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[Moosader]

'tis done!  Bootleg Bash, a NES-style demake of Smash Bros is now
available (with horrible messy C++ source).  Right now I only have the
Windows executable in the zip file, but will hopefully have the Linux and
Mac ones included.

Features

• Four-player (single-computer) competitive gameplay
• Support for four gamepads
• Eight semi-familiar characters
• Six maps
• Delicious food
• Poop
• Mario-Paint composed soundtrack!
• Sexy sound effects generated with SFXR
• Blood!
• Brief rear nudity! (in the manual!)
• NES-style manual included (Manual.pdf) - will be updated
• Completely mod-able! (aka, I was too lazy to put all the sounds/graphics files in a data file, plus, Open Source!)
• Horrible messy code

Screenshots

(Manual teaser)

Download from:
http://moosader.deviantart.com/art/Bootleg-Bash-for-the-win-95424864

Game's page
http://eccentrix.com/members/moosader/gameBoot.html

[Moon Goon]

How about:

Super Smashed Bros

I don't think anyone's licensed a drunk frat boy yet

P.S.
You could go back to your original idea, just call it

Spork
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spork

Let's see about possible names for the other games..

> Legend of Zelda -> Legend of Melba Toast
> Mario -> Bignose the Plumber
> Donkey Kong -> Monkey Conch
> Pokemon -> Pokey Man
> Metroid -> Hemorrhoid
> Starfox -> Starpox
> Cavestory? -> Closet Story
> God of War? -> God of Warts
> Sonic? -> Tonic the Alky Hedgehog
> Jazz Jackrabbit? -> Spaz Whackrabbit
> Commander Keen? -> Sargent Spiffy


Characters (very rough draft)
> Cheetahwomen? -> Countess D'Spots
> Ape and chimp -> M. Casey and M. Kaydoo
> Elven guy person -> Pointy Ears
> Princess lady -> Princess Plum
> Fat Italian guy -> Mr. Mangiare
> Evil turtle thing -> Poopa the Unsanitary Snapper
> Spacey bounty hunter person -> Bouncy Hunter
> Cute monster pet things -> Puggles

[Moosader]

Here are some random characters I did, as an early example:


*aug 2 edit*
I don't like these, I won't be using them.

[Moon Goon]

The hat on the Princess makes her look like a, er, nurse? (supposed to be a tiara, right?)  Darn those low pixel sprites

More names:
Princess Patty
Creature Genus: Prodemon  Name: Pokatyuu
Chi-tao
Unga Bowtie
Slickdaddy (Looks like a guy to me)

[FoxBlitzz]

> Jazz Jackrabbit? -> Spaz Whackrabbit

Spaz is the name of the second playable character in Jazz Jackrabbit 2. So no.

http://www.jazz2online.com/J2Ov2/node.php?title=mainCharacters

[Moon Goon]

Oops, honestly haven't played the game (but I've heard of it)

Rondo Rabbit
Bebop Bunny
Hiphop Hossenfeffer
Hoedown Hossenfeffer

@Gainsworthy, FoxBlitzz:  Thank you

[Gainsworthy]

HipHops were those little birdies that help you out in Jazz Jackrabbit. So, nuh-uh.

Also, dig the sprites. They look like those "almost-there" imitation characters adorning el-cheapo pencil cases and food products around the world. Just excaping copyright violation.

[J.W. Hendricks]

How about "Incredible Break Siblings"?

[Moosader]

Updated with screenie thingie

[PenguinHat]

You mentioned NES-esque sounds?

For retro or prototype sound effects I use sfxr by DrPetter which is an automatic sound effect generator.

[FoxBlitzz]

Heh, I think you should simulate a sprite limit and have all the sprites composed of 8x8 tiles. A lot of bootleg games tend to blatantly ignore this limit, so I think it'd add a pretty nice touch.

I can't tell if the lizard thing is supposed to be Yoshi or Bowser. I guess that's a good thing in this case?

[Hideous]

Yoshi = Lizhy. Or something.



(p.s. i saw your youtube video platformer tutorials! but your editor didnt work for me at all so i didn't follow them.)

[kyn]

You mentioned NES-esque sounds?

For retro or prototype sound effects I use sfxr by DrPetter which is an automatic sound effect generator.

Listen to this man, sfxr is awesome

[Moosader]

PenguinSeph -- Hey, thanks a ton!
FoxBlitzz -- Aye, I plan on the the sprites being 8x8 or 8x16
Hideous -- Yeah, for some reason my editor hates certain people and I can't figure out why. o_O

[Moon Goon]

2A03.org seems the place to be for homebrew NES music
http://www.2a03.org/forum/index.php

Maybe you can get permission from one of the artists on their forums to use some of their music.  Also, saw on their links a tracker called Nerdtracker II specifically for NES type music.

If it were me, given the timeframe and possible lack of tracker music making skillz, I'd use something like:

http://www.unfungames.com/mariopaint/

Yeah, technically SNESesque but some of the samples really do sound NESlike to me.  And you can't beat the easy to use interface!

P.S. I saw Princess Plum in that screenshot.  I'm surprised you actually liked one of the names ^_^  Just checked out SFXR and it does indeed rule the Triangle Wave World with an iron fist.

[FoxBlitzz]

One of my friends suggested you keep the Yoshi clone as "Name" to make the thing look more like a bootleg.

[Valter]

One of my friends suggested you keep the Yoshi clone as "Name" to make the thing look more like a bootleg.

Seconded.

[William Broom]

I absolutely love the artwork on the character select screen. The dragon guy (Yoshi?) is one of those rare pictures that makes you laugh just from looking at it.

[Farmergnome]

holy shit thats awesome, those graphics = win

[SteGriff]

Hyper beat-down brethren.