Its creator, Robert Anez, was called 'the father of sprite comics' by Brian Clevinger (creator of the Eisner-nominated Atomic Robo), who also had a popular sprite comic: 8-Bit Theater (2001-2010), which followed adventurers on quests in the Final Fantasy universe. Often getting credit for being the first to popularize the sprite comic, Bob and George (2000-2007) told stories within the Mega Man universe. Kind of like combining chocolate and peanut butter. With early webcomics gaining a big fandom among the gamer crowds, combining sprites with webcomics is a completely natural development. Who doesn't want plushies of the various squat, big-eyed avatars of the 8-bit era? For that reason, sprites flourish among indie gaming companies and app games, such as the charmingly retro sims from Kairosoft. Other times, it's a combination of nostalgia and programming efficiency. The style reminds people of a large chunk of their childhood spent wiggling joysticks or pressing buttons in their living rooms. A lot of it is deeply rooted in nostalgia, as when Community aired an episode in which the characters are sprites in an '80s-style RPG. The aesthetic itself has evolved and flourished in a variety of media. The sprite comic uses aesthetics from the early generations of video games, an era spanning the rise of Pac-Man and Donkey Kong to the video game crash of 1983 to the rebirth under Mario and Mega Man once Nintendo came to dominate the market. If you've ever done a random browse of webcomics over the past decade, chances are you ran into a sprite comic.

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