Super Mario Brothers X Redrawn ~ A GFX Pack: CUSTOM EXES!

[SilverDeoxys563]

alright guys it's a repost, don't be alarmed. I don't think this exists on the Internet outside of the Wayback Machine right now though, so yeah, I might as well put this in a more accessible location.

And no, I'm not actually back, because I still don't want to spend my time on this kind of graphical work. I still can create graphics, though--if someone's trying to create an indie game that he can sell for money, and he's looking for an artist, tell him to hire me.

You're free to reread this essay if you'd like

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It is done. About two years ago, I promised a redrawn graphics pack. I've been working on it, little by little ever since. Sometimes, I got huge sparks of inspiration and just started tearing away at the remaining graphics to do, while other days I simply couldn't figure out what to do for the life of me. But, alas! Today is Christmas Day, the third anniversary of my discovery of SMBX. Next year, today shall also be the first anniversary of the day I leave. Yes, you have heard me correctly. I'm leaving for good. I have a few reasons why, as well, that I'd like to explain before you download this amazingly realistic graphics pack to replace your graphics folder with.

So firstly, you may realize that by my signature, I am Christian. This is true. I do believe in the work Jesus Christ did two thousand years ago, and as part of my beliefs in the Bible, God's commandments to mankind, and His plan for us, I feel I've been... rather naughty by being here. Even though I've been as nice as I could possibly be most of the time, it aches me to see you guys manifest some of the world's deepest and darkest sins, such as sexual amusement, which I do not plan to explain, except for the fact that it's rather self-explanatory that there's something wrong if you feel the need to mention male genital parts at least once in a sub-forum. Honestly, I really don't want to go any deeper into this, because I'd rather not think about what you guys have made me see. What is seen cannot be unseen, nor unremembered for a matter of fact. It can be forgotten, but it can never by erased from your memory.

I also dislike, even though I've both seen and heard it everywhere, the fact that you guys regularly swear. Using a word for another intention does not change its offensive meaning. Oftentimes, you'll probably swear at people to gain a reaction. To that extent, you have succeeded on my part. To make them fall into the same vulgar bandwagon, though, is not something you've done. One too many times I've thought it okay to say "what the hell," which really, is pretty offensive in and of itself. I wish to seek more sophisticated and interesting words in the English language than your vulgar swearing, which pretty much nobody I meet will tolerate, so why do you guys perpetuate it? I've heard it's a habit, and it's just wrong if you're able to make an actual habit out of this. I feel Cloud made an extremely intelligent move on his forums when he added "No swearing" as a rule. Of course there will be little children. And figuratively speaking, I am still but a child. Though I may be the age of fifteen, there's really nothing magical about being a teenager. You still have to abide by the rules, and it's not okay to break any of those rules, which does include the Word of God. And just because you begin to mature doesn't mean that you can be as offensive as the actors on most TV shows are nowadays either, sadly.

I could go on, but time forces me to limit my discussion here. I shall sum this up by saying that you have been very naughty pretty much always, and I do not appreciate it. Your everyday speech sickens me, and the jokes you resort to are more offensive than humorous. Though you have been kind, at times, I do not appreciate what this so-called "maturity" has done to you. I do not wish to fall into the dark habits you guys do, and separating myself from this immoral community is the best option for me. I am deeply sorry for those who enjoyed my work here, but I wish to seek a new life--a life that doesn't involve hovering over my eight-GB, eight-core-processor computer 10 hours a day, 7 days a week. I already have improper neck posture, and my skin is as pale as a naked mole rat's. Seeing as I'm forced to hide my dark experiences here every Monday, when I go to a Christian-oriented coop Monday school, I always sit away from the students my age and stay silent. I must change that. Though I may have autism, nothing can stop my convictions of moralizing myself and improving my life for Christ. I have sinned so very much by associating myself with you guys, though you guys can be kind, and now it is time to repent, in part, by following through with one of my promises and releasing the one large-scale project I've actually been motivated to finish. I have unbound my iron chains to this forum, at last.

These screenshots come mainly from the Invasion 2. I should have taken world map screenshots, but I forgot. I did change the world map, though, for your information.

Why this style, of all the graphical styles I could have possibly done? Why not SMW? Well, it turns out, I also like realism, and I'm actually better at spriting Redrawn graphics than SMW graphics. It's true. I hope that by ushering in these graphics, you may learn the tricks and realistic effects icegoom, SNN, and I have put into these realistic-looking graphics. In terms of realism, this has to be better than the SMB3 style you favor and use more frequently than anything else.

And with that, I'm done. It's been a... pleasure. I bid you all farewell, and God bless you so you may hopefully maybe, someday, repent, as I have done. Have a merry Christmas. I know have, already.

Where's the download, you ask? Read the wall of text. That's the only way you'll find it. I'm not going to let you tl;dr this time. Goodbye, and who knows? Maybe we'll see each other one day in real life.

Indeed, I'm still a Christian, so let me put this out there: Some sinners can be saints. Don't let your own imperfection put you down. I don't plan to turn back on my faith as there's actually someone... very special, IRL, that inspired me to desert the kinds of people I was seeing at Knux's forums, which have apparently died. Interesting turn of events.

also I should probably stop taunting you guys with the fact that I'm only here to assist Wind and play the the SSB3DS tournaments, so here's some screenshots because apparently good friends can't trust each other enough to just give them a download link. I like how these Imgur links still work. It gives testimony to exactly why I use Imgur for my image uploading needs.

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oh hey this one survived too :O



DEM HARDCODED GRAPHICS.

World Map changes:

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So, here's how it works: Create a new folder and move all of your default SMBX graphics into it. Then, move the contents of the ZIP folder into the empty graphics folder. Then, move these folders back into the graphics folder: mario, luigi, peach, toad, link, player. Then you can launch SMBX (or the new Wohlstand editor) and watch in awe as it loads all of these graphics without a ridiculously long waiting time!

If I missed a folder that you should move back into the graphics folder, please tell me via replies down below. If anything looks off or bad to you, please also let me know via replies down below. Other than any potential issues you may have, go ahead and feel free to talk about how innovative this style can be. Isn't it amazing how you can fit this all onto a default SMW palette and 8x8 tile grid?

I still hid the download in the essay lol >:)

[Shadow Yoshi]

1. This topic might already exist, and I can dig it up if you want.
2. Nobody ever really leaves the SMBX community except for mortedamos.
3. You don't have to "turn on your faith" to be a part of this community. If you stay for a little bit, you'll realize that I share very similar beliefs as you do. Also, never convert for a girl unless you're engaged/married to her and weren't already regularly practicing.
4. Nice graphics.
5. Welcome back. :P

[PROX]

this looks fantastic and very useful. I can see myself making levels with all of this content. Also I'm a christian myself. Praise the Lord!!

[bossedit8]

They do look awesome for a complete redrawn of graphics in SMBX. I saw most of them in the SMW Romhacks for sure like SMW - The Second Reality Project Reloaded or something was called. You did made a good work on all of them except for the SMB Clouds as I see a few black Pixels on them on one screen. Also, if we add them in SMBX's Default Graphics, it surely can mess up the other custom graphics that normally merge with the default graphics like on an Airship for example. Other than that it surely looks pretty nice.

[Squishy Rex]

A great pack for SMBX has returned. It is good to see this pack back up for download. It's a great creation Deoxys and you've done a splendid job making them. This definitely something worth being proud of in my opinion.

[h2643]

Nice to see this is back. As I already said, amazing job on the pack
it's pretty useful for others!

[Rage_quitter_98]

iirc this graphic style is from this SMW Rom hack right?
Amazing work dude. look really pretty but some tiles are a bit too dark imo (SMB1 Clouds)

[SilverDeoxys563]

Alright, let's tie some ends here before I solely dedicate my cyber existence to the entirety of SSB3DS online tournaments

1. This topic might already exist, and I can dig it up if you want.
2. Nobody ever really leaves the SMBX community except for mortedamos.
3. You don't have to "turn on your faith" to be a part of this community. If you stay for a little bit, you'll realize that I share very similar beliefs as you do. Also, never convert for a girl unless you're engaged/married to her and weren't already regularly practicing.
4. Nice graphics.
5. Welcome back. :P

1. Yeah, it might be archived, but the last time I checked months ago it wasn't here, and I did a search again yesterday and nothing came up. However, I'm pretty sure you could guess I did both of those things.

2. How could I ever possibly dessert Yoshibrothers? He only seems to use Steam as a tool and not a social network like I do, so I had to come back to him somehow. I could have easily left here if it weren't for his innocent soul.

3. I believed in the faith as part of my upbringing, but knowing her and what she has indirectly done for me over the past five years has made me take it more seriously than I ever did before. She changed my life. Had it not been for her presence, I don't think I would be as observant, perceptive, and kind as I am now. And yet it all started with a slightly competitive mindset--I knew all the answers to my history and science study guide questions, and yet she was beating me to raising her hand and finding things on the maps. I adapted. As my shy self eavesdropped more on conversations she took part in, I realized just how incredible her life was, and that's what really drove me to do what I did last year in leaving the community. By no means am I officially back, but I might as well get you up to speed:

4. Yeah, I'm still not too shabby at graphics, I think. It's one of the things I like to do every once in a while these days. Thanks.

5. I don't know--how much of the immaturity of the Knuckles96 forums have you cut back on? Apparently, they died, but everyone migrated here. How has everyone adapted since then?

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Alright, next crucial reply.

You did made a good work on all of them except for the SMB Clouds as I see a few black Pixels on them on one screen.

I seriously can't figure out why I'm seeing that there. The mask looks right when I magic wand the white part onto the color graphic. It might just be an outdated screenshot.

Also, if we add them in SMBX's Default Graphics, it surely can mess up the other custom graphics that normally merge with the default graphics like on an Airship for example. Other than that it surely looks pretty nice.

Yeah, I know. The best place to use these graphics is in a legacy episode like The Invasion that didn't use any custom graphics.

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iirc this graphic style is from this SMW Rom hack right?

It's a legacy hack, submitted about three years ago. http://www.smwcentral.net/?p=showhack&i ... orce_old=1

Amazing work dude. look really pretty but some tiles are a bit too dark imo (SMB1 Clouds)

I've updated the zip file from my Dropbox account. Alternatively, get just the clouds here.
I did some reorganization in the main pack, though. I'm hoping that it's easier to navigate now.

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So speaking of bad graphics, has anyone playtested this yet? Did you find any bugs? I might as well fix these while I'm here, too. By the way, I used the same colors with some of the Brinstar machine tiles that I did with the Tourian tiles, so feel free to mix and match to suit your needs. Now if only some of the Tourian tiles were animated...


Protip of the day: Speaking of Dropbox, it's not some random website I found and decided to use. If you're working on a SMBX project with someone, why not use the Dropbox desktop app? With files that you can drag into a shared folder that appears on everyone's computer, you'll never have to worry about long download times with patches and minor inconveniences like that. All of the files sync in real time--if someone else updates a graphic or level, it'll update on your side too! Don't like a change someone made? Use the restore feature found on the website to restore a previous version of the file! That's probably one of the best things about Dropbox. And plus, IT'S COMPLETELY FREE! (You'll have to buy any more space than 2 gigabytes with real money. That's a lot of free space, though.)

[Shadow Yoshi]

3. I believed in the faith as part of my upbringing, but knowing her and what she has indirectly done for me over the past five years has made me take it more seriously than I ever did before. She changed my life. Had it not been for her, I don't think I would be as observant, perceptive, and kind as I am now. And yet it all started with a slightly competitive mindset--I knew all the answers to my history and science study guide questions, and yet she was beating me to raising her hand and finding things on the maps. I adapted. As my shy self eavesdropped more on conversations she took part in, I realized just how incredible her life was, and that's what really drove me to do what I did last year. By no means am I officially back, but:

Glad to hear you've found someone that makes you happy. Don't think that she should be keeping you from here, though.

5. I don't know--how much of the immaturity of the Knuckles96 forums have you cut back on? Apparently, they died, but everyone migrated here. How has everyone adapted since then?

All of it. I have pretty low tolerance levels for the stupid stuff that existed at that forum. If you see people complaining about my administration, this is probably why; some have had more trouble adapting than others. It'll all be resolved in time, I'm sure.

[underFlo]

Man, I really can't decide if I like this or Sednaiur's pack more. You know, I'll give it a tie.
Also, welcome back (and hopefully we'll meet each other im some Smash tourneys).
But yeah, I can definitely see me using a lot of these.

[Danny]

Glad to hear you've found someone that makes you happy. Don't think that she should be keeping you from here, though.

It's surprising what some relationships can do, I speak first-hand experience. But it was short-lived and I came back because there is literally nothing keeping me away or holding me back from being here.

[sleepy]

about playtesting, I tested your pack a long time ago (6-7 months) and it worked great,I didn't really see any graphical issues with it. Reminds me exactly of SMW Redrawn :)

[mariofan 64]

Graphics like these would want me to develop my own semi-real graphics. Only difference is that it would take me over a year for drawing each individual graphic. Luckily, PGE has PNGtoGIFwithMask tool. That works for me. I won't download these, but you inspire me enough for me to do my own graphics. Nice work.

[FanofSMBX]

You know what I think would be cool? A exe hack with the Yoshi, shoe, graphics etc! Please?

[SilverDeoxys563]

You know what I think would be cool? A exe hack with the Yoshi, shoe, graphics etc! Please?

Let's arrange a time we can do this over IRC via PM, because I don't know much about EXE hacking and I'm not sure where I put the actual program. But we totally should do this.

[FallingSnow]

You didn't redraw Mario? Come on. One last thing! :P

[SilverDeoxys563]

You didn't redraw Mario? Come on. One last thing!

Uhhhhhhhhhh

let's just say that hitboxes don't work well

there's also Luigi of whom I've seen very little in screenshots

[FallingSnow]

Well, all I'm asking for is a recolor/reshade so that he fits in with everything else a bit better. You know?

[FanofSMBX]

There's all but Tanooki and hammer in the unused section.

[Waddle]

There's all but Tanooki and hammer in the unused section.

but he said the hitbox was broken.
and I'm not sure if he's interested in LUNADLL or not.