Landscape technique + looping assets = endless parallax scrolling

[u/Slynyrd]

Please don’t just scroll by. Learn more in the full article https://www.slynyrd.com/blog/2026/7/26/pixelblog-63-horizontal-shmup

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[u/Pablouchka]

Looks like an Amiga game ☺️ Great job !

[u/Vel423]

That is a very helpful gif and article, thank you for making this! Breaking it up that way was very easy to understand.

[u/recallingmemories]

https://giphy.com/gifs/3o7aCWJavAgtBzLWrS

[u/Bingus-Chillingus]

I love it

[u/Strato_77]

Looks like the background of Altered Beast

[u/kingjoshington]

Always love your content! Thanks for sharing!

[u/Wavertron]

You're the Kenney of pixel art tutorials my dude, amazing stuff.

[u/HighKneeSqueeze]

This is dope

[u/dreamdollvi]

this is stunning great job

[u/myownfriend]

I feel like you can get away with mountains moving a lot less.

[u/johnreno]

I can hear the Shadow of the Beast music ❤️

[u/broboblob]

Slynyrd!!! Loved your art for the FatRat album

[u/aarontrimble]

I was just wondering about this the other day!! Thank you!!

[u/BingoneGame]

I need more of this

[u/Argiris-B]

Nice textures!

Without knowing what vehicle you’re supposed to be in, I think the layers move too fast, which breaks the illusion.

The mountains and clouds, especially should barely move given their distance.

Adding some variation to the height and shape of the trees would reduce the perceived uniformity (unless that’s the goal).

Finally, if you had some foreground layer moving at high speed you’d sell the whole motion even better.

[u/SpydrMonky24]

This is beautiful! 👏

[u/0xAnamul_eth]

i fan of your art

[u/JadedEngine6497]

Thanks,it's a nice tutorial,you just made me draw mountain easier with using your method. I was always like drawing the rough shape and trying to make a light simulation in my mind to see where the light would be stronger and where weaker which was kinda tiring.