After following the Gunfight label competition with some amusement, and now the Mental Kombat competition with even more amusement, I feel compelled to renounce my lurking ways and contribute to this fine discussion.
First off, congratulations to the moderators of this site.. I would never have thought an Atari page would have been so interesting - or lifestyle-changing.. I've now gotten into the dubious habit of shopping my local thrifts on a weekly basis thanks to AtariAge!
Secondly, as a clandestine PhotoShop noodler, I am AMAZED at the breadth of the entries in this competition! I wish I had just HALF the imagination as the contest entrants so as to come up with detailed visual covers for a block-style 8-bit game. I see blocks, I think of checkers. They see blocks, they see it as a graphic arts challenge. Simply amazing!
With that all said, of course I have a favorite, and at this ninth hour I want to send a rah-rah his way.. Efren Ramirez is the KING! In a world of boring photographic lights and darks, Efren uses cartoon artwork and florescents! Instant cart-grab appeal, in my opinion.
His #4 is a great piece of work! When I ever get the gumption up to program a game (and that may be sooner than later, thanks to the gauntlet thrown down by sites like AtariAge), Efren scores double points with me as a label designer!
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Mental Kombat Label Contest!
in AtariAge Sponsored Contests
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Hi all..
After following the Gunfight label competition with some amusement, and now the Mental Kombat competition with even more amusement, I feel compelled to renounce my lurking ways and contribute to this fine discussion.
First off, congratulations to the moderators of this site.. I would never have thought an Atari page would have been so interesting - or lifestyle-changing.. I've now gotten into the dubious habit of shopping my local thrifts on a weekly basis thanks to AtariAge!
Secondly, as a clandestine PhotoShop noodler, I am AMAZED at the breadth of the entries in this competition! I wish I had just HALF the imagination as the contest entrants so as to come up with detailed visual covers for a block-style 8-bit game. I see blocks, I think of checkers. They see blocks, they see it as a graphic arts challenge. Simply amazing!
With that all said, of course I have a favorite, and at this ninth hour I want to send a rah-rah his way.. Efren Ramirez is the KING! In a world of boring photographic lights and darks, Efren uses cartoon artwork and florescents! Instant cart-grab appeal, in my opinion.
His #4 is a great piece of work! When I ever get the gumption up to program a game (and that may be sooner than later, thanks to the gauntlet thrown down by sites like AtariAge), Efren scores double points with me as a label designer!
Thanks for allowing me my two cent allowance.
RPM
PS: What, no E.T. avatar?