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Offline JonLeung

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Nintendo Vs. Transformers
« on: July 10, 2010, 10:16:41 pm »
When I don't have many video game map submissions to put up on a slow weekend like this, I find other OCD-fueled things to do.  Like putting this together, that I thought about months ago:


As a Nintendo fan and a Transformers fan, I was always aware that Mario and Optimus Prime shared the same colours - red and blue, with a touch of white.


But recently I noticed that other characters on both sides shared the same colours.  Now, bright colours are indeed common among characters that appeal to kids (or children of all ages), but when I remembered the Pikachu-themed Volkswagen Beetle, I began to think up some more connections between similarly-coloured Nintendo and Transformers characters.  The results are here.



Or here's a 1680 x 1050 wallpaper-sized version:




...For those of you who forgot my previous geeky wallpaper I made, click here to see how Star Wars and Star Trek are connected...
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Offline TerraEsperZ

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Re: Nintendo Vs. Transformers
« Reply #1 on: July 10, 2010, 11:13:11 pm »
For a second there, I thought you were asking us to choose between the two, which to me would be like asking me which eye I wanted to see ripped out of my head  :o

Regarding the actual post, I actually don't have much to say. I've never really been into symbolism like that.
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Offline JonLeung

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Re: Nintendo Vs. Transformers
« Reply #2 on: July 10, 2010, 11:20:50 pm »
I don't know if I'd call it symbolism...I just think it's neat.

If I hard artistic skills (*coughbustin98coughanyonewhousesdeviantartcough*) I would actually draw each pair teaming up, or fighting, or amalgamated.  Since I don't, I can just hope this image might inspire someone who does to do so.

A semi that transforms into Mario would be pretty cool...

EDIT: Hooray, RMC posted this on GoNintendo!
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Offline StarFighters76

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Re: Nintendo Vs. Transformers
« Reply #3 on: July 11, 2010, 09:43:37 am »
That is quite interesting how the color scheme matches, and it does make me look at Transformers differently. Even more so, Link & Springer because Springer had a sword in TF:TM.

Although I gotta say, Kirby & Unicron = LMAO!!
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Offline TerraEsperZ

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Re: Nintendo Vs. Transformers
« Reply #4 on: July 11, 2010, 02:32:57 pm »

A semi that transforms into Mario would be pretty cool...


Well, Takara in Japan *did* make a Mickey Mouse that turned into a semi, and a Donal Duck that turned into a Volkswagen Beetle...
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Re: Nintendo Vs. Transformers
« Reply #5 on: July 11, 2010, 04:01:06 pm »
If I hard artistic skills (*coughbustin98coughanyonewhousesdeviantartcough*)...

I use deviantArt and don't consider myself artistic at all.

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« Reply #6 on: July 11, 2010, 07:40:01 pm »
Well, Takara in Japan *did* make a Mickey Mouse that turned into a semi, and a Donal Duck that turned into a Volkswagen Beetle...

Yeah, that's rather creepy and it's best we all forget that ever existed >_>
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Re: Nintendo Vs. Transformers
« Reply #7 on: July 21, 2010, 11:27:31 am »
There's another one I just thought of: Sonic & Blurr
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Re: Nintendo Vs. Transformers
« Reply #8 on: July 23, 2010, 03:07:49 pm »
Why choose between Nintendo and Transformers? You can get both at the same time:



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