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“Food JPEGs” in Super Smash Bros. and Kirby Air Riders

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Re: “Food JPEGs” in Super Smash Bros. and Kirby Air Riders

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I've always thought this was inspired by the depiction of food in earlier arcade games like Bubble Bobble.

And Castlevania [1] (also from 1986) and don't forget about Pac-man, who probably started it all :)

[1] https://castlevania.fandom.com/wiki/Food

Re: “Food JPEGs” in Super Smash Bros. and Kirby Air Riders

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post #13

I've always thought this was inspired by the depiction of food in earlier arcade games like Bubble Bobble.

And Castlevania [1] (also from 1986) and don't forget about Pac-man, who probably started it all :) [1] https://castlevania.fandom.com/wiki/Food

Wall chicken is obliquely referenced in the article

Re: “Food JPEGs” in Super Smash Bros. and Kirby Air Riders

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I've always thought this was inspired by the depiction of food in earlier arcade games like Bubble Bobble.

I would love to see a list of inspirations for keeping the food 2D even in a 3D environment! Pacman or Bubble Bobble seem like good places to start.

Re: “Food JPEGs” in Super Smash Bros. and Kirby Air Riders

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post #15

> I've seen a few folks online remarking about the “JPEG” or “PNG”-like quality of the images What do they mean by this?

Players that don't know the technical term "billboarding" might use this as a way to say that the images of the food are "flat" unlike the rest of the 3D modeled environment. Just a suspicion!

Re: “Food JPEGs” in Super Smash Bros. and Kirby Air Riders

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post #15

> I've seen a few folks online remarking about the “JPEG” or “PNG”-like quality of the images What do they mean by this?

JPEG has morphed into a synonym for photo, I guess.

See also: Ace Combat 7s infamous JPEG dog.

https://youtu.be/IXB1W8va3eg

Re: “Food JPEGs” in Super Smash Bros. and Kirby Air Riders

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post #15

> I've seen a few folks online remarking about the “JPEG” or “PNG”-like quality of the images What do they mean by this?

Players that don't know the technical term "billboarding" might use this as a way to say that the images of the food are "flat" unlike the rest of the 3D modeled environment. Just a suspicion!

Also that they use a more realistic style compared to much of the in-game art assets.
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