My Second Gaming Tattoo - Reader's Choice - Kotaku Comments

My Second Gaming Tattoo - Reader's Choice

Darkwing87 — Sat, 03 May 2008 11:54:46 MDT

Haha.

I got a line from the Dark Tower tattooed on my arm last week, but this? Gaming tattoos fail sir.

Darkwing87

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mcderek3000 — Sat, 03 May 2008 08:06:04 MDT

@Spoony Bard: Don't listen to Ondine's lies!!!!

mcderek3000

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raistlinsghost — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:34:19 MDT

Comment on My Second Gaming Tattoo - Reader's Choice Very nice tat. I myself have a similarily inspired design: http://www.theoccasionalsolipsist.com/2005/06/final-fantasy-xii-and-adventures-of.html. I have been long flirted with the idea of getting an 8 bit character tattoo like this one, and now that I see yours I want one even more.

raistlinsghost

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Spoony Bard — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:34:15 MDT

@mcderek3000: Yeah, but nothing can take away the awesomeness of the classes of the original game.

Now if you put Vaan on your arm, you might/will regret it.

Spoony Bard

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mcderek3000 — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:45:35 MDT

I used to be a big fan of FFX and Auron, until Final Fantasy 12 and its Western-style battle system and open world converted me.

Be careful about what you put on your arm, son. Your tastes might change in the future.

mcderek3000

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El_Cody — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 22:14:00 MDT

thats pretty sick actually

El_Cody

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Bokusatsu_Tenshi — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:39:48 MDT

*plays victory fanfare*

Bokusatsu_Tenshi

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kojirodensetsu — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:35:18 MDT

You should get 2 more characters one on each leg.

kojirodensetsu

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artofwar420 — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:05:56 MDT

That's tight Mike F.

artofwar420

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jamesesdad — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:30:22 MDT

something about a digital character with hair growing out of its body makes me uncomfortable....

jamesesdad

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Wolfers — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:25:33 MDT

Show us in 20 years!

Wolfers

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KrsJin — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:21:54 MDT

Top tier? Top tier.

KrsJin

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B33b3s — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:20:04 MDT

Ahhh... tattoo artist, one of the few professions where you can stab someone thousands of times and get away with it.

B33b3s

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Mr. Karate — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:05:42 MDT

Crazy looking tattoo, but its something I certainly wouldn't ink on my body.

Mr. Karate

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luketheobscure — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:58:02 MDT

@Guild_Navigator: White ink fades very rapidly on a tattoo, so large sections of white aren't recommended.

I used to be an apprentice before I switched over to graphic design (not many tattoo shops offer health insurance!)

Also, fear is the mind killer.

luketheobscure

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Dr.Chocobo — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:53:12 MDT

How did I miss this? And why wasn't there a pixelated CHOCOBO For The Vote?!

Offensive to my name, I say!

(Though, I think the Chocobo didn't come in until FF2?)

Dr.Chocobo

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StormdragonBlue — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:57:03 MDT

So how much did 8-Bit Theater pay you again? :D

StormdragonBlue

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feartheraven — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:56:42 MDT

which is better? ff3 or ff4? i want to buy one for my ds.

feartheraven

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Gustavo — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:55:02 MDT

I voted for the orange portal around your mouth and the blue portal around your butt

What do you mean that wasn't an option

Gustavo

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King Geedorah — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:53:02 MDT

whoops

King Geedorah

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GordieHoweHatTrick — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:51:48 MDT

That is pretty damn great, so now when you "accidently" give somebody a clothesline, you can just say the mage or fighter did it!

Sleeper Holds as well!

GordieHoweHatTrick

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Purple Dave — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:37:35 MDT

Is it too late to suggest that they'd look better if they were facing the other direction? You know, so they'd be looking at your hands, and not your armpits.

Purple Dave

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Ghirofelgo — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:36:21 MDT

I'm quite jealous that I only got into videogames in the 16-bit era (my first console was a Sega Megadrive when I was 9.) I can't really justify getting a pixelly sprite tattooed on me which is a shame because they look so amazing!

Ghirofelgo

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Jamie_W — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:23:49 MDT

YES! I've been considering a pixelated tattoo for ages, but was unsure how it'd look. The answer is clearly 'fucking ace'.

Jamie_W

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Buddy_DoQ — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:18:35 MDT

Needs more Sword-Chucks, yo!

Buddy_DoQ

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Erwin — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:15:00 MDT

Now slam your arms together repeatedly for the fate of the world!

Erwin

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Islandkiwi — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:10:07 MDT

Tragically, judging from the first photo it looks to me like each tattoo should be on the opposite arm.

But I'm sure that can be easily fixed... )=

Islandkiwi

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Furu — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:57:11 MDT

This reminds me of:
[www.gamerhelp.com]

Furu

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dam0dred — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:45:20 MDT

They look great!

dam0dred

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Bururian — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:44:15 MDT

Fahey, sir. I've been looking for a good Tattoo Parlor in the Atlanta area to get my Pacman tattoo. I shall now take a trip down to Psycho Tattoo II and check them out. Thanks!

Bururian

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teh_joe — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:41:21 MDT

@chemical_eng_mx: next up someone recreates Samus' suit in tattoo form

teh_joe

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dead_red_eyes — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:38:22 MDT

Nice!!!!

dead_red_eyes

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chemical_eng_mx — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:38:04 MDT

Awesome!
But that's the thing about tattoos, you just got the first one a little while ago, but the you go, "Hell, I've already got one, what's one more?" Next thing you know, you've got a pixel art bodysuit =P

chemical_eng_mx

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Mienvard — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:31:15 MDT

Grats again!

Mienvard

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SaintEmpire — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:28:49 MDT

way to go!

SaintEmpire

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jeffx — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:23:50 MDT

EXCELLENT.

jeffx

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Spoony Bard — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:22:58 MDT

@ThisCharmingMan: Oh, NOW you tell him. :)

Spoony Bard

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Fallible — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:21:25 MDT

@Jojuinc: It really isn't though...

Game tattoos aren't my thing, but as I've always maintained, as long as the person who has them is happy it really doesn't matter if someone disagrees.

Fallible

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Guild_Navigator — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:20:40 MDT

Should have gotten a white mage on the right. Then you could have had a whole light and dark theme going. Villains on one side and heroes on the other.

Guild_Navigator

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ThisCharmingMan — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:19:16 MDT

Looks great...but don't you think they should be facing the other direction?

ThisCharmingMan

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thebattousai185 — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:12:49 MDT

Thats some great work right there.

thebattousai185

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Concretepiggy — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:11:24 MDT

That looks great man, though really the only option is to get all four of em now. But who to get on each arm? Black Mage and Red Mage on one arm, with Fighter and Thief on the other? Or vice versa?

Concretepiggy

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mgy — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:10:22 MDT

NO TATTOO FORMATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION! PROTEST THE SHAM VOTE!

mgy

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LemmingZ — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:10:09 MDT

This looks so lame :/
But then I think tatoos all look bollocks.
This just especially so.

LemmingZ

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Amuro1X — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:08:31 MDT

I say now you get Thief on one leg and Red Mage on the other. Complete the light warriors!

Amuro1X

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Maudite — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:05:17 MDT

NES tattoo art never looked so tasteful!

somebody with bigger balls than me should go for the 8-bit motherbrain.

Maudite

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sheeeillaaa — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:05:15 MDT

Fighter Vs Black Mage

sheeeillaaa

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yashichi8bit — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:03:40 MDT

You spoony bard!

yashichi8bit

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Risky — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:02:11 MDT

Hey awesome I live over by Psycho Tattoo.

Risky

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Eville1 — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:00:30 MDT

Still waiting on a head crab or something. That'd be rad on a shaved head.

Eville1

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geekgrrl — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:00:20 MDT

nice work!

geekgrrl

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littletad — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:55:34 MDT

That's a little too much... Can't you just settle for blue shoes like Brian?

littletad

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SAKY — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:53:30 MDT

16-bit Varia suit Samus is next?

SAKY

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razorangelwings — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:52:15 MDT

Looks great, makes me want to cover my body with every pixelated character from all the Final Fantasy games!

...man, that would be epic. Epic win or epic fail is debatable.

razorangelwings

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OneManFreakShow — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:51:00 MDT

For your next tattoo you should get the weakspot on the Colossi from Shadow of the Colossus. That would be awesome.

OneManFreakShow

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Jojuinc — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:50:28 MDT

@thisisasignin: LA Ink's better Kat's the greatest! Ami's an ass!

Jojuinc

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kaicho — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:48:02 MDT

aw they don't seem to be getting along ;'<

kaicho

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fdisk — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:47:47 MDT

I fully endorse these tats.

fdisk

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thisisasignin — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:44:15 MDT

Now for something like this to show up on Miami Ink...
Do they still do new episodes?

thisisasignin

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Derigor — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:41:37 MDT

You sir are an inspiration. I think I need the red mage on my arm. but I want him to be holding a pixellated ak-47.

cause I mean come on, seriously.

Derigor

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Orin — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:41:05 MDT

Inspiring, to say the least. Unfortunately, I wasn't into video gaming as much when I was younger as I am now, so I never really played too many of those sweet pixel games, and I'm afraid a Tidus or Yuna tattoo would just look gay.

Never played FFVII either *shame*. Maybe I could get a Colossus face or something...

Hmmm.. But I like the idea of getting a gaming tattoo..

Orin

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Dakobah — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:39:24 MDT

8-bit will always be the best time in video game history.

nice tat.

im trying to get an 8 -bit tie to wear.

Dakobah

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Mike Fahey — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:39:07 MDT

@liquid_kore: Oooo, interesting idea.

Mike Fahey

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MechaJebus — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:38:53 MDT

Love them!

MechaJebus

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tawni — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:38:51 MDT

That tat looks cool. I just made my appointment for my Crecente Tattoo on my breast in a couple of weeks. I can't wait :)

tawni

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LittleBigPlaneteer — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:38:37 MDT

Fine, don't get a Moogle, see if I care.

*whimpers*

LittleBigPlaneteer

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Garnan — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:38:03 MDT

@liquid_kore: That's an awesome idea, but where would he put it? Where it would show, I mean.

Garnan

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will — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:38:03 MDT

Awesome!

Were you slightly gutted when you realised they were facing away from each other though? :p

will

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Krackatoa — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:37:25 MDT

Welcome to Corneria?

Krackatoa

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Shyguy — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:37:21 MDT

They look awesome! I am on my way for my first tattoo this coming weekend. It will not, however, be gaming related. And I am super nervous. I am such a wuss...

Shyguy

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TaggarT6 — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:36:33 MDT

Thief for 2009!

TaggarT6

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CaptLtrl — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:36:31 MDT

I think he turned out even better than Black Mage. Excellent tattoo.

CaptLtrl

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heartless_king — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:35:29 MDT

Crecente deserves something more than a spot on Fahey's arm. Something more prominent, like, his left (face) cheek, or over his heart or something.

Yeah... I'm guessing never gonna happen.

heartless_king

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liquid_kore — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:35:22 MDT

Menu system next?

liquid_kore

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WordMan — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:35:14 MDT

I hope you like FF1 till the day you die.

WordMan

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CaptainMurphy — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:33:47 MDT

Now when your bored you reenact 8-Bit Theatre with your wrists.

CaptainMurphy

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Garnan — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:33:45 MDT

Having those would boost anyone's nerd credibility* by 9001 points.

*Real nerds don't say "cred."

Garnan

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FatalChaos — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:31:36 MDT

They look great, congrats. The 3rd should be Crecente!

FatalChaos

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Phazonmasher — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:29:36 MDT

Mike, you should now take your arms and film a tattoo version of 8 Bit Theater.

That might even win over Owen's Pac-crap post.

Phazonmasher

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H0PLITE — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:29:20 MDT

Very nice! I voted for that. Woo!

H0PLITE

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supershavin — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:29:18 MDT

Your arms are made of win.

supershavin

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FusionHype — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:29:16 MDT

That's not Crecente that everyone wanted.

FusionHype

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Boko — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:26:35 MDT

Looks great! They make a really nice set.

Boko

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Carnok — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:26:29 MDT

Super awesome. Get the rest of the cast on your ankles!

Carnok

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jesp3r — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:25:38 MDT

Win! What's up next?

jesp3r

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Dannon — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:25:37 MDT

Sweet Ass Sweet

Dannon