Mitch: Bubble Bobble Cosplay

Here is Mitch in Bubble Bobble cosplay.

I thought Mitch would be better as a younger character, hence the design change, which I think is an improvement.

Now that I look at the picture it doesn't seem that Mitch is in an outfit, it appears that Bub has eaten him, so if I draw another full body costume I might try and add some sewing seams to make it look like he's made it himself.

Thanks to my Missus for helping me with the colouring! ^_^ I always struggle to get the colour even so she's shown some techniques I can use with the copic markers. 

Bubble Bobble is owned by Taito.

Artwork created and owned by Andrew Gardner © 2014 

Day 52 of 100 Happy Gaming Days: Awesome Pikmin Birthday Card

Here is the amazing handmade Pikmin birthday card I received from my wife! The Pikmin even swings from side to side!!! 

Special thanks to my lovely talented missus. ^_^

Here's a link to her deviantart page as well. http://spiraxdracowolf.deviantart.com/

Special Moves!

Sailor Mitch's special move; Sailor Quake!

A simple belly flop combined with the sacred art of breaking wind can have devastating consequences.

As you can see, Sailor Mitch is hurdling towards his foes at an alarming speed however, he also produces delightfully gaseous hearts and moons to fill up the midnight sky. Enchanting.

Sailor Moon is owned by Naoko Takeuchi and others.
Artwork created and owned by Andrew Gardner © 2014 

Day 51 of 100 Happy Gaming Days: Sonic & Knuckles

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 was apparently such a big game it had to be split into two, the latter half was Sonic & Knuckles.

Owning S&K not only allowed you to play a brand new adventure as either Sonic or Knuckles, it also expanded the adventure in Sonic 3 and allowed you to play as Knuckles in Sonic 2. This was achieved by plugging either Sonic 2 or 3 into the top of the Sonic & Knuckles cartridge.

This is the only Mega Drive/Genesis game that I know of that doesn't come in the standard plastic box, it comes in a horrible cardboard box, meaning this is possibly the most difficult Mega Drive game to find in good condition.

Sonic & Knuckles was still brilliant; the additional content was certainly worth the additional cost and playing as Knuckles was a refreshing change to playing as Sonic. He was able to reach areas Sonic couldn't get to thanks to his ability to climb walls and glide through the air.

Special thanks to my sister for getting me Sonic and Knuckles for my birthday. ^_^

Sailor Mitch

Here is the start of something beautiful.

Meet Mitch, professional cosplayer, in his wonderful Sailor Moon costume.

I hadn't drawn anything for quite a while and when my wife and all of her friends were getting excited for the new Sailor Moon series, I thought it would be fun to draw a dude cosplaying as a Sailor Scout.

I sketched the whole thing in pencil, it still looks a little grubby (; _ ;)  then I inked the outlines and coloured it all in with copic markers. 

Click this link to check out the picture on my new deviantart page. ^_^

Sailor Moon is owned by Naoko Takeuchi and others.

Artwork created and owned by Andrew Gardner © 2014 

Day 50 of 100 Happy Gaming Days: Cuddly Toys

We're fifty days into our 100 Happy Gaming Days Challenge, so let's celebrate hitting the halfway mark with some gaming cuddly toys! \ (^ o ^) /

Day 49 of 100 Happy Gaming Days: Super Mario World

After losing poor Snezzy I can't help but feel sad as my Super Nintendo collection slowly gathers dust. Still I can reminisce about gaming days gone by...

Super Mario World was a huge step up from Super Mario Bros 3. It had a huge map to explore with no shortage of secrets to discover, a whopping 96 levels, plenty of power-ups and best of all, Yoshi! A loveable dinosaur who could gobble up enemies, fly, and shoot fireballs from his mouth, the perfect ally for rescuing princesses.

The game takes place after Super Mario Bros 3 with the Mario brothers and Princess Toadstool (Peach) taking a holiday to Dinosaur Land. The Princess inevitably goes missing, so Mario and Luigi start searching until they come across a giant egg. Suddenly the egg hatches to reveal Yoshi, who informs the Italian Plumbers that he was imprisoned in the egg by a group of monstrous turtles! Mario and Luigi both agree tht this must be the work of Bowser and set off on a brand new adventure.

I think I got Super Mario World with the SNES in Christmas 1992, alongside Super Mario All-Stars, and it was fantastic. I think I spent the whole day in front of the TV glued to Super Mario games.

Super Mario World literally went all out to show off the power of the SNES. The game is beautifully designed with big colourful sprites and delightful animation. The variety of enemies in the series also grew from just a handful to absolutely hundreds, I like the football players the most. I also enjoyed wandering around the map and watching Dinosaur Land transform as I unlocked new areas.

There was even a version of Super Mario All Stars that included Super Mario World, as if the bundle couldn't have gotten any better! Super Mario World has also been released on GBA and Virtual Console, so if you've never gotten around to playing one of Mario's greatest adventures, give it a try because you won't be disappointed.