Not that true Shmuppers need motivation...

Haystack · Post by **Haystack** » Mon Jun 19, 2006 5:18 am

...but, on seeing a fantastic thread over on RPGNet in which a large number of folks have created motivational-style posters related to role-playing games, I decided to recycle a "Videogame Moments That Never Happened" image I bashed together for a thread on FARK.COM into a poster for my favorite sort of video game, ever.

(I'd drop a link to the RPGNet thread, but it has a LOT of Not Safe For Work stuff in it, and I'm not sure whether such is allowed to be linked here!)

In any case, here's what I came up with. Use it as you will, enjoy, be merry, all that jazz.

SHMUPS
Sometimes you've just got to blow stuff up.

(As you may have surmised, you'll need to click on this thumbnail for the full-sized image.)

icycalm · Post by **icycalm** » Mon Jun 19, 2006 9:13 am

Awesome.

sjewkestheloon · Post by **sjewkestheloon** » Mon Jun 19, 2006 5:52 pm

i like

i'd love to see a vert one though if anyone's got some time to waste? it's make a good wallpaper as does this one.

Blade · Post by **Blade** » Mon Jun 19, 2006 6:01 pm

I personally suck at finding links, so can someone put up a few on Imageshack for us? I don't like having to dig around a forum.

Haystack · Post by **Haystack** » Mon Jun 19, 2006 6:41 pm

Thanks, thanks. I think I'll make myself a new Imageshack account and upload any Shmups-related goodies there.

Here it is: http://www.imageshack.us/user/shmups

Also, a vert version... why... that sounds like a project!

howmuchkeefe · Post by **howmuchkeefe** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 1:05 am

I've seen a sig here that I think could make a pretty good tagline for the vert version:

SHMUPS: You play this... for fun?

Haystack · Post by **Haystack** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 4:32 pm

This Motivator creator is pretty good... and, joy of joys, it has an option for portrait-oriented pictures (e.g., vert shooter screens)!

I've an idea for a vert one, just need to wrangle up a nice screenie to go with it.

PC Engine Fan X! · Post by **PC Engine Fan X!** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 6:00 pm

howmuchkeefe wrote:I've seen a sig here that I think could make a pretty good tagline for the vert version:

SHMUPS: You play this... for fun?

Here's another shmup tagline along the line of borrowing from the original NASCAR tagline:
Shmups, how BAD have you got it?

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

Haystack · Post by **Haystack** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 7:44 pm

Here's a vert one for ya...

FRO · Post by **FRO** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 8:17 pm

Haystack wrote:This Motivator creator is pretty good... and, joy of joys, it has an option for portrait-oriented pictures (e.g., vert shooter screens)!

I've an idea for a vert one, just need to wrangle up a nice screenie to go with it.

That motivator generator is sweet. What would be really cool is to get screenshots of either death scenes or neart-death scenes (i.e. no escape possible) & do the "Demotivators" thing with it.

Such as: use a Gigawing or Mars Matrix screenshot w/ more bullet spam than you can possibly reflect, & say something witty about dying or losing a life.

Post by **Icarus** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 2:36 am

Fenrir · Post by **Fenrir** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 2:47 am

Ahhhh... the Mushi one makes me feel fuzzy inside

Specineff · Post by **Specineff** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 4:41 am

"Shmups: Saving the Earth from oblivion since 1979."

Haystack · Post by **Haystack** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 4:43 am

Oooh, very nice indeed, Icarus!

FRO, I love that idea... I can think of a few headlines right away... (Over)Confidence, Foresight, and Luck. Maybe someone can come up with some good screenshots and taglines to go with those! I'll be thinking on 'em...

Vexorg · Post by **Vexorg** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 8:27 am

Couldn't resist this one:

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 5:07 pm

Hee hee, amusing, though somewhat offset by the couple of extra lives shown remaining in the upper left corner.

Axon · Post by **Axon** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 6:06 pm

Am I the only one who thinks that these should be put on shirts?

Frederik · Post by **Frederik** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 9:30 pm

Axon wrote:Am I the only one who thinks that these should be put on shirts?

Or as a framed poster collection. I am having a hard time to decide which one of those should be my new desktop wallpaper... I like the Ibara screenie, but the taglines "Not for sissies" and "Why don`t you try hard?" are sweet stuff too.

FRO · Post by **FRO** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 11:12 pm

FrederikJurk wrote:
Axon wrote:Am I the only one who thinks that these should be put on shirts?
Or as a framed poster collection. I am having a hard time to decide which one of those should be my new desktop wallpaper... I like the Ibara screenie, but the taglines "Not for sissies" and "Why don`t you try hard?" are sweet stuff too.

I agree w/ FrederikJurk on this one - I'm buying a house & along w/ the Star Wars posters that will be on the wall

I plan on putting up some of these Motivators/Demotivators because I think they're funny & they fit my quirky personality

Haystack · Post by **Haystack** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 11:52 pm

Vexorg wrote:Couldn't resist this one:
(GAME OVER: Why don't you try hard?)

Beautiful! I'd forgotten that one!

Daigohji · Post by **Daigohji** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 9:56 pm

Ah, I'd forgotten about this thread

Here's a new one I put together:

It's not really thread necromancy...

WarpZone · Post by **WarpZone** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 8:08 pm

^That's great!

I got a little carried away...

NRS · Post by **NRS** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 9:56 pm

WarpZone wrote:

That's just brilliant.

Klatrymadon · Post by **Klatrymadon** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 12:55 am

A dour and facetious one for ya.

Pirate1019 · Post by **Pirate1019** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 1:16 am

That is quite the expanded vocabulary. Although I can't say the screenshot is quite as pleasing. Good work though. These are all funny.

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 1:34 am

Couldn't resist making one or two of my own...

Pirate1019 · Post by **Pirate1019** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 2:14 am

Ooh, I like those.

Post by **Icarus** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 2:20 am

Daigohji wrote:

Raizing players will disagree with you.

Pirate1019 · Post by **Pirate1019** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 2:40 am

I couldn't resist. I think it's infectious.

And I really liked the quote.

P.S. Made entirely in paint. I am proud of that.

CodeMonkey · Post by **CodeMonkey** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 4:27 am

These are really great! I especially like the sentiment in the firepower poster.

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