Custom Sprites:
– Combatribes: Finally gets its own gallery page and new fight stance sprites for all three heroes.
– Moon Child: Yes, I couldn’t resist and had to make a sprite of him, too. If you don’t know about him, I’ll explain later in this update post.

Mini-logo: Moon Child added to Team Hoi
– edit April 29, 2026: after original game artist added a much clearer version of the game logo, I updated my mini-logo version to match it better AND added a gradient light blue-to-white version.

All new sprites and mini-logos were added to the main GFX Generator, which I used to make the graphic at the top of this post. I still have some item preview errors to iron out after adding SSL earlier this month, but the picture results still work.
edit April 25 3:18 AM: I think I’ve got the issue ironed out, things SHOULD be back to normal.


One of my favorite game-related happenings this year is the discovery, online rise and legit appreciation of the 1997 PC Moon Child, mainly on Bluesky. What pulled me in was this Bluesky post about the unexpected music, because, no, I was not ready. You can read a more about the game’s creation, set backs, and current revival phenomenon in this Aftermath story, but I have to post some of the music that helped hook so many of us.

I’ll basically say what the Bluesky post said: think of the music a cute late 90s platformer game. Seriously. Once you’ve thought of it, play the video.



These pics show progress on the 3D toy aisles I’m working on in Blender, with the Transformers section getting Megatron and Starscream in the second pic.


The G.I. JOE section in the first pic also has the Dragonfly helicopter, a box that’s not in the 2D background in the image generators yet. Those were shots I posted on Bluesky and IG, but here’s a brand new shot of the MASK section for you:

MASK got two more new boxes, the Rhino (next to Boulder Hill) and the Jackhammer (next to the Thunderhawk on the upper shelves), making it more stocked than the 2D version. Since you bothered to read this, I’ll let you in on a secret: today’s update also fixes that 2D toy aisle in the image generators, fixing the He-Man and Battle Cat boxed set.

I planned to have a toy section update, but that’ll have to wait, even though I did take a few pics of the SH Figuarts Mario.

Been working on commissions lately, so I didn’t have a lot of time to make new things. But I still wanted to drop a quick update separate from what’s coming next week.
ToyBoss – added an updated TMNT Villains pic with the new NECA cartoon Shredder, all-new heroes and villains line-up pics for DC (a mixed DC Direct, Mattel, and McFarlane collection) including that new “Silver Age” Superman (really the José Luis García-López, artist of DC Comics Presents and the legendary DC Comics Style Guide), new Marvel Legends S.H.I.E.L.D. lineup, and my modern Autobot Transformers.
edit: added a pic that I just took of Jakks Sonic holding a Mattel Electronics Football game from a Super Impulse Toy Box I just got.
edit 2: added a pic I forgot: my updated Jakks Pacific Sonic 4-inch figure with added Classic Amy figure.

So what’s coming next week?


The next update hits on May 22nd!

You know, I think you’ve been a really good group of girls and boys this year, so I think I’ll let you open your gifts early this time. No corduroy pants and hats this year, it’s all toys!

Toys and Cartoons: Teela, Beast Man, Panthro, Rom: Spaceknight, Megatron, Kimber Benton
G.I. JOE: Snake-Eyes (figure 1), Cobra Commander, Destro, Cobra Trooper
DC Comics: Supergirl, Martian Manhunter (the sprite seen in the JLA pixel art poster)
Marvel Comics: Doctor Doom (Secret Wars ’84 outfit)

All those sprites are also in the new, main GFX Generator, along with two new toy card tributes and a new MotU font:

As always, many of the sprites, especially the Cobra Trooper, have extra palettes in the GFX Generator that aren’t seen in the main custom sprite galleires. After all, there’s no such thing as having too many Cobra Troopers!


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Elsewhere…

Arcade Quartermaster is getting 2017 started early with a group of new shrines: Star Wars arcade (hey, Star Wars toys are also a favorite), Outfoxies, Narc and Outrun!


Thanks for the stopping by and I hope you have a good time, no matter which holidays you celebrate!

So Transformers: Devastation, a game that sounds more like a wish (G1 Transformers with classic voice actors and developed by Platinum Games) than reality, is now available and there’s no way I wasn’t going to celebrate.

A small-scale G1 Optimus Prime joins the site, crash-landing in the Toys and ‘Toons gallery until the Transformers get their own gallery. Meanwhile, new sprites of Alyssa from the Guardian Legend/Guardic Gaiden and Samus Aran from Metroid join the fight! Look, someone in futuristic armor who curls up into a ball like a potato bug counts as a Transformer, alright? All three have been added to the GFX Generator. Optimus is the only Transformer on the site right now, but you may get some more toys this Christmas…


Here’s a taste of what I’ve been messing around with for the past month:

Just like the last one, almost nothing in the video is final. I still have a lot to learn with Anime Studio Pro 10, but I think you can tell I’ve been having fun with it. Oddly enough, I made three new sprites mainly for a clip in the video, but the scene didn’t have enough people to match the clip it followed. It’s a good thing that I left it out, because the so-called surprise would’ve wound up being the preview display pic.


Kickstarter alert: Aurion: Legacy of the Kori-Odan is an exciting action/RPG hybrid with 2-D beautiful graphics. It has 14 days left to be funded and still needs help to be published.


A lot of work has already gone into the game and it shows in every frame. If you like what you see and can afford to help, please visit their Kickstarter page and donate!