What did you think looked kiddie and ended up being cool?

xtreemgmr84 · Dec 1st, 2003, 03:28 PM

A perfect example for me would be Grand Theft Auto 3. I remember seeing the box cover and thinking it looked too cartoonish, or "for kids" because I thought the cartoony style of the cover art represented the look and feel of the game itself. Needless to say, it was WAY cooler than most people thought it was going to be. Other examples would be;

Animal Crossing - https://www.animal-crossing.com/ - suprisingly addictive, even if you're normally into war games n such
Munch’s Oddysee - https://www.oddworld.com/ow_frameset.html - great game, no matter what age or what type of gamer you are. Probably my favorite platformer ever.
I-Ninja - https://www.ininjagame.com/ - took a chance on this one and I'm so glad I did. Another great platformer with some of the most fun moves in a platformer.

Deathwatchz · Dec 1st, 2003, 06:55 PM

I know that this isnt a game, but it was so great I thought it deserved mentioning. If you have ever seen "Happy Tree Friends" then you know what im talking about.

This is the most demented cartoon I have seen in a while. go to Happytreefriends.com and check em out!!!!

P.S. If you are disturbed by any gruesome acts, don't watch this. It isnt for the light of heart. Seriously.

ssjtrunks13 · Dec 1st, 2003, 07:17 PM

Grandia for the PS1 and Final Fantasy IX, both games turned out to be some of the best I have ever played.

Chara · Dec 1st, 2003, 07:17 PM

Yea, definitley happy tree friends or retarted animal babies. They look like they are made for kids but they really arent. They are pretty gruesome and have adult themes.

Also the game called Chu Chu Rocket. Well... ok... so it is kiddy... but its still pretty cool. Or maybe I'm just a kid myself.

trunks69420 · Dec 2nd, 2003, 01:03 AM

My underwear

Berserker · Dec 2nd, 2003, 04:36 AM

It's not a game it's a movie....Chicken run.

kupoartist · Dec 2nd, 2003, 02:42 PM

the title kind of implies that "kiddie" and "cool" can't possibly be the same thing

. Just about everything "kiddie" I own is amoung my best stuff! Yoshi's Island, FF Tactics Advance, Kingdom Hearts, FFIX, SaGa Frontier 2, Golden Sun 1 and the Harry Potter books / Movies are classicaly "kiddie" on the face of things... yet a lot of them are 40 times more mature than the supposedly adult things I own. Games like Yoshi's Island and Kingdom Hearts betray their "kiddie" appearance by being quite hard. A game like FF Tactics isn't straightfoward enough to appeal only to kids...

Oh, and I love Pixar-Disney movies as well. Finding Nemo was just amazing!

Infernal Mass · Dec 2nd, 2003, 02:56 PM

yep, i was gonna say Nemo.

that fish is a good actor.

Cannibal Clown · Dec 2nd, 2003, 05:43 PM

Of course, anime. I mean, they are cartoons for crying out loud!

xtreemgmr84 · Dec 3rd, 2003, 04:37 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Deathwatchz

I know that this isnt a game, but it was so great I thought it deserved mentioning. If you have ever seen "Happy Tree Friends" then you know what im talking about.

This is the most demented cartoon I have seen in a while. go to Happytreefriends.com and check em out!!!!

P.S. If you are disturbed by any gruesome acts, don't watch this. It isnt for the light of heart. Seriously.

Thank you SO much for sharing that!! I looked at those cartoons and they are hilarious. My favorite was the christmas play. I can't wait to watch more of those.

You might really like playing I-Ninja. It's not THAT gross, but it has that same kind of sick, gruesome humor. Anyone else played it? If so, you know what I'm talking about.

xtreemgmr84 · Dec 4th, 2003, 06:42 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by the_artist

the title kind of implies that "kiddie" and "cool" can't possibly be the same thing

.

Well, that's what I used to think, but I don't anymore. I still think the color pink is uncool though.

xtreemgmr84 · Dec 5th, 2003, 05:04 PM

(anybody there?) Did anyone get I-Ninja for GC yet? They're giving away free copies of Pac Man Vs. when you buy it for GC. I just read about Pac-Man Vs., it's a great multiplayer idea; One player (on the GBA) controls Pac-Man, while three other players (on the GameCube) will control the ghosts and attempt to track down Pac-Man. The Player who catches Pac-Man then becomes the dot-gobbler

tha16thletter · Dec 6th, 2003, 12:36 AM

My mom dragged me to see Monster's Inc. when it first came out... because she had free tickets. One of the best movies I'd seen in a looong time... easily on my top 20 list.

Ratchet and Clank.. damn, so glad I took into that one. Still need to get the second one....

Redpyramidhead · Dec 6th, 2003, 09:23 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by xtreemgmr84

Well, that's what I used to think, but I don't anymore. I still think the color pink is uncool though.

Uh-oh. Just wait for the artist's wrath on this one. You're in trouble

_RED_ stuff

ssjtrunks13 · Dec 6th, 2003, 10:34 PM

I just wanted to say I-Ninja looked cool to me from the start, you could say I'm obssessed with Katanas or other curve-bladed weapons. I even changed my future advanced job in FFXI from Dark Knight to Samurai cause I realized how much I missed katanas.

Dec 1st, 2003, 03:28 PM	#1
xtreemgmr84 Registered User Joined: May 2003 Posts: 25	What did you think looked kiddie and ended up being cool? A perfect example for me would be Grand Theft Auto 3. I remember seeing the box cover and thinking it looked too cartoonish, or "for kids" because I thought the cartoony style of the cover art represented the look and feel of the game itself. Needless to say, it was WAY cooler than most people thought it was going to be. Other examples would be; Animal Crossing - https://www.animal-crossing.com/ - suprisingly addictive, even if you're normally into war games n such Munch’s Oddysee - https://www.oddworld.com/ow_frameset.html - great game, no matter what age or what type of gamer you are. Probably my favorite platformer ever. I-Ninja - https://www.ininjagame.com/ - took a chance on this one and I'm so glad I did. Another great platformer with some of the most fun moves in a platformer.

Dec 1st, 2003, 06:55 PM	#2
Deathwatchz Chylde of Darkness Joined: Dec 2002 Location: Detroit, MI Age: 39 Posts: 436	I know that this isnt a game, but it was so great I thought it deserved mentioning. If you have ever seen "Happy Tree Friends" then you know what im talking about. This is the most demented cartoon I have seen in a while. go to Happytreefriends.com and check em out!!!! P.S. If you are disturbed by any gruesome acts, don't watch this. It isnt for the light of heart. Seriously. __________________ The Dark One

Dec 1st, 2003, 07:17 PM	#4
Chara Over the edge Joined: Dec 2002 Location: An endless void. Age: 37 Posts: 722	Yea, definitley happy tree friends or retarted animal babies. They look like they are made for kids but they really arent. They are pretty gruesome and have adult themes. Also the game called Chu Chu Rocket. Well... ok... so it is kiddy... but its still pretty cool. Or maybe I'm just a kid myself. __________________

Dec 2nd, 2003, 01:03 AM	#5
trunks69420 Now Im Nothing Joined: Jan 2002 Location: Rochester, NY Age: 39 Posts: 2,415	My underwear __________________ "It wont give up it wants me dead... Goddamn this voice inside my head" five vicodin chased with a shot of clarity...

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ssjtrunks13 Results May Vary Joined: Sep 2002 Age: 38 Posts: 2,712	Grandia for the PS1 and Final Fantasy IX, both games turned out to be some of the best I have ever played.

Dec 2nd, 2003, 02:42 PM	#7
kupoartist .illustrated.thingy. Joined: Mar 2002 Location: pixel-land Age: 37 Posts: 2,576	the title kind of implies that "kiddie" and "cool" can't possibly be the same thing . Just about everything "kiddie" I own is amoung my best stuff! Yoshi's Island, FF Tactics Advance, Kingdom Hearts, FFIX, SaGa Frontier 2, Golden Sun 1 and the Harry Potter books / Movies are classicaly "kiddie" on the face of things... yet a lot of them are 40 times more mature than the supposedly adult things I own. Games like Yoshi's Island and Kingdom Hearts betray their "kiddie" appearance by being quite hard. A game like FF Tactics isn't straightfoward enough to appeal only to kids... Oh, and I love Pixar-Disney movies as well. Finding Nemo was just amazing! __________________ ~ the kupoartistry network ~ puppeteer ~ forever loyal ~ illustrated girl ~ arbitrary imposition ~ moonlight butterfly ~ うらぎりもの ~

Dec 2nd, 2003, 02:56 PM	#8
Infernal Mass pariah Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 2,385	yep, i was gonna say Nemo. that fish is a good actor. __________________

Dec 2nd, 2003, 05:43 PM	#9
Cannibal Clown Taijutsu Master Joined: Jan 2002 Location: Konoha Village Age: 38 Posts: 2,129	Of course, anime. I mean, they are cartoons for crying out loud! __________________ If you could see the future, would you try to change it? Would you keep trying... even if you knew you would always fail?

Dec 5th, 2003, 05:04 PM	#12
xtreemgmr84 Registered User Joined: May 2003 Posts: 25	(anybody there?) Did anyone get I-Ninja for GC yet? They're giving away free copies of Pac Man Vs. when you buy it for GC. I just read about Pac-Man Vs., it's a great multiplayer idea; One player (on the GBA) controls Pac-Man, while three other players (on the GameCube) will control the ghosts and attempt to track down Pac-Man. The Player who catches Pac-Man then becomes the dot-gobbler

Dec 6th, 2003, 12:36 AM	#13
tha16thletter Chokyonim Joined: Nov 2002 Location: Cincy,OH Age: 37 Posts: 113	My mom dragged me to see Monster's Inc. when it first came out... because she had free tickets. One of the best movies I'd seen in a looong time... easily on my top 20 list. Ratchet and Clank.. damn, so glad I took into that one. Still need to get the second one.... __________________

Dec 6th, 2003, 10:34 PM	#15
ssjtrunks13 Results May Vary Joined: Sep 2002 Age: 38 Posts: 2,712	I just wanted to say I-Ninja looked cool to me from the start, you could say I'm obssessed with Katanas or other curve-bladed weapons. I even changed my future advanced job in FFXI from Dark Knight to Samurai cause I realized how much I missed katanas.


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