02-25-2017, 08:16 PM
As someone who sometimes uses sprites from this site in Super Mario World ROM hacks, I prefer sprite sheets. That's cause the tools we have for ripping graphics in that community (the BG Ripper, Lunar Magic's tile ripper and SNES GFX) all work better with single images with multiple sprites or frames on them.
And while there are some tools that do work better with multiple files (I think Super Mario Bros X is another one here), a lot of game modding/ROM hacking apps and game development tools work best with single sprite sheets as well. Add how people viewing the sprites likely don't want to download them and view frames one by one, and well... I think the current format is the better choice here.
And while there are some tools that do work better with multiple files (I think Super Mario Bros X is another one here), a lot of game modding/ROM hacking apps and game development tools work best with single sprite sheets as well. Add how people viewing the sprites likely don't want to download them and view frames one by one, and well... I think the current format is the better choice here.