@MishuK9 Yes, definitely. I'm quite familiar with Pat Ackerman's spritework but I think his sprites, certainly excellent, have a different problem: the linework and highly consistent designs more resemble GSC but they use shades of one color like RGB, not to mention they're fairly large. But people are making these for fun so it really isn't a huge deal and I didn't want my initial post to come across like that.

Imitating certain styles can be difficult, especially if the style isn't really consistent because it was actually multiple people with differing approaches to spriting. The stereotype of RGB being funny or weird-looking probably started with the popular ones people like to post, like Golbat or Venusaur. Maybe the secret of capturing the style lies in not focusing on the poses, but in trying to slightly "reinvent" the designs while keeping most of the core details?

Apr 27, 2020, 10:11 AM

Bomba1749

Game:
Yo-kai Watch

If anyones wondering why there arent japanese versions of some of the stuff (eg battle rankings, its bc i don't have the japanese version of yokai watch (and i can't find one for sale also))

Apr 27, 2020, 7:36 AM

935935935

Sheet:
World Maker

No problem.

Apr 27, 2020, 7:23 AM

Sir Hoopsalot

Sheet:
Ground Man (NES-Style)

Decided I'm gonna revamp this sheet and maybe a few others. I found this Ground Man was too big when compared to his and Mega Man's SNES sprites. A lot of my earlier sheets also didn't use a size comparison.

EDIT: Done!

Apr 27, 2020, 5:14 AM

Ton

Sheet:
General Sprites

Where’s Waldo; the sheet

Apr 26, 2020, 11:48 PM

teh_supar_hackr

Sheet:
Boss

Looks like a Chain Chomp, if it had an antenna like a bug.

Apr 26, 2020, 11:47 PM

teh_supar_hackr

Game:
Naruto Shippuden: Ninja Council 3

This game felt like Smash Bros, but on the DS. Which was why I used to play this eons before Smash Bros was put on the 3DS.

Apr 26, 2020, 10:53 PM

|Cyan|

Sheet:
Mario & Luigi (Miami New Times Best of 2014-Style)

o h

Apr 26, 2020, 10:25 PM

Random Talking Bush

Sheet:
World Maker

Alright, that's enough of those spammy comments.

Apr 26, 2020, 9:50 PM

IceCreamSandwichYT

Sheet:
General Sprites

also it took me 4 hours to find ghost shyguy

Apr 26, 2020, 9:49 PM

IceCreamSandwichYT

Sheet:
General Sprites

please stop torturing ton, he's an admin, sure, but he is a human being just like all of you, except for the dogs in your house or whatnot

Apr 26, 2020, 9:42 PM

AFruitaday!

Sheet:
Mario & Luigi (Miami New Times Best of 2014-Style)

I have no idea of what im looking at.

Apr 26, 2020, 9:36 PM

IceCreamSandwichYT

Sheet:
Spear Guy & Dancing Spear Guy

I still like these guys

Apr 26, 2020, 8:45 PM

Doc von Schmeltwick

Sheet:
Ending

@IceCream What do you mean? this is all perfectly legit. It's 4 (counting transparency if there is any) colors per 16x16 pixel tile.

Apr 26, 2020, 7:03 PM

IceCreamSandwichYT

Sheet:
Characters & Items

@Faizal No

Apr 26, 2020, 7:01 PM

IceCreamSandwichYT

Game:
Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic (JPN)

@doc wut

Apr 26, 2020, 6:58 PM

IceCreamSandwichYT

Sheet:
Ending

Also, I like how you swapped Birdo and Ostro just like in the original.

Apr 26, 2020, 6:57 PM

IceCreamSandwichYT

Sheet:
Ending

I'm surprised about how Nintendo managed to break the 3-color rule.

Apr 26, 2020, 5:15 PM

Zeoinx

Sheet:
Mig-31 "Icefox"

This thing reminds me of the movie "Firefox" with Clint Eastwood.

Apr 26, 2020, 4:37 PM

Arturmsbr2

Sheet:
Mario & Luigi (Miami New Times Best of 2014-Style)

i have confused feelings about this

Apr 26, 2020, 3:55 PM

KostyaGame the bruh

Sheet:
Badniks (Pokémon R/G/B-Style)

Wow, it's so cute!

Apr 26, 2020, 3:19 PM

Doc von Schmeltwick

Sheet:
Mario & Luigi (Miami New Times Best of 2014-Style)

@AkumaTh Please tell me more about how Miami New Times is a subsidiary of Nintendo.

Apr 26, 2020, 3:16 PM

AkumaTh

Sheet:
Mario & Luigi (Miami New Times Best of 2014-Style)

I believe since this was done for an official magazine it got accepted. Like how the Pre-Release sprites for SMW got submitted in Customs and not in Super Mario World.

Apr 26, 2020, 3:03 PM

Void-the-Bat

Sheet:
Mario & Luigi (Miami New Times Best of 2014-Style)

Guys, you gotta remember that TVGR's submission verification system is all over the place, so I'm not too surprised this got on here.

Either way, this is not an official design, so I'm unsure why this was allowed, much like many other customs on this site.

Apr 26, 2020, 2:43 PM

Greenknight9000

Game:
Hong Kong '97 (Homebrew)

@Depressed Mario
No, it was a masterpiece

Apr 26, 2020, 1:49 PM

Ton

Sheet:
Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, & Shadow

Oh yeah, it's definitely from at least 2003. Tyson had his own style that was mimicked by a few other custom spriters at the time (you can find some of those sheets on here too). He was very influential in the Sonic spriting community's early days.

That's why it was important to track these down and host them! Look at what has happened since Tyson Hesse made these; He's gone on to help spearhead the creative direction of Sonic!

When MFZ went away it was important to me to find all of these old sprites that helped form the community and give them a new home. New spriters here may not know the history of our hobby.

Apr 26, 2020, 12:26 PM

MishuK9

Sheet:
Johto Pokémon (R/G/B-Style)

@Neslug I honestly really agree with you, and I've thought that about other peoples' fanmade gen 1 sprites I've seen over the years. A bunch of Red/Blue/Green sprites do look good. And I've definitely seen other fanmade sprites that capture that. Sharkguy still did good as a whole though, and clearly put tons of effort into all their custom sheets.

Apr 26, 2020, 11:18 AM

SonicTheKnight19

Game:
Minecraft Customs

I'm working on villagers

Apr 26, 2020, 11:03 AM

WhiteFelineWonder

Sheet:
Menu

Man... Memories...

Apr 26, 2020, 10:36 AM

Fidgetplayz48

Sheet:
Bowser Test Room

That looks like its a 3d Parkour game lol