Sprite Jam April 2-9: Under the Sea! (WINNER ANNOUNCED)

[MashPotato]

Wow, this turned into a very lively jam, with more than twenty sprites! (maybe the prospect of trophies had something to do with it… ^_~ )Ã,  Ã, My thanks to everyone for participating ^_^.Ã,  Ã, It was very difficult to choose winners… it may sound cliche, but it's true!


Before I announce the top three, as promised I will comment on each entry and show how hard it really was for me to choose… feel free to scroll down and skip this if you don't care (quite likelyÃ,  ^_^)

Relentless:Ã,  a fabulous way to start things off.Ã,  Rork's got great expression and personality, and as Bartimaeus said, “man that's a cool shark”

Buloght: I dig your cartoony style... your mermaid pair was great, but the king's pot belly made it even better ^_^

Afflict: How on earth did you come up with the idea of making a clown seahorse?Ã,  Creative ^_^.Ã,  I like how his tail ends up as a single big shoe… the snail you did later was neat too!

Mad: Besides both being starfish, your character doesn't resemble Patrick at all.Ã,  I love how you incorporated the features of Elvis (especially the poofy hair and lips) into the starfish.Ã,  He is adorable!

Darth Mandarb: Elegant in its simplicity…Ã,  ^_~

Geoffkhan: This made me laugh (in a good way)!Ã,  What a face… and the poor guy only has 4 legs…

Mordalles: At first glance I was confused, but then I read the description and saw the eyes ^_^.Ã,  That would be an interesting game, and the character has a built-in place to store their inventory items...

Big Brother: a beautiful sprite, but an old entry… so no dice ^_~

Victor: Rocky's disgruntled expression makes me smile… and I like the guest appearance of Amy the amoeba

Nikolas: that enigmatic orb certainly has a sense of mystery about it… WHY is it just sitting there?Ã,  Hmm…

Peder Johnsen: I liked the ironic twist of how he does breathe underwater, and has to open his glass bowl to breathe ^_^

Clip: Just too cute!

Stefano: Mr. Web and Anne are beautifully drawn, creative, and have personality… they're a triple threat!Ã,  Ã, The old guy's toothy grin as he marries his trophy wife is priceless ^_^.Ã,  Thank you for the re-size as well

Lo_res_man: Another entry that made me smile.Ã,  Shouldn't a terrafish live on land, though? ^_~

T-bag: So cute…!Ã,  His teeny little fins popping out of his button-down shirt…!Ã,  His happy little smile…! (*lol* I'm being such a girl)

DutchMarco: I really like this ideaâ€"how it hides among the regular seaweed as camouflage… nicely done

Drawken: lovely line-art and detail… his vaudeville outfit is nice touch, and his expression suits it perfectly

Gilbot V7000a: a mer-shrimp? A mer-lobster?Ã,  In either case, cool ^_^

Anghellic: I'm glad to see you got your sprite in on time after all … no game taking place under the sea would be complete without a human skinny-dipper to get eaten by Rork the shark or the man-eating seaweed ^_^.Ã,  The facial expression mixed with the position is hilarious

Anym: a squid ninjaâ€"that's just an awesome concept…

Tomas: I'll tell ya what you just createdâ€"a nice-lookin' whale with a spiffy tophat ^_^.Ã,  I'm glad you squeaked him in just before the deadline

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Without further ado, here are the winners…

Stefano wins the Dolphin of Gold

Relentless wins the Fish of Silver

Mad wins the Starfish of Bronze

…it was very close, and there were lots of entries that were just as deserving to be in the top three, but a decision had to be made… and to show my appreciation for all your hard work and terrific entries, all participants get a bubble trophy ^_^


Once again, thanks for all the wonderful spritesâ€"it was a great and very tight competition ^_^.Ã,  I'm looking forward to the next one… take it away, Stefano!

[Mordalles]

wow, i just have to compliment those excellent looking trophies!

[Afflict]

Wow awesome trophies!

[MashPotato]

Well thank you (assuming you're not being sarcastic  )  I'm not sure if anyone would use the bubble trophy, though...

[buloght]

now I'm embarresed about my trophies haha 

Congratulations stefano! and the runners-up, deserved winners.

[lo_res_man]

Lo_res_man: Another entry that made me smile.  Shouldn't a terrafish live on land, though? ^_~

He would, but he's got gills, poor guy has to walk on the bottem of the sea.

[Peder 🚀]

Well thank you (assuming you're not being sarcasticÃ,  )Ã,  I'm not sure if anyone would use the bubble trophy, though...

what!!?? I am putting it in my sig... ..
I likes it!

[Bartimaeus]

Wow this was a great sprite jam.
And I'd just like to add that these trophies are an awesome idea. It'd be cool to have them all the time and give people a small insentive to enter - and not just sprite jam either.

Good job everyone.

[vict0r]

Yeah! 1 g0t teh tr0phy!!


No, seriously! I love it! I gives me the feeling of having accomplished something!

[T-bag]

Great sprites, great winners, great trophies. Looking forward to the next jam!

[Kinoko]

Oh man, I was like half-way through an entry ;_; That's what I get for participating in a huge local Japanese festival and getting seriously drunk and having insane amounts of fun rather than sitting at my laptop all weekend.

Good stuff everyone! Hopefully my life is dull enough that I can join in on the next one.

[Stefano]

Stefano: Mr. Web and Anne are beautifully drawn, creative, and have personality… they're a triple threat!   The old guy's toothy grin as he marries his trophy wife is priceless ^_^.  Thank you for the re-size as well

Once again, thanks for all the wonderful spritesâ€"it was a great and very tight competition ^_^.  I'm looking forward to the next one… take it away, Stefano!

Yay! I won the Golphin of Gold! It was very thoughtful of you to comment each sprite AND create trophies. Thanks a lot for your kind words...

now I'm embarresed about my trophies haha 

Congratulations stefano! and the runners-up, deserved winners.

Thanks a lot Buloght. What are you talking about? Your trophies were great!

I'm taking it away right now, so stay tuned for the brand new sprite jam and - as I agree they made the sprite jam much more interesting - new shiny trophies. So, enter the next one. There will be trophies! Yay!

Kinoko,
Sprite Jams are part of life's fun. So, make no excuses: drop the booze and hop in on the next one, girl!