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Random Randomness / One Billion Pirates vs The Legions of Dracula

« Last post by DrampardonMe on Yesterday at 19:42 »

Been thinking about this a bit more than I probably should, but it IS October, so no harm in asking, right?

I understand in a straight-forward fight that Team Dracula would most probably win, but it makes me wonder under which circumstances the pirates could claim victory. Keep in mind, the pirates in this scenario aren't magic/cursed/undead or whatever, but they ARE pirates, and there's a billion of 'em. All I've got at the moment is "Load the cannons with garlic!!"

(You can assess this seriously, or you can have fun with it. Mostly asking for research purposes.)

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Trading Card Game / TCG Art Contest Results

« Last post by DrampardonMe on September 22, 2024, 17:50 »

Between "Yawning Arcanine" and "Ear-Scratching Pikachu", I can't take the Grand Prize-winning entries of these TCG art contests seriously. Imagine Game Freak getting so much cool art, limiting it to just two or three of the pics actually making it onto cards while they get to own your efforts even if they never use those pictures ever again, and then the winners are the Pokemon being LAZY and/or TIRED*.

...Oh, right, there's a cash prize, too, isn't there? All the more reason to get judges with better taste than "I love it when Pokemon act like pets (and the background is cool, too)". Or at least give more than one theme to choose from?

*To be fair, wasn't the previous contest "Pokemon in their natural habitat"? I can't remember what the 2024 "theme" was...

Sorry if I'm worked up about it. It's just... as a fan, I'll never understand how these decisions are made, and as someone who draws casually, I'd be hard-pressed to think my own work would be able to hold a candle to the sky-high standards Game Freak don't even hold themselves to. More disappointed in myself for caring so much, honestly.

How about the rest of you? Did any of you try to enter? Do you think the winners earned their victories, or would you have rather seen someone else take home the prize(s)?

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PKMN.NET / Re: Happy 20 years

« Last post by Laprabi on September 17, 2024, 11:34 »

21 years now of PUK? Damn. I made this account in 2008 when Diamond/Pearl were just released I think. I still pop in from time to time, more out of nostalgia than anything else, but I haven't really been properly active on here since 2013. The internet has changed, everybody uses stuff like Discord these days. I still actually have a few people from here on stuff like Facebook but I rarely use Discord. I miss the days of IRC.

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General Pokémon Discussion / Re: How dead this site

« Last post by Xx_N°-n@Me_xX on September 12, 2024, 19:23 »

unfortunately everyone has moved to discord so the site has basically been abandoned. 

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Games General / Re: What Did You Think of Pokemon Sword/Shield?

« Last post by Wooly on September 07, 2024, 18:18 »

I bought the dual pack of both games used on ebay and they're ok. They're not great by any definition of the word but ya, they're better than Scarlet and Violet. Still not better than any of the handheld variations though.

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Games General / Re: What Did You Think of Pokemon Sword/Shield?

« Last post by DrampardonMe on September 07, 2024, 12:53 »

I skipped Sword and Shield, in equal part due to series burnout at the time (though I was struggling with it since the tail-end of Gen 5) and most of the new Pokemon not appealing to me.* Oh, and Dynamax was silly. Would have gotten Shield if I was a bit more optimistic.

In retrospect, Scarlet and Violet improved some things established in Sw/Sh (though please correct me if I'm wrong) so I have to assume I'm not missing much by skipping? Still, every new game in the series feels like wishing on a Monkey's Paw anymore. Not trying to be pessimistic here, just trying to temper myself for whenever Gen 10 comes out.

*Don't get me wrong, I usually find a handful of Pokemon I like every generation, even if they aren't my faves. Sword/Shield was the first game where I was honestly less impressed than usual. Cramorant was an insta-fave, and when I got Scarlet, I had fun with Appletun. Actually kind of sad Galarian Mr. Mime didn't make the cut, but I couldn't care less about Mr. Rime...

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Say Hello! / Re: Sign-In Book

« Last post by TheJudgeOfTheRater on July 15, 2024, 15:59 »

Hello. I am the Rater’s new Judge.

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Your Sprite Art / DrampardonMe's Pixel Museum

« Last post by DrampardonMe on June 30, 2024, 17:57 »

I'm skipping the fancy intro, 'cause I've got a headache:



Here are some Earthbound-style sprites of my character, The Cobalt Macaw. I know they need work, so I'm asking what could be fixed.

I have other sprites I'd like to share, but they'll have to wait until I'm feeling better. Keep in mind I'm not very good at pixel-ing from scratch with anything past low-end SNES graphics, and even then there's room for improvement. The dream is to be able to make detailed NES/GBC/SNES-style pixels, but I've a ways to go before I can comfortably say I'm there.

(If you count what I call "Frankenspriting", I haven't done that in years, mainly because I'm trying to improve drawing in general, and stitching together other people's stuff isn't conductive to making it from the ground up. Well, it helped my color sense, somewhat, but observation is the more vital skill there. And, well, actually drawing things!)

EDIT: I've had a breakthrough!!



I was going for something like Chrono Trigger for these two, and borrowed some colors from actual Chrono Trigger sprites to that effect. All said, Hilda (the maid) came out rather nice, but I feel like Dustin (the butler) needs a bit of work. Anyone wanna lend an eye?

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General Pokémon Discussion / Re: Snake Pokemon

« Last post by Progamer23 on June 27, 2024, 18:48 »

Ekans is cool, named him “Silly Billy” because he’s silly

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General Pokémon Discussion / Re: How dead this site

« Last post by Progamer23 on June 27, 2024, 18:43 »

From the looks of it, as alive as a ghost type