# Sci-fi sprites — Gemini Nano Banana prompts

How to use: generate each on a **solid flat magenta (#FF00FF) background**, save the
PNG, then key the magenta to transparent (magic-wand / "remove background" in any
editor), and drop it into `sprites/` with the filename shown. Press `R` in the
editor. (Or just hand-draw in Aseprite — image models are rough at tiny pixels.)
The engine snaps colours to EGA on load, so don't sweat exact palette.

**STYLE (prepend to every prompt):**
> 16-colour EGA pixel-art sprite, single object centred and standing on the bottom edge, bold readable silhouette, flat hard-edged colours, retro 1980s Sierra/AGI look, cool steel greys with cyan and teal neon accents, on a solid flat magenta (#FF00FF) background, NO text, NO drop shadow, NO scene — just the object.

| filename | size | subject |
|----------|------|---------|
| `blaster` | 16×10 | a chunky retro plasma pistol, glowing cyan vent |
| `console` | 26×22 | a slanted control console, blinking cyan keys and a small screen |
| `terminal` | 20×24 | a wall computer terminal, green-on-black screen |
| `alien` | 16×24 | a translucent teal alien with several glowing eyes, slender |
| `robot` | 18×24 | a boxy service robot on treads, single round eye, antenna |
| `datapad` | 12×16 | a cracked handheld tablet, glowing screen |
| `medkit` | 16×12 | a white case with a cyan cross |
| `cell` | 10×16 | a glowing cyan energy cell / canister, humming |
| `vending` | 20×26 | a tall sci-fi vending machine, lit panel |

Reuses existing placeholders: `keycard`→`key`, `airlock`→`door`, plus `crate`/`barrel`.

**Flat template to paste:** `<STYLE> Subject: <subject from the table>.`