Thousands of patterns for your Flash arcade game
Talking about Game development.
One of the most successful arcade of all times is Bubble Bobble.
Besides the awesome gameplay, one of its features that made it a successful game was its cute graphic design.
If you look at the picture, every level is made by a just a black screen with some platforms, but the patterns filling these platforms give the game an interesting look.
The following is a list of sites that offers patterns I think you can find useful for your next Flash arcade game.
Remember to check the license before using one of them for commercial use
www.brusheezy.com/patterns – free Photoshop patterns
squidfingers.com/patterns/1/ – more than 150 pixel patterns
www.dinpattern.com/index.php – some interesting big patterns that can be used as backgrounds
bgpatterns.com/ – online tool to create your own pattern
patterns.ava7.com/ – about one thousand patterns searchables by color and theme
www.deviantart.com/#catpath=resources/applications&order=9&q=pixel+pattern – more than 50 resources for pixel patterns
www.k10k.net/pixelpatterns/ – a lot of tiny pixel patterns
veredgf.fredfarm.com/pattern-bomb/ – patterns for non commercial use only
www.tilemachine.com/ – design your own tile or choose one from the gallery
http://www.kollermedia.at/pattern4u/ – more than 250 patterns
www.fontastica.com/pixel-patterns.html – pattern fonts, very “Game Boy” look
www.colourlovers.com/patterns – thousands of patterns
www.clickpopmedia.com/tag/pixel-patterns/ – some black/white pixel patterns
celestial-star.net/patterns/ – pattern files for Photoshop
www.stripegenerator.com/ – online tool to create your own striped pattern
If you know more, just let me know.
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