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Title: The Competition Begins!
Post by: ArcticFerret on April 13, 2007, 01:42:46 am
Okay, I'm speeding up the competition since the spots already filled up quickly.


The theme for each bracket will be Zelda related (this is Zelda Fan Game Central after all :P), but different brackets will have the ability to do a different Non-Zelda Spriting Style for the subject matter.

Bracket 1: Beginner
Your Goal is to make a Sprite Sheet using the spriting styles of Game Boy or NES graphics. It must have an Up-view, Down-View, Left and Right Side views.
The Subject of the Sprite Sheet must be: An original Dungeon Boss that would make sense in a LoZ game.

Bracket 2: Intermediate
Your Goal is to make a Sprite Sheet using the spriting styles of ALTTP or Fire Emblem graphics. It must have an Up-view, Down-view, Left and Right Side views.
The Subject of the Sprite Sheet must be: Any kind of NPC from LoZ: Wind Waker or Ocarina of Time. The 4 views must be of the same one NPC.

Bracket 3: Advanced
Your Goal is to make a Sprite Sheet using the spriting styles of MC/FS/FSA or even Freestyle graphics (The new ZFGC Sprite Style would be cool in this area). It must have an Up-view, Down-view, Left and Right Side views.
The Subject of the Sprite Sheet must be: Any kind of NPC from LoZ: Twilight Princess. The 4 views must be of the same one NPC.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION. PLEASE READ
You may begin spriting now. You have until April 27th to submit your entry. You MUST submit the entry to me in PM like you did when you signed up for the competition. Once all 24 entries are in, we will begin the next phase of the competition. Two weeks is plenty enough time to make 4 sprites (3 actually since you can make one side view and copy and flip it to make two side-views). Please use the below Sprite Sheet for your entry:

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v347/Taraj025/SampleComics/ZFGCComp1.gif)

Put the sprites in the middle green box and below it in the bottom area do the description like:

YOUR SPRITE'S NAME
           by
    YOUR NAME


Okay, start spriting and have some fun!
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: Kren on April 13, 2007, 02:34:19 am
1.- Can we make more than one npc, since it says that it needs as minimum, one up, down, left and right views, but only one sheet :P.
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: Bboy on April 13, 2007, 02:35:22 am
Yes, I was thinking the same thing. The begginers seem to have gotten the harder thing. But whatever, now, who to make...
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: ArcticFerret on April 13, 2007, 02:37:06 am
One NPC.
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: linkw204 on April 13, 2007, 03:14:25 am
What the !@#$%?
I quit,i !@#$% cant do npcs,your a rip of artist.
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: Kevin-1990 on April 13, 2007, 01:40:23 pm
O I love this
I am ganna do wind waker :D
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: Sir Cyrus on April 13, 2007, 01:55:47 pm
linkw204, pii off.
Right, this could be fun. Shame I'm out of ideas...
I can guarantee you the beginner bracket will get about 8 giant Gel creatures :P
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: xMurrCattx on April 13, 2007, 03:41:46 pm
hah yeah, only perhaps some of those in the beginner's bracket are there due to a closing of other brackets...such as me. lol  XD

... and certainly don't plan to do any gelatin type of creature!  :)
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: Calvein on April 13, 2007, 04:31:28 pm
Jeez I never played TP >_<
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: Takuthehedgehog on April 13, 2007, 05:06:37 pm
The image to put the sprites on only supports the colors already there.
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: Ricky on April 13, 2007, 05:33:38 pm
OMG... A boss for the beginners? O_o And simple NPCs for the non-Beginners? I sooo disagree with this... :S
Meh, I'll start working on mine, but it's just something so hard, that there's no way anyone who really is a Beginner at sprites can make something decent... :\

The image to put the sprites on only supports the colors already there.
Try Copy+Paste of it, it worked well with me.
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: Takuthehedgehog on April 13, 2007, 06:10:19 pm
OMG... A boss for the beginners? O_o And simple NPCs for the non-Beginners? I sooo disagree with this... :S
Meh, I'll start working on mine, but it's just something so hard, that there's no way anyone who really is a Beginner at sprites can make something decent... :\

The image to put the sprites on only supports the colors already there.
Try Copy+Paste of it, it worked well with me.

That's what I ended up doing.
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: Devy on April 13, 2007, 07:26:38 pm
great but i thought we could do anything we wanted not zelda related
anyways i like my goal and for all of the other advanced people
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Characters_in_The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Twilight_Princess
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: Moldrill on April 13, 2007, 08:17:00 pm
>.> I aint doin no gel boss
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: Sir Cyrus on April 13, 2007, 09:14:54 pm
Lies.
You goin' down, Moldrill!
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: Moldrill on April 13, 2007, 10:03:18 pm
Actually im doin a GB Boss with a MM styled name.  :P

Masked Mimicry Shadow: Magus

He looks like a huge Link with all of his coloration being dark shades of purple and he has a ball at the end of his cap. Shadow Link but better. 8)
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: Sir Cyrus on April 13, 2007, 10:32:32 pm
...You !@#$%. I was going to recolor Link GREEN and call him Poison Link, since Dark Link isn't original.
...Then again, Link IS green...
I suppose I could do a giant Gel. That'd work.
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: Moldrill on April 13, 2007, 11:19:36 pm
XD

Anyway. Sorry everyun. But I am quitting. I tried at least right? :/ Well...
I will make Masked Mimicry Shadow: Magus in my own style. But I think the 3rd bracket is full. I will still post it when im done. (not in the comp though) Sorry to act like a !@#$% especially in bracket 1 but LA style is hard and Z1 style is harder because it has no outlines!

PS: Just keep an eye out for Masked Mimicry Shadow: Magus if you could. Unles there ARE spots open for Br 3...if so tell me now and be granted cookie shower.
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: Darklink45 on April 13, 2007, 11:26:34 pm
im going to do a dragon (with a horn) i just done the head yea half way :D (i think) :(
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: ArcticFerret on April 14, 2007, 01:28:18 am
great but i thought we could do anything we wanted not zelda related
anyways i like my goal and for all of the other advanced people
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Characters_in_The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Twilight_Princess

What I meant was the NES or GB style doesnt have to be LoZ, AoL, or LA, OoS or OoA. For example you could do a boss sprite like a Giant Dragon but say um, in Super Mario Brothers 1 style graphics or a Giant Evil Zora creature in Metroid 2: Return of Samus style.


So far thats 2 people who quit. I'll make note of that. And I'm not a rip off. I'm spending almost $100 of my own personal money on prizes for you guys. :P
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: Dayjo on April 14, 2007, 08:42:33 am
Wow.. people get an opportunity like this and they quit because they can't even be bothered to try... even with the chance of winning Ferret's hard-earned cash? :/ Idiots.
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: Bludleef on April 14, 2007, 09:32:18 am
Wow.. people get an opportunity like this and they quit because they can't even be bothered to try... even with the chance of winning Ferret's hard-earned cash? :/ Idiots.

Couldn't have said it better Dayjo.

Also one question. How you doing Tara? Is your injury healing ok?
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: Moldrill on April 14, 2007, 01:09:09 pm
I did try. And it was a hard decision because I only have one wii game. But ohk. Wait...We dont have to do Z1 or GB? Ack! We have to do...ANY style from the GB or NES. right? If so im in again.
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: ArcticFerret on April 14, 2007, 05:49:56 pm
That is correct.  So I guess you're back in then :P.

As far as my injury, it still hurts and I've been sick the last 4 days with some stupid virus that's going around (and my extreme exhaustion due to my hectic work schedule causing me to get better slowly). But I should be back up and running soon. I'm off work for the next two days, so if I feel up to it I'm probably going to try to work on an episode of Link's Quest or two and play some GTA: Vice City Stories.
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: Dantztron 3030 on April 14, 2007, 05:55:45 pm
This is such an awesome idea! Good luck all.
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: ArcticFerret on April 14, 2007, 06:12:23 pm
Anyone following this, due to the linkw204 ban, I'll allow one person to take the spot in the Intermediate bracket that hasn't signed up. PM me if u want the spot.
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: Moldrill on April 14, 2007, 07:10:49 pm
...Shadow Link is so unoriginal. Im doing a giant blob creature. >:D
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: ArcticFerret on April 15, 2007, 12:54:08 am
Oh and its a good idea to keep your entry's information to yourself. You dont want people stealing ideas, ya know? ;)
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: Moldrill on April 15, 2007, 01:15:27 am
Yih. I finished now. I ampt doin a giant blob. I ampt tellin what I made.
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: Kame on April 15, 2007, 03:24:31 am
I don't have TP. Could I do an OOT NPC instead?
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: ArcticFerret on April 15, 2007, 05:31:34 am
Im sure you can find Official Art for TP somewhere. If not, I'll allow it just this once.
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: Kame on April 15, 2007, 05:36:40 am
meh, alright. i prefer an ingame reference, but sure.
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: Sir Cyrus on April 15, 2007, 02:07:55 pm
ArcticFerret, shush. I totally used NLP to make Moldrill do a giant blob.
Still pretty stuck for ideas though. If this weren't a competition, I'd have tons of ideas :)
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: Moldrill on April 15, 2007, 09:38:39 pm
Yeah but I ended up not doing a giant blob so thar, :-X
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: Sir Cyrus on April 15, 2007, 11:49:22 pm
...Looked like you did :P
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: Moldrill on April 16, 2007, 02:37:54 am
No. He is a giant stone statue of a blob. With a cool facemask. So thar!
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: Vandavil on April 21, 2007, 02:46:49 am
I'm sorry... but my schedual is a bit more crowded than I first thought, so I am unable to do this... not that it will make much difference to the comp!
-sk
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: Dumb_Ass on April 21, 2007, 03:56:25 am
I drop out, the whole reason I entered the beginners bracket, was so I could sprite a character... come on! And yeah, there's a prize, but I still can't sprite a boss. Remember last time I tried? Didn't end too well.
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: Moldrill on April 21, 2007, 04:16:05 am
Everyone drops out so i win. 9_9 6_6
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: Dumb_Ass on April 21, 2007, 04:40:16 am
Well, if your mom doesn't like giving your address over the net, then no prize for you. Even if you got it without her knowing, it's perfect blackmail for Moldy, and she'll most likely wonder where the hell you got it from. Tough luck.
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: Corniune on April 21, 2007, 07:38:14 am
I sent my submission to Tara a couple o' days ago. Did you get it?
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: Sir Cyrus on April 21, 2007, 09:22:05 am
Oh come on. A boss is as hard as you make it. A circle with eyes and a shadow could be a boss, but so could a giant lizard creature with six heads and eight arms...
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: Moldrill on April 21, 2007, 04:27:44 pm
My point exactly Sir Stu- Sir Syrus. Mine is a perfect middle. A giant blob with a shadow two eyes...AND A MASK! :O My mum will never know if I win that I get my prize.
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: imfletcher on April 21, 2007, 07:01:41 pm
Submitted mine a few days ago, didja get it?
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: Sir Cyrus on April 21, 2007, 07:27:57 pm
That's Sir CYRUS Moldrill...or Sir Stupid, you could call me that too.
Anyway, I'm hoping to complete my sprite in the next few days. Wish me luck!
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: Moldrill on April 22, 2007, 02:45:07 am
Good luck Sir Stupid XD
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: xMurrCattx on April 22, 2007, 04:00:15 am
Wow...well... I'm still in, and I submitted my sprite..what, like two days into the competition.  I thought it was fun, and it stirred me to creativity! I'm really proud of my work; I think you need to be personally proud of what you do, and not worry so much about whether or not your sprite is better than someone else's. Perhaps you should ask whether or not your sprite is better than the last sprite you made; that's always a better comparison to use. Time really is a difficult thing... you live by it, and you die by it, true? lol
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: Moldrill on April 22, 2007, 04:50:10 am
Tru dat. Never heard truer words from a member under 10 posts. Not saying thats a bad thing. And welcome to the forum!
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: xMurrCattx on April 22, 2007, 08:00:01 pm
oh definitely. lol, im a regular philosiphizer...lol. Yes, I am really glad to be on this forum. I was on the older one before,... and i used to be on gaming universe, but I was looking for a more Zelda oriented forum, and this is it!
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: ArcticFerret on April 22, 2007, 10:12:35 pm
xMurrCattx, u might need to PM me again, i dont see that u submitted anything.

Anywho, I updated the Sign Up topic with names of people who have submitted their sprites.

5 days left and not very many people have submitted sprites. Hurry up you guys! :P
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: xMurrCattx on April 23, 2007, 09:26:39 pm
ok, i sent it again, its on image shack. I wonder what could have happened? oh well, it's there now and that's what matters...lol
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: NickAVV on April 26, 2007, 05:39:47 pm
Sorry guys, I've gotta drop out. Stuff just happened and I didn't have time to make my sprites. And I'll never finish quality work in just a night. ;S Sorry!
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: ArcticFerret on April 26, 2007, 11:44:48 pm
You dont have to drop out if u've got time for the next week. Im extending the contest another week due to a severe lack of entries. Entries are now due May 4th.
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: Moldrill on April 26, 2007, 11:46:26 pm
Moldorma says he is back in. XD
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: Sir Cyrus on April 27, 2007, 04:16:12 pm
Can you tell us how has and hasn't submitted a sprite already? So we can tell whether you successfully received our sprites and how many people have entered their sprites so far?
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: Bludleef on April 27, 2007, 04:24:35 pm
Can you tell us how has and hasn't submitted a sprite already? So we can tell whether you successfully received our sprites and how many people have entered their sprites so far?

The names are marked in the sign up topic.  ;)
She said it a couple of post ago.


Ahh here it is!
xMurrCattx, u might need to PM me again, i dont see that u submitted anything.

Anywho, I updated the Sign Up topic with names of people who have submitted their sprites.

5 days left and not very many people have submitted sprites. Hurry up you guys! :P
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: Ricky on April 28, 2007, 07:39:31 pm
Geez... I already sent my entry, but I'll send the message again...
Why do I always have to send 2 PMs so anyone receives it? :S
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: ArcticFerret on April 28, 2007, 11:36:22 pm
Well you guys have to take in the fact that Im a manager of a retail store now, so I cant sit at this computer 24/7 and update all my threads and websites all the time. I got the first PM Ricky, but didnt have time yet to yellow your name on the other topic.
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: Sir Cyrus on May 01, 2007, 04:46:56 pm
Hmm? So is this still going?
Can't you just automatically give me third place? :O
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: Corniune on May 01, 2007, 05:56:25 pm
Jeepers. As usual, nearly everyone just walks away like they never promised to do anything. Yuck.
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: ArcticFerret on May 02, 2007, 01:36:23 am
everyone has until Friday to get entries in.
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: imfletcher on May 02, 2007, 03:09:24 am
Hmmm...I can feel the Grail...it's close now...*reaches...falls into pit of doom*

Cookie for whoever gets the reference.

Anyhow...this is lookng good.
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: Moldrill on May 02, 2007, 10:27:51 am
Monty Python! Duh! :D
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: imfletcher on May 02, 2007, 02:42:17 pm
Actually no, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade duh.  :P

Hehe anyway..back to topic everyone.
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: Dayjo on May 02, 2007, 05:22:58 pm
Monty Python! Duh! :D
Idiot.
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: Bludleef on May 02, 2007, 06:49:13 pm
Monty Python! Duh! :D
Idiot.

My thought exactly I mean who doesn't know about Indiana?

anyways back on topic Finals kind of slowed me down, but mine should be ready for entering tomorrow.  ;)
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: Moldrill on May 02, 2007, 07:10:06 pm
Monty Python! Duh! :D
Idiot.

My thought exactly I mean who doesn't know about Indiana?

anyways back on topic Finals kind of slowed me down, but mine should be ready for entering tomorrow.  ;)

>.> has anyone heard of a joke. :/ Leave it to ZFGC.  :-* Now knowing the asses here they are going to say

"yah right! You only saying that now so you dont sound dum lol."
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: Kame on May 02, 2007, 07:19:50 pm
i work best under pressure >=D
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: Bludleef on May 02, 2007, 07:23:21 pm
Monty Python! Duh! :D
Idiot.

My thought exactly I mean who doesn't know about Indiana?

anyways back on topic Finals kind of slowed me down, but mine should be ready for entering tomorrow.  ;)

>.> has anyone heard of a joke. :/ Leave it to ZFGC.  :-* Now knowing the asses here they are going to say

"yah right! You only saying that now so you dont sound dum lol."
No I am going to say you don't joke about Indy  :P LOL jk, but you give a "dumb response" you have got to expect "dumb reactions"
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: Moldrill on May 02, 2007, 07:51:04 pm
Obviously. Its ZFGC. ;)
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: Sir Cyrus on May 03, 2007, 04:52:46 pm
LOLOL MOLDRILL SMELLS HE CLEARLY MISSED A POP CULTURE REFERENCE AND IS TRYING TO COVER IT UP WITH SARCASM ROFL

...And more on-topic, Friday sounds good. Maybe you should send PMs out to people who haven't submitted their entry.
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: Bboy on May 05, 2007, 01:27:52 am
I got it in on the last day. XD
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: Q.K. on May 05, 2007, 01:57:53 am
Basically, I wanted to enter this, but then I decided to spend a bunch of extra time finishing the CR soundtrack and never got around to doing this. Sorry bout' that.
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: Moldrill on May 05, 2007, 02:10:00 am
LOLOL MOLDRILL SMELLS HE CLEARLY MISSED A POP CULTURE REFERENCE AND IS TRYING TO COVER IT UP WITH SARCASM ROFL

...And more on-topic, Friday sounds good. Maybe you should send PMs out to people who haven't submitted their entry.

Sir Stupid has made my day...er wait night again. i lol'd
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: Corniune on May 05, 2007, 06:02:33 am
Next time, people, please try to finish all of your sprites. :S
I mean, I believe there are lots of guys and gals on this board that could never join in because the brackets were full. Maybe we should do some better planning before signing up, and actually pull ourselves to finish the sprites. And, to keep people interested, give a clue to what will be done, but give out the details for a valid sprite when the competition begins.
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: Sir Cyrus on May 05, 2007, 04:01:50 pm
The best option (in my opinion) would have been to put no limits whatsoever on the brackets. That way we'd get about 30-40 entrants, but at least 10 would actually make something :P
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: Moldrill on May 05, 2007, 05:00:28 pm
How many have made something...like 6?  :P
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: Bboy on May 05, 2007, 05:03:34 pm
Five.
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: ArcticFerret on May 05, 2007, 05:10:52 pm
Not very many people submitted an entry. Therefore, the Voting process will be shorter than I thought, but the lack of entries really messes up the brackets. I dont see why a lot of people dont have enough time to work on sprites for free to get a chance to win a video game or even cash. After I get done working on the episode of Link's Quest Im working on right now, I'll go to the next stage of the Competition.
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: Moldrill on May 05, 2007, 05:16:12 pm
Yay! With only 5 people that means as long as my sprite is better than one other I win some manner of prize!
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: Kame on May 05, 2007, 05:25:43 pm
Not very many people submitted an entry. Therefore, the Voting process will be shorter than I thought, but the lack of entries really messes up the brackets. I dont see why a lot of people dont have enough time to work on sprites for free to get a chance to win a video game or even cash. After I get done working on the episode of Link's Quest Im working on right now, I'll go to the next stage of the Competition.
Didn't you get mine? My name's not highlighted, just wanted to make sure.
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: ArcticFerret on May 05, 2007, 05:33:40 pm
I'll highlight all the rest who sent in stuff last night when I get done with this episode. Theres more than 5 entries. Today's been a lot busier for me than I had originally planned (sucks to have to still work on your day off of work lol).
Title: Re: The Competition Begins!
Post by: Corniune on May 05, 2007, 06:40:26 pm
This kind of lost its point.

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