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Destructoid Cards: Booster Pack #1
The GHost | 11:32 AM on 05.16.2008 53 comments


Alrighty, for those of you just joining us here's what's going on:

I'm making cards.

A lot of cards.

I never expected the kind of response that I got yesterday after deciding to open up shop for requests, but the community has spoken, and it is HUNGRY; Hungry for personalized cards!

Now just because there are approximately 10000 of these things to get through doesn't mean I won't work on it, in fact because there seems to be so much demand I'm feeling that much more motivated! Now because I'm obviously not going to spend 8 hours a day working on these things, I'm going to do them in groups of 5 (a card takes me anywhere from between 15-20 minutes depending on a few things), mostly in chronological order of request from my original c-blog post.

Mostly? What does that mean? (I love rhetorical questions)

While I'm not going to only make cards for people that I know or who are super popular on the site etc. I will be letting my personal bias influence my decision on which cards to make when. So Sharpless, Evil Chad, Naia, Surf, Mr. Gamgee, Neonie, DJ Duffy, and several others: you will probably get your cards "bumped-up" the to-do list.

Think that's unfair? Well it's my party and I can cry if I want to.

Well that's enough talk! Let's get on with the first GHost-made booster pack:



Mix-card notes: Not only does he also visit the forums, but the dude lives in my hometown. Represent Canada yo! Take a look at his PC case pics in his c-blog, shit looks DANGEROUS :D



Psycho Soldier-card notes: Another fellow forumite. Although it's pretty much impossible to tell, the ability symbols are Tales of Symphonia discs. Character is Athena from the King Of Fighters series.



Gemsi card notes: A member of the IRCartel, a group I don't really know all that well, so I had to make an (poorly) educated guess as to what an ability would be :D. Gemsi also regularly posts all the new EU game releases.



Petie Pal card notes: This one was a little tough at first since I don't really know anything about the guy and he doesn't really have a "hi, this is who I am" post, but once I read his c-blog sidebar, I knew what I had to do :D Ability icons are plates of spaghetti (natch!)



Aerox card notes: Practically shooped itself. As a TF2 regular, Aerox gets to share in the joy of hearing Kors sexy voice on a regular basis. The character Aerox uses as an avatar is called a Nu, which appears in Chrono Trigger in several different places, making he/she/it the obvious choice for the ability icons and portrait. Aerox also happens to have done a great series of point/counterpoint blogs in conjuncture with Caffeine Powered, I would highly recommend going back and reading them.

Well, that's all for now kids, I'll probably have another 5 up tomorrow and another 5 done for Saturday, after which I'll probably do 5 every second day or so until I either run out of requests or decide that I'm not going to do any more.

P.S. I'm not going to PM each individual anymore, goddamn flood control makes it take forever. You'll just have to check the forum thread or my c-blog to see if I've done yours.

Random quote... EXECUTE!

“Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her: but once they are in hand, he or she alone must decide how to play the cards in order to win the game.”

~Voltaire



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Snaileb 's Destructoid Blog
Someone made one for me in the Forums, but there's like 10 pages or something for the card thread, so I can't find it.
Takeshi's Destructoid Blog
Fucking win!! Can't wait for mine! Good stuff.
Neonie's Destructoid Blog
Hahaha nice. Keep up the good work man. Love the term "Booster pack" for the set's of 5. We need these in physical form :D
topgeargorilla's Destructoid Blog
I want one! Adorable bunny FTW!
The GHost's Destructoid Blog
@Snaileb



Yar! Thar ye be!
garrfunkel's Destructoid Blog
So glad someone is actually making these things again. Good Work.
flaming burrito's Destructoid Blog
hey i want one!
NotAZombie's Destructoid Blog
Hey good work on these! This must be a little tough for you because of all the people you don't know. How are the forums by the way? I haven't been posting in there lately so I don't know.
aborto thefetus's Destructoid Blog
I want one :(
Chad Concelmo's Destructoid Blog
These are amazing. :)
Gemsi's Destructoid Blog
Thanks so much for mine, it's awesome
Surf314's Destructoid Blog
YAY! I've got friends in high places. I'm eagerly awaiting mine. I plan to print out a bajillion and randomly walk up to people and slam it on the table and pretend I'm in a bad anime.
Shin Oni's Destructoid Blog
These remind me of the Cardfigher cards a few of us from a forum would shoop. Awesome stuff.
Sharpless's Destructoid Blog
Reaprar actually makes a good point (GASP). Here are some larger images, in case you need them:



And I'll just link the original PBF strip here, since it's biggish. If you need pictures of my face, I've whored myself in the forum picture thread a few times. Or if you need to fap to me or whatever.
Mxyzptlk's Destructoid Blog
Oh man, I'd forgotten about these. Awesome work!
atheistium's Destructoid Blog
my thread relived :D
i rememeber when summa posted it front page :D
GuitarAtomik's Destructoid Blog
Haha! These are awesome.
Elitechief27's Destructoid Blog
(Hello kids, it's time for shady business! )


Hey man, I need my Elitechief card fix. I'll make a sidebar for myself, re-add you to my friends list, hell i'll even throw in a Haiku. I just need my card cranks man. I'M ADDICTED!!

D-TOID CARDS
My Anti-Drug
blehman's Destructoid Blog
So great GHost!
cjpkiller's Destructoid Blog
the cards are so damn easy to make someone with minor paint skills can do it
I vote the community not be lazy and do it them damn selves...
also, more people need to visit the FORUMS.
NotAZombie's Destructoid Blog
I forgot to add this,

That's a pretty good one to go off of.
The GHost's Destructoid Blog
Thanks for the compliments everyone! Tomorrow's booster pack will feature...

Guitar Atomik (His is actually almost done)
Kyle Gamgee
Surf
Matthew Blake
Silverback 55

Three easy ones and two trickier ones, but I doesn't afraid of ANYTHING.
The GHost's Destructoid Blog
Oh, and thanks for the source images guys, that's a big help.
mix's Destructoid Blog
Awesome work man, thanks! Yeah your hometown is pretty awesome..lol

@cjpkiller

You really shouldn't make your own card though as it's like picking out your own nickname and that's lame..lol
I'm going to be Mr.Super Awesome because ass face just doesn't cut it for me.
Anus Mcphanus's Destructoid Blog
man these are awesome dude! If only more people hung out at the forums.... and if only more people weren't so lazy like myself.... keep up the good work sir!
Neonie's Destructoid Blog


Sorce for top



sorce for bottom.
Surf314's Destructoid Blog


Bigger version of my avatar. Also kitty wants to play too.



Don't know why I posted that...

Feel free to use something completely different as well.
DaTgUy's Destructoid Blog
LOL, Awesome GHost
PsychoSoldier's Destructoid Blog
Ghost you rock! I am loving my card.
Aerox's Destructoid Blog
I love you.

I'm going to rape your face at PAX and it's going to be amazing.
naia-the-gamer's Destructoid Blog
These are awesome. We'd have enough to have our own version of Magic The Gathering!

Although this would be much cooler
MaxVest's Destructoid Blog
Hey, The Ghost, I asked for one but feel free to skip it. You've got so many to do, and I rarely visit the forums, and yes, we did kiss once, but it was awkward because I don't normally french on the first one.
Passionate Styos's Destructoid Blog
Man, that is really awesome, I need to find a image as reference.
F Whipple's Destructoid Blog
This is awesome. Great job GHost I look forward to seeing all of these
Colette Bennett's Destructoid Blog
Holy shit. These are fantastic. If I ever get one, can I have a chocobo attack? ^___^
FreedomToast's Destructoid Blog
nice work man
The GHost's Destructoid Blog
Oh I have plans for you and the rest of the RFGO! crew Colette. You'll all be getting cards from me whether you want them or not :D
Sharpless's Destructoid Blog
@cjpkiller
You're kind of missing the point. It's more fun to see what other people come up with. It's lame to just make them for yourself.
Snaileb 's Destructoid Blog
Thanks for the trip to memory lane, Ghost. Now you can succeed where past dtoiders have failed : make some damn rules.
Silverback 55's Destructoid Blog
I'm going to be out of town and away from the internetz for a week. So I want to say thank you in advance. Keep up the great work.
Hollie Bennett's Destructoid Blog
ill remember this....
king3vbo's Destructoid Blog
WAT R FORUMS?

Also, I proceed to break your page:

Scary Womanizing Pig Mask's Destructoid Blog
Those are amazing! I can't wait to see mine ;)
PaperBowser0's Destructoid Blog
Oh sweet, can you make me one? :D
MechaMonkey's Destructoid Blog
These are fantastic! As we've never really spoken, I'm interested to see what you do for mine when it eventually comes up.



And what I use on Tomopop:


Scary Womanizing Pig Mask's Destructoid Blog
Just for your reference,



But if you have something else picked out feel free to sue that instead!
Y0j1mb0's Destructoid Blog
Can't wait to see what mine will look like Ghost. Great stuff man!!
Sharpless's Destructoid Blog
If we're also including Tomopop avatars, well, I not-so-humbly think mine is awesome:



But it's a little small, and thus not usable. Or relevant.
Electro Lemon's Destructoid Blog
Nice, though Petie's weakness should be the Guido fist pump.
PetiePal's Destructoid Blog
Dude you made my week!


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