Sprite Comparison of CAPCOM vs SNK (SNK vs CAPCOM) Side by Side Comparison

Capcom vs SNK vs Capcom Sprite Comparison.

[@ghostoflaurapalmer]

Animations and clothing details of SNK are insane.

[@minibread9804]

SNK had extreme experience with pixelart

[@zchrome688]

I think cap com had better faces and facial expression but SNK had a lot better clothing detail and muscles

[@setaentertainment4311]

Capcom: Makes things look cool. SNK: Experienced technical in-game details.

[@paoooba]

No

[@davipenha]

Capcom is just childish

[@pabloscheufler2059]

1:20 SNK has achieved the pants motion perfection

[@TheRealPaco2049]

I think there is an entire video on youtube dedicated to Kim's pants animation.

[@yuh8946]

@@TheRealPaco2049 there is

[@ThePandaBrawler]

No joke. Kim Dong Hwan's pants animation in Garou is fucking amazing as well

[@keysake]

ABItorial Excellence

[@Nanashi20]

I read somewhere that its because Playmore got involved and they are from Korea, so they put extra effort in updating Kim a lot.

[@acido44]

SNK sprites still look amazing to this day. I wish they had more budget and could make a modern project with a good engine like ArcSys but with their old style.

[@user-fy1nq3nf1q]

Yeah, if only they went on to be one of the titans of today and didnt go bankrupt way back when. Kof 15 looks kinda lacking in its backgrounds but at least it looks modern ish

[@luisleon6737]

@@user-fy1nq3nf1q For what was KOF 14 ( which looked like Playstation 3 ) KOF 15 looks very good and seems to maintain the agility characteristic of the previous games .

[@caincorn]

@@luisleon6737 Yea the improvement is impressive. KOF14 feels like a game that’s made in 2016 but visually looks like a PS2 game. I legit did not believe it was actually from SNK simply by looking at Kyo’s face.

[@dexterboy2736]

👍

[@monadoboy8009]

Capcom: More expressive and colorful SNK: More deatails in clothes, body, and body movements

[@phoneacc174]

Snk comes closer to reality

[@kenmorrow86]

I like seeing the companies opposing character takes. Like Capcom's version of an SNK character sometimes will look better than the original but also vise versa. Except Ryu,Ken,Akuma. SNK's versions look super stiff.

[@fireflyhighh]

Honestly i think snks is more expressive

[@micahiwaasa9304]

@@fireflyhighh I agree, though I prefer the bulk of the forms and the limited tones of the Capcom aesthetic.

[@Nanashi20]

@@fireflyhighh it's honestly a matter of favoritism by the respective artists in the game. Look at Dalsim, capcom basically just took the dalsim from alpha and recolored it (i think the same for Balrog), but Dhalsim's SNK sprite looks more expressively animated. But then you look at characters like Ryo, and Geese, and you see that Capcom made them more expressive. I mostly think SNK likes the more quirky characters to help make them stand out.

[@beobachter4304]

1:20 there's more physics in those pants, than in all of Cyberpunk 2077

[@dhgmrz17]

Probably one of the most fluid sprite idles I've ever seen

[@bwoeYT]

It's not physics, it's 100% hand drawn which is crazy

[@gqsak]

0:29 THERE IS MOR PHYSICS

[@thienvang1548]

Kaphwan

[@caincorn]

His pants are iconic even by today standards.

[@Ysah17]

2:18 Don't talk to me or my son ever again

[@LamontezTezlamon]

LMAO Hahaha

[@kerry7242]

Hahahaha

[@jestfullgremblim8002]

I don't get it

[@pokemonfan8569]

@@jestfullgremblim8002 They have different heights.

[@jestfullgremblim8002]

@@pokemonfan8569 oh.

[@30fpsguy]

1:50 The SNK version of M.Bison jerking hand has more enthusiasm than Capcom.

[@tcwlau3721]

His face is enthusiasm too

[@camulodunon]

The actual hand movement is actually about the same. It's the side to side movement on the SNK sprite that makes it appear to have more "enthusiasm".

[@MasDouc]

I love the grin too, like he's daring you to step close.

[@gh0rochi363]

For obvious reasons that animation always makes me laugh

[@theswapmeetflea]

Capcom - Toon look , Bright Colorful SNK - life like , solid details Love both ❤️

[@PRCAMADNNATROIAPRCDISERPENTEFT]

to be precise the snke sprites are toon look , but fortunately they understood that toon look doesn't imply poor and crappy work , so at snk are really better at creating sprites

[@mrdude88]

But SNK has 1 small advantage, more bounce.

[@milagrosreyes2957]

man snk it's the best

[@inactive9544]

You guys clearly cant understand the quality of the Capcom sprites and how "moar details" doesnt mean better. They're sleeker and more consistent in style quality and presentation.

[@TheSilliestofCatgirls]

You mean, anime. But I agree on both parts.

[@pfunk6945]

I liked snk Balrog. His head is weaving like he intends to DODGE a couple of punches.

[@Fizz-Q]

he does have a move for that

[@averageguy161]

I think SNK was more inclined to the inspiration of Balrog's character, Mike Tyson. His movement came from the peekaboo style which Mike Tyson used IRL

[@1982markjm]

I like the asthetic of Capcom a bit more, but nobody can deny the detail of snks sprites. The work they put in was amazing, almost all the clothing has detailed movement, and even muscles like Balrogs thighs have a bit of realistic animation. It's crazy.

[@tengoodquestions]

Same with ryus tricep

[@WRILLI4M]

In animation, SNK was clearly superior. Their animation is smoother.

[@smokingseabass5450]

3:02 "hey come over here" "No, you get over here buddy" "Nah screw you, get over here buddy" "You get over here"

[@derangedcrowd]

Gold LMAO

[@deadmanself]

Bruh moment

[@XianLiaIII]

GHAAAD

[@madil2259]

Hahahahaha

[@Walking-MY-Path]

LOL

[@MoonSarito]

The details of Balrog's head movements 1:06 SNK is really a monster in sprite details. Capcom is also pretty good, despite not being as detailed I loved how Terry was in the Capcom style.

[@LarryHazard]

SF Alpha Balrog looks like a brutal idiot while SVC Balrog seems smart and technical

[@edwardgaines6561]

Each company made the other's character better. SNK's made Balrog look pretty smooth in his boxing stance, but Terry SNK looks way too herky-jerky. Capcom made Terry look more aesthetic

[@burningphoneix]

It's because SNK used Heavy D as a basis to draw Balrog's sprites

[@chicle-_3536]

Capcop was more centered around an "anime" art style while SNK whent for a More "Realistic" one. I gotta say I really like how Capcom made these characters look, but, comparing the looks isn't really all this game has to offer. SNK went an extra mile not only with the art style but also with the expression of the characters, some having realistic clothes movement or even more exaggerating poses that (in my opinion) make the characters a whole lot more interesting than what Capcom did. Some characters show a more frenetic and full of energy pose, others show a lot of confidence in their abilities, and others just look really fucking cool compared to what Capcom did. I made my vote prematurely, and voted for Capcom only for the art style, but after watching this video I gotta say that I should have waited. (Don't make the same mistake as me) I have never played 2D fighting games but man, I can't wait to try them out now... (If you haven't noticed it yet, in this situation I like SNK a lot more than Capcom)

[@luisleon6737]

Capcom and SNK are the 2 Best compañies when it comes to fighting games ( or at least the oldest , Arc system Works is Another topic ) .

[@dtester]

I get what you are saying but both are both technically "Anime" styles ^_^

[@Strawbrryash]

Holy SHIT SNK’s clothing animation is SO GOOD

[@aguythatexists8318]

Kim’s pants

[@johnnyandplank5240]

Capcom had more money than snk so don't know how they didn't do their sprites like snk

[@MrERLoner]

Thats what happens when you put characters in more than gi and trunks

[@luisleon6737]

@@johnnyandplank5240 It was more about style than money , SNK had a much realistic style than Capcom , Capcom characters have more vivid colores while SNK has Darker colors .

[@GlassJoe-fgc]

1:06 Snks Balrog is ridiculously amazing

[@gamefails743]

same for vega

[@areaxisthegurkha]

Yeah, he looks like an actual boxer moving his head like that.

[@solomongrundey]

I was just about to say the same thing, best version of barog anywhere. Even the game play of snk balrog is the best

[@edwardgaines6561]

It's like they really breathed the life of Mike Tyson into that Balrog sprite! Peekaboo! 👻

[@3308redar]

@@GlassJoe-fgc They basically copied Heavy D's sprite.

[@notquitehuman5097]

I wonder how much money went into animating Kim's pants.

[@insertname252]

Rotoscoping is a powerful tool

[@Shiirow]

about a third of the total budget.

[@Brian_i]

9/10th of the budget

[@Victory619]

Your profile pic is too powerful...

[@illgeteverythingback]

gardevoirpaizuri.mp4

[@The_Conundrum_Crew]

The music really makes the comparison flow nicely.

[@user-wx8ml8bc8c]

What song is it?

[@felvesflores8605]

@@user-wx8ml8bc8c Rondo Brothers - Honeybar

[@crussteasock4047]

_ow ow ow ow ow ow ow ow_

[@guypointingabananatohishea3092]

@@felvesflores8605 Thank u so much I've been looking for this 💖

[@s3cr3t-wpn9]

@@felvesflores8605 thank u!

[@StarFighter2K22]

After playing KOF 2002 UM, and playing older SFs, I honestly prefer SNK's sprite work. Capcom's good but for me, when you get body movement and cloth physics down, you've won me over

[@instanthellmurderer]

Damn Right 🔥

[@imunoriginal382]

Kim's pants animation defeats all capcom animations

[@Kurosaki_Dan]

I've always been amazed of that sprite, is so cool even nowadays.

[@igodreamer7096]

Fair enough

[@djefleyflorentino]

Fucking True

[@chrisschuber9149]

That sprite comes from when SNK was bought by Playmore and became SNK-Playmore. Playmore is a Korean company. Kim is a Korean character. They kept updating Kim's sprite every year to be more detailed, etc., and really focus on that character.

[@frozencarbone455]

I'm Unoriginal maybe, but snk titty physics are too extra, so who's really better?

[@Berettadv]

0:29 ok I see what Sakurai was talking about now

[@MrR-ns2ru]

Your a good boy like myself

[@Grandma419]

Your souls have been cleansed. You all now classify as good boys/girls

[@chespin_fan4441]

*Super Smash Bros. Is for good boys and girls of many ages*

[@Sean-l4z]

liz h of Andy

[@mojimiaboboy9629]

@BlownAway correct

[@pabllllllo]

SNK is more fluid, has a more "metallic" texture in colors. Capcom has a more cartoon style. But I love both. Together with Konami and Irem, the best developers of pixel art and games from the 2d era.

[@MoonScythe1]

Character sprites are debatable as they both have completely different art directions. Personally, I like some of the sprites from capcom for some of the characters, and SNK for other characters. But one thing that is not debatable is that SNK's sprites are far more animated.

[@PRCAMADNNATROIAPRCDISERPENTEFT]

every sprite from snk is better , they have more details , more frames for each animation for a better fluidity , more colors , at capcom the sprites are just cheap , both are meant to be cartoon like , the point is : at snk people understood that cartoon like doesn't mean cheap and poorly developed , not to mention the stature of every character , at capcom they just set a default height for every character and there are only some exeptions , while at snk every character can be it'self in every aspect

[@JagiFrisbee]

@MoonScythe1 You hit the nail right on the head, I feel the same way.

[@chakinabox]

It continues to amaze me how far they went to animate the characters' changing creases in the clothing for their animations. KOF XII and XIII by that respect was practically sprite porn!

[@skotnica93]

To me Capcom's sprites are far more appealing to be honest.

[@christianmoreno7317]

@@PRCAMADNNATROIAPRCDISERPENTEFT How are they cheap? They give off an arcade vibe with their colorful animation, it looks good and it feels good.

[@daviddurancenteno6487]

SNK Bison is about to prepare the greatest cocktail ever.

[@jaymzx2587]

Jackin’ it.

[@Joe_Parmesan]

In case he has a run in with James Bond

[@RIFCHE23]

😂😂😂😂

[@Caboose30]

Is that what you call it?

[@thecoasterscorpion]

Y u p

[@bctalicorn809]

0:30 Mai is one of the only characters sprites that I think Capcom did better in every way. She has so much more energy in her bounce (look at her right foot as it swivels), her hair is somehow more detailed than the SNK one, and the jiggle is more realistic. But hey, if you only care about the jiggle and that's why you like SNK's so much, then I can see your argument.

[@madil2259]

Good observation

[@MrFear-dy2xg]

Boobs

[@fat-hat]

Boobies!

[@kirainfo]

Nah, i like snk muscle more

[@Joshyoni]

BCT Alicorn ngl snk’s one kinda looks like a dude

[@wamba2097]

The fluidity and exaggerated motions in SNK's sprite work are why I've always thought they were the best in the business

[@PRCAMADNNATROIAPRCDISERPENTEFT]

every sprite from snk is better , they have more details , more frames for each animation for a better fluidity , more colors , at capcom the sprites are just cheap , both are meant to be cartoon like , the point is : at snk people understood that cartoon like doesn't mean cheap and poorly developed , not to mention the stature of every character , at capcom they just set a default height for every character and there are only some exeptions , while at snk every character can be it'self in every aspect

[@SEGAHEADDY]

Shadow Master :v Are you claiming SNK's sprites are all actually pre-rendered?

[@SEGAHEADDY]

Shadow Master :v Nah. That would be pretty amazing if SNK was covering up the fact that their sprites were actually pre-rendered through the years and nobody caught on. These are hand-drawn sprites.

[@ElSuxo]

The sprites shown here were hand made. SNK only started rendering from 3D models to 2D sprites since KoF XIV.

[@BamBam_TYM]

P0RCA MAD0NNA TROIA P0RC0 DI0 SERPENTE F0TTUT0 the sprites aren’t more detailed, they’re just darker, the capcom sprites have just as much creases wrinkles and folds as the snk side just lighter, plus the idle animations somehow look more realistic than the more realistic art style.

[@urizaleon]

2:54 that dress shadow tho

[@gusmoneyxd2737]

If they come back for kof 15 I want their dresses back😭 I hate their suits that they got

[@MasDouc]

I wish KOFXV used the same art style as Guilty Gear Strive

[@James-oj6ru]

But @@MasDouc.... the art style would only work for the NEST chronicles though... since it leans for a more anime art style and even so, KOF 00 goes for a more KOF 98 art style... with less black lines of course, but also... _it cost more than 10 humans_

[@blueshot333]

@@gusmoneyxd2737 homeboy SNK heard you

[@The_D_ray]

1:20 Snk has gone too far.

[@mercy.999]

bruh ikr, I wonder how much time they consumed by making Kim's pants.

[@yungsteezy]

Looks amazing tho

[@escarabajomayih]

Kim Capcom is bassed in Kim of kof 98, SNK Kim is the Kim of 2002 arranged.

[@chakinabox]

SNK: Not far enough! [Releases KOF XII and XIII]

[@howardlam6181]

as if it's made of silk Lol

[@streptococo4735]

SNK's Balrog: Intimidating boxer Capcom's Balrog: Giant chocolate goblin

[@VSTHWRLD]

Strepto Coco exactly 🤣🤣🤣

[@VSTHWRLD]

@Muse Suse you must have a lot of friends

[@bleack8701]

You can even see him bobbing his head in the snk version

[@VSTHWRLD]

@@bleack8701 the subtle Dempsey Roll

[@joescannoli7660]

shibomu it’s just simple bobbing and weaving, which works really nice to convey visually that balrog is an experienced boxer, the Dempsey roll is a whole other different thing.

[@Survi_LeRoi]

My answer: 2D NEVER DIES!

[@tailedgates9]

Fuck yeah. 2-D forever.

[@Majesty_Lord]

Year 3033 - 2D ultra realistic

[@Cupcom5]

Works for me!

[@sladejosephwilson2300]

You mean sprites

[@elbucho8867]

But it did, all we have now is 3D animation over 2D gameplay.

[@thelrdroca9412]

SNK Bison looks like he’s about to roll the hell out of some dice at the craps table

[@aguythatexists8318]

Ooooo snake eyes! Cuphead with M. Bison coming next year (delayed to 2077 due to COVID)

[@crussteasock4047]

@@aguythatexists8318 did u hear about the mask preorder? The game congratulates the player for feeling like a better person

[@aguythatexists8318]

@@crussteasock4047 nah, gimmie more details

[@elgatofelix8917]

They both look like they're mock jerking it 😂

[@andremalerba5281]

Both of these M.Bison sprites are the jerk offer kind LOL the alpha one iddle animation looks so much better IMO

[@hate-liner99]

I really love how SNK characters clothes look.

[@ryonnl7101]

When i am alone in my room 1:50

[@vex_3455]

Ryonn L but then ur in Alabama and step brother wanna join

[@FloreyXE]

I also give handjobs to ghosts in my room

[@justiumwtf]

xD

[@tophatnoob7554]

BRUH

[@OzynX-zp1lx]

Lmaooo

[@javiman]

3:09 snk’s Rock is incredible!

[@scyther-x4903]

animation perfection.

[@diegoferreira3444]

1:05 snk balrog not skipping a beat

[@IrvinMenezes]

lmao didn't even notice til u pointed it out 😂

[@Joe_Parmesan]

SNK Dan too @ 1:41. Not sure who these guys are, but, 2:40 and 2:55 are on beat

[@jestfullgremblim8002]

@@Joe_Parmesan yeah

[@jestfullgremblim8002]

And then 1:50 with his hands

[@AverageCatz]

Looks like Heavy D!'s idle stance

[@twangy_juice8126]

While Capcom has a more distinct and appealing art style, SNK's sprites are objectively better animated and more detailed. Putting THAT level of detail into an animated sprite while still retaining fluid and bouncy motion is very commendable on SNK's part

[@SuperLlama42]

Capcom: Bright and stylish, full of character SNK: Eleventy billion frames of animation on Kim's pants

[@keysake]

Kim's pants and Rock's Jacket tho... SNK PERFECTION

[@InsideTheFro]

2:04 Oh, he *groovin*

[@Walking-MY-Path]

HAHA

[@MasDouc]

Man SNK's Dhalsim has so much more character

[@pequenochris1]

What I think is amazing is that SNK sprites look wonderful with Street Fighter characters, and Capcom sprites look wonderful with The King of Fighters characters.

[@endlessvertigo3299]

2:19 me and my dad when mom said dinners ready

[@danielcook4918]

Lol!!

[@OrificeHorus]

Shit u rite

[@HKT-4300]

i choked on my fucking drink oh my god

[@nvazka.]

that has good, hahahaa

[@flamah10n]

Dang it Lol

[@ChromaticRed]

Damn, SNK Dhalsim's Animation is almost as Smooth as Kim's clothes 0-0

[@fidacuca]

SNK Dhalsim's is awesome. Closer to SF2 original concept. A lesson to Capcom regarding his own char.

[@JapiCustoms]

0:29 fall in love of the Capcom Mai bounce

[@GsBandan]

marvel super heroes and x-men vs street fighter experience is there

[@camulodunon]

You fell for her trap, fool!

[@elgatofelix8917]

I was surprised how well Capcom's Mai turned out! She has so much more detail to her face - by comparison the SNK Mai looks like her lips and mouth are missing. Capcom really did an amazing job with her. Conversely SNK's Chun Li was superior -they gave her jiggle physics where as Capcom made her boob$ stiff.

[@ViteriKHUX]

“Super Smash Bros is for good boys and girls of all ages, so we decided not to feature her”.

[@dejiko]

NoobCreations I understand that reference! Am I part of the cool kid's club now?

[@the1theonlyg248]

*I understood that reference.*

[@K1n9_y1]

OKAY

[@soundshape6496]

Mai?

[@Phoenix_Destiny_Kai]

More like it would piss in JP CERO's cornflakes so they didn't do it. Sadly, one of the very few instances a "ESRB" system has pissed me off.....

[@Ryan-Petre]

Capcom: Designs SNK: Animation

[@lodivt]

Except Balrog. SNK is better in both

[@CliffhangerProduction]

Opposite way

[@gabrielf204]

That's debatable, sometimes Capcom makes better animations

[@Ryan-Petre]

@@gabrielf204 Sometimes they don't.

[@offended323]

@@lodivt Balrogs capcom sprite looks stupid in this video because it's all stretched out. It looks much better in game.

[@hatpal2287]

Capcom is more of a anime and snk is more of realistic.

[@ayoustark]

except guile haha what in the world is that hair xD

[@ace3093]

Like both but SNK if I had to choose.

[@Unaliq]

I love how detailed SNK's sprites are.

[@Just_Gaming4Fun89]

Honestly it’s not even a contest, SNK hands down. Their animation is truly Incredible

[@freestyle4000]

i was about to say exact same thing but for capcom

[@xieulong]

I would have to agree. Just look at the animation on Kim's pants. So detailed, just incredible.

[@freestyle4000]

@@xieulong yes definitly , but overall attitude and design of capcom characters has that late 90s vibe i like while snk is more dull and retro

[@xieulong]

@@freestyle4000 Yes, I do like the look and style of the Capcom sprite more. I was just commenting on the animation though.

[@HOMBRERAYA]

@@freestyle4000 Na' SNK wipes the pavement with both capcom's animation and design. Capcom was just making anime sprites with less quality in a much better hardware than SNK. Imagine what SNK could have done with that same hardware.

[@ArmaBiologica35]

SNK sprites have better proportions, better shading and more frames of animation.

[@SEGAHEADDY]

ArmaBiologica35 Except Ken's head, which SNK drew too small IMO.

[@Ramjet164]

SEGAHEADDY I was just going to mention Ken’s head lol

[@PRCAMADNNATROIAPRCDISERPENTEFT]

every sprite from snk is better , they have more details , more frames for each animation for a better fluidity , more colors , at capcom the sprites are just cheap , both are meant to be cartoon like , the point is : at snk people understood that cartoon like doesn't mean cheap and poorly developed , not to mention the stature of every character , at capcom they just set a default height for every character and there are only some exeptions , while at snk every character can be it'self in every aspect

[@carlosaugusto9821]

That's true, but bringing up proportions is not fair because there are obvious and clear art style differences. Capcom started going cartoony (a direction that never changed) since SFA, while SNK uses a more realistic style for the KOF games, and also used it in SVC

[@MangaBoi]

But sadly they still they don't look as appealing as capcom...

[@duchi882]

*The Winner is..* _the one that has more jiggle physics_

[@cationic5414]

@Tyler Natividad *intense sweating*

[@hmsomeguy6107]

Snk does..... jiggle quite a bit

[@Igneeka]

SNK has more frames to appreciate the jiggle

[@cationic5414]

@@Igneeka true but them thighs capcom just wins in that

[@retierashia]

Duchi SNK has more Jiggle.

[@SPL1NGYDUDE]

2:55 people be sleeping on those legs

[@crussteasock4047]

Looks like she's one of em

[@dermond]

@@SPL1NGYDUDE i wish

[@Jamie-yp7qz]

Capcom: Cartoony, lighter look SNK: More grounded character design, more fluid animation

[@fidacuca]

Capcom has more circular movement. SNK movement is more straight up and down.

[@gungriffen]

0:43 SNK's Terry has more grit to him. Probably just the shading but he has the back alley lighting (Ironically) "Street Fighter" Look to him. Chun Li - SNK > Capcom Mai - SNK = Capcom

[@realamericannegro977]

I agree about Terry. His Capcom sprite kinda reminds me of his kof13 one.

[@fosh1199]

1:29 is it just me or Guile's hair in the SNK sprite is way bigger than it should be?

[@blyrax]

dude, i have had an endless laugh at snk guile's expense. i suspect they were just trolling; its so obvious that all they had to do was just erase his hair and make it proportional.

[@EnriqueVivancoH]

Haha SNK don't like Guile 😂🤣

[@crussteasock4047]

To be fair, everyone's snk head is smaller

[@niltonneto3997]

Bigger

[@iseegreen5297]

It's big enough to be a table

[@wangtang32000]

capcom: +fluid and dynamic animation +appealing character design -compared to snk the average number of frames isn't too high (but this isn't 3rd strike or jojo's so yeah..) -not too detailed compared to snk snk: +very detailed characters +plenty of frames for smoothness -a little stiff on majority of their characters (maybe because of older sprites)

[@PRCAMADNNATROIAPRCDISERPENTEFT]

every sprite from snk is better , they have more details , more frames for each animation for a better fluidity , more colors , at capcom the sprites are just cheap , both are meant to be cartoon like , the point is : at snk people understood that cartoon like doesn't mean cheap and poorly developed , not to mention the stature of every character , at capcom they just set a default height for every character and there are only some exeptions , while at snk every character can be it'self in every aspect

[@carlosaugusto9821]

There are some issues regarding comparison and sprite choices for the SNK side. Just to mention one of them, it's using SVC sprites. I understand that served to broaden the range for sprite comparisons, but the "true SNK" went bankrupt in 2000, and their best work was done in the '90s. SVC was one of the first releases of the new SNK. I think it would be better to compare CVS' sprites to SNK's '90s sprites only - even at the cost of having a shorter video.

[@M1gUeL98kbt]

Appealing character design?

[@scissorman44]

Yes. Appealing. Characters have a clear use of intentional exaggeration for the sake of expressivity. You can have a good grasp of how a character's personality is based on the build it has and the body language it presents.

[@M1gUeL98kbt]

Scissorman So, SNK doesn't have that in their sprites?

[@adaolucena360]

They have diferent art, so some might preffer the capcom art others preffer SNK. But the SNK have more frames of animation, therefore I think it is better

[@PRCAMADNNATROIAPRCDISERPENTEFT]

every sprite from snk is better , they have more details , more frames for each animation for a better fluidity , more colors , at capcom the sprites are just cheap , both are meant to be cartoon like , the point is : at snk people understood that cartoon like doesn't mean cheap and poorly developed , not to mention the stature of every character , at capcom they just set a default height for every character and there are only some exeptions , while at snk every character can be it'self in every aspect

[@SeventhheavenDK]

Adao Lucena. But that make look some characters a little exageratred.

[@adaolucena360]

David Kings , that's it. It's just a matter of what sort of art you like the most. Wether you like some simpler or more exagerated it' up to you. Apart from that, I preffer the SNK only for the frames of animation. That was what I meant

[@hansweiss469]

I know I personally prefer Capcom's art style over SNK's art style.

[@Nice_Boy_555]

@@PRCAMADNNATROIAPRCDISERPENTEFT how many times have you posted this comment

[@ArpeggioPegasusMusic]

Capcom sprites mainly rely on expressing personality through movement and body shapes. SNK sprites put an insane amounts of details in clothes.

[@guilhermevader]

Considering SNK sprites are somewhat limited with the Neo-Geo hardware while Capcom's on NAOMI (Basically Dreamcast), both are very good, but SNK is more fluid and realistic.

[@Darknight0681]

guilhermevader SNK had FAR more memory to work from, and even then none of the RAM constraints. With the CPS2 origin sprites, all of it had to fit into 32MB, whereas SNK had upwards to over 100MB at the end of the NeoGeo’s lifespan. Also with the Naomi titles, RAM and ensuring that load times weren’t huge was a big factor in how they animated sprites. It’s the big reason all the characters more or less animate like they do in Alpha 3 and not Third Strike. Even past this, NOTHING SNK has animates as well, or has the dynamic gestures of either the Marvel series or the Three Series of games. The closest they ever got was Mark of the Wolves, and even that fell prey to robotic stiff animation despite the amount of frames. Also, Hugo doesn’t count for the SNK side in this comparison either. He was more or less a color modified, ratio adjusted, and traced over rip of his Third Strike sprite. And he looks WAY off and like he was supposed to be in another game compared to everyone else for that reason.

[@PRCAMADNNATROIAPRCDISERPENTEFT]

in truth every sprite from snk is better , they have more details , more frames for each animation for a better fluidity , more colors , at capcom the sprites are just cheap

[@Jaguarandine]

Ralph Pollard The Dreamcast version of 3rd Strike has virtually all the frames of animation of the arcade version. Most complaints are on the gameplay changes. The same with SNK ports to the Dreamcast. CvS2 could certainly have the same number of frames of animation per character as 3rd Strike, Capcom just chose not to do the work. Also technically, the DC has much more and faster system RAM than the Neo Geo, although you do run into constraints with optical media vs cartridge.

[@drewsebastino2889]

Ralph Pollard That's 32 megabytes of RAM for the Naomi vs. 100 megabits (1/8 of a byte, so 22.5 megabytes) for the entire Neo Geo cartridge. The Capcom sprites aren't as well animated for no reason other than Capcom did not draw as many frames.

[@insanbiasa8939]

P0RCA MAD0NNA TR0IA P0RC0 DI0 SERPENTE F0TTUT0 just stop it..why do u have to appear every single comment in here

[@prxnce6588]

0:23 got to hand it to snk on this one

[@rexywexystudios]

ヤーングprxnce Chun Lis thighs lookin thicc

[@bubblegumxo]

I just like the more "cartoony" look of Capcom 🤷‍♂️. SNKs are phenomenal though!

[@idontcare3315]

Gotta be honest. As a kid, I didn't even notice the sprites were different xD

[@EnriqueVivancoH]

Capcom for kids, SNK no 😏

[@camulodunon]

@@EnriqueVivancoH what if I told you that Capcom's sprites use an art style used in a lot of entertainment/media targeted towards people of most ages.

[@theinktician]

@@camulodunon it's a Sakurai reference. Move along

[@camulodunon]

@@theinktician oh look, another member of the "move along" gang.

[@the_zerxy]

@@theinktician you should move along

[@absoul112]

Is it just me, or do the two company's do better sprite work for the other one's characters?

[@captainmega6310]

Yeah, you're not the only one

[@Khan-_-Art1st]

I don't like SNK Ryu and Ken. They seem stiff

[@GraveUypo]

mostly, yes, i agree. With exceptions. Ryu and ken, like was said, sucked, because they're too closely based on the streetfighter 2 stiff sprites.

[@SrSacaninha]

I thought that about SNK's Bison.

[@garomaster]

Ryo... Cmon

[@PoboiDraws]

Imagine sprites with Capcom levels of design and color but SNK levels of detail and animation

[@MikeC-ps1tc]

Yes!

[@yaboiimmacrab]

Hory sheet

[@camulodunon]

So in other words, SF3 Third Strike?

[@PoboiDraws]

@@camulodunon That’s a good example, I’d also say Martial Masters counts too

[@James-oj6ru]

Design and color wise.... idk, I prefer the more realistic style, since it kinda forced SNK to well... make sprites which express its personality by its clothing, animation style or their personality in their fighting style, which capcom. But it’s a bias thing, some people prefer the more anime style or.... what would Street fighter 3 style be like? Anyways, later, they would try to pick up Capcom’s design and color by exaggerating animation and proportion or animation fluidity but eh.... example is Garou or Samurai Showdown

[@MrRomanrin]

SNK is all about THAT DETAIL

[@usuario4126]

2:32 OMG she's só CUTE!

[@Nekoyam]

Usuário simp (yes it’s a joke calm down)

[@moleyyy]

@@Nekoyam that's not how you use the word "simp" but ok.

[@jehezz]

@@moleyyy spotted another simp

[@fat-hat]

@@jehezz it's a fictional 2d girl

[@audiovisual51]

Nakoruru is cute

[@MoskusMoskiferus1611]

1:58 Best Animation ever !

[@ANAS4FIRE]

i want the 60 fps version

[@amotaba]

Kkjjjkjj

[@kubahanimasi]

Capcom: More anime looking SNK: Smooth move

[@yurgen95]

Look at kim's pants dear god, that' top tier animation right there

[@AngryCalvin]

Love SNK! SNK wins big time. So biased for many reasons. Especially when it comes to King of Fighters. The animation, gameplay, fun, graphics, number of characters, the list goes on. I can play Street Fighter games for 45 minutes max. I can play King of Fighters for hours.

[@EnriqueVivancoH]

Same, I was playing SF 2, alpha and others, but KOF was love.

[@TheRealPaco2049]

1:30 The creator of Guile's sprite for SNK was like "better take some LSD before I crank this design out"

[@SONICBOOM1889]

Guile's hair is *l o n g*

[@softwet6393]

@Skull Dude Benimaru

[@唐卓越-r2q]

00:30 I know what you guys r looking for😏

[@VSTHWRLD]

love the slight dempsey roll in Balrog’s SNK animation.

[@LordProteus]

The Capcom version of Mai Shiranui is when I began to adore Mai. She just had this really "cute" face in that iteration which I felt added a lot more to her overall design than keeping her usual "super sexy and mature" face that SNK would usually do. When she smiled during her victory poses she gained a level of adorableness to go with her general sexiness. Or at least, that is how I see it...

[@tastychlorine-om8jr]

It's November, calm that erection.

[@xerox6790]

I love that all street fighter characters with the SNK style look almost exactly like they looked in Street Fighter 2

[@subito8213]

I love Capcom, but SNK win.. Bye.

[@joshblue2307]

0:35 That’s not good boy/good girl worthy

[@mitzi3262]

But Zero suit Samus and palu, also let's not forget they gave Pikachu libra a cammal toe in the beginning of the game

[@bugbugbugbugbug5059]

Some Dude With a Scarf they gave pikachu libre a what

[@aguythatexists8318]

It’s apparently supposed to be a technique against male opponents

[@yakthekuza7296]

Yeah, Ken shows way to much skin

[@Raliuga999]

SNK were the Gods of the 2D sprites.

[@xenoidaltu601]

I expected better from them. Their recent 3D characters look childish and amateurish. They literally made Kyo look like a skinny tall 15 year old. 🤦‍♂️

[@leonamoonslasher7070]

@@xenoidaltu601 Kyo is Teenage high schooler that's suits him actually

[@xenoidaltu601]

@@leonamoonslasher7070 The characters also look like shiny silicon sex dolls and on the other 3D game they look too cartoonish. Tekken has better 3D graphics.

[@leonamoonslasher7070]

@@xenoidaltu601 do ever see Character KoF 2000 character select screen they all look like Anime Characters to me and those Realistic artworks on modern KoF games because shinkiro is now working for Capcom

[@lonewolf9325]

@@xenoidaltu601 You do know they are getting back on track now after Bankruptcy, KoF 15 is definitely looking better than 14.

[@epsyblue7714]

I'll admit I like the extra details and movement in the SNK sprites, but the subtle one's in Capcom's is just as appealing. (Take this one for example 3:03) (And this one 3:17)

[@millgiass]

I like the capcom versions of most characters more most of the time, but there were some stand outs on the SNK side. It's weird how usually when a capcom one was over active the snk one would be overly stiff but then when the snk one was over active the capcom one would be more stiff. And Dhalsim was just straight up dancing.

[@Mr.Atari2600]

0:29 Those Jiggle animations

[@bangunny]

That's mai for you

[@MUSQUIZanimation]

Oh mai god!

[@brandonwilliams6119]

Oh Mai Goodness! Happy Halloween!

[@identitatemignotum3238]

Boing boing boing

[@Limox09]

I like that!

[@literallyshaking8019]

SNK’s spritework is second to none

[@raznjp]

0:28 there it is, now go home.

[@crussteasock4047]

Capcom has better titty physics. Fight me

[@edwardsolaire5672]

@@crussteasock4047 You need more attention.

[@camulodunon]

@@edwardsolaire5672 actually he's kinda right.

[@flipflop2628]

2:21 thats a huge difference of height. Capcom more like dwarf and snk more like giant

[@vovabars1234]

He is probably just compressed on the left sprite

[@wildramenluchadorproductio3338]

@@vovabars1234 good point

[@LeonStephan]

The video author fucked a bit here. In 3rd Strike, Hugo's sprite is as big as SNK's.

[@thekita6774]

Both have interesting sprite styles. Capcom likes to make their sprites anime/cartoon like while snk puts alot of focus on realism such as the movement of clothing and the detail on the muscles.

[@soulechelon2643]

Both are good for different reasons imo. I love SNK's shading and how smooth the anims tend to be, but I feel like some of the stances, faces, and general looks of the characters don't have as much style or personality as Capcom's. If Capcom's had similar shading and smoother animations, it'd definitely be the best out of the two for every fighter I feel.

[@realamericannegro977]

KOF 13 sprites sound like what you are describing to me in the last sentence.

[@balongalvarez7278]

0:29 *WE'RE ALL GOOD BOYS AND GIRLS*

[@byronvonedmund]

Everyone talks about Byson's hand, but no one noticed 2:34 Nakoruru in SNK

[@htchn]

She got the moves

[@jestfullgremblim8002]

The capcom one seems rather to be giving the *「SUCK」*

[@AverageCatz]

@@jestfullgremblim8002 *Oh God*

[@camulodunon]

@@jestfullgremblim8002 great, now I can't unsee that.

[@amotaba]

Kkkkkk

[@letsanimateit1676]

SNK whit the metal slug saga proved long ago to be the best in making fluid and detailed pixel art animation

[@hansweiss469]

Technically, Nasca(comprised of former IREM employees) developed the first 4 Metal Slug titles(1, 2, X, and 3), but I'll never deny that the sprites in those games are absolutely gorgeous.

[@viperstrike0]

they both did great, especially on the other's characters. dhalsim is a dream sprite

[@luisleon6737]

I love SNK's versions of Capcom characters and i love some of Capcom's versions of SNK Characters . For example , Balrog by SNK .

[@fefyfona4318]

I kind of wish snk put as much effort into the other characters as they did with Kim's pants. Holy crap was it fluid.

[@tastychlorine-om8jr]

That would be too much.

[@realamericannegro977]

Seems like they did for Dhalsim

[@lacreatura4737]

And Hugo.

[@Max-ej4oh]

Don't forget they're eternal friendly rivals to the very end. Seeing their work, and the many times they joined together to make stuff was always great. They're like that friend who enters your house, and eats your food after waking you up with a screeching sound.

[@95mcqueen5]

Kim's pants may look nicer in SNK, but that's just a different fabric

[@j.madelozo8222]

Snk got the physics edge, the movement of their clothes is just amazing.

[@tonybamanabonitomatopowers6057]

I love both sprite styles but I like Capcom's just a bit better. Yes it has less frames of animation and less detail but I like the bright, cartoon vibe of Capcom.

[@darkholyPL]

SNK seems to have more frames of actual animation.

[@smashbros379ful]

Capcom tries to emulate the hand drawn comic style while SNK is emulating a model in a 3d space.

[@TheDarknessLink]

Boxer "Balrog" is greatly improved in SNK, now he is proporcional, in Capcom games he has a stretched horizontal sprite. Guile in SNK version has too much big hair.

[@nodnyl10]

If i remember, Balrog's SNK sprite is actually just Heavy D from KOF

[@amazighgamer186]

@@nodnyl10 nope they completely redrew balrog/boxer from scratch

[@realamericannegro977]

@@nodnyl10 they have a similar fighting stance but Balrog is not recycled.

[@realamericannegro977]

Yeah Balrog is ome of my favorite SNK street fighter resigns. They really made him seem like Mike Tyson or his Street Fighter 2 sprite but with more badassness.

[@professorlapis8305]

i love how some characters are going with the beat

[@Joe_Parmesan]

SNK Dan

[@KadenRenz]

Snk gave guile a whole damn tarmac on his head