RANDOM THINGS THAT ARE MADE OF WIN
BECAUSE I'M A NERD WITH NOTHING BETTER TO DO, I WAS LOOKING AROUND NAUGHTY DOG'S WEBSITE FOR THE PRECURSOR LEGACY. THEY HAVE A LOT OF NEAT THINGS TUCKED IN THERE, IN CASE YOU GUYS HAVEN'T GOTTEN AROUND TO IT YET. I WOULD HAVE PROVIDED MORE OF THE VIDEOS, BUT IT'S SOMETHING YOU GOTTA GO ON THE SITE TO SEE. *COUGHCOUGHDOITCOUGH*
FIRST OFF, SOME CHARACTER SKETCHES FOR THE ANGST MUFFIN WE KNOW AND LOVE - JAK. BUT BEFORE HE WAS A BLOND ONE-MAN ARMY, HE WAS A MUTE THAT APPEALED TO THE PEDO IN ALL OF US. THANK GOD THEY HAVE VARIOUS CHARACTER SKETCHES. CHECK SOME OF THESE OUT.
NOT SHIT GUYS, THAT'S WHAT HE WOULD ORIGINALLY LOOK LIKE. NOT EVEN BLOND, NO POINTY EARS, AND DEFINITELY NOT THE RIGHT OUTFIT. KINDA SCARY SEEING THESE EARLY VERSIONS OF JAK - IT'S OBVIOUS THEY JUST FINISHED CRASH BANDICOOT GAMES. I'M NOT INCLUDING ALL OF THE CONCEPT SKETCHES OR ELSE THIS ENTRY WOULD TAKE FOREVER TO FINISH. AGAIN, IT'S ALL ON THEIR WEBSITE IF YOU'RE INTERESTED. ♥
THE LAST TWO STAGES OF JAK - KITTY JAK AND OUR JAK. NOTICE HOW THE OUTFIT HAS THAT THREE-WAY RING LOOP AND THE POINTY EARS, THE BANDAGED LEGS, THE POINTED HAIR, AND THE STYLE OF GLOVES ON HIS HANDS. IT WAS ALL A MATTER OF FINE-TUNING.
NOW HERE'S THE ONE THAT HAD A LOT OF VARIATIONS - DAXTER HIMSELF. IT'S OBVIOUS THE CREATORS HAVE ALWAYS INTENDED HIM TO TURN INTO AN OTTSEL. WELL, I SHOULD CORRECT THAT - THAT HE WOULD HAVE A LONG, SLEEK FORM. IT TOOK A FEW TRIES BEFORE THEY NAILED IT.
WITH THESE, THE INFLUENCE OF THE CRASH GAMES IS UNMISTAKABLE.
YOU CAN SEE THAT THEY'RE STARTING TO HAVE THE IDEA OF AN OTTSELF, BUT IT'S JUST... NOT DAXTER. IT LOOKS LIKE A CUTE, SLIGHTLY STUPID CHARACTER, NOT A WISE-CRACKING SIDEKICK RESTING ON THE ESTABLISHED JAK'S SHOULDER. BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD.
NOW THAT'S MORE LIKE IT! MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE I'M A NERD FOR ART AND SUCH, BUT I THINK IT'S INTERESTING TO SEE HOW THEY TOOK THE CONCEPT IN THE UPPER LEFT-HAND CORNER AND WORKED IT INTO DAXTER. WHILE THE MISCHIEVOUS GRIN WAS GETTING WARM, IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE A CREATURE NAMED "DAXTER". HOWEVER, THE LAST ONE? NAILS IT RIGHT ON THE HEAD, AND VOILA! DAXTER.
HOW DO THEY MAKE THE GAMES, YOU ASK? WITH THE SECRET POWERS OF NAUGHTY DOG GAME ENGINES! IT'S THE TOOLS OF THE TRADE - LOOK AND ADMIRE~
ANNNND HERE ARE SOME REALLY AWESOME PICTURES OF THE CONVENTION WHERE JAK AND DAXTER WERE THE STARS. IT MAKES ME WISH I'D BEEN THERE - THE BOOTH LOOKS FANTASTIC!
LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THIS BANNER! :D
AND SOME PICTURES OF NAUGHTY DOG'S JAW-DROPPING BOOTH. I WISH I COULD CONTACTED THE DESIGNERS WHEN I HAD TO DO SCIENCE PROJECTS FOR SCHOOL. I THINK I WOULD HAVE DEFINITELY GOTTEN AN A+.
CHECK OUT SOME OF THE COVERS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL VERSIONS OF THE GAME. IN DANGER OF SOUNDING PREDICTABLE, JAPAN BY FAR HAS THE CUTEST BUT STRANGEST COVER FOR THIS GAME.
WHAT GOOD IS ANY POST IN A JAK COMMUNITY WITHOUT PHOTOSHOPPING THE CHARACTER'S FACES AND BODIES?
OF COURSE, I CAN'T FORGET TO INCLUDE JAK SQUASHING DAXTER INTO AN OTTSEL PANCAKE. C'MON, YOU KNOW IT HAD TO HAVE HAPPENED MORE THAN A FEW TIMES.
WHEREIN THE SQUISHING OCCURS.
IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT JAK AND DAXTER, WE CAN'T FORGET THE COMMERCIALS THAT GOT US ALL INTERESTED IN THE FIRST PLACE. THUS A FEW COMMERCIALS TO GIVE THAT WONDERFUL FEELING CALLED "NOSTALGIA". REMEMBER WHEN JAK DIDN'T TALK?
FIRST AD
SECOND AD
I LEAVE WITH A LULZY "ACTION FIGURE" OF JAK (FROM JAK 3). OH BOY
FIRST OFF, SOME CHARACTER SKETCHES FOR THE ANGST MUFFIN WE KNOW AND LOVE - JAK. BUT BEFORE HE WAS A BLOND ONE-MAN ARMY, HE WAS A MUTE THAT APPEALED TO THE PEDO IN ALL OF US. THANK GOD THEY HAVE VARIOUS CHARACTER SKETCHES. CHECK SOME OF THESE OUT.
NOT SHIT GUYS, THAT'S WHAT HE WOULD ORIGINALLY LOOK LIKE. NOT EVEN BLOND, NO POINTY EARS, AND DEFINITELY NOT THE RIGHT OUTFIT. KINDA SCARY SEEING THESE EARLY VERSIONS OF JAK - IT'S OBVIOUS THEY JUST FINISHED CRASH BANDICOOT GAMES. I'M NOT INCLUDING ALL OF THE CONCEPT SKETCHES OR ELSE THIS ENTRY WOULD TAKE FOREVER TO FINISH. AGAIN, IT'S ALL ON THEIR WEBSITE IF YOU'RE INTERESTED. ♥
THE LAST TWO STAGES OF JAK - KITTY JAK AND OUR JAK. NOTICE HOW THE OUTFIT HAS THAT THREE-WAY RING LOOP AND THE POINTY EARS, THE BANDAGED LEGS, THE POINTED HAIR, AND THE STYLE OF GLOVES ON HIS HANDS. IT WAS ALL A MATTER OF FINE-TUNING.
NOW HERE'S THE ONE THAT HAD A LOT OF VARIATIONS - DAXTER HIMSELF. IT'S OBVIOUS THE CREATORS HAVE ALWAYS INTENDED HIM TO TURN INTO AN OTTSEL. WELL, I SHOULD CORRECT THAT - THAT HE WOULD HAVE A LONG, SLEEK FORM. IT TOOK A FEW TRIES BEFORE THEY NAILED IT.
WITH THESE, THE INFLUENCE OF THE CRASH GAMES IS UNMISTAKABLE.
YOU CAN SEE THAT THEY'RE STARTING TO HAVE THE IDEA OF AN OTTSELF, BUT IT'S JUST... NOT DAXTER. IT LOOKS LIKE A CUTE, SLIGHTLY STUPID CHARACTER, NOT A WISE-CRACKING SIDEKICK RESTING ON THE ESTABLISHED JAK'S SHOULDER. BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD.
NOW THAT'S MORE LIKE IT! MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE I'M A NERD FOR ART AND SUCH, BUT I THINK IT'S INTERESTING TO SEE HOW THEY TOOK THE CONCEPT IN THE UPPER LEFT-HAND CORNER AND WORKED IT INTO DAXTER. WHILE THE MISCHIEVOUS GRIN WAS GETTING WARM, IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE A CREATURE NAMED "DAXTER". HOWEVER, THE LAST ONE? NAILS IT RIGHT ON THE HEAD, AND VOILA! DAXTER.
HOW DO THEY MAKE THE GAMES, YOU ASK? WITH THE SECRET POWERS OF NAUGHTY DOG GAME ENGINES! IT'S THE TOOLS OF THE TRADE - LOOK AND ADMIRE~
ANNNND HERE ARE SOME REALLY AWESOME PICTURES OF THE CONVENTION WHERE JAK AND DAXTER WERE THE STARS. IT MAKES ME WISH I'D BEEN THERE - THE BOOTH LOOKS FANTASTIC!
LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THIS BANNER! :D
AND SOME PICTURES OF NAUGHTY DOG'S JAW-DROPPING BOOTH. I WISH I COULD CONTACTED THE DESIGNERS WHEN I HAD TO DO SCIENCE PROJECTS FOR SCHOOL. I THINK I WOULD HAVE DEFINITELY GOTTEN AN A+.
CHECK OUT SOME OF THE COVERS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL VERSIONS OF THE GAME. IN DANGER OF SOUNDING PREDICTABLE, JAPAN BY FAR HAS THE CUTEST BUT STRANGEST COVER FOR THIS GAME.
WHAT GOOD IS ANY POST IN A JAK COMMUNITY WITHOUT PHOTOSHOPPING THE CHARACTER'S FACES AND BODIES?
OF COURSE, I CAN'T FORGET TO INCLUDE JAK SQUASHING DAXTER INTO AN OTTSEL PANCAKE. C'MON, YOU KNOW IT HAD TO HAVE HAPPENED MORE THAN A FEW TIMES.
WHEREIN THE SQUISHING OCCURS.
IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT JAK AND DAXTER, WE CAN'T FORGET THE COMMERCIALS THAT GOT US ALL INTERESTED IN THE FIRST PLACE. THUS A FEW COMMERCIALS TO GIVE THAT WONDERFUL FEELING CALLED "NOSTALGIA". REMEMBER WHEN JAK DIDN'T TALK?
FIRST AD
SECOND AD
I LEAVE WITH A LULZY "ACTION FIGURE" OF JAK (FROM JAK 3). OH BOY