Community Forums => General Chat => Topic started by: vudu on March 31, 2008, 10:49:17 PM
Title: April 2008 is Semi-Obscure Eight-Bit Video Game Character Month!!
Post by: vudu on March 31, 2008, 10:49:17 PM
(Yes, I realize the last time I did this (http://nintendoworldreport.com/forums/index.php?topic=20194.msg320418#msg320418), it occurred in March. I forgot about it until just now. Cut me some slack.)
In order to celebrate our heritage (and the fact that we tend to know more about old video games than most people) I declare April 2008 is Semi-Obscure Eight-Bit Video Game Character Month!!
Pick a character (any character) from an eight-bit video game (NES, or otherwise). Original sprites are encouraged, however, artwork and/or renderings (official or fan-made) are accepted. According to the rules, you shouldn't pick major characters (no Mario, Link, Samus, etc). A general rule of thumb: if your mom knows who the character is, they're not obscure enough.
An enemy from A Nightmare on Elm Street, it looks like...
Right on. I didn't want to use the same one I did before cuz the rules was if my mom knew who it was it didn't count and she was the one who bought use XEXYZ and she played it a lot so would recognize the character. This game I wasn't allowed to play so she never knew when I had it.
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Post by: KDR_11k on April 01, 2008, 10:26:41 AM
Yeah, I'm not using the Giana Sisters because my mother knows them too.
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Post by: EasyCure on April 01, 2008, 04:30:18 PM
wow its been (over) a year already? time flys! i'll find something and change it tonight, i need a new avatar
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Post by: UltimatePartyBear on April 01, 2008, 04:31:10 PM
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Post by: vudu on April 02, 2008, 04:41:51 PM
Way to take the lazy man's way out, chump.
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Post by: GoldenPhoenix on April 02, 2008, 04:51:33 PM
I have to know, vudu, what is your favorite iteration of the Cyclops in the MM games?
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Post by: vudu on April 02, 2008, 05:11:54 PM
The original, of course. :)
However, I am no longer sporting the Rock Monster avatar. Too many semi-obscure characters need representation!
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Post by: UltimatePartyBear on April 02, 2008, 06:53:17 PM
I was bored at work, so I made a few more. They're nothing fancy, since my skills with the GIMP are limited (I can do transparency just fine, but I'm having trouble with blurriness). At the very least, I thought I could remove laziness as an excuse for the rest of you jerks.
Hal Bailman from Air Fortress (http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n265/UltimatePartyBear/AirFortressAvatar.png)
Sergeant Billy "Big Bang" Blitz from Clash at Demonhead (http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n265/UltimatePartyBear/BillyBlitzAvatar.png)
Mikey from The Goonies II (http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n265/UltimatePartyBear/GooniesIIAvatar.png)
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Post by: Caliban on April 02, 2008, 08:18:56 PM
You know what? I'm going to give in.
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Post by: Dasmos on April 02, 2008, 11:20:34 PM
I'll be changing it up every now and then cause there are so many hilarious sprites in Mother.
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Post by: NWR_pap64 on April 03, 2008, 12:34:19 AM
<------ My contribution
Arale-chan from a Japan only Jump game!
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Post by: Ceric on April 03, 2008, 02:25:04 PM
Dr. Slump had a game... I didn't not realize that...
It was from a Jump superstars like game. I have no idea what type of game it is. All I know is that I saw Arale-chan and decided to turn her into an icon.
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Post by: wandering on April 03, 2008, 04:48:08 PM
I think April should be 64-bit character month.
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Post by: vudu on April 03, 2008, 04:53:41 PM
No. April is semi-obscure eight-bit video game character month. August is semi-obscure sixteen-bit character month.
Any other month (except vudu-month and Iwata-month) is fine--take your pick.
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Post by: animecyberrat on April 03, 2008, 10:12:14 PM
can we have "an ode to the rat" month? Maybe October or September?
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Post by: vudu on April 03, 2008, 11:30:49 PM
Weren't you paying attention? September is Vudu avatar month. (http://nintendoworldreport.com/forums/index.php?topic=17247.0)
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Post by: KDR_11k on April 04, 2008, 11:31:30 AM
It's never 32 bit month, eh?
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Post by: DAaaMan64 on April 04, 2008, 11:45:44 AM
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Post by: animecyberrat on April 04, 2008, 02:24:58 PM
No way dude, Saturn mighta sucked but it had some great original characters, clockwork night, that guy from NiGhts, the dudes from Panzer Dragoon, Bug! (hey Bug itself has some cool characters) virtua fighter, Fighting Vipors, the Virtua Cops.... ok maybe not some great characters but enough to chose from plus PS had SPyro, Resident Evil, Crash, Gex, 3D0 had the dudes from Way of the Warrior, 32X had Tempo, there's plenty of characters to go around.
Ok so make October Ode to the rat month. You can use my old mushroom avatar and images of famous rats, like splinter, that pixar character, the three blind mice, Mickey Mouse, and others.
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Post by: Nick DiMola on April 04, 2008, 02:55:33 PM
Not a lot of us on this board have fond memories of those games. I don't think October is Gex, Tempo and the 3D0 Games Character Month!! would be a big hit.
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Post by: animecyberrat on April 04, 2008, 04:55:14 PM
fine.
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Post by: KDR_11k on April 05, 2008, 05:48:14 AM
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Post by: DAaaMan64 on April 05, 2008, 01:27:05 PM
Let's have Video Game Blasphemy month. For a month, everyone have a character that you think is absolute blasphemy for to that Video Game series. Such as Tricky for the Starfox series or The Robot in Sonic Adventure games.
What do ya think?
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Post by: mantidor on April 05, 2008, 02:12:38 PM
I've got my zero suit samus avatar ready for that.
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Post by: animecyberrat on April 05, 2008, 02:43:17 PM
Let's have Video Game Blasphemy month. For a month, everyone have a character that you think is absolute blasphemy for to that Video Game series. Such as Tricky for the Starfox series or The Robot in Sonic Adventure games.
What do ya think?
Sounds fair, when do we do this?
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Post by: Kairon on April 05, 2008, 03:07:24 PM
Let's have Video Game Blasphemy month. For a month, everyone have a character that you think is absolute blasphemy for to that Video Game series. Such as Tricky for the Starfox series or The Robot in Sonic Adventure games.
What do ya think?
Great idea. I already know who I'll do.
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Post by: Smoke39 on April 05, 2008, 03:48:55 PM
Let's have Video Game Blasphemy month. For a month, everyone have a character that you think is absolute blasphemy for to that Video Game series. Such as Tricky for the Starfox series or The Robot in Sonic Adventure games.
What do ya think?
I support this as well! I don't have anything in mind, but I'll think of something.
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Post by: DAaaMan64 on April 05, 2008, 04:02:53 PM
Cool glad to hear one of my ideas is good :D
What month is available?
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Post by: Ceric on April 05, 2008, 07:06:24 PM
Alright shouldn't November, June, July, January, February all be open?
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Post by: vudu on April 06, 2008, 05:52:29 PM
RYU IS IN THE HOUSE
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Post by: decoyman on April 06, 2008, 10:03:49 PM
How is that "obscure," vudu? fo' realz.
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Post by: vudu on April 06, 2008, 10:59:12 PM
Semi-Obscure. Does your mom know who Ryu Hayabusa is?
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Post by: KDR_11k on April 07, 2008, 07:35:27 AM
'course not though she does know Battle Chess.
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Post by: DAaaMan64 on April 07, 2008, 11:38:27 AM
dammit
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Post by: EasyCure on April 07, 2008, 01:44:05 PM
I am here to request assistance in finding an avatar. I'm just too damn lazy to find one to be honest.
It's time to retire Travis now that i'm done with NMH and take part in this months festivities. PM me anything you'd like to see me use (please, no UB-nipples)
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Post by: decoyman on April 07, 2008, 01:57:05 PM
I am here to request assistance in finding an avatar. I'm just too damn lazy to find one to be honest.
It's time to retire Travis now that i'm done with NMH and take part in this months festivities. PM me anything you'd like to see me use (please, no UB-nipples)
Someone here made a bunch, it wouldn't hurt to look at the whole thread!
I hope I didn't sound too agressive.
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Post by: UltimatePartyBear on April 07, 2008, 03:24:04 PM
I finally made one I like. It's the M-308 Gunner from Metal Storm, one of the NES games I drooled over in Nintendo Power but never got to play.
EasyCure, I put a few extras just for lazy people like you in this post (http://nintendoworldreport.com/forums/index.php?topic=24653.msg415786#msg415786).
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Post by: EasyCure on April 07, 2008, 05:01:53 PM
EasyCure, I put a few extras just for lazy people like you in this post (http://nintendoworldreport.com/forums/index.php?topic=24653.msg415786#msg415786).
THANKS! whoops caps, too lazy to backspace.
Oh and Mantidor you didnt sound aggressive or anything. I know you english no good ;)
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Post by: UltimatePartyBear on April 07, 2008, 05:50:31 PM
For some reason, doing this amuses me. I've overcome my enlargement blurriness problem, and I'm much happier with the results, so here are some more for the lazy (or maybe myself later in the month).
Orpheus - Battle of Olympus (http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n265/UltimatePartyBear/Orpheus-av.png)
Tiki - New Zealand Story (http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n265/UltimatePartyBear/Tiki-NZS-av.png)
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Post by: animecyberrat on April 07, 2008, 05:51:37 PM
can you do one of that boss from XEXYZ that you have to beat in the first level to get the moon beam? I tried looking for that but had no luck.
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Post by: vudu on April 07, 2008, 05:57:22 PM
Since I got so much **** about Ryu, here is my new selection.
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Post by: EasyCure on April 22, 2008, 01:50:16 PM
i havent had a single 8-bit avatar.. :( The one day i had time to look for a new one, i ended up finding this pic of Kirby Touchdown and couldnt resist.
dont ya just love it?
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Post by: vudu on April 22, 2008, 02:29:12 PM
