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UPDATE: You can get the latest musical works for this project in this topic: http://forum.starmen.net/forum/Fan/Forum/EarthSound-EarthBound-3D-Soundtrack. Remember, I like to update in packs, so I’ll only update when I have at least other 5 songs ready. Thanks!

I’ll take some time to edit this topic later, fix all the screenshots on this post and update with the people who are actually working on it, don’t worry. I’m not doing it right now because I’m working on this very project.

The structure of this first post is kind of boring… I’ll make it look a bit better later.

Introduction: Me and I am the Will started a project that lots of people (including me!) would really like to see: EarthBound 3D!
But it still is in an early stage of production, like: creation of Concept Art, creation of ideas for the game, and defining the style the game will use.

This IS NOT just a prospectus topic! We want to ask for help here, but we’ve really got some work done! (See details about the help we need in the end of the post… it’s not easy though…)

First, here’s what the group have done so far:

viniciuskps – Project director/idealizer, Musician, Sounds creator/editor, Digital Concept Art, Data Manager.

I am the Will – Project director/idealizer, Main Concept Artist, Musical assistant, Stylist (He got out incredibly well of the style SSB had imposed on us, which is really good! =D)

RPS – Music revision (points out the problems in the music, and I fix them)

Vitória Tornaghi – Paula voice acting (Very nice! Paula really talks! She’s already recorded the voices!)

It’s still a small, very small group… but we really want to continue work on this!

Well… now let’s see some interesting things! I’ll show you some of the Concept Art and Music that are done!

Concept Art – Ness: www.geocities.com/reisilv/Ness-concept.jpg

Concept Art – Paula: www.geocities.com/reisilv/Paula-concept.jpg

Concept Art – Jeff: www.geocities.com/reisilv/Jeff-concept.jpg

Concept Art – Poo: www.geocities.com/reisilv/Poo-concept.jpg

Early concept of the style we want for Onett (this may change): www.geocities.com/reisilv/style4.jpg

Another early concept of the Drugstore and the Burger Shop (this also may change): www.geocities.com/reisilv/style2.jpg

Town Hall (without textures): www.geocities.com/reisilv/TownHall2.jpg

*Will added bags to all of them! And he did it very well! I really like Jeff’s and Poo’s new bags!

*I didn’t really like those letters used for “Drugstore” and “Burger Shop”, they look really boring and normal, but this will change eventually…

As for the musics, they are at the end of the topic, as attachments! (These are not all of the musics that are done… there are LOTS more! I have a total of 15 musics already done and revised! And some more 5 on the works!)

And now, the really difficult part…
We would really like to ask the help of the great 3D modelers and programmers out there, as I do not know much of programming (actually I know almost nothing) and I’m not master at 3D modelling (I also don’t know how to model specifically for games).

So, if you are a 3D character of environment modeler or if you know how to program using a 3D engine, we would really appreciate your help! (any engine that gets the work done should do… even if you create yours, although I think this last option would be very difficult…)

Here are the requirements for joining the team:

• We would prefer that you have lots of free time in your hands!
• You MUST NOT be afraid of Cease and Desist letters! (we aren’t!)
• You should be open to our ideas, but, of course, you can give yours! =D

Well, ok… that’s our message… any criticism on the musics and pictures are also welcome!

If you want to help on one of these 2 things we’ve said above and if you meet our requirements, please PM me or post in this topic! We’re also open to ideas!

That’s it! We really hope you like this project and want to help us! So this can turn out to be a real game and achieve perfection some day!

EDIT: I really decided to expand my knowledge and learn programming and more about 3D modeling… this will continue, but it will take looonger as I have to understand C coding and study the libraries and everything I will use… Yet, we’re open to people who want to help us in any way! So, if you like, you can help!

Oh my god I beg of you to follow through with this!! Oh and some criticism? I think the Otherworldly Foe song needs more bass, like you need to make it louder cause that was the coolest part of the song

Wow! Thanks!

I would really like the skp file. This would be a lot easier! I could use a new style of texture in other places to see if it would fit!

And... it seems the site I provided is not working temporarily so here's a zip of all the Concept Art.

*Chaisu - I was having some problems in increasing the bass, but I'll try to see what I can do. =) Thanks for the criticism.

Alright, check your inbox, Viniciuskps.

You can remove my poor textures if you want.

In fact, you can do anything. Those rectangles on the buildings are areas where the windows would fit inside of. You may find the trees not detailed enough for you.

Well... Slashmire you brought up a good point... Ok... We are working on the resources now... I just wanted some help to make the game faster, but anyway if there isn't anyone helping, this WILL continue... but it will have a slower progress... because I really want to learn programming and everything, and I know it will not be fast! So... I'm asking help now just to make it faster... If people don't want to help... ok! If they want... ok again!

If you want, I could give you a sample of my voice to help with the voice acting. However, I'll need to go get a mic and software to do it. I'll get it soon though. By the way, I'm really interested in doing the voice for either Jeff or Poo...

Also, as an idea, during a fight, I think we should have the characters call out the PSI attack names for that anime styled awesomeness!

I will totally do the voice of PICKY.

Hey guys, they're going to record alternate copies of the script for all maybe 5,000,000 combinations of names.

Midna wrote on Mon, 14 April 2008 22:25

Hey guys, they're going to record alternate copies of the script for all maybe 5,000,000 combinations of names.

...they can just use fixed names you know.

Dibs on the ENEMY MODELER! I am currently working on a sound stone model. What file type do you accept? Would anyone like to help on the textures, or do I also have to do that by myself.

When I said I call dibs on the enemy modeler, I included the image now.

It's supposed to be the sound stone, untextured. I am just an ameature 3D modeler/animator and wish to be of assisstance to the game.

Stonecycle wrote on Wed, 16 April 2008 07:51

When I said I call dibs on the enemy modeler, I included the image now.

It's supposed to be the sound stone, untextured. I am just an ameature 3D modeler/animator and wish to be of assisstance to the game.

Um... I think giovanni said once that the sound stone is one of those shell things from EB0's magicant.

Also, I'd be happy to do some voices. I can be a starman, because I have a good robot voice.

I'd also like a to be Jeff. I think I'd have a good Jeff voice.

I'll happily record voices of him saying all his item attacks.

Now if I could just find my microphone...

Lots of people here have good 3D skills but can anyone really program the 3D models to interact, especially on a stupidly large scale as EarthBound?

Wow!! CSwavely! Do you really mean you want to help me?? That's just incredibly awesome!! I just don't see why would Nintendo stop us... I mean... we see that Mother 3 translation... That is some professional looking translation! And Nintendo didn't do anything to them. And if something happened to us, you could always use your works for videos and continue to amaze people! =D

Thanks!

And here's a small present: a Battle Simulation sound! Featuring Paula's voice. (by Vitória Tornaghi) Note: these are not final sounds... some were there just to fill some blank spaces... Don't mind if you find some SSB sounds, haha! And the ending still has the original sound, but this will be done eventually.

P. Soup wrote on Wed, 16 April 2008 15:28

Well it matters what Program you're using.

Huh? So yeah.. who is going to program the game?

CS Wavely, can we be modeling buddies?

Man! Sorry if you don't like it, Chaisu, but you did such an incredible voice acting that I had to do this! I merged your voice with my music of Pokey's House! And it looks like it fits perfectly!

Warning: awesomeness ahead!

Oh my god XD I messed up so much! It'll be better if I can get me a script of what he actually says, then can I re-record? lmao ...does anyone have an EB script?

Yay! I recorded the fisrt line Jeff says, but it's in my normal voice (Australian accent)

I'm good at accent impersonations, so I don't know if i should but if you want me to I could re-do it.

Ok, I re-did it. Not because of accent, but last time I had to do a few takes and there were realizable cuts in between the lines.

I'm just curious. For Poo, what kind of accent would you prefer? Like, asian like or more like 16-17ish? Just so I can figure out how to do his voice.

T_T.... You at first sound familiar, but then at "Pig's Butt?", I could then tell it was a snot-nosed brat. :lol: :lol: Now, KEEP IT!

Does anyone have any comments on my Jeff voice?

What do you mean?

I might be able to help texture, I used to do a lot of N64 retexturing.

Ooh la la! I like that. Honeymustard, sure, I even tried N64 retexturing, but STANK at it.