
Then the image is thresholded and cv2.findContours is used to find the individual sprites in the sprite sheet, those cropped sprites are saved out to a "Sprites" folder. Dataset Cleaning and Preparation Pixel Remaster ExtractionĮxtract.py can be used to collect the individual sprites from the sprite sheet, it adds a transparency layer and sets the background to white where there is no foreground.

This page has copies of the original sprites, and the Pixel Remaster sprites can be viewed hereīy cropping and selecting the images to get direct comparisons I could pass them into a Neural Network and train it to produce "Pixel Remaster" versions of SNES sprites. The Pixel Remaster version is on the left of each pairing with the original on the right. In this version all of the character sprites have been recolored and themed in a particular art style. Square Enix has released an updated version of the SNES games Final Fantasy 4, 5, and 6 in a format they called the "Pixel Remaster". We know you can do it - and we’ll be here to buy it all over again when you do.This is an attempt to generate a set of sprites that match the theme of the Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster sprites. So again, Square Enix: bring Chrono Trigger to modern consoles. I truly believe that, and I know I’m far from alone in feeling that way (look, here are some terrific words to that effect, from a past professional life of commissioning such pieces).


It’s as important a game, as important an RPG, as anything from the Final Fantasy franchise. Konami, if you’re reading this: same argument applies.) But Chrono Trigger? It still looks incredible (that pixel art - the fixed version of it - hasn’t aged at all), it plays intuitively, its music is beautiful and its story - spanning time from the birth of mankind to the apocalypse itself - is utterly captivating from start to finish. Sometimes I can look at the games I’d personally love to see make a comeback - the likes of Snatcher, Moonstone: A Hard Days Knight, and Sensible Soccer - and understand why they’re probably best left in the past.
