I've noticed that some of the early NES games share a specific sprite style. It's some of the sports games, but also "Kung Fu". The pixel artwork on the package makes the similarity even a bit clearer than the actual sprites:
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Do you know if there's any reason why these games share this style?
I can understand that the sports games like "Tennis", "Baseball" and "Soccer" use the same style since they're all part of the sports series.
But why "Kung Fu" as well? This one is even an arcade conversion and the original sprite definitely does not look particularly like that NES style:
www.vgmuseum.com/pics8/kungfub.gif
Also, it's not that Nintendo was just uncreative. Most other games have their own style. "Pro Wrestling" and "Urban Champion" don't look like "Kung Fu" at all. And "Gumshoe" and "Gyromite" are totally different anyway.
So, is there anything to know about this style? Did it exist before the NES? And are there other games, apart from the ball sport games, which use that same style?
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Do you know if there's any reason why these games share this style?
I can understand that the sports games like "Tennis", "Baseball" and "Soccer" use the same style since they're all part of the sports series.
But why "Kung Fu" as well? This one is even an arcade conversion and the original sprite definitely does not look particularly like that NES style:
www.vgmuseum.com/pics8/kungfub.gif
Also, it's not that Nintendo was just uncreative. Most other games have their own style. "Pro Wrestling" and "Urban Champion" don't look like "Kung Fu" at all. And "Gumshoe" and "Gyromite" are totally different anyway.
So, is there anything to know about this style? Did it exist before the NES? And are there other games, apart from the ball sport games, which use that same style?