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[Eendhoorn]

Yes, it has come to the point where I have to request the aid of the interwebz to come up with a name for my company.

Some info about my games;
- playful
- tiny in scale and presentation
- focussed around fun

Here's 2 of my games I think represent me best;
forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=47112.20
gamejolt.com/games/dungeon-of-trials/86689
The games I enjoy myself are pretty much all from nintendo; Super mario series,  zelda,  pokemon, secret of mana.  More recently towerfall,  shovelknight, binding of isaac.

I had settled on the name "Invoke Super".  But noticed everyone thought it is shit,  so here I am :p

Here's some other ones I had thought of;
Magic wrench (my initials are MW)
Main Weapon
Strange Sword
Digital Relic
Hidden Compass
Leap of cake (piece of cake/leap of faith)
Eendhoorn (Eend = Duck,  Eenhoorn = Unicorn)
Lurking Monster
Mythic Roar
Magic Manual
Meek Wolfling / Mythic Wolfling

Aid me in my quest 

[Lorenzo]

"Stop worrying so much about your company title, motto, all that nonsense…follow your gut, pick a name, and spend more time worrying about what your company actually DOES"

Also, if you're looking for a name for a hypothetical 'company' and not an actual commercial entity, I'd suggest going with your real name.
It saves you the trouble of having to manage pseudonyms (you may also decide you want to change it in the future and have to make sure everybody knows about your new name) and gives you a much more personal appearance instead of looking like a corporate being.

Just my opinion.

[ProgramGamer]

Yeah, unless you actually want a trademark, you should pretty much just pick whatever you like and focus on making GAMES!!!

Edit: I'll say that magic wrench does strike my fancy quite a bit though. I think it represents the spirit of an indie dev quite well.

[Eendhoorn]

It's something I have to stick with, so it has to be good the first time around. I don't want to use my own name as I like to separate personal life and business.
I'm on my own, no co-workers or something to discuss the company name with, it just sucks thinkng of something on your own :p
And choosing something without getting any feedback from other people doesn't seem to smart. What if I like the name dickbuttpoop, and never asked anyone about it :p

I made a logo for the Eendhoorn one.


How does it sound when you don't understand the words?

[ProgramGamer]

Kind of weird I guess? The extra vowels seem kind of unnecessary, but it does sound unique and memorable so maybe it can work

[Eendhoorn]

Kind of weird I guess? The extra vowels seem kind of unnecessary, but it does sound unique and memorable so maybe it can work

They're not extra, it's a dutch word haha. But that answers my question about how it sounds, so thanks :p

[ProgramGamer]

Yeah, I saw your other post in the pixel art thread, I get it now haha

[ironbelly]

My only advice is: Make it easy to pronounce and read. That's a big deal for people's memory and ability to search for you.

[J-Snake]

another ideas if you want to stick with "Super": "Insert Super", "Start Super","Become Super"

btw. I enjoyed Dungeons of Trials for what it is. I had the same idea in mind for an upcoming game, only with deeper gameplay.

[Eendhoorn]

another ideas if you want to stick with "Super": "Insert Super", "Start Super","Become Super"

btw. I enjoyed Dungeons of Trials for what it is. I had the same idea in mind for an upcoming game, only with deeper gameplay.

Oh thanks Be sure to let me know when you start a devlog, I'm curious about your take on the idea!
I think I'm gonna go with the Eendhoorn one and hope the weirdness will make it stick. Seems to work for Vlambeer and some other dutch companies :p

[ProgramGamer]

Yeah TBH Eendhoorn sounds really funny when you pronounce it out loud and I didn't realize that. Make sure that the name is pronounced in every one of your trailers, it'll help a lot IMO

[Eendhoorn]

Yeah TBH Eendhoorn sounds really funny when you pronounce it out loud and I didn't realize that. Make sure that the name is pronounced in every one of your trailers, it'll help a lot IMO

Oh that sounds līke a good idea. Ill have to find someone who can imitate a duck 
Thanks for the feedbak guys!

[diegzumillo]

I know you said you don't want to use your real name, but let me give you one more reason to do so, in case you ever want to reconsider.

Authorship in art is important. Did you go see Warner Bros' Batman movies? No. You saw Christopher Nolan's Batman. This is important for the viewer/player/consumer as it gives him a real person to follow or avoid, to praise or blame. The game industry could certainly benefit from this a little more. Then we would know what to expect from a new Arkham game, for example, but all we knew is that it was being made by the original development team... or so we were told. The people inside a company keeps changing, how can we know who really made it?

While I don't expect the AAA industry to adapt to this inevitable paradigm anytime soon, I believe we indies and hobbyists can and should write our names on our work.

[Moth]

I think Eendhoorn sounds/looks cute. I think it could be rad if you had someone say the name and ran it through a "compression" style vst (I like tb_timemachine) to get a low quality, old game-style soundclip

*digitized harp notes* "Eendhorn!" QUACK QUACK

But to be honest use whatever you like the most. If you make good games that get popular, it's not going to have anything to do with your company name. Might as well pick whatever you have the most stock in!