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Affiliates


Sprite Archives

NAME
BREADTH
DEPTH
FILE
TYPE
COMMENTS
FF Adventure/Sword of Mana Sprites 1 3 individual sprites One of the only sources of Sword of Mana sprites, ripped by my friend Alex. It also has sprites from the Gameboy version (Final Fantasy Adventure).
Sprite Database 5 3.5 sprite sheets Site is easy to navigate and loads quickly.
Spriter's Resource, The 5 3 sprite sheets This site sometimes loads slowly, but it's worth the wait.
Super Sprites! 4 1 individual sprites Primarily covers Japanese SNES games.




Other Video Game Sites

NAME
DESCRIPTION
Creative Uncut Awesome collection of high-resolution RPG illustration art (among other RPG multimedia). Best of all, there are no annoying logos or watermarks on their images. Be sure to check out their forum!
FantasyAnime My friend's site, which covers classic gaming and anime. This site has so many cool things that it's difficult to describe in one paragraph. It includes multimedia for popular and fan-translated RPGs. It also has an excellent emulation tutorial that covers all of the best emulators. Don't forget to stop by the forum!
Final Fantasy Compendium This site covers the story and setting of every Final Fantasy game. Here you can find summaries of each game's plot and information about nearly every character and place. It also covers various aspects of the Final Fantasy world, such as species, transportation, jobs, etc. I often consult this site for character names when building VideoGameSprites.net.
Final Fantasy Kingdom Growing coverage of the Final Fantasy series. Includes information such as characters, magic, equipment, monsters, maps, etc.
rpg-o-mania Includes art galleries and music.



Other Sprite Galleries


Sprites from Multiple Games

NAME
BREADTH
DEPTH
FILE
TYPE
COMMENTS
Bogleech.com's Ghastly Game Sprite Archive 4 3 individual sprites Specializes in monsters from science fiction and horror games.
GSA: Game Sprite Archives 5 3 individual sprites Navigation is quite tedious due to over-organization; it takes many clicks to get where you want.
Nintendo Game Maps 1 3 individual sprites This site primarily focuses on NES backgrounds, but there are a few sprites as well. The sprites are labeled.
Pixel Warehouse 4 2 individual sprites Primarily covers SEGA Master System and Genesis games.
Retrogamezone 5 3 sprite sheets This site may not exist for much longer, as the webmaster is considering shutting the site down.
Scrollboss 4 3 individual sprites Primarily covers classic side-scrollers like Double Dragon and Golden Axe.
Shyguy Kingdom, The 5 4 sprite sheets One of the best sprite galleries. As of March 31, 2009, The Shyguy Kingdom's sprites will be posted on The Spriters Resource.




Sprites from Single Games or Series

NAME
BREADTH
DEPTH
FILE
TYPE
COMMENTS
Final Fantasy Dream 1 3 individual sprites A French-language site about the Final Fantasy series. It also has some sprites that have been collected from other web sites (such as VideoGameSprites.net), which are labeled "Sprites" or "Gifs Animés."
Final Fantasy Wiki 4 3 individual sprites While not a sprite site per se, Final Fantasy Wiki has many character and enemy sprites. It's a good reference.
Golden Sun Sprites 1 5 ZIP files Exhaustive coverage of Golden Sun and Golden Sun: The Lost Age.
MrP's Castlevania Realm 2 3.5 individual sprites Although this is not a sprite gallery, you can find most of the characters and enemies here.
Royalty-Free 2D Animated Character Spritesheets N/A N/A sprite sheets Character sprites in the style of Minecraft




Maps, Backgrounds, and Other Media

NAME
BREADTH
DEPTH
FILE
TYPE
COMMENTS
Background HQ 5 4.5 individual backgrounds A wonderful collection of backgrounds from many classic games.
Nintendo Game Maps 3 4 individual backgrounds A good source of NES backgrounds. The content is well-organized.
Sprite Database 5 3 background sheets Site is easy to navigate and loads quickly.
Super Nintendo Game Maps 1 2 individual backgrounds
VGMaps.com 5 4 individual backgrounds Covers a wide variety of consoles; also covers PC and arcade.