- Best background-Fake 11
- Best sprite(s)-Fake 3
- Most original idea-Fake 10
- Most overall-Fake 9

I liked how you made everyone PM their submits rather than making them post their creations, as well as having their names anonymous. It makes it much less of a popularity contest.

Entry #1 : The background was nice, but I dont really get whats happening. I like the sprites and the background. 3.5/5

Entry #2 : Copy and Paste. Looks choppy, and definately made in paint. Nothing added cept props, no sprite edits. 1/5

Entry #3 : The visual effects on the lightning are great, and the background is phenominal. Though the user used regular sprites, I like this fake. 4.5/5

Entry #4 : The effects on Raiden are nice. He's just melting though. Liu Kang Dancing, and half a body just there. The user probably didnt use time wisely but it could of been better. The background is nice though. 1.5/5

Entry #5 : Lil sprite editing gives this a plus, regular background isnt all that nice. Mileena looks a lil blurred, and I dont know how they are just in the air. Unless air kombat. ehhh... 2/5.

Entry #6 : Great background except for the skeleton. Still like it. The sprites are good even for palette swaps. I like the tattoo on Hornbuckle is pretty sick. I'll give this one a 4/5

Entry #7 : Copy and paste on most things, and a lil editing. Somethings look a lil distorted, but its cool. Not the best thing here but... 2/5.

Entry #8 : Wow, the darkness fits really well with the background. The sprites are great, and the lifebars are good. All in all this is a great fake. 5/5!

Entry #9 : Looks 100% made from scratch. Now that I look at it. I love this fake, the airbrush is good, and the sprites are nice aswell. Raiden and Hotaru fit really well with the setting of everything. 5/5!

Entry #10: Time was put into this fake, but its just not up to par to be a GREAT fake. Looks a lil rushed, and blurry. Blood looks like Kool-Aid. And the positioning of the sprites are terrible. 2/5.

Entry #11 : The background is great, Shinnoks Spire from MK: A? Anyways, the sprites of Quan Chi, and Shinnok are great. The leg beat from MK:4 is very original, and it's well put together. Great fake all in all. 4.9/5.

Best Background: Tie between Entry #8 and Entry #3.

Best Sprite Edits: Entry #9.

Most Original Idea: Entry #11.

Best All-Around Fake: Entry #8.

1. It's appealing to the eye, but it doesn't have much to it. The sprite edits are good, but nothing too special. A mix match of a few characters to enhance them and some slight editing beyond that (aside from the one guys head). The general idea of the thing isn't very great however since nothing is really happening. You lose out on the chance to wow people with some action that could distract from the flaws in the fake. The background is appealing, but when you look at it for more than 3 seconds you start to realize the hodgepodge of props really don't mix well. Some are too grayed out or pixelated, especially the statue, mountains and trees. A good rule of thumb is to stick with one game so everything looks uniform. Aesthetically pleasing, but thats about it.

2. Poorly placed props that don't fit with the style or the look. You can even see Kahn's arms behind the Buddha. WTF happened? The picture should be self descriptive. If you have to explain it, it's pointless, just like a joke. Blood is crappy, and that's being nice. There should be smoke in front of Noob as well. If you don't want to mask the sprite I understand, but don't use smoke then. But, masking an unedited sprite is a good thing in a contest where others are creating edits.

3. The effects give this one away, as well as the lack of editing, not that it's a bad fake. The sci-fi theme fits well, especially with the inclusion of the dragons. Nice take on the health meters as well, they're probably the best part of the fake. Overall, nice to look at, but it doesn't seem that interesting to me.

4. Background good, melting Raiden good, the rest is kinda just there and not so good. No idea what is going on in this one either. Quan-Chi's legs are just kind of there, and there's no telling what Liu did to Raiden. How I do love the simple background that is really well blended and put together though. Wish I had come up with something like that.

5. Meh, The sprites are too soft and blurry. Motaro's legs are especially jacked up. The blood is too thin and Motaro shows no signs of having been kicked in the crotch. Having a set of nutts of my own, I know you bend forward when getting struck there. Work on your blending if you're going to use game sprites and then rework them so that they match the original or just redo the whole thing so it's uniform.

6. The dragon egg looks pretty cool, but the skeleton is rather retarded. It's a mistake a lot of newer fake makers commit, like adding Dan Forden. It's funny in the game, but dumb and distracting in a fake. Decent edits on the sprite bases, but they don't fit 100% with the original. They need to be less clean. Not knocking you on this next point, but it bothers me. I have a feeling that if a living being creates a flame, that when it dies, the flames would die with it but I understand making torch not on fire would have been a bit silly and difficult to portray.

7. It's Zombie Johnny Cage dressed as Shinnok! You have to get away from using the smudge/push tool for your shading. It is never crisp enough. Some of the elements of the background don't look that good together either. The biggest problem comes with the green light in the mouths of the Skulls from Scorpion's layer. They've got that brighter edge than the rest of the green. The idea is pretty good, and probably the first time that I didn't cringe at the idea of someone losing their tiddly-bits for the shear immaturity of it. I guess it's the fact that the vine thing did it. Pretty well done, but just use a color pallet and the pencil or brush/airbrush tool for a sharper look.

8. Good edits, aside from the malformed arm on Reiko. The background is a nice edit, but too dark for my liking. Maybe you should have done this as a thick canopied forest in the day light, with splotches of sun coming through to brighten it up a bit. That way, when you darkened it for a fatality, it wouldn't have been so unvaried in pallet. The water does catch my eye though, I'm just wondering if it is a pallet swap of the Deadpool or the blood at the bottom of the ladder in MKII.

9. Beautiful work on the sprites, though the smooth look of them doesn't mesh well with the crispness of the background. They could use some more contrast as well. Brighten up those lights and darken up those shadows for a more round feel. The blood work here is the best of all the submissions. Interesting take on the Order Realm and executed rather well but I feel the buildings could have matched each other better than they do. The individual pieces could have been blended together better to make them look like they all belong to the same scene. Sprites and detail in this one are amazing and the Fatality is brutal.

10. Pixelated, goulash of props, blurry and poorly shaded/lighted sprites, fuzzy looking blood, and nothing is in proportion. Kano is just as tall as Scorpion and Quan-Chi isn't on the same plane as Scorpion. Overall, this is the worst entry. Keep practicing your skills and keep an open mind to criticism to improve.

11. One of the best fatalities ever in an MK game, only problem is we've seen it before. Quan-Chi edit is sharp, wish I knew if it was borrowed (and I wish that wasn't allowed in a contest where individual skill is supposed to shine, not the skill of others). The background is too sharp and too red. It actually hurts to look at it and the eyes are drawn up to the sky instead of the sprites because of it. Shinnok looks flat, as if it's a cardboard cutout from the waste down. Gore is all pre-fab, so nothing really doing it for me to make this classic fatality come alive.

Overall, seems that Raiden was a fan favorite. I'm not really surprised to see that 8 of the 11 entrants forgot to add shadows, which always improves depth of field. 1, 3, 4 (aside from the lack of direction and randomness of it), 8 & 9 shine through the rest of the competition here.

Background #4 is the smoothest and most appealing
Sprites #9 is the only one with fully edited sprites but #1 did a good job of blending pieces and original work together. #1
Idea Nothing here really stands out as original to me... Pass?

Overall Gonna go with #9. Even with the sprites not matching the background, it's the only one that that sprites match each other and the background matches itself in every way. Would have been #8 if it weren't for that arm... it just seems to grab my attention and then bugs the shit out of me.

Fake 1: like the idea with the bg not executed to the best degree but w/e, sprites arent bad either but whats going on in this scene

Fake 2: Huh? Paint obviously, i dont understand how some people think that when they create something in their mind, that people will understand it, granted ive had my missteps in creating fakes, but come on, this is just odd

Fake 3: wow life bars are great, lighting damn good, but the bg conceptually great idea, but i think the section where its just black, its obvious that is where the two images are joined, also, its a little blurry, and the sprites arent really edited, but none the less one of the better ones

Fake 4: alright this one bugs me but not because its bad but because it doesnt make sense, i mean the sprite work on raiden, making him i think a zombie raiden, but whats with the other legs on the right side of the picture, also the image is crisp and clear, which resolution, is something a lot of people neglect, so plus for that, and the background is nice, but kinda plain, one of the better ones though, as far as graphic quality

Fake 5: ok i like the attempt at current character designed sprites, but motaro is blurry and i guess what i would call skewed, mileena pretty good, but what is she holding, shes also blurry, so i cant tell whats going on, to my best guess it looks like she is holding someones head, and that person has laser eyes or something and they are shooting motaro, who knows, also there was no editing to the bg that i can tell

Fake 6: ok this one conceptually is pretty good, like the idea of the dragon egg, and using unusual characters, but they are practically the same sprite, also the floating skeleton, shouldnt have included it, it isnt needed and it just doesnt look right, i dont see why the bg editing was done, i mean it not much different than it was before, the tatoo is god though, and the sword is pretty good, so all in all this is toward the top

Fake 7: ok ok i know, mk is known for funny fatalities and all, but the getting your balls bitten off thing got old awhile ago, none the less i think reptile having a snake to summon is a good idea, goes with the storyline and mksm, shinnok with JC's face is pretty funny, but the sprite isnt bad, but come on reptile, you couldnt find a better sprite than that? or if it was originally a good sprite why did you edit it? the bg not much to say, seen it before, bad combo of level props, just needs better formulating, the snakle coming out of the floor, I think? just badly executed, you also have to think how would that work in a real game, would that work on any level, or is it a level fatality that you have to be reptile to do? hmm.. also you could have found any picture of a snake and put it in there and it would have been better.

Fake 8: Nice. bg not particually memorable but well done, and something i really havent seen someone do with the living forrest stage, sprites real nice, little choppy with the brighter colors, atleast as far as the rest of the image goes, need to keep sharpness consistent, but you are one of the few to make good looking sprites, and you edited them well and to a degree that it is something new from it original, where are the names on the life meters, if you going to put in life meters put the names on them

Fake 9: wow best sprites hands down, but what were you thinking with the bg, tisk tisk tisk, this is mortal kombat not street fighter, i like the idea of the bg but not the execution, the idea of mk as cell shaded like that or what ever you want to call it, just isnt mk, also just as a side note i think you should use more updated life meters.

Fake 10: why? why this? what makes this cool unique, or interesting? i see yes scorpion has a morning star at end of his spear, but doesnt that take away from what makes scorpion, scorpion? i have to give it to you fr trying to make current designed characters, i mean thats more than i can say for others, but scorpions flame on his head it too big, and the blood effects on quan chi are just rushed, also the grinder in the bg should be way closer together

Fake 11: wow ok has to be the best overall, mostly because it makes sense, its not fuzzy much, and the shinnok sprite in the back is great, his staff great, and quan chi's leg beat one of the best fatalities of all time, and atleast it appears that sub zeros face is smashed in which is the first real gore ive seen in any of these fakes, the only thing that doesnt make this one perfect is the bg, the chains are kinda fuzzy and the bg is too busy, simplify, create something simple but eye catching in the bg also the spikes on the railing make the area around quan chi confusing, try to keep shapes in the bg different from that in the foreground, blood is good too,


since most of the dont make sense, its hard to judge this
Best Background: Fake 8, only because it was mk style, and it didnt distract or annoy me,

Best Sprites: Fake 9 mostly because they are smooth and well defined, i know who the characters are, it would have been 4 but i dont know what the hell is going on there

Most Orginal Idea: Fake 6, odd characters, weapon fatality, and the dragon egg, and tatoo, not much use of tatoos in fakes that ive noticed

Best Over All: Fake 11, reasons, good fatal rarely used in my opinion, gore which is very mk style no one else used any real gore, the shinnok sprite is great aswell as his throne and staff, just the most successful really, the only thing that bothers me really is the red writing and the fact that its a little hard to decipher between the bg and the foreground, all that need to be done is to darken the bg

- Best background - Fake 4
- Best sprite(s) - Fake 8
- Most original idea - Fake 7 (come on! NO CONTEST!)

-Best Overall- Fake 8.. gorgeous

fake 9 all the way baby thats beautiful best sprites iv seen in a long time i liked the one with raiden and liu kang too liked the melting effects but fake 9 does it for ...............no contest in my opinion

Best Background - #6
Most Original Idea - #7
Best Sprites - #8
Best Overall - #8

about the backgrounds:
my first impression about BG #3 was: "wow" but as i read before it seems mora a mugen BG than MK.
#4 i really like this one. i love that night style
#11 another really good one. i love the throne, shinnok and his amulet. maybe it is overloaded.
the rest of the entries has only copy & paste props
in the case of #9 i see it as a mix of a snes game BG with mario 64, none of it reminds me to mortal kombat.
here won #11. in the second position #4 just becouse it's only a pit with changed colours, needs to add some detail. good one with the moon and the portal don't fit at all. #3 has a lot of work but don't look likes a mk BG (or at least until MK8)

about the most original idea:
i like #7,#8 and #9
#7 wons for me becouse it's the most original, #8 and 9 are really good but in therms of originality i think #7


about the best sprites:
i like rayden from #4, mileena and motaro from #5 are a little blury but ok (but i think i've seen them before), reiko (seems came from mk mugen) and the new girl from #8, (not as we know from a mk "2D") raiden and hotaru from #9, quan chi and shinnok from #11 (i don't know if shinnok count as BG only, (since he is an edited sprite too)
#8 wons here. i see a good reiko and with the new girl you won some extra points. in second place i'll put #11 since a see a good job on shinnok and quanchi. and in third place #4 i love that sprite but it's too simple to be the winner.
in the other hand have #9 a real piece of art, but maybe win and artwork kontest, i don't feel it like a real fake. and #5 i think i've seen that sprite before.

and finally best overall: i'll go with #11 since it has a good BG and the sprites are good. even i've seen an eye of sub-zero (or at least it seems). good detail !!. and as many users thinks, that's one of the best fatalities of any mk game.. and add a plus to the final vote.

Best Background - # 11
Most Original Idea - # 7
Best Sprites - # 8
Best Overall - # 11

oh and btw fake 11 didn't steal the quan chi sprite i saw it as it was being made

I have to go with fake 9. The whole mood of it just makes it seem like part of the MK story instead of just some fight. I don't know, i feel like raiden was betrayed so he went out back and got his revenge. Yeah... just my opinion.

1.) Good use of MK props to make the custom background. They fit together nicely. However the fake a a whole is boring. I'm not exactly sure what going on here. It looks like the Raiden edit threw some half-circle blades into the monk's knees. The sprite edits are subtle and unimpressive.

2.) No clue what this is. Doesn't look like any effort was put into it

3.) I really like the stage concept, though there's too much going on it. The dragon battle in the background is a nice touch, as are the custom lifebars. I wish it didn't look so cluttered though. The fatality itself is unoriginal, with too much glow around the lightning affected areas.

4.) This is a pretty confusing fake. Looks like the background portal is melting/pulling in Raiden. The only aspect that I really like on this one is the Raiden edit.

5.) A stock background with familair looking edits. Cant say I really like the fatality either. The blood and Mileena sprite look a bit blurry as well.

6.) Nice background and concept, though the floating skeleton takes away from it. Even though Torch and Hornbuckle are portrayed as palette swaps in MKII, more effort could've been put into the edits for these unique characters.

7.) Pretty cool concept, though why is the fake vertically stretched? As a result some aspects of it appear blurry, such as Reptile. I'm not really a fan of this version of Reptile's lair either. It looks too cluttered, splicing in some bad prop choices. I do like the Snake looking creature though. Good job on its mouth especially.

8.) Nice concept and cool sprites, but who's this female hat tosser? I like her skirt and hair edits especially - they're fluid and detailed. Though the Reiko sprite is standard fanfare now. It seems everyone creates him because he's one of the easiest customs to make. One major factor that brings this fake down is the background. It's way too dark, shows little detail and only has minor edits. Also, why even submit this fake without completing the lifebars? It may be a small part of the piece, but it goes a long way in its overall appeal.

9.) Even though everything in this piece looks like it was made from scratch, it's just a bad Mortal Kombat fake. It completely misses the mark in that regard. The background is also bland and mis-proportioned in relation to the characters fighting in the foreground. If taken to scale, Raiden and Hotaru would be giants in that world. Again, it's technically sound, but severely lacking in artistic direction.

10.) I'm not sure why Scorpion is throwing a giant medicine ball here. Not a fan of the background either - doesnt look too well thought out. It has potential, I just dont think we're seeing it in this version.

11.) Great background and nice execution of a classic fatality. The Quan Chi and Shinnok edits are pretty nice, though the latter could use a litle more work. One of the better fakes submitted.

Best Background: Fake #1
Best Sprites: Fake #11
Most Original Idea: Fake # 3

Best Overall - Fake #11

Background: #1

Sprites: # 11

Idea: #8

Overall: #11

sometimes I swear people who need glasses don't wear them.

When is this voting going to end?

Being the head-honcho of this contest, I don't need glasses to end this contest especially since people are still voting.

The voting will end as soon I notice people are no longer paying attention to this thread.

Btw, I truly believe the_real did not steal the Quan-Chi sprite from anyone. However, there are some fakes in tis contest that have some sprites from Arctic and I don't see nothing wrong with that. So please chill, ya'll.

The comment about glasses is not related to what I said about voting Illusion......... but okay.

Best Background: #9 without a doubt. It's the most interesting and hand crafted background out of them all.

Best Sprite Edits: Entry #9 again. It's the only one that is hand crafted 100%. The rest are minor copy/paste jobs with very minimal editing.

Most Original Idea: Entry #9.. There were a few good idea's and this was actually a hard one, but #9 is the only one that actually made it look painful and captured the brutality of all the concepts.

Best All-Around Fake: Entry #9. Most talented fake in the contest, sadly, it's not being recognized.

well.. cause it doesnt look like a fake... so a lot of ppl dont like it... it looks like a drawing

Hey, Illusion, after all the voting and everything is over, can we go through each fake(1, then 2 then 3 ect for a short period at a time), and let people claim and explain their concepts and everything?

I've gotten good and bad reviews, and I know I'd like the opportunity.

Damn, I hope my comment about the Chi sprite didn't start all this. I wasn't claiming the guy stole it, only ignorance to whether he made it or not.

That's why I wish the contest didn't allow usage of someone else's sprites. It would eliminate the confusion. Not to mention, no one should get votes for sprite editing when they borrow subject matter from someone else.

Don't ruin something good guys, it's all in fun and I'm sorry if I caused an uproar with my misunderstood statement.

I was thinking the same thing.

All I can say for now, take a closer look, and stop dissing paint.



Ka-Tra

I'd like a chance to xplain my concept 2...

I feel that it would be unfair of me to vote because I saw one of the fake's before the contest started. I won't tell which one though.

Enough with the off-topic posts. I'm getting so sick of this. When this contest is over, you may post your fake on a seperate thread; not this one. It completely clusters the main point of this thread which is the contest and nothing more. Quit accusing the sprite of being stolen with out having any actual evidence to support the claim. Get over it.

Fake #3 is my favorite background of them all.

I love how fake #5 has MK:A Mileena and Motaro. Mileena is in excellent detail.

I like number #8 for the inclusion of Kia (If that is her, there's no name in the life bar)

#9, I reaally like the crisp, clean, look. A bit too cartoony for my taste, but that's my own opinion.

Overall, I vote for #9. The level of detail is ridiculously good.

If there's a vote for backgrounds at all, I vote for #3, if not, then disregard this background vote.

Just wanted to say that I didn't mean anything bad when I said that the Quan Chi sprite looked familiar, which I think brought up the whole accusation thing. It probably looks familiar because I have seen a lot of fakes in my stint on MK forums...

On topic though, I just want to point out that people need to vote for the following categories:

Best OVERALL fake.
Best background.
Most original idea/best idea.
Best Sprites.