I found this Phazon Suited Samus sprite sheet on another site and it seems very similar to the one I remember being on the site. I have no idea whether they are the same or if the creator of the sprites (can’t look him up right now as the site is down, sorry) posted them on the site.
I’m saying that it’s technically illegal, just like ripping weapons models and maps from, say, Halo 2 to put them on Halo: Custom Edition. That’s a pretty hot-topic in the Halo community. It seems that Nintendo doesn’t care as much as MS about it, but you’re technically stealing if you use their sprites.
Unless, of course, they listed somewhere that it was O.K. I haven’t seen something like that, but I imagine it’s somewhere, seeing as Nintendo hasn’t sued anyone yet.
It’s not. I don’t care what people do, I don’t care than Nintendo doesn’t care, it’s still illegal.
I’m not saying don’t do it…I’m just saying that according to the laws and regulations of the United States of America, it is illegal to use that material.