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Published: 2010-02-04 00:11:48 +0000 UTC; Views: 18314; Favourites: 334; Downloads: 1717
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Other pieces in the Metroid Bosses series:So at long last, here's Crocomire. I don't have much to say on this one except he's the 5th in my Metroid Bosses series (which I must admit is heavily biased on the Super Metroid side
).Crocomire came together really well I thought, which was challenging considering Ridley also takes place in Norfair. I wanted to make the two pieces feel different, and I think I was more successful than I hoped.
The ratio is close to 4:3 although I made it a few pixels too wide, but I kept the action in the rough center for those still using fullscreen res. I feel artwork is more fun to enjoy when it fits my screen, so my work is almost always wallpaper ratio. Feel free to dl and enjoy!!
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Even today, I still have a slight sense of urgency despite the fact that he's relatively easy to face every time I run into Crocomire. However, some of that is due to the fact I tend to play Super Metroid hacks more than the original game anymore. The original I've played so much that I know everything like the back of my hand almost. I liked to see things changed up, and Crocomire was one such battle that a number of hacks tried to make more intense.
I do remember my dad playing LONG ago and getting smashed against the spikes 
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This is SO cool....but I can hear his screams of agony!
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that's not a pleasant death, I felt kinda sorry for crocomire.
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I didn't, that bastard attacked me and all I was doing was going into Norfair. 
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yeah that's true. still, that's one of the most gruesome 16 bit deaths I ever saw.
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It really is. I thought nothing of it as a kid, but looking back on it I have to agree with you. Very gnarly stuff.
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If anything, Crocomire is the most durable boss out of all the bosses. Missiles and charged blast do nothing but knock him back a couple of paces. It's was the acid behind him that did him in.
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True true! Man I need to revisit this one, so much detail is missing. Crocomire is one of my favorites, cause he was one of the only Super Metroid bosses that was a real surprise. There was no dark hallway leading to a boss room with a save point right next to it. You're just going along, open a door, and HOLY CRAP he's after you. Scared the heck out of me as a kid.
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when you think about it, this is the single toughest boss samus has ever faced.
none of her weapons damage him at all, samus only won because he fell into a pit of lava
imagine if he wasn't anywhere near a lava pit like that...
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You know, I never really thought about it like that. It's true though, all she could do was push him back. Kinda weird though, how the only place he wanted to live is the only place he could have been killed.
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When I fought him I was pretty much an apologetic attacker
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Some persons think it's not lava but acid, they're wrong...
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Yup, cause it's in Norfair I would always assume lava.
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Anyone else completely freak out the first time they saw Crocomire's skeleton destroy that wall? Cuz I sure did.
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crocomire use to creep me out as a kid (and still does ) but i felt sorry for him because he wasn't working for mother brain. he was just a alien living in a cave XD
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Hahaha! I never thought about it that way, he was always one of my favorites though. It made me sad when his skin melted off. XD
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Crocomire was invincible. He didn't check his back though
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Great job! Would have been even cooler if you could see it dissolving in the acid.
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Haha yeah I wanted to but frankly that's really hard and I don't yet have that kind of skill level.
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I felt bad when Crocmire fell in the acid. I always go to the other side of the room so I don't see his flesh melting off his bones lol.
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Haha for real?! I thought it was awesome lol.
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This was probably one of the most graphic Metroid boss deaths in the entire series for its time. D:
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I really like it! It captures it's death scene really well.
My only gripe is that the perspective on Samus looks a tad off. It almost looks like she's jumping(don't know if she is or not). I think her legs maybe foreshortened a little too much. I addition, II think the left side of the rocky ledge, gives the illusion that its slanting(once again, I'm not sure if this was intentional).
Also, I want to know if you've ever experimented with textures, they can really add a bit more realism to any piece.
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Yeah it was this piece actually that made me start exploring textures more. I tend to stay away from anything that isn't traditionally manual(such as using filters and overlayed textures) when I can. It's not that they don't require skill, but it's just too easy. Have you seen my latest piece, the Metroid Queen? In that one I dug a little deeper and used pointillism techniques to texturize surfaces, but I want to take it farther. I've been researching a lot of techniques lately, so I'm getting better.
And yeah I made the perspective on this one retarded. My favorite part of working on a piece is the rendering so when I had just barely passable lines, I jumped ahead to start coloring right away. I pretty much skipped everything preliminary, like flipping the image, doing color sketches, and good linework so I can't believe it even turned out as well as it did.
Anyway thanks for the crit, I always prefer a good bit of feedback to just favs or flattery.
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Yeah, I saw that. Looking better!
Another technique I like to use is coloring lines, because black lines tend to make images look more flat. In photoshop, you can do this by:
1.Scanning in Lineart(b&w)
2.Select all and copy
3.Make a new layer and fill it with black.
4.Enter quick mask mode and paste.
5.Exit quick mask mode and and go to edit>clear.
Now your lineart is it's own layer, all of the white is transparent. You can now press the lock pixels button on the layer pallet, and color the lines using your preferred method.
Same here, I like shading, but I hate the flat coloring process. It can be so tedious. Yeah, I tend to rush things sometimes in the drawing stage. I just want to see it colored, that I don't get careful enough with proportions, shading, perspective...etc.
Same here, hardly anyone gives me critique, so it's always nice to here some!
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Hey thanks for the info on the lineart coloring! I never think of doing that even though I've seen where others have. I'll try that in my next piece. Thanks for all the feedback, and have a great weekend!
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when u face Crocomire on other super Metroid hacks he is a real bitch to kill
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I think you did a fairly good job giving it a darker cavern feel, like this is not intended to be the climax of the area, while Ridley is indeed. I also like the poses and perspectives you give on your pieces, it really brings out the energy of the piece. Good job, keep it up!
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Thanks a lot man, I'm glad you like it.
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Funnily enough, Crocomire has a higher fan base than most Metroid bosses despite the fact he only shows himself in one game, whereas others like Kraid show up over and over.
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Well, He was the most fun for me to beat. That and, well my Dad Couldn't beat him no matter how many times he tried, so he just called me in to kill him, and I had him downed in no time flat. Charged beam gets faster results. And that's why Crocomire is one of my favorites.
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I think the perspective is actually not bad it just looks like Samus is jumping. Great job!
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Thank you, and Samus is supposed to be jumping backwards so I'm glad you picked up on it. Still I think it should be massively obvious. Anyway, thanks! Glad you like it.
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Yes... I'm glad you noticed.
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