Miss Those Good Old Days
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Miss Those Good Old Days

Miss Those Good Old Days—an adaptable AI image prompt.

Best used for

Use as a creative starting point, then adapt the subject, composition, style, and constraints to your brief.

Created by

Prompt Bookmarks @promptbookmarks Original source: x.com

The prompt

Copy it.
Then make it yours.

{
  "prompt": {
    "style": "16-bit pixel art",
    "scene_type": "JRPG side-view battle screen",
    "subject": {
      "description": "A massive, nine-headed dragon sprite looming on the left side of the screen.",
      "colors": ["brown scales", "gold accents", "glowing red eyes", "tan underbelly"],
      "action": "Multiple heads are breathing fire towards the hero party on the right.",
      "fire_description": "Large, pixelated plumes of fire in engulfing orange, yellow, and red tones advancing across the center."
    },
    "hero_party": {
      "position": "Right side of the screen, facing left",
      "description": "A classic pixelated party of three heroes in brave battle stances.",
      "members": [
        {
          "class": "Hero/Warrior",
          "details": "Front line, wearing blue pixel armor, holding a sword and shield ready to block."
        },
        {
          "class": "Mage",
          "details": "Middle, in red robes, holding a staff raised to cast a spell."
        },
        {
          "class": "Healer/Priest",
          "details": "Back line, in white robes, holding a pixelated holy book or hammer."
        }
      ]
    },
    "ui": {
      "type": "Dialogue box and command menu",
      "position": "Bottom portion of the screen",
      "style": "Classic blue pixel border with a black background texture",
      "text": {
        "content": "Kuzuryū (Nine-Headed Dragon) breathes scorching flames!\nWhat will the heroes do?",
        "font": "White monospaced pixel font"
      },
      "commands": {
        "style": "Separate smaller blue pixel box on the bottom right",
        "options": ["Fight", "Magic", "Item", "Flee"]
      }
    },
    "background": {
      "sky": "Solid blue pixel sky with simple, fluffy white pixel clouds hanging low.",
      "horizon": "A distant line of pixelated water meeting a rugged landscape.",
      "details": "Simple pixelated rocky ground where the battle takes place, with distant retro mountains."
    }
  }
}

Detected placeholders

["Fight", "Magic", "Item", "Flee"]

Refinement notes

Three useful ways to customize it

01

Subject and action

Replace the central subject first, then adjust its pose, action, expression, or relationship to the scene.

02

Composition and light

Change the viewpoint, crop, negative space, light direction, and contrast before layering on more style words.

03

Output shape

The saved reference uses 1:1. Change the aspect ratio to match the final placement before refining small details.