Beautiful sprite art

[carb0n0x]

Lost Ruins doesn't get mentioned enough! Can't see your attachment btw! But I remember some mild funniness with the sprites.

Iconoclasts was a blast from what I remember although I've forgotten most of the story. I did like the ending too.

Spoiler

Birdman twist at the end

Yeah, my internet shit itself for the last 3 days apparently
there you go

 

[Badseed Badseed]

Possibly the whole Castlevania Symphony of the Night game

 

[Deleted member 58254]

i really like the colors for the sprites in shantae and the pirates curse

pokemon black and white 2 has the best sprites in my opinion

 

[Michael Frank]

 

[_-_AceDragon_-_]

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I certainly am familiar Mr Saeba,
Megaman (not sure which)
Hagane
Cybernator aka Assault Suits Valken
Fantastic!

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i really like the colors for the sprites in shantae and the pirates curse
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pokemon black and white 2 has the best sprites in my opinion
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I loved the original Shantae on GBC too

Great game too

 

[Amakuchi]

In the hunt if I'm not mistaken? I never actually got to the end of it before but this looks great. Nowadays 2d games hardly have this more mature/darker/horror tone. Are there any others you'd suggest.

I really love Irem's Ninja Spirit. It's a bit old now but fantastic, slightly mature tone ninja style game. Pretty neat for 1988

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Also without it, shinobi non grata wouldn't exist
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Also love Irem for Undercover Cops.... It's so gritty looking you can almost feel the dust flying everywhere

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Yes the bottom game is In The Hunt, I think one of the levels before the last. As for games with this type of scifi horror spin, I can think of R-Type, Baraduke, and Lifeforce.

As for more horror stuff, Splatterhouse is a pretty obvious one. Night Slashers is also a pretty good one, that one's got more of a slasher B-movie vibe, but it's still good looking for a DECO game.

And I agree, Irem is pretty good at the grungier style than other devs.

 

[MajesticSiN]

It's really hard to pick a favorite but I am partial to the Metal Slug games. It's just a classic and timeless look.

 

[carb0n0x]

Moar French-Bread

 

[What's His Face]

 

[sucrose1]

 

[_-_AceDragon_-_]

Yes the bottom game is In The Hunt, I think one of the levels before the last. As for games with this type of scifi horror spin, I can think of R-Type, Baraduke, and Lifeforce.

As for more horror stuff, Splatterhouse is a pretty obvious one. Night Slashers is also a pretty good one, that one's got more of a slasher B-movie vibe, but it's still good looking for a DECO game.

And I agree, Irem is pretty good at the grungier style than other devs.

Night slashers and Splatterhouse are awesome.

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SOS!!! I have fond memories of this but never managed to beat it. What a great soundtrack too. Great use of mode 7.
OG Clock Tower -
Scooby on Megadrive/genesis great game like a Lucas arts game. I played and beat one of the chapters years ago.
All great picks

 

[Miles Miles]

The Sonic Advance sprites are very expressive!

 

[sucrose1]

Night slashers and Splatterhouse are awesome.

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SOS!!! I have fond memories of this but never managed to beat it. What a great soundtrack too. Great use of mode 7.
OG Clock Tower -
Scooby on Megadrive/genesis great game like a Lucas arts game. I played and beat one of the chapters years ago.
All great picks

SOS has rather haunting visuals, even though the game isn't strictly horror. For a disaster game, I'd say it's a 10/10 for being dead serious. Clock Tower is extremely haunting in its beautiful pixel art, but then it's also an actual horror game this time.

 

[Morgan Katarn]

This game has like a 1000 cool sprites and even more if you check custom server with their own custom sprites.

 

[Sir Auriel of Lionel]

Huh did I forget to share here? GBA Fire Emblem was peak sprite beauty with variety.

There's also Radiant Historia. Limited sprites with many palette swaps but beautiful.

 

[Ikagura]

I liked The Firemen, they're good devs.

This boss legit scared me back then.

Aeshi Nero's sprite there doesn't give it justice though, it's merely the tip of the iceberg

It's actually a much more massive machine.

The Sonic Advance sprites are very expressive!
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Despite the small screen of the console it's indeed a good expressive sprite.

Strangely, I always felt like Modern Sonic from the Adventure/Advance/Sonic X era had a different style from what we saw from Unleashed onwards despite being fundamentally the same character. I'm also not that fan of Classic post-Gens because he doesn't feel like an actual evolution from the one from Sonic Jam.

Huh did I forget to share here? GBA Fire Emblem was peak sprite beauty with variety.
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I watched a video of all critical attacks and GBA FE were quite great looking.

 

[99nereids]

i relate to this

 

[carb0n0x]

1 more for the physics connoisseurs

And that's all for Selvaria I guess

 

[Mituna]

Probably the Pokemon series. Gen 3 has gorgeous sprites and the Gen 4/5 style is amazing as well, but I have a soft spot for the Gen 1 and 2 sprites because they're the only ones I can personally even come close to replicating despite not caring for the watercolor art and janky 90s aesthetic.

Edit: I tried to insert some sprites and screencaps but it didn't look too hot.

 

[ThunderBoy]

 

[_-_AceDragon_-_]

Snatcher

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1 more for the physics connoisseurs
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And that's all for Selvaria I guess
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That's truly 3d 2d

 

[NatalieZaki]

this fucking guy from Ribbit I love them so much

 

[_Lorenzo_]

I always loved both sprites of Gilgamesh in FFV, to the point that I had printed them out in a4 size and framed them.

 

[YULEcannon]

I like how Mech Hisui has Phantasy Star Online weapons(Chain Sawd, and Flame Visit) for no conceivable reason.

 

[Necrodyte95's icon Necrodyte95 Necrodyte95]

Troglodyte from Heroes of Might and Magic 3.