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More pixelated Giant Bombers

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Here they are separate for anyone who wants em! These are all Included in the Zip file up above =)

In the beginning

right now it's just the two of us.
right now it's just the two of us.

I like the picture I have in my head of a bunch of em just running to the right like they're in some awful video game so I'll stick w/that motif for anyone else I add. I'll continue on with this until it eventually becomes something bigger, but no less stupid. Consider this a first pass -_-;; I'll put some more time into it tomorrow perhaps =)

Any suggestions for positions/clothing/people to add would be welcome =) I'm thinking I'll prolly do Jeff or Patrick next but who knows. . .

Update 1:

So, I fixed a few things at this point and added a rough Klepek. Ryan's beard has been trimmed a little in the neck area and I've increased Brad's sideburns by 100% (added a whole nother pixel to it). I've also made some adjustments to the clothing around Ryan's left arm. I messed around a little bit w/the idea of adding stubble to his chin but didn't really like how it looked so it's off for now though that's not to say it's not a possibility later on. I wanna get everyone in before I start really digging into details because I wanna keep it uniform. Btw, Klepek is in the classic shaggy run pose and wearing the same outfit I had him in my previous GB pixel thingy because I just think it's hilarious =P

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I'll be back w/more eventually. I'm not entirely happy w/PK's pants. . .

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Added a Jeff. The face is still rough. I was thinking about having him look as if he's whistling but maybe I'll give him a more aggressive look. . . though if I did that it might make more sense if he was leaning forward on his mega scooter. iono.

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Added Mr Caravella & Co. I'll prolly figure out a way to add hardcore dave into the mix and after that. I dunno. Is that everyone? Alex Nvarro? This is all still rough but I'd still appreciate any comments on how to increase anyone's likeness if I'm missing stuff. Mostly, I'll need to do fine tuning of the face and hair of everyone.

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Drew to popular demand! Stupid pun aside, I added one Mr Scanlon to the mix. His face is still rough but I wanted to get the basic positioning in to see if it'd work in the first place. The only thing I can remember about him is North Korea, and flight simulators using that crazy 3 point hat sooooo. . . . he's doin an airplane whilst wearing said hat. I can't get the points on the hat to show w/a solid white bg, but it should be better once there's a bg that's not just white. Also, his face is somewhat jacked and you can't really see his hair. Mostly, the thing I'll go back and touch up the most will be all the character's hair since I just threw it in there to get the general face shape at the moment. Including Tricky's seemingly spike hair =P

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Navarro joins the mix. I wasn't really sure what to do with him. I'd gotten some suggestions on a party hat which I might still add depending on whether ppl think it's necessary. I went with this tongue face and horn hands to the side but it's pretty hard to tell what's going on with his left hand so I may scrap it later on. Just a few more then I can get to everyone's hair, proper shadows and some sort of a BG. Also, at this point, I may need them to actually be running away or escaping from something. I've got a couple things in mind but I'd like to keep it a surprise for later =P Also, good ol' Mr Marino has this post into the Community Spotlight on the front page =) Thanks for that!

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Re-positioned ppls and added a slightly older Hardcore Dave. At this point, am I missing anyone? -_-;; Does anything stand out as being completely wrong? If not, I'll prob start workin on some bg and fine tuning the existing characters into a more final phase =)

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Started putting in a really simple BG. I'm still not positive what exactly I want back there but maybe it'll come to me as I continue working on the foreground stuff. Anyway, special guest appearance. I think maybe I should add a collection of things/people/characters etc on the left chasin the bombers on the right. Dunno. . . This is all just off the top of my head.

Update 8

I couldn't get the idea out of my head once someone said it.

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Also went back to a plain white BG for now till I can think of what I want to actually use. . . And I've been hearing a lot of calls for Alexander or some such person. I guess I'll have to dig up some pics or something to figure out who this guy is and what to draw him as. -_-;;

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I don't really know much about this Alexis fellow but due to popular demand, there he is. Since I'm not familiar w/him, I couldn't really figure out what to do, but upon searching for him on the internet, I found a picture of him riding a little girls tricycle down a hill. . . so there -_-;;

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Lots and lots of little edits across everyone. Biggest change is Rorie no longer being all mean and trying an open smile for Mr Davis. Futzed with a lot of hair and such. I also just realized that chesty McChesty hair totally reminds me of that big dude with the nutty hair from some fighting game. Maybe Street Fighter 4. I forget.

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Just for laughs.

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A very rough Brad Muir appears!

Just a few edits.

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More tweaking. I tried throwing Brad in his safety gear to see if it helps. I've got it so that it can easily be removed if it doesn't jive well. Also added Will's buddy and by request, a baby w/alchohol.

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Mr Marathon himself! =D

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Made some adjustments to Will, Ryan's got his old smile back, Greg has been darkened a bit, vinny's sleeves are shorter and minor tweaks all around.

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I'm pretty sure I'm done adding ppl. Unless someone that needs to be here pops up. Now I gotta try and think up something that'll work w/all of em background wise. =\

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Yet even more rearranging and the addition of some Comic Vine. I can't possibly be missing anyone at this point right? Right?

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Due to popular demand. Also tweaked Drew a bit because he had a serious Calvin and Hobbes vibe goin on before. . . May need a bit more. I'll try to add Whitta maybe tomorrow or so -_-;;

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intermission. Just for kicks
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Awesome work!

Hoping for Kessler...

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@Fobwashed: These are amazing! I can't believe the level of likeness you achieve with just a few pixels - fantastic stuff!

Sherlock Holmes Story Guy is Justin McElroy from Polygon - that story alone warrants him a spot in this masterpiece.

Keep it up!

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The Will Smith(s) one is the best one

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Great job!! Matt Kesslerrrrrrrrr!

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@Fobwashed said:

@DEFE said:

These are totally stellar. Nice job, duder! As long as you're digging into more obscure connections to Giant Bomb, I would recommend old interns or Ana Hurka-Robles, the old video producer at Tested. She made it on camera now and then. Man, that Brad one...that is just beautiful. That makes me happy. Well done.

Hmm. . . I'll consider it. Though it'd help that consideration greatly if you could hunt down any references to her and link em to me here as I'm a bit swamped with everything else so I don't think I can go hunting her down myself =)

Alright, my pleasure! I'm honored that you considered my request. First thing that came to mind was the happy hour segment that begins at the 14 minute mark in this video: http://www.giantbomb.com/whiskey-media-happy-hour-110510/17-3475/

Then you could also refer to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbmesFOTGBg from the old Metagame videos on Giant Bomb's channel. If you're thinking about what sort of attire to use, I would recommend either standard video equipment or, to be more ambitious, might I recommend an old Halloween costume of hers from the video below. Thank you again for considering my request! Ana is great.

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Just wanted to say outstanding work you did wow that is truly a great finished project! so awesome.

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@DEFE: Oh man. I've never seen that video before. Thank you.

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Thanks again duders =) A bit slower on the updates but I've been busy busy busy!

Considering the limited amount of people commenting, Kessler seems to be in demand. Any suggestions on clothing or situations? If I do end up throwing him in, he should be pretty distinguishable by his size alone but it'd be nice (and funner) to do something interesting.

Couple quick additions here with tweaks and edits as usual. I'm more and more thinking I'll have to run a size pass on everyone to sorta normalize how big ppl are with each other. There's some scaling issues here and there that stand out.

Anyway, I'll post another update as soon as I'm able. Wheeeeee~~

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MAN I love those tiny ankles! 
 
Still awesome Fob.

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@Fobwashed: Oh wow, you totally did an Ed Boon in Scorpion regalia like I said! It's absolutely fantastic. Ana's Brodyquest costume looks fantastic as well.

Hopefully I can get those as individuals eventually like you've posted the others - I'm totally running all those as my wallpaper on shuffle, and I am laughing my ass off every time Will Smith appears.

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@ProfessorEss said:

MAN I love those tiny ankles! Still awesome Fob.

Ankles? -_-;;

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@Fobwashed: Oh wow, you totally did an Ed Boon in Scorpion regalia like I said! It's absolutely fantastic. Ana's Brodyquest costume looks fantastic as well.

Hopefully I can get those as individuals eventually like you've posted the others - I'm totally running all those as my wallpaper on shuffle, and I am laughing my ass off every time Will Smith appears.

Done and done. I think Boon might be a little small. . . and the previous individuals I uploaded are sorta older versions. I'll go through em and do an updated pack of em sooner or later. Glad u enjoy em =)

@dudeglove: wth? haha

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Oh man these are amazing, fucking awesome work.

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@Fobwashed said:

Kessler seems to be in demand. Any suggestions on clothing or situations?

Maybe a reference to that Farmville series? The preview images for that series had him and Steve in increasingly ridiculous farmer getups

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Do kanye west

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That's so cool! I'm quite honored to have my request filled. Thanks, duder. I'm excited to see how Kessler turns out. Hopefully will take note of her new, pixelated counterpart over here.

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this is lovely, I immediately set this as my desktop background

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@Fobwashed: Wow Ed Boon looks great!

I'm all for adding Kessler and basing his appearence on Betting The Farmville is a fun idea, but I was also a big fan of the Fear Gauntlet, mainly when they played throught the entirety of Condemned, so Kessler chomping on a dead bird or carrying a steel pipe would also be gold.

Edit: Actually, either way he should be paired up with Steve in some way.

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Thanks for including both Will Smiths. I'm sure Tested's Will Smith will be happy about that. I love it, wallapaper'd

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@RockmanBionics said:

@Fobwashed: Wow Ed Boon looks great!

I'm all for adding Kessler and basing his appearence on Betting The Farmville is a fun idea, but I was also a big fan of the Fear Gauntlet, mainly when they played throught the entirety of Condemned, so Kessler chomping on a dead bird or carrying a steel pipe would also be gold.

Edit: Actually, either way he should be paired up with Steve in some way.

Kessler and Steve, carrying rusty pipes and cans of Diet Squish.

Ben Pack should also be in, dressed up as Andre the Giant and three times bigger than everyone else.

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@JohnDudebro said:

Ben Pack should also be in, dressed up as Andre the Giant and three times bigger than everyone else.

With his head out of frame.

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This doesn't really have anything to do with anything, but I thought I might as well put it here rather than start a new topic or blog post.

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It popped into my head so I thought, why the hell not.

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Fantastic work, i just got in to pixel art myself. Any advice for a newcomer?

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@Fobwashed: Here's your inspiration for potential Kessler attire.

http://www.giantbomb.com/betting-the-farmville-part-09/17-4732/

I'll prolly end up going with that if I ever get around to throwing Kessler in.

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Fantastic work, i just got in to pixel art myself. Any advice for a newcomer?

Thanks. You'd prolly have to be a little more specific -_-;; I found the community at www.pixeljoint.com to be pretty friendly and they'll help you out if you post up pics of any works in progress. For the most part, I think to do pixelart, it helps if you know how to draw non pixel art. For things like lighting and composition etc. Aside from that, just put pen to paper and work by tweaking what you've got down. Start with a really rough general shape and then go for details. If you start with just a small area and try to get it right before moving on, it'll be much harder than if you get a general everything and start filling in. At least, for me it is -_-;; And never be afraid to just scrap and redo areas or even the entire sprite =)

Sorry for the lack of updates. I'm still planning on adding and eventually finishing this thing but I've been swamped with life stuff, work, some hitches in programming and various other art projects. Hopefully I'll be able to show off some of the other stuff I've been working on soon =) I'll prolly get back on my horse here on this thing sometime next week -_-;; Thanks again for all the kind words~!!

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This still is awesome and deserves to be pushed again :)

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no more zip file :(

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Nice work!

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@2HeadedNinja: @pickassoreborn: Thanks =) It's not dead, it's just sorta sidelined while I take care of a bunch of other things I gotta do -_-;;

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no more zip file :(

Oh that sucks. I didn't know the files get taken down. The last one I put up is pretty old anyway. I'm gonna do some more tweaking and edits prolly this weekend at which point I'll generate a new zip with the updated stuff in it =) Sorry it's taking so long.

In the meanwhile, here's a small update.

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Who's the new guy? I have no idea who that is! o_O

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@mak_wikus: Dave 'The Lang-Zone' Lang if I'm not mistaken. The Lang Field he deployed appears to have taken John Carmack out of this world and into a higher plane of existence.

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@mak_wikus said:

Who's the new guy? I have no idea who that is! o_O

Dave Lang

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@mak_wikus: Dave 'The Lang-Zone' Lang if I'm not mistaken. The Lang Field he deployed appears to have taken John Carmack out of this world and into a higher plane of existence.

lol, I didn't realize he was gone till you mentioned it just now =P I'll have to reorganize and make him visible again.

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@Hyuzen said:

@mak_wikus: Dave 'The Lang-Zone' Lang if I'm not mistaken. The Lang Field he deployed appears to have taken John Carmack out of this world and into a higher plane of existence.

Oh, okay. What's with the bird? What am I missing? Maybe that's Carmack!

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@mak_wikus: He's throwing an angry bird, most likely because his game Wreckateer is very much in the same vein as angry birds, a fact he openly admits

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@mak_wikus: Dave Lang made Wreckateer, which most people have pretty happily called a long-form Angry Birds for Kinect.

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I love it and will download the file, but can we get Dave Lang and Adam Sessler since non-Bombers such as Jaffe and Schafer are in there?

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@BonOrbitz said:

I love it and will download the file, but can we get Dave Lang and Adam Sessler since non-Bombers such as Jaffe and Schafer are in there?

Sessler is a definite maybe =) I used to watch him since back in the day on Tech TV and umm. . . what was it called? ZDTV?

anyway, I realized that I wasn't just missing Carmack in my last upload, I was missing a bunch of people. Here's where it's at currently. I ended up drawing the latest addition to the wrong file. All is well now.

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Just found out Mr Rich Gallup is using his pixel self as an avatar atm =D The cat makes it unquantifiably better

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Dude, amazing stuff!! Captured the likenesses of all the Bombers' and more! Any news on another update/ Reupload of the wallpapers?

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@benji_18: What resolution do you need? I'll whip one up the right size for you. I don't know that there is enough demand for wallpapers that it's worth my time to do another pack with all the different resolutions again -_-;;

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@Fobwashed: If it isn't a burden I would totally rock one at 1680x1050. :D

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I love the irony of Whitta wearing darth vader outfit with mickey mouse ears.

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@bushpusherr said:

@Fobwashed: If it isn't a burden I would totally rock one at 1680x1050. :D

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@Fobwashed: Thanks man, I always love your stuff!