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To commemorate the 20th anniversary of Pokémon Emerald‘s launch in Japan, a collective of 130 artists has collaborated to create a romhack featuring newly redrawn versions of all 386 Pokémon from the game.

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[–] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 39 points 2 months ago (5 children)

Saved you a click.

It's called Emerald Resprited. Has a Vanilla version with just the sprite changes, and a different version where all 386 are catchable and trainer rosters are adjusted to match up with each artist's contributions.

Incredibly inconsistent quality of the sprites. Just take a quick scroll through their google doc. Actual artist work right next to obvious child scribbles.

[–] xyzzy@lemm.ee 17 points 2 months ago (1 children)

How can someone look at all these different styles, let alone the ones that literally look like they're drawn by a six-year-old, and think, "Yeah, that's fine"?

[–] HungryJerboa@lemmy.ca 12 points 2 months ago

Not to mention charmander's obvious rip off of Agumon (the Digimon) lol

[–] BlueSquid0741@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Oh wow... Squirtle, Ekans, Nidoqueen, Alakazam, Rhyhorn, electrode…

What the hell is going on with Oddish!

Hypno wearing a hi-vis vest, holding a stop sign.

Goddamnit, Hitmonlee is just straight up potato.

[–] Bassman1805@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Kakuna wearing a tux?

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Ekans made me cackle

[–] PeroBasta@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Especially because there are tons of Roms with very good sprite and also a totally new adventure and all new Mons.

[–] burgersc12@mander.xyz 1 points 1 month ago

I can see why the title says stunning cause I am stunned how this is anything but a joke? I could design better sprites and I only draw stick figures ffs

[–] Iapar@feddit.org 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

No way this is not a joke. There is a Digimon in there.

[–] Ithi@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago

And Hatsune Miku (part of farfetch'd)

[–] variants@possumpat.io 17 points 2 months ago

Chonky rattata

[–] variants@possumpat.io 16 points 2 months ago

Ok now I get why you have to fight your way everywhere in pokemon. Imagine this thing running out at you in a cave. Of course you'll send your Charizard to crisp it

[–] Kraiden@kbin.earth 6 points 1 month ago

For everyone hating on the inconsistency of the art, I'm willing to bet it was a deliberate choice.

The inconsistency adds to the charm, and means that anyone who was a fan of it can submit art, regardless of skill level.

I've never seen it applied to a game before but it's more obvious when compared to something like Shrek Retold

[–] MeaanBeaan@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

"I should call her."

[–] Norgoroth@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Blaziken lord and thorn kidz pretty much absolutely ruined this, will never play it with those shitty sprites.

However, I would pay for a version completely done with the Brooklyn_jiji, Gabriel mesquita, or saurus sprites.

[–] kandoh@reddthat.com 1 points 2 months ago (2 children)
[–] Kraiden@kbin.earth 1 points 1 month ago

It's just a rom hack, so I don't see why not?

[–] LemUrun@pawb.social -2 points 2 months ago

Inconsistent as Android's interface (Google joke)