Metroid Big Boss Contest

[Solarblade]

Approved by Toxic Seahorse.

- What the contest is about:
Big Metroid Bosses
- What style or bittage the entries are in
Either Super Metroid, Metroid Fusion, or Metroid Zero Mission Style.
- How long the contest is going to last
November 1st.
- How you'll judge the entries
By how well it compares to the intended style, mainly. And how many sprites you were able to make of it. More the merrier. Rating out of 40.

RULES:
-Multiple parts are allowed. but you MUST PUT IT TOGETHER!
-TEAMS ARE ALLOWED! UP TO 3 PEOPLE! (Credit must be given to all of course.)
-2 entries per person. In case you want to work on one by yourself if you're also working on a team. Though why you'd want to do two, I don't know.
-PLEASE PUT ALL THE ENTRIES IN SPOILERS! This will make viewing them easier, and allows them to be easy to find. (And prevents streching of the screen.)
-YOU CAN REMAKE A 3D BOSS FOR THIS. ANYTHING RIDLEY IS PROHIBITED HOWEVER! This means that remaking Meta Ridley or any other form of a 3D Ridley is not acceptable. M'kay?
-The size, well, make it big. No real restriction here. Bigger = Better.
EDIT: Just for a more desired size refrence, Ridley-size is good for all 3 styles. Now if anyone made Super Metroid Kraid-sized boss, they = l33t.
And last of all...
-GOOD LUCK!!!

AND for refrences, go here (http://www.spriters-resource.com/nintendo/metroid/) or here. (http://tsgk.captainn.net/index.php?p=showsheets&t=sr&sr=183)

[♠Dameon♠]

Sounds like fun... I really havent tried any of those styles, yet though.

[Rainbow Dash]

What? Sprites that aren't in ZX, Zero, or any Megaman style? This is blasphemy. This is madness!

[♠Dameon♠]

Ha ha. Real funny Tox.
Any way now I just need to come up with a concept design...

Also if any one wants to do a team project I'm avalible...

[Aikin]

This is blasphemy. This is madness!

THIS IS Eh you heard it before...

I'm down for team spriting.

[Blackhook]

This sounds like fun...i´m up for a team ,what do you think DZ?

[Fuzion Phoenix]

Off topic:Blast It!
You beat me to the punch with this contest.
On topic: Are there going to be judges? If so, i'll be a judge.

[Ony]

I wanna be a judge too :D

[Terry von Feledae]

Do you guys een know anything about the style?
If not, I don't think you'd be very good judges...

[Ony]

yes I do know about the style, I've tried spriting in it,(didn't turn out so well) and I have a few of the games...

[kingofanime]

I may get some huge, ginormous, demented, satanic, metroid boss out there.

After all, the Prime series already did. :/

[Solarblade]

Two things.
THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!!!
As in, I'm the only judge. Just the way it is.

And FYI, I don't mind if you post drafts of your work here. Just don't spam the topic up >.>;

[Zyros]

-YOU CAN REMAKE A 3D BOSS FOR THIS. ANYTHING RIDLEY IS PROHIBITED HOWEVER!What do you mean by that?

Off-topic: Damnit, yet ANOTHER stickied topic in this section. >.>

[Solarblade]

-YOU CAN REMAKE A 3D BOSS FOR THIS. ANYTHING RIDLEY IS PROHIBITED HOWEVER!

This means that remaking Meta Ridley or any other form of a 3D Ridley is not acceptable. M'kay?

[Zyros]

This means that remaking Meta Ridley or any other form of a 3D Ridley is not acceptable. M'kay?Why not? That's a pretty dumb rule, seeing as the person would still be making a sprite.

[Terry von Feledae]

It would be too easy, as Ridley has the same proportions and such in most games. You could just take Zero Mission Ridley and modify a few pixels and recolour him, and you'd have Meta Ridley.

[Zyros]

But the rule is flawed, you could do exactly what you described, Terry, and call it something else, and then they'd have to take it. Afterall, it's not Ridley, it's a dragon that looks like Ridely.

[Solarblade]

But the rule is flawed, you could do exactly what you described, Terry, and call it something else, and then they'd have to take it. Afterall, it's not Ridley, it's a dragon that looks like Ridely.

And would anyone do that?
Really, does it matter? Not like they'll score first place unless they're the only entry >.>

[Zyros]

So you're saying that anyone who makes a dragon won't win? That's unfair. >.> (anyways, this is pointless, I'm done.)

[Fuzion Phoenix]

Do you guys een know anything about the style?
If not, I don't think you'd be very good judges...
Off topic:I've played Both Zero Mission and fusion.
Ontopic: Fine, I'll try to design something for this contest.

[Darx]

A contest which is actually not about Megaman?

LET'S ROCK!

My first boss i―BANG!

*stunned, tied up, and thrown out the thread before he can submit his entry*


EDIT :

On a more serious note, let's start the dance~
Here’s my first submission:

Pyukktre aka the Power Bomb Guardian

http://www.sympato.ch/~dark-ax/temp/requestsprites/contest_metroid-boss_sheet.gif

Style:
Supposed to be in Metroid Zero Mission’s one

Description:
Pyukktre is a biomechanical organism you would encounter in Brinstar. You’d fight it in a giant cave. Its pattern of moves would be quite simple, going left or right on the ground or on the ceiling using its powerful pincers-thingies.
Only its lower part can be damaged (with missiles or bombs), its thick skin being metool-alloyed.
The funny part is that it can drop power bombs. Yes, power bombs. A weakened version thought. So you better watch out when its eye starts glowing.

http://www.sympato.ch/~dark-ax/temp/requestsprites/contest_metroid-boss_basic-moves.gif

Spriter’s notes:
As you can see, the sheet is quite simple; it was mostly a first step into GBA Metroid style. I also cheated using the fact the GBA can rotate sprites…

I’m not to sure about the palette, though: I actually used 23 colors (one of Metroid Zero Mission’s bosses, the Super Missile Guardian (http://spriters-resource.com/nintendo/metroid/zm/bug.gif), seems to use 26 colors). The second and third palettes are his “hurt” and “nearly dead” ones.

It’s scratched for all but the lower part, which is heavily edited.

[Terry von Feledae]

The "tail" of the super missile guardian is a seperate object from the main body, that's why it appears to have that many colours.

[Darx]

Crap... does anybody know what's the color limit then?

[Terry von Feledae]

15 colours and a background, as usually.
I think you can just give the body a different palette than the claws/eye.

[Fuzion Phoenix]

A contest which is actually not about Megaman?

LET'S ROCK!

My first boss i―BANG!

*stunned, tied up, and thrown out the thread before he can submit his entry*


EDIT :

On a more serious note, let's start the dance~
Here’s my first submission:

Pyukktre aka the Power Bomb Guardian

http://www.sympato.ch/~dark-ax/temp/requestsprites/contest_metroid-boss_sheet.gif

Style:
Supposed to be in Metroid Zero Mission’s one

Description:
Pyukktre is a biomechanical organism you would encounter in Brinstar. You’d fight it in a giant cave. Its pattern of moves would be quite simple, going left or right on the ground or on the ceiling using its powerful pincers-thingies.
Only its lower part can be damaged (with missiles or bombs), its thick skin being metool-alloyed.
The funny part is that it can drop power bombs. Yes, power bombs. A weakened version thought. So you better watch out when its eye starts glowing.

http://www.sympato.ch/~dark-ax/temp/requestsprites/contest_metroid-boss_basic-moves.gif

Spriter’s notes:
As you can see, the sheet is quite simple; it was mostly a first step into GBA Metroid style. I also cheated using the fact the GBA can rotate sprites…

I’m not to sure about the palette, though: I actually used 23 colors (one of Metroid Zero Mission’s bosses, the Super Missile Guardian (http://spriters-resource.com/nintendo/metroid/zm/bug.gif), seems to use 26 colors). The second and third palettes are his “hurt” and “nearly dead” ones.

It’s scratched for all but the lower part, which is heavily edited.
Darx...
You just blew my Ultima metirod Prime (Still WIP) out of the water.

[Darx]

Ack, I thought the 15+1 colors was just a Megaman thingy >_<
Meh, I'll work on it by tomorrow...:p

[Ony]

DAMN THAT'S GOOD!
We're so screwed F.P. (or are we?)

me and F.P. are working together :D

[Fuzion Phoenix]

DAMN THAT'S GOOD!
We're so screwed F.P. (or are we?)

me and F.P. are working together :D
Yup. We are.
(Damn, I hope we don't come in last place.)

[Ony]

oh...well then... that sucks.....

[♠Dameon♠]

Don't get discouraged. Just try hard, and you'll have a chance.

[kingofanime]

Like, It ain't gonna discourage me,yo.

I'll create something so pwnsome, it'll bring down da roof.

[Darx]

A minor update: I corrected the palettes. Now, each individual part has its own.
(nota : if you don't see the new sheet, try to reload this picture (http://www.sympato.ch/~dark-ax/temp/requestsprites/contest_metroid-boss_sheet.gif)...it may be your Internet cache)

I also put the sheet and the GIF between spoilers. I'm sorry I didn't noticed this in the rules...

Also, people, don't be silly...

It took me like three hours to do this, including all the design prototypes.
You have like three months to do better!

Common! I want to see some challenge here! :)

[Xterra]

Awesome. Most of it looks too weird (like most Metroid bosses, which is good) but I happen to love that eye. You did an awesome job on that eye.

Also, your boss is very simple, and the only reason they feel defeated is because of the accuracy and detail you put into it. (which is very cool indeed)

I know that in the next 3 months someone will come up with a more complicated design.

[SpeedReemix]

Meet my WIP sheet. I done with first pose.
Arachnamefeme :
And Full sratch. Its Metroid Zero Mission style.

[Ragekill15]

Reminds me of the gravity spider in Metroid Fusion.

Is it to late for me to join?

[Bifrost]

Only 2 people have enterd so yea I think you can enter.

[SpeedReemix]

Here is Version 0.1 of my Arachnemefeme :

Old one was 12 colors, this one is 15 + 1 background color.

[Ragekill15]

Better... I like it.

Mine is crappy so far....

[Ragekill15]

Well, here is it's draft.

Archromega!
http://i17.tinypic.com/5xqm58m.png

His body = Throw up :(

[SpeedReemix]

Well, here is it's draft.

Archromega!
http://i17.tinypic.com/5xqm58m.png

His body = Throw up :(

COOOL. NOT REALLY ITS JUST RE-SIZED SPRITE.
I updated my Arachnefeme sheet :

I added Tatto like thing on Arachnefeme and added claws ( of course this is how you can do rotate with paint, dont blame me for bad looking ). Added gas bomb attack effects.

[Bifrost]

I like that it looks sweet

[Rainbow Dash]

Ragekill, working off of that is going to be a detriment rather than an asset.

[Ragekill15]

I am guessing that you mean it is going to be hard or bad to finish?

I have no ideas on what to make.... hmm...

I have always wanted to make a Phantom thing...

[Rainbow Dash]

Whoa, this is going on 'till the end of the year? That is entirely too long. Even such big and complicated style of spriting wouldn't take any more than a month if it was worked on at least every other day. I'll talk to Kopy Katter online about it, but I'd say that the absolute latest this should go is to the first of November.

[Solarblade]

Whoa, this is going on 'till the end of the year? That is entirely too long. Even such big and complicated style of spriting wouldn't take any more than a month if it was worked on at least every other day. I'll talk to Kopy Katter online about it, but I'd say that the absolute latest this should go is to the first of November.

Meh, I guess it is a little long...

Alright then, deadline has been bumped back to the first of November!
GET WORKING!!!! >.>

[Ragekill15]

w007!!

I think I finally finished it! I am entering it as well

http://i24.tinypic.com/245ndec.png

NOTE: The wings aren't Ridley's, they're a bat's wings in Castlevania so.... loophole?

Fusion Style. I guess he is like a beefed up OmegaMetroid that infects Archnaris? a the shell breaks to become wings ^_^.

In fight he would shoot big fire blasts out it's mouth and get on all fours and run into Samus. Another attack would beflying into Samus.

I will try to show his attacks but his arms were full custom, hands are omegameroid's but added another one with recolor, legs are small edits with custom leg lenth increased with the same leg look as Arch but with the claws.

Head and body are arch's but resized with omega's eyes.

[SpeedReemix]

STYLE : Metroid Zero Mission


Wow, finally finished my sheet. 16 colors ( Main body + Claws + Body Textures + Eyes + Head + Minion's " Body, head eyes and claws " ) + 27 color ( Effects + other color schemes " showed as Extra color pallete " ) = 46 colors for all sheet inlcuding color schemes.

IMAGESHACK ( LOWER QUALITY )
http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/6112/entryub3.png

Name : Arachnamefeme
Type : Mother spider, toxic element
Attacks :

Walking : Yes walking, she just walks around, when she is close to you just jump to avoid. " Fast walking " same as slow one but hard to avoid.
Gas Toxin : She throws gas bombs randomly. Cant be destroyed, run to avoid.
Summoning : She summons her babies " cuty babies XD " they just walk around. They can be destroyed.

How to destroy :


First, you need to break her defense, just hit her legs to break defense. But its only break able with "super missiles". Loses her legs when you break her legs. She wont move again in all fight now.
Second Phase, you need to break her defense again. You cant use Normal and Charged shots or any weapon because she blocks your attacks with her claws. You need to hit her head by using screw attack. When you use screw attack her few times she'll go crazy and you wont be able to attack so easily and she'll summon minions repeatly, 3 minions per second.
Killing Her, she will contuine summon them, you need use rapid shoot, its easy just stay and fire rapidly. Its all XD.



ATTACHMENT ( BEST QUALITY - RECOMMENED " FOR JUDGES " )

[Terry von Feledae]

Guys... You DO know that an average Metroid GBA boss has two or three palettes(and that's including the attack palettes! But not the damaged ones.) and not like, ten?

[Ragekill15]

I should add my pallette but I fought it would get in the way of the sprite.

I would like some backup on it though.... if it is crap or styled crap....

BTW, SpeedRemix, I swear that I remember a boss that did the same attacks but I can't remember.....

[SpeedReemix]

Guys... You DO know that an average Metroid GBA boss has two or three palettes(and that's including the attack palettes! But not the damaged ones.) and not like, ten?

Metroid Zero mission dont have sprite limit for bosses all of them have different limits of palletes. I'm gonna say again, its only for megaman games, all gba objects have limit of 64 colors.

[Terry von Feledae]

You DO know that the GBA can only display 16 palettes at once on the sprite layer? The first six or so are taken by palettes that are regulary used in Metroid games(palettes for Samus, her projectiles, items, hurt and frozen palettes etc.) and so you have the other six left for the boss, the bosses' recolours and his attacks. That's not much.
Thus, palettes are usually kept at a bare minimum.

[Terry von Feledae]

People who regulary listen to me in the chat have seen this coming:

9634

Doesn't have a name, really, other than a temp/joke name, "destroyosaur".
If you want, you can rename him to "Kretoshq CZ0" or something.
He is supposed to be in Metroid Fusion style, but I don't know how well I made it because I have no experience with Fusion style whatsover. Good thing it isn't as clearly defined as, say, most Mega Man styles, so it could just barely fit.
Sheet? No thanks. Well, the sheet is "composed" of rotation of the parts anyway.
The back leg and first tail segment are recolours of the normal ones with the bottom palette.

Other than that: It's surprising how fast and effective you can pull off things if you really concentrate on them and don't let yourself get distracted. I made this sprite in five days. That's right. Five days.

[Thanatos-Zero]

Well, that is a really fine boss you made, but it would be better, if you make that beast darker and the contrasts stronger. Personaly I want to be shocked by a boss. That crocodile looking beast in Super Metroid has given me the creeps, especialy if it appears again in a last try to take you with him to the outerworld.

[Terry von Feledae]

That's the best palette I found. Metroid games are generally lacking good beiges.

Also, a sprite can hardly shock you - it's the way it appears in the game that counts.

[Raiden]

Arachnamefeme is real cool
:3

[Thanatos-Zero]

Well, that´s indeed true. I remember how Ganon`s sudden appear shocked me in Ocarina of Time, after I have narrow escaped the crumbeling tower by my first play through. Mother Brain was also a big surprise.

[SpeedReemix]

I fixed my gas effect. UPDATED - ARACHNAMEFEME -

[Raiden]

I fixed my gas effect. UPDATED - ARACHNAMEFEME -

Best so far imo :3 keep it up:cool:

[Bifrost]

I would say the Kretoshq CZ0 or what ever is the best, then arachnamefeme is in 2ed plase

[Solarblade]

The Pumpkin King would like to say...
"Better whip up something fast if you haven't already. Midnight PST(Pacific Time. Or whatever time California goes by.) is the deadline. The scores will be posted about mid-day tomorrow. Hopefully."

[Rainbow Dash]

Thread over. Judge away~

[Solarblade]

I'm working on it >.>

Anyhow, placings are as follows.
1st - Darx
2nd - Terry
3rd - SpeedRemix
4th - RageKill15

I'm sad that there weren't more entries ;_;
Anyhow, I must say, Darx pretty much won hands down, as he came closest to matching any of the styles, and as far as I can tell, was pretty much close to flawless (course, being flawless is impossible, but that's beside the point.). Terry's had numerous errors and could've been much improved, but was good never the less, and considering it was BIG, it got second. SpeedRemix's wasn't bad either. I'd say it was more of a tie between Terry and Him, but Speed could've added more detail and made it match the style better. Ragekill15, well, it was resized/C+P/Edit, and hurt the eyes slightly.

Darx:39/40 Cause there is no perfect! >.>
Terry:30/40 Cause it was awesome, but not style matching. Plus a few errors here and there...
SpeedRemix:25/40 Cause the colors were odd, lacked some detail, and didn't match the style very well. Good looking gas there though...
Ragekill15:5/40 Cause of what I said in the big paragraph there.

Ya... Mods, please close now. [Done. - Terry] Any questions, please redirect to PM.