Beautiful sprite art

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[carb0n0x]

 

[Emerald Flowsion]

 

[Big Finger Jim]

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Yo, what is that from?

 

[Xenocloudarius Xenocloudarius]

Kohaku - Melty Blood: Type lumina

 

[Deleted member 525181]

Yo, what is that from?

Guilty Gear XX

 

[Bacon Eater64x]

Sonic Advance Trilogy's art design is peak Sonic Style. Sonic Battle also counts.

Anyone who grew up on mid-2000s Flash/Spirte animation websites such as Newgrounds and Youtube will understand the absolute CHOKEHOLD this style had on Sonic fan content up until the late 2010s.

Also honorable mention goes to Mega Man in the 5th generation. Mega Man X4 is the GOAT for me, and the sprite art is a big factor. Mega Man X5, X6, 8 and Bass while not as good, still look phenomenal (especially M&B by virtue of beign a last-gen game using PS1 Game Sprites)

Lastly, the Minish Cap is my favorite Zelda game in terms of artstyle and Graphics, especially in the Shrunken Parts:

 

[carb0n0x]

 

[Moreno909]

Habbo Hotel despite being a free to play browser game have some good spritework, specially for the old mobs

 

[_-_AceDragon_-_]

Thank you everyone for your replies, it was a delight seeing all your favourite sprites!

 

[KamakoKamako's icon]

In terms of more recent stuff, both Hyper Light Drifter and Owlboy really impressed me

 

[χKai]

my nipples are getting so hard just scrolling through seeing all these beautiful games

Ah yes
One of the only things about games that's hard

 

[popckorn]

Old School Retro Sprite Art I reckon?

I found Earthbound's psychedelic animations to be superb considering the hardware!

 

[Deleted member 3864]

I used to enjoy those little Kairosoft games, back when I first got a smart phone. (I don't have any pictures on hand, but if you've seen one they're all pretty similar).

 

[Caped_Plumber]

Love this topic!

I always find Demon’s Crest impressive particularly as a SNES game… feels almost like a PS1 game at times. I wouldn’t be surprised if the guys who made symphony of the night had a good look at this game.

 

[_-_AceDragon_-_]

Love this topic!

I always find Demon’s Crest impressive particularly as a SNES game… feels almost like a PS1 game at times. I wouldn’t be surprised if the guys who made symphony of the night had a good look at this game.
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I've completed this game multiple times (and got the true ending, which was a treat). One of my favourites and not as appreciated as it should be imo. Amazing spritework, atmosphere etc. So impressive for a snes game.

 

[MegaHiro91]

 

[Skeleben]

Man... I wish I lived in the timeline where Oddity (Mother 4) got released, cuz on top of how great the gameplay and story looked, It's one of my favourite takes on modern pixel art.

 

[carb0n0x]

I recommend checking out Puyo Puyo~n for some really sick early '00s PS1 sprites.

 

[Onizukataughtmestuff]

Here's one more.

 

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[Ikagura]

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Honestly, I have a love/hate thing with these sprites.

While they look impressive they also have that uncanny "pre-rendered 3D" aspect that may not be the best for everyone.

Garou has objectively less detailed sprites but salvaged by smooth animations

https://twitter.com/x/status/1546523996052758529

Same with KoF '98 having a wide panel of sprites.

 

[Deleted member 598440]

Honestly, I have a love/hate thing with these sprites.

While they look impressive they also have that uncanny "pre-rendered 3D" aspect that may not be the best for everyone.

Garou has objectively less detailed sprites but salvaged by smooth animations

https://twitter.com/x/status/1546523996052758529

Same with KoF '98 having a wide panel of sprites.

The effects don't do it any favors I would say.

 

[Ikagura]

The effects don't do it any favors I would say.

I'll still be honest, in term of details I think I'd stick with the KoF of the Neogeo or even AoF 3's:

Or maybe SNK should go the Arc Sys way.

 

[Deleted member 598440]

I'll still be honest, in term of details I think I'd stick with the KoF of the Neogeo or even AoF 3's:

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Or maybe SNK should go the Arc Sys way.

The Arc Sys way would be a pretty solid and almost natural evolution.