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3559164 No.3559164 [Reply] [Original]

How the hell did they do the spritework in these games so damn well?

Every time I open one up I'm astounded by how damn smooth and fluid they all look, not to mention how fun and interesting the artstyle is.

Anyway, Metal Slug thread.

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Postin more sprites

>> No.3559185
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The backgrounds were always real pretty

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3D was a mistake

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>>3559204
I think we can all agree on that.

>> No.3559225

>>3559164
SNK basically had an animation sweatshop creating assets non stop. A lot of its artists were traditional animation veterans.

>> No.3559228

I just beat the original Metal Slug yesterday. The art style and graphics are done well.

I was surprised there was only 4 way shooting instead of eight way shooting.

I also tired of the game play quickly. Frankly, it was repetitive.

The game is overrated in my opinion, but still fun.

7/10. Hopefully, the others in the series improve on the original.

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>>3559228
In my opinion, the sequels are much more fun, they've got secret areas and stuff to explore, as well as new weapons and loads of unique enemies.

3 is my personal favorite, but others like X and 4 better.

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>>3559164
>>3559225
The Metal Slug artists are technically from Irem, not SNK. They worked on games like R-Type 2, Undercover Cops, In The Hunt and Gun Force 2 (the latter two being nicknamed Metal Slug Submarine and Metal Slug 0.5).

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Pretty sure they drew on paper before they converted it to pixels.

>> No.3559629

Wasn't it also 30 fps?

>> No.3559632

>>3559164
Dedicated, highly-skilled Japs that actually gave a fuck about quality back then.

>> No.3559637

>>3559164
Simple. If you look closely at the examples you've posted, they work very much like cutout animations. Many pieces are actually static, but they're moved/rotated together in ways that create the illusion of movement.

Of course they're still well-drawn, with great attention to detail, but it's not like they drew every frame from scratch. More like, they drew a lot of cutouts, and moved them around on a plane.

>> No.3559783

>>3559637
If anything that's even more impressive.

>> No.3559803

>>3559228
>I just beat the original Metal Slug yesterday
congrats with 1cc, anon!
if you didn't clear it one credit(or at least put many hours into it) your opinion on any run 'n gun or shmup is as pointless as an opinon of some shitter on a fighting game.

>> No.3559805

>>3559803
This desu. 1cc or don't bother.

>> No.3559991

>>3559629
Damn, that never came to mind. Guess they had to with all the sprites and animations happening at the sane time.

>> No.3560624

>>3559531

What I love about the series is these cute little details that probably added hours onto their work schedule, are completely useless yet make the game so charming. That monkey dick .webm is another good example.

>> No.3561445 [DELETED] 

>>3559164
i hate the metal slug art style. I hate the gameplay. I hate the fucking 30fps animations. This fucking game looks like in the hunt, only in the hunt was just one game and not a million games with the very same fucking engine. FUCK YOUR METAL SLUG NIGGER.

>> No.3561612

>>3561445
> the very same fucking engine

Is this Dinasty Warriors?

>> No.3563434

>>3561445
> This fucking game looks like in the hunt
There's a very good reason for that.

>> No.3563438

>>3559518
>In The Hunt
ha, I still play this on MAME every once in a while. I remember I was addicted to it when it came out (grandfather ran a pool hall with arcade machines).