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[Montoli]

Hello!  I hear that many people make video games!

If so, this link may be helpful!  It is a thoughtful and insightful look at some of the processes that go into designing main characters for games!

Main Character Creation Tutorial

My personal favorite was "Fury Courtslam", just because he was the best developed (and was too extreme for MS word!) but I have to confess, he is given a run for his money by "Bleak Worldview Jones" and "Sandra Day O'Knifehands"....

-Montoi

[Mr. Yes]

Haha. That was an entertaining read.

[Μarkham]

We should have a compo where we make games based on what we 'learned' from that article.  :D

[FishyBoy]

I personally really liked Whiskey Sardonic. I imagine a game with him should feature two buttons dedicated solely to drinking and one-liners. One could even use procedural generation to make said one-liners! Timing your one-liner perfectly after a swig is the key to getting the best score!

[Trevor Dunbar]

Trey the toucan says, "They the toucan here -- Mo'fo's! Get your @ss down to Albertsons and get yourself a fruit-cup. MMMmmmm!"

*defeat a boss*

"Nike', just do it!"

*loading screen*

"Hey kids, I bet you didn't know the toucan's natural diet is Coca-Cola(c). The cans grow on the Coca-Cola(c) trees in South America. Toucans use their enormous beak to grab and open said cans! Delicious!"

[Μarkham]

I remember how bad SNES and Genesis games were at this back in the day, with all the mascot characters and product placements those games had.  I remember getting Bubsy II, where the major selling point was that one of the pickups was a Nerf­­­^® gun.

[pen]

We should have a compo where we make games based on what we 'learned' from that article.  :D

Sellout compo? 

[Montoli]

I have to admit, looking over the slide of "sample names", I was thinking "those would make awesome springboards for a compo".  But I didn't suggest it, because I don't want to turn into the "guy who suggests everything should be a compo"   

[pen]

the "guy who suggests everything should be a compo"   

FUCK!

I think I need to change my image  :D

[Guillaume]

I imagine a game with him should feature two buttons dedicated solely to drinking and one-liners.

BEST. GAME. EVER.