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Simple question: What are your picks for the GBA games with the best sprites and textures? I'm getting into spriting and looking for inspiration. Also I just like looking at really nice sprites. Also I just like talking about video games.
My picks are Minish Cap and FRLG.
(Apologies if this is not the right forum, I wasn't sure.)
In terms of GBA RPGs, you can include the Golden Sun games. They are most known for their graphics and soundtracks.
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Gunstar Future Heroes or Wario Land 4
mother 3 has my favorite pixel art style, and it's a great game too
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sonic advance 1-3, dragon ball advanced adventure, minish cap
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The Legacy of Goku games after the first one. (The first one had super-stiff sprites - the later games made their animations a bit more dynamic and varied.)
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the mario bros. remake looks really nice too
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I'm all about the Fire Emblem attack animation on the GBA. Really good stuff.
Oh yeah, I love the art from Advance Wars. Especially the character portraits and battle animations.
You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing that we call "failure" is not the falling down, but the staying down. -Mary Pickford
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The best graphics I've seen on the GBA are from a little-known gem called Wade Hixton's Counter Punch. It plays a lot like Punch Out.
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I don't know why they put it there, but I ended up playing that stupid thing for about an hour instead of sleeping last night x.x;
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Big fan of Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. The graphics are really vibrant and are generally expressive, as the sprites are really well animated (minus a few of them). I know some complain how the game's sprites are "overused", but don't let that one issue make up your mind about the game's art.
I mean, look how huge the Luigi sheet is just for how much detail was put into the game's sprite work.
I like to make models in my free time. I also make weird games, too.