What's your favourite sprite art from a video game?

[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!

 

[Kamako]

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!

 

[ATenderLad]

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.

 

[Cardboardtubeknight Cardboardtubeknight]

 

[Ikagura 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.

 

[Cardboardtubeknight Cardboardtubeknight]

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 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.

 

[Cardboardtubeknight Cardboardtubeknight]

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.

 

[_-_AceDragon_-_]

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

Haha I do too! XIII sprites are great, but I much prefer Garou style sprites. I have to say I think a part of it is that they did slightly change the designs for XIII, Terry is a bit too bulky, and jeans a bit flarey, I wasn't massively in love with this design.

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Runsaber, the two player strider clone. Great game/hidden gem

 

[_-_AceDragon_-_]

Came across this randomly and wanted to share. Particularly like it because it represents the demonic side in Alucard that he constantly keeps in check.

 

[Ikagura Ikagura]

Haha I do too! XIII sprites are great, but I much prefer Garou style sprites. I have to say I think a part of it is that they did slightly change the designs for XIII, Terry is a bit too bulky, and jeans a bit flarey, I wasn't massively in love with this design.

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Runsaber, the two player strider clone. Great game/hidden gem

The KoF '94 Re Bout and NGBC sprites are weird like with SFII HD/Hyper SFII TFC... I always felt like these were from MUGEN or flash fangame...

 

[Tarsene]

GBA fire emblem games are top tier

 

[_-_AceDragon_-_]

The KoF '94 Re Bout and NGBC sprites are weird like with SFII HD/Hyper SFII TFC... I always felt like these were from MUGEN or flash fangame...

Yes! I never thought of it like that, they do look like they're from a flash game. You've managed to make me dislike them even more lol.

I couldn't stomach the street fighter HD "sprites" at all, and they were terribly animated.

 

[Den MDM Den MDM]

All Phoenix Wright's sprites! I tried to upload them here but they keep bugging up so welp, everybody knows em already!

 

[LightningLegs]

Basically the KOF section of https://www.fightersgeneration.com/

The OG Fallouts had some bangers too

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