THE HBGames.ORG BIG LIST OF LINKS
As of 12/5/2009
In this thread lies a veritable treasure trove of links.
Brought together by members just like you, this list contains links to all of the resources and tutorials you'll ever need!
(okay, not really)
WEBSITE TRANSLATORS
CHARSETS, TILESETS, AUTOTILES, MISC.
BATTLE BACKGROUNDS/PANORAMAS
MUSIC/SOUND EFFECTS
RESOURCE-GENERATING SOFTWARE/WEBSITES
PIXELLING TUTORIAL SITES
HELPFUL PALETTE-CREATION SITES
Special Thanks for finding links (in no apparent order):
Venetia
Regi
Glissa
Totti
Illustrationism
XVinh
The Lunara Chronicles
Keisukeyui
Valcrist
Avadan
Daft Punk
RPG Wizard
piggman77
coyotecraft
SolstICE
Bluehazed
Lucky 7
Acezon
Cait
Kinger1000
Junk-Man
TwistedDragon
benos
xeilmach
mawk
As of 12/5/2009
In this thread lies a veritable treasure trove of links.
Brought together by members just like you, this list contains links to all of the resources and tutorials you'll ever need!
(okay, not really)
Found a site worth sharing? Post it here, so it can be added to the list!
Links under any of the following categories are allowed.
RMXP/VX Resources: Tilesets, Autotiles, Character Sets, Icons, Battlers, Battlebacks, Title/GameOver Screens
RPG Music: BGM, BGS, ME, or SE: in mp3, midi, ogg, or wav format
Resource-Generating Software
Pixelling or Music-Composing Tutorial Sites
Helpful Palette-Creation Sites
Please specify in your post which category it falls under!
Please link to sites.
Do not just post random resources here to link to. The link must have more than one file on the other end, even if the site is pretty.
Note: Photobucket pages are okay, but not single images. Linking to a workshop here (at hbgames.org) is allowed, as long as it contains all the resources you make, not just a few!
Include a brief site description.
If the website is in Japanese (or another language besides English), please write [Japanese/Foreign Language] next to it.
Also, please link to sites that have already been translated! Translator links are below.
Links to sites with crummy resources won't be accepted.
Also, script-only sites or links to things unrelated to RMXP, pixelling, or music/sound don't belong here.
Thanks a lot for your help!
Links under any of the following categories are allowed.
RMXP/VX Resources: Tilesets, Autotiles, Character Sets, Icons, Battlers, Battlebacks, Title/GameOver Screens
RPG Music: BGM, BGS, ME, or SE: in mp3, midi, ogg, or wav format
Resource-Generating Software
Pixelling or Music-Composing Tutorial Sites
Helpful Palette-Creation Sites
Please specify in your post which category it falls under!
Please link to sites.
Do not just post random resources here to link to. The link must have more than one file on the other end, even if the site is pretty.
Note: Photobucket pages are okay, but not single images. Linking to a workshop here (at hbgames.org) is allowed, as long as it contains all the resources you make, not just a few!
Include a brief site description.
If the website is in Japanese (or another language besides English), please write [Japanese/Foreign Language] next to it.
Also, please link to sites that have already been translated! Translator links are below.
Links to sites with crummy resources won't be accepted.
Also, script-only sites or links to things unrelated to RMXP, pixelling, or music/sound don't belong here.
Thanks a lot for your help!
WEBSITE TRANSLATORS
CHARSETS, TILESETS, AUTOTILES, MISC.
Sithjester's RMXP RTP Resource Archive
Please credit Sithjester.
Teamanti
Zanyzora's RMXP Resources: Please credit Zanyzora.
Kaizer-sized RTP conversion
(Not HK!) Please credit Zanyzora.
Patchwork's Battlers
Some cute, simple-looking battlers and charsets.
Bob & George Sprite Forums
People occasionally post rips and things here.
Hyper Crescendo ('Bite Me' Graphics)
Read the terms of use, then click "the sprites" at the bottom.
Kinda hard to see. Anyway, they're custom RMXP sprites.
Ushi No Tane
Holy rips, Batman! GBA rips galore.
Game Sprite Archives
If you're looking for rips from a specific game, chances are, you'll find them here.
The Spriters' Resource
If you can't find 'em at GSA, look here, you'll definitely find what you're looking for in high quality rips!
Fenrir Sprites Domain
Another rips site, but nice quality.
The ShyGuy Kingdom
Even more rips! Wowz!
RPG RPG Revolution RMXP Resources
If you're looking for a crapload of resources, this place has a good deal. It also things for RMXP and VX, as well as older RPG Makers.
RPG Advocate's Resources
A nice collection of a variety of resources.
Gameclover RMVX Resources
A nice blog with charsets, tilesets, etc. for VX.
Lorestrome Pixel Archive
Unique tilesets, including a city with a steampunk feel.
RPG Palace [Membership Required]
Ever wonder where The Inquisitor hails from? It's here. You'll find his and several others' works here.
Xeil's Twilight Paradise
Go to "Xeil's Sprite Workshop" to find some modern/futuristic tilesets and things. Don't forget to credit Xeil!
Vorpal8's RMXP Resources
Good site, has a little bit of everything.
Deviant Art
There's actually a variety of stuff here for your gammaking needs (make sure to credit!).
Please credit Sithjester.
Teamanti
Zanyzora's RMXP Resources: Please credit Zanyzora.
Kaizer-sized RTP conversion
(Not HK!) Please credit Zanyzora.
Patchwork's Battlers
Some cute, simple-looking battlers and charsets.
Bob & George Sprite Forums
People occasionally post rips and things here.
Hyper Crescendo ('Bite Me' Graphics)
Read the terms of use, then click "the sprites" at the bottom.
Kinda hard to see. Anyway, they're custom RMXP sprites.
Ushi No Tane
Holy rips, Batman! GBA rips galore.
Game Sprite Archives
If you're looking for rips from a specific game, chances are, you'll find them here.
The Spriters' Resource
If you can't find 'em at GSA, look here, you'll definitely find what you're looking for in high quality rips!
Fenrir Sprites Domain
Another rips site, but nice quality.
The ShyGuy Kingdom
Even more rips! Wowz!
RPG RPG Revolution RMXP Resources
If you're looking for a crapload of resources, this place has a good deal. It also things for RMXP and VX, as well as older RPG Makers.
RPG Advocate's Resources
A nice collection of a variety of resources.
Gameclover RMVX Resources
A nice blog with charsets, tilesets, etc. for VX.
Lorestrome Pixel Archive
Unique tilesets, including a city with a steampunk feel.
RPG Palace [Membership Required]
Ever wonder where The Inquisitor hails from? It's here. You'll find his and several others' works here.
Xeil's Twilight Paradise
Go to "Xeil's Sprite Workshop" to find some modern/futuristic tilesets and things. Don't forget to credit Xeil!
Vorpal8's RMXP Resources
Good site, has a little bit of everything.
Deviant Art
There's actually a variety of stuff here for your gammaking needs (make sure to credit!).
Note: Unless these sites offer their own translations, the links below have already been run through an English-translator for you. Because of that they may take a little longer to load than usual. (Some sites are exceptions, as Google Translate breaks the link. They will be in their original language.)
Enterbrain's Resource Creator Index
A list of many resource creators that Enterbrain has acknowledged (unfortunately filled with spam and advertisements, but you might find something searching the older pages).
Mack's Looseleaf site
Who doesn't know who Mack is?
Naramura's Resource Site
Have you seen the nicely done anime-style battlers/faces floating around? If so, they were most likely by Naramura.
Pickle/IceAx's site
HOT TOKE
Great enemy graphics.
Crimson Lotus
Battlers, face sets, character sets. [Google Translate breaks the link, so it's in Japanese.]
RTP PROJECT
Autotiles, Icons, Windowskins, and a few character sets.
Etolier
Very cute, simple styles, with lots of different types of resources. All RTP, I believe. [Japanese]
Nakkuruman
Several unique RTP characters.
Kamio's "workwork"
Battlers and a few charsets.
Kuribo
Some very cute, cartoony charsets. [Japanese]
Material World
Battler graphics -- uses a lot of gradients, but the quantity makes up for the quality.
Hungry Mouse
Great resources, mostly tilesets. [Japanese, but the website has its own translation]
A Country of Sunrize
Resources for everything, great site.
Dea Dia
Some very cute anime-style facesets--but large enough to perhaps also be battlers.
Ruruga's Resources
Faces, battlers, charsets... You've probably seen them before, but they're worth seeing, if you haven't :'P.
Mochiron's Sozai Battlers (RPG Dot)
Contains a huge number of completely free and completely original side view battlers, non-commercial games only. Please note that to download the "packs", you have to turn off Google Translate by clicking the link in the window at the top.
Dot World
Original charsets, autotiles, & tilesets, in a cartoony style. Very cute. [Japanese]
Whitecat
A nice collection of icons for either RMXP or RMVX.
Emu Gif
A great place to get animated battlers. Contains sprites from 100s of games to choose from.
http://www.ix.sakura.ne.jp/~yoshi/icon/game/
Contains some cool icons for old game consoles. [Japanese]
Vibrato's Relay_Point
For VX users: There are some nice character actions and poses like jumping and laying down for the majority of the VX RTP. There's also a pretty decent collection of monster characters like Medusa and Ogres, as well as faces and animations.
ReinoRPG Gallery
Has tons of resources from Japanese sites, including Hungry Mouse and Strawberry Quartz. Very useful.
Enterbrain's Resource Creator Index
A list of many resource creators that Enterbrain has acknowledged (unfortunately filled with spam and advertisements, but you might find something searching the older pages).
Mack's Looseleaf site
Who doesn't know who Mack is?
Naramura's Resource Site
Have you seen the nicely done anime-style battlers/faces floating around? If so, they were most likely by Naramura.
Pickle/IceAx's site
HOT TOKE
Great enemy graphics.
Crimson Lotus
Battlers, face sets, character sets. [Google Translate breaks the link, so it's in Japanese.]
RTP PROJECT
Autotiles, Icons, Windowskins, and a few character sets.
Etolier
Very cute, simple styles, with lots of different types of resources. All RTP, I believe. [Japanese]
Nakkuruman
Several unique RTP characters.
Kamio's "workwork"
Battlers and a few charsets.
Kuribo
Some very cute, cartoony charsets. [Japanese]
Material World
Battler graphics -- uses a lot of gradients, but the quantity makes up for the quality.
Hungry Mouse
Great resources, mostly tilesets. [Japanese, but the website has its own translation]
A Country of Sunrize
Resources for everything, great site.
Dea Dia
Some very cute anime-style facesets--but large enough to perhaps also be battlers.
Ruruga's Resources
Faces, battlers, charsets... You've probably seen them before, but they're worth seeing, if you haven't :'P.
Mochiron's Sozai Battlers (RPG Dot)
Contains a huge number of completely free and completely original side view battlers, non-commercial games only. Please note that to download the "packs", you have to turn off Google Translate by clicking the link in the window at the top.
Dot World
Original charsets, autotiles, & tilesets, in a cartoony style. Very cute. [Japanese]
Whitecat
A nice collection of icons for either RMXP or RMVX.
Emu Gif
A great place to get animated battlers. Contains sprites from 100s of games to choose from.
http://www.ix.sakura.ne.jp/~yoshi/icon/game/
Contains some cool icons for old game consoles. [Japanese]
Vibrato's Relay_Point
For VX users: There are some nice character actions and poses like jumping and laying down for the majority of the VX RTP. There's also a pretty decent collection of monster characters like Medusa and Ogres, as well as faces and animations.
ReinoRPG Gallery
Has tons of resources from Japanese sites, including Hungry Mouse and Strawberry Quartz. Very useful.
BATTLE BACKGROUNDS/PANORAMAS
Note: These may just be links to paintings and things that you need to resize yourself.
Gunsmith Cats Portfolio
There are a few neat cityscapes in here.
Okay, we're having a hard time finding these. Help out and find some nice background galleries to link to (no real-life photography)!
Gunsmith Cats Portfolio
There are a few neat cityscapes in here.
Okay, we're having a hard time finding these. Help out and find some nice background galleries to link to (no real-life photography)!
MUSIC/SOUND EFFECTS
Sakari-Infinity
Beautiful original MP3 music.
VG Music
Ripped music from various video games.
The Freesound Project
I always come here for great sound effects. They're all completely free as long as you credit their authors, and 100% original. Use their 'search' function to find what you're looking for, but you may need to edit the sounds because a lot of the tracks are custom-recorded.
Absolute Sound Effects Archive
Using the drop-down menu on the right, you can navigate their pages and pages of useful sound effects.
A1 Free Sound Effects
This site is ugly as sin and a pain to navigate but you can't deny how useful a lot of the sounds are. It looks like a paysite but a lot of the effects on there are free.
Partners In Rhyme
Looking for a BGS or SE? They've got a good lot of them. Many of them require purchase, but go to the Free Section--there's a good bit of stuff there.
Free Play Music
An easy-to-search site with more than 2300 songs available for download!
Abyssal Chronicles' Audio Files
Some "Tales of" voices/audio.
The Voice Acting Alliance
If you need voice acting, this is a good place to look. Just don't forget to be polite, detailed, respectful, and use some grammar/punctuation!
NEWGROUNDS Audio Portal
A whole bunch of BGM/ME tracks that are free to use [with credit!].
Blue Laguna MP3s
Ripped video game music and much more!
Anime OSTs
Soundtracks from all your favorite animes.
XVinh's Music Collection
A bunch of MIDIs have been collected here by XVinh--don't forget to credit
Beautiful original MP3 music.
VG Music
Ripped music from various video games.
The Freesound Project
I always come here for great sound effects. They're all completely free as long as you credit their authors, and 100% original. Use their 'search' function to find what you're looking for, but you may need to edit the sounds because a lot of the tracks are custom-recorded.
Absolute Sound Effects Archive
Using the drop-down menu on the right, you can navigate their pages and pages of useful sound effects.
A1 Free Sound Effects
This site is ugly as sin and a pain to navigate but you can't deny how useful a lot of the sounds are. It looks like a paysite but a lot of the effects on there are free.
Partners In Rhyme
Looking for a BGS or SE? They've got a good lot of them. Many of them require purchase, but go to the Free Section--there's a good bit of stuff there.
Free Play Music
An easy-to-search site with more than 2300 songs available for download!
Abyssal Chronicles' Audio Files
Some "Tales of" voices/audio.
The Voice Acting Alliance
If you need voice acting, this is a good place to look. Just don't forget to be polite, detailed, respectful, and use some grammar/punctuation!
NEWGROUNDS Audio Portal
A whole bunch of BGM/ME tracks that are free to use [with credit!].
Blue Laguna MP3s
Ripped video game music and much more!
Anime OSTs
Soundtracks from all your favorite animes.
XVinh's Music Collection
A bunch of MIDIs have been collected here by XVinh--don't forget to credit
Note: Unless these sites offer their own translations, the links below have already been run through an English-translator for you. Because of that they may take a little longer to load than usual. (Again, some sites are exceptions, as Google Translate breaks the link. They will be in their original language.)
Atlier Nonta
Some very nice stuff in the Free Music section.
5th Avenue
Woo hoo, MIDI's! [Japanese]
Wakaba Music
MP3's and MIDI's.
TAM Music Factory
MIDI's, MP3's, and Sounds, all specifically for game making.
Freedom House
Little ME's and BGM's to enjoy.
G2 Midi
Note: I don't think this site works with Firefox, though.
Atlier Nonta
Some very nice stuff in the Free Music section.
5th Avenue
Woo hoo, MIDI's! [Japanese]
Wakaba Music
MP3's and MIDI's.
TAM Music Factory
MIDI's, MP3's, and Sounds, all specifically for game making.
Freedom House
Little ME's and BGM's to enjoy.
G2 Midi
Note: I don't think this site works with Firefox, though.
RESOURCE-GENERATING SOFTWARE/WEBSITES
The FaceMaker program
Create anime-style faces. [Japanese]
DollBits FaceMaker
It's the Japanese FaceMaker, but translated and made into a web-based thing. Easier for English-speakers.
Chibi VX Charset Maker
A Japanese Charset Maker for VX.
Mack's Charset Maker
I can't figure out how to work this, but apparently it's a web-based character generator. Hm.
Backwater Productions Charset Maker
Another online RTP charset generator.
HeroMachine 2.5 [Membership Required]
Make old-fashioned American-comic styled front-view battlers here.
DrPetter's sfxr
A simple program that generates sound effects. Useful and fun to play around with.
Create anime-style faces. [Japanese]
DollBits FaceMaker
It's the Japanese FaceMaker, but translated and made into a web-based thing. Easier for English-speakers.
Chibi VX Charset Maker
A Japanese Charset Maker for VX.
Mack's Charset Maker
I can't figure out how to work this, but apparently it's a web-based character generator. Hm.
Backwater Productions Charset Maker
Another online RTP charset generator.
HeroMachine 2.5 [Membership Required]
Make old-fashioned American-comic styled front-view battlers here.
DrPetter's sfxr
A simple program that generates sound effects. Useful and fun to play around with.
PIXELLING TUTORIAL SITES
Pixel Joint
This is a network for budding pixellers; great place to see samples of what a good pixel artist can do!
Way of the Pixel - Pixel Art Gallery
You'll find some incredible samples of pixel art here. Some people even work on RMXP things!
Mark's Pixel Art Tutorial
Need help getting started in your pixelling endeavors? Look no further.
Derek Yu Tutorial
I've personally found this rather helpful, and you may, too!
This is a network for budding pixellers; great place to see samples of what a good pixel artist can do!
Way of the Pixel - Pixel Art Gallery
You'll find some incredible samples of pixel art here. Some people even work on RMXP things!
Mark's Pixel Art Tutorial
Need help getting started in your pixelling endeavors? Look no further.
Derek Yu Tutorial
I've personally found this rather helpful, and you may, too!
HELPFUL PALETTE-CREATION SITES
Color Magix.
Some very nice, easy-to use palettes. Also, some drawing tutorials, for all you burgeoning anime artists out there.
Sparkling Ice Palettes
A must-have--these palettes are wonderful.
Kaliber 10000
Need pixel patterns? This site won't let you down.
Color Scheme Generator
Have HTML HEX code for a color (like a 6-digit color code)? Enter it here and it'll come up with the color's contrasts, compliments ... Everything. Absolutely 110% useful to recolorers, pixelers ... Anyone dealing with color!
Some very nice, easy-to use palettes. Also, some drawing tutorials, for all you burgeoning anime artists out there.
Sparkling Ice Palettes
A must-have--these palettes are wonderful.
Kaliber 10000
Need pixel patterns? This site won't let you down.
Color Scheme Generator
Have HTML HEX code for a color (like a 6-digit color code)? Enter it here and it'll come up with the color's contrasts, compliments ... Everything. Absolutely 110% useful to recolorers, pixelers ... Anyone dealing with color!
Special Thanks for finding links (in no apparent order):
Venetia
Regi
Glissa
Totti
Illustrationism
XVinh
The Lunara Chronicles
Keisukeyui
Valcrist
Avadan
Daft Punk
RPG Wizard
piggman77
coyotecraft
SolstICE
Bluehazed
Lucky 7
Acezon
Cait
Kinger1000
Junk-Man
TwistedDragon
benos
xeilmach
mawk