Sprite Competitions

A Sprite Competition is an event staged with delays ranging from a week to a month, where sprites, not drawings, are submitted by various artists and compared by the general public. The best five are voted on, and of those five another vote is taken to award the First Place, Runner-Up (Second Place), and Top Five badges.

The winner of the competition begins the next one, and selects a subject. If they are not available, or if they choose to do so, they can allow the runner-up to do so.

Unfortunately, a lot of sprite competitions lately are created by people who want to do something different, due to a lot of members complaining that "it's been done before" if a sprite competition is created with a previously attempted idea, such as "Mario" or "Yoshi". These competitions are either focused around an enemy that is difficult to draw (such as Culex), or are too broad to be considered fair (such as any enemy from SM64). However, most members wouldn't mind actually doing a competition again if it has been done before, it's up to members to think a little more carefully.

There have also been complaints that spriting one particular Mario character in any style is getting repetitive. Many have asked to do backgrounds as a subject instead. However a lot of spriters claim they are unable to make backgrounds and don't participate. There have also been competitions about spriting characters in a certain spriting style too, or with a limited amount of colours/sprite dimensions.

Minor Facts

• The spriting competitions were indirectly started by Supernesfreak, who made a sprite competition in the General Chat called "No-name soldier sprite competition" where everyone was to make a sprite of a random soldier. This topic got maybe 2 pages, then it was scrapped and it was decided that it should be a Mario based competition.

Rules

Although the interpretation of the rules are a controversy, here are some concrete guidelines:

1. Each member may submit however number of entries they wish - but they can only choose one for the Top 5.

2. Only pure pixel-art is allowed. Each pixel must be placed specifically and intentionally with no computer aid, including brushes.

Results and winning entries

Sprite Comp #25 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #26 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #27 Super Mario 64 Enemies Winner Willy Goldwater Runner Up Eno Top 5 Toni Delichanicho Mario Gamer
Sprite Comp #28 Hammer Bros. Winner Xander Runner Up Toni Top 5 Banana Head TGM OmegaK	Sprite Comp #29 Dangerous Duck Winner Rage Runner Up Citrusponge Top 5 Avi Toni Mario Gamer	Sprite Comp #30 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.
Sprite Comp #31 Mouser Winner Doc Wario Runner Up Toni Top 5 Xander Aku Sergeant Jinpen	Sprite Comp #32 Croco Winner Xgoff Runner Up Toni Top 5 Rage NO ENTRY NO ENTRY	Sprite Comp #33 Suits Winner Eno Runner Up Citrusponge Top 5 Shadz Doc Wario SonicProject
Sprite Comp #34 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #35 Yoshi Winner Rage Runner Up Doc Wario Top 5 Banana Head Yoshiguy Shaw	Sprite Comp #36 Classics Winner Toni Runner Up 123James Top 5 Akruru Lee Black Squirrel
Sprite Comp #37 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #38 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #39 Classics Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.
Sprite Comp #40 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #41 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #42 Luigi's Mansion Ghosts Winner Mario Gamer Runner Up MechaChao Top 5 Banana Head Spritanium SonicProject
Sprite Comp #43 Koopa Kids Winner Toni Runner Up Doc Wario Top 5 MechaChao NO Body Bidbood	Sprite Comp #44 WarioWare Winner FanGuy Runner Up PressStart Top 5 Mario Gamer OmegaK MechaChao	Sprite Comp #45 Rawk Hawk Winner Shadz Runner Up Banjzooie Top 5 Spritanium Bowserman Jazz
Sprite Comp #46 Mario Bros. Winner Doc Wario Runner Up Sergent Jinpen Top 5 Slash SonicProject Spritanium	Sprite Comp #47 Wario Bros. Winner Medaforcer Runner Up NO Body Top 5 Xander Sergeant Jinpen Mecha Chaos	Sprite Comp #48 Bowser Winner Bowserman Runner Up Medaforcer Top 5 Slash Spritanium Omegak
Sprite Comp #49 Doopliss Winner Medaforcer Runner Up Shaw Top 5 Doc Wario Draco Icebane OSM	Sprite Comp #50 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #51 Pokey Winner Cinossu Runner Up Bowserman Top 5 MechaChao Badassbill Pucifur
Sprite Comp #52 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #53 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #54 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.
Sprite Comp #55 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #56 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #57 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.
Sprite Comp #58 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #59 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #60 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.
Sprite Comp #61 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #62 Crystal King Winner Omegak Runner Up Sasuke Top 5 Raccoon Sam Tri Tragic	Sprite Comp #63 Fuzzies Winner Bowserman Runner Up Admiral Delmore Top 5 Tragic Omegak Moap
Sprite Comp #64 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #65 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #66 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.
Sprite Comp #67 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #68 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #69 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.
Sprite Comp #70 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #71 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #72 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.
Sprite Comp #73 Mallow & Geno Winner Press Start Runner Up Medaforcer Top 5 Raccoon Sam Jay Kamikaze	Sprite Comp #74 The Merl Family Winner DSguru Runner Up Toast Top 5 Jay Cubehead Mechant	Sprite Comp #75 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.
Sprite Comp #76 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #76 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #77 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.
Sprite Comp #78 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #79 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #80 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.
Sprite Comp #81 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #82 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #83 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.
Sprite Comp #84 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #85 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #86 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.
Sprite Comp #87 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #88 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #89 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.
Sprite Comp #90 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #91 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #92 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.
Sprite Comp #93 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #94 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #95 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.
Sprite Comp #96 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #97 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #98 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.
Sprite Comp #99 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #100 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #101 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.
Sprite Comp #102 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #103 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #104 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.
Sprite Comp #105 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #106 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #107 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.
Sprite Comp #108 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #109 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #110 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.
Sprite Comp #111 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #112 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #113 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.
Sprite Comp #114 Count Cannoli Winner Josiah Runner Up Guss Top 5 Dex Fawfulhasfury Giga	Sprite Comp #115 Mario Game Mockups Winner Bacteriophage Runner Up Guss Top 5 Lakiplant Slash Grant	Sprite Comp #116 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.
Sprite Comp #117 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #118 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #119 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.
Sprite Comp #120 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #121 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #122 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.
Sprite Comp #123 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #124 Koopatrol Winner Badassbill Runner Up Jazz Top 5 Shyguy Grey Pucifur Sploder	Sprite Comp #125 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.
Sprite Comp #126 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #127 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #128 Wriggler Winner Shyguy Grey Runner Up Bacteriophage Top 5 Zenor Badassbill Shawn
Sprite Comp #129 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #130 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #131 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.
Sprite Comp #132 Wario-Man Winner Dex Runner Up Guss Top 5 ShyGuy Grey Black Boo No other Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #133 Map Screens Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #134 Toads Winner Shyguy Grey Runner Up tommy631 Top 5 Black Boo Dex Medri Fogmatio
Sprite Comp #135 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #136 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #137 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.
Sprite Comp #136 Skeletal Enemies Winner ShyGuy Grey Runner Up Dex Top 5 Simoneister Funky Glukom	Sprite Comp #137 Okooru Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #138 Wario Land 4 Enemies Winner Omega Runner Up Glukom Top 5 Dex Papero Funky
Sprite Comp #139 Mario Bros. (arcade) Winner Gameboy Runner Up Black Boo Top 5 M. Bison Bwario Dex	Sprite Comp #140 DK Crew Winner Sonic_Penguin 15 Runner Up Mr Fii Top 5 Yak Pip Mewizkewt	Sprite Comp #141 Pokémon Style Winner Pikaboo Runner Up Glukom Top 5 Spritanium OmegaK Tragic
Sprite Comp #142 Honeyhive Galaxy Winner Black Squirrel Runner Up Black Boo Top 5 Ndsfreak Project MK Nicktendo DS	Sprite Comp #143 Wrecking Crew Winner Black Squirrel Runner Up Toadkarter Top 5 Black Boo Frogjester ndsfreak	Sprite Comp #144 Vibe Enemies Winner Grant Runner Up Black Boo Top 5 Frogjester Yak Soiyeruda
Sprite Comp #145 Buzzy Beetles Winner Zenor Runner Up Gameboy Top 5 Frogjester Joe Inky NICKtendo DS	Sprite Comp #146 Buddy PowerUps Winner Shyguy Grey Runner Up Black Boo Top 5 Shymouse Frogjester Joe Inky	Sprite Comp #147 Final Showdown Scene Winner NICKtendo DS Runner Up ndsfreak Top 5 Project_MK Joe Inky SuperCapeMario
Sprite Comp #148 Doors Winner Funky Runner Up Shyguy Grey Top 5 Keyser Soze Project MK Black Boo	Sprite Comp #149 SMB3 Tilesets Winner Pucifur Runner Up Bacteriophage Top 5 Black Squirrel Toodles Team Sonnikku	Sprite Comp #150 Bowser Junior Winner Gameboy Runner Up Gato Top 5 Joe Inky Solink Shyguy Grey
Sprite Comp #151 Nintendo Characters in Mario Style Winner bEEtle Runner Up Ridge Troopa Top 5 Gato CeeY OmegaK	Sprite Comp #152 Bubbles Winner Ridge Troopa Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #153 Super Paper Mario Winner Croshi Runner Up ShyGuy Grey Top 5 Luigis No1 Yoshbert 1-ups Yak
Sprite Comp #154 Exaggeration Winner Gato Runner Up Fuzzy Top 5 M. Bison Razz Yak	Sprite Comp #155 Pixel Art Winner shymouse Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #156 Musical Mayhem Winner ShyGuy Grey Runner Up Tuna Unleashed Top 5 Black Squirrel Flamedragon deaddude
Sprite Comp #157 Ptooie Winner Gato Runner Up Jazz Top 5 ShyGuy Grey Yak Slash	Sprite Comp #158 Bullet Bill Winner Stixdude Runner Up Littlink Top 5 Des Pixelboy Saturn	Sprite Comp #159 Limited Colors Winner Funky Runner Up Jazz Top 5 Solink Croshi ndsfreak
Sprite Comp #160 Backgrounds Winner Wolfgator Runner Up Fez Top 5 Flamedragon Mirror Segatendo	Sprite Comp #161 Bouldergeist Winner Peardian Runner Up Des Top 5 Badassbill Clownman Kritter	Sprite Comp #162 Boss Minions Winner Joe Inky Runner Up WiWa Top 5 ShyGuy Grey RØN NorskSengir
Sprite Comp #163 Sprite Packs Winner TheWario10 Runner Up Yoshbert 1-Ups Top 5 toadkarter Project_MK Black Boo	Sprite Comp #164 Enemies in different enviroments Winner Jazz Runner Up Wiwa Top 5 FlameDragon ShyGuy Grey Black Boo	Sprite Comp #165 Craws Winner Wolfgator Runner Up Shyguy Grey Top 5 Yak Mirror Bip
Sprite Comp #166 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #167 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #168 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.
Sprite Comp #169 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #170 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #171 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.
Sprite Comp #172 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #173 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #174 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.
Sprite Comp #175 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #176 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #177 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.
Sprite Comp #178 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #179 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #180 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.
Sprite Comp #181 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #182 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #183 Mother 3 Enemies Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.
Sprite Comp #184 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #185 Sonic Reimagined Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #186 Ninja Gaiden Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.
Sprite Comp #187 NES Zelda Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #188 Professor Layton Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.	Sprite Comp #189 Winner No Winner. Runner Up No Runner Up. Top 5 No Top 5 entries.

See Also

• Members who have won a Sprite Competition
• Members who have placed second in a Sprite Competition
• Members who have placed 5th or higher in Sprite Competitions