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SNK art and spritework appreciation thread
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There's so much amazing SNK artwork, but my favorite batch overall is still the artwork for KoF: 2000 Unlimited Match. I love these portraits so much. (I won't post everyone, but they're all amazing.)
and the music too. : ) As for me, one favourite artwork i can immediately think from the top of my head is this
Because my first was KOF 96'
SatoAilDarko
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With the Virtual Console I own a few many SNK games. I have The Last Blade 2, KOF 99, Sengoku 3 and Real Bout Fatal Fury 2.
They fill in my 2D fighter niche on Wii U.
They look really solid over HDMI on Wii U through backwards-compatibility. I think 2D art at native res looks really great on a 1080p set unlike a lot of 3D stuff at less than 720p.
Also have the Wii Metal Slug, SNK Classics, KOF and Samurai Shodown collections.
The Last Blade 2 is really stunning but I always wished it had a background with snow like the first one.
Wanted to get Art of Fighting 3 just for the animation but the home release that's on the Virtual Console doesn't have the option to play as the two bosses.
They fill in my 2D fighter niche on Wii U.
They look really solid over HDMI on Wii U through backwards-compatibility. I think 2D art at native res looks really great on a 1080p set unlike a lot of 3D stuff at less than 720p.
Also have the Wii Metal Slug, SNK Classics, KOF and Samurai Shodown collections.
The Last Blade 2 is really stunning but I always wished it had a background with snow like the first one.
Wanted to get Art of Fighting 3 just for the animation but the home release that's on the Virtual Console doesn't have the option to play as the two bosses.
This thread is giving me a graphics hard-on. To think that I actually thought that guilty gear had great animation when I was younger. The animations in KOF are so good and detailed. I'm actually making 2d animations for a small game as I type this and all these just makes me want to quit 
Their work on Shion in KOFXI was very impressive:
Wow amazing...
Tizoc
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There's so much amazing SNK artwork, but my favorite batch overall is still the artwork for KoF: 2000 Unlimited Match. I love these portraits so much. (I won't post everyone, but they're all amazing.)
Hiroaki's art is a mixed bag for me for some reason...
this awesome thread makes me sad i wish SNK was still alive, the old fashioned SNK.
Well, at least the gave us KOF XII&XIII but i want a new 2D Samsho , please
<---- Capcom made this one, my mistake
Samurai Shodown 3 stages are the best imo. They also have a subtle 3d effect on the floor when jumping. So many small details...
i wish SNK was still alive, the old fashioned SNK.Well, at least the gave us KOF XII&XIII but i want a new 2D Samsho , please
Samurai Shodown 3 stages are the best imo. They also have a subtle 3d effect on the floor when jumping. So many small details...
KiteGr
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Shingo Yabuki is pretty much the Dan of KoF.
He is a fan of the protagonist Kyo, and all his moves are inferior, incomplete or altered copies of his (obviously he can't produce flames). He supposedly writes all Kyo's moves he sees in his notebook, so he can train them later, hoping that one day he'll be able to produce flames just like Kyo.
Unlike Dan who is a show-off, over-confident joke, I find my self rooting for Shingo, who is an everyman strugling to remain relevant in that cast of superfighters.
Even the ending of his team in KoF11 shows him beaten up.
Tizoc
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We a CPS appreciation thread, even though it'd mostly feature Darkstalkers sprites :V
I feel like some people here can't distinguish between games that SNK made and the ones Capcom made XP
this awesome thread makes me sad
Well, at least the gave us KOF XII&XIII but i want a new 2D Samsho , please
I feel like some people here can't distinguish between games that SNK made and the ones Capcom made XP
oh, my mistake, is that from CvsSNK? looks nice too XD Never played that game very much, and my memory is not very good. If fact it reminds me a bit the syle SNK used in KOFXII.
let's fix my mistake: looks better and more badass. Too bad Samsho 3 is a bit overlooked, its dark and opressing atmosphere is unmatched (even rivals mortal kombat's) but was a bit lacking in content
Timeless
Classy
Charismatic
Vivid
By FAR the BEST Character Portraits design in any game.
Anyone know who the artist is?
This was 2000, right? It's one of the KOF games I didn't get to play much (along with 2013 and XII) but I agree that it had the best portraits in the entire series.
How about non-fighting VS games?
Last Resort:
Sengoku 2:
Top Hunter:
Sengoku2 was beautiful, And Last Resort too.
I wonder if we could consider some games made by ADK or Nazca as SNK games. I always had doubts about who made the game. Also Baseball Stars 2 had amazing art.
Well, that's true -the CPS2 hadware was technically better and newer than the Neo-Geo by several years- but that just makes what SNK, Nazca, ADK, and the like did that much more impressive!
The only thing i missed on NEO GEO were hardware transparencies (and maybe some kind of mode 7/rotation ). Even the SNES had that ,also CPS2
Theonik
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Some more, sorry for the gif overload.
Edit: On that note, they also made King more feminine over the course of the series.
MahGurl said:
It was an odd change but the sprites themselves were quite nice.
Edit: On that note, they also made King more feminine over the course of the series.
PeterBazooka
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Bad ass.
PeterBazooka
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Passing gas like a boss
lol indeed.
~Devil Trigger~
In favor of setting Muslim women on fire
Passing gas like a boss
lol
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Anyone got the sprite of the second boss of MS 2/X? Easily my favorite boss just on how unique it is.
Ahahah nice!
Still dat cape combo though
Passing gas like a boss
Ahahah nice!
Still dat cape combo though
Theonik
Member
Setsuna from Last Blade 2 is so awesome:
I don't mind it personally but KOFXIV will probably contain a new look for her so there's that to look forward to.
Actually this is one of the big things I'm looking forward to with KOFXIV since if they really are abandoning the 2D sprites then I'm curious to see what new look and style the characters will have.
The new 2D sprites (KOFXII/KOFXIII) were designed by Nona but iirc he is no longer at SNK (left due to overwork). Maybe Hiraoki?
They absolutely nailed Ash's look and character in the new sprite, so much personality in those poses and animations.
I don't mind it personally but KOFXIV will probably contain a new look for her so there's that to look forward to.
Actually this is one of the big things I'm looking forward to with KOFXIV since if they really are abandoning the 2D sprites then I'm curious to see what new look and style the characters will have.
The new 2D sprites (KOFXII/KOFXIII) were designed by Nona but iirc he is no longer at SNK (left due to overwork). Maybe Hiraoki?
They absolutely nailed Ash's look and character in the new sprite, so much personality in those poses and animations.
Nostalgic Nightmare
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Good stuff in here so far.
Love the pulstar intro myself
Yes yes, i know it was developed by Aicom
Love the pulstar intro myself
Yes yes, i know it was developed by Aicom
I dout they'd have spent any effort fixing her. Better off just making a new character.
Glendemonium
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SNK definately had the edge when it came to pixel art, I'm wondering if they're even still making games for other than mobile and pachinko. I remember they kept running into financial trouble every other year.
They have had job postings in magazines and on their site for the next mainline KOF and SamSho for a while now so those are definitely coming it seems.
And, as per their site, they are actually at almost 200 employees now. So if anything they seem to be growing?
Oh and the Metal Slug game they released on mobile recently must be their most profitable thing in years, it has had over 21 million downloads iirc.
Technically Nazca was absorbed by SNK only after the first Metal Slug.
ADK was on the other hand was an independent company throughout Neo Geo lifespan but with an exclusive agreement to develop (mostly) for SNK platforms.
Magician Lord was the best looking Neo Geo game at launch:
World Heroes Perfect has nice graphics for the time and it's quite good:
OverTop nice looking top down racing game with short longevity:
If I'm not mistaken aren't they making the move to 3D with them?
Whatcha talkin bout we already had Maximum Impact
but i also think we will get a polygonal game this time, hopefully the team can continue with passion since they have mobile games to make them cash
Yeah, that seems to be the case. The job postings required experience with working in 3D.
Question is which route they will take, a more clear 3D looking approach (ala MI and SF4/5) or something that tries to emulate 2D (like Xrd).
AM Factory was a small SNK team
Whatcha talkin bout we already had Maximum Impact
That doesn't count
I'm inclines to say more SF like. Easier to work with and allows for more DLC.
Mister0079
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k' is one of my favourite designs
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Ah didn't see, thanks!
Theonik
Member
To be honest, this one doesn't work without the stage itself. It's a pretty cool boss because of how it makes the whole stage the boss so you need the background for it to make sense.
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