02-03-2015, 08:21 PM
(This post was last modified: 02-03-2015, 08:28 PM by DragonDePlatino.)
(02-03-2015, 08:01 PM)Shade Wrote: This has nothing to do with gameplay. It makes no difference if an existent game got away with the flaw. You can make "old-timey" styled sprites, that's fine, but if you categorize them as NES styled sprites, the rules that were present in that "30-year-old piece of hardware" apply, there's no ignoring that. As an artist, you work with what you have to make something to the best of your abilities.
Yes, and you're right! If your sprites do not follow NES restrictions, don't call them NES sprites. Don't even call them 8-Bit sprites...just use the umbrella-term "retro sprites" and be done with it.
On the other hand, following restrictions will limit your gameplay. Like Pik said, if you're going to follow pure NES restrictions, you're going to need to limit the number of sprites on screen to reduce flickering and shrink your bosses to compensate for the limited PPU memory. It's entirely up to the artist how many liberties they want to take.