Battle!

It seems as if a heated battle has broken out due to the blog post I put up yesterday. A classic rivalry has spawned in the middle of an observation and the two parties are not very happy about it. Goomba doesn't want to be left out, and Buzzy Beetle says he earned his place in the 2nd play-through.

Goomba and Buzzy Beetle will be going head to head in a 1 round match that will last up until this Sunday Sunday SUNDAY!!!

VOTE HERE to determine the winner!!!

Buzzy Beetle isn't worried and says he thinks he's in no danger at all. His is extremely tough and is even fireproof. He may even have a few tricks up his shell concerning spinning. He's one tough competitor!

Goomba is a wily character and is determined to retain his place in the game. We expect him to attempt to utilize his [slight] speed advantage over Buzzy Beetle to work in his favor and he's even been working on his jumping.

This will be one to watch!

Lament of the 2nd Run-Through

I completely forgot that on the second play-through after you beat Super Mario Bros. all of the Goombas are gone! Vanished from the maze of pixels in the Mushroom Kingdom! Dastardly Buzzy Beetles are in their stead, marching endlessly in their gloss black fireproof shells to the beat of some unknown drummer. It is a serious crime that hundreds of Goombas, without notice, go missing every day the Princess is saved. You can do something about it to help.

After plowing through the 8 levels (what? no warp pipes?) you will finally reach the silver bricked halls of Bowser's Castle. A harrowing labyrinth of pipes and lava are at every turn. The Koopa King himself will be spitting fire and throwing a shit-ton of hammers. When and if you do save the ?thankful? Princess, upon her blunt prompt to press the B button, hit Reset instead. You'll be saving all those Goombas lives and they will be thankful to continue getting screen time... temporarily. Trust me. They care.

Wahoooooooooooooooooooo!!!!

My favorite Super Mario powerup: The Super Leaf.
Raccoon Mario should make a comeback. FOR SRS.
I liked it much more than I have ever liked the wing cap, bee suit or cape.

No-Art Non-Update

I wonder if anyone likes these no-art non-update posts...

Drew a little scribble of Pit and Bomberman.
Still working on everything I said I was.
Slow going lately.

OH! By the way, the new Ghostbusters game (PC) is excellent!

Adventure Island and Fantasy Zone

Sweet awesomeness, who else remembers Adventure Island? I especially remember seeing it in the arcade when I was little, then repeatedly renting Adventure Island II for the NES. Really hard game if you ask me. I haven't finished it before (without save states), but then again, i really haven't tried in years...

So out of the blue I feel like drawing some Master Higgins. Rockin! He came out rather nicely... and just yesterday they release a new Adventure Island game for WiiWare... how cool could that be?

I'm thinkin of adding some dinosaurs in the pic, cuz they were always a favorite part for me...

Since i'm feelin' retro, just last night I sat down and doodled out some Fantasy Zone action!

NOTE: WITHOUT REFERENCE...

I think I like how it's turning out so far, but going back to the internet today to look for references, I came across this picture...

Now, if I had finished it like it was, the resemblance would have been pretty close... Even the posing of the little Opa-Opa is very similar, with the jet trails curving back.

The similarity is almost creepy... maybe i'm channeling 1980's japanese game artists?

Undercity

Prot Warrior Slaybelle and Shadow Priest Lindblum rest for a bit in one of the Undercity's many alcoves.

This was drawn and inked by my girlfriend/fiancee, and I got to do the colors for it. Fun times, and I like how it turned out. :)

Ice Man (No, not Top Gun)

Ice Man! Tried to make him look cold while still going for the bright Capcom official colors. :D