# Questions about a potential game I wanted to make **URL:** \ **Category:** Arcade\ **Created:** [September 15, 2023, 3:06pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/questions-about-a-potential-game-i-wanted-to-make/22484 "2023-09-15T15:06:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![TheConeGuy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/theconeguy/32/13840_2.png) [@TheConeGuy](https://forum.makecode.com/u/TheConeGuy)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2023, 9:59pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/questions-about-a-potential-game-i-wanted-to-make/22484/81 "2023-10-17T21:59:52Z")
Well, I’ve been working on a Coneguy model based off of a Mario model with 300 triangles, although I’m probably going to need to get even simpler. Almost like the low-poly model of Mario from SM64, but slightly more detailed. Speaking of, does anyone have access to the model? Here are some pictures if you don’t know what I’m talking about: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/2X/c/c61fa73045845bd6b66d25a1d3f75dcfa4745e06.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/2X/e/e00e0ebeac4800f4cd52d132670db467de1c0bfd.webp) ---
**Author:** ![Brohann](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/brohann/32/17380_2.png) [@Brohann](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Brohann)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2023, 6:21pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/questions-about-a-potential-game-i-wanted-to-make/22484/82 "2023-10-20T18:21:06Z")
I don’t think I’m explaining myself enough. Makecode arcade has a 15-color palette, so shading would look pretty ugly even with serious dithering. without shading, models do not have to be as detailed because people won’t even be able to see them (especially with a tiny screen resolution). That 3d dino I made a while ago only had 90 triangles. and I would have done less if the dino was going to be small instead of taking up the whole screen. > **[3D dinosaur model](https://arcade.makecode.com/24794-44311-09711-13209)** > > Made with ❤️ in Microsoft MakeCode Arcade. ---
**Author:** ![Brohann](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/brohann/32/17380_2.png) [@Brohann](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Brohann)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2023, 6:21pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/questions-about-a-potential-game-i-wanted-to-make/22484/83 "2023-10-20T18:21:09Z")
also, using a model with a bunch of squares is not very good on the performance side. a single square has 8 vertices and 12 triangles! 🤪 ---
**Author:** ![BoostedGames](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/boostedgames/32/29419_2.png) [@BoostedGames](https://forum.makecode.com/u/BoostedGames)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2023, 9:05pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/questions-about-a-potential-game-i-wanted-to-make/22484/84 "2023-10-20T21:05:43Z")
dino saur ---
**Author:** ![TheConeGuy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/theconeguy/32/13840_2.png) [@TheConeGuy](https://forum.makecode.com/u/TheConeGuy)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2023, 9:05pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/questions-about-a-potential-game-i-wanted-to-make/22484/85 "2023-10-20T21:05:49Z")
Well, yes, but I was just trying to compare it with something else. Thank you for the clarification though! ---
**Author:** ![randomuser](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/randomuser/32/36648_2.png) [@randomuser](https://forum.makecode.com/u/randomuser)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2023, 9:06pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/questions-about-a-potential-game-i-wanted-to-make/22484/86 "2023-10-20T21:06:59Z")
TWELVE? I thought it had 2, what happened! ---
**Author:** ![Sarge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/sarge/32/19590_2.png) [@Sarge](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Sarge)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2023, 4:42pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/questions-about-a-potential-game-i-wanted-to-make/22484/87 "2023-10-23T16:42:41Z")
Two right triangles make up a side, 6 sides \* 2 = 12 triangles ---
**Author:** ![Brohann](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/brohann/32/17380_2.png) [@Brohann](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Brohann)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2023, 4:50pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/questions-about-a-potential-game-i-wanted-to-make/22484/88 "2023-10-23T16:50:44Z")
sorry I meant cubes ---
**Author:** ![personalnote](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/personalnote/32/31359_2.png) [@personalnote](https://forum.makecode.com/u/personalnote)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2023, 5:05pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/questions-about-a-potential-game-i-wanted-to-make/22484/89 "2023-10-23T17:05:15Z")
impressive work guys 😁 ❤ ---
**Author:** ![randomuser](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/randomuser/32/36648_2.png) [@randomuser](https://forum.makecode.com/u/randomuser)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2023, 9:18pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/questions-about-a-potential-game-i-wanted-to-make/22484/90 "2023-10-23T21:18:26Z")
Ah alright! ---
**Author:** ![Sarge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/sarge/32/19590_2.png) [@Sarge](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Sarge)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2023, 11:40pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/questions-about-a-potential-game-i-wanted-to-make/22484/91 "2023-10-23T23:40:36Z")
Pff my brain just ironed it out and read it as cubes in the first place, hence my response ---
**Author:** ![TheConeGuy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/theconeguy/32/13840_2.png) [@TheConeGuy](https://forum.makecode.com/u/TheConeGuy)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2023, 10:08pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/questions-about-a-potential-game-i-wanted-to-make/22484/92 "2023-10-27T22:08:26Z")
Hey, hey! This is slightly off-topic, but it’s **very important!** (kind of-) ![Handwritten_2023-10-27_172603](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/2X/1/1b7bb3f1799b716adea68c779b216987ba4676aa.jpeg) As you can see by this drawing that I made in my science class (yes, really,) I have a reference sheet for Coneguy now! This means that these changes I made would probably carry over when I make his model (if I can get it to look good while still being very low-poly, but I’ll cross that bridge when I get there.) Here are all the changes I’ve made to him: 1. He has more puffy hair, to make it a more pronounced part of his design. 2. The bottom of his cone looks more blocky, which is just to match the way real-life traffic cones look. 3. I gave him white fingerless gloves because I thought it was weird he didn’t have them already and I thought it would help to distribute his colors better. 4. He’s slightly taller (he used to be just 5 foot but now he’s 5’5,) so this would make him taller than Mario but smaller than Luigi (not counting the traffic cone, of course.) 5. He has freckles now. Why? Because I thought it would fit his design and personality (which it did). Hope you guys like this design! (Oh boy, it would sure be a shame if this was posted on Monday and not Friday…) ---
**Author:** ![TheGreenArtist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/thegreenartist/32/11096_2.png) [@TheGreenArtist](https://forum.makecode.com/u/TheGreenArtist)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2023, 10:43pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/questions-about-a-potential-game-i-wanted-to-make/22484/93 "2023-10-27T22:43:21Z")
Yo @TheConeGuy do you have platformer sprites for him, i can maybe make a game with him. ---
**Author:** ![TheConeGuy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/theconeguy/32/13840_2.png) [@TheConeGuy](https://forum.makecode.com/u/TheConeGuy)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2023, 11:00pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/questions-about-a-potential-game-i-wanted-to-make/22484/94 "2023-10-27T23:00:46Z")
I was literally just making some right now. These are made in the SMB1 style. Perhaps they could be used in a prequel to Super Coneguy 64 like the SMW2: Yoshi’s Island to SMW. ![pixil-frame-0 (62)](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/2X/f/f08464a15d7051412aac75a56f1b1111151850b0.png) Each one of these are 16 x 32 by the way, but I’m still finishing the other sprites and Small Coneguy (which has 16 x 16 sprites). ---
**Author:** ![AbstractDesigner](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/abstractdesigner/32/22531_2.png) [@AbstractDesigner](https://forum.makecode.com/u/AbstractDesigner)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2023, 11:14pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/questions-about-a-potential-game-i-wanted-to-make/22484/95 "2023-10-27T23:14:58Z")
So cuuuuutee!!! ---
**Author:** ![goldtopaz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/goldtopaz/32/28622_2.png) [@goldtopaz](https://forum.makecode.com/u/goldtopaz)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2023, 11:15pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/questions-about-a-potential-game-i-wanted-to-make/22484/96 "2023-10-27T23:15:01Z")
this reminds me of a gameboy color game weirdly enough but still some good stuff ---
**Author:** ![Brohann](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/brohann/32/17380_2.png) [@Brohann](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Brohann)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2023, 11:52pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/questions-about-a-potential-game-i-wanted-to-make/22484/97 "2023-10-27T23:52:51Z")
that’s because the gameboy color and the nes both have a max of 3 colors per sprite ---
**Author:** ![randomuser](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/randomuser/32/36648_2.png) [@randomuser](https://forum.makecode.com/u/randomuser)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2023, 4:48pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/questions-about-a-potential-game-i-wanted-to-make/22484/98 "2023-10-30T16:48:58Z")
It looks awesome!!! Supercool redesigns, it fits him well! ---
**Author:** ![TheConeGuy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/theconeguy/32/13840_2.png) [@TheConeGuy](https://forum.makecode.com/u/TheConeGuy)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2023, 4:54pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/questions-about-a-potential-game-i-wanted-to-make/22484/99 "2023-10-30T16:54:33Z")
![y'all liked it, i guess?](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/2X/8/87a9c9b3cef0f390ce5c582e5727a445b498f2bc.png) Looks like you guys really liked it…so I made a sprite sheet. It’s obviously not finished, but it’s a start. ![pixil-gif-drawing (8)](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/2X/5/55d72d1e8c8b3c7c1569b78aad4dff04e6dfc5ca.gif) The power-ups at the bottom are the Coneguy versions of the Fire Flower, Super Leaf, Bubble Flower, and Drill Mushroom (the latter two are from the newest Mario game, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, which you should play now. It’s really good.) I removed Small Coneguy’s cone hat because it would be impossible to fit his sprites in 16x16 with it. Otherwise, these sprites are directly based off of Coneguy’s updated design. I also made this alternate version that is completely custom and not based off of anything except the original sprites. I think it looks better because Coneguy’s sprite is bigger (meaning more space for facial expressions, animation, and general polish). It’s still very unfinished, even more than the last one, but that’s because I don’t wanna go all out on the sprites until you guys decide which one you think is better. ![pixil-frame-0 (64)](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/2X/6/636b07c6ba003c90dd893c0ac0e96877d433260a.png) So…which one should I go with? _Poll ([view on site](https://forum.makecode.com/t/questions-about-a-potential-game-i-wanted-to-make/22484/99))_ ---
**Author:** ![urassari](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/urassari/32/9535_2.png) [@urassari](https://forum.makecode.com/u/urassari)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2023, 5:17pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/questions-about-a-potential-game-i-wanted-to-make/22484/100 "2023-10-30T17:17:00Z")
uh… because its the super mario bros 1 style? [Previous page](https://forum.makecode.com/t/questions-about-a-potential-game-i-wanted-to-make/22484.md?page=4) [Next page](https://forum.makecode.com/t/questions-about-a-potential-game-i-wanted-to-make/22484.md?page=6)