Then maybe you should post the small one, eh? 
Then why did you commit three newbie mistakes in the same sprite? 
Newbie isn’t an insult. It’s just a designation, you know.
Were using the sounds from Prime? Doesn’t that eliminate the “Everything from scratch” concept?
I could make installers but I would need ALL of the files.
I’ve posted some sounds that ive made from scratch and some (most of em ) I have tweaked from the original MP sounds, what do you think?
this is the post with the samples:
http://s3.invisionfree.com/MP2D/index.php?showtopic=19&st=30
Sounds good enough for me 
You know, you should categorise them, like ‘samus sounds’, environment sounds’, ‘enemy sounds’,…
You should start with capturing all the sounds from the space frigate. You up for it?
I almost forgot, i made a background for the Chozo Ruins (I saw the BG from the mock up and kinda hated it so I made this one,compare):
To download the BG CLICK HERE
Sure, now i just have to find the original SFX for the frigate, sound resampling and editing is easy,now, finding the original sfx could take a bit.
Ubermetroid, looks better, perhaps you could animate it? I think you need more poses to make it look smooth.
Fox Fan, no need for that, a simple .exe will do just fine 
Annatar, that background looks sweet, but it’s not 2d style… That means you can’t use effects in photoshop. 2d style has limitted colors, but that doesn’t mean it can’t look great. Just look at the tallon overworld mockup, looks fantastic IMO
No need to hurry with those sound, take the time you need, as long as it sounds great!
Stabs Annatar
That second one looks alot like the first one I made. 
LOL i didn’t mean it as an offense (the BG thing) I said i hated it cuz i thought the p2d team will at least use some pretty 3d-ish backgrounds, but believe me i do know that the BG for the mock up took a lot of work, its like spriteing an entire BG,so basically, i meant no offense at all.
Yeah, I know. I was just joking around.
If they wouldn’t clash with the 2-D style, we’d use BGs like those.
It’s extremely hard to make a Space BG in 2d style. >_<
UberMetroid, I just found out hat those sprites have already been made…
Sorry 
But your work can still be used by other metroid fagames, you should offer your work in the fangames board. If you want of course…
Hey i’m pretty new here (long time listener, first time caller) and i was considering becoming a background artist, as i’m pretty tasty with paint. Anyway, what resolution should the backgrounds be in, and how complex (perhaps a screenshot of an already made background?). I was thinking (at least some) of the backgrounds could be based off the existing MP terrain (the machines in Magmoor caverns?)
Hey, you just joined at the right time, because we need lots of backgrounds now. About the resolution, don’t know exactly, 320 width, 320 height or 480 width, 480 height.
You can check some backgrounds here: http://www.mp2d.co.uk/screenshots.php
Make sure you design your backgrouns in the same 2d style
And another thing, your backgrounds have to be repetitive, what I mean is that the left side of the image should match perfectly with the right side, understand?
And yes, you can add lots of background details, as long as it looks like a background…
Try making a chozo ruins bg. We will guide you and tell you what to do!
And welcome on the boards, you shoul introduce youyrself in the "Hi, I’m new’ thread!
wow the standard seems pretty high… just one more thing, will there be multiple background layers, or will you just use additional sprites to… spruce it up?
Rocks and plants and other things will be in the background with it, but not part of the BG. The actual “BG” will really just be a wall or sky. Just don’t do anything for the frigate, thats all mine.
I wish to sign up as a spriter. I could help out drastically with the suits if need be, because I’ve had alot of character spriting experience in my spare time, and I’m very quick with spritesheets. Also, I’ve got nothin’ better to do.
I’ve actually wanted to become part of the team for a while, but wasn’t quite sure of my skills. I can help wit the tilesets and some sprites if there’s any left. I may also be able to help with sounds if I ever get a sound recorder for my computer. I’ll make a little tileset for the test. Do you mind if I use one of your already made tilesets as a base? Just for size and stuff.