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Giant Bomb Crew in faux 16-bit

I just got the sudden urge to try some pixel art of the GB crew and this is what I came up with.

Original pixely size
Original pixely size
Full On Giant Bomber Sizer
Full On Giant Bomber Sizer

I think I'm happiest with the way brad and vinnie came out. Jeff was prolly the hardest to make somewhat recognizable while patrick maybe the easiest due to his fro. Ryan, was a bitch to make and I'm still not happy with, but the more I tinker, the worse it seems to get -_-;; I'm missing a few key folks but thems the breaks. Like with anything that has to do with making something, I could prolly tinker with this thing forever but touching it up here and there over the past few days whenever I felt the urge, I think it's gotten to a point where I can put it aside and consider it done =D Though, now that I have them sprites, maybe next time I feel like doing something stupid like this again, I'll use em and make some kind of like, pixel art fake cards or something =P

Here is the sort of the process I went through in putting this horrific pixelated mess together. Btw, don't click on anything that looks like a link. That's just me not being able to manhandle the damn blog picture entries to work the way I want them to =\

Started with Jeff and Ryan because why the hell not?
They're both looking pretty damn rough
For Patrick, immediately thought of that crazy ass video he's in. For the most part,
his rough was closest to the final.

next comes Vinnie. I'm missing feet on all these because all my references were from like, the waist up =\

Added Mr Shoemaker, who is also very close to final on first pass. Along the way, kept messing w/Jeff's face because something about it just didn't seem right.

Threw in the Logo + more minor tweaks

More details to the bg green screen.

Added some more background elements and began adjusting heights some after getting feedback.

Added the wall on the left, and further edits and minor details.

By the will of Claude the great!

Re-enactment of Patrick Tricky K's interview/audition as news editor of Giant Bomb
Re-enactment of Patrick Tricky K's interview/audition as news editor of Giant Bomb
Crew in Jones as provided by Hamst3r
Crew in Jones as provided by Hamst3r
RIVAL VIDEOGAME WEBSITE as provided by MikeGosot
RIVAL VIDEOGAME WEBSITE as provided by MikeGosot
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Awesome work, love this! <3

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Absolutely sick.

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@Wrighteous86 said:

@Napalm said:

Now where's the game part of this?

The Double Fine Adventure Game. Maybe you've heard of it?

Wait. Whoa. Wait. Wait.

What?

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That is very awesome. Love the Guitar Hero video Patrick.

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@Fobwashed said:

@selbie said:

I still don't understand why a 2D platformer hasn't been made for Giantbomb. So much fucking amazing talent here.

All the gameplay and ideas are already out there, it just has to be put together.

Just think about it. For their powerups they could transform into their alter-egos (ie Dubstep Ghost, Wizard, Space Egyptian etc). The cutscenes could be done FMV style. Luchadeer would be the leader of the squad (picture Zordon from Power Rangers :P ).

FFUUUUUUUU-

I used to think along the same lines as you about making a simple game but hoooooly crap is it much harder than it sounds -_-;; I mean, apart from reskinning something that exists (which is also a lot more work than you might think) creating a game from scratch, even with a middleware engine is ridonkulously difficult. Though, as far as making games go, that does sound about as simple and easy as it could get without adding too many game mechanics. If I weren't swamped with my day job, a bunch of life stuff and my personal project, I'd totally do it -_-;;

Oh hell no, there's no way one person could make this. It would have to be a collaborative effort.

I would totally support a game jam dedicated to giantbomb. The Big Live Bomb Jam 2012!

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@Fobwashed said:
Tricky's audition/interview for his position came at great cost. . . To Ken.
Tricky's audition/interview for his position came at great cost. . . To Ken.
You need to put this in the original post. Let it evolve.
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@Claude: As you command, so shall it be done!

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@Claude said:

@Fobwashed said:
Tricky's audition/interview for his position came at great cost. . . To Ken.
Tricky's audition/interview for his position came at great cost. . . To Ken.
You need to put this in the original post. Let it evolve.

Word. This could be an awesome new featured thread.

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Said it before, i'll say it again.

A Fobwashed thread always delivers the goods!

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Continuing the funzies. Here's a quickie.

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@Fobwashed: Why aren't we making a game out of this, using Kickstarter to fund it, then closing down the game market as nothing can eclipse it?

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"I just randomly decided to make an incredibly awesome image. For fun."

Sometimes the internet is a truly great place.

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@Undeadpool said:

"I just randomly decided to make an incredibly awesome image. For fun."

Sometimes the internet is a truly great place.

Yeah, ton of creative people here. I should really stop wasting all my free time on games and actually try to make stuff myself.

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man... how do you even make something like that, it looks awesome!

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@Baillie: I'm currently working on something else at the moment -_-;; And there's unfortunately a huge difference between drawing an individual sprite and drawing a series of sprites that animate, and then drawing a whole bunch of animations for all the movements needed. And that's w/out even getting into the programming/designing =( Though, if the crew is willing, I may be able to find a place for em in what I'm working on now. I'll bring that up when I get to a point where it's a question worth asking =P

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@Fobwashed: Okay I hope whatever you're working on now goes well! Oh, I've sold my consoles and my games, I will await the day this game happens.

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This is incredible.

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Awesome.

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D:

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@Fobwashed: These look freakin amazing. Now, all you have to do is print it in poster size and send it to them.

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That's awesome! Great job! This totally merits the creation of a GB adventure game. Someone Kickstarter that shit!

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Excellent work.

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Brilliant, well done.

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I used to make sprites a few years ago so I can imagine the frustration and time that went into this. Clearly it's paid off though, great work!

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This is amazing! Good work!

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@Aas said:

Brilliant. I feel like they should be player-characters in Jones.

YES!

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Wow, good going man. These should be the new faces of the reviews from now on. Man, what if all the artwork on the site, including the GB logo, went pixel art? That is about as video-gamey as it possibly gets.

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@Hamst3r said:

@Aas said:

Brilliant. I feel like they should be player-characters in Jones.

YES!

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Excellent. I'm putting this in the OP =)

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@AlisterCat said:

Looks great.

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Man this is fantastic. Nice work.

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@Hamst3r: Holy fuck, dude. I love you!

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Absolutely beautiful!

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 So, i'm sorry for pissing in your work, but... RIVAL VIDEOGAME WEBSITE LIVES!
 So, i'm sorry for pissing in your work, but... RIVAL VIDEOGAME WEBSITE LIVES!
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Somebody please insert these into a Doom II mod.

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DUDER!

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@MikeGosot said:

So, i'm sorry for pissing in your work, but... RIVAL VIDEOGAME WEBSITE LIVES!
So, i'm sorry for pissing in your work, but... RIVAL VIDEOGAME WEBSITE LIVES!

Sometimes, a little piss is necessary. I'm throwing this in the OP =)