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FreezairForALimitedTime Responsible adult from Planet Claire Since: Jan, 2001
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#1: Oct 2nd 2010 at 4:28:14 PM

Here's a good ol' fashioned topic. In the days of yore—NES, Game Boy, the like—what are some sprites you misinterpreted? I.E., they're supposed to look like one thing, but instead looked like something else to you?

In Kirby's Dreamland, there is a monster in Green Greens that is supposed to be a bear wearing a headband. Here's a sprite sheet; it's on the upper right side. However, from the first time I played it to today, I always see it as a cow wearing a Geordi La Forge eye-thing.

How about you?

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#3: Oct 2nd 2010 at 4:46:16 PM

I thought the Dracolord's overworld sprite from Dragon Warrior I + II was a Goomba.

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#4: Oct 2nd 2010 at 4:47:34 PM

I had a very skewed view of what Pokemon looked like until Yellow came out, thanks to Red and Blue.

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#5: Oct 2nd 2010 at 4:50:06 PM

I always thought the Scarfy from Kirby was a pig's face.

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#6: Oct 2nd 2010 at 5:08:45 PM

I thought it was a Panda.

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#7: Oct 2nd 2010 at 5:30:29 PM

The infantry sprites in Command And Conquer: Tiberian Sun have a weird walking animation reminiscent of Unreal Tournament.

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#8: Oct 2nd 2010 at 5:42:35 PM

I thought koopas where turtles with bird heads. Turns out they're just turtles.

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FreezairForALimitedTime Responsible adult from Planet Claire Since: Jan, 2001
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#9: Oct 2nd 2010 at 7:20:09 PM

I know... I didn't think Ditto had a face for a while.

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#10: Oct 2nd 2010 at 7:26:47 PM

Early advertisements actually did show that koopas had bird heads. Their current appearance is probably a retcon.

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#11: Oct 2nd 2010 at 10:18:03 PM

I think many people misinterpret Lopunny's sprite...

At least judging from posts and earlier fan art.

edited 2nd Oct '10 10:18:26 PM by SpookyMask

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#12: Oct 2nd 2010 at 10:26:41 PM

I always thought it looked like Mario was bleeding from his eyes when you die in Super Mario World. And, by extension, Luigi had green blood.

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#13: Oct 2nd 2010 at 11:24:48 PM

Link's death silhouette looks a bit... suggestive.

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#14: Oct 2nd 2010 at 11:26:44 PM

In Sonic The Hedgehog 3, when Knuckles is trying to keep his balance as the Death Egg begins to take off, I thought his tail was his penis.

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#15: Oct 3rd 2010 at 2:01:09 PM

For a long time, I thought that Quote's sprite was completely sideways. Then I realized that it had a 3/4-ish view.

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#17: Oct 4th 2010 at 1:12:25 PM

And now I just saw his vest as a giant beard.

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#18: Oct 4th 2010 at 1:19:18 PM

I always thought the White Wizard from Final Fantasy I was flipping monsters off with her magic.

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#19: Oct 4th 2010 at 1:22:04 PM

I used to think that Fearow's wings were actually just awesome, rockin' 80's hair.

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#20: Oct 4th 2010 at 1:27:46 PM

I thought Makuhita was the color pink...

Not sure how...

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#21: Oct 4th 2010 at 1:36:34 PM

I think many people misinterpret Lopunny's sprite...

Overinterpret. tongue

I don't know if it's my mistake or the spriters', but Milotic in RSE looks really derp to me. Comparing those eyes to these, I think they agree.

FreezairForALimitedTime Responsible adult from Planet Claire Since: Jan, 2001
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#22: Oct 4th 2010 at 3:21:45 PM

I don't think that's really thinking a sprite looks like something it doesn't, though.

Like Poliwag, and thinking its belly is a mouth and its mouth is its nose.

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#23: Oct 4th 2010 at 4:35:16 PM

I used to think Rayquaza was not a coiled snake-dragon, but instead a dragon whose arms conjoined at the ends like a hoop. Also, though I know a lot of people have made this mistake, I used to think Bugsy from Pokemon Gold and Silver was a girl. His remake's sprite is much less androgynous.

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#24: Oct 5th 2010 at 2:57:20 AM

Wallace and Tate. They were both girls and nothing you could say would convince me otherwise.

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#25: Oct 5th 2010 at 3:00:07 AM

^^ Really? To me, Bugsy's sprite looks trappier than ever. =d

Also, in R/B/Y, Bruno's sprite made it look as if he was sitting inside of a plastic bag.

edited 5th Oct '10 3:01:35 AM by Electivirus

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