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Simon S. Andersen
@snakepixel.art
Pixel artist | illustrator | Creator of Owlboy and Vikings on Trampolines | CO-CEO of: http://dpadstudio.com

MY NEXT GAME: https://dpad.studio/vikingsontrampolines/

My links: https://linktr.ee/snakepixel

My artwork: https://www.snakepixel.art/
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Also, my current game project: Vikings on Trampolines. Its a co-op/versus brawler where you're vikings, you fight on trampolines, and balloons are sentient and evil.
Painting some more horses as bikes. A lot to talk about. www.twitch.tv/snakepixel
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Welcome! My name is Simon Stafsnes Andersen. Creator of Owlboy and digital artist. I work as the Art-Director at D-Pad Studio.
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February 8, 2026 at 6:17 PM
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The full lineup of the old Megaman X9 project. Mosquito, Fox and Possum were based on ideas I started when I was around 8, so this stuff is ancient. Hell, I replaced other bosses with Crane, Hermit, Giraffe, Porcupine and Angler because Capcom made the same boss ideas later.
#megaman #pixelart #ドット絵
February 7, 2026 at 7:50 PM
The full lineup of the old Megaman X9 project. Mosquito, Fox and Possum were based on ideas I started when I was around 8, so this stuff is ancient. Hell, I replaced other bosses with Crane, Hermit, Giraffe, Porcupine and Angler because Capcom made the same boss ideas later.
#megaman #pixelart #ドット絵
February 7, 2026 at 7:50 PM
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Our art-director and looooooong time Megaman fan @snakepixel.art got nominated for the official #Megaman Design Competition by Capcom! Throw your vote for 'Cactus Man' 🌵 - among the 20 designs that made it! 🤩

👉 www.capcom-games.com/megaman/do/e...

'Design Q'
February 5, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Regardless of what happens, there's a sub-clause that indicates they might use the design for *something* if they find it interesting, despite not winning. So who knows!
February 3, 2026 at 7:12 PM
It was honestly the reason I suspected it would be immediately rejected, since it could bind them to a stage design they might not be prepared to do. I'm frankly really surprised we're here right now!
January 31, 2026 at 1:07 PM
One of my jobs is logo design, and it frustrated me to no end that I didn't have time to properly set up a design document for it. So its nice to hear a rushed hand-drawn version still works!
January 31, 2026 at 1:04 PM
My colorblindness is out here busting my cover
January 31, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Go for it!
January 31, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Thank you for all the kind words last night!

I had plans to share screencaps of the official posts regarding Cactus Man's inclusion yesterday, but I've made the desicion not to. The rules about disqualification are too vague. You can still find it as Design Q on the site:

bit.ly/MMDORobotMaster
Mega Man: Dual Override Robot Master Design Contest|CAPCOM
The official website for the Robot Master Design Contest for Mega Man: Dual Override, the latest game in the Mega Man series, releasing in 2027!
bit.ly
January 31, 2026 at 12:41 PM
That's me alright! Appreciate it
January 30, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Oh! These look really nice! Axel as well! Enjoying Zero's hair animation and the added flair on the gun spin.

I think I never made an Axel sprite for my lineup because he's implied to be out of comission after X8. Maybe I could give a post-X8 design some thought.
January 29, 2026 at 6:48 PM
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The Legendary Axe concept mockup. Been a while since I made one of these. Research was tough. I have no connection to the game or the turbografx-16 whatsoever, but the final boss being a weird and unsettling merger of confused cavemen held together by an eldric mass was captivating.
#pixelart #ドット絵
September 22, 2025 at 1:29 PM
This was genuinely the idea!
January 26, 2026 at 5:30 PM
There's plenty of potential codenames in the MGS series, though as far as ones that match MMX naming conventions that are from the same game, I think the only ones I could reasonably do are the characters from MGS Ghost Babel. Though it lacks one or two characters to be a full set of 8.
January 26, 2026 at 5:27 PM
This is a fusion of the two using my own custom sprites I've created for a Megaman X project.
January 26, 2026 at 5:12 PM
I'm up for it, though I'd want to do something more than just offbrand Megaman. Besides, you can only have so many companies making 'mega boy.' Because of that saturation, I would need to know there's genuine interest in it first.
January 26, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Of course! They're one of my favorite bugs
January 26, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Good mor... oh
January 26, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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People keep saying the codenames in Metal Gear Solid sound like Megaman X bosses, so I decided to give them actual designs. Matches the scale of my other X mockups.

Something I've been sitting on for several years that I finally decided to wrap up tonight.
#megaman #pixelart #ドット絵
January 25, 2026 at 6:09 PM
The 5 most recent livestreams are now up on my Snakepixel Archive channel. I've added an art timelapse for the latest painting I finished live.

If things go according to plan, I intend to add timelapses for all finished livestream projects moving forward.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhLX...
Snakepixel | Art Timelapse: Foilage
YouTube video by Snakepixel Archive
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January 25, 2026 at 9:17 PM
People keep saying the codenames in Metal Gear Solid sound like Megaman X bosses, so I decided to give them actual designs. Matches the scale of my other X mockups.

Something I've been sitting on for several years that I finally decided to wrap up tonight.
#megaman #pixelart #ドット絵
January 25, 2026 at 6:09 PM
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Heads up: I now have a VOD channel where I'll upload the recordings of my livestreams.

I'm going to start out with the most recent ones, and slowly make my way through the 100 or so art streams I've archived. www.youtube.com/@SnakepixelA...
Snakepixel Archive
The official Snakepixel stream archive Livestream vods by Simon S. Andersen. AKA Snakepixel. A Norwegian illustrator, designer and Pixel-Artist. Creator of the video game Owlboy, and co-owner of vide...
www.youtube.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Heads up: I now have a VOD channel where I'll upload the recordings of my livestreams.

I'm going to start out with the most recent ones, and slowly make my way through the 100 or so art streams I've archived. www.youtube.com/@SnakepixelA...
Snakepixel Archive
The official Snakepixel stream archive Livestream vods by Simon S. Andersen. AKA Snakepixel. A Norwegian illustrator, designer and Pixel-Artist. Creator of the video game Owlboy, and co-owner of vide...
www.youtube.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Reposted by Simon S. Andersen
Updated the character sprites for this project a few years ago. Tried to hit a sweet-spot between the PSX and SNES look using more of the latter's palette restrictions. X is fully animated and works in some test levels. Maybe I'll demonstrate that some day.
#megaman #pixelart #ドット絵
January 15, 2026 at 7:38 PM