57 Responses to “Echochrome Auditions”

1. 1 G Posted: Oct 8th, 2008 at 1:22 am

   LOVE IT! Reply to this comment.

2. 2 Rincewind25 Posted: Oct 8th, 2008 at 3:18 am

   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. Reply to this comment.

3. 3 steve-ohs Posted: Oct 8th, 2008 at 3:55 am

   Great Comic, The concept is unique. pure Awesomeness Reply to this comment.

4. 4 Arlen Posted: Oct 8th, 2008 at 4:07 am

   This is great guys! Very nicely done! Reply to this comment.

5. 5 Anon Posted: Oct 8th, 2008 at 4:19 am

   I get it, Sonic is on a Mobius strip! Lol! Reply to this comment.

6. 6 roadjcat Posted: Oct 8th, 2008 at 5:52 am

   Not much to say about this one other than “I like it”. XD Reply to this comment.

7. 7 tustin Posted: Oct 8th, 2008 at 6:02 am

   Neat. An interesting concept and very pale. Be serious Ray: how long did this thing take you? Reply to this comment.

8. 8 Gadoink Posted: Oct 8th, 2008 at 6:06 am

   ACG! (awesome comic guys!) Reply to this comment.

9. 9 roadjcat Posted: Oct 8th, 2008 at 6:24 am

   Be serious Ray: how long did this thing take you? I think you’ll find the answer in his comment. Reply to this comment.

10. 10 Ewan Posted: Oct 8th, 2008 at 6:28 am

    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? Reply to this comment.

11. 11 Rokai Posted: Oct 8th, 2008 at 7:19 am

    Oh wow Mario likes copypasta. And this is the second funny comic this month keep it up! Reply to this comment.

12. 12 Metal_Link Posted: Oct 8th, 2008 at 7:23 am

    Ohhh… copy and pasta… I am disappointed in you, Ray. 5/5 for Tim! Reply to this comment.

13. 13 D3vin Posted: Oct 8th, 2008 at 8:12 am

    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. Reply to this comment.

14. 14 lwelyk Posted: Oct 8th, 2008 at 8:17 am

    Brilliant. Just brilliant. Reply to this comment.

15. 15 geozeldadude Posted: Oct 8th, 2008 at 8:39 am

    awesome! these would look great on a t-shirt — maybe in color? Reply to this comment.

16. 16 Tacos Posted: Oct 8th, 2008 at 10:36 am

    So simple, yet so mind-blowingly amazing. Congrats Reply to this comment.

17. 17 Black n white Posted: Oct 8th, 2008 at 10:45 am

    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. Reply to this comment.

18. 18 D3vin Posted: Oct 8th, 2008 at 11:01 am

    awesome! these would look great on a t-shirt — maybe in color? These kind of illusions work best without the color. Reply to this comment.

19. 19 SolidSnakeSimulation95 Posted: Oct 8th, 2008 at 12:01 pm

    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. Reply to this comment.

20. 20 Dominator_101 Posted: Oct 8th, 2008 at 12:17 pm

    Awesome comic! Man, I love optical Illusions. I especially love the Q-bert one. Reply to this comment.

21. 21 Narnian Posted: Oct 8th, 2008 at 1:00 pm

    Simple and original. Just the way I like it. Reply to this comment.

22. 22 hayley Posted: Oct 8th, 2008 at 1:59 pm

    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. Reply to this comment.

23. 23 MetaRidleyR27 Posted: Oct 8th, 2008 at 2:26 pm

    Great comic guys! This one was really well thought out. And a little copy pasta every once in a while is perfectly acceptable. Reply to this comment.

24. 24 Gewurztraminer Posted: Oct 8th, 2008 at 3:44 pm

    nMCEcg Reply to this comment.

25. 25 Kyle Posted: Oct 8th, 2008 at 4:18 pm

    Nicely done, the mario one made me dizzy, excellent job!!!! Reply to this comment.

26. 26 Gadoink Posted: Oct 8th, 2008 at 5:07 pm

    COPY AND PASTA WITH THE MARIO! Reply to this comment.

27. 27 Beef Posted: Oct 8th, 2008 at 5:15 pm

    Your comic is consistently great, it’s going to be one of the really big ones. Reply to this comment.

28. 28 mike Posted: Oct 8th, 2008 at 5:46 pm

    lol, Sonic’s is incredibly meta, since he’s on a MOBIUS strip Reply to this comment.

29. 29 Unclever title Posted: Oct 8th, 2008 at 5:54 pm

    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. Reply to this comment.

30. 30 MetaRidleyR27 Posted: Oct 8th, 2008 at 6:09 pm

    Your comic is consistently great, it’s going to be one of the really big ones. Heh, hopefully if they do become famous, they won’t forget about their long time fans and readers. Reply to this comment.

31. 31 CKcheeseboy Posted: Oct 8th, 2008 at 6:37 pm

    You forgot that one Mc Escher picture with all the stairs and doorways, Could have been a great Zelda picture… 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. Reply to this comment.

32. 32 Gadoink Posted: Oct 8th, 2008 at 7:15 pm

    qbert swears too much, ya know? Reply to this comment.

33. 33 Matt Posted: Oct 8th, 2008 at 10:28 pm

    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 Reply to this comment.

34. 34 Nicolas Posted: Oct 9th, 2008 at 5:05 am

    Those are great and need a sequel. Their existence on this site might even generate traffic by itself. Reply to this comment.

35. 35 hydrocow Posted: Oct 9th, 2008 at 6:26 am

    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? Reply to this comment.

36. 36 hey Posted: Oct 9th, 2008 at 6:42 am

    Best strip yet, inspired! Reply to this comment.

37. 37 DrOswald Posted: Oct 9th, 2008 at 9:29 am

    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. Reply to this comment.

38. 38 CKcheeseboy Posted: Oct 9th, 2008 at 9:20 pm

    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. Reply to this comment.

39. 39 Gadoink Posted: Oct 10th, 2008 at 6:15 am

    and qbert part on a wallpaper. Reply to this comment.

40. 40 shadowkid92 Posted: Oct 11th, 2008 at 7:24 am

    i loved this one especially the last frame Reply to this comment.

41. 41 roadjcat Posted: Oct 11th, 2008 at 8:13 pm

    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 City Folk’s only serious addition is Wii Speak, and I can’t say I’m looking at the DOJO everyday for that one….. 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 Reply to this comment.

42. 42 D3vin Posted: Oct 11th, 2008 at 8:25 pm

    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 City Folk’s only serious addition is Wii Speak, and I can’t say I’m looking at the DOJO everyday for that one….. 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!! Reply to this comment.

43. 43 Ray Posted: Oct 11th, 2008 at 10:16 pm

    Author Comment 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 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. Reply to this comment.

44. 44 Gewurztraminer Posted: Oct 12th, 2008 at 7:51 am

    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! Reply to this comment.

45. 45 MetaRidleyR27 Posted: Oct 12th, 2008 at 8:53 am

    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. Reply to this comment.

46. 46 roadjcat Posted: Oct 12th, 2008 at 12:59 pm

    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. 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. Reply to this comment.

47. 47 MetaRidleyR27 Posted: Oct 12th, 2008 at 3:35 pm

    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: 2P START! uses WordPress and ComicPress. Subscribe: Entries [RSS] and Comments [RSS]. © 2007-2008 Tim Harding & Ray Hargreaves Reply to this comment.

48. 48 Hika Posted: Oct 12th, 2008 at 5:05 pm

    This comic makes my head hurt. Reply to this comment.

49. 49 Kevin Ghadyani Posted: Oct 12th, 2008 at 9:50 pm

    This one is AMAZING! I loved the play on those classics. Reply to this comment.

50. 50 Gadoink Posted: Oct 14th, 2008 at 6:03 am

    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) Reply to this comment.

51. 51 Tim Posted: Oct 14th, 2008 at 6:43 pm

    Author Comment 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 Reply to this comment.

52. 52 MetaRidleyR27 Posted: Oct 14th, 2008 at 7:02 pm

    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. Reply to this comment.

53. 53 Tacos Posted: Oct 14th, 2008 at 11:55 pm

    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. Reply to this comment.

54. 54 John Posted: Oct 15th, 2008 at 1:07 pm

    wonderful Reply to this comment.

55. 55 Lozaiah Posted: Oct 15th, 2008 at 3:08 pm

    Congrats! Reply to this comment.

56. 56 honus Posted: Nov 3rd, 2008 at 3:11 am

    I love the comic. I hate to disappoint everybody but that isn’t a Mobius strip. Reply to this comment.

57. 57 Tim Posted: Nov 3rd, 2008 at 10:21 am

    Author Comment I love the comic. I hate to disappoint everybody but that isn’t a Mobius strip. Glad someone finally noticed! Reply to this comment.