Somari Genesis

[Gaia]

I am very disappointed on how this turned out...So, does anyone have any Idea's on a new walking animation for Mario?

BTW~ I don't know how to sprite hands very well...

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Let's start with this first issue...

Sonic 1 and Super Mario World are somewhat identical in style.
Here's where I think the sprite went wrong:



First off, it looks like you are trying to carry SMW's sprite over to the Sonic 1's sprite style, like many did before, which isin't exactly "origional".

Second fault, someone mentioned that they are the same size, so you should be able to take Mario's leg's (well, where the knee joints are at) and stretch it a bit, it looks like he's still too short here.

Third, angle. His arm is a little high, so I suggest lowering it to about a pixel, to get the most accurate Sonic 1 Mario possible. Plus I might have noticed that Mario's lightsource is diffrent from Sonic's as when you zoom in, it looks like he's holding a candle where the lighting should match Sonic's here, judging from the cap.

If it doesn't help, I'd suggest trying to make something simpler in this style, like a Diglett.