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Edit: Artwork advice needed for new name
« on: June 01, 2004, 10:12:30 am »
I've been tasked with coming up with a name that will appeal to an 8 yr. old girl (who loves animals) and her parents.  So it has to have something to do with arcades, animals and not be too juvenile--but not too adult either--I was thinking something along the lines of Maddy's Arcade, Arcade-Maddness etc.  Anyways, what animals are in video games that I could include with the artwork?  there's the obvious monkey in donkey kong and Mouse in mappy--can anyone think of other more obscure characters?

I was also thinking of doing like a mad scientist theme with animals as mad scientists but I have no artistic ability whatsoever to come up with that artwork.  Any help/suggestions are appreciated.
« Last Edit: June 19, 2004, 08:14:20 am by menace »
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Re:what arcade animals are there?
« Reply #1 on: June 01, 2004, 12:00:27 pm »
Pengo seems like a character young kids would like ?

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Re:what arcade animals are there?
« Reply #2 on: June 01, 2004, 02:33:26 pm »
The Kangaroo from Kangaroo
The Frog from Frogger

-that's all I can think of right now

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Re:what arcade animals are there?
« Reply #3 on: June 01, 2004, 08:08:32 pm »
three words "donkey frickin kong"



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Re:what arcade animals are there?
« Reply #4 on: June 01, 2004, 11:07:42 pm »
three words "donkey frickin kong"



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He already got that one.

There's also Bentley Bear from Crystal Castles (so adorable you could just vomit)....
That... er... thing from Q*Bert (not technically an animal but animal-esque)
The turtles from Mario Bros. (called Shellcreepers but then changed to Koopa Troopers in Super Mario Bros.)

- and once again that's all I can think of

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Re:what arcade animals are there?
« Reply #5 on: June 02, 2004, 06:44:06 am »
I never knew about bentley bear--thanks--although I had better not get flamed by any of you guys for putting a character on the marquee that you won't be able to play the corresponding game on the machine!
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Re:what arcade animals are there?
« Reply #6 on: June 02, 2004, 12:25:13 pm »
Maddy's Monkey Machine

You could use Donkey Kong Images.
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Re:what arcade animals are there?
« Reply #7 on: June 05, 2004, 06:34:35 pm »
kiwi from new zealand story - same one ROM uses for his avatar :D

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Re:Edit: Artwork advice needed for new name
« Reply #8 on: June 19, 2004, 08:17:52 am »
Well they've picked a name "Mad Match" and they would like cats and dogs in the theme somehow.  So I'm thinking of using the same font as street fighter with a cat one side and a dog on the other side of the marquee in the classic street fighter poses.  So knowing nothing of street fighter where do i find pics of the characters that I can photoshop to use cats and dog heads on?  they need to be full body shots and not just the head shots.
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