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You know how it is - you train for weeks, months even, just to get that quickstart timing right. On the day of the race, you rev your engine, nail the quickstart, elbow your way out in front of the competition, and grab every item box in your path, praying for mushroom boosts. Lady Luck smiles on you, blessing you with speed boosts and sure tires and masterful skid-turns, and suddenly you're alone, ahead of the rabble and streaking for the finish line.
And then you hear it.
The screams of the racers behind you in 4th, 3rd, and 2nd place, caught unawares in the middle of the speedway.
You're out of items, and neither boosters nor item boxes lie in your path. Your only chance is to floor the accelerator, and pray.
For death on swift wings comes, and it comes for YOU.
....gaaaaaw, but I love MarioKart.
Super Sculpy clay and acrylic paints, with satin-finish varnish.
Dime provided for size reference. Yes, it is wee.
Sold at Anthrocon 2010. (But I loves it so much, I might make more.)
Blue Spiked Winged Shell of DOOM, and MarioKart, are © Nintendo
And then you hear it.
The screams of the racers behind you in 4th, 3rd, and 2nd place, caught unawares in the middle of the speedway.
You're out of items, and neither boosters nor item boxes lie in your path. Your only chance is to floor the accelerator, and pray.
For death on swift wings comes, and it comes for YOU.
....gaaaaaw, but I love MarioKart.
Super Sculpy clay and acrylic paints, with satin-finish varnish.
Dime provided for size reference. Yes, it is wee.
Sold at Anthrocon 2010. (But I loves it so much, I might make more.)
Blue Spiked Winged Shell of DOOM, and MarioKart, are © Nintendo
Category Artwork (Traditional) / Fanart
Species Unspecified / Any
Size 803 x 803px
File Size 209.9 kB
Once - and ONLY once - it actually sent me hurtling forward at speed, directly across the finish line, before the second-place player could catch up. I have yet to figure out just how that happened (I figure the pitch of the road, weight of the cart, and cut of my wheel probably were *just right* for some kind of cosmic videogame kismet), but there was much triumphant hooting that day, at least.
...then again, I once shot MYSELF with the d**ned thing, so I suppose the game and I are even.
About the only time I don't mind The Shell is when I've got a Boo or am so ridiculously far ahead that it'll hit me while I'm doing my victory lap.....neither of which happens often.
...then again, I once shot MYSELF with the d**ned thing, so I suppose the game and I are even.
About the only time I don't mind The Shell is when I've got a Boo or am so ridiculously far ahead that it'll hit me while I'm doing my victory lap.....neither of which happens often.
Ah, if only Otakon hadn't cock-blocked us by selling out all its Artist Alley tables (and several hundred "stand-by" slots) via Twitter 24 hours before actually posting online that registration was open!
Still, I'll probably make more to sell online or at conventions we manage to get into. :3
Still, I'll probably make more to sell online or at conventions we manage to get into. :3
Otakon is great fun, but they charge an arm and a leg for their tables, and don't much care if they piss artists off by not posting WHEN registration will open....or banning groups (usually of rave-wear sellers) from reserving 6-10 tables at a time...mostly b/c they know their Alley is far smaller than the amount of artists that queue up to get in. (You'd think, given the sheer SIZE of the Baltimore convention center, that they'd simply EXPAND the size of the Alley....thus making more money from their table sales...but, that's not the way the current Alley staff roll.
I do encourage you to try for a table - it's good money, and fun times. We've met some really fabulous artists there, and it's a very different clientele than furry cons (badges don't generally sell, but fanart prints and random cute anime-ish stuff goes very well).
If you're local enough to consider Pittsburgh, you might also try Tekkoshocon. It's a smaller anime con in April, and it's held at the same place as Anthrocon. It's prices are lower than Otakon, so it's a nice place to try out your wares without beating back raving hoards just to reserve an alley table. :3
(Or, you could just subscribe to Otakon's Twitter feed, and check it, their page, and their forums with a frequency that'd make OCD-Anonymous look at you askance. ^_^;)
I do encourage you to try for a table - it's good money, and fun times. We've met some really fabulous artists there, and it's a very different clientele than furry cons (badges don't generally sell, but fanart prints and random cute anime-ish stuff goes very well).
If you're local enough to consider Pittsburgh, you might also try Tekkoshocon. It's a smaller anime con in April, and it's held at the same place as Anthrocon. It's prices are lower than Otakon, so it's a nice place to try out your wares without beating back raving hoards just to reserve an alley table. :3
(Or, you could just subscribe to Otakon's Twitter feed, and check it, their page, and their forums with a frequency that'd make OCD-Anonymous look at you askance. ^_^;)
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