Spite Jam April 6-13: Revenge of the Mutant Rodent

Paper Carnival · Sun 06/04/2008 18:34:54

You've all seen what happened to the mouse in the previous Spite Jam contest. He was tortured, abused, and his carcass was dumped in the toxic waste of Darkcity's Main Factory. His contact with the unnatural waste somehow saved his life, yet mutated him into something intelligent, strong and horrible. And now, he has returned to revenge!

Rules:
* Draw a mutated rodent (not necessarily a mouse) whose purpose is to revenge mankind.
* Entries will be mostly judged on technical skills, creativity and character posture.

Limitations:
* 32 colours
* No size limit, but the animal should work well as a game character
* No anti-aliased edges

Your rodent is encouraged to wear things like weapons, a villain uniform, mechanical parts, etc, but they are not essential.

Gold, Silver and bronze angry rodent trophies with ruby eyes for the winners

DoorKnobHandle · Sun 06/04/2008 18:38:08

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* No anti-aliasing

No AA? Do you mean AA around the edges? Because AA can be used heavily inside a sprite, it's a very common technique. I doubt you want to limit that one.

Paper Carnival · Sun 06/04/2008 19:04:34

Yes, I meant on the edges. You are allowed to use anti-aliasing inside the sprite, as long as you stay within the colour limit

rock_chick · Mon 07/04/2008 01:17:40

Um, how do I work out what 32 colours are(yes I'm a real n00b)?

Nagania · Mon 07/04/2008 01:21:00

that depends on what painting program you are using....

Tuomas · Mon 07/04/2008 01:26:12

Quote from: rock_chick on Mon 07/04/2008 01:17:40
Um, how do I work out what 32 colours are(yes I'm a real n00b)?

Yes, well, you choose 32 colours from your palette, the ones that fit your sprite the best, and stick to those, and only those. It's a 32 colour limit, so basically it doesn't define which colours. You could use 32 different shades of grey or all the colours in the rainbow.

rock_chick · Mon 07/04/2008 01:45:34

Thanks for the explanation, I was thinking along the lines of yeah 8bit colours, etc.

brokenbutterfly · Mon 07/04/2008 02:59:43

Did you get the idea from my bloody ratty?

Mouse from last jam
If not, nvm

Edited by mod: Changed image to a link, to avoid this misread as an entry.

rock_chick · Mon 07/04/2008 03:02:52

Quote from: brokenbutterfly on Mon 07/04/2008 02:59:43
Did you get the idea from my bloody ratty?
If not, nvm

Actually he looks like he's got his paws on a red skateboard and therefore looks cute but since it is actually blood he's creepy.

Edited by mod: Removed quoted image.

brokenbutterfly · Mon 07/04/2008 03:11:37

Quote from: rock_chick on Mon 07/04/2008 03:02:52
Actually he looks like he's got his paws on a red skateboard and therefore looks cute but since it is actually blood he's creepy.
Edited by mod: Removed quoted image.

But no, notice the evil stare and evil teeth

Yes it's blood, but it's my first sprite ever anywhere so my skills aren't the greatest out there

and I did it as a joke in the previous thread, didn't pay too much attention I guess.

@Gilbot V7000a: Sorry, I wanted to add a comment about it not being an entry but forgot

thanks for the edit.

Tuomas · Mon 07/04/2008 14:47:43

Splinter takes revenge on shredder with a mower! And everyone else too.

brokenbutterfly · Mon 07/04/2008 16:58:42

That Splinter is awesome!!

Ok, here's my real entry, a mutant rodent with the crazed look again. I don't know how well it would work in a game, but I can picture him crawling around, all evil and stuff. Not even 10 colors, done with MSPaint, and wouldn't know anti-aliasing even if it hit me in the face. Purple background because I don't know how to do a transparent one.

I didn't know about the right size so I went along with Tuomas', hope he doesn't mind

Tuomas · Mon 07/04/2008 17:07:27

No size limit so it's OK

brokenbutterfly · Mon 07/04/2008 17:21:18

Quote from: Tuomas on Mon 07/04/2008 17:07:27
No size limit so it's OK

Yeah no limit, but I meant I didn't know about the right size for a sprite, since I've never done this before (except for my joke entry in the previous sprite jam, but there was an inventory slot as a limit). So thanks

Mazoliin · Mon 07/04/2008 21:01:52

There's only one way in which toxic waste can mutate something

Behold! Angry Mutatant Pissed-Off Rat
AMPO, for short. 15 colours.

TwinMoon · Tue 08/04/2008 00:59:33

From the darkest depths of the sewer, he's been building up his rage for decades...
but now is unleashed upon an unsuspecting mankind,
its:

Wielding his mutated carrot to revenge and using his secret feng-shui powers to make people feel uncomfortable! Dressed of course in the most stylish black supervillain spandex*

*Also suitable for heroes

I feel just like a ten year old again.
16 colours.

miguel · Tue 08/04/2008 10:34:09

"That's it! No more .jpg Light Sabres choping this rat!"

Tuomas · Tue 08/04/2008 11:07:44

Quote from: TwinMoon on Tue 08/04/2008 00:59:33
From the darkest depths of the sewer, he's been building up his rage for decades...
but now is unleashed upon an unsuspecting mankind,
its:

A bunny's not a rodent though, as we all know...

Sry, had to be a nitpicker

Rui 'Trovatore' Pires · Tue 08/04/2008 11:42:33

Tuomas - not "as we all know", in fact after reading your post I went straight to Wikipedia to prove you wrong.

Of course I quickly realized you had been right, but I'd always thought rabbits were rodents as all, and wiki did say that some other kinds of mammals like rabbits were often confused with rodents - so I was glad it wasn't just me that got things mixed up.

Basically, what I mean is, thanks for setting me straight on something I'd always assumed correct!

Tuomas · Tue 08/04/2008 11:59:15

Hehe, the "as we all know" was to add alittle comedy init.

Well, it helps if you've had 3 bunnies of your own like me. Also, these posts of ours should probably be removed; in a sense they're off topic.

TwinMoon · Tue 08/04/2008 15:38:23

Should have checked before I started drawing, but it was a spur-of-the-moment thing.

Quote from: Tuomas on Tue 08/04/2008 11:59:15Well, it helps if you've had 3 bunnies of your own like me. Also, these posts of ours should probably be removed; in a sense they're off topic.

There you go. I only had 2 guinea pigs.

And of course everybody knew a rabbit is a ...lagomorpha?

Paper Carnival · Tue 08/04/2008 18:46:29

Trophies are up now, so keep the entries coming!

I let bunnies count too.

Tuomas, how exactly does one revenge with a mower?

brokenbutterfly · Tue 08/04/2008 19:36:32

Quote from: Paper Carnival on Tue 08/04/2008 18:46:29
Trophies are up now, so keep the entries coming!

I let bunnies count too.

Tuomas, how exactly does one revenge with a mower?

Aww the trophies are so cool! Me like!
Have you ever been caught under a mower? Hurts like hell

I think it's a great weapon... no?

Quote from: TwinMoon on Tue 08/04/2008 15:38:23
And of course everybody knew a rabbit is a ...lagomorpha?

Well yeah, "lagos" in Greek means "rabbit" or something, I remember that from school.

Tuomas · Wed 09/04/2008 01:00:12

Yes I think it's very obvious.

SSH · Wed 09/04/2008 12:31:37

I'm waiting for someone to do a Capybara...

Dualnames · Thu 10/04/2008 08:41:53

I'm planning to post my previous entry (Zap-O-Gun) and put a rodent with it but it would be cool if you could extent the deadline..

Paper Carnival · Fri 11/04/2008 09:54:42

Quote from: Dualnames on Thu 10/04/2008 08:41:53
I'm planning to post my previous entry (Zap-O-Gun) and put a rodent with it but it would be cool if you could extent the deadline..

I guess I could for a little while. When do you think you will have it finished?

Dualnames · Sat 12/04/2008 14:53:41

Paper I'm sorry but I ended up really busy and i can't urge myself to draw..Sorry all you that posted entry. i can't put an entry.. But Zap-O-Gun will be back..

Allocius · Sun 13/04/2008 00:26:49

Mutated by humanity's nuclear waste, he arrives looking for more to raise his mutant liberation front army, I present Minkey.

Now gimme the goo!!!!

Paper Carnival · Sun 13/04/2008 22:28:08

I've already made up my mind about the top three entries, but I'm not sure in which order to place them yet :p

I'll let this on until tomorrow in case someone wishes to present a late entry.

Twirlly · Mon 14/04/2008 04:50:30

It's a chipmunk with an evil mustache who's ready to shoot nuts from his fat cheeks at any enemy he faces.

TwinMoon · Mon 14/04/2008 10:21:00

What, no black top hat!?

He looks more loke like a gerbil btw, but great entry none the less!

Edited by mod: No need to quote whole post with image, especially when it's just the last post above.

Paper Carnival · Mon 14/04/2008 15:06:29

Thanks to everyone who participated!

I guess now it's time to give out the trophies...

It wasn't easy to decide which trophy to give to each of my favourite three entries, but here is my final decision. Now somebody lock this thread before I change my mind!

The bronze trophy goes to: Allocius

I love this sprite, it fills the theme exactly and would serve as an amazing in-game sprite. The cartoony look makes it all the better.

The silver trophy goes to: Tuomas

This sprite is lovely and would also be a nice in-game sprite. My personal criticism is that I believe the colours chosen could have been better. I couldn't help smiling from imagining a calm, crazy Splinter catching horrified running humans with a gigantic mower. For this hilarious image alone, Tuomas earns the silver trophy.
The golden trophy goes to: Mazoliin

The standard entry everyone expected, a deformed giant rodent. I loved the technical aspects of this sprite, such as the colours used and a few nice details.

Tiny changes in the above sprites would change the outcome of the results. They weren't so far from each other.

An honorary mention goes to Miguel, I found the sprite cute and charming. A very few technical issues kept it from receiving a trophy.

Well done Mazoliin, and good luck hosting the next Sprite Jam

TwinMoon · Mon 14/04/2008 15:16:25

Congratulations buddy, well deserved!

good entries, everyone.

Mazoliin · Mon 14/04/2008 16:13:46

Yay! A trophy

Let's see if I can come up with something as interesting as this were.

Btw, I love that chipmunk, hilarious

Stupot · Mon 14/04/2008 16:16:46

Good win Maz.
I love your sprite and hope to see him in a game one day...
I'd love to see an animation of a normal mouse mutating into that beast.