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Help me decide a name for my control panel
« on: April 27, 2008, 06:07:27 am »
It may sound trivial, but I like naming my projects. I suppose some of you do so too. Now I'm building a 1 player control panel with digital controls. It's main characteristics are: it's big and heavy, stable, well built, painted grey with no decoration, with black stick and black and white buttons, and it will be precise, ergonomic and very comfortable, and a perfect tool for killing enemies and surviving bullet hells in shmups and the most terrible adversaries in all kind of games. So, I have in mind some names, which sound good to me and make reference to any of these features. However, since I'm not a native speaker of English, I don't know if they sound wrong or stupid. These are the candidates. My favourite right now is Battle Box. It's short, simple and intimidating.

Battle Box
No Rose Garden
Final Stage
Phantom Agony
Battle Phantom
Ashes of Eden
Ergon
Dominion
Imperial
Stiletto
Titan
Malpolon
Umbriel
Before the Storm
Showdown
Invicto
Goliath Rising
Shadow of the Titan
Rage of the Titan
Solid Ghost
Panel Royal

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Re: Help me decide a name for my control panel
« Reply #1 on: April 28, 2008, 10:33:57 am »
of the list, Battle Box has the best ring to it; in fact I like the name a lot. Simple and concise.
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Re: Help me decide a name for my control panel
« Reply #2 on: April 28, 2008, 10:41:10 am »
Yeah, Battle Box, or maybe "Hell is for Shooters"

Use a military-type font, like this
http://www.abstractfonts.com/font/12093?text=BATTLE%20BOX
« Last Edit: April 28, 2008, 10:47:56 am by GinsuVictim »

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Re: Help me decide a name for my control panel
« Reply #3 on: April 28, 2008, 10:26:25 pm »
The thing you're describing reminds me of the Monolith from 2001. I'd name it that.

Of course, Battle Box is pretty good too.
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Re: Help me decide a name for my control panel
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Re: Help me decide a name for my control panel
« Reply #5 on: April 29, 2008, 12:35:57 am »
Heh.  "Hell's Bitchin!"
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Re: Help me decide a name for my control panel
« Reply #6 on: April 29, 2008, 03:45:57 am »
Thanks a lot for the replies. I think I'll go with BATTLE BOX. I really love that font. Thanx for the url. I'll try to make a logo with it.

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Re: Help me decide a name for my control panel
« Reply #7 on: April 29, 2008, 08:26:43 am »
No problem. It wasn't the font I was quite looking for, but it actually turned out to be better.