of Commodore 64 games, teletext screens, paintings of trees and photos of frost. As per our usual, you understand. Stay tuned for the imminent release of the complete artpack! Details at www.mistigris.org and in the meantime… check out our five-part music video series for the hour-long Bells of Yule tracker music suite! See you in 2018!


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Tonight on Mistigram: hope you saved room for dessert!...



Tonight on Mistigram: hope you saved room for dessert! @athenacreative drew this #ANSIart illustration of #DoDEL #BBS mascot Zil (or was it S'Dra, I always got them mixed up) baking Christmas cookies (lizard-shaped ones, you may note) for her board’s Christmas facelift circa the right time for them also to appear in the MIST1297 artpack collection 20 years ago this month. http://ift.tt/2AYYQQy



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text-mode: ANSI by Max Mouse for Mistigris 1117. A stupendous...









text-mode:

ANSI by Max Mouse for Mistigris 1117.

A stupendous debut, recognized!



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