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Just another child of the 80s whose memories of old cartoons and video games reflect a much simpler and much more ignorant time.

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ROM CHECK FAIL - Thanksgiving Plans
alexandersshen | 1:16 PM on 11.25.2009 5 comments




This is a new comic I'm working on called Rom Check Fail. It will be something I do independently from Robot in the City and I'll be trying to update both regularly.

I've always wanted to do a comic that was video game related, but never had the confidence to do so. I always figured it would just end up being the same as every other video game comic and be brushed to the wayside for its lack of wit and humor. Then I read a comment from Bill Watterson regarding his comic Calvin and Hobbes and it inspired me. It was about the strips where philosophical talk would happen between Calvin and Hobbes. He decided that he'd stick them in the wagon for these strips since talking heads would be boring. That's when I decided to stick normal conversations in video game type situations.

I'm still trying to find the right style and pacing, but I think it's a good start. The site's registered and I should have something there relatively soon.

And for those indie gamers out there: yes, I am well aware of the fantastically made game ROM CHECK FAIL by Farbes. I will link to his game on the comic because I think he deserves much props.



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16bitmonster's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/25/2009 18:18
16bitmonster
the comic was decent :]

just wondering why take that name tho?
reetva's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/25/2009 19:32
reetva
@16bitmonster

There was an independent game competition a while back and ROM CHECK FAIL was the name of the winner. It's a good way to kill a few minutes, and I highly recommend it.

Also, it's free.
16bitmonster's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/25/2009 19:46
16bitmonster
oh no i understand what it was.. played it.. awesome little nostalgia bit by bit..

just was wondering if the creator of the comic was somehow related to the project or if there was another reason for taking the name. :]
Elsa's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/26/2009 12:00
Elsa
The drawings are really well done (I like the style), but for me, the humour missed the mark a bit.
alexandersshen's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/26/2009 15:35
alexandersshen
I went with the name because of meaning of that status message/error. You usually don't associate these sequences with the dialogue, so I figured it was a mismatch. In this case, the rom check failed... but the game ran anyway.
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