11-10-2012, 02:42 PM
Basically: no.
Unless the sprites are from scratch and completely original (aka not a custom Mario etc.) it's illegal to use them for commercial uses.
I'm not sure if someone would take legal action if you stole their 100% original sprites but it would be a REALLY dick move and the gaming community would turn on you.
Fan-games are a bit of a grey area. Sega seems cool with the fan Sonic games but the 'bigger' fan-games have been shut down in the past.
Unless the sprites are from scratch and completely original (aka not a custom Mario etc.) it's illegal to use them for commercial uses.
I'm not sure if someone would take legal action if you stole their 100% original sprites but it would be a REALLY dick move and the gaming community would turn on you.
Fan-games are a bit of a grey area. Sega seems cool with the fan Sonic games but the 'bigger' fan-games have been shut down in the past.