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Some insight on my votes:

I chose WHAM's plot because it's more elaborate than the 2 others but I think Baron raises some fair points. My 2 cents:
- In open sea, I don't see how the natives would be able to catch up to a sailing ship with a rowing boat during a storm.
- The numerous natives with primitive technology should struggle to get on the ship - I suppose that the Grinning Ghost have cannons - but their numeral superiority should offer them an advantage at close-range. Here, it's the other way around.

Thus said, it was living, entertaining, precise and reminded me of good swashbuckling reads of my youth.

Although quite predictable, Baron's story was pleasant to read and I looked forward to that last paragraphe. And yeah, seagulls are nasty beasts. I learnt it from The Lightkeepers and from personal experience.

Mandle's poem was expertly told - as far as my uneducated ear can tell. Yet, all I take from it is that some pirates capture a distressed ship. It's never explained why the hull is broke (since the pirate didn't fire a single shot). Like WHAM, I wished the CD was also in the case 

I agree that my story is underdeveloped. I wrote it in one sitting and planed to flesh it out but I haven't been able to find the right tone afterwards. Whatever.

[Best Character:]

Best Character: Isabella from WHAM's story.
Best Plot: WHAM.
Best Atmosphere: WHAM
Best Writing Style: Baron

[TIME TO VOTE]

Let her in. After all, Reiter's entry includes several sprites too 

However, to keep things fair I suggest that people vote for a cat, not for an author.
The cat with the most points win.

TIME TO VOTE

Please choose a cat:

Blondbraid's cat
[imgzoom]https://i.imgur.com/ggncM0B.png[/imgzoom]

Sinitrena's "cat"
[imgzoom]https://s12.directupload.net/images/210119/7xcgom9l.png[/imgzoom]

Gilbert's cat
[imgzoom]https://i.imgur.com/wlH9tkY.png[/imgzoom]

Misj's mourning cat
[imgzoom]http://www.banneret.nl/images/doodles/20210131_SpriteJam_Mourning_Cat_BandS.png[/imgzoom]

Reiter's cat
[imgzoom]https://s1.imagebanana.com/file/210126/lptB6MxT.png[/imgzoom]

Misj's cat-pirate
[imgzoom]http://www.banneret.nl/images/doodles/20210131_SpriteJam_T_the_Pirate_Cat.png[/imgzoom]


DEADLINE: February 8th

[Concept]

Concept: Each has a neat concept. I'll go with the one that feels more magical: Racoon's forest.

Playability: both pictures are perfectly playable. Maybe Sinitrena's picture is more interactive.

Artistic Execution: Sinitrena's picture is readable but Racoon's picture is easier on the eyes.   

I tried something.

A dreadfull night to be ashore

The full moon illuminates the beach. No gust of wind dampens the air. It won't be long before someone spots us. The tide will be against us.

Waves lap softly against our feet, taunting us with every flow. The repairs drag on. Our hopes to finish the caulking before dawn dwindle. Our chances of survival too. Nobody dares speaking because we all know that. The villagers will be against us.

We kidnapped their wives and children, slaughtered their eldest just a few months ago. Most of them were fishing at sea during the ransack. Yet we certainly missed someone who'll recognize us. What were the chances of being washed up on that same island? Odds will be against us.

We lost Morgan in the storm and he's not coming back for us. A mere dozen freebooters won't be enough to scare the villagers. Much less with quenched powder.
What's that noise? Leaves rustling...an animal hopefully. It's not an animal. Gods are against us.

It cannot be otherwise if there's a semblance of justice. Her eyes. The frenzy. The taste of blood.

Little dots of fire puncture the horizon, slowly gravitating towards us. They taste of blood too.

Poor Emily. You would not have let me do that. I've been so mad since you left.

Our small crew shimmers silently. The sky was furious last evening. We had a respite in the night but the rage comes back in another form. Why do they come so close?! Too much light! Too much noise! The torches are blinding! The souls of ancestors gaze and linger in the fumes. Have mercy! Am I already dead? When did I lose my sanity? Is that her in the tumult?

"Fear no more Andreas. Tonight, I'll be lying against you."

A very dignified cat, Reiter.

I am unsure if this is a permissable entry, as the sprite is based on the most excellent Roger Ego sprite included in the also most excellent Sierra-esque beginner's template. Nonetheless, I am quite happy with it.

I can see the similarity in the lower part but that's OK for me.

Tail absent, at present. I dread to animate it. I have to find some nice, light-weight program with onion skinning.

May I suggest Graphicsgale?

I'm still puzzled by this one:

- Closed due to robbery. Now hiring!

Is this a panel on top of another one? What kind of people do they hire?

"Silly me, I forgot your insulin."

[- Donald pushed the red button.- again?]

"Toilet paper. There's a wipe-side?!"

I've got two more:

- Donald pushed the red button.
- again?

And:

Give me my body back LeChuck

Of course it's easier when you use names.

It was a ballroom!

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Although you didn't give us permission to do so, I feel compelled to mask the black outline at this size.

Nice picture, Misj'
Losing a pet sucks. I think we already met these two guys before.

Very diverse styles.

Here are the ones I found most remarkable:
-   Westbattle. Catchy. It doesn't sound like a battle theme though – any of your metal songs would be more deserving of that title. It's my favourite of your 4 western tunes.
-   Worldmap. It builds a relaxing atmosphere and could probably fit many situations.
-   I like the gentle beginning of RPG intro. I don't care very much about the unsubtle staccato build-up afterwards though.
-   Boss is fast-paced and beefed-up. Too bad it's unfinished.

I won't comment your non game music tunes because I'm not big on metal.

I prefer Toonfight over any of that. Classic rock and roll that reminds me of the Screamer OST.

Fantasies don't make a lot of sense and can give way to funny extrapolations - like these ones about the Little Mermaid or centaurs. Yet authors often stick with the usual canons.



That's a pretty big cat 


It reminds me of my nephews and nieces on their first school day.

Thanks 

I like the mix of hand drawings and numeric colors in your games too, Raccoon and lorenzo.

*Trying to repress mental pictures of the movie Cats*

Anthropomorphic cats allowed.

These characters look cool. Why do they all have blue eyes?

[Guidelines:]

SPRITE JAM - CAT

That's it. Just draw me a CAT.
Because...reasons...[insert cool statement about cats being around since Ancient Egypt and a popular web search]

Guidelines:
No size, palette or style limitations.

Deadline: Sunday, the thirty first of January twenty twenty-one

Open vote after the deadline.

I tried a painting off the cuff on the last theme â€" tropical.

It's always a pleasure to catch up with this thread and discover awesome stuff. Post-rock and game OST make great background music.

Radio Radio's chiac in Dekshoo is as cool and incomprehensible as this song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wr0QIXaoSY

Various stuff: