# Maximum stage and sprite size?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/maximum-stage-and-sprite-size/325679
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**Created:** [October 29, 2011, 7:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/maximum-stage-and-sprite-size/325679 "2011-10-29T19:30:00Z")
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### Author: ![drpelz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c68b51/32.png) [@drpelz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/drpelz)
#### Post date: [October 29, 2011, 7:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/maximum-stage-and-sprite-size/325679/1 "2011-10-29T19:30:00Z")

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Hello folks,

I’m making an action game and I’d like to know what should be the maximum size of the stage (mine is 660 x 500).

Also I’d like to know how big a game-sprite should be. Currently my biggest sprites have a size of 128 x 128 and I read somewhere on the internet that you should not make it bigger because of performance issues.

If you want to make e.g. big explosions with shockwaves even 128 x 128 does not look very big. What’s the maximum size I can definitely use for sprites? I cannot find any real solution about this so I appreciate every hint I can get because this topic makes me a little bit nervous.