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where do you get inspiration to do your stages? whats your process?

I dunno??? Honestly they're all pretty spontaneous. Lately I've been drawn to a lot of sega genesis games because I do sincerely appreciation old pixelized stuff, and anything that looks like it CAN be a stage I just slap into mugen and try to add as much as I can to it without actually sacrificing the original artwork. Also, I like occasionally opening up sprite-ripping websites like The Spriters Resource to see their latest updates and sometimes I get ideas based on what I see there.

are there any nintendo franchises you legitimately enjoy?

fun fact, my oldest screenname and one a lot of people still know me by has Kirby in it. I sincerely enjoy a lot of nintendo stuff, but I don't find it particularly interesting enough to talk about to people. In terms of series specifically, Earthbound/Mother, Kirby, Pikmin and Animal Crossing are the ones I consistently enjoy.

Also, Smash Bros is a big part of my childhood, and me and my cousins have clocked several upon several hours into each game over the course of our lives.

who's/who would be your main in third strike?

Hard choice between Remy, Hugo and Alex. I do enjoy playing pretty much any character in SF3 except for Ryu/Ken/Akuma/Chun-Li (like seriously those shotos are dull as hell and I've really tried to play Chun-Li in other games and I just do not get her appeal)

what's your favorite alcoholic beverage?

I drank Mike's Hard Lemonade a couple of times and didn't hate it??? Otherwise I just ask my friends to mix something with like a soda and send it my way because I generally am not much of a drinker.

do/did you play any sports?

Played Baseball when I was way younger. S'bout it.

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favorite rpg, any kind?

The aforementioned Earthbound for nostalgic and design reasons. It's not a particularly fun game to play, though, as with many turn-based RPGs for me, but I enjoyed the hell out of it as a kid. I have the opposite opinion of Disgaea when I played the original about a year ago; the story and design were just a little too out-there for me, but the game itself was solid as hell and pretty much what I've always wanted in a strat-RPG, even if it was a bit grind-heavy. Shoutouts to Paper Mario 1 and 2, and Advance Wars, for being all around really fuckin' great.

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Re: Ask Drkelexo

#2202 September 02, 2014, 03:46:37 pm

Runnin' Down A Dream

wHY does Noel Vermilion eat many Cheeseburg

Why am I colossal idiot

Iced

Re: Ask Drkelexo

#2203 September 02, 2014, 03:51:38 pm

does this look like the face of mercy?

The name changes in ds are mostly to add detail ( which is pretty odd and not common at all )

Hsien ko name change was mostly because her gimmick name ( lei lei => rei rei => ghost ghost => twin ghosts ) was completely lost on the foreigners, but i have no idea why the heck they picked hsien ko.
Jon Talbain is actually a reference to Tailbot from 1941 Wolfman. In that movie Talbot is bitten by a werewolf and becomes a monster until his dad, John Talbot kills him. Talbain birth date is given as 1940, the year the movie was being filmed. Rikuo is a play on Ricou Browning an actor for creature of the black lagoon.

What is the best animation from darkstalkers? Yes a animation, pick anything, a walk, a winpose whatever.

Who would you like see being added from darkstalkers lore into a next ds game that already exists in the story but has no playable version?

What new type of monster would you like to see showing up?

Is darkstalkers dead?

DrKelexo

Re: Ask Drkelexo

#2204 September 02, 2014, 05:46:36 pm

Glorified Verison of a Pellet Gun

CrazyKyubey said, September 02, 2014, 03:46:37 pm

wHY does Noel Vermilion eat many Cheeseburg

she dont

the cheeseburge eat her

CrazyKyubey said, September 02, 2014, 03:46:37 pm

Why am I colossal idiot

are you asking me why you are so stupid and fat right now? i assume its because you ate too many minions.

delicious.

The name changes in ds are mostly to add detail ( which is pretty odd and not common at all )

Hsien ko name change was mostly because her gimmick name ( lei lei => rei rei => ghost ghost => twin ghosts ) was completely lost on the foreigners, but i have no idea why the heck they picked hsien ko.
Jon Talbain is actually a reference to Tailbot from 1941 Wolfman. In that movie Talbot is bitten by a werewolf and becomes a monster until his dad, John Talbot kills him. Talbain birth date is given as 1940, the year the movie was being filmed. Rikuo is a play on Ricou Browning an actor for creature of the black lagoon.

thats a lot of interesting trivia! cool stuff.

though what i mostly meant is i dont really understand the reason for changing it in the first place, even if some wordplay would be lost on non-japanese audiences. i mean, changing lei-lei into hsien-ko really didnt add anything. then again im still unable to wrap my head around the absolutely bizarre way they handled m bison's name. early capcom (and a lot of old translated stuff, ive noticed) were just super weird about that, but oh well.

What is the best animation from darkstalkers? Yes a animation, pick anything, a walk, a winpose whatever.

aaaugh this is so hard

for some reason the only one that sort of sticks out is this one:

it is just so absurd and incredibly painful looking while also being wonderfully animated

random shoutout to this

because i love this animation, even if its not actually from darkstalkers. svc demitri was cool looking, its just a shame the game itself was kinda below par.

Who would you like see being added from darkstalkers lore into a next ds game that already exists in the story but has no playable version?

im totally lame and would really like to see lin-lin/mei-lin/mei-ling?/that sister character in playable form. i wasnt particularly against that older design of anita either.

What new type of monster would you like to see showing up?

aaauugh im having a hard time coming up with something. they've covered a lot of the more obvious ones. plus its not really my style to envision new characters for an existing series.

First Lt. Ding said, September 02, 2014, 05:58:17 pm

Is darkstalkers dead?

well lets see

looks like it!

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Re: Ask Drkelexo

#2205 September 02, 2014, 05:58:17 pm

The 666th Inning

-So hows that Kanji going about in the works?
-Plans to make a Hsien-Ko yourself?
-Favorite and least favorite fighting game characters from any number of games?

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Niitris

Re: Ask Drkelexo

#2206 September 02, 2014, 06:02:32 pm

Favorite iteration of Darkstalkers (since there isn't many).

Favorite stage (any game).

Roman55

Re: Ask Drkelexo

#2207 September 02, 2014, 06:14:13 pm

haven't got a clue

Favorite OST in a game
Favorite Metal Slug boss

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Re: Ask Drkelexo

#2208 September 02, 2014, 07:20:46 pm

Glorified Verison of a Pellet Gun

So hows that Kanji going about in the works?

WELL DING IM GLAD YOU ASKED

S'GOIN GOOD

First Lt. Ding said, September 02, 2014, 05:58:17 pm

Plans to make a Hsien-Ko yourself?

ive considered it a couple of times. personally i feel like the series in general does not have enough legitimately good conversions, which ive always found a bit shocking and unfortunate. it may or may not happen, but if i ever do convert a darkstalkers character, i have someone else in mind first...

First Lt. Ding said, September 02, 2014, 05:58:17 pm

Favorite and least favorite fighting game characters from any number of games?

OH BOY HERE WE GO
im going to list both design-wise and playability-wise because these are wildly different to me (for playability, dont let the wording confuse you, im not talking about how good or bad i think a character is overall, i just simply mean how much i enjoy/hate playing as them)

Darkstalkers
Best Design: Hsien-Ko
Best Playable: Felicia
Least Design: Lilith
Least Playable: Morrigan

Guilty Gear
Most Both: Slayer
Least Both: Dizzy

Akatsuki Blitzkampf
Best Design: Sai (honorable mention Wei)
Best Playable: Akatsuki
Least Both: Mycale

Breakers
Best Design: Pielle
Best Playable: Rila
Least Both: Saizo

Battle Fantasia
Best Design: FREED
Best Playable: ASHLEY
Least Design: COYORI
Least Playable: WATSON

Power Instinct (Mostly Matrimelee)
Best Design: Olof
Best Playable: Shintaro
Least Design: Clara or Kurara or whatever
Least Playable: One of the old ladies i remember being particularly no fun to play

Street Fighter 3 (specifically the newcomers)
Best Design: Hugo or Q or Necro or Oro or MakotoDAMNITIDUNNO
Best Playable: Alex
Least Design: Yun (the slightly boring side of a great roster)
Least Playable: Twelve (neat idea, but...)

King of Fighters
Best Design: Duo Lon
Best Playable: Shen Woo
Least Design: Momoko
Least Playable: King

i could do this all day, jesus

Niitris said, September 02, 2014, 06:02:32 pm

Favorite iteration of Darkstalkers (since there isn't many).

Vampire Savior, since I enjoy playing Sasquatch/Talbain/Rikuo as a whole over Donovan/Pyron/Phobos. Unless I'm able to count the PSP version cuz I played a SHITLOAD of that back when my PSP still worked cuz it was legit.

Niitris said, September 02, 2014, 06:02:32 pm

Favorite stage (any game).

uuuhm shit uuuh

there was that like tekken 6 stage where its all high up in the sky and theres a glass floor and its all surreal and shit!? that stage was amazing

Roman55 said, September 02, 2014, 06:14:13 pm

Favorite OST in a game

Donkey Kong Country 2. What a phenomenal game with an equally stellar soundtrack~

Roman55 said, September 02, 2014, 06:14:13 pm

Favorite Metal Slug boss

The boss of Stage 2 from Metal Slug 2/X. Y'know, the giant claw-like-thing devouring the tower you're climbing as it chases you. One of those fights that really makes the series stick out in my opinion.

Close second is the Stage 2 boss from Metal Slug 3. The meteorite that drops monoliths onto you. It's not a particularly hard boss but it's such a neat concept. The fact that they referenced it in that shitawful Metal Slug 3D game is proof that even they knew how cool it was.

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Re: Ask Drkelexo

#2209 September 02, 2014, 09:42:35 pm

Yeah... I'm done.

The Stage 2 Boss of 2/X is baller and was what got me hooked on the Metal Slug series.

Wait, Metal Slug 3D actually got released in some capacity? I thought that thing just existed only as a pre-release footage that looked terrible and the whole game was axed.
Why is Yoshika Miyako an infinitely superior jiangshi to Hsien-ko?

Saohc

Re: Ask Drkelexo

#2210 September 03, 2014, 01:50:32 am

Working on MGS2's VR missions.

-How does a person gain a team of beta-testers?

-Have you ever given up on a release?

Working on personal projects and spending less (non anime watching) time on internet.

You're just going to have to PM me if I get chosen
for the question thread.

Japanese Jesus

Re: Ask Drkelexo

#2211 September 03, 2014, 01:57:41 am

Umezono's stud muffin.

WHEN IS NYAA COMING BACK

Umezono

Re: Ask Drkelexo

#2212 September 03, 2014, 02:13:25 am

i will meditate and then write a really epic post
jai ho
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-How does a person gain a team of beta-testers?

they ask?

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#2213 September 03, 2014, 03:37:24 am

Incapable of paying att...Hey, a nickel!

How did you get the idea for Ms. Fanservice?
Fave Alien Soldier boss?
Fave character authors?
Fave stage authors?
Fave Ahuron creation?
What WIPs of yours are just about nearing completion?

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Re: Ask Drkelexo

#2214 September 03, 2014, 03:46:40 am

haven't got a clue

Do not even ask said, September 02, 2014, 09:42:35 pm

Wait, Metal Slug 3D actually got released in some capacity?

Yep.

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#2215 September 03, 2014, 04:28:12 am

Q.E.D.
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Saohc said, September 02, 2014, 12:40:38 pm

I presume it is random name generation time again?

You have been warned to stop doing this shit; not only did you keep doing it, but you're still screwing it up almost every time.

Consider this your final warning. Criminy.

DrKelexo

Re: Ask Drkelexo

#2216 September 03, 2014, 05:06:22 am

Glorified Verison of a Pellet Gun

Do not even ask said, September 02, 2014, 09:42:35 pm

Wait, Metal Slug 3D actually got released in some capacity? I thought that thing just existed only as a pre-release footage that looked terrible and the whole game was axed.

Oh no, it existed, and it was fucking terrible. I was "lucky" enough to have a friend with a modded PS2 so I could stick a couple of games on the harddrive since emulation is, or at least was back then, especially choppy. The other game this helped me play was the fan-translated Namco X Capcom. That also turned out to suck horribly.

As the previously posted article points out, apparently the game was simply called Metal Slug, but it went by the names 'Metal Slug 3D' in Europe and 'Metal Slug 2006' in the Americas. This is all very weird considering it didn't see a release outside of Japan.

Despite this, the game is all in English, with english voice acting in cutscenes with subtitles and whatnot. This is bad because the voice acting is fucking ABSURDLY awful. All the characters are incredibly awkward sounding, but my favorite is Fio both sounding and acting like an eight-year-old child throughout the game.

The gameplay was pretty monotonous. You simply ran around, hitting the lock-on button to focus your fire on whatever the hell was in range and just mashed the square button 'til everything was dead. Admittedly, half the appeal of Metal Slug to me was the gorgeous sprite-work, but even when I was able to look past the muddy textures and simply bland modelling, the game was still a pretty overall lame experience.

Do not even ask said, September 02, 2014, 09:42:35 pm

Why is Yoshika Miyako an infinitely superior jiangshi to Hsien-ko?

because you live in a mystical bizarro world where a touhou character is actually considered good, apparently! :honk:

Saohc said, September 03, 2014, 01:50:32 am

How does a person gain a team of beta-testers?

They have a lot of friends willing to play their dumb bullshit, I assume!

Saohc said, September 03, 2014, 01:50:32 am

Have you ever given up on a release?

Yeah, it's called every friday night for me. I could probably make a wiki dedicated to everything I started in MUGEN and didn't finish.

Japanese Jesus said, September 03, 2014, 01:57:41 am

WHEN IS NYAA COMING BACK

When There's No Other Anime Left On It Aside From The Superior JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Anime Series

How did you get the idea for Ms. Fanservice?

The same way all my edits/joke characters start; I just decide "hey yknow i could probably make something dumb with these sprites" and I just keep adding shit onto it until I feel like its finished and puke it out onto the world. I think the original idea behind MFS was just to mock the usual cheesecake female design but I quickly lost sight of that and just turned it into a massive reference to completely random female characters, hence the overuse of things like Janis' voice

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Fave Alien Soldier boss?

Melon Bread. Because Melon Bread is the best.

Not including the amusing shoutouts to Gunstar Heroes, I'd have to say that one boss thats just a huge guy riding a horse. I've never played the game personally but that boss is just so damn cool looking in motion, because Treasure are beautiful people.

Fave character authors?

Excluding my buddies Melvy and The Underscore None, I'd have to point out Ahuron (of course) and ukege (the guy who makes all those ROBO characters). Shoutout to 0D/SmileyFace/WhateverCallsHimself for being a complete fuckin nut and making me laugh at how absurd all his work is.

Fave stage authors?

pfft i dunno, i dont really pay attention to who makes what stages. though i should maybe start?

Fave Ahuron creation?

Briaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan for certain, with honorable mention Mukuro (it should probably be the other way around considering how absolutely ridiculous Mukuro is, but I just love Brian Battler way too much. The man is a goof.)

Vans said, January 15, 2014, 10:25:02 pm

What WIPs of yours are just about nearing completion?

Shhh... that's a secret...

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Re: Ask Drkelexo

#2217 September 03, 2014, 05:18:57 am

I bite the faces of people who don't wanna be cool

* Have you ever had thoughts of making Tom Cage for the mortal kombat project?

* Do you have a prescription that can heal the wounds that fester on my tarnished heart?

* What's the highest number of zombies you've seen on screen in the wii version of dead rising. I at least know that people can actually count them in that version.

* Do you think that good things really do come in pairs?

I'm also under the impression that people keep neglecting data from the game, do you guys know how PotS made his original characters? He actually studied every single game he referenced, down to the core. Doing this properly requires understanding how the original system was made, not just winging it.

vgma2

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#2218 September 03, 2014, 05:34:15 am

English fluency I am swear!

Mr. Popoi!

- Do you plan on getting both versions of Smash 4?
- Who is your most hyped newcomer?
- Do you play games from the Tales Series? What are your favorites?
- Favorite characters?
- First video game you've played?

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Re: Ask Drkelexo

#2219 September 03, 2014, 05:39:21 am

i stole this from ding

this nerd POKIN me, tellin ME to ask HIM questions.............

- what is the best song title
- -throws these games at you- y'gotta make a character from all four of these, who do you choose
- most surreal experience in your time with mugen and it's...eclectic communities?
- if you had to make yourself, what playstyle would you have and who would your sprites be edits of (provided you don't have a camera and a greenscreen somewhere)
- does demitri like this

sooner or later, everybody puts up with xiangfei
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Re: Ask Drkelexo

#2220 September 03, 2014, 11:09:05 am

Glorified Verison of a Pellet Gun

Have you ever had thoughts of making Tom Cage for the mortal kombat project?

nuh-uh, my sights were always on Nokia

Do you have a prescription that can heal the wounds that fester on my tarnished heart?

Sadly, I only have a medicine for curing Black Tangled Hearts

What's the highest number of zombies you've seen on screen in the wii version of dead rising. I at least know that people can actually count them in that version.

Zero. All I ever saw in that game was a PITIFUL FACSIMILE

Do you think that good things really do come in pairs?

only the BEST things come in pairs~

Mr. Popoi!

Do you plan on getting both versions of Smash 4?

honestly i dont have plans for getting EITHER version of Smash 4. Im not really in the position to spend money quite yet, and though thats changing soon, Im not too concerned with getting a new console either. As much as I have fondness for a lot of different games, I'm not particularly happy with how Nintendo is handling their stuff since the Wii came into play.

That said, I know my cousin will have one or both versions of the game and I will be sure to play it as often as possible!

Who is your most hyped newcomer?

I generally hold judgement of characters until I actually play them, not being terribly excited over the Nintendo characters themselves, but I have to say I'm pretty excited about Little Mac. I really dig boxing and he looks like he has a unique, fun playstyle, so I'm all for it.

Do you play games from the Tales Series?

Nah, it's not something I can really say anything about. Never really knew about it and even now I barely know anything other than that its a JRPG, and im not HUGE on RPGs.

My only real experience is that THESE two dorks were in NxC, but we don't really need to talk about that~