Chrono Trigger tells the story of a seemingly mismatched group of people who must stop an ancient being from bringing about the apocalypse. Released in 1995 for the Super Nintendo and often hailed as one of the best JRPGs of all time, Chrono Trigger is an epic sci-fi/fantasy adventure featuring six playable characters from different eras in time. Although the mobile port only allows you to play in portrait mode, you can tap the right virtual joystick to get a 360-degree view of where you are, which comes in handy for doors you may not be able to see at first glance. Graphics-wise, the mobile port allows them to shine the 2D sprites in the 3D environments are visually stunning to look at.
In addition to its Nintendo DS remake, Dragon Quest V was released on Android and iOS in January 2015. This game is notable for a few features that would influence other games, such as the ability to make monsters allies and a character having a playable pregnancy. Although it would be remade for the Playstation 2 in 2004, it wouldn’t receive an English release until its Nintendo DS remake in 2009.ĭragon Quest V features a silent male protagonist and follows him from his childhood to adulthood as he goes from traveling with his father as a boy to raising a family of his own. Originally a Japan-exclusive game known as Dragon Warrior V, this JRPG was released for the Super Nintendo in 1992. As a whole, the graphics made you excited to do each character’s special attack and have fun beating the CPU or another player. The backgrounds for the battle stages weren’t too shabby, even if players might be too focus on playing to notice them. Graphically, the sprite animation for the characters was vibrant and fluid. Featuring a crossover of Marvel’s X-Men characters and Capcom’s Street Fighter characters, players could have characters from one or both franchises team up in tag battles. Street Fighter would be the first installment in the Marvel Vs. Released in arcades in 1996 and on home consoles in 19, X-Men vs. Here are my personal picks for the 10 best 2D sprite games: X-Men vs. Not only are 2D sprite games reminiscent of a simpler time for video game graphics, but they allow you to appreciate how game developers have build on their foundation in future game installments.
With Square Enix’s recent annoucement that they’d be releasing pixel remastered versions of the first six Final Fantasy games, it seems that the nostalgia for 2D sprite games is at an all time high.