Comment on “Food JPEGs” in Super Smash Bros. and Kirby Air RidersComments−bjt123458moI've always thought this was inspired by the depiction of food in earlier arcade games like Bubble Bobble.−smokel8moAnd Castlevania [1] (also from 1986) and don't forget about Pac-man, who probably started it all :)[1] https://castlevania.fandom.com/wiki/Food−lelandfe8moWall chicken is obliquely referenced in the article−AshamedCaptain8moAnd (Kirby's) Gourmet Race with its food sprites, the clear ancestor of all the Kirby racing games... and from the same designer.Even if its sprites are not photo-realistic, I am bit surprised it was excluded from TFA.−SethMLarsonOP8moI 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.
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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
Wall chicken is obliquely referenced in the article
And (Kirby's) Gourmet Race with its food sprites, the clear ancestor of all the Kirby racing games... and from the same designer.
Even if its sprites are not photo-realistic, I am bit surprised it was excluded from TFA.
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.