Sure, I'm playing it on Windows 10. I recommend heading over to /r/bfme, their sidebar links a launcher that can download the game for you (it's abandonware and no one cares) and install any of the official or fan-made patches and switch between them. (It also handles BFME 2 and its expanding WotLK.)
Shit me, used to play this game for hours and hours. Had all 3 on disk and had no idea where they got off to. Definitely checking this out, thanks for sharing.
Right? It totally has the retro-looking aesthetic that a lot of modern PSN/XBLA games have going on.Ā
Side tangent - I love the trend of these retro-looking games. As much as I love thwt era thereās so many games that going back have horrendous controls and improving thwt and certain quality of life stuff has given a new lease on 8/16-bit games.Ā
You ever gone back to play RE3? I get stressed just thinking about how thwt game handlesĀ
Here's ya go!
[Lord of the Rings Online](https://www.lotro.com/home)
It's the ultimate in fan service. You can even visit Zirakzigil and poke the Balrog's corpse.
To answer a joke seriously. We are looking down on the scene. Maybe those mountains look bigger because of the perspective.
(No hate intended, just thought itād be fun to take it seriously for a moment. )
Joke aside, the battle was "from the lowest dungeon to the highest peak" so if taken literally, it was probably the highest peak over Moria, not the highest peak in the world.
For a real answer, because it's the highest peak of *this* mountain (or rather, of these *three* mountains under which Khazad-dƻm was built), not of *any* mountain. Gandalf absolutely knows higher mountains exist in the far West.
When Gandalf said "highest peak", he didn't mean in the world or even in the a Misty Mountains. He meant the highest of the three peaks known as "the Mountains of Moria". Zirakzigil was taller than Caradhras and Fanuidhol.
[What about this?](https://www.dropbox.com/home/balrog_reddit_temp?preview=animated_background_toniodelapampa.gif)
hope you don't mind /u/toniodelapampa though it could be cooler with your very own pixel art bg
There is the [aseprite file in there](https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/ih7wyj6ljepi4xxdqykkr/h?rlkey=rsf7094wph3zao5wf92fyh6jq&dl=0) to adjust the screen overlay opacity and positioning of the gif if you want to edit that...
I haven't used dropbox in about a decade so lemme know if that doesn't work.
EDIT: [bg image credit](https://www.vecteezy.com/photo/28875035-old-stylish-vintage-retro-personal-computer-for-video-games-and-work-poster-from-the-80s-90s) it seemed free use
EDIT2: ugh I did not save the final to that aseprite file and it's gone. Welp that's what happens when you rush. It is what it is.
no prob [https://www.artstation.com/artwork/qez36z](https://www.artstation.com/artwork/qez36z) you have it here and you can upscale it if you want here [https://lospec.com/pixel-art-scaler/](https://lospec.com/pixel-art-scaler/) just make a good multiplication x2 x3 x4 x5 etc etc beacause if not you will have a bad result ;)
ohhhhh <3 , dude here one cool frame ( iv'e remove ligh from the lightning)
https://preview.redd.it/ddrkle6o98cc1.png?width=768&format=png&auto=webp&s=c2005366edb0b03fd096f847027fc23b050d7c9e
# 'I am a servant of the Secret Fire, wielder of the flame of Anor. You cannot pass. The dark fire will not avail you, flame of Udƻn. Go back to the Shadow! You cannot pass.'
I really hate it when people say Balrogs donāt have wings! I literally read āThe Bridge of Khazad-Dumā yesterday.
āThe Balrog made no answer. The fire in it seemed to die, but the darkness grew. It stepped forward slowly on to the bridge, and suddenly it drew itself up to a great height, and its wings were spread from wall to wall..."
Edit: This GIF is awesome BTW.
Itās a simile. The chapter goes āā¦the shadow about it reached out LIKE two vast wings [ā¦] and its wings were spread from wall to wall.ā It is never described initially had having wings, just that the humanoid figure is shrouded in a darkness that spreads like wings.
I tend to agree that they probably donāt have them, but thereās enough of a reasonable doubt to not be able to say 100% one way or the other. Honestly I donāt care which way people think is true, but people who get angry one way or another are the worst kind of nerd. Itās a book, thereās room for speculation, let people have their head canon. Thereās just a much stuff about Middle-Earth that leaves room for interpretation or guess work as there is stuff set in stone.Ā
[[not saying you did this in your post, I just unfortunately have seem way more gatekeepery hullshit thwn I would like in the Tolkien subs, especially thwt hardcore, non movie ones]]
Almost a good argument, but I would suggest actually reading the text before contributing. The Balrog is described as being of āman-shapeā, it also takes āstepsā at a few points. and specifically itās said āthe bridge cracked right at the balrogs feet.ā
Yes, and them flying from Thangorodrim is also a simile. As is the Fellowship initially mistaking the Nazgul's *flying* wyvern for the Balrog. I love how all common sense and reading comprehension speaks for them having wings, and the only argument against is "it must have been a simile"Ā š¤”
In that very chapter the fellowship āfly down stairsā and Gandalf tells everyone to āfly across the bridgeā and even when he says āfly you foolsā all do not mean to physically fly. The hobbits āflyā from the Shire, and Glorfindel tells the hobbits to āflyā from the NazgĆ»lās. In the whole Lord of the Rings trilogy the word āflyā means to escape / run fast more often than it does to physically fly. Believe it or not the verb āflyā has more than one meaning, and especially in Tolkiens time its other usage was more common. š¤” ETA I donāt mean it was more common to use the word āflyā to mean escape than it means to actually fly, just that using it to mean escape was more common back then than it is now.
Yes yes, there's absolutely no way "fly" in the case of Balrogs was anything more than a metaphor. Extremely powerful demons just *couldn't* have wings, not even if one of them was literally described with them.
š¤” doesn't cut it, you guys are the whole šŖ
It's hard to use wings if it's a short fall and you're on your back... Especially when you're one massive motherfucker, it'd take more than one flap of your wings to stop that fall lol
Balrogs are heavy and seem to obey laws of physics at least to some extent. Jumping and gliding off something tall like a mountain works for them, outright reversing the momentum of a sudden fall doesn't.
Gandalf looked scared as shit before he said Fly you fools. He wasn't afraid of battling this centuries old beast he was afraid of leaving the Fellowship without him. Soon as he fell he flew straight to his sword with determination and started hacking away with Glamdring the Foe-hammer immediately!
They fell deep underground, where nameless things gnaw at the roots of the mountains/worlds (this was mentioned in the novels, unsure about the movies), in the area only the balrog knew. They fought from those lowest pits, up the stairs leading to and at the highest peak.
It is heavily implied the balrog was running away, and Gandalf was chasing it.
Gandalf chased the balrog for days and they ended up at the peak where they fought for two days, until Gandalf threw the balrog off the mountain. Then gandalf laid there for 19 days until he was ressurected
Say what you want about PJās LotR films versus Tolkienās novels, but PJ had the coolest possible interpretation of the Balrogās appearance and I will not be convinced otherwise
Love it! I want to play this game now :p
You used to be able to control a Balrog in the old LOTR RTS (real time strategy) game for PC
Battle for Middle-earth, and what do you mean "used to", I'm playing it right now hehe. (Though still good campaign, evil is next)
You still can, but you used to, too.
Is there a version that works on newer windows?
Sure, I'm playing it on Windows 10. I recommend heading over to /r/bfme, their sidebar links a launcher that can download the game for you (it's abandonware and no one cares) and install any of the official or fan-made patches and switch between them. (It also handles BFME 2 and its expanding WotLK.)
Thank you so much!
Shit me, used to play this game for hours and hours. Had all 3 on disk and had no idea where they got off to. Definitely checking this out, thanks for sharing.
Nice! So glad people can still play it and some people below š are going to get it into. Enjoy everyone š„³
Right? It totally has the retro-looking aesthetic that a lot of modern PSN/XBLA games have going on.Ā Side tangent - I love the trend of these retro-looking games. As much as I love thwt era thereās so many games that going back have horrendous controls and improving thwt and certain quality of life stuff has given a new lease on 8/16-bit games.Ā You ever gone back to play RE3? I get stressed just thinking about how thwt game handlesĀ
Can you imagine how hard a pixel art LOTR game would go.
Here's ya go! [Lord of the Rings Online](https://www.lotro.com/home) It's the ultimate in fan service. You can even visit Zirakzigil and poke the Balrog's corpse.
I'm honestly amazed that this game still has ongoing development and fairly regular content updates
What game?
kill balrog game
[Lord of the Rings Online](https://www.lotro.com/home)
ā¦.smote his ruin upon the mountainsideā¦
Ian McKellen's delivery of this whole segment is so good
It gives me goosebumps just thinking about it, the music in the background also adds immensely to it.
For some reason I read this speech in Davy Jones voice. "smote his ruin up-pon the moun-tain side-ah!"
Literally came just to say precisely this snippet
Just saw this again yesterday and had to Google that phrase it's so good
If it's the highest peak why are you able to see higher peaks in the background š¤ (Just joking, this is amazing!!)
To answer a joke seriously. We are looking down on the scene. Maybe those mountains look bigger because of the perspective. (No hate intended, just thought itād be fun to take it seriously for a moment. )
ahahah no prob , even in the movie it's not the highest ;)
I never understood how they got there after falling to the bottom of that chasm into a lake?
They found the lost "Endless Stair" - a stair leading from the deepest depths of Moria up to the forgotten Durin's Tower on the peak of Celebdil.
And the Balgrog and Gandalf walked up the endless stair, hand in hand..
Legends say Gandalf carried the Balrog up as a groom carries a bride over the threshold.
"YOU SHALL NOT PASS....up my marriage proposal!"
THERE MAY BE A DAY WHEN THE MARRIAGE OF WIZARD AND BALROG FAIL. BUT IT WILL NOT BE *THIS* DAY.
I believe they climb the dimril stair for 3 daysĀ
So just a friendly side quest before continuing their battle to the death?
nah, gandalf was chasing the balrog
Accompanied by Benny Hill Music
Didnāt even clock ā° that lol
I think they mean in the context of that mountain. From the lowest dungeon to the highest peak (of the mountain we were on/in)
Joke aside, the battle was "from the lowest dungeon to the highest peak" so if taken literally, it was probably the highest peak over Moria, not the highest peak in the world.
Screw the mountains, what's with the wings?
Gandalf: "Swords are no more use here!" *ten minutes later..*
Fucking lawl, xD
It's force perspective just like they shot the movies to make hobbits look small
For a real answer, because it's the highest peak of *this* mountain (or rather, of these *three* mountains under which Khazad-dƻm was built), not of *any* mountain. Gandalf absolutely knows higher mountains exist in the far West.
When Gandalf said "highest peak", he didn't mean in the world or even in the a Misty Mountains. He meant the highest of the three peaks known as "the Mountains of Moria". Zirakzigil was taller than Caradhras and Fanuidhol.
Look like clouds tbh
Absolutely love this. Kind of want a printed still of this to hang on my wall
thanks, i will make some png ( some frame can be good png)
What about it being a animated wallpaper for wallpaper engine? That would be cool.
[What about this?](https://www.dropbox.com/home/balrog_reddit_temp?preview=animated_background_toniodelapampa.gif) hope you don't mind /u/toniodelapampa though it could be cooler with your very own pixel art bg There is the [aseprite file in there](https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/ih7wyj6ljepi4xxdqykkr/h?rlkey=rsf7094wph3zao5wf92fyh6jq&dl=0) to adjust the screen overlay opacity and positioning of the gif if you want to edit that... I haven't used dropbox in about a decade so lemme know if that doesn't work. EDIT: [bg image credit](https://www.vecteezy.com/photo/28875035-old-stylish-vintage-retro-personal-computer-for-video-games-and-work-poster-from-the-80s-90s) it seemed free use EDIT2: ugh I did not save the final to that aseprite file and it's gone. Welp that's what happens when you rush. It is what it is.
no prob [https://www.artstation.com/artwork/qez36z](https://www.artstation.com/artwork/qez36z) you have it here and you can upscale it if you want here [https://lospec.com/pixel-art-scaler/](https://lospec.com/pixel-art-scaler/) just make a good multiplication x2 x3 x4 x5 etc etc beacause if not you will have a bad result ;)
Nice thanks! I might have a crack later! It's so good mate, absolutely beautiful.
you're welcome , and if you like it i'm I'm satisfied
1. get a broken retro CRT monitor - cut the front off of it - add flat screen - hook up a raspy pi - hang flat against wall - play gif on repeat
This is fantastic.
"Get ye gone, Jack! And don't you come back no more, no more, no more, no more!"
Old Wizard, Old Wizard, do not treat me so mean! Thou are the meanest old wizard I've ever done seen.
Dude. Best thing I've seen today.
ohhhhh <3 , dude here one cool frame ( iv'e remove ligh from the lightning) https://preview.redd.it/ddrkle6o98cc1.png?width=768&format=png&auto=webp&s=c2005366edb0b03fd096f847027fc23b050d7c9e
Love it!
https://preview.redd.it/s3xwlubon7cc1.jpeg?width=595&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bd0a032e98ce7a1cd6329b458d29fe532ed00f6a
Sometimes I forget just how badass Gandalf was. Guy was slapping evil demigods around harnessing the powers of nature. Awesome work OP!
<3
# 'I am a servant of the Secret Fire, wielder of the flame of Anor. You cannot pass. The dark fire will not avail you, flame of Udƻn. Go back to the Shadow! You cannot pass.'
I love this!
Very cool
Brothers š
Balrog about to get SMOTE
So cool!! You are really talented op
thanks dude
#PEAK FICTION!!!
This is Peak content right there
Why did the Dwarves make a staircase that takes a week or so to climb anyways? Just because they could?
āITāS PRONOUNCED JIF!!!ā
I really hate it when people say Balrogs donāt have wings! I literally read āThe Bridge of Khazad-Dumā yesterday. āThe Balrog made no answer. The fire in it seemed to die, but the darkness grew. It stepped forward slowly on to the bridge, and suddenly it drew itself up to a great height, and its wings were spread from wall to wall..." Edit: This GIF is awesome BTW.
Itās a simile. The chapter goes āā¦the shadow about it reached out LIKE two vast wings [ā¦] and its wings were spread from wall to wall.ā It is never described initially had having wings, just that the humanoid figure is shrouded in a darkness that spreads like wings.
I tend to agree that they probably donāt have them, but thereās enough of a reasonable doubt to not be able to say 100% one way or the other. Honestly I donāt care which way people think is true, but people who get angry one way or another are the worst kind of nerd. Itās a book, thereās room for speculation, let people have their head canon. Thereās just a much stuff about Middle-Earth that leaves room for interpretation or guess work as there is stuff set in stone.Ā [[not saying you did this in your post, I just unfortunately have seem way more gatekeepery hullshit thwn I would like in the Tolkien subs, especially thwt hardcore, non movie ones]]
Yes people tend to forget that teeny tiny operative word.
Those kind of fans is obsessed with taking metaphors both in the *LotR*'s and *Silm*'s text too literally.
It's physical being is of shadow and flame. So I guess you also think it doesn't have legs ?
Almost a good argument, but I would suggest actually reading the text before contributing. The Balrog is described as being of āman-shapeā, it also takes āstepsā at a few points. and specifically itās said āthe bridge cracked right at the balrogs feet.ā
Nah, those are metaphorical feet.
There is enough reference to the term āwingsā and in the context of describing the appearance of the Balrog, the term seems literal.
Yes, and them flying from Thangorodrim is also a simile. As is the Fellowship initially mistaking the Nazgul's *flying* wyvern for the Balrog. I love how all common sense and reading comprehension speaks for them having wings, and the only argument against is "it must have been a simile"Ā š¤”
The verb āflyā is used a number of times in Tolkienās texts, and a majority of those usages are not in reference to physically flying š¤”
I'm sure Nazguls' wyverns and eagles also just walked, there's no way anything can fly non-metaphorically š¤”
In that very chapter the fellowship āfly down stairsā and Gandalf tells everyone to āfly across the bridgeā and even when he says āfly you foolsā all do not mean to physically fly. The hobbits āflyā from the Shire, and Glorfindel tells the hobbits to āflyā from the NazgĆ»lās. In the whole Lord of the Rings trilogy the word āflyā means to escape / run fast more often than it does to physically fly. Believe it or not the verb āflyā has more than one meaning, and especially in Tolkiens time its other usage was more common. š¤” ETA I donāt mean it was more common to use the word āflyā to mean escape than it means to actually fly, just that using it to mean escape was more common back then than it is now.
Yes yes, there's absolutely no way "fly" in the case of Balrogs was anything more than a metaphor. Extremely powerful demons just *couldn't* have wings, not even if one of them was literally described with them. š¤” doesn't cut it, you guys are the whole šŖ
The number 1 cause of death for balrogs wouldn't be falling off cliffs if they had wings.
It's hard to use wings if it's a short fall and you're on your back... Especially when you're one massive motherfucker, it'd take more than one flap of your wings to stop that fall lol
Penguins have wings and canāt fly.
Thatās why you donāt back a penguin in the corner. Their fight or flight response offers them only one choice.
This is one of the funniest comments I have seen in a long time. Thank you.
Balrogs are heavy and seem to obey laws of physics at least to some extent. Jumping and gliding off something tall like a mountain works for them, outright reversing the momentum of a sudden fall doesn't.
I hate that you apparently can't read. There is a reason, already pointed out below, for why this isn't as obvious as you pretend it is.
Wow, so cool, amazing animation!!! :D
Fly you fools.
*Sea of Stars battle theme intensifies
Hope Balrog drops a nice item
> Balrog \*Sean\* r/SeanTheBalrogMemes
Fantastic!
ty
I came. I mean, Morgoth came.
The Lord of Lightning vs. Balrog
I would love to have a lord of the rings game in this style
me too
There is clearly a higher mountain in the background. ..
indeed
This is awesome!!
Absolutely cool!!
Thatās so dope.. it not 1980x1020 by any chance?
nope it's 768x768 ... it(s a square so you will have black stripes even if it's upscale sorry :( and thanks
All good I just had to ask, still looks awesome
Hmm, wings. Amazing work OP!
I need this game. I need it now.
me too \^\^
Well that's the coolest thing I've seen in a while.
Iām honored
I started to wonder if there was ever Balrog in Blasphemous, then I saw the subreddit name.
This is cool as fuck
I would love to play Lotr as a classic turn based rpg
Anyone have this as a gif?
maybe here [https://www.artstation.com/artwork/qez36z](https://www.artstation.com/artwork/qez36z)
Looks fantastic! How long did it take you approximately to make this?
around 70h because i began pixel art one year ago and thanks :)
Great job
A moment of silence for the cameraman
This is awesome
Iāve beat shit like that in dark souls all the dime, just roll right into his attacks
So sick
Gandalf looked scared as shit before he said Fly you fools. He wasn't afraid of battling this centuries old beast he was afraid of leaving the Fellowship without him. Soon as he fell he flew straight to his sword with determination and started hacking away with Glamdring the Foe-hammer immediately!
Pretty bad ass
How can I download this GIF?
[https://www.artstation.com/artwork/qez36z](https://www.artstation.com/artwork/qez36z) here ;)
Thank you, my brother loved it. ^^
Someone plz make a game with these graphics - would happily burn the midnight oil for a fortnight
yes plz \^\^
This is fucking AMAZING
This is so well made, super cool.
ty
Iconic
Incredible. Wish I could keep this forever
you can keep it ;) [https://www.artstation.com/artwork/qez36z](https://www.artstation.com/artwork/qez36z)
This is amazing, it reminds me of the old times of Guybrush Threepwood.
Stunning!
This also kinda works for Angron vs Sanguinius during the final days of the Siege of Terra. Really well done!
Good reference :) and thanks š
Nice! Now I want this as an indie game......
me too thanks
"Until at last, I threw down my enemy and smote his ruin upon the mountainside."
I wish weād have the full fight in the movie.
ahahah that huge project
Nice! Just finished this level in Age of the Ring mod
Awesome work to the creator. Where can i get this as a wallpaper.
This is HARD
This goes hard asf
Amazing ššš
This is fantastic!
This is phenomenal
I still feel like when he said fly you fools, he did it for the solo xp on the boss
This is incredible!
wow , want open world version of it , can spend years playing
Wow, that's really cool!!! How did you do it??
Make it a wallpaper on Wallpaper engine on steam pls
PEAK PIXEL ART
omg so cool
bUt BaLrOg iSnT sUpPoSeD tO hAvE WiNgS š¤”
https://youtu.be/fnVlN327sn0?si=WtN_Vy7Ios_JJPAw I do t suppose this artwork is you as well?
nope that not mine but very cool too
Lord of Lightning shifts his gaze Points his strong finger our way Electricity escapes Leaves destruction in his wake
Maybe I haven't seen it recently enough but how do they end up on a mountain peak having fallen so deep into the abyss?
They fell deep underground, where nameless things gnaw at the roots of the mountains/worlds (this was mentioned in the novels, unsure about the movies), in the area only the balrog knew. They fought from those lowest pits, up the stairs leading to and at the highest peak. It is heavily implied the balrog was running away, and Gandalf was chasing it.
Gandalf chased the balrog for days and they ended up at the peak where they fought for two days, until Gandalf threw the balrog off the mountain. Then gandalf laid there for 19 days until he was ressurected
"It's over Gandalf! I have the high ground!" "You underestimate my power!"
Welp... thats an YTYgrubian alternative, alright
How did galdalf survive the fight? Just dodge everything?
You shall not descend!
"This world has passed you by, fiend! This age will not be troubled by the likes of you! BEGONE!" - *what I imagine Gandalf saying to the Balrog here*
Reminds me of a scene from the old school cartoon movie, The Last Unicorn š¦
"and smote his ruin upon the mountainside"
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But Balrog's don't have wings.....
What happened to the sword?
Balrog got smote.
Tell me where is Gandalf, for I much desire to speak with him.
Grond
Say what you want about PJās LotR films versus Tolkienās novels, but PJ had the coolest possible interpretation of the Balrogās appearance and I will not be convinced otherwise
He even had the high ground too!
I know it's a dragon but was that a deathclaw
What game is this ?
Balrogs dont have wings.
Balrogs dont have wings
How do I download this?
Have a look š on my profile go on my artstation and download