T-Pac

That's a wrap for my 2024 Backlog Challenge! Thanks as always @Reed Rothchild for hosting this every year! A few rankings from my 40-game list (just for fun): Favorite Game: Twinbee 3 [FC] Least Favorite Game: Strider [NES] Easiest Game: Gyruss [NES] (*with Konami Code) Hardest Game: Wrecking Crew [FC] Biggest Slog: Wrecking Crew [FC] Most Addicting: Mountain King [2600] Exceeded Expectations: StarFox [SNES] Fell Below Expectations: Terra Cresta [NES] / DownLoad [PCE] Most Overrated: Gaiares [GEN] Most Underrated: Nuts & Milk [FC] Most Satisfying Playthrough: Section Z [NES] / Pitfall! [2600] Least Satisfying Playthrough: Xevious [NES] [T-Pac]

40/40 - SDF [Nintendo Famicom - 1990] Finished: 2024/11/10 Caveats: Played on Easy Mode. Used save-states and turbo-fire. [T-Pac]

Update to my T-Pac Arcade project: I'm not going to continue posting videos to this thread, but I'll still keep uploading new episodes to my YouTube channel for anyone who wants to follow along there. [T-Pac]

T-Pac Arcade : SDF [Nintendo Famicom - 1990] This is a perfect game to exemplify "the standard shoot-em-up of the late-80s / early-90s". [T-Pac]

As odd as it might sound, the thing that inspired me to pursue animation was a YouTube channel called Eddsworld. Edd Gould was a hobbyist animator, and seeing his work opened my eyes to the idea that regular people like me could actually MAKE cartoons. I've never directly met or interacted with Edd, and we've since lost him to leukemia, but I owe the guy a lot. [T-Pac]

Nice! I just mailed-out the last batch for everyone who asked for a drawing. So anybody who requested the physical art can expect a letter soon! Thanks again for a great Ink-tober, everybody! [T-Pac]

39/40 - Gaiares [Sega Genesis - 1990] Finished: 2024/11/03 Caveats: Used save-states. [T-Pac]

T-Pac Arcade : Gaiares [Sega Genesis - 1990] I hope I pronounced this one right... [T-Pac]

Finished reading When Bad Things Happen to Good People (1981) by Harold Kushner. [T-Pac]

Aaaaand that's a wrap for Ink-tober 2024! To everybody who participated - thanks a million! You've made it a really fun year, for sure! And as usual, if anyone wants some of the original drawings - just post here in the thread (NOT in a PM) with a list of what you're interested in. First dibs go to whoever suggested any given drawing, but beyond that I'll just try to divide them up fairly. The drawings are free - but if you're willing to pay for shipping, that would be appreciated. In about a week, I'll get everything in order and send you PMs to confirm mailing addresses. (Do NOT PM me first: direct-message requests WILL BE IGNORED. Just be patient and I will PM you when I've got it all sorted.) [T-Pac]

31 - Halloween Monsters! A bit of an exercise in how much I can simplify these iconic characters without losing their essence. [T-Pac]

Get outta here! SOME of us still haven't finished our backlogs yet haha! (Note to self: The dumbest jokes are the ones that land.) [T-Pac]

30A - Mega Tank's Blender I'm not entirely sure what you're requesting here ... but I'm not entirely sure what I drew here, either ... [T-Pac] 30B - Squat Knight This is what I originally drew for today (before that last minute request). [T-Pac]

Thanks! It's the standard unit of measure ... 1 'tendo tape, squared. [T-Pac]

29 - Grizzlon the Inferno Monster An original kaiju design. [T-Pac]