I’m not sure how I thought of this comic, but I’ve always loved optical illusions, so I was happy to see some favorite video game characters deal with truly impossible situations. The ‘Echochrome’ theme came later after Ray suggested black and white would be better visually than color. It took on the Echochrome look and voilà! an afterthought becomes the central theme!
First time the logo was bigger in file size than the comic. Hope you guys enjoyed it, and sorry for a small bit of copy and pasta.
LOVE IT!
Awesome!
After reading endless pages of uni work, something so visually-pleasing and simple makes me miss the days when my brain was not so fried.
Great Comic, The concept is unique. pure Awesomeness
This is great guys! Very nicely done!
I get it, Sonic is on a Mobius strip!
Lol!
Not much to say about this one other than “I like it”. XD
😀
Neat. An interesting concept and very pale. 😀 Be serious Ray: how long did this thing take you?
ACG! (awesome comic guys!)
I think you’ll find the answer in his comment.
Awesome comic. I woulnd’t have noticed any copy past unless you had said.
What I want to know is, was it an choice to put sonic on a Möbius strip since if I recall correctly his home planet is called Mobius. Or is it just one of those happy coincidences?
Oh wow Mario likes copypasta.
And this is the second funny comic this month keep it up!
Ohhh… copy and pasta… I am disappointed in you, Ray.
5/5 for Tim! 😀
You forgot that one Mc Escher picture with all the stairs and doorways, Could have been a great Zelda picture…
Gr8 c G! (great comic Guys!)
The Pasta in question only made it easier for you, I can’t draw those kind of things If my life depended on it.
Brilliant. Just brilliant.
awesome! these would look great on a t-shirt — maybe in color?
So simple, yet so mind-blowingly amazing. Congrats
It…made….me….dizzy……
GCG! I give you much props for the idea Tim, and for being able to draw that Ray. It would have hurt my mind way too much.
These kind of illusions work best without the color.
Awesome Comic, at first I couldn’t see who was on the mobius strip but then I’m like “Oh! Sonic”. And who cares about copy pasta, the comic looks good and is funny and thats all that matters.
Awesome comic!
Man, I love optical Illusions. I especially love the Q-bert one.
Simple and original. Just the way I like it. 😉
Ironically we had this lesson on optical illusions in art history class last week, those exact ones, minus the sonic ring, but we got a very nice piece on a building with pillars inside , outside. excellent interpretation though lol.
Great comic guys! This one was really well thought out.
And a little copy pasta every once in a while is perfectly acceptable. 🙂
nMCEcg
Nicely done, the mario one made me dizzy, excellent job!!!!
COPY AND PASTA WITH THE MARIO!
Your comic is consistently great, it’s going to be one of the really big ones.
lol, Sonic’s is incredibly meta, since he’s on a MOBIUS strip
Heh, I get it, Mobius.
Except that one can actually be physically made. Though in reality it would show signs of being twisted.
And I guess for Mario THAT’S what you call a warp pipe.
Q-bert just confuses me ordinarily, so I’ll leave it at that.
Heh, hopefully if they do become famous, they won’t forget about their long time fans and readers.
Maybe that could be a sequel comic. Escher had tons of stuff they could use.
I LOVED this comic! The only thing is that it’s a little bit hard to see, but that could just be my monitor.
PS For some reason, it thinks I’ve already rated this and the last few comics, when I don’t recall doing so. I don’t know if this is a WordPress problem, but I thought I would let you know.
qbert swears too much, ya know?
I love it and it makes me wish i had the means to play echochrome 🙁 *tear* oh well I don’t regret my gaming decisions nicely done and keep up the good work you guys make my wednesdays
Those are great and need a sequel. Their existence on this site might even generate traffic by itself.
lol this comic combines my two favorite things :P. but i thing it would make Escher roll in his grave to know of that the world of optical illusions has come to this.
quick question: if sonic started to run on the mobius strip, would the friction on it slowly warp it into a ring by melting the edges?
Best strip yet, inspired!
Fantastic comic. I think your best comics are the ones based on concept humor like this. My favorites are #44, #78, #80, and #85.
By the way, Q-Bert part on a t-shirt.
What’s funny is I didn’t even realize this was based on a game until I saw an article about an update pack for it on Joystiq. At least it’s simple enough that you can enjoy it without knowing about that.
and qbert part on a wallpaper.
i loved this one especially the last frame
This is kinda unrelated, but I want to say it. After I gave my rant on how awesome I thought Animal Crossing would be, Ray, you said
However, the Japanese site is actually posting new videos everyday to show off the features in the game, so in a sense, it is very much like the dojo. Just thought that I’d share that. XD
the only way I’d get that game is if they added more of a plot, for example, you have moved to the town to get a job to get money to pay for your mom’s kidney surgery or something. I personally think Animal Crossing is the closest thing to Seinfeld the game, It’s a game about nothing!!
I just watched a video showing off one of the City’s new features: the theatre, I believe. The player sat down, a curtain was raised, and a lone character on the stage stood in one place and only talked.
So again, I’ll repeat. I can’t say I’m looking at the DOJO everyday for this game. They could have updates everyday, sure. Nothing’s stopping them. It’s just that I have nearly zero interest bringing me back.
On one hand (1) Nintendo completely missed the mark by changing very little about the Wii version of Animal Crossing. I know it’s been said, but, same items? come on. I can only perfect my Modern/Exotic/mad-scientist-basement so many times before it gets old. I’ve already played the ‘cube and DS versions so I already know politically correct ‘holidays’ are in, and access to NES games is out. I mean, even an interface to a player’s VC library would be enough to convince me. What’s more fun than playing a game in which your character is playing a game?
On the other hand (2) Nintendo is completely on target by bringing Animal Crossing to potential new audiences by releasing a Wii version. For someone that has only played the GameCube version or only played the DS version, (or neither) there would be good reason to try City Folk as a first or second AC game and I’d recommend it to anyone that’s interested.
FINAL JUDGMENT:
Slap a “Play on Wii” sticker on the box and be done with it. Just don’t cover up Poncho with that sticker… Poncho rocks!
Oh… The more I hear about these new “features” in ACCF, the less interested I get. Hopefully, something will be revealed that will make me want to buy it. And I think it’s funny that it has it’s own “Dojo”. But anyway, if there’s going to be an arguement about it, the forum would be a good place to do so.
That character just happens to be the best character in the game! But whatever, I’m going to stop pushing City Folk on everyone. I’m going to buy it, I’m going to love it, and I’m going to talk about it, you can then choose to ignore me. XD I know the features probably aren’t as great as they could be, but the dialogue will get an update and that’s the major change that’ll keep me coming back.
Hey, uh, Tim? Are you by any chance doing something to the Forums? Because in the Invasion Episode 2 Details thread, the last page only has this on it:
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This comic makes my head hurt.
This one is AMAZING! 🙂 I loved the play on those classics.
D’oh. I forgot to listen to the podcast yesterday. Tim, Ray, will you please forgive me? I promise that I’ll watch it today… (puppy dog eyes)
Hey Guys you won Joystiq’s weekly voting as best web comic. I quote: “It’s a rare-yet-joyous day when the gaming comic we really want to see win actually does earn the popular vote. Joystiq readers, thank you for picking 2P Start’s Echochrome Auditions.” Great Job. Dad
Congratulations, guys! You definitely deserved it! Just another small step on your path to fame and fortune! Well, maybe not the fortune part, but you get what I mean.
Just saw the outcome. Definitely the comic with the most original idea. And I must say, that’s where 2pstart continues to excel in my opinion.
wonderful
Congrats!
I love the comic. I hate to disappoint everybody but that isn’t a Mobius strip.
Glad someone finally noticed!
BRAVO.
Come to think of it, I bet Mr. Escher would’ve loved videogames. Especially some of the Super Mario 64 castle rooms in the tower.
Hahaha Laughed at this one too 😛
Sonic on a MOBIUS strip? Anyone who know Sonic Anime knows that it takes place on Mobius. Nice joke.
Sonic on a MOBIUS strip? Anyone who knows the slightest thing about Sonic Anime (like me) knows that it takes place on Mobius. Nice joke.
SORRY for the double post.
The optical illusion lover in me loves this gag… You know what, read my comment in the Powers of Ten comic, you’ll see where this is going.
Quite the visual appeal you have here in this comic. Always so very varied in your visual styles Ray. I’m proud of you sonny.