Cobalt
Creative
pixel art painting software
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174points
31comments
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LovedMost comments that take a side are positive
8 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 1 critical, out of 13 comments about the project. Thread score +0.42.
Idea: 3 for, 0 againstDesign: 2 for, 0 againstPricing: 1 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Customizable tools and editable patterns
From 2 comments
Love it; editable patterns are my favorite feature. I also like that in general it is a very configurable editor - being able to customize each tool is extremely user friendly.
merelysounds on HNThank you! The customizable tools give a surprising amount of power to the user for a relatively small amount of work (just a couple of basic editing screens). The most…
benbridle on HN
Runs across multiple platforms
From 1 comment
Headline buried the lead that it also runs on other platforms. That part sounds really impressive.
nemomarx on HN
Fun retro-inspired concept
From 2 comments
I love everything about this concept. Building your own stack, the overall aesthetic, doing simple things with modern tech to recapture the past... you are definitely my kind of…
zahlman on HNHuge fan of this sort of work, would like to put my DS to use someday.
enricozb on HN
Objections
$5 price is a barrier for some users
From 1 comment
I wonder if this would be well-known if it was free instead of a nominal cost of $5? When I put this much work in, charging a tiny/nominal fee feels like a barrier without a…
leakycap on HN
Requests
Clearer sketch layer discoverability
From 1 comment
Amazing! I couldn't see how to do the 'sketch layer'. Layers would be amazing for this
ugh123 on HN
Questions
What changed between Bedrock spec v1 and v2
From 1 comment
Hi BenBridle. What changed between Bedrock Spec v1 and Spec v2? Is there a way for me to see what's new? I'm assuming there were changes to support more than 1 screen for NDS,…
dannyfritz07 on HN
Alternatives named
Flipnote Studio
From 1 comment
Reminds me of Flipnote (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flipnote_Studio), where people created very funny things as well (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMS8-N3HCGI)
HelloUsername on HN