I'm not very good at this topic so I can easily be wrong, but apparently the CPUs of the Mega Drive and and the Master System seem to be vastly different. And since games were programmed in assembly at that time, I don't think they could easily port a Master System game into a Mega Drive one and vice-versa. So development must have started for the Mega Drive already, afaik. The graphics could still be partly made while planning to release the game on the Master System tho.

Jan 8, 2023, 3:00 PM

Sasha_K29

Game:
Game & Wario

Totally Zero sprites from "Pirates" stage? This is my favorite stage, but so underrated

Jan 8, 2023, 2:58 PM ^*

Yawackhary

Game:
Phantasy Star 2

@Viscera Japanese Wikipedia says the same but again unsourced. Do have a source that claims that it was going to be released in December 1988 (both Sega Magazine and Beep magazine have it listed for Master System) https://www.smspower.org/forums/11428-Sega87SummerCatalogJapan

This is my hunch, it probably started planning on the Master System as Sega had more games in development but moved to the Mega Drive due to the small library that the console had (think that there were only 4 games! for 1988 compared to the Master System having 21 games published & developed in house, 5 they published but developed by Compile/Arc System Works/Aicom/Westone and 1 that got cancelled but was released in 1991 in Europe [Summer Games] again outsourced, Bomber Raid aka the final JP Master System game was also in development too). Most of the graphics do look early Mega Drive like Space Harrier II but some such as the tiles look like reshaded ones from the Master System, the Dezo Owl and Leecher also look reshaded due to the black outline that the first game enemies had.

Jan 8, 2023, 2:51 PM

Random Talking Bush

Sheet:
Bonkers

Re-ripped completely, the old submission was actually missing an entire animation (the jumping hammer slam) plus one frame of the hammer tap.

Jan 8, 2023, 2:13 PM

lego_whovian

Sheet:
Pokémon Menu Icons (8th Generation, Clean)

@MBCMechachu all of those sprites were introduced in Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee, which didn't have the artifacting problem. But thanks for letting me know about Kingler, idk how i missed that

Jan 8, 2023, 2:06 PM

AjXero

Sheet:
Lucia

Pretty sure I remember seeing this guy in some Mario sprite show.

Jan 8, 2023, 2:03 PM

Nightterror599

Sheet:
Jupiter King Rebuild

Looks cool, good work!

Jan 8, 2023, 1:31 PM

(C.D-The-Hedgehog)

Game:
Sonic x Vapor

SHEESHHH HE GOT THE DRIP ???

Jan 8, 2023, 1:29 PM

(C.D-The-Hedgehog)

Sheet:
Dr. Eggman/Robotnik

No way they were just gonna use that sonic battle egg mobile just for a LABYRINTH RESKIN!

Jan 8, 2023, 1:27 PM

undertale is gud

Sheet:
Debug Sprites

@Rainbow Question Mark exactly

Jan 8, 2023, 1:26 PM

undertale is gud

Sheet:
Debug Sprites

4Bakers i agree

Jan 8, 2023, 1:15 PM

Raccoon Sam

Game:
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble

@Rayman done

Jan 8, 2023, 12:49 PM

Morhamms357

Sheet:
Goalkeepers

To be clear, both characters who use the Big Guy or Long Hair type only have black hair, in every sprite I edited the hair color and this is what came out, which is why it is so odd to see inconsistent results.

Jan 8, 2023, 12:37 PM

PGE

Sheet:
Main Menus

"So, there's gonna be a selection screen. Select the thing on the left, you're gonna hear a little drum, in your left ear. And then when you select the thing on the right, you hear it in your right ear." - Vinny

Jan 8, 2023, 12:36 PM

Viscera

Game:
Phantasy Star 2

@shadowman44: How? Nothing about the graphics particularly suggests that it was originally intended for Master System. It just looks like an early Mega Drive game (which it is). And the only reference to that is HG101 (which naturally doesn't back up the claim).

Jan 8, 2023, 12:33 PM

Zero Unhope

Sheet:
Tilesets

Luigi floating on an egg over the sea

Jan 8, 2023, 12:15 PM

PGE

Sheet:
Sonic the Hedgehog (Autodemo)

Saw this on the front page and was confused for a sec. Looks great, though!

Jan 8, 2023, 12:15 PM

TaelsDaFoox

Game:
Paper Mario

is the animated hand for targeting an enemy ripped anywhere? It doesn't seem to be on the Battle Extras & HUD sheet so idk where else to look.

Jan 8, 2023, 11:24 AM

Random Talking Bush

Sheet:
Player (Base, Horse Mode)

@TheWGD: It was from an April Fools' Day gamemode.

Jan 8, 2023, 11:15 AM

HEXFF

Sheet:
Mario & Luigi (Mario Bros., SMAS-Style)

@MollyChan Somewhat related, but there are patches for SMW which add enemies, a POW block and a sprite spawner, found here:
Sprite Spawner
POW Block
Spiny
Sidestepper
Fighter Fly

There have to be more things added to the rom to make it MB, such as making the stage only one screen, wrapping the screen (which is actually very difficult) and the win condition.

Jan 8, 2023, 10:42 AM

TheWGD

Sheet:
Player (Base, Horse Mode)

What are these even from?

Jan 8, 2023, 9:56 AM

(C.D-The-Hedgehog)

Sheet:
Coins (NSMBU)

So 8 bit.

Jan 8, 2023, 8:56 AM

Sarara Shiki-kan

Sheet:
Love Bubble

Kirby on benadryl

Jan 8, 2023, 8:54 AM

bingula

Sheet:
Playfield & Blocks

my favourite game of all time: ice blok
Yes, “block” was spelt like that, intentionally.

Jan 8, 2023, 8:50 AM

bingula

Sheet:
Pengos & Sno-Bees

SnowBEE.

Jan 8, 2023, 8:37 AM

Toms

Game:
Super Mario Bros. Crossover

How do you guys ripped the sheets of the game?

Jan 8, 2023, 7:59 AM

EvilMariobot

Update:
The Years Start Coming and They Don't Stop Coming

"I feel like it just started!"

Not me. *puts shovel back in shed*

Jan 8, 2023, 7:59 AM

(C.D-The-Hedgehog)

Sheet:
Sonic 1 Icons (Genesis-Style)

wait to me in in game limitations doesn't look that bad so that means we could put it in sonic 1 like the zone cards in sonic 2 8-BIT.

Jan 8, 2023, 7:40 AM

EvilMariobot

Sheet:
The Owl

@ZTO Ah, a man of culture, I see.

Jan 8, 2023, 7:40 AM

EvilMariobot

Sheet:
Giant Spear Man

Defeat him... a lot.

Jan 8, 2023, 7:28 AM

EvilMariobot

Sheet:
Items (Atari 2600-Style)

MEGANUROCK5

Jan 8, 2023, 6:06 AM

VaILI12

Sheet:
Background 1 (Mountains)

smb has backgrounds?

Jan 8, 2023, 5:51 AM

Ton

Sheet:
Slade (Shining Soul 2-Style)

!!!

This is incredible!

Jan 8, 2023, 5:42 AM

BandanaDeeSprites

Sheet:
True Arena Rest Area

This sprites weren't here lasts days

Jan 8, 2023, 5:40 AM

Shedjr_

Sheet:
Sagat's Stage

@shadowman44 Capcom really doesn't care that much for SF1, I guess SF2 is just more iconic.

Jan 8, 2023, 5:00 AM

lev

Sheet:
Masked Dedede (Superstar-Style)

i love it

Jan 8, 2023, 4:20 AM

FridayFunkGaming291

Game:
The Henry Stickmin Collection

@amogussus69 try it on the other ones, im pretty sure that error means your pc is too full of files.

Jan 8, 2023, 4:01 AM

FridayFunkGaming291

Sheet:
Motobug

i got jumpscared by him when playing it for the first time

Jan 7, 2023, 11:04 PM

FlagpoleGlitch

Game:
Super Mario Bros. Crossover

Man, I missed this game so much, So much nostalgia they made, This is truly one of the best fangame. Thanks to this legend Jay Pavlina the creator of Super Mario Bros. Crossover

Jan 7, 2023, 10:42 PM

JonGandee

Sheet:
Sonic (Valis NES-Style)

Huh? How did my sheet get edited by someone else?