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Title: Name the game contest!
Post by: Nando on May 01, 2012, 09:15:54 AM
I'm slowly but surely working on the design document and other things for a PCE/TG16 RunNGun game with our very own Old man Rover  :dance:  Which I hope to some day help make a reality  :pray:

This was inspired/birthed by the now defunct Obey RnG idea.
(http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTuVWSMPTMR3sBCWyRB-FnRyJxTV_w7AKGjZfzHIq6EDGXtEcg9EmRSuAnS)

Anyway, need your help giving this game a name. The Winner(s) will have his/hers/theirs name(s) likeness all over the game (buyer beware.)


Here's the gist of it

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It is the year 23XX   Tatsujin corps. “Eris” particle collider creates a 4D rift in space time, demonic forces tear through the rip and use humanities monster myths to take form and begin attacking an unsuspecting earth. In order to restore the dimensional balance, the cosmic entities known as the Knights of Kaos call upon the solar systems own defenses.

It is up to you to destroy these monster ravaging the earth, and seal the rip before it is too late.

Featuring Monsters from:
[ul][li]H.P. Lovecraft mythos[/li][li]Thelemic Demons and Gods[/li][li]Yokais[/li][li]Mara[/li][li]AND MORE....[/li][/ul]
[ul][li]Two player Action[/li][li]8 Way shooting [/li][li]3 button support[/li][li]SUPER SPECIARU ATTACKS[/li][/ul]

"Cute 'em up X Horror  - The most insane mash-up to not come out of Japan. What are they thinking?" :shock:
- Su Shiroll from Gamers Beijing Inc.

"Olalain linal Tutulu"
Fpfranrangan - Electronic Elder bits

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I figure give this a run for about a month and see which name gets picked.

THANKS for playing!
BIG PRIZES
BIG MONEY*






Title: Re: Name the game contest!
Post by: spenoza on May 01, 2012, 10:38:16 AM
When you put an asterisk that ostensibly suggests that conditions apply, you're supposed to actually put the conditions, like "Big Money is just a lie. You won't get big money by participating."

I'd suggest Myth Busters if it wasn't trademarked already. Myth Blasters? Too much like Math Blasters. Legend Hunter? Lore Hunter?

Hrm... I need to work on my names...
Title: Re: Name the game contest!
Post by: Necromancer on May 01, 2012, 11:26:56 AM
Lovecraft, eh?  How 'bout something with Cthulhu in it?  Perhaps Cult of Cthulhu Killers (or Kult of Kthulhu Killers if you're feeling silly... and a bit dumb) or Cook vs. Cthulhu?

(http://pcengine.freeforums.org/images/smilies/cooks_transp.gif) vs.  (http://forums.relicnews.com/images/smilies/cthulhu_green.gif)
Title: Re: Name the game contest!
Post by: Nando on May 01, 2012, 12:49:06 PM
When you put an asterisk that ostensibly suggests that conditions apply, you're supposed to actually put the conditions, like "Big Money is just a lie. You won't get big money by participating."


...mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn
-Elder Lawyer team.

Necro: not just love craft, pretty much world mythos current and old. But all contained to their continent. So you just might fight a bleeding Jesus tentacled entity. Not saying that you will, but you just might. Maybe.
Title: Re: Name the game contest!
Post by: roflmao on May 01, 2012, 01:05:20 PM
So you just might fight a bleeding Jesus tentacled entity. Not saying that you will, but you just might. Maybe.

Now *that* would make an awesome boss!
Title: Re: Name the game contest!
Post by: TheClash603 on May 01, 2012, 01:07:11 PM
Ohhh Hell:  4DeeeeeD~ by Aliens
Title: Re: Name the game contest!
Post by: Arkhan on May 01, 2012, 01:22:21 PM
Hopefully you aren't sued for using Cthulhu Mythos.  TSR was.

But some shit games on xbox weren't... and Torg just modified it so it was a ripoff, not a copy... lol

anyway, my vote for a game is Horror Engine.

Title: Re: Name the game contest!
Post by: Nando on May 01, 2012, 05:09:40 PM
Hopefully you aren't sued for using Cthulhu Mythos.  TSR was.

But some shit games on xbox weren't... and Torg just modified it so it was a ripoff, not a copy... lol

anyway, my vote for a game is Horror Engine.




I'm going for a "Del Toro" approach, like what he did with Hellboy. The tentacles shall be there, the ancient and the elders and etc, etc, but it will be my take on them sans the names.

I also can't stress enough that the love craft world is just but a part of the whole. This shit is going to be MONSTER CENTRAL!

(http://jrgrana.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/hide-your-kids-hide-your-wife.jpg)
Title: Re: Name the game contest!
Post by: ParanoiaDragon on May 01, 2012, 07:41:01 PM
I'VE GOT IT!!  The name I just came up with is pure brilliance....if I do say so myself!

Call it, PC Gunjin, cuz, it'd be like, Gunjin means soldier or something, & then, with the PC, it's like a play on words with PC Engine & PC Genjin & PC Denjin!!!!!  Man, I'm glad I'M the one who thought of that :D 

Seriously though, maybe we'll get 2 run n' guns.  Perhaps we can get Nod/Rover to pick up Gunjin as well, & they could use the same basic engine :-k
Title: Re: Name the game contest!
Post by: soop on May 01, 2012, 11:24:07 PM
Hellcaster
Title: Re: Name the game contest!
Post by: kamiboy on May 02, 2012, 01:09:06 AM
For the love of the craft

Either that or

SpooksEngine
Title: Re: Name the game contest!
Post by: Nando on May 02, 2012, 02:02:00 AM
Lovecraft, eh?  How 'bout something with Cthulhu in it?  Perhaps Cult of Cthulhu Killers (or Kult of Kthulhu Killers if you're feeling silly... and a bit dumb) or Cook vs. Cthulhu?

(http://pcengine.freeforums.org/images/smilies/cooks_transp.gif) vs.  (http://forums.relicnews.com/images/smilies/cthulhu_green.gif)


BAKARA Fried Tentacle Bash!
Title: Re: Name the game contest!
Post by: sunteam_paul on May 02, 2012, 06:18:37 AM
KAOS GASH
Title: Re: Name the game contest!
Post by: Arkhan on May 02, 2012, 06:19:56 AM
isn't that RoyVegas' slang for his moms hooch?
Title: Re: Name the game contest!
Post by: spenoza on May 02, 2012, 08:31:28 AM
If you called it Kaos Krush, you'd have to make it a pinball game.

Kaos Wars
4D Rift
ArmaGunjin (play on armageddon)
Title: Re: Name the game contest!
Post by: Nando on May 11, 2012, 05:22:03 AM
Kaos Kush! the entire game is a blaze.... :D


how about something Makaimura style?  I don't know enough Japanese though.
Title: Re: Name the game contest!
Post by: sunteam_paul on May 11, 2012, 11:38:43 PM
Chibi Makaimura
Title: Re: Name the game contest!
Post by: BigusSchmuck on May 12, 2012, 03:37:41 PM
How about this:
悪魔akumaのno上昇jixyoushou。
The rise of Demons.
Akuma no jixyoushou in case you can't get japanese text.
Title: Re: Name the game contest!
Post by: spenoza on May 12, 2012, 04:25:29 PM
I'm not familiar with ANY system of romanization of Japanese that uses an X.

Jyoushou is what you are looking for.
Title: Re: Name the game contest!
Post by: nodtveidt on May 12, 2012, 04:29:10 PM
How about this:
悪魔akumaのno上昇jixyoushou。
The rise of Demons.
Akuma no jixyoushou in case you can't get japanese text.

I kinda like this one...
Title: Re: Name the game contest!
Post by: Nando on May 13, 2012, 04:18:16 AM
I like:

Chibi Makaimura - what would be the kanji for this?

悪魔akumaのno上昇jixyoushou。 

and something with Kaos on it would be cool too.

Thanks again guys!
Trying to get some concept art going to add to this. Please keep it going.


Title: Re: Name the game contest!
Post by: ParanoiaDragon on May 14, 2012, 01:33:13 PM
I don't know, I feel like people would automatically assume it's a GnG type game if it has the word Makaimura in it, but maybe not.  That's just the first thing that comes to mind.
Title: Re: Name the game contest!
Post by: Nando on May 15, 2012, 02:39:13 AM
I don't know, I feel like people would automatically assume it's a GnG type game if it has the word Makaimura in it, but maybe not.  That's just the first thing that comes to mind.

Something to consider for sure, granted one could make the case the GnG is a "LnR" Lance and Run  :D

Title: Re: Name the game contest!
Post by: Nando on May 15, 2012, 08:25:06 AM
Too keep things rolling!   :-"


Which of these concepts would you like to see evolved all the way to a tech demo?

Level Ideas

Dagon
Sea side village, raining, population is being turned into marine like monster life. Player will start in the woods and make their way into the rainy dilapidated town. At the edge of town will be a mansion that the player will  have to explore to obtain a key to open the catacombs. Once past the catacombs mosnter rush, the player will enter Dagons altar where a maiden is being offered for sacrifice. Player will have to kill Dagons followers and then fight Dagon itself,  a giant fish like head with tentacles coming out of a huge opening on the ground.

Rent the movie Dagon

Boat ride.
Rush surviving stage. Player stars inside a boat ship,riding towards a mysterious island. The player will get rushed by monsters boarding the ship from both sides. Time to Kill ‘em all!

Once the rush stops, the boat is attacked by a gigantic Cthulhu like monsters tentacles coming down from the sky. After shooting a bunch of tentacles, the ship, wrecks, just at the edge of the mysterious islands, boss full form comes out from the water. Fight is on the ship facing a giant monster.


C62
Train ride from hell - a rushing Hudson C62 is out of control and you must make your way across the carriages to the front, while destroying everything in sight. (you've seen this before, this is my homage to it)


Here's an EARLY sketch dump as well. All images are bound to change and evolve.

(http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Ua6MBin9T1Y/T7KosvS6mSI/AAAAAAAAC2M/bS1uHMzGNGY/s640/RnG01.png)


(http://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-D0NnVSMCmSw/T7KosFZFh1I/AAAAAAAAC18/goWMBaJOYYQ/s640/RnG03.png)

(http://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-QG8p7CondvM/T7Kosi7D3cI/AAAAAAAAC2E/k3q3QK0Pxj0/s640/RnG02.png)

(http://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-sz5BMFVGAaw/T2eEsiszb3I/AAAAAAAACRY/hYGCUGzjdEQ/s400/IMG_20120319_132824.jpg)

(http://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-8OeONWs5tyY/T2eEtyqJPoI/AAAAAAAACRw/dmfGGDwCgaY/s400/IMG_20120319_132853.jpg)
Title: Re: Name the game contest!
Post by: soop on May 16, 2012, 02:47:10 AM
I like the mansion idea, but I can see that it would be by far the hardest of the three to pull off.
Title: Re: Name the game contest!
Post by: sunteam_paul on May 16, 2012, 03:18:59 AM
The first one. But with more Cthulhu.
Title: Re: Name the game contest!
Post by: Tatsujin on May 16, 2012, 04:30:51 AM
I like:

Chibi Makaimura - what would be the kanji for this?

no kanji for "chibi" and the rest just as before:

チビorちび魔界村 
Title: Re: Name the game contest!
Post by: ParanoiaDragon on May 16, 2012, 03:09:45 PM
What'd be great with Dagon, is for him to have "piles"(hemoroids I believe), so that he scratches his arse from time to time, he occasionally falls on his face, & then when you defeat him, maybe his head & hand fall off(or maybe you lop them off), in reference to the statue of Dagon in the scriptures, where IIRC the statue would fall flat on it's face, & later the statues head & hands were lopped off & the Philistines ended up with piles at some point, & were required to make images of the piles to appease God. :lol:  But, maybe that'd be too religious a reference :-k  Either way, I think it'd be funny, not to mention fairly obscure.  I think it'd be hilarious, but, maybe you're going for full serious.
Title: Re: Name the game contest!
Post by: Nando on May 16, 2012, 05:17:44 PM
What'd be great with Dagon, is for him to have "piles"(hemoroids I believe), so that he scratches his arse from time to time, he occasionally falls on his face, & then when you defeat him, maybe his head & hand fall off(or maybe you lop them off), in reference to the statue of Dagon in the scriptures, where IIRC the statue would fall flat on it's face, & later the statues head & hands were lopped off & the Philistines ended up with piles at some point, & were required to make images of the piles to appease God. :lol:  But, maybe that'd be too religious a reference :-k  Either way, I think it'd be funny, not to mention fairly obscure.  I think it'd be hilarious, but, maybe you're going for full serious.

I was thinking more along the lines of the Assyrian Dagon and HP lovecraft Dagon but that sounds cool too. I know the deity has had many forms over the aeons. Anyway, great input!

Not going for serious, this is a "Cute 'em up X Horror" venture. I'm bound to offend just about everyone.
Title: Re: Name the game contest!
Post by: ParanoiaDragon on May 16, 2012, 06:54:52 PM
Yeah, I think the Philistines historically borrowed Dagon from the Cannanites, & like any god, probably was passed around a bit by various cultures.  Estarte/Ishtar/Venus/Aphrodite is a goddess that comes to mind, that spanned atleast 4 different groups, if not more, but just with different names.  Hell, I remember reading somewhere that certain types of hats that Catholic priest wear, were also taken from Dagon priests to help bring over pagan converts.  Might even be related to that supposed Christian fish symbol too.  :P

I'm not sure how true all that is, but maybe some of Dagon's follower's could wear the Dagon/Pope hats!

I found a pic
(http://www.independent1.bravehost.com/sunpope/fishead.html)
Title: Re: Name the game contest!
Post by: Nando on May 17, 2012, 01:05:15 AM

I'm not sure how true all that is, but maybe some of Dagon's follower's could wear the Dagon/Pope hats!


DAGON PRIESTS ENEMIES!!!! YES!
Title: Re: Name the game contest!
Post by: spenoza on May 17, 2012, 05:56:05 AM
Well, given that Makaimura literally means something like hell village, or hellish village, and you're talking about a city, even a world being invaded, I'm not sure that term is appropriate. You could try something like Makai sekai which would be more like hell world.

I think my preference would be for something a little more crazy. You are going to make a cute run n' gun, right?

チビ超暗黒世界

Chibi Chou Ankoku Sekai

Super Chibi Dark World
Title: Re: Name the game contest!
Post by: Nando on May 22, 2012, 04:36:41 AM
Well, given that Makaimura literally means something like hell village, or hellish village, and you're talking about a city, even a world being invaded, I'm not sure that term is appropriate. You could try something like Makai sekai which would be more like hell world.

I think my preference would be for something a little more crazy. You are going to make a cute run n' gun, right?

チビ超暗黒世界

Chibi Chou Ankoku Sekai

Super Chibi Dark World

Cute/horror yes. 

Man that one is a mouthfull


チビ超暗黒世界

Chibi Chou Ankoku Sekai

Super Chibi Dark World

I like the direction though. What about the lvl design? ;)
Title: Re: Name the game contest!
Post by: spenoza on May 22, 2012, 06:02:55 AM
Syd of Valis meets Contra?  ; )

With a little Wanpaku Graffiti thrown in as well.
Title: Re: Name the game contest!
Post by: Nando on May 22, 2012, 08:30:39 AM
Syd of Valis meets Contra?  ; )

With a little Wanpaku Graffiti thrown in as well.

I will have to check out that version of Splatterhouse, thanks!

Kinda sorta on the syd of valis. I've got quite a few games inspiring me right now, but yeah you got the general idea.