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Indian Homie G
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So basically the storyline is you're a dude who just came out of college, and you have to walk around the city and try to like make cash, get a job, earn a living, etc. The game is doing pretty good, but is lacking a name right now . Any ideas? I was think something along the lines of "Bachelor" something, something like that. But i was thinking of adding a feature in the game where you can get married...not sure yet though.

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Posted: 27th Aug 2004 08:57 Edited at: 27th Aug 2004 08:57
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Quote: "So basically the storyline is you're a dude who just came out of college, and you have to walk around the city and try to make cash"
call it LOSER j/k couldn't resist
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hey shut up, its my first game, i had to keep things simple

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he said it was a joke...an he wasn't insulting your game he was insulting the character

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I think he was refering to the college guy as the loser


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No i wasn't trying to bash your concept i was just thinking, a guy that went to college a) has no job, b) is walking cause he has no car, is a loser, not you or your concept the character in the game.
Sorry if i offended you that wasn't my intention.
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To be perfectly honest, I think Loser would be a kinda cool title for a game like that.
It's different, and it immediately stands out..
It lets you make the game a little more fun as well instead of being too rigid and serious.

That is of course unless you are looking for a rigid and serious type game..

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haha okay, its cool. Well anyways i didnt really type out the whole entire storyline. About the car, you start out with some money, and YOU CHOOSE the car you want to buy . If you want like a real nice car you can get a loan from the bank so you can pay for it .

As for the title "Loser" ... lol maybe

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Me sees this turning into GTA, but hey! Power to the people!!!


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nope, nowhere near GTA. I've already thought about how the bank and other stuff is going to work. Its driving a car which Im not too sure about yet

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legend of the loser (lol)

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come and ye all shall be happy with 60mb more spaceth
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lol...hehe...okay come on guys only serious posts please...thanks

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Depending upon the theme of your game "LOSER" might be a good name. If it's full of dry sardonic humor then "LOSER" would be perfect.

If it's more friendly then something good might be something suggesting making a new start, "Fresh", "Grad On the Go", (I suck at names btw).


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Maybe you could preted it was made in china then have a really sh!tty name like "Man in City" and blame it on the translation. Here's a few:

Humourous
-Broke
-I.O.U.
-Got Change?(might be good for a bum game)

Serious
[Error 204: I suck at being serious]

Happy
-Life after College

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Got Change sounds good lol. maybe he isnt a bum...but thats not a bad idea anyway. by the way, this definetly isnt serious, so anything humorous is great

Grad on the Go, thats a good one. Maybe Grad student on the go...grad on the go phonically sounds a little...wierd. Thanks...ill consider!

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Well, can you also tell the main goal of the game ? How can we win ?

Maybe that helps to find a title.

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call it, "Ive just left college and need a job"
call it, "Work for Food"
call it, "hamsters on ice"
call it, "beagle snot"
call it, "dribble shoe thingy mabob"

seriously tho perhaps call it "ppl" short for people, the crux of your game and an acronym for people.

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Quote: "So basically the storyline is you're a dude who just came out of college, and you have to walk around the city and try to like make cash, get a job, earn a living, etc."


Change that to failed out of college and you can call it the story of my life.

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How about, "Get a Life!", "Life with Skip" (or Chip, assuming a feel good game like the Sims), "Road to Ruin" or "Life with Murphy" (assuming that it is a game where a lot of bad luck things happen to you.)

If your goal is to develop a philosophical accomplishment, "Karmic Journey" or "Good Sam" (short for good samaritan) would be OK.
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How about
"Kitties Rock"
"Last Resort: Mom"
"Do Dat Thang"
"Dances With Cats"
"Woot"
"Mmm... Donuts"



I like woot the best.... but then again, I'm not very good at thinkin up names without including cats in it...

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LOL. how about "w00t w00t!" Ill consider that too NB, thanks man.

@ damokles - There is no storyline really, you cant exactly win, just go around doing fun stuff.

@ videogamealholic - Thats not a bad idea, but i was trying to like make so that in the beginning you could like add intelligence points, or skill points, etc. Or maybe not...less programming for me !

Thanks a lot for the responses guys

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Renaissance Man

Definition: a modern scholar who is in a position to acquire more than superficial knowledge about many different interests; "a statistician has to be something of a generalist"

I know the definition doesn't really fit, but I think it has a good ring to it!

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@Manticore: I am not trying to hijack this thread, but PLEASE PLEASE manticore, shrink your sig! I have to scroll the screen to read each sentence! I would not mention it if it was not a MAJOR annoyance!

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Thats a good one too SSC, and I agree, manticore, please shrink your sig!

So, names in contention right now:
1. loser
2. grad on the go
3. life after college
4. get a life! (i like this one )
5. Renaissance Man

plz mention any others that i forgot to put! thanks!

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Woot.....
(thats the name you forgot becuase it is so wicked coolyness)

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Ohhh those are both excellent...yeah sorry forgot to mention..

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I suck sooo badly at making game names but...
What happened to life
Wakeup Call This one's the worse!.
What a loser!
After College

I personally like Loser though

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From what I can gather your objective is simply to achieve the goals of your average college grad. so.....
Daydream Believer

Or in homage to the 1967 Dustin Hoffman movie:
The Graduate

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How about..."Life After Collage". Or is that 2 plain?

[Edit... Oops, someone already said that one]
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Awesome guys, thanks alot for the suggestions. I really lik the Graduate, Get a life!, or w00t, or even loser!

Thanks a bunch you guys are the best

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This game sounds pretty cool. Do you have anything done on it yet?

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Just thought I'd remind you that woot is still an option.

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YES yes w00t is still good i keep forgetting tho.

@ SSC - Yes I have started I have about 1200 lines of code right now, got most of the basic engine sorted outin the process of started to learn 3d modeling so I can add stuff .

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how about

Sim Graduate

lol, or maybe "get a life!", it just has that feel about it

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Could we see a demo? You made the Stick game right? Is this the 2nd?

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No, Indian Homie G did not make Stick RPG, he was just influenced by it.

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woot.....

(thought I'd remind you again, makin sure you dont forget)

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Oh... Ok.

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No, Indian Homie G did not make Stick RPG, he was just influenced by it.
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Yep... I needed something ultra-simple (NO AI) for my first ever game... so yeah. There's no point seeing a demo right now, there isnt much to the game... as of yet . 1200 lines really isnt much

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My fly-around-a-mountain game is only 200 lines(minus the editors and news thingy). I'm working on adding a bonus.

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