I saw some of the Southpark and Starcraft dye subs keycaps floating around, and started to wonder how possible something like this would be. I threw the mock-up together pretty quick...I'm not sure how well pixels would translate with dye sublimation. A few notes:
1) Some characters ( namely Mega Man ) don't fill up the cap as well as others. Everything here is kept to scale as they would appear in game with the exception of the E-tank and the 1-up.
2) All characters are standing at the same height, so their feet would appear to be at "ground level" if they were lined up.
3) These graphics aren't necessarily using the correct pallet, I just did this as a quick mock-up
4) Some of these graphics have a lot of white in them, and may need some sort of "glow" put around them to help them pop a bit. Examples are given.
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My original thought was to put the stage select portraits on caps, but it seems to me that since those graphics are perfectly square, it would be difficult to center, and if it were even slightly off, it would look terrible.
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