Egoraptor

Where and when?

Something about the way this comment is worded is hilarious.

Depends on your motives here.

Oh yes. I've been doing weekend movie jams with animator friends to put out really quick content, and it's been wicked fun but Girlchan is "next." We've already got 2 episodes written so Girlchan will not die anytime soon. You'll learn about Kenstar's past. He was a mech pilot (he wasn't very good)

Throw one in for good measure, c'mon, I can take it.

Mega Man X. If that was too obvious, Gitaroo Man.

How many are there? I only know Ostriches, Emus, and Penguins. I like Ostriches because they put their heads in the ground. That shit is hilarious. Have you seen that shit?

Neither have I. Because it's a lie.

I am a little annoyed but I expected it. It's funny to me on the other hand. I'm really interested to see how it goes over, because it seems like a lot of people think I'm a cocky asshole now. I'd like to think my fans are smart enough to realize shit was edited to hell.

Everyone was nice. It was hard because I went on with the intention of making it a joke but I really liked everyone immediately. So I had to balance being cool with everyone and making a joke out of the show. It was hard. I'm not a heartless guy.

Take a look around, donkey. I'm an Athiest bro, I don't state something as fact unless there's evidenceOHHHHHHHHH HOLDSHANDUPFORHIGHFIVE

I started animating real young. I'm talkin like 6 or 7. I drew flipbooks into my textbooks and on post-it notes. Cartoons always interested me and I always wanted to be some part of them.

I really started hammering out cartoons when I program called Easytoon, maybe age 15, 16? A lot of them never got shown around on the internets but they existed trust me. I started making Flash cartoons when I was 15ish I think.

SOME FUCKIN DAY I DUNNO CHILL BRO

FUCK YOU

Sequelitis is my new favorite so it's going to last a while. Any game more awesome than MMX? It's my favorite game so... no. lol Next Sequelitis are Link to the Past vs. Ocarina of Time. Then MGS1 vs. MGS2. Then Mass Effect vs. Mass Effect 2. Then probably one on Mega Man X4.

I like getting ahead of myself a little.

I don't bleach it if that's what you're asking. Is that what you're asking?

I hate this question because it displays my utter laziness. It was about 3 months or so. but that's on and off. It was probably a little under 2 weeks of work. I was also working on Sequelitis 2 at the time, so I guess that's kind of an excuse. But not really. I'm just fat.

This picture makes me look fat.

I wish I could but I can't answer these questions or Sony will kill me.

Never even played it bro.

Happy that way.

I used to, but now I guess I've developed a barrier. I hear it so much I'm numb to it. Maybe I've programmed myself to appreciate it, because, in the end, how bad is it really? They're quoting things I said because they love it.

I used to say Halo, but woah nelly I was wrong.

Grand Theft Auto is another one, but I think I've written a script about it. Battlefield or Call of Duty, because I dunno what to do. They're so boring, there's no soul or character in them. You shoot guns? Where's the joke? War isn't funny.

Pokemon. Now that's funny.

It's from Forever 21, I dunno what it's called though. I got it recently so it might still be available, but winter is ending pretty soon.

Woah. Woah hey now. Hold on a second. Who said anything about.. geez. Wow. I... Well...

It's pretty depressing, but it's also uplifting that I've gotten nothing but comments saying how disgusting it is. I'm glad people aren't suckered into it. That's what's more upsetting.

I laughed. So maybe. This is better though:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2qZGYF46fs

Feels good but my footage is also in their hands, so they can do whatever they want. They can show me for 3 seconds and never again if they want. They can make me look like an asshole (which they did).

I can't answer this, but yes it's all been shot already.

No game is too sacred to pick apart, in fact the games that are sacred are the ones that need to be picked apart the most because gamers are obsessed with hyperbole (best game EVER etc). If these games are so great, why? And what can we learn from them?

I get a lot of requests for Zelda 1 and 2 but I dunno if I want to do that, there's too much that's different it's hard to compare similarities.

I got an email from an indie developer who wanted to make The Great Puppy Invasion but I never heard from them ever again. I'll be visiting EA this Friday so maybe I should ask, but I don't wanna seem arrogant as to assume everybody's seen one of my least popular videos haha.

He is an incredible talent and one of the best in the industry. That being said, I've met him in a con scenario and I didn't like the charging for autographs, or the attitude. I can understand if an agent is looking over your shoulder, but he was alone.

I'm sure he's a swell guy, but that was my impression.

That's true. It was fun but they didn't care, and neither did I, really. I was only in a couple versions of the game. I've mostly done iPhone games from home.

Thanks I love you too... but you know, no homo.

My favorite cartoon to make waaaassssssssssssssssss fuck what was it

Metal Gear Awesome 2 was fun, that was kinda like a journey. My tablet broke and I set a deadline for myself and when I was late a couple folk made a cartoon about it being late, and it was really heartwarming because I was so stressed out. It took a long time.

I also really enjoyed making the Saints Row toon that just came out because it was the first weekend movie jam we've done, and animating for shits and giggles (HOW IT SHOULD BE) is awesome with good friends.

Oh and the Harry thing, I've voiced for him before, but I think we work better alone. We also have vastly different styles, both in comedic voice and in animation.

I love the guy, though, he's a total gentleman and everytime I meet with him somewhere it is a total joy.

The process is a long one so I'll try to condense it.

Concept and script. If it's about video games I play a game and take notes. If it's supposed to be funny I usually play with a friend or two. Bouncing ideas and cracking jokes are the heart and soul of comedy, at least for me. After I take notes I write a script. I try to be loose about it, be in a giggly mood.

Audio. I record in a makeshift closet recording booth with a condenser mic on Adobe Audition. I improvise a lot. Sometimes the entire cartoon is improvised (PokeAwesome, Lemon 'n Bill, Mr. Literal) and there's no script. Sometimes I mix the entire clip in Adobe Audition, sometimes I cut it up and time it out in Adobe Flash. Either one's fine and has its benefits. Editing audio in Audition allows me to give it more effects, make it sound nice, and leave sound editing to this stage. Editing in Flash gives me much more control over how the cartoon is paced and timed based on visuals, but you have to reoptimize the audio at the end which is a pain.

Storyboard/animatic. I don't do a proper storyboard, I just time it out in flash, which is sorta like an animatic, but it's really rough. Then I just start building on it, adding keyframes (the major poses) and then drawing inbetweens (the actual animation between keyframes). I clean up, color and do backgrounds, and then lipsync last because I hate it, and it sucks. That's it really. If I wanna add video effects I use Sony Vegas, but I hear Aftereffects is better, so what the fuck do I know.

I'm not so SHUT UP

Oh dear sex would be weird.

Because I'm a guy too.

Ulala from Spaaaace Channel 5!

Mostly homo? Thanks dude. :)

Double meat homo.

Right? I was bad about brushing as a kid. Now I'm a lot better but the damage has been done.

No, and no.

I've always subscribed to the idea you can teach yourself anything. Probably because I grew up poor and knew I wasn't going to college. When you draw, you gotta love it, and when you love it, you learn on your own. It does take a lot of dedication because sometimes you don't love it, but you just gotta keep doing it for the times you do love it.

I didn't expect to be making a living off of cartoons at all. In fact I thought of a lot of contingency plans. I wanted to do massage therapy, I mean, not really, but I thought I could do it because animation wouldn't get me anywhere. Voice acting was close, but I still had my doubts. Animation kinda swept me off my feet, because I always did it on the backburner, but it was never my career focus. Don't get me wrong, though, it's always been my passion, I just didn't think it would pay the bills.

I have it.

If I had to dream bigger, I'd want to run a studio that makes games and cartoons. I've wanted to develop a game forever. I did a couple but they all failed.

I really want to focus on a Treasure-like studio system though... keep it small. I've never wanted to be a huge conglomerate like Disney, just a couple guys making passionate games or cartoons. That's what it's all about, really. I was never interested in money, just enough to buy food and video games. Creating awesome art is what it's all about, because when you die, who the fuck cares what kinda money you had, people care about what you created.

Alright so here goes.

The interview process was unreal edited. They asked me DIRECTLY about my youtube channel in multiple ways. I did not just come out and start blabbing about my channel and how my fans eat it up. I'm not that arrogant. I wasn't even going to bring it up if they didn't ask. But they did, a lot. In fact that was the whole focus. In retrospect I probably should've just said "I don't think that's important" but that also could've drilled me for that too.

Also, I played a prank where after the interview I came in crying, and they used that footage as if I was actually upset. Leaning against the bed with my head down, lmao.

There were things they didn't show, like how I had a dinosaur pajama set that was hilarious. I'm pissed, I spent 70 dollars on that shit, and they didn't even show it. I think they are upset I made a joke of their show.

I'm not sure. I don't like Sonic. I really don't. I guess that could be an interesting topic since I don't like any of the games, but we'll see. It is really interesting to see them try to bring a 2D formula that didn't work too well and put it into 3D where it REALLY doesn't work too well. They try so hard.

No, I am engaged to a lovely woman.

It was an interesting experience and I'm glad I had it. I met some cool people and I learned a lot about lots of things (the most of which was how to light a greenscreen properly) It was terrible though, it really was. the living conditions were shitty and the place was immensely uncomfortable.

Haha thanks. I don't have a background, just passionate about games and taking it a step further. I've read many many articles, books, and watched lectures so I like to think I'm educated somewhat formally, but even then my views on game design are dissimilar to any one mindset. I think the biggest catalyst to my education was Jon Blow. It was reading about him and hearing his lectures that really made me think there was more to gaming.

I expected it. I either thought people would love the shit out of it or no one would care. I'm glad it has a loyal fanbase and I still think it's hilarious, but it definitely makes me put less focus on it. I've recorded about 4 new episodes and haven't "animated" them yet. It's just so boring to animate. A whole day of bobbing shapes up and down. Kill me.

Hahaha this is a good question.

I grew up with ADD but I didn't know, so my theory is I developed habits to cope with it to actually get work done.

I think it's mostly guilt, or pride, or something. I get really upset and emotional when I don't accomplish things for a while. I feel worthless and I need to keep going. So when I accomplish things I feel euphoric and ultra happy. I think I trained myself this way. Like, I made myself feel bad when I didn't accomplish anything. Maybe this is a bad thing to do, it used to really kick my ass. Like, for a while I didn't know how to relax or enjoy myself. I couldn't play video games unless there was a work-related reason. Maybe that's why I got into game parodies. I've since learned to relax but that was my transitional period.

Some easy things to do... set goals and deadlines and tell people about them who support you. Make sure they know to support you and root you on and yell at you if you're lazy. Turn off your modem while you work. Or at least make a note not to browse the internet or look at Facebook or Twitter. Drink a lot of water.

Maybe, Pokemon is so fun to make fun of. It took so long to make one, but it's because of the overload.. there's TOO much to talk about, I can't choose. I choose you. okay

Editing is always a factor, so yes. I liked everyone. You didn't really get to know them as a viewer, just their hyper exaggerated personalities. I will say though that Suskaiden is really like that all the time. She is kind, I think, and I did still like her, but she was very loud and boisterous and clearly more animated when the cameras were on her. I think she made herself out to be a villian right away consciously.

But everyone was sincerely there because they wanted to be. I got a lot of shit, like, were they actors? They weren't, they were all really gamers and they all really knew their shit.

The theory is that it was very sick, and I think it was someone's pet, or something. It was tagged, and apparently birds don't stand next to their poop like that. I have two friends who are bird owners and they immediately told me "that bird is suck, dude." One of them has a hard time watching it. I kinda feel bad.

I really hope to, but it's really a matter if I can film them properly. I had a Georgia based group of filmmakers volunteer to film my Florida panels, which are always fun as hell, and I think they can mic the audience and me really well so it actually is a joy to watch and you don't have to struggle to hear the questions. I really wanted to subtitle the videos but, fuck, that's so much work, and I got cartoons to make.

Sequelitis will always be cartoon (unless live footage makes more sense like the thing about manuals) but I will make more shows with my face. I'm planning a show that's just me talking about games you should play and who they're interesting or fun. The other is a show about me trying to beat games on hard mode.

Why hello there. You were looking mighty handsome there.

I do try to dress nice but I'm also the slob that goes to Walmart in his pajamas. Depends how I'm feeling I guess.

I'm always surprised I get recognized but I've come to realize I do have a distinct face (and hair). I only put my face out there sparingly but the response is unreal. I think as I put more panels up and start doing shows with my face it'll get worse, but hopefully it'll still be at a level I'm comfortable with.

shut up + your face =

I play Tribes Ascend. Rotparoge. Come play with me sometime.

Do it. A lot. Online. For free. Two things will happen, you'll get noticed (you won't) or you won't.

I haven't really done a lot of pro stuff myself but from what I hear from my pro friends is just to move somewhere like Texas or LA or New York, find VO workshops, and be fucking good. Get a class with your favorite VO's and network. You can't really get into an agency unless you have someone walk your demo in.

And just keep DOING IT. If yo love to do something keep fucking doing it because if you die and you weren't a success at least you did something you LOVED.

A good idea, a good friendship bond, a good talent, and a good attitude. I have so many talented friends who I haven't even collaborated with yet. I wanna be so nice to everyone but I'm only one guy, and animating takes so long. I wanna accomplish great things with my friends and people I admire before I die.

I worked for MTV for a while doing their stupid show, and I recently have been talking to a major network about spearheading a show. As far as animation work, I worked for commission for a while when I was desperate. I hate it. I don't like animating for other people. I really detest it. I enjoy the creation process, not just animating.

Get Flash or Toonboom and look up some tutorials on Youtube and START. And don't ever stop. If you stop you're done, that's fucking IT. Don't stop. DON'T STOP. KEEP DOING IT. Animation takes a long fucking time and I didn't end up answering questions from fans on Reddit overnight. It took years. And even now I'm not at the point I want to be at. GO. WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR.

Metal Gear Awesome 2 holds a really deep place in my heart. But I love Awesome Reach because it launched me forward a great deal. But PokeAwesome was so fun. I dunno man, I like them all. Except Awesome Rising. That one blows.

Considered it, no ideas though.

I get in moods. Sometimes only ketchup. Sometimes ketchup and mustard. Sometimes only mustard. Sometimes plain. You can't open up the book of my life, read a page, and expect to know me bro.

Ask Rubberninja he would be thrilled to hear this question.

Mega Man X Gitaroo Man Shadow of the Colossus Metal Storm FUCK I DUNNO There's so many good ones. Yoshi's Island uh Mario 3, IloMilo, Braid, Lumines, Tribes, I DUNNO GOOD GAMES I GUESS

I dunno I think I made a comment to some people at the launch party, but whatever. They can do whatever they want, it was their contract.

Another game that makes my dick rock hard is Gitaroo Man. I love that game so much. I love playing Smash Bros with some good company. That makes me hard. Got this sounds weird.

Sneak peaks I already gave for Sequelitis. Awesome Series, Link to the Awesome is next I think. Then a Mass Effect one.

There's a lot of influence from a lot of people. John K and Joe Murray were big inspirations as a kid, Akira Toriyama influenced me to the nth degree. Then guys like Hiroyuki Imaishi and Osamu Tezuka. Anything animated in Kanda style really. Pywakit influenced me a lot, also Loish. Lots of 80's and 90's animes and american action cartoons. The new Thundercats has been really tugging me by the tie.

Yeah you have to practice. It sounds so formal but really just do stupid voices while you're making eggs or in the shower, and you can't hold back, you have to belt that shit out, or else you'll always sound like you're trying not to wake your parents. Try to imitate real people who have weird voices. A lot of the voices you love from cartoons are just them imitating someone they know for real.

I'm actually a really loose animator, I don't do character sheets or anything like that. I tried it once and the animation came out really bland and on-model, and I didn't like it. I think the charm of the awesome series is the wackiness and I think going off model really works for it.

All the old awesome cartoons before Metal Gear Awesome 2 were for MTV.

I'm planning two Mass Effect productions. I dunno how soon they can come out but they are a definite yes. The Mass Effect toon is hilarious, and the Mass Effect Sequelitis will be really good I think.

I dunno what that means but I do like me some Adventure Time.

It's a platformer because I like platformers. But it's like wave based combat, it should be neat. I will be doing the art, and any VO, but I dunno if it'll have any. I dunno what language it'l be in, it's only on paper right now (a lot of paper), but whatever the programmer I find wants to program it I guess. I'll try to keep in mine to make it payable on non-windows machines. :)

Yep MGA3 woo

That bitch can swordfight I'll tell you that.

Hmmmm... "threat to gaming" is vague. I guess I can sum it up to one thing.

As an artform, I think a problem is game design in general being misconstrued as a business tactic. Games were commercialized so quickly in their lifespan that they had no time to develop into works of art, they're all mass produced slop. So stuff like achievements or leveling up or upgrades that are viewed as fundamental game design, good game design, respectable game design, are really just manipulative business tactics.

I think the public's perception of gaming is skewed even more heavily by this, and there is no respectable, artistic game to look to when arguing games as art. So shitty manipulative games are going to keep coming out, more people are going to think that's all gaming is, and no big strides are going to be made by people who aren't absolutely hardcore into art gaming, therefore no one will respect the big strides made by these people. It's a niche and it shouldn't be.

With all this in mind, I think the biggest threat is nobody saying anything about how respectable gaming can be, and keeping it a niche. My ability to speak to a lot of people in a manner they can understand about games is an ability I hold very dear to me, and I think it's important that I educate people on how gaming can be very significant to human life. In addition, I think people not making good games is a huge threat too. lol.

I just wanted to do the voice of Snake in a cartoon. seriously. After I released it MTV wanted more, and that's where the "series" came from. I enjoyed making them so I kept making them even after they weren't paying me [scraps].

Thanks man, I'm glad you came and I hope you had a good time!

My favorite movie is Speed Racer. So much passion and heart and it's just pure raw energy.

I dunno about don't like, I try not to be super negative about shit like that. I just saw One for the Money in theaters and it was shit, I walked out. I also didn't like Iron Man, and everyone seems to love that movie. It was really hokey and boring and pandering to me.

There is no average episode of Girlchan really, Ep 1 was like 4 minutes and Ep 3 was like 10 minutes. So I dunno, it also depends how much actual animation I wanna put in it. So I guess maybe a month.

I thought either Reality or Akilleez was gunna win when I first met them. They are total ballers.

Adobe Flash.

I did, and it was out of the blue. I wasn't even "on set" and she came up and hugged me. It was really sweet. She was really nice to me.

I use a tablet, it is a WACOM Cintiq 21UX. But any WACOM will do. I used an Intuos 3 for a while, and before that, a Graphire (which is now called the Bamboo)

I can't really give any hints about the show because honestly we haven't written it yet. The fact is they want ME and not a specific show. They want to hear what I have to give, and they want to work with me to create a concept.

I thought it would be funny. That's it really. It sorta was.

And yes, the meme images are fucking hilarious, I love them. My favorite is the one of when they unveil the PSVita as the prize for the first challenge, and everyone is clapping wildly and I just have my arms folded going "eh"

Actually, she talked mostly about Diablo. And I think she talked about her boobs and how her dress was fitting at one point. She was cool.

Breaking into the industry is a silly term. I've gotten e-mails from dudes at huge studios and small studios alike. I've had developers contact me for some advice on their design. I'd say I'm already there. I really just want to make a game, and I'm doing that, slowly but steadily. I'm focusing on animation right now since I have a lot going on with it, but there will be a point where I switch gears to the game. When, I don't know, but soon.

Mario 64 is pretty good but I've always hated HATED 3D Mario's controls. And they can't let it go. Mario 3D Land controlled way better but he still has that weird momentum thing where if you change direction at a certain point in the jump or walk you go really slow and it bugs the shit out of me.

Yes. I have one almost completely written. That's a project that's deeeeaaaar to me. It will be made. A kickstarter... maybe. I don't like asking for money though, I might fund it myself.

Game Design isn't based on programming or art, it's about good ideas and good judgement. Just doodle some ideas on a notepad with stick figures. See if you can make some friends who will help you a lot. There are plenty of great artists and great programmers who are not good at designing games and don't even want to design games.

Your friend is an asshole, and also a real cool dude.

I DONT UNDERSTAND THIS QUESTION I AM A MAN

I dunno. I just wanna make a lot of cartoons. There are a lot of cartoons I want to make, but television syndication is not really a huge goal of mine. I think I'm happy with 7 million views on one short, you know what I mean?

I was never a huge Legends fan but it was fun. I was excited but it got cancelled so that's kind of a bummer.

I don't know, because they all have slight changes. Maybe a big episode about all of them would be interesting, but fuck, that's like months of research game playing and I'd probably get wicked tired of fucking RPGs. We'll see, but thanks for the suggestion.

Hahaha those are good memories. Good to see you man.

yes indeed

The joke can go so many places, but the novelty was the punchline, I think, so I'm not sure. I wanted to do a Mr. Sarcastic, but I realized soon after developing the script that Kids in the Hall already did it, so I dropped it.

That was me, yes.

I don't regret it but it wasn't fun. I try not to regret experiences in life 'cause they shape you, all that warm fuzzy shit.

Yeah /v/ was nice to me, which was cool. They were really shitty to me when Awesome Reach came out, but they still use my reaction images. So whatevs.

This is a good question. The diary shots film at the end of the day every day. They ask you questions about everything that happened that day and you have to phrase it like it's happening right now. They take aside one outfit and you have to put it on when you're doing it every time. There was one day (the second day) where he told me it was okay to not put on the outfit because I had an outfit that was similar. You'll notice on the last part of the first episode (where I'm talking about how IM GUNNA WIN THIS) I have a brown blazer with a vest, but immediately afterwards, during the same sentence, I have a different outfit, a grey blazer with a black hoodie underneath. That's a perfect example of how edited and cut up the show is.

My bad, they do ask you questions that aim you to answer how they want. Like, "How do you think about the way she acted? Do you think it was really crazy?" So then you instinctually answer "I don't think she was really crazy" when you could've said any number of things. It's tricky shit and I fell for it for a while.

Top three: Scizor, Elekid, Bronzong. I like me some steel types.

Woah.. deep shit.

Flash animation? It was about Gundam Wing. In the show Heero always has a gun on Relena and she says "go ahead and shoot me" and I made a flash cartoon where he did.

No schoolin'. I was poor and I had bad grades.

I actually don't have one.

I can't.

No but it's easy to turn on and off. You just try to mimick people you hear, even cartoon voices that already exist, you can tweak them slightly and make a completely different voice.

I will make tutorials. I've been putting this off. I love teaching people how to create better so I really want to make things that are easy to understand and not fucking complicated and stupid like most tutorials on the internet.

Don't stop. DON'T STOP.

I might be going to San Japan in San Antonio again this year.

I just like to dress nice. You got a beef with that? I'll fuck you up.

I'm lazy so it varies, but the casltevania 4 one took like 3 days, so I guess multiply that by how many minutes the longer ones are.

Do live action stuff? Haha tell some jokes whatever way you can bro! Sometimes stick figures work if the jokes are good.

I dunno about NJ. I've never been there and I have no plans. Nothing against the place, just, you know. I never leave the house.

I think a sequel could be any number of things and that's why there's so much to talk about when comparing them.

I think most of all a sequel needs to maintain the spirit. Castlevania 4 did that well, but it also let it hold it back. Things changed and the game should've changed in other areas to accommodate the changes. Games are a big puzzle and everything affects everything else.

You can keep the spirit alive and still have different game design. Like Zelda 1 and 2. Completely different game but same spirit. It's about exploring and battling epic monsters. Woo (that's very general but you get the idea)

Yes we have more things planned, they'll blow your mind to shit.

Syndicated television shows use Flash. I dunno that I'd "move out" of it. It's what I use.

That being said there are plans right now for me to do a television show. Will it be better than my cartoons online? I dunno, I hope so, but making a 15 or 22 minute cartoon is a much bigger challenge than making a 2 minute cartoon.

Mega Man was always about great level design, singular challenges, and jumpn and shootn. If Capcom can replicate this in whatever way they see fit, awesome. But if they try to RPGize Mega Man and give him level ups and huge cutscenes fucking... UGH, I will be angry.

Hold on gimme a second I'm raping a blonde girl at a party (totally not calling this bitch)

Castlevania 1 is probably my favorite. Everyone says I'd like 3. I should play it totally.

She's super cute. And she was really sweet. I loved when we were inbetwee takes and she'd like, take a moment to reset herself, it was adorable.

Zombie Cancer. I just don't get it.

Yeah buy The Animator's Survival Kit by Richard Williams and draw from life every day of your life until you die.

lol it's cool

All the time. Anything I ever see that's funny, I wish I'd thought of. Good ideas are so badass.

I met Doug at Infinite Bits and every year we have a con together we do something funny. He's just a really swell guy and I love seeing him.

Oooo uh

It takes a while to write Sequelitis. The Mega Man one took fucking months. It's so hard to be funny, informative, correct, and pace it all perfectly so that it doesn't get annoying or isn't overlong or filled with too much fluff. It's really stressful recording 30 minutes of dialogue and realizing it's all shit and I have to rewrite it again for the next week.

Castlevania 4 was fun because it was quick and easy. I had one thing I wanted to touch on and made sure I touched on it effectively.

I write them by playing the game a fuckton and looking through strategy guides and etc etc. Just a lot of research. i also have to get in a giggly mood when I write it because when I get too quiet I end up writing like a grumpy old man.

I just wanna make a lot of shit that's funny and interesting and makes people think about stuff or have a good time. When I die I hope it sticks around. that'd be cool.

Dude for sure, next year, be there. You and me. Magic.

I think 9 and 10 are both solid. I think the complaints are less important than the core. Like, the music isn't good, it's weird how it's so serious. Like who cares. And I didn't even really think the music was that bad, In fact mentioning MM10 got Blade Man's tune stuck in my head.

MM9 and 10 did everything right as far as level design and game design. Really solid, fun games. But I'm glad there's no MM11.

Yes.

Ninja is so cool, I like him a lot. He was a really funny guy and I got along with him really well. He seems like a nerd who's reeeally fuckin nerdy but doesn't care. I'm down with that.

That was fuckin awesome!

I came up with the format for Sequelitis over the course of like, a year. Seriously. I wanted so badly to do a game analysis show, but I didn't know how to approach it without being an AVGN ripoff or coming off as too boring or preachy. The mixture of comedy and substance was a really fucking hard thing to get right and I wrote so many scripts for these types of shows until it hit me when I played Simon's Quest for the first time in my life. All of the things I wanted to talk about in game design were perfectly portrayed by the comparison of Castlevania 1 and 2. It occurred to me that this was the best format for talking about game design: comparing similar games.

I might make a Mega Man X4 episode.

I'm aware of it. I tried to read it, I didn't get it. Asked a couple Homestuck fans if I should hammer through, they said no. I lifted an eyebrow and never looked back.

Hikaru no Go, Re: Cutie Honey (only the first episode), Area 88 (the 80's one), Iria: Zeiram the Animation!

I hear that a lot. I dunno, Jack White has really thin lips. Mine are full and wonderful.

Whoever invites me! San Japan again, Shadocon, maybe MAGFest again, I LOVED MAGFest!

I dunno... There's a lot of ridiculously bad games. I don't like Call of Duty, it's boring.

I laughed so hard I cried.

I think it's the funniest godamn thing.

Link to the AWESOME.

Thanks dude highfive!

I dunno, keep it a platformer but upgrade it a little bit, like how X was for Mega Man. There's so much more you can do with platformers.

Hahaaha Max has it out for me. I swear someday I'm gunna wake up and he's gunna be standing over my body with a knife, and then he'll see I'm awake and he'll zip around and whistle.

Max is funny and I love it.

Kingdom Hearts... that's a possibility. But the changes were a lot more subtle. It'll be hard to do but maybe.

It was alright. I got to actually chat with Gocke for a bit and that was cool. Saw J-Tight and SkyDiddy again which was aaawesome.

And no, Letter to Game Devs never resulted in consulting jobs :p

Pink

I was trolliiinnn

I was 9 and really liked dinosaurs. Wanted to invent my own and Egoraptor was born. Originally it was a raptor and there's an entire history of how the character has changed. Now it's just "Ego" but I still go by Egoraptor.

It's comin bitch

Yes, but I was mostly a Nicktoons kid because I didn't have Cartoon Network growing up. But Dexter's Lab and brilliant, Cow and Chicken is really good.

But when Sports came out in '83, I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically.

Yeah, I like Flower a lot. Uncharted is also really good. Super Stardust really hooked me in for a while too. WarHawk kicked ass online.

Miss Newgrounds? I go there every day!

Nope, never touched one. Seriously. I did play Dungeon Fighter really briefly to see what it was like, but no. No MMORPGS for me. The core is really bring to me. I love playing Tribes Ascend though!

It's silly. I went on the show FOR my fans, not to get NEW fans. I just wanted to be funny.

I have a huge Ikea desk with three monitors. One of them is a Cintiq21UX which acts as my table. I have posters and toys all over, and my table is always a mess. I have a vectrex on my left so I can play some minestorm when I'm dead inside.

I listen to music when I clean up, or color. I don't when I animate, because it's too distracting. I do when I keyframe, because it's inspiring. I listen to a lot of techno, like Tiesto and Kaskade and shit. I like funk music, like Jamiroquai or Brothers Johnson. J-Pop too, Utada Hikaru and shit. Genki Rockets. I like 70's Rock too, shit, I dunno, good music. My ideal working environment is an air conditioned room with nothing going on in it. Unless I'm working on a group project then I need people to chat with.

I need to wear my smudgeguard glove or I refuse to draw on my tablet. It's so essential to my process. It makes drawing on a smooth surface so much easier, because my hands get clammy really fast.

They smelled wicked bad, but they just kinda tickled a little. They were nice guys, none of them like went into my nose or anything.

Nope.

Dude I'm starving. Pick me up some tacos.

Thanks man. I've since bought a new one, so enjoy that.

I don't.

Why don't you try it.

I don't have a dog, but my parents do, and one of them was kinda like my dog when I lived with them.

I worked a lot of jobs before I animated for a living. I worked at Blockbuster, I modified power boards for outdated phone systems, I worked construction, I gave tours on the Backlot Tour at Disney's Hollywood Studios. I'd rather be doing this than any of those.

I dunno man they ain't comparable.

Enough to buy video games and pay for a house.

No favorites, I love them all. They are all my bros and I really like them.

I will have a booth there, yes!

No, I am doing a Link to the Past vs. Oracina Sequelitis next. I can't say who wins. I wasn't really taking it seriously.

HAHAHA

It was weird. Lemme tell you about the shower.

We had two showers. One was completely exposed next to the bathroom, so if we wanted to shower there we had to make an announcement, and no one could use that bathroom when it was in use. The other one was outside. It was like 40 degrees out. And the water wasn't heated. So you take your pick. It was pretty horrible.

Yes, it was meant to be that short. I wantd to call it something like Sequelitis shorts but I got lazy. I only wanted to talk about one thing, so I did.

I talked about it because I felt like it was important enough to say. I notice a lot of sequels get dumbed down for staying too consistent and don't try to branch out. Castlevania 4 was special because a new mechanic made the old meta irrelevant, and everyone seems to totally love on CV4.

I dunno about TGWTG wanting me as a contributor, but I'm good friends with Doug. We've never talked about that. I think I reach a wide enough audience with my Youtube channel so I don't think it's appropriate to split distribution venues.

I just have a lot of retro games and I think they're cool. I guess the appeal is that they come from a time where things were simpler and weren't filled with cutscenes and overlong tutorials. I like that. Plus most AAA games are the same these days. But there are a lot of good indie games out there.

Dunno what the show's about, but I'm pretty excited. I'm scared the studio system will really bum me out, but I'm keeping an open mind. I really don't want television to ruin me, you know? There's so much evil in the entertainment industry, keeping all the animation local to me and my house feel really good, and it's gunna be hard to give up my IP's to a television studio.

Thanks man.

Stamper on Newgrounds really cracks me up. Marc M (Sick Animation) really makes me laugh too.

Hahaha maybe...

I've actually spoken to Horvitz about it and we had a good laugh. He still gets people telling him it was hilarious.

I guess I just take it in stride. It happened so long ago. I remember it was my only claim to fame and it bummed me out so much, but now it's just a funny memory.

If there's a con there that would like to invite me, sure!

2 and 3. lol

I think it's interesting. It seemed like a novelty but it really caught on. It's a good show but I don't get why it's so huge.

They were all cool.

Not much, and yes sometimes. We've been doing moviejams on the weekend, so far with Me, Jaxxy, Rubberninja, Tomamoto, and my fianceé Suzy. It's been fun but I can see where creative differences come into play. I am a little concerned that my upcoming projects are going to e bigger and need help creatively, but I think the moviejams are good experience. I guess the key is to hold strong and prioritize what is important to keep and what is good to let somebody else work their magic on.

goodness me

They're all gamers. Some more serious than other, but in the end they're all good people imo. I liked them all. I don't think they just wanted to be famous. Well I get the feeling Suskaiden had some interest in being a villian or at least get a lot of attention. Honestly she did a good job, so props to her.

MUCH faster. And I seem to always be picking up speed. I will reach the singularity soon.

Thanks pal!

Hahahaha. They drill me for self promotion, and then use me to promote their show.

There was a weekend where a bunch of friends all got together and went to Anime Expo. It was incredible, and it was SO much fun. That day.

lame

I voice Kenstar, Kotobaru, Kotomaru, The pencil guy, uhhh.. maybe a couple others. Oh Swirly Glasses.

Yusuke's lipsynced because I thought it was funny. It's a very expensive joke.

Persona is neat. I like how the story elements are important because you basically have to judge what the best reply is to a statement based on your knowledge of a character. It's neat. But I think the link between the dating world and the battle world is a little silly. The battle system is good too but it's just like, I dunno, the focus feels off.

I get asked this ALL THE TIME.

I haven't played these games. I suppose I should.

yes

hahaha maybe

That's interesting. I've played neither but that's a good subject. A lot of games like Super Mario 3D Land have collectables as the goal, and it's compelling but is it manipulative.

Hahaha no I would not encourage anyone to try out for that show. But if he did I would endorse him.

I was 9 and liked dinosaurs.

My favorite awesome tribute video is Awesome's Creed. I still quote it.

The best part of making a living the way I do is fuckin doing what I want every day. It kicks ass. I love animating and playing video games and all that jazz. It's awesome.

ahahahaha WHY DIDN'T THEY SHOW THEM!?! I'm SO PISSED.

What a Piece of Cowabunga shit.

Rocko's Modern Life.

WHERE. WHERE DA VIDEO GAMES?!

It's cool and I'm excited that Alex finally got his game off the ground. It's gunna be AWESOME.

Recent anime? I haven't been keeping up. like, besides Gurren Lagann the most recent anime I watched was Airmaster. I like Full Metal Alchemist too.

The reason I hated Youtube was because the quality was terrible. They fixed it and supported HD, so I released them on Youtube. It wasn't until after that that I realized you could make money.

Life drawing. LIFE DRAWING. I CAN'T SAY THIS ENOUGH LIFE DRAWING. If you have an afterschool life drawing course where nude models come in and pose, TAKE IT. LIFE DRAWING IS SO IMPORTANT.

I love Jontron. We are very close. I met him because I saw his videos and sent him a PM telling him I loved them.

I did yes but they spelled Sequelitis wrong.

My voice, very rarely, but it mostly happens at stores (I don't talk much in public) like gamestop. I actually get recognized by face a lot. It happens... I dunno, once every 2 months?

They love them, they are probably my biggest fan. My Dad is my number 1 cyber stalker, seriously.

Yes, the next Sequelitis will probably be like 40 minutes long christ.

I meant the show, The Tester. I was trying to suck up to them shamelessly.

Hmmm.... When the contest was still going I believe, after the top 20 thing. It was funny seeing people argue over how I wasn't going to make it when I'd already gotten the call.

I didn't know that.

Tribes. Rotparoge. Do it.

It's not difficult. It WAS difficult when I wasn't so popular, but now that it's easier to bring in hits it's very easy living. Don't get me wrong, animation is still hard as shit, but the fact that I don't have to work my ass off every fucking day just to make ends meet is so nice.

Loved it.

Y.E.A.R.S.

I guess I've never been really wacky. If I'm in my element I can be pretty outrageous but I've grown up a lot. I think a lot of the people on the show were noticeably younger than I am.

So you mean JRPG

There's no rule of game design and the fact that RPGs exist mean they're valid, but do I think story elements should be so blatantly disconnected from gameplay? No.

The core design of an RPG is the battle system and there are BARELY any games that focus solely on battle. Battling is interesting!!! But in these games you can break the game so easily by leveling up and making the battle too easy. It's really silly. Why not make a game where each battle is carefully crafted and your abilities at the time are carefully crafted? Wouldn't that be ultra compelling? A number-based battle with really intricate rules that's SET IN STONE. How awesome?

But leveling dumbs it all down, makes it fake compelling. It's sad.

You need to shut your mouth and listen up fool. This is the real life, I can't be goin and having coffee with you all the time, I gotta go stick my head in bugs.