Sprite Art

I've decided to occasionally keep a sprite or two as a souvenir from the games I've played, because that's a totally normal thing that people do, right?

Observe below a gallery of some of the best and worst sprite art in gaming history! Witness the evolution of 2D video game pixel art over three decades! See evolving game protagonist trends at a glance! Or you could just use it as a menu to browse through my articles I suppose.

Hovering over an image will reveal who it is and what it's from and clicking will take you to the game's page.
(Updated 2nd Jun 2017)



RPGs and Action Adventure Games:

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1987
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1991
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2013
2015
2016

Shoot 'em Ups (Vertical Scrolling):

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Shoot 'em Ups (Horizontal Scrolling):

1987
1990
1991
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1995

Adventure Games:

1989
1990
1992
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1994
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1997
2015

Platformers and the Like:
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Scrolling Beat 'em Ups:

1991
1993
1994
1995

Fighting Games:

1985


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1994


1995

Batman Games:


Castlevania Games:

Mario Games:

Spider-Man Games:

Semi-Random Game Box