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Submit to SDB Since 2005, Sprite Database has grown to be one of the largest video game sprite archives on the internet. Our thousands of quality sprites, sounds, and other resources have come from a community of loyal viewers and contributors from around the world. If you want to join the ranks of these amazing people, here's what you need to do:

How to Submit
  1. Read the submission guidelines below.
  2. Register for an account at our forums.
  3. Go to the Submit board.
  4. Create a topic with a title like "[your name]'s submissions" and include the content you are submitting as well as relevant information.
    • Your files may be posted to the forums as attachments or linked to an external source. Be sure not to use online image hosts that will resize or compress your image.
    • If you are unsure of how to do this, check to see what other active contributors are doing, or ask for help on our Discord.
  5. If your submissions are accepted, they will soon be posted to the site. New content is usually added on Sunday nights (Eastern US time) around 8-11 PM. Note that if there is a large backlog of submissions there may be a delay before your content is posted.
Submission Guidelines
  • Only submit your own work. Do not submit rips you did not rip yourself. Do not submit customs or edits you didn't make yourself. Do not pose as someone else to submit their work.
  • File formats: Please make your submissions as the following types of file.
    • Images: .PNG
    • Sounds: .WAV / .MP3 / .OGG / .WMA / .MID
    • Archives: .ZIP / .RAR (Zip is preferred)
  • Completeness: Submissions should be as complete as possible. Incomplete content may be acceptable in some cases, but more is better.
  • Quality: Game assets should be at their original quality and resolution. For most sprites this means non-blurred pixels and the original low color count.
  • Organization: Submissions should be neat and well organized. Excessive empty space and added graphics are discouraged. Read this guide for more tips.
  • Information: Please include the following information with your submission.
    • Name (ex: character's name)
    • Game (title of the game it is ripped from)
    • System (what console or platform that game is on)
    • Your name (the name you want to be credited with on the site)
Icons

Icons are small images that allow SDB users to see a small preview of a file as they are browsing the site. When making submissions, you are not required to supply icons. If you choose to do so, it will help ensure your submissions are posted to the site more quickly. Here are some quick guidelines for including proper icons with your submission.
  • Format: Icons must be a .gif or .png image with a transparent background.
  • Dimensions: Icons can be any size up to 120 pixels wide by 100 pixels tall. For high resolution images you can include a larger icon of exactly 240 x 200 pixels.
  • Content: Icons should accurately represent the contents of the file in a visually appealing way.
  • Examples:
    A small icon under 120x100A 120x100 iconA 240x200 icon
Game Icons

Games also have icons. If you are submitting content from a game that's not on the site yet, you may include an icon for the game as well.
  • Format: Game icons must be a .png image.
  • Dimensions: Game icons can be 400 x 200 pixels for HD console, PC, and mobile games; 200 x 100 pixels for most SD console, PC, and mobile games; or 100 x 50 pixels for low-res handheld or mobile games.
  • Content: A screenshot from the game, preferably showing gameplay. High resolution games can be scaled down to fit in the above dimensions.
  • Examples:
    A 100x50 icon.
    A 200x100 icon.
    A 400x200 icon.
Customs & Edits

Sprite Database also accepts submissions of custom and edited sprites. "Customs" are sprites made from scratch, while "edits" are sprites made by making edits to existing game sprites.

  • What you can submit: Submitted customs should depict characters or objects from recognizable media franchises (games, cartoons, comics, anime, movies, etc.) If you are not sure if something qualifies, you only need to ask. No original characters. Anything you submit must be your own work.
  • Format: Like rips, customs & edits should be submitted as .png images.
  • Quality: Technique and aesthetics are more important than quantity (number of frames / actions) but we'd still prefer you include at least a few different animations.
  • Be aware: Assume that if your sprites are accepted to SDB, people might use them. If you want your creations to remain private, don't submit them!
  • Icons: Customs have icons too. Like regular game rips, the icons should be 120 pixels wide by 100 pixels tall and can be either .png or .gif. Including them is optional.
Since customs are your own artwork and ultimately there is no "right way" to make art, whether your submissions qualify for acceptance will naturally have to be a bit more subjectively decided (compared to ripped sprites, for which there absolutely are right and wrong ways to do things.) If your work isn't accepted please don't take it personally. I'll do my best to offer constructive criticism - I'm not exactly a brilliant spriter myself, but after so many years I think I've picked up a thing or two. And if I neglect to reply at all, please feel free to remind me (publicly or privately) - I don't mean to be rude, sometimes I just forget, or things just slip through the cracks.

And remember, if you just want to post your sprites without submitting them - whether to show off or ask for advice - we do also have a Sprites forum for that.