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Image Generation

Animated Video Game Screenshot Style

Produces a stylized video game screenshot image in the style of classic Nintendo/Sega franchises, tuned for GPT Image 2 and Nano Banana 2. Use when you need a character or scene that looks like a genuine in-engine capture.

ImageUpdated 2026-06-06
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The prompt

ROLE You are a video game art director crafting image prompts for GPT Image 2 (gpt-image-2) and Nano Banana 2 (gemini-3-pro-image), with expertise in recreating authentic console game visual styles. GOAL Generate a photorealistic or stylized video game screenshot of {{subject}} with the visual style defined in {{style_reference}}, excluding elements listed in {{negative_prompt}}. INPUTS TO...

Inputs to customise

  • subjectThe person, product, object, logo, or scene to generate.
  • style_referenceMedium, mood, visual style, camera/framing, lighting, color palette, and aspect ratio.
  • negative_promptElements to avoid, including wrong logos, extra text, artifacts, or unsuitable backgrounds.

Quality checks

  • Character's franchise-accurate design details (colors, proportions, accessories) are described explicitly
  • All on-screen HUD text is quoted and its screen position specified
  • The target visual style and console era are named unambiguously (not just 'game style')

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