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Post by Dashe on Oct 24, 2010 1:32:53 GMT -5
The Polls are Now Closed! Hope you've enjoyed the celebration! Happy Decade Wait Day, everyone! After tallying in the submissions and getting a few requests for extensions, I've decided to just reveal the gallery now and post the poll in a few days after the stragglers have come in...or after I get tired of waiting on the stragglers. Also, this way if anybody wants to say a few words about their piece before voting commences, they're highly encouraged to do so here as well. Sometimes a little bit of explanation goes a long way. *Glares at the Heroine Design Contest* Here are the entries in the order they were submitted! fabFirst to the finish line was our lovely and talented webmaster fab, who'd created a literal video representation of the ten-year wait, with thirty seconds representing one year, and every Mega Man game released since 2000 pops up at their release dates.
PitchNext we have the original Man of a Thousand Posts, Pitch, with some new sprite art based off the Pokemon Sprites in Heart Gold and Soul Silver! Fun fact: When Legends 2 came out there were only 251 Pokemon, and 100 of them were brand new! As an additional note, Data, Servbot, Zakobon and Foo-Roo were all created from scratch. 2-hit combos | | Roll & Data | Tron & Kobun | | | Yuna & Zakobon | Sera & Foo-roo |
And arranged differently, just for kicks (A CTRL+Refresh may be necessary)Here are the sprite bases used: And here are some of his older Legends sprites from older Pokemon games for comparison! RavenNext on our list is Ravenf6, who's got one of the largest sketch collections I've seen on Legends Station! He's pulled out part of an ancient Legends comic and set it up next to something far more recent! The former is part of a very long story he wrote in high school which involved an OC named Edgar. The latter takes place after Mega Man's spent all these years cameoing in fighting games. Click Image for EnlargementAncient Comic Transcript: And here's the new comic! BluesAh, Blues. Our resident cookie thief and official NYCC reporter has spent the last ten years making Gorubeshu out of legos! The picture below should speak for itself... RaijinNext up to bat is the lovely and talented Raijin of Mechanical Maniacs and iScribble fame, presenting an old (2001 or 2002) contest submission revamped, colored, and better than ever before! My submission is a direct adherence to the first suggested format: "Take an old piece of Legends fan work from when you first got into the series and redo it with your current skills. Submit both versions for comparison." My first piece of Legends fanart came about due to a fanart contest on one of my first fan-forums back in 2001 or 2002. The only guidelines for that contest were that the art had to be Megaman-related and to submit to categories based on the medium used. One of the categories was pencil, and this was perfect for me since I didn't know the first thing about digital coloring back then. I wanted to submit a different piece to each category and I wanted to spread things out by making each piece for a different aspect of Megaman. I had only just recently had my first crack at the Legends games so they were still fresh in my mind, and when I decided to make my pencil submission for Legends, it was the final battle at the climax of the story that I wanted to test my skills with. It didn't win (or the contest was cancelled, can't remember too well), but I liked how it turned out anyway. The fireball effect was mostly inspired by the comics I was reading at the time. I think Juno's face was mostly inspired by Akira Toriyama...back when Dragonball Z would have been my primary reference for anime style art (people would call me out on that and I would fiercely deny it). As for the details of Juno himself, there was no YouTube and screenshots were scarce back then, so all I could do was play up to that point in the game myself and try to study the design of Juno's battle body while he was trying to kill me. It was kinda tricky, especially since the only pause feature meant hiding the scene behind the subscreen. In the years following, I would get Photoshop, become somewhat competent with it, and develop a less laughable style for drawing people's faces. Legends always stayed one of my favorite things, though my fan-involvement remained more detached until just this last year. Before then, I did draw the odd Legends fanart, but for me that first Juno pencil drawing was always the biggest expression of my fandom. So I could think of no better subject for a 10-year (well, 8 or 9 really) retrospective revamp. I added color, a background, more accurate design, and a touched-up face, along with a few more touches based on my more recent techniques. I have the MMLS screenshot gallery and the textures at Sprites.Inc to thank for the details I missed the first time (so much easier now). I feel like I've given that first piece the treatment it always deserved, at least for another decade before I learn further techniques to make those lighting effects nicer. Click Images for Enlargement DarfoxAnd here we have our Hype Train Conductor himself, the great Legends 3 conspiracy theorist Darfox8! Darfox made a LittleBigPlanet Level in which you are Keiji Inafune, and you have to get through Capcom so you can finally create Mega Man Legends 3! TronBonneNext to submit was the ever-amazingly amazing TronBonne, who learned how to not only play the flute between the time Legends 2 was released and today, but also learned a couple of Legends songs! I had always wanted to play the flute, but things would always prevent me from doing so. First, my parent’s made me play the piano, then in grade 4, I signed up for the band, but too many other people did as well, so I was booted to strings, where I learned how to play the violin. Two beautiful instruments, but not the ones I wanted to play! As I got older, and still no Legends 3, I felt like since I had no control over whether a Legends 3 would be made or not, I should try to change the things I could control.
So in grade 10, when it was time to pick courses for grade 11, I chose grade 11 instrumental band. The guidance councilors called me down to the office a few times, saying I couldn’t take the class since 1) I didn’t have the pre-requisite and 2) I had never touched a band instrument before in my life. I told them I would find a way to take lessons, but that didn’t solve the issue of me not having the pre-requisite for the class. I bugged the crap out of two of the music teachers in the school, and both of them wrote me a note, saying how they approved that I could join the class, and guidance left me alone. Then, after that was accomplished, I simply went home and told my parent’s that I somehow got into a band class, and if I didn’t take lessons, I would fail. =3
And it’s been five years since then. If I had MML3 five years ago, I probably wouldn’t have been so bored as to actually go through with the above situation.
Anyway, this [finally!] relates to this event because the flutter theme was the first piece I tried learning by ear when I was completely new at the flute. I don’t have a recording of that initial try, but I thought I would play an improved version of it nonetheless. I tried playing Naite Ii Yo back then as well, but nothing came out of it. So now seemed like the perfect time to see, while waiting for Legends 3 to be announced (well, this was all before it was announced!), how much has changed!
[/size][/quote] The Flutter Theme
Naite li Yo
DasheWhat, that kid again? :37: Here I decided to combine my love of Broadway karaoke, Weird Al Yankovic, acting, and animation all into one final composition that...actually has everything to do with waiting for Mega Man Legends 3. Watch as the animation progressively gets better as the song progresses...and note that I did all of the visuals just in the last three days! The original song that I Weird Al-ified was "I Know It's Today" from Shrek: The Musical. Buster CannonIn terms of my submission, I wanted to try my hand again at making a website. As you may or may not know, I tried something like this a few years back using a pre-made template. Given that I've learned a bit about web design myself, I decided to do this one with straight-up HTML/CSS. Given that my reviews were often hard to find on the boards (for me and everyone else), making a website for archival purposes seemed like a great idea.
Quite a few changes took place as well:
- Quite a few spelling and grammar errors in my earlier reviews fixed (thanks Dashe!)
- Some reviews were outright overhauled altogether
- There are quite a few reviews that I haven't posted on MMLS at all
- A few guides that should come in handy are available
I had a lot of fun making this, and it's a project that's helped my web design skills shoot up as well! I'll still be reviewing things on the forums themselves, but now there's a stable place to find them whenever you need them (check the Homepage icon on my profile). If you find any errors, let me know! TregeTrege whipped up a Legends-themed Ace Attorney case! Click the screenshot to play it for yourself in-browser!* Does not work in Internet Explorer. MLTMLT took all those character concepts he'd been writing up over the years and made a game! Mine is really only tangentially related to the whole 10-year anniversary thing, but the relation is there. Basically, when I started off in the playing the games so many years ago, I wasn’t really sure what it was that attracted me to them. I just enjoyed them. Those sentiments stuck with me for years; long enough for the reasons behind them to become somewhat clearer to me. The world was just an interesting place. It was a world made up of countless islands, no two quite the same (or at least, so the ones in the game would have us believe). I was attracted by the possibilities this offered. The feeling that I was running around in a world of unknown things waiting to be figured out. Now take that and compound it with endless underground ruin systems of mysterious origin (... or mostly mysterious anyway, as of the second game), and you’ve got something that’ll hold my attention. I liked speculating. About how the economies worked, where the food came from, and the world functioned in general. Many theories were put forward. On several occasions, the subject of how things would work as an MMO came up. There were many possibilities. The culmination of those speculations on my end was basically a sheet of generic class designs that could be used in such an MMO, which I updated infrequently as a side thing. The first one was pretty suck, but the following ones were slightly less suck.Then I actually decided to try putting a simple game together using the ideas behind those designs and lost a lot of sleep. This demo is basically a quick test of one of the 11. It’s the most boring of the bunch, but it was the easiest to do the graphics for, so here we are. In some ways, this is essentially the culmination of the ideas and speculations I've heard over the years, as it stands. (It was the graphics that killed me here time-wise, I feel I should note. This was my first time making any kind of game, so it took a bit to figure out what worked and what didn’t, and then how to get the stuff that did work to look decent. I’m quite proud of just having figured out how to get everything down to 256 colors myself.) Anyway... it SHOULD work. Only bug I could find was that occasionally an enemy will freeze up and stop responding (very bad if this happens and you need to kill it to unlock a door), but it was relatively rare and if I went to hunt down its cause it probably would have delayed me another day. This is still a WIP, so if anything weird does start happening (walking through walls, resolution being messed up, computer implosions, etc), please do tell me. I'd also like to know how natural the controls feel, if you don't mind. SnowmanEven though Snowman wasn't able to fully complete his entry, the premise was pretty well thought-out. It was a song spoof of the Doronbo gang's theme song that tracked the Bonne Family all the way from Misadventures to Legends 2 to the Legends 3 announcement! I'll do whatever I can to make sure this one makes it to a state of completion, because just from studying it for the lines, it would have been really brilliant if it had made it to a completed state. My addition to this celebration is also a Weird Al-styled thing: I took the Doronbo Gang's theme and changed the lyrics to make a song where the Bonnes sing about themselves (please excuse the spelling errors. ) I asked for voice actors, but with the Legends 3 hype and other pieces of art, the topic sort of faded into obscurity, and only Dashe offered her talent : Bon's linesTron's linesI have both no idea how to mix audio and no experience in voice acting, so this is all I ended up with. If anyone wants to, feel free to voice the other people and/or mix the voices with the music: Here is a karaoke mix of the song (not mine) I was planning on using with it, except the last segment would repeat itself.
So there we have it. Any stragglers are welcome to submit late entries, but like I said, the longer you wait, the more of a disadvantage you're at. Have fun looking at all the awesome stuff we've got so far--we've got a really nice variety going--and have a spectacular Decade Wait Day!
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Post by TronBonne on Oct 24, 2010 2:46:33 GMT -5
I love everyone's entries! Completely amazing~!! This just had to be the weekend before my midterm. :24:
I definitely think mine needs some explanation though haha. So I'll take the opportunity to talk about mine a bit (plus a backstory!). I had always wanted to play the flute, but things would always prevent me from doing so. First, my parent’s made me play the piano, then in grade 4, I signed up for the band, but too many other people did as well, so I was booted to strings, where I learned how to play the violin. Two beautiful instruments, but not the ones I wanted to play! As I got older, and still no Legends 3, I felt like since I had no control over whether a Legends 3 would be made or not, I should try to change the things I could control.
So in grade 10, when it was time to pick courses for grade 11, I chose grade 11 instrumental band. The guidance councilors called me down to the office a few times, saying I couldn’t take the class since 1) I didn’t have the pre-requisite and 2) I had never touched a band instrument before in my life. I told them I would find a way to take lessons, but that didn’t solve the issue of me not having the pre-requisite for the class. I bugged the crap out of two of the music teachers in the school, and both of them wrote me a note, saying how they approved that I could join the class, and guidance left me alone. Then, after that was accomplished, I simply went home and told my parent’s that I somehow got into a band class, and if I didn’t take lessons, I would fail. =3
And it’s been five years since then. If I had MML3 five years ago, I probably wouldn’t have been so bored as to actually go through with the above situation.
Anyway, this [finally!] relates to this event because the flutter theme was the first piece I tried learning by ear when I was completely new at the flute. I don’t have a recording of that initial try, but I thought I would play an improved version of it nonetheless. I tried playing Naite Ii Yo back then as well, but nothing came out of it. So now seemed like the perfect time to see, while waiting for Legends 3 to be announced (well, this was all before it was announced!), how much has changed! [/size]
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Post by Blues on Oct 24, 2010 2:52:09 GMT -5
Bravo, everyone, bravo! ;D These are all great entries. I'd love to talk about each one, but it's late so I'll save that for later. The members of MMLS truly are a diverse and talented bunch! In case anyone's interested, here's a link to the gallery for the model. It has a few more shots that better show off the model's shape and scale. In the (near) future I'll take more pictures that thoroughly cover the whole model and post them over here.
Once again, congratulations to all the participants! Next up is the contest, so good luck guys! :E0:
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Post by Pitch on Oct 24, 2010 4:33:41 GMT -5
Must reply before more entires make this even more difficult... Man, where to begin? Well, I hope it won't seem rude of me to say a bit about my own first. Just so it's easier to find in this post, of course. Just thought I'd point out, each of the character combos are avatar-sized. If anyone would like to use them, feel free. (That would make my day, actually) And also for anyone interested, each of the individual sprites are available at the following links: And that's all I've got to say about mine. They were really phun to make. I'll probably have more in the future. @fab I love the idea. It was simple and effective, I got a lol at the end, and I really liked the tune. I'm not really sure what else I can say about it. I mean, if you'd just went to list all the MegaMan games that'd come out while we're waiting that would've been one thing, but to sync it up so nicely to convey the "waiting" at 30-seconds/year... That's just a phun, creative idea. Nifty. @raven Wow. You've certainly improved, no question there. The art looks pretty neat. I'm having a bit of hard time following it, but the script helped. Otherwise it looks pretty sweet though. BluesLEGOS! YES. Awesome. I can honestly say I have no idea how you got that to look so spot on, but well done. That had to be phun to do. Man, now I want some legos. Raijin Godly. :18: Man, even the original is godly. If you'd said that was your entry it still would've been awesome. I don't even know what else to say. That submission is epic, plain and simple. Man, you've got a good shot at my vote. o__o @darfox Wow, this one surprised me. I lol'd. A lot. A lot more than I thought I would. When I heard what you were going for, I didn't think you'd be able to pull it off, but man. You really did. Pretty clever stuff in there. Great stuff, really. Just awesome. I loved the ending too; I wanted to see more.
TronBonneI envy your musical talent. You say you learned violin and piano as well? I'd almost like to hear some of that too. Flutter theme sounds great, and “Naite li Yo” sounds awesome, although I can't say I recognize it from anywhere. I feel like it's one of those things I should know. Still awesome. Especially after reading your description.
@miss Dashe I can only imagine how much time and effort went into that. (Err, well actually you tell me it was about three days, which only makes it more amazing) Wow. What a charming, creative idea. I can't say I recognize the song, but it was still phun to watch. You pulled it off wonderfully, and it fits the theme perfectly. Man. I mean, wow. :18: I'm absolutely blown away. Fantastic job. EDIT: Shitshitshit.... @buster Cannon (Yes, I did forget yours was there ) That was a great idea putting up a site for your reviews. I was actually going to suggest that to you before you ever showed me what you were working on. But yeah, you handled that really well. The layout looks pretty cool, and the formatting on the reviews looks pretty great.. So yeah. Not bad eh. (I can't wait to see what everyone else comes up with!)
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Oh look, it's that guy.
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Post by Cleveland Rock on Oct 24, 2010 10:24:13 GMT -5
Bah! I tried as hard as I could, but I just didn't have enough time to make the deadline. Oh well.
So, where's the poll? I want to vote for Dashe's amazing video.
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Post by snowman on Oct 24, 2010 11:05:47 GMT -5
Wow! I had no idea how awesome this would turn out to be! It truly represents the feelings people have from all different perspectives; each one is cool in its own unique way! I can second clevelandrock, Dashe's performance truly moved me. It started out amazingly cute, then became a perfect tragedy. It makes me even more excited for Legends 3! My other favourite was Darfox's stage, it had such witty justification for hazards, the opening quote was fun and the hall of unmade Capcom games was a neat idea (still, wot, no Mega Man Anniversary Collection GBA?). But, like I said, all of them were great in general. Anyway, my addition to this celebration is also a Weird Al-styled thing: I took the Doronbo Gang's theme and changed the lyrics to make a song where the Bonnes sing about themselves (please excuse the spelling errors. ) I asked for voice actors, but with the Legends 3 hype and other pieces of art, the topic sort of faded into obscurity, and only Dashe offered her talent : Bon's linesTron's linesI have both no idea how to mix audio and no experience in voice acting, so this is all I ended up with. If anyone wants to, feel free to voice the other people and/or mix the voices with the music: Here is a karaoke mix of the song (not mine) I was planning on using with it, except the last segment would repeat itself. Again, amazing job, everybody! I feel proud to be fan of this series! ;D
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Post by Raijin on Oct 24, 2010 11:20:03 GMT -5
I did include an explanation with my submission and I assumed it would be part of the gallery. Oh well, I can copy and paste:
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Post by Buster Cannon on Oct 24, 2010 12:44:06 GMT -5
Wow, I'm seriously blown away by everyone's submissions! At this point I'm seriously wondering whose to pick, as they're all great in their own right!
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Post by Dashe on Oct 24, 2010 14:29:01 GMT -5
Yeah, Raijin, I thought about copy/pasting the people's explanations for everyone who did provide them, but I wasn't sure whether, with the exception of you and Tron, everyone who mentioned something was actually offering an official explanation or not. @cleveland: I'm going to wait a few days before posting an actual poll. There are still a couple of stragglers rushing in late, and if I posted it now they wouldn't be on it. Besides, the Heroine Design Contest provided a nice example of why polls shouldn't be posted immediately upon revealing all of the potential options anyway. Best to let these things stew a while before voting.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2010 16:02:12 GMT -5
I just wanted to say that if the world needed awesomeness to save it from a nuclear holocaust or something, you all would be everybody's A-Team.
You guys are awesome and I love you all.
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Post by in·clover on Oct 24, 2010 16:27:39 GMT -5
I'd love to comment a bit on every one, but to be frank I just don't have that kind of patience. But that says a lot about the turnout, and the amount of what can be said of each one. Really, amazing stuff all around.
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Post by Darfox8 on Oct 24, 2010 17:56:53 GMT -5
Whoa, this is spectacular! Awesome stuff. I think I'm definitely leaning towards Dashe's entry since it's so "complete". After that I think TronBonne would get my second vote(or maybe my first if I change my mind ) musical talent just blows my mind... probably because I have none. I mean nothing, no rhythm, no nothing. fab Was really effective for me. I think the revolutions of Earth seemed extra appropriate to represent time(y'know, even more than usual). Pitch Those sprites are bad ass and I can only assume you have to alter them pixel per pixel. If that is the case that's definitely more patience than I have. Awesome job. Raven I have a certain affinity for these hand drawn comics. Me and my friend would do DBZ fan one(also during school). I'm glade you kept on drawing and improving cause me and my friends never did. Blues The Legos alone makes this one of these my favorite. It looks very accurate and sturdy. I wish I still had Legos. Raijin I agree that the original looks great on it's own. And yours is one of the purist entries(along with Blues and Raven) showing the improvements. Buster Cannon I've seen some of your reviews on the message boards before and they intimidated the heck out of me. You're a fiend for breaking things down and your website is super slick. Now Me me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me... aaaannd ME! I also included an "explanation" of my entry in the PM but I think Dashe's brief explanation works much better. So I'll just say I only regret minor issues such as typos and such. For what it is, I think my level is fine the way it is, and I'm glad people enjoyed it. I'm also happy some of yaw found it funny. I was kinda self conscious while writing all that, thinking people might see me as a smart ass or something.
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Post by Pitch on Oct 24, 2010 19:16:28 GMT -5
Ooh cool, I has a comment. Pitch Those sprites are bad ass and I can only assume you have to alter them pixel per pixel. If that is the case that's definitely more patience than I have. Awesome job. Thanks, man. Indeed they are edited pixel by pixel, but all the hard work (poses, anatomy, proportions, etc.) is already done for me. It's like drawing a new skin on an existing body — in fact, it's exactly that. It took me quite a bit of time — especially the first two — but it's a hell of a lot easier than doing them from scratch. (I know that's a lazy philosophy, but I think, in terms of the end-result it's for the best) Speaking of which... Also, I realize I didn't clarify this in my first post, but Data, Kobun, Zakobon and Foo-Roo are 100% from scratch. (naturally) I actually decided to add those specifically so that I wouldn't seem too lazy, so yeah.. Just thought I'd toss that in there. EDIT: Ooh, also. I'm also happy some of yaw found it funny. I was kinda self conscious while writing all that, thinking people might see me as a smart ass or something. Not at all. In regards to the humor, I thought your delivery was the best part. That's probably what made it work so well.
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Post by ravenf6 on Oct 24, 2010 20:42:57 GMT -5
I must say I'm surprised at what everyone's bringing to the table. Each on a marvel onto themselves..
Fab: I really like how you made the 10 year analogy with the revolution of the earth around the sun. It added to the sense that time really is moving on for ten years. How fast it can seem for some, an dhow slow it can be for us.. yet we made it, at last.
Pitch: Or Green, I should say, as long as I've been here, your custom sprites have always impressed. I must say I like them more than the base sprites from which you made them.
Blues: First off, Legos. Are. Awesome. The fact you were able to make a reaverbot out them is just incredible, it looks like it could come to life. I'd just bet there are legends fans in Japan who would clamor for reaverbot technic models such as yours.
Raijin: It is difficult to capture the power and terror Juno brought to bear in that final battle- especially when one tries to draw only with pencil and paper. Your original sketch looks like official art, but your color revamp works to the effect you captured that moment for all time- Even when as he brings the wrath of the heavens on his enemies, Juno still has that eerie calm above his madness. Excellent work.
Darfox: I remember seeing these- I was thinking of getting Little Big Planet, and I loved the material you put in it. If I do get the game I look forward to trying these levels out.
TronBonne: I loved your flute music- it makes want to dance a jig... if I knew how dance one.. The flute is a great instrument for nostalgia, and you've brought some warm memories back with your tunes.
Dashe: Oh lord, where do I begin? The fact you did a musical was a feat onto itself, but the fact you also made it funny and witty is a plus. It gets a lot of feeling that we have felt as we are denied for ten long years. At first, I thought I was going to see some large-scale finale in reaction to the Legends 3 announcement, but then sometimes, less is more: everyone already had their own reactions they wish they could capture for all time, so there wasn't a need to go overboard, so I really liked this number.
BusterCannon: I really can't say anything about your reviews and guides that haven't been said already. But that you compiled them all into a website is no small task. Truly, your site is one that I'm sure all of use will remember in highest regard as an archive for the Legends Art of War.
... and now we come to my exposition on my entries. I started drawing at the end of my middle school days, knowing not what I was doing, but as the years went by, my skills improved as I continued to scratch lead across parchment, listening an dtaking part in many stories both in books and in games. I still remember the night I first entered the Megaman Legends world, having a cold rootbeer at my side. When I gave young Edgar life, I knew I wanted him to experience that world in a way I never could, hence that became part of the comic I drew, more than 10 years ago... Yet as time passed, life was not so kind, after graduating, my parents divorced, I moved from my home, at first it was easy to adjust, but then, my family moved to Georgia- I had to leave behind the entire clan and everything I knew for so long. Growing up can a cruel thing. After joining the workforce and going back to school, I knew I was striving for something good, but enduring the harshness of those times turned me into something different- beligerent, reclusive, and rather antisocial.. I felt that those times turned me into some hideous creature that did not belong with the callous populace. Despite that, I still came to the Legends games, as one of many windows to bygone times and happy memories. My skills started to cultivate as I sought to study the medium of Japanese Manga, which I still do to this day, but more to a style that is more or less of my own and less of the former.
The comic I drew in recent times is a reflection of those times, for both me and for Megaman. Despite being left on Elysium, he moved forward despite the consternation of the numerous anti-legends haters and being overshadowed by countless fighting game hordes. He eventually sought to meet them on equal grounds and prove he still had it in him. As I saw his cameos, I saw Mega as an underdog- inexperienced but not without heart and courage. Yet even the hardiest underdog is not indestructible- It was the changes that he and I went through these ten years that I drew upon for my recent page:
Sore and beaten after countless fights, we see Megaman heading home with a sackful of presents when this grotesque creature of rags and gears confronts him. Instead of battle, he gives the digger a present. Surprised.. then touched by this generosity, he gives the creature one in return. It warms me to think it so... when I think to part of the hideous person I have become and the part that still remains pure. I chose not to include dialog, instead using the reactions to tell the story- this was sort or my nod to master animator Richard Williams and his lost work The Thief and the Cobbler, most of the scenes that have no dialog can tell what is happening without being blatantly obvious which is in its way, beautiful.
As I look back, I feel that while my skills feel antiquated when I see all the wonderful works people are creating with programs like Photoshop and the like, I still take pride in the fact that no matter what ideas may come, or how the age will change, I still come back to my pencil and paper to breathe life into a empty void.
Heh... that's all I can say about the reasons behind my entry, humble as it may be. This and all my sketches are precious to me. I believe I can honestly say that everyone who has entered this event feels the same way about the works they contribute to this contest. In that regard, I'd to say the following:
Hail to the participants and their love for this world surrounded by endless water!
Thank you.
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Post by TronBonne on Oct 24, 2010 20:55:39 GMT -5
Since I’m already distracted from studying, I want to say a few things about everyone’s as well, since I’m sure we all put a lot of time into them. (I wrote this before anything other than the initial entries were added, I’ll comment on those later )
fab: I honestly really liked it. Simple, but got the point across very effectively. I thought it was fitting that you used the ending song for the NA version, I’m sure we’ve all heard it so many times, wondering if that would have been the last ending song we would ever hear again from the series. I actually couldn’t believe how long ago some of those other games came out – Battle Network 6 came out four years ago? I feel like it was just yesterday...@_@ Anyway, you should be really proud of it!
Pitch: Pokemon and Legends!! You just mixed my two favourite series! <3 I especially like the shades of green used for Yuna/Zakobon. Data and the servbot look adorable. =3 I’ve always liked your sprites, not sure if I ever said it before but your old Mega Man/Tron one makes me insanely happy and I giggle with joy every time that I see it. >_>
Raven: The whole Tron thing on a cell phone made me laugh for some reason (in a good way!). You can really see how much you’ve improved; it’s interesting to see how different your style looks from before.
Blues: Damn. That’s just….cool. I’ve always loved lego as a kid, but I only had a tiniest bucket of them. I’m envious of you and your lego, and how amazing you made that reaverbot!! I have to admit, the 2004 version looks cute and powerless next to your 2010 version. ^_^
Raijin: I’m clueless when it comes to art, but I thought the first one looked pretty awesome. Then I scrolled down and just thought how badass Juno looked in colour. The colouring/shading really makes it stand out, and I love the angle he’s in!
Darfox: Hahaha, that was great. I enjoyed watching that level. Inafune finally made it! xD Makes me want to open up my copy of LBP…
Dashe: I already told you, but I love yours! I’m amazed you did the visuals in three days. Lots of the lines made me laugh out loud, but shirtless Teisel just made me die. I was like….it is so like you to put that in there! I even showed my brother, and he says he likes it as well!
Buster Cannon: Nice archive! The little hints at the bottom of the page kept me entertained for quite some time, I just kept refreshing to see what would come up, haha. There should be more of those >=P
TronBonneI envy your musical talent. You say you learned violin and piano as well? I'd almost like to hear some of that too. Flutter theme sounds great, and “Naite li Yo” sounds awesome, although I can't say I recognize it from anywhere. I feel like it's one of those things I should know. Still awesome. Especially after reading your description.
Aw, thanks Pitch. I was never any good at the piano/violin though, so it’s a no go on hearing those haha. I have a weird history with music, it’s a looong story, but I eventually gave them up. I’m trying to re-learn the piano by myself, but it’s….hard. I just started learning the viola at uni as well, good news is that a lot of the things I’m learning can apply to the violin, so it’ll help with that, too.
Naite Ii Yo is the ending song to the Japanese version of Rockman Dash 2. I actually thought you would be one of the ones to recognize it since you have the PSP ports (unless I’m having a huge brain fart here and I’m mixing this up with something else. Eep…!).
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