It’s been awhile since we’ve branched out into the world of current non-Nintendo games, but hopefully we’re not so out of touch with hardcore gaming that we botch this one up bad. I had always hoped to do a real BioShock comic (as opposed to BioShocked and Amazed back in ’07), but the right joke never came. This comic felt right since I love the old-school art style used by the game and I was hopeful Ray could emulate it well. On another note, it’s absolutely true what Joystiq says: Once you see it, you can’t unsee it (honestly, don’t click that link unless you really want to ruin Bioshock’s cover forever).
These would make an interesting game…
Fancy-schmancy comic guys!
I like the art. It really mimics the original advertisements for plasmids well. Green house gas panel is my favorite of the three. Nice job guys.
Nice comic guys, I’m glad to see you rise from your graves into the world of hardcore gaming. Jk, but I’m glad to see a non-Nintendo related comic, as the Wii is easily my least favorite console of this generation.
Oh, and uh… you guys have probably seen this, but I want to hear about it in this weeks show… *ahem* “Ray, did you see the newest Sonic The Hedgehog 4 update?
RAY!!! DID YOU SEE?!?! PROJECT NEEDLEMOUSE IS NOW ANNOUNCED TO BE SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 4 EPISODE 1!!
THEY’RE MAKING A DIRECT SEQUEL TO SONIC & KNUCKLES! AND IT’S COMING OUT FOR THE WII!!!
FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS HEDGEHOG AND SPINY, SEGA HAD BETTER NOT MESS THIS ONE UP
Hey this kinda looks like fallout 3 art
i only see bomberman 2 insted of bioshock 2
HMMMM i wonder what bio shock is rated m for
OH wait i mean bomber man 2
Wow, Willi was right!
Anyway, I was really hoping that we’d get a Ray and Tim comic with Ray getting overexcited for Sonic 4, but oh well… There’s always next week.
That “Bee” pun in the first panel was truly groan inducing.
Well played.
New guys here. I’m a long time BiTF fan that heard about you guys when MT was on your podcast. Read all your comics, and became a fan.
Not too in love with this one though. Guess that’s ’cause I haven’t played Bioshock.
What are you waiting for?
Seriously man, get out there and get yourself some bioshock!
Genius! Probably some of the best Plasmid parodies I’ve seen, especially the Bee Suit. The art style looks spot-on as well. NCG!
And I had seen that linked image before; saw the article headline and thought “it can’t be that bad.” But it turns out, what they said was completely true: I’ll never unsee that D:
(PS: Almost forgot there was a comic update this morning! A pleasant “surprise” to see the comic today.)
3rd panel is the best. Pretty good comic overall.
Ah, I posted in the podcast comments about Sonic 4 – didn’t see that the new comic was up. Pretty funny, guys! I don’t know how excited I am for Bioshock 2… I’m worried that it won’t be able to come close to the original, so I’m waiting for some reviews. NCG, I like how the last panel was more of a punchline and not just a continuation of the theme.
Nice Comic Guys
I dunno, I think my favorite is panel 2. Something about stopping people dead in their tracks with a nice firm discussion just cracks me up.
Funny
Wait… “Project Needlemouse” is “Sonic the Hedgehog 4,” a direct sequel to Sonic and Knuckles? … … … AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Aw, dang it, my overly long use of the word “Awesome” went off the page…
What I don’t get about Sonic the Hedgehog 4 is everyone’s all like, “Oh, it’s downloadable content, so it’s gonna suck.” What’s wrong with downloadable content? Also, the Wii motion controls will probably be a bit like New Super Mario Bros. Wii (only used in a few places). And other people are like, “OH NOES THEY’RE PUTTING THE HOMING ATTACK IN IT’S GONNA SUCK!” I, for one, like the Homing Attack, and it works just fine in other examples of Sonic 2.5d (Sonic Rush and Sonic Rush Adventure).
Especially hilarious, since I’m playing through Bioshock right now. (I can finally play the game with 60 FPS, not that 12 FPS I once had.) Love the art, seems to fit right in with the rest of the old-style tutorial videos (which I loved.) Although, you are missing a few plasmids – the Knubby Elbow Plasmid, the Ski-Slope Hair Plasmid, and the Dr. Pepper Plasmid. I heard if you get enough Plasmid slots and equip these, you suddenly get an extra bonus by becoming invincible, completely awesome, handsome (I might add), bulletproof, and drinking Dr. Pepper will give you a free health and EVE refill. Oh, and you end up with some website you have to manage, but that ain’t no big thing, right?
Great comic and Ray, was that a Jack Daniels you had earlier?
Well, here’s the thing. I’m something of a Nintendo fanboy and I’m pretty darn broke at the moment, and have never played Bioshock 2. (And I can’t really claim to be interested in playing it, either.) I don’t really get the joke(s?) at all, but I think the artwork is pretty darn spiffy. I do like that bee suit thing in the top part. It reminds me of the Bee Suit in Super Mario Galaxy, which in turn reminds me of SMG2 which will have Yoshi in it. And suddenly I’m all enthusiastic about it again.
Great art and concept! Was this comic still done in vectors? It looks different somehow.
I’m going to be honest. This didn’t cut it for me. I’m not sure what would’ve made it funny for me.
So, perhaps I’ll jump on the “Wut? Sonic 4!!!” bandwagon and mention that in this comment like everyone else probably will, despite the fact that I haven’t even read anything about it yet… but I did see you preparing for that with a tiny bottle of what looked like Tobasco sauce, which likely wasn’t Tobasco sauce because the bottle wasn’t red. I’m guessing it’s one of those tiny energy drink bottles that keeps Ray awake at night to finish the comic. =P
Are you sure this isn’t a Fallout 3 comic?
Ah, but the artwork is still really neat to look at! 😀 Good jerb!
If you say so, Coach Z.
good jerb?
I think he meant jorb.
Oh wait, just saw a trailer for Bioshock 2. That is the art style of the game. Carry on.
Can somebody explain this for people that know absolutely nothing about BioShock? I mean, I get the jokes since they aren’t specifically BioShock related, but I have no idea what the crap plasmids are.
That is, if anybody can find this among the sea of Sonic posts.
Plasmids are the powerups in Bioshock, they’re typically things like fire, ice, electricity, telekinesis, etc. See here.
The art style reflects how the plasmids are explained to you in the game when you get a new one.
When I first saw “Bio”, I thought we WERE getting a Sonic Comic, featuring the Biolizard. NOT MY VID! I haven’t played SA2 or SA2B!
Ugh, that thing is UGLY!
Hey people, there are forums, where the discussion of Sonic the Hedgehog 4 is underway… don’t forget about the forums… guys??
Anyway, nice comic this week. First panel was golden (like honey).
I love this one, guys. It’s nice to see you guys branching out a little bit (not that you need to because what you have established works but variety never hurts.)
Loved the artwork too; definitely captures that 50’s kind of feel that the short plasmid videos in Bioshock had.
And great joke of course. I’m sure they’re out there, but I’ve never actually seen a rejected plasmids style joke before. So all-in-all, NCG!
Bioshock? HARDCORE!?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA
HAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAH
HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA
OH WOW
will you(ray&tim) plz be my friendon xbl. My tag is EarnestBlade. thx
everyone,lets try to reach 100 comments.please! they deserve it!
Well if they where constructive funny comments, that might be fun, but wouldn’t it be more fun to write everything we want to write in one comment, so they’re not over there heads in email. I think the latter is more fun.
Are you sure about that? Were you not witness to the ~2 pages of eyesore I created in one comment on episode 110? The hazmat teams are still trying to clean up that mess…
I’d rather that than a new comment for every paragraph, but you’d have to ask Tim and Ray what they prefer, because I’m not the one who gets comments email to them.
Nice Comic Guys! It’s great to see that you’re able to make a humorous comic about a non-Nintendo game in the same tasteful style as the other comics.
Wait a minute, I’m not sure if this has been done before, but…
Tim, Ray. Would you kindly give me comment of the week? Would you kindly send me an autographed picture? Would you kindly, powerful phrase. Familiar phrase? Would you kindly not ban me? Would you kindly get this overdone reference?
hey guys, here’s a little fan art i did
http://img49.yfrog.com/i/rayv.png/
http://img70.yfrog.com/i/tim.png/
That reminds me.
After hearing a certain phrase from Ray in the podcast, I knocked this up.
http://bit.ly/aUoLtX
Haven’t played Bioshock, but I don’t think it’s that necessary to get the comic (which btw, ncg; I like the GHG plasmid). The logo on the other hand… hm, dunno. First time I think anything’s gone that far over my head here.
I can say I am disappointed. Here is a Bioshock comic and there is no Willi. How is that even possible. I have read every comic waiting for the “Hard Core” 3rd player of 2p start (D3vin is the Forth) to make a return. Instead we have a pretty good comic. I am still bummed out Willi is not in this weeks comic, maybe next time after Tim has time to come up with new “Hardcore” jokes with his new PS3.
PS. Ray in Sonic the Hedgehog 4 did 3d Sonic look stiff to you.
Ironically, although some of those words may be “fightin’ words” I have to agree with you. He basically predicted this sequel from the beginning. I guess after retirement, he found another hobby. Either that or he was going to sue Tim and Ray for not portraying him correctly. His absence made me move up a notch Player-wise.
If he returns, I will be able to defend my spot in a brawl…@DGR:
Wait, I thought D3vin was the 3rd player, but he’s the fourth? Who’s the 3rd?
the third is Willi, like in http://www.2pstart.com/2007/08/22/bioshocked-and-amazed/ http://www.2pstart.com/2007/09/12/the-power-of-one/ and http://www.2pstart.com/2007/04/25/time-to-retire/
Wait, was that based on a real person, or did they make him up? He hasn’t been in very many comics.
I wish I was the real third player, But it looks like they had someone filling that spot, Maybe if they brought him back as a cameo…
Awww, I thought by this title, that guy that said that Bioshock was the next big ‘franchise’ would appear rubbing it in your faces that it is one now. Not to say that this comic isn’t good, but since I don’t know much about the franchise, I am kinda lost. I love the retro feel to the art, and the jokes are well done, it is just that I feel I am missing something…
This comic USED to be good.
😉
Well, to get a better idea of the comic, here’s a video which should explain the comic. Somewhat minor spoilers, but these were pretty much seen in trailers anyway. Hope this helps.
Gotcha, They do make a little more sense, but not much since I still have to play the games myself. Or at least read the Wikipedia article. 😀
Ray says he won’t talk about Sonic 4 until the Podcast.
Will this be the most anticipated episode of 2P START! LIVE! ever?
Ha, no.
Of course, Everyone knows that the next podcast will be just like the previous one, only better!
Sonic 4 more like Sonic 2 HD but you have to pay for it
I predict roughly half of the podcast will be Ray saying “Oh my god oh my god my god oh my god oh my god” over and over, while the other half will be Tim saying “Shut up Ray shut up Ray shut up Ray shut up Ray shut up Ray” over and over.
No, you’ve got the Tim part wrong. Let’s consult the See ‘n Say…
“…And on that farm he had a… Tim… E-I-E-I-O.
With a… ‘How dare they’… here, and a… ‘How dare they’… there.
Here a… ‘How dare they’… there a… ‘How dare they’…
Everywhere a… ‘How dare they’…”
Ok yes you win.
Prediction: Ray says he’s still not getting his hopes up until there’s some legitimate info on the game (i.e. actual gameplay footage), but he’s intrigued.
ncg
i played the bioshock demo so i know what plasmids are 🙂
You should have put the bee suit from from Super Mario Galaxy!
Errrrr… Isn’t that the joke in the first panel?
Eh, I personally don’t think so, it looks just like a regular bee suit to me (if a bee suit can be called ‘regular’), and not really like the SMG one.
It’s definitely intentional
Heh, that’s pretty conclusive 😉
I didn’t think it looked like a “regular” bee suit.
At least the bee suit I wear at weekends looks totally different.
has anyone looked up 1pstart it dosent even compare to 2pstart
That was the scariest 4 minutes of my life
Oh my word, apparently I didn’t read Tim’s comment all the way through the first time. That picture you linked to on Joystiq is flaming hilarious. And it’s true, I can’t un-see it! Luckily, I had no intention of getting the game. =P
The plasmid plasmid you get a plasmid with this plasmid
And its better version, The Plasmid Plasmid Plasmid, that allows you to collect plasmids that allow you to collect plasmids!
the plasmid plasmid plasmid you get a plasmid by geting a plasmid by getting the plasmid
AUGH you’re right!! Darn you bomberman!
Alright, I usually keep comments like these too myself but, oh well.
This comic made me a more sad than happy.
Panel #1: Bad Pun
Panel #2: Doesn’t really make much sense, ‘specially since the opposite of enrage is hypnotize
Panel #3: We’re living under the ocean, >__>, vent.
Good Attempt at a non-Mario comic, but try again ^_^.
Actually, the opposite of enrage is pacify. Hypnotism has nothing to do with anger.
I meant the plasmid ability. Enrage makes enemies angry at each other, and forces enemies to fight each other, while Hypnotize allows you to create an ally of other beings.
Well, I saw the cover…
Bomberman cannot be unseen…
So this comic as well as the news and stuff about Bioshock 2, has compelled me to buy the original. Hope it’s as good as everyone says it is. But hey, for 20 bucks, I can’t really complain.
Oh and I finished. Man that game was short. Granted I was playing on easy, but geez. It was good, but not great IMO. I really liked the ending though, the good one that is.
Oh and after playing the game, I still don’t get what the logo is supposed to be.
I think the logo is based on the Rapture logo found throughout the game. Unfortunately, I can’t find the specific one that looks like that. The closest I can find doesn’t match quite correctly, but it might help.
Since I knew nothing about the game, I went off of what appeared to be some pretty regular symbols relating (i believe) to specific plasmid powers. Could be wrong though…
Logo example image
That would be it. But for PC users, (like me) the same type of logo is used for the autorun files; it has the symbol of Rapture on it. I just can’t find the actual logo image.
I would like to get this game, but It’d help if I had a better system than the Wii… Darn developers not making Wii versions
YEESSSSS. Great comic. Can’t wait for Bioshock 2 (though I don’t have to wait long- it comes out tomorrow!).
I LOVE vintage art like this, swell job recreating it
Global warming is a hoax! Nice comic.
Hehehehehe this is also a good one.
First of all..
Ray- Great job on the artwork!
Tim-HOW DARE YOU!!