ORIGINAL DATE: 6/22/2023 for PART 1, and 8/17/2023 for PART 2.
KARO NOTES:
This is a long read.
This one was left hanging for nearly two months, because I wanted a hiatus. There was two reasons for the break-- Pikmin 1+2 was coming to Switch, as well as Pikmin 4, and I NEEDED to play that all the way through ASAP. I also needed to reevaluate my scheduling with these Bits, I wanted more time to balance the quality of the animation and other priorities in my external affairs.
This one shows a slight shift in the way the Pikmin are drawn, specifically their hands. I wanted them to be stick-like, in the vein of The Angry Beavers, since it was easier to draw and foregoes the bucket tool errors.
I felt the first half was somewhat bare. It performed pretty poorly, too. So I debated on whether or not I should EVEN make that follow-up for it when I return. But I'm glad I did, because there's a lot about the second half that I liked. Not to mention It netted 1,000 more likes than the first part, which is NEAT.
When the Candypop Bud unfolds, Drip the Blue Pikmin tugging at Notch's stem was based on a pose from the Catscratch episode "Slumber Party", where Mr. Blik is tugging at Gordon's wig when he saw root beer.
This is also the first instance of using a chroma key to insert some game footage. I needed it to line out how Candypop Buds work. The chroma key didn't look very smooth on the original Twitter version, but it is fixed on this RU-vid version.
The first thing animated for Part 2 is me grabbing the Yellow Pikmin right next to Notch, and his eyes stretch, which is why the hands aren't changed in that shot.
This also marks the first appearance of Krik in the Bits. Krik was inspired by Johnny the Homicidal Maniac, for his manic behavior and sadist actions. I felt it was an interesting thought to have one Pikmin pose a threat to the entire team through either incompetence or insanity. Or both. The design for his eyes are directly taken from an older character I made, who no longer sports them. They were reused for Krik. We'll be seeing him some more.
This also cements some continuity in the Pikmin personalities. We see Drip eating a creature's corpse, like he does with the Snitchbug in "Swooping Snitchbug Snipe". We see Purple Pikmin's fat DUMPY, the same used to crush that Bulbmin in "When a Bulbmin Grows Up". Notch holding Drip away from the sizzling floor was a call back to Drip holding Notch away from drowning in the water in "Notch's Swimming Lesson". And after this, Krik makes future appearances, and Drip's feet stays fried.
The biggest change to Part 2 is the lava. I added some extra splashes to when Drip's feet got fried. and a little steam on the shot with Krik dodging the lava bursts. On top of that, the line is now a light grey, to give it more GLOW. I think this beats out "Swooping Snitchbug Snipe" as the most changed in these remasters.
29 сен 2024
