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At 6/26/11 11:57 AM, EASTBEAST wrote: I have to be honest dude, This doesn't really fit the collab. I meant to say that earlier, but I was having spotty service and didn't finish, but yeah its just the song and aspects of the animation are a bit too much on the corney side. Also I don't think it fits the Pikmin vibe if I was being honest

omg, man , watch my progress D: LINK

At 6/27/11 06:13 PM, Franckrodri wrote:

At 6/26/11 11:57 AM, EASTBEAST wrote: I have to be honest dude, This doesn't really fit the collab. I meant to say that earlier, but I was having spotty service and didn't finish, but yeah its just the song and aspects of the animation are a bit too much on the corney side. Also I don't think it fits the Pikmin vibe if I was being honest

omg, man , watch my progress D: LINK

I like it. If you delete that dancing guy in the beginning, and add subtitles, it could work

I like it. If you delete that dancing guy in the beginning, and add subtitles, it could work

ok :)

Alright guys, I know its a bit early, but I am going to ask everyone to brainstorm ideas for the menu. I know a couple of you guys have offered to do a menu, but after having Sabtastic pimp out my page, I would really like to see what she can do for this collab. It will be on commission, which I am willing to pay, but I would like to hear ideas for it since well, this is a collab after all :P

Let me know any ideas you have for the menu, so I can tell them to sab :)

I could help

I've made a few things, including

http://monkey-fed-corp.deviantart.com/ar t/S-S-Dolphin-sprites-199738278?q=galler y%3Amonkey-fed-corp%2F4369879&qo=4
http://monkey-fed-corp.deviantart.com/ga llery/?offset=24#/d2zmnrl
and

• 
  You Are A Pikmin! by Monkey-fed-corp

  Click to view.

  Type

  Movie

  Rated

  Everyone

I am also the founder of the Pikmin Club On DA, but it's switched to my new account.

I have basically all the pikmin 1 and 2 music

so I can help in a number of ways :D

At 6/29/11 03:42 PM, TheSneakySpy wrote: I could help

I've made a few things, including

http://monkey-fed-corp.deviantart.com/ar t/S-S-Dolphin-sprites-199738278?q=galler y%3Amonkey-fed-corp%2F4369879&qo=4
http://monkey-fed-corp.deviantart.com/ga llery/?offset=24#/d2zmnrl
and
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/56 3025
I am also the founder of the Pikmin Club On DA, but it's switched to my new account.

I have basically all the pikmin 1 and 2 music

so I can help in a number of ways :D

yup you do look like a great help. :) I will be looking forward to judging your part, should you choose to make one

yup you do look like a great help. :) I will be looking forward to judging your part, should you choose to make one

Alright, I got a few questions though...

How long/short must it be? Are we allowed to make a small translucent signature of our name somewhere? And should I make a loader for the video, which you can cut off when you combine it with the rest?

If you could answer these questions, that would be great! Cause I have got a great idea in mind!

HALF-LIFE PIKMIN

I've started working and got some sort of title thing for it. :D

http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/5904/
halflifepikminprogress.png

Alright, I got a few questions though...

How long/short must it be? Are we allowed to make a small translucent signature of our name somewhere? And should I make a loader for the video, which you can cut off when you combine it with the rest?

If you could answer these questions, that would be great! Cause I have got a great idea in mind!

HALF-LIFE PIKMIN

I've started working and got some sort of title thing for it. :D

http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/5904/
halflifepikminprogress.png

We can talk about signatures in post production, but the loader is up to you if you want, either way it won't be in the collab. Nice, it looks clean so far. I've never played half life but I do know about it, just keep the realistic violence to a minimum.

We can talk about signatures in post production, but the loader is up to you if you want, either way it won't be in the collab. Nice, it looks clean so far. I've never played half life but I do know about it, just keep the realistic violence to a minimum.

Alright then! There probably won't be much blood because it's Pikmin

and I'll make a loader so that when I test it, the animation is smooth

oh! And is there a time/frame # limit?

oh! And is there a time/frame # limit?

Oh oops I forgot to mention that. I guess it depends on the animation itself, how long were you planning on making it?

Oh oops I forgot to mention that. I guess it depends on the animation itself, how long were you planning on making it?

I don't know, maybe... 5 min? Less? I'm just gonna spoof the first 1.5 chapters of half-life 2, which won't be that long.

At 6/30/11 05:45 PM, TheSneakySpy wrote:

Oh oops I forgot to mention that. I guess it depends on the animation itself, how long were you planning on making it?

I don't know, maybe... 5 min? Less? I'm just gonna spoof the first 1.5 chapters of half-life 2, which won't be that long.

5 is really pushing it. most entrees are no more than a minute or two. I'd prefer a short, high quality animation as opposed to a long meh quality one.

5 is really pushing it. most entrees are no more than a minute or two. I'd prefer a short, high quality animation as opposed to a long meh quality one.

Well then, I'll make it really quick XD no more than 2 min!

Thanks I appreciate it. Its just for the sake of the viewer and the flow of the collab. I'll be looking forward to your part

Hey guys, I ran into some issues in the real world, and I've only just recently gotten ahold of my life again. I've really made no concrete progress on my part, and thus don't have anything to show at the moment. I hope that I can soon, I just...can't make guarantees on when my part will be completed. I'll also likely think of a new skit idea since I don't have much interest in my current idea anymore. My goal is to make a quick and easy skit before tackling a longer and more interesting idea.

At 6/30/11 02:12 PM, TheSneakySpy wrote:
HALF-LIFE PIKMIN

I've started working and got some sort of title thing for it. :D

http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/5904/
halflifepikminprogress.png

I made a point earlier that this collab does not need any crossovers that involve other video games. I am intrigued by the idea of mixing Half-life and Pikmin (I've had the pleasure of checking out both series'), but from how you've made it sound so far, it seems like the skit will deal more with Half-life humor than Pikmin humor. That would be an issue. Can you post a script of some sort for your part idea? I don't have a problem with crossover skits, just the ones that have little to do with the topic at hand (ours is Pikmin). Heh, now I have the image of Gordan Freeman fending off Bulborbs with a crowbar in my head.

At 6/27/11 06:13 PM, Franckrodri wrote:
omg, man , watch my progress D: LINK

I think it's unique and has good potential. However, there's no joke besides the pikmin behavior and the current ending seems too abrupt. I think that you should really think about fixing one or both of these problems before you finish. The art style is fantastic. It really fits with your theme of giving pikmin human qualities like singing and dancing. Oh, and in the unfinished animatic, there are outlines of green pikmin. It's probably just a placeholder for those pikmin, but you must remember that there's no such thing as green pikmin, so make sure they're not that color.

Again, I want to apologize for my absence. I know I can make up for it.

Yeah the thing that bugs me about the halflife idea is that I wouldn't want to see it take place in anything but a Pikmin setting. If it could use characters and enemies only from Pikmin, but still make a half life reference, that would be a bit more agreeable to tastes for this collab.

Again, I want to apologize for my absence. I know I can make up for it.
My goal is to make a quick and easy skit before tackling a longer and more interesting idea

That sounds like a good idea, its good to have you back :)

I've really wanted to make a skit based off the ship's ability to give comedic and cheeky names to all the treasures you found in Pikmin 2. I distinctly remember an apple being given the name "insect condo". My idea was the pikmin bringing in regular objects with their own nicknames until at one point they carry in a switchblade with the blade sheathed until right where they get it to the ship. The blade engages and kills multiple pikmin carrying it just before it's sucked into the ship's vacuum. Then the ship gives it the name "surprise disembowelment".

I need two unique objects with clever names that can be shown in the skit so that the viewer understands the concept of these objects getting clever names whenever they're brought in. That way, they can keep up once the final punchline comes up if they never played Pikmin 2. My two object ideas right now are a Super Mario Bros. NES cartridge with the name "gateway drug". After that, there could be a penicorn plushie named "galaxy's most wanted". The penicorn gag is certainly a joke all NGers can enjoy, but I'm considering replacing it with a better idea. If anybody can think of anything, I'm open to object ideas. Of course, the object has to be as small as the other objects in Pikmin 2. Like a gameboy or a CD.

That sounds like a very clever idea man! I will keep my eyes open for everday items that can have a sarcastic meaning.

Also, I am almost done with my part, I should upload it soon

Hmm I came up with one; what if its a cd by a popular artist, and depending on the artist the response would be positive or negative, such as: a radiohead cd would come across as "Hipster life support" Or a "bad" cd like lady gaga would read as "Conforming Tastes Modifier" or "Originality inhibitor device" or "Mass Money Making Scheme"

hmm sorry if they seem a bit dry, I'll keep thinking of some

Not crazy about the penicorn's aesthetic contribution to the collab, even though its a popular NG meme... I think we could think of better stuff.

At 7/12/11 11:39 AM, EASTBEAST wrote: Hmm I came up with one; what if its a cd by a popular artist, and depending on the artist the response would be positive or negative, such as: a radiohead cd would come across as "Hipster life support" Or a "bad" cd like lady gaga would read as "Conforming Tastes Modifier" or "Originality inhibitor device" or "Mass Money Making Scheme"

I was originally going to put in a CD by dead rapper Tupac and name it "shameless cash-in". Because despite the guy being dead for all these years, people were still remixing "songs" of his and putting them on CDs, and that's where the popular joke of "Tupac lives" comes from. I think any kind of CD that's not a Greatest Hits CD is disrespecting the dead, but some people would see it as hate towards the guy, which is a different kind of theme entirely. I just really like the idea of naming a CD Shameless Cash-in, but can't think of a foolproof example.

I also considered a garden gnome an object with the name "Offensive to giants", but I don't know how many people would catch on to how garden gnomes have been seen as offensive to midgets. And the object itself is bigger than objects pikmin usually carry in.

At 7/12/11 11:41 AM, EASTBEAST wrote: Not crazy about the penicorn's aesthetic contribution to the collab, even though its a popular NG meme... I think we could think of better stuff.

Agreed.

My area's going to have more construction work on our power lines tomorrow, and the power will be out for some of the day. So I don't know when my first update will be. Maybe today.

At 7/12/11 01:32 PM, Gustavos wrote:

At 7/12/11 11:39 AM, EASTBEAST wrote: Hmm I came up with one; what if its a cd by a popular artist, and depending on the artist the response would be positive or negative, such as: a radiohead cd would come across as "Hipster life support" Or a "bad" cd like lady gaga would read as "Conforming Tastes Modifier" or "Originality inhibitor device" or "Mass Money Making Scheme"

I was originally going to put in a CD by dead rapper Tupac and name it "shameless cash-in". Because despite the guy being dead for all these years, people were still remixing "songs" of his and putting them on CDs, and that's where the popular joke of "Tupac lives" comes from. I think any kind of CD that's not a Greatest Hits CD is disrespecting the dead, but some people would see it as hate towards the guy, which is a different kind of theme entirely. I just really like the idea of naming a CD Shameless Cash-in, but can't think of a foolproof example.

yeah I like it but some people might not get it, its not bad though

I also considered a garden gnome an object with the name "Offensive to giants", but I don't know how many people would catch on to how garden gnomes have been seen as offensive to midgets. And the object itself is bigger than objects pikmin usually carry in.

Thats a pretty witty one right there, but I've seen thimble sized gnomes before, so I think it could be relevent to pikmin carrying it.

I want to Pm you my part so far since your power is going out and you might not be on in a few days. Good ideas so far man!

Hmm.. I'm a bit miffed at the lack of support on the forums, I know I have several animators out there working, but I have heard very little. Good thing or bad? I'd like to hear some more participation out of people involved. And as a reminder, we still have openings, quite a few

Also thank you gustavos communicating

like I said, this collab is in it for the long haul, so until I can get a collab together that feels right, it wont be finished. I didn't start this just quit it eventually, it will be finished if I have to do all the bloody parts myself!

no I'm not english, but bloody seems like a proper dramatization. I have nearly finished my first part, if people want to see it here:
Pikmin Life

esty

Send the guys you think are participating a PM, either to remind them that this collab is running, or to tell you that they are still taking part. If they're not responding in this thread, they've probably forgotten about it.

I have, quite a bit actually. but you can only remind people so many times and still be waiting for them to come through with some work to show, even a sample. I've gotten some stuff, just not enough to make a collab over, and hire an artist to make menus, ect..

Not being negative, just being a realist point of view right now. I'll probably do another front page post again because I got few animators that way last time.

That's a shame. I guess it depends on whether you believe the user is reliable enough to produce an animation for the collab. I'm not really a guy with a lot of patience for people, particularly strangers. Sometimes it's worthwhile cutting your losses and finalising the project, rather than being played about. Hopefully you can get a sample from the guys who are still interested in the project.

Nothing to be sorry about, it's understandable, especially the way video game collabs are looked at these days, but there is something special about Pikmin that hasn't been over done yet, and that fans really enjoy on a personal level. I'd like to keep the collab afloat, and far enough down the road when certian standards have been reached we could release it. I just hope people wont get too sick of my front page posts and the amount of time it has taken to get everything together ha. Yeah I get a feeling some new people will come along. Thanks for your input, I do take it into consideration :)

For my next project I wanted to make a short and cute animation and noticed this so I figured Pikmin would be great way to utilize this technique I wanted to try out called actually drawing well. I already have a simple concept down, so I'll start immediately.
This will definitely get made but it could get done later than I hope but I'll make sure to keep the OP updated on progress and if I get done and if it looks like the collab isn't coming together than I'll just release it independently.

I hope this comes through, Pikmin is one of the best new(ish) franchises and its not too overdone.

At 7/16/11 05:36 PM, EASTBEAST wrote: I have, quite a bit actually. but you can only remind people so many times and still be waiting for them to come through with some work to show, even a sample. I've gotten some stuff, just not enough to make a collab over, and hire an artist to make menus, ect..

Ugh, I know that feeling.
Same thing happened with my Dinosawwrrs collab before I privatised it.
And to this day, 12 months later, it remains unfinished.

At 7/17/11 11:58 PM, liljoey50 wrote:

Ugh, I know that feeling.
Same thing happened with my Dinosawwrrs collab before I privatised it.
And to this day, 12 months later, it remains unfinished.

Yeah putting faith in strangers is a gamble. You never know what to expect