For the bad arcade ports icon, why not the 2600 Pac-Man on a blue background?
It's instantly recognizable, and it belongs to the most famous bad arcade port of all time.
Edit: It probably should only be used for arcade ports so awful that they're worth playing at least once, just to see how bad things can be.
Like a bad game Hall of Fame award.
Most obscure icon idea?
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Re: Most obscure icon idea?
It's not particularly funny, but a "simulation" icon might be useful for games like F-16 Fighting Falcon or Gunship.
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May contain punk rock, for stuff like Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, Forza Horizon 3, Crazy Taxi, Guitar Hero, GTA, etc.
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Re: Most obscure icon idea?
Some different icon size possibilities.
32x32, 40x40, 48x48, and 60x60. Probably should have made a 64x64...oops.
Note: these were all created in their "native resolution". A smaller icon that is stretched, or a larger one that is compressed could look kind of crappy. If anything, it's probably better to smoosh a larger icon down than blow a smaller one up. Pixelation can look pretty bad.
Dave, if you do upsize the current icons and any of them look bad, I'll remake them.
32x32, 40x40, 48x48, and 60x60. Probably should have made a 64x64...oops.
Note: these were all created in their "native resolution". A smaller icon that is stretched, or a larger one that is compressed could look kind of crappy. If anything, it's probably better to smoosh a larger icon down than blow a smaller one up. Pixelation can look pretty bad.
Dave, if you do upsize the current icons and any of them look bad, I'll remake them.
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Re: Most obscure icon idea?
This is the exact opposite of obscure, but you could jump on the "Video Game Soda Machine Project" bandwagon:
http://vgsmproject.com/
Over 2,000 documented so far...
http://vgsmproject.com/
Over 2,000 documented so far...
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Re: Most obscure icon idea?
Thanks Mark/ZetaX. I'm going to do a little experimentation and report back!
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Re: Most obscure icon idea?
I kinda like big, blocky pixels. They remind me of 8-bit games.
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Re: Most obscure icon idea?
War games with an M16 as the icon?
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