Just a sketch to collect ideas....

I like d-p's effort to keep things computery/pixelly. Nice work, although I think the graphics should be a lot cleaner, otherwise theyll be a bitch to animate convingly.

Yeah sure thing, as I said its just a sketch.

Hardcore, Shark.

(btw, is anyone allowed to make sprites or just the official guys working on the game?)

Great point Shark...
I just started a thread in the Community Collab area that will hopefully drive that exact point into the masses...

Is it just me, or does it look like a chicken?

Yeey! I'll try again later.

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Ok then, try and dis this little fellow:

 

I'm very pleased with myself. There could be other fish similar to the puffer before it expands, and therefore would surprise the player on the first encounter.

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I was bored so here are some more lame FISHIES.

 <- fish disguised as a puffer fish.

 <- general orange fish.

 <- a cool fish with a mohawk!

 <- puffer fish before expansion.

Edited by Larwick

<3 however i think they need to be a bit more
menacing for enemies, i mean they are tryig to destroy the world of
pixels.

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explodin pufferfish

like mines

Hey, that's really nice M'oD, and good reference aswel.

There could be a poison puffer and an exploding puffer >.<

Hmm, Maybe make the nose flap aswel, and make it bob up and down (it gives the illusion of better animation) Heheh.

I made a bomb fish. Someone (if i dont do it first) should animate it so it explodes.

(See, it has a fuse!)

larwick, that would be cool if it exploded when it hits pj. im loving all
this fishy goodness, how about some squids and octopi, and
obviously sharks.

EDIT:
PB also suggested having a mob/gansta mafia theme to this level,
how about giving these fishes tommy guns and fedoras and spats.
perhaps pinstripes can be the main color of the fish.

ps im loving all the input, the more we have to chose from the better!

Edited by Shark

Go bomber fish!

That's a really great bombfish. But in all fairness to the character, shouldn't he give a warning he's about to explode? Something like this:



Or something.

~ JJ

Yeah i like that! Tis like the bombs from zelda. It could be that if PJ touches it, it begins flashing then explodes, giving the player time to escape.

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Did a few touch ups and made the fuse go down.

Edited by Larwick

mafia underwater? don't know about that.

<3, 1 problem, hes smiling and perhaps the pallette needs work.
however this is great.

Lol, mafishia indeed.

I tihnk he'd look good with sunglasses aswel >.<

These are all amazing...
Keep up the GREAT work... wow!

I made lines for something awhile ago that might work if I could get it into a more platformer view.

Might not fit in though. I'll try to get a different view and color it and see if it fits in with the rest of the sprites.

Edit: I just noticed that this is also really wide, I'll try to fix that.

Also, how did my avatar get like that? I don't remember doing anything to make it that... Does everyone else see a smiley face with a cowboy hat, or is it just my computer?

Edit 2: I have started this spear-weilding merthing, but am a little stuck on the shading.

Edited by Wannahlakujuu

The first one could be turned into something quite good, but the second wouldn't fare well i dont think, as jalonso said it's too small and doesnt have black lines (would that be a rule/guide now?). Anyway, nice sprite though.

I got a seahorse... lemme upload it.

Edit: here it is:

Edited by Monkey 'o Doom

he will be of great white species. perhaps hammer head but from a
side scroller that will look odd :S

forgive me if this is totally innapropriate, I've never drawn a sprite before, if I've made major n00b errors then do inform me, but be kind *winces*

I did one of those superdeepsea fish with the light attached to their forehead....maybe someone can animate it or take the idea and make it non-crap?

You maybe gave the wrong impression Saiklor. You say you are a newcomer to spritework, but you are certainly a talented artist as evidenced by your gallery. So you strictly mean you are a newcomer to game sprite art?

I like your fish a lot. I have a few comments.
My comment for your fish: AA on the outside is usually a big no-no unless the renderer for the game is using something like OpenGL (which can't be guaranteed). Similarly, the glow of the fish assumes a blue background. You have to consider if the background changes, will the glow still look good? It might, but it was made for blue. The last comment is rather minor. The thick outline style may not fit with the other sprites.

But man, that glow is darn awesome Saiklor.