You can get 9 sprites on one raster line but only 7 sprites on the next raster line, so you essentially alternate a sprite. If you're only using alternating lin

You can get 9 sprites on one raster line but only 7 sprites on the next raster line, so you essentially alternate a sprite. If you're only using alternating lines, you can already give the appearance of 16 sprites, so it doesn't seem to be a win, overall.