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Creative Production => Competitions & Activities => Topic started by: Arboris on Wed 20/05/2009 13:14:22

Title: Sprite Jam: 2D Fighters - 20th - 28th May *Winner announced*
Post by: Arboris on Wed 20/05/2009 13:14:22
I've been fiddeling with the MUGEN engine again (http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/yabb/index.php?topic=16060) lately and thought it might make an appropriate Sprite Jam topic. We're all used to making rather stiff standing, talking or walking animation etc. for AGS. But fighter characters are a whole lot more dynamic in posture and body language. So I thought it would make a nice exercise regarding general anatomy.

RULES

1. Your character has to be ofcourse a fighter character. The character itself does not have to be original content, so if you want a kung-fu Le Chuck or a Sumo wrestling Ben it's all fine by me.

2. There is no limit on color or size of your character.

3. Any pose is allowed, a kick attack, special fireball thingy, devestating uppercut or simply an idle pose. Thats up to you.

4. Bonus points for good posture. Fighters in fighting games are all about attitude, so strike a pose.


As a bit of inspiration, this is the character I'm currently working on. A fighter based around the french fighting sport 'Savate'


(http://www.2dadventure.com/ags/Savate_Idle.gif) (http://www.pixeljoint.com/pixelart/43066.htm)         (http://www.2dadventure.com/ags/Savate_Idle.gif) (http://www.pixeljoint.com/pixelart/43066.htm)



*EDIT*
Here are some trophies for those interested.

(http://www.2dadventure.com/ags/SJ_Fighter_Gold_Trophy_1.GIF)    (http://www.2dadventure.com/ags/SJ_Fighter_Silver_Trophy_1.GIF)    (http://www.2dadventure.com/ags/SJ_Fighter_Bronze_Trophy_2.GIF)
Title: Re: Sprite Jam: 2D Fighters - 20th - 28th May
Post by: Gilbert on Wed 20/05/2009 15:34:12
Heh, such topic came up once a while, and it's time for me to dig up my old pics.
(http://www.2dadventure.com/ags/cwalk.gif)(http://www.2dadventure.com/ags/gcfmika.gif)(http://www.2dadventure.com/ags/gcfight.gif)
(Not entries for obvious reasons.)
Title: Re: Sprite Jam: 2D Fighters - 20th - 28th May
Post by: Arboris on Wed 20/05/2009 15:44:44
Quote from: Gilbet V7000a on Wed 20/05/2009 15:34:12
(http://www.2dadventure.com/ags/cwalk.gif)

That looks familiar, wasn't that a KOF91 character? (http://kof91.sourceforge.net/)
Title: Re: Sprite Jam: 2D Fighters - 20th - 28th May
Post by: Gilbert on Wed 20/05/2009 15:53:05
Yes.
Title: Re: Sprite Jam: 2D Fighters - 20th - 28th May
Post by: Arboris on Wed 20/05/2009 16:37:50
Awesome, never knew you made that one :)
Title: Re: Sprite Jam: 2D Fighters - 20th - 28th May
Post by: Evil on Wed 20/05/2009 22:28:00
If I recall correctly, I think I hosted the first fighter sprite jam, way back in 2004.

Well, I had a lot of fun with the Camp Copycat Jam, so I decided to attempt to make a self portrait fighter in the same style. I worked on the body and the head independently, so their proportions are a little of. I tried to adjust the head to body ratio based off the sprites from the Copycat jam. And honestly, this is the most accurate self portrait I've ever done, in any medium.

Edit: For fun, I did another in the same style, this time of my girlfriend, complete with panda t-shirt, Totoro plushie and Blackberry cellphone.

(http://www.harryday.com/images/hday_copycat.png)(http://www.harryday.com/images/fmartel_copycat.png)
(http://www.harryday.com/images/hday_copycat.png)(http://www.harryday.com/images/fmartel_copycat.png)

Edit 2: Ugh, I couldn't help myself. Here's a quick one of LGM, holding a cigarette and an advance copy of Phil Reed's new book.

(http://www.harryday.com/images/edmark_copycat.png)
(http://www.harryday.com/images/edmark_copycat.png)
Title: Re: Sprite Jam: 2D Fighters - 20th - 28th May
Post by: Arboris on Wed 20/05/2009 23:39:41
Didn't know the theme was THAT common :(
Title: Re: Sprite Jam: 2D Fighters - 20th - 28th May
Post by: Gilbert on Thu 21/05/2009 02:17:14
That means it is not a bad thing. I may also enter if I have time. :)

Edited with entry:
(http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2007-5/1259240/ironfighter.png)(http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2007-5/1259240/ironfighter.png)
Just random thing I had in mind. Did think of animating it but was too lazy busy to do so. I didn't even care about its size. I may add obscure descriptions if I could think of some.
Title: Re: Sprite Jam: 2D Fighters - 20th - 28th May
Post by: Shane 'ProgZmax' Stevens on Thu 21/05/2009 10:14:12
Evil: It's time to move on from Camp Copycat! :).


Besides, after the bombs fall, all we'll be left with is:


21st Century Mummy!

(http://i485.photobucket.com/albums/rr218/ProgZmax/21mummy1.gif)

In a past life he was Herbert Wendell Wright, couch potato, nerd extraordinaire and expert at Street Fighter 2.  After being fatally dunked in a toilet and wrapped in toilet paper, his body remains preserved during The Great Bombfest of 2045.  Awakened by radiation, Herbert's a mummy with attitude and a pair of wireless headphones playing his favorite IPOD game tunes over and over again as he strolls the wasteland looking for worthy opponents to unleash his skills on, like the deadly CONTROLLERWHIPLASH move.


And here is 21st Century Mummy all alone.
(http://i485.photobucket.com/albums/rr218/ProgZmax/21mummy2.gif)

Title: Re: Sprite Jam: 2D Fighters - 20th - 28th May
Post by: Neil Dnuma on Thu 21/05/2009 14:11:30
(http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/5734/bman.png)
Title: Re: Sprite Jam: 2D Fighters - 20th - 28th May
Post by: Arboris on Thu 21/05/2009 16:36:52
Great, some nice entries already.  :=
Title: Re: Sprite Jam: 2D Fighters - 20th - 28th May *Now with trophies*
Post by: Arboris on Wed 27/05/2009 10:44:42
Last day warning
Title: Re: Sprite Jam: 2D Fighters - 20th - 28th May *Now with trophies*
Post by: Bulbapuck on Wed 27/05/2009 11:03:12
Alright! Here is my entry (or entries):

LOW-RES FIGHTERS!!!!!!!!1!!!
(http://www.2dadventure.com/ags/karakts.PNG)
;D

From left to right:
Ray-(a character from my upcoming game scaled down), Death, The Devil, Potato man, Ryan, Lily, Wizard and of course Jack.

I also created a fight animation between Ryan and Jack in AGS:
http://www.mediafire.com/?zmvqjj2gizc (http://www.mediafire.com/?zmvqjj2gizc)

That animation is where I've put all the work (needed to practice ::))

ps. Interact and talk with the animation ;)
Title: Re: Sprite Jam: 2D Fighters - 20th - 28th May *Now with trophies*
Post by: cat on Wed 27/05/2009 12:00:20
I'm not quite satisfied with it, but here is my fighter:
(http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/6533/fighter.png) (http://img41.imageshack.us/my.php?image=fighter.png)
Title: Re: Sprite Jam: 2D Fighters - 20th - 28th May *Now with trophies*
Post by: loominous on Thu 28/05/2009 01:24:33
Seeing her nephew get walloped in the ring, Mrs McPip decided to hand out a lesson of her own.

(http://marcus.krupa.se/AGS/sj_090518.jpg)
Title: Re: Sprite Jam: 2D Fighters - 20th - 28th May *VOTING TIME*
Post by: Arboris on Thu 28/05/2009 11:18:31
Man, there are so many good entries.

I was thinking on doing a little voting session to let people pick their favorite favorite one. (too bad there isn't a voting mechanism on this board). So please make your choise people, I'll count the votes tomorrow morning.
Title: Re: Sprite Jam: 2D Fighters - 20th - 28th May *VOTING TIME*
Post by: Bulbapuck on Thu 28/05/2009 13:08:39
My vote goes to ProgZmax and his awesome mummy :D
Title: Re: Sprite Jam: 2D Fighters - 20th - 28th May *VOTING TIME*
Post by: IndieBoy on Thu 28/05/2009 14:01:26
I'm really confused why we vote in some competitions and not in others. Personally I think it should be up to the host not the voters who gets to do the next comp, but anyway if we are voting my vote also goes to progzmax.
Title: Re: Sprite Jam: 2D Fighters - 20th - 28th May *VOTING TIME*
Post by: Matti on Thu 28/05/2009 14:21:15
Quote from: IndieBoy on Thu 28/05/2009 14:01:26
Personally I think it should be up to the host not the voters who gets to do the next comp, but anyway if we are voting my vote also goes to progzmax.

Why? I think it should be up to the host to decide if it should be his vote that counts or the fellow AGSers votes... just like it is now..
Title: Re: Sprite Jam: 2D Fighters - 20th - 28th May *VOTING TIME*
Post by: BOYD1981 on Thu 28/05/2009 17:02:49
Quote from: Mr Matti on Thu 28/05/2009 14:21:15
Quote from: IndieBoy on Thu 28/05/2009 14:01:26
Personally I think it should be up to the host not the voters who gets to do the next comp, but anyway if we are voting my vote also goes to progzmax.

Why? I think it should be up to the host to decide if it should be his vote that counts or the fellow AGSers votes... just like it is now..

Because the host has a better idea of who more closely followed the rules than the other entrants, and even those who did not enter. I really do think voting should be only be done by the other entrants, but seeing as it isn't; my vote goes to ProgZmax.
Title: Re: Sprite Jam: 2D Fighters - 20th - 28th May *VOTING TIME*
Post by: Neil Dnuma on Thu 28/05/2009 17:42:21
I liked all the entries (my own not so much), but felt in the end it was between ProgZmax and Loominous. I liked ProgZ whole fresh idea, but fell for Loominous' style in the end, so I will vote for his Mrs McPip (her opponent is great too!).

Title: Re: Sprite Jam: 2D Fighters - 20th - 28th May *VOTING TIME*
Post by: Obi on Thu 28/05/2009 23:02:41
I vote ProgZmax for president.
Title: Re: Sprite Jam: 2D Fighters - 20th - 28th May *VOTING TIME*
Post by: Alarconte on Thu 28/05/2009 23:41:29
I vote for Cat entry, girls in figthing games are great!
Title: Re: Sprite Jam: 2D Fighters - 20th - 28th May *VOTING TIME*
Post by: Layabout on Fri 29/05/2009 05:11:20
I'd jump on the bandwagon and vote for progz, if it weren't for one of the mummy's legs being shorter than the other, and to be honest, the pose is rather boring.

So it goes to Loominous.
Title: Re: Sprite Jam: 2D Fighters - 20th - 28th May *VOTING TIME*
Post by: Cryxo on Fri 29/05/2009 07:17:30
Loominous' image doesn't want to come up for me... So I am going to have to go with ProgZmagz for this one.

Pretty cool mummy.
Title: Re: Sprite Jam: 2D Fighters - 20th - 28th May *VOTING TIME*
Post by: cat on Fri 29/05/2009 07:24:05
I like the mummy too, but I guess I go for Neil Dnuma, I like the clean style and facial expression.
Title: Re: Sprite Jam: 2D Fighters - 20th - 28th May *VOTING TIME*
Post by: Misj' on Fri 29/05/2009 08:38:08
Neil...his sprite looks the most interesting in a 2D Fighter game.
Title: Re: Sprite Jam: 2D Fighters - 20th - 28th May *VOTING TIME*
Post by: Arboris on Fri 29/05/2009 18:06:21
And so, the community has spoken. My own vote will go to Loominus, because of it's funny concept and backstory.
I'de like to thank you guys for taking your time and entering this competition.

And we end our competition with the following standings:

(http://www.2dadventure.com/ags/SJ_Fighter_Gold_Trophy_1.GIF)
ProgZmax with 5 votes.

(http://www.2dadventure.com/ags/SJ_Fighter_Silver_Trophy_1.GIF)
Loominus with 3 votes.

(http://www.2dadventure.com/ags/SJ_Fighter_Bronze_Trophy_2.GIF)
Neil Dnuma with 2 votes.

So congratulations ProgZmax, and good luck with hosting the next competition.