Honestly, I dislike the idea of posting an ad requesting an unpaid assistant, especially on a site full of great pixel artists--professionals included--and people I don't know. However, I'm doing it anyway, because I would really like some help with this project.

Job Info
I'd like someone to make some of the various technological sprites required for a free Nintendo DS homebrew game I've been making, known as Rendezvous Delano. It's a shmup with many elements taken from Metroid, including specific enemies, specific upgrades, and Samus's ship.
Here is a very old video of the game in action, from about a week after I started making it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63OUeKeFs3M
And here is a newer video (which shows a good portion of the first area) with no audio: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOW7ejHIpZA

I have been using placeholders like these for quite a while:

...and those are just about the largest images in the game (next to the beautiful wrecked ship being made by Metroid Zapper).

Who We Are
DeProgrammer is probably the only team member you'll interact with. However, the team (ie. past contributors who aren't necessarily committed) also includes Metroid Zapper, Troid92, Liksmaskaren, Emperor, and Kenji Imatake. (See website for profiles.)

Payment
As the subject line and first paragraph state, this is unpaid. It's just for fun.

Contact Info
PM me via the message board or email me at dpmm99 at live.com. You can just post a reply here if you want.

Website
http://dpmm.110mb.com/
Or specifically for Rendezvous Delano, http://dpmm.110mb.com/rd/index.html

Previous Projects
I mostly make utilities because games take so much time, but these are my two best games that aren't Rendezvous Delano.
Rocket Soldier: Samus (2004-2005, at bottom of page)
Rotis (2008)


Edited by DeProgrammer - 09 October 2009 at 8:35am

Well, none of the art is ripped. I meant that the designs were taken. I really like the Metroid series, as do most of my friends, so I'd rather it be a Metroid fangame than a game that won't get much of an audience. :P

Sure, I'll post my whole graphics to-do file here.

Boss 0/1 graphics. It needs separate flaps (and those colored triangles will likely be covered by them), and I'd like it to be a sort of golden color.
(Placeholder shown)


Ship graphics--tilting (morph ball and normal) and death animation (crack and tilt) and damage recoil animation (front tilts away from screen and to one side a bit--need one for each side and maybe two for the back), plus varia and gravity revisions
(This is the current ship: http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/6954/shipsj.png )

Nebula (some huge tile-able red gaseous stuff, which is applied with partial transparency...will need an in-depth discussion to explain this stuff)
Zapper needs a bunch of metal poles extending from it, and preferably a rotating animation.
(It's a bland sphere right now.)

Item container needs polished.
Another type of turret, which is mobile: no aiming animation (also needs death explosion) preferably around 25x25
Space Pirate Cruiser--I'd like it to be fairly large, and it needs a couple sideways-pointing guns on each side (also needs death explosion) preferably around 32x50. See this image for colors: http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/6748/enemy3.png
Something like a kago and its spawn (both also need death explosions). Think http://metroid.wikia.com/wiki/Kago, but possibly more mechanical.
Sentry drone--can have lots of animations, like strafing and gun recoil (also needs death animation and explosion) Preferrably around 32x32. Think these first few images.

Magnet-enemy (also needs death explosion) preferrably around 12x12
Version of the asteroid with gun(s) inside it, plus a popping-open animation



Some kind of ship that would shoot wave beams from just to the side of the windshield. Plenty of freedom here. Needs an explosion.
Another kind of ship with missile bays. Needs an explosion.
Second boss, with a fragile nose. Best around 64x128. Should have a gun or two on each side. Will be rotated to face up half the time, so it'd be fine to have two differently lit versions. (Placeholder shown below)




It'd also be nice to get something more fitting to replace my old metallic flying saucer sprite. I have no idea what I want for that, though.


Edited by DeProgrammer - 30 September 2009 at 7:59pm

Here's the generic palette I've been using for most of the stuff in the game. It's kind of random since it doesn't really matter how sloppy I am about it. Haha.



This one is mostly used by enemies, and it's what I'd like the second boss and other space pirate ships to be based on:



Edited by DeProgrammer - 01 October 2009 at 12:09pm