Celebrate Pokémon Emerald’s 20th with Stunning Art ROM Hack (www.retronews.com)
from Kain1@lemmy.world to retrogaming@lemmy.world on 18 Sep 11:06
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To commemorate the 20th anniversary of Pokémon Emerald‘s launch in Japan, a collective of 130 artists has collaborated to create a romhack featuring newly redrawn versions of all 386 Pokémon from the game.

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wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 18 Sep 12:24 next collapse

Saved you a click.

It’s called Emerald Resprited. Has a Vanilla version with just the sprite changes, and a different version where all 386 are catchable and trainer rosters are adjusted to match up with each artist’s contributions.

Incredibly inconsistent quality of the sprites. Just take a quick scroll through their google doc. Actual artist work right next to obvious child scribbles.

BlueSquid0741@lemmy.sdf.org on 18 Sep 12:58 next collapse

Oh wow… Squirtle, Ekans, Nidoqueen, Alakazam, Rhyhorn, electrode…

What the hell is going on with Oddish!

Hypno wearing a hi-vis vest, holding a stop sign.

Goddamnit, Hitmonlee is just straight up potato.

glimse@lemmy.world on 18 Sep 14:14 next collapse

Ekans made me cackle

Bassman1805@lemmy.world on 18 Sep 14:42 collapse

Kakuna wearing a tux?

xyzzy@lemm.ee on 18 Sep 13:27 next collapse

How can someone look at all these different styles, let alone the ones that literally look like they’re drawn by a six-year-old, and think, “Yeah, that’s fine”?

HungryJerboa@lemmy.ca on 18 Sep 13:34 collapse

Not to mention charmander’s obvious rip off of Agumon (the Digimon) lol

PeroBasta@lemmy.world on 18 Sep 20:01 next collapse

Especially because there are tons of Roms with very good sprite and also a totally new adventure and all new Mons.

burgersc12@mander.xyz on 18 Sep 21:54 next collapse

I can see why the title says stunning cause I am stunned how this is anything but a joke? I could design better sprites and I only draw stick figures ffs

Iapar@feddit.org on 19 Sep 20:27 collapse

No way this is not a joke. There is a Digimon in there.

Ithi@lemmy.ca on 20 Sep 00:13 collapse

And Hatsune Miku (part of farfetch’d)

variants@possumpat.io on 18 Sep 12:41 next collapse

<img alt="" src="https://possumpat.io/pictrs/image/297ad7f6-cb99-417e-88f8-9ef362094d96.png">

Chonky rattata

variants@possumpat.io on 18 Sep 12:43 next collapse

<img alt="" src="https://possumpat.io/pictrs/image/81e897e0-0219-4347-ac08-dd3dc427cc7a.png">

Ok now I get why you have to fight your way everywhere in pokemon. Imagine this thing running out at you in a cave. Of course you’ll send your Charizard to crisp it

LemUrun@pawb.social on 18 Sep 15:45 next collapse

Inconsistent as Android’s interface (Google joke)

kandoh@reddthat.com on 18 Sep 17:53 next collapse

Will it work on my miyoo?

Kraiden@kbin.earth on 22 Sep 09:06 next collapse

It's just a rom hack, so I don't see why not?

[deleted] on 22 Sep 09:06 collapse

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Kraiden@kbin.earth on 18 Sep 21:30 next collapse

For everyone hating on the inconsistency of the art, I'm willing to bet it was a deliberate choice.

The inconsistency adds to the charm, and means that anyone who was a fan of it can submit art, regardless of skill level.

I've never seen it applied to a game before but it's more obvious when compared to something like Shrek Retold

MeaanBeaan@lemmy.world on 19 Sep 22:40 next collapse

<img alt="" src="https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/957c276e-18a3-4ec6-9a7d-8e18cea4c547.jpeg">

“I should call her.”

Norgoroth@lemmy.world on 20 Sep 00:42 collapse

Blaziken lord and thorn kidz pretty much absolutely ruined this, will never play it with those shitty sprites.

However, I would pay for a version completely done with the Brooklyn_jiji, Gabriel mesquita, or saurus sprites.