Hello, and welcome! I'm BigSharkZ, also known as BSZ. I'm a professional artist, first and foremost through drawing, then 3D modeling and animation, with modding games right alongside them. I also make music and do sound design, and I love telling stories through all of it.
I've been modding for over 20 years. I'm best known for my work in the Super Smash Bros. Brawl, EarthBound and The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker communities, and I've been making YouTube videos since 2007. Back in the day I also ran my own hacking and modding team, Elite Smash Hackers (ESH).
Modding is a core part of my art. I want my mods to feel alive and fresh, and to bring joy to as many people as possible. That's why I usually present a mod through a story instead of a simple compilation. The modding community is where I learned most of what I know about art and game design, and where I met some of the most fantastic people in my life. I'm very thankful for that.
My goal is to keep exploring new games through modding, and one day to make a game of my own, helping and inspiring as many people as I can along the way.
Throwbacks
- Early days
Fangames and sprite edits in BYONDBefore I got into mods, I was making fangames and sprite edits for the BYOND game engine.
- 2008
- Brawl era
Collaborations
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