Oh man, I haven't ripped sprites in a long time. Just could never feel up to it. I mean, even now, I wanna rip sprites from 3 Dirty Dwarfs and TMNT(GBA), but I can never get around to them.
About D.D. Crew, I don't even think I finished the sheet I was on, and even then, no one else ever helped out. If you want tips on what I would do, just make sure you have the screen at the right size, and take shots of the stage where no characters are(didn't find out how to remove sprites), then put them together. Example: Take a shot when you're on the far left, then move over to the right a little, getting out of the spot you were in then take another shot. Put the empty BGs together in paint or whatever image editor, and there you go. Don't know what to do if the the BG's are moving at different speeds, maybe focus on one at a time, erasing the panel and such.
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