On Video Game Remakes: Resident Evil 2 and Others

So the remake of Resident Evil 2 dropped this week, and we got it. Which was unsurprising since I’d preordered it for the other half for Christmas since it’s his favorite of the series. So tonight we were talking about it and others we’d like to see redone this way, so let’s talk about that.

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CDC #399 – King Arthur

This week you CDC Challenge is to re-imagine a character from the legend of King Arthur as a modern day hero or villain. Above is a version of the sorceress Morgan Le Fey I did ages ago.

You may enter up to three times.

This week’s winner will receive a HM3 rendering by yours truly of my version of their winning entry

Rules for posts, contests, and challenges: Original characters only, no copyrighted characters, no characters based on copyrighted characters, no characters based on RPG’s or other games. The characters must be your own design and not based on any character that might be copyrighted in any way. Please keep all submissions PG13: full or partial nudity is prohibited. I have the right to delete any post that I believe crosses this line without warning. Only post characters that have been created solely using Hero Machine, and that you know for certain have never been entered in a contest before. If you aren’t certain, don’t enter it, because I’m not going to go back through all of the contests and check.

All entries must be in JPG or PNG form (BMPs are too big), posted to a publicly accessible website (like the HeroMachine :,ImageShack, Deviant Art or whatever);Do not use Photobucket.

  • Entries must be made as a comment or comments to this post, containing a link directly to the image and the character name;
  • No copyrighted characters please – they will be deleted.
  • Please name your filesas [your name]-[character name].[file extension] before you upload it. So DiCicatriz, for instance, would save his “Bayou Belle” character image as DiCicatriz-BayouBelle.png.

Please make the link go directly to the image (like this) and not to a hosting jump page (like this).

This contest will close at 9am Eastern on Sunday, February 3rd.

Caption Contest #133 Results

Ok guys, last week I asked you to come up with the best caption for this movie still:

And our top 5 are:

The Atomic Punk: Everyone's sequel-sense was tingling

A.Winters: I sense a great disturbance in the Force. Wait, wrong franchise…

Random-Fancy-Nerd-Taco-Thing: Introducing: The Paramore Cover Band!

James: Wait… so I’m not Tobey Maguire?

LoganGrayHyde: She couldn’t understand why the bridge set off her spider sense…but her two companions seemed nervous.

But, as was pointed out in another entry that very nearly made the final 5, there can only be one. And that one is....

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CDC #397 – Two’s Company…Prize for Supertfly30

This was both the most challenging and most fun I have had recreating an artist's work. Congrats again on the win!

Superfly30's original

My take

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CDC #397 – Two’s Company…Results

Wow folks! Really great work across the board this week!

This week's runner up is Maxman and Microwoman.

Great posing, great highlighting, great shading...classic AMS. Well done you!

And the win goes to...

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CDC #398 – #LilyStrong

Lily is an amazing young woman. She is the daughter of one of my co-workers – and one of my best friends – Shelly. Lily loves her little sister Scarlet , her dog, crafting, sloths, and The Big Bang Theory.

Currently, Lily is at MacMaster Children’s Hospital, going through her fourth round of chemo treatment for leukemia. Her room is packed full of plush animals, the walls decorated with craft and art projects, and her IV pole is decorated as, and nicknamed, Dr. Sheldon Cooper.

So your CDC Challenge this week is to create a kick@$$ female superhero, featuring the hashtag LilyStrong. Make them teen friendly, and feel free to make them bald. Lily's sister shaved her head in solidarity, and one of her t-shirts is emblazoned with the catch phrase “No Hair…Don’t Care!”

Let’s brighten her day, the Heromachine way!

This week there will be no winner announced. This week it is all about #LilyStrong

Rules for posts, contests, and challenges: Original characters only, no copyrighted characters, no characters based on copyrighted characters, no characters based on RPG’s or other games. The characters must be your own design and not based on any character that might be copyrighted in any way. Please keep all submissions PG13: full or partial nudity is prohibited. I have the right to delete any post that I believe crosses this line without warning. Only post characters that have been created solely using Hero Machine, and that you know for certain have never been entered in a contest before. If you aren’t certain, don’t enter it, because I’m not going to go back through all of the contests and check.

All entries must be in JPG or PNG form (BMPs are too big), posted to a publicly accessible website (like the HeroMachine :,ImageShack, Deviant Art or whatever);Do not use Photobucket.

  • Entries must be made as a comment or comments to this post, containing a link directly to the image and the character name;
  • No copyrighted characters please – they will be deleted.
  • Please name your filesas [your name]-[character name].[file extension] before you upload it. So DiCicatriz, for instance, would save his “Bayou Belle” character image as DiCicatriz-BayouBelle.png.

Please make the link go directly to the image (like this) and not to a hosting jump page (like this).

This contest will close at 6pm Eastern on Sunday, January 27th.

Caption Contest #133

Ok guys, the caption contests are back after their winter hibernation. This week I want you to come up with the best caption you can for this movie still:

Everyone can have a maximum of 3 entries, entries must be in by next Wednesday (Jan 23rd) and All Entries Must Be PG-13

CDC #396 – Matchmaker, matchmaker, make me a match – Prize for Cant Draw

The original F5...

My version...

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CDC #396 – Matchmaker, matchmaker, make me a match – Results

Great stuff this week folks!

Runner up this week is Hound by Rekulhs Nathe. Such a clever idea.

And the win this week goes to...

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CDC #397 – Two’s Company…

Pictured above is D-Cup and Sir, a CDC entry I did eons ago

Your CDC challenge this week is to design an unlikely crime fighting duo. They may be submitted as separate entries, or as a single rendering if you prefer. Just have fun!

The winner will receive a HM3 rendering of their winning entry by yours truly.

Please follow the instructions below regarding the naming of entries.

You may enter up to three times.

Rules for posts, contests, and challenges: Original characters only, no copyrighted characters, no characters based on copyrighted characters, no characters based on RPG’s or other games. The characters must be your own design and not based on any character that might be copyrighted in any way. Please keep all submissions PG13: full or partial nudity is prohibited. I have the right to delete any post that I believe crosses this line without warning. Only post characters that have been created solely using Hero Machine, and that you know for certain have never been entered in a contest before. If you aren’t certain, don’t enter it, because I’m not going to go back through all of the contests and check.

All entries must be in JPG or PNG form (BMPs are too big), posted to a publicly accessible website (like the HeroMachine :,ImageShack, Deviant Art or whatever);Do not use Photobucket.

  • Entries must be made as a comment or comments to this post, containing a link directly to the image and the character name;
  • No copyrighted characters please – they will be deleted.
  • Please name your filesas [your name]-[character name].[file extension] before you upload it. So DiCicatriz, for instance, would save his “Bayou Belle” character image as DiCicatriz-BayouBelle.png.

Please make the link go directly to the image (like this) and not to a hosting jump page (like this).

This contest will close at noon Eastern on Monday, January 21st.