CHALLENGE: Character Selection Menu

This week's challenge is brought to us by weekly challenge winner kakikukeko. Mockup a character selection menu of a game of your own. It can be any kind of game, puzzle game, beat them all, platform or whatever..

Rules:

• You have to show (at least) one character and its name.
• The character select must be a living character -- not a ship or other type of vehicle.
• Size MUST BE 240x160 (can't be vertical) .. you can work half rez if you want (or mix some full rez/ half rez element), but your final picture must be 240*160.
• Up to 64 colors
  

Here are a few examples, from the  simplistic look of sonic or metal slug (sorry gba version ^^) to the hardcore SFA3 ....  don't stick to those, there are so many other kind of menus...  good luck!

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CHALLENGE RULES

• Participants have until this upcoming Sunday at midnight (12AM Pacific) to submit their entry (strict). Don't forget to check the 'Submit to weekly challenge' checkbox.
• Only new pixels allowed.
• Open to all members.
• Posting WIPs in this thread or in new threads in the WIP section is highly encouraged, but ONLY SUBMIT YOUR FINAL ART.

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CHALLENGE JUDGING

• Every Sunday at midnight (12AM Pacific) the previous week's entries are judged.
• Every week a new voting poll will be posted for previous week's entries.
• Winner announced the following week.

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CHALLENGE PRIZES/GOODIES

• Top three finishers will receive an award displayed in your PJ gallery profile for all to see and envy.
• Top finisher gets to call the following week's challenge...sweet.
• 'Participation' ribbons will be given for all who enter.
• No matter what happens you get challenged :)

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CHALLENGE VOTING

Vote now for your favorite pixelart in this week's challenge!

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CHALLENGE AWARDS

The Character Selection Menu pixel art challenge is complete and we have three new champions. This week's challenge awards go to the following pieces:



Thanks so much to all who took the time to vote and participate in the challenge!

This is the perfect challenge to showcase your character design and presentation skills in one shot.

Edited by sedgemonkey - 30 April 2007 at 1:46am

i got no name for him yet :(

loooool xDDDD

I'm not seeing how they look alike at all, so they're both naked? thats like saying my mother looks like jennifer lopez when she's naked.

(which she doesn't btw)

Elk - Your sketch is awesome.

I'm excited to see it finished.

i'm expecting to see a character select screen like the ones in Metal Slug 3, and Guilty Gear... so work harD OuÓ

BUT, BEST character selection screen EVER can be found in Konami's best shooter EVAR: CONTRA: HARD COPS for Sega Genesis. want inpiration? go and check it by yourself.

jus wondering: Do robots count as valid characters?

• The character select must be a living character -- not a ship or other type of vehicle.

Edited by AdamPlays - 01 May 2007 at 4:10pm

@AdamPlays, dude you kill me with your animations.

@Elk, I question that font selection, all else looks good.

Elk and AdamPlays win. D: Elk wins because his character has a penis, and Adam wins because... because yeah.

I kinda wanna join, but I dunno if I could handle it. I have an art history exam AND a geography exam this week. /cry

And characters are my one STRONG POINT.

hmmm...so you're one of those BG first, foreground second pixel pushers...

I can pretty much guarantee that I will not get this finished in time (ever?) but I thought I'd at least take a stab at the challenge.

Just working on composition, roughing out the characters, starting on outlines and attempting to pixel my text by hand. So C&C on any of those aspects would be cool.

more UI doodles and ideas, i'll work on the sprites and fine details later.

[edit]
one of the characters



Edited by Setzer - 02 May 2007 at 1:49pm

Awesome stuff guys. Loop, can't wait to see yours finished, it just really appeals to me atm.

You know what, i might enter this one.

Loop this is great! looks more like a splash screen so far but great!

thx Elk! hope to see your next update soon
here is some animation!

Thanks Larwick and Kaki :)

Update:

Well, basicly my first work in like 1 year.
Hope i can finish it in time..

Edited by wish04 - 03 May 2007 at 5:49pm

Finished teh character >
I just couldn't help but add a bomb and flame to this..

Hmmmm selection screen... hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...

Awesome work everyone.

Update, yay

Almost finished that portrait.. just need to shade the vest and do a better nose, plus I added some dithering to the sky
Still need a name for him... oh well

Awesome work so far, everyone :)


Edited by -ViC- - 03 May 2007 at 8:34pm

Great entries everyone!

Kaki> I prefer the previous one.

Wish04 and Loop> so cute characters!
Art_Sempai> yeah, Dance Battle! Love your idea ^^ (I'm playing too much at Dance Online )

Update:

Still working on BG and selection stuff


Edited by Mil - 04 May 2007 at 6:06am