There's often very hard-working people with many hidden talents behind the cool stuff you see.
This page is a shout-out to them to help them be seen better!
If you want your stuff or site(s) linked here, just let me know! So long as you've made something and it's at least vaguely related to SRB2, it's probably fine! I won't state anything not already public or stuff I didn't know , so be sure to tell me anything specific you want shown here.
Metalwario64 SPRITES - ART - GFX - 3D MODELS - MUSIC
An extremely talented spriter & artist who captures art styles with accuracy like no other, whether digitally or on paper. He's responsible for Sonic's sprites in the Adventure Sonic project and is currently involved in many SRB2 projects behind the scenes. He's into Megaman X, Dragonball Z, Sonic, Resident Evil, Castlevania, and Nintendo stuff like Mario, Metroid, Zelda, etc. Keeping accuracy to the source material is his specialty.
He's also experienced with Blender, able to render any models with SRB2-ready shading & cell-shaded outlines, or make high-quality custom models that could challenge SEGA's own. He recently released his HD Sonic Adventure 2 model for public use, the very same one used to keep SA-Sonic's SRB2 sprites on-model! You can see many of renders of it on the SA-Sonic release page.
He's also dabbled into remixing & recreating music, retaining the vibe of old GBA / SNES instruments whilst updating them to sound higher-quality. You can see many of these on his Youtube. He's also made remixes for Metroid Vanguard such as Kraid & Green Brinstar!
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Discord: metalwario64
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@Metalwario64
Twitter / X : https://x.com/metalwario64
Deviantart: https://www.deviantart.com/metalwario64
SRB2 Message Board: https://mb.srb2.org/members/metalwario64.11907/
He takes commissions, but as of writing he's been fairly busy!
BlueBlur SPRITES - ART - GFX - GRAPHIC DESIGN
One of the most quick-rising artists I've ever met, whose sprites, animations, and art (digital AND paper) are somehow STILL getting better to this day. Blur is responsible for spriting X Sonic, a collaboration project with me where he went above and beyond on the sheer amount of expressive poses. He's the current spriter for Modern Sonic (Even in ManyLand), and has begun learning mapping on the side, building an SST Arena with me in X Pack!
Blur seems to have a natural knack for graphic design in general, casually pumping out stylish logos like this or this. Recently he's tampered with BlockBench with awesome results, so perhaps 3D modeling's in his future cards too!
He's a devout enjoyer of DBZ, YYH, Sonic, and lovingly married to Bardock.
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Discord : blueblur456
Twitter / X : https://x.com/blueblur456
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@BlueBlur456
SRB2 Message Boards: https://mb.srb2.org/members/blueblur.11804/
He's taken commissions before in the past, so take your shot if you're interested!
SuperPhanto LUA - 3D MODELS - SPRITE RENDERS
A multi-talented Lua coder who's very experienced with Blender, and has modding experience in several games like Sonic Frontiers, Generations, SRB2, and SM64coopDX. He has released alot of MD2 models for SRB2, including a Super Mystic Sonic model in the style of Sonic Shuffle.
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Discord: superphanto
Personal Site:
Twitter / X: https://x.com/superphanto
SM64CoopDX: https://mods.sm64coopdx.com/members/superphanto.2194/
OrdoMandalore MAPS - SPRITES - 3D MODELS - LUA
An army of SRB2 modders in one person currently creating the insanely ambitious Quarrelsome Six(Q6) levelpack, as well as Super Legacy of Goku! Having tried Q6 early myself, I can confidently say it's the highest effort levelpack I've played. It's got the coolest city HUB SRB2's seen to date too, and the years of dev time really show.
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Discord: ordomandalore
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@worthlessfools1
SRB2 Message Boards: https://mb.srb2.org/members/ordomandalore.6376/
Some Q6 and Super Legacy of Goku GIFs to scroll through courtesy of Ordo himself:
LucasL(ixoso) MAPS - SPEEDRUNS
Some guy who just came out of nowhere, decided to map, and instantly got an absolute homerun with Speed Highway. Now he's helping others on bangers like Kingdom Valley, and is secretly cooking up City Escape in his underground meth lab, but don't tell him I told you that.
...OK, it's not like he came out of nowhere. He's been quite the talented SRB2 realtime speedrunner for a while, and could probably take on professional cheerleading with how supportive he's been during Adventure Sonic's development. Real cool guy to have around!
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Discord : lucaslixoso
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lucaslixoso5420/videos
MrBoingBD MAPS
The mastermind behind X Sonic's supplementary X Pack, having made Tutorial X, Station X, and also most of Thorndyke Mansion with a little aid from me! He's a skilled mapper currently working on the Colors United pack, the 4-act zone Planet #88, and an extra SST Arena from Sonic X's Battle Saga!
He's also behind Pyramid Cave and is the main host behind the Adventure Level Design Contest!
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Discord: mrboingbd
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@MrBoingBD
Some Planet #88, Colors United, and X Pack GIFs to scroll through courtesy of MrBoing himself:
Limo MAPS
A rising mapping star who's made the Cell Games SST Arena for X Pack, and currently works on Kingdom Valley, as well as several promising Sonic Unleashed levels like Apotos Act 1 & 2, Rooftop Run, and Savannah Citadel!
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Discord: limolimonagrio
SRB2 Message Boards: https://mb.srb2.org/members/limolimon.27807/
grindersky [TAS] SPEEDRUNS
SRB2 TAS speedrunning reached a new level with the release of SMSreborn, a character with a limitless skill ceiling. A fact first proven by Duckinsurance and Zenya. Grindersky joined in on the hype, and might've just become the most prominent TAS runner in SRB2 since, running with all sorts of high-potential characters for the sake of spectacle. And naturally, his runs prove to this day my son SMS remains unrivalled in speed!
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Discord: grindersky
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@grindersky/videos
Twitter / X: https://x.com/grinderskyy
SRB2 Message Boards: https://mb.srb2.org/members/grindersky.6598/
Jana Sol LUA - MAPS - NETWORKS
Jana Sol is a big part of Platinum Online, a team of modders for SRB2 & Ring Racers(SRB2kart) that also host their own master servers. She created SRB2's Solcam, a mod letting mappers create all sorts of dynamic mid-gameplay camera actions, and currently works on mods like Frontiers Sonic, a spiritual successor to SRB2 TopDown, and codename "Project Party"!
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Discord: janasol
Platinum Online: https://www.platinumonline.net/
Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/janasol.platinumonline.net
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/JanaSol
SRB2 Message Board: https://mb.srb2.org/members/janasol.12361/