Gaming tattoos

[Levian]

I know if I ever were to get a tattoo, it would have to be something from a video game. That way I know it wouldn't be cliched, mass produced and would actually be some sort of identity to me as well, besides being an awesome tattoo in itself, that is. A tattoo from a movie would be great as well, but they're not that easy to depict in a tattoo really, and I'm not much of a quote hag, so I don't want any text. Hurr, back to gaming!

Topic 1: What gaming tattoo would you get?

Topic 2: Help me find something to ink. For reference, I wouldn't mind getting a tattoo from one of these games:

Mario series (1 to super mario 64)
Zelda series (Alttp, OoT and MM)
Resident Evil
Silent Hill
Clock Tower
Megaman
Final Fantasy (6,7,8,9,10)
Various NES games
Various SNES games

I'm not looking for something gigantic, like Link riding on Epona while slaying Ganon. :D The more discreet the better really, like a coin block from super mario. Tattooing the actual mask from Majora's mask would be great, but I'm too worried that the tattoo artist would fuck it up. It needs the exact correct colouring as well. As for location, I'll probably get it on my arm.

From Resident Evil nothing comes to mind, except perhaps the umbrella symbol.

Silent Hill.. hmm, I'm blank!

Megaman is easy, it'd have to be dr wily in his spaceship or just plain Megaman.

[NeoCracker]

I should get 'You'll Regret randomly encountering me' tattooed somewhere. :p

[Mo-Nercy]

Triforce, I suppose, is an obvious one you might want to consider. Or how about a NES and SNES controller?

As for me, I don't know what I'd get. Maybe the same tattoo Jin from Tekken has on his arm? Like this guy. (http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/7332/09052007sh7.jpg)

[Levian]

Hmm, looks like regular old tribal to me!

Triforce might be a bit standard, and I'd have to have it on my fist, wouldn't I? :D

I wish I hadn't pitched this idea to a friend of mine. I told her having the dragons from Bubble Bobble would be cool, and now she says she's getting it done. :| Awesome tattoo that.

[Pheesh]

This is my friends tattoo;

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs196.snc1/6615_1147643344011_1615389373_377688_4730007_n.jpg

[Clo]

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Fzq94YVbHHM/TAgbgzacprI/AAAAAAAAylQ/kOSD0ghXH_Q/s1600/Video_Game_Tattoos_16.jpg

This one's cute and simple. The picture close up of his skin texture is kinda nasty though.

[Levian]

That's dedication, ee! quite awesome though.

and yeah, that's definitely something in the street of what I'm looking for, Clo. :mog:

[Mo-Nercy]

Here's a cute one:

http://www.pause-button.com/wp-content/uploads/video-game-tattoo-080729-one-up.jpg

[ljkkjlcm9]

If I ever got a tattoo, it would be something small, and definitely a game

One I'd be leaning towards would be a Pin from TWEWY
the main pin
http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSk9rU4fK6ql15LCJnnV4VNkuCA_CFRlT4x1RiiwJfSinTtj3A&t=1&usg=__SCBJhSRljFolDbz3bz_GRXHEck0=
Leo Pin (I'm also a Leo)
http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20080427085816/twewy/images/3/3a/Pin_284.png
Excalibur Pin (cause of the game and I love swords and medieval and the story of king arthur and etc.)
http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20080427085125/twewy/images/6/6a/Pin_186.png
or Velocity Tackle (just cause it looks cool)
http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20080427084750/twewy/images/2/22/Pin_140.png

The final option would eventually to get my 6 favorite pins, under the game symbol pin, kinda like such

http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSk9rU4fK6ql15LCJnnV4VNkuCA_CFRlT4x1RiiwJfSinTtj3A&t=1&usg=__SCBJhSRljFolDbz3bz_GRXHEck0=
http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20080427085127/twewy/images/2/2d/Pin_188.pnghttp://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20080427085125/twewy/images/6/6a/Pin_186.pnghttp://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20080427084956/twewy/images/f/f8/Pin_168.pnghttp://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20080427084750/twewy/images/2/22/Pin_140.pnghttp://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20080427085816/twewy/images/3/3a/Pin_284.pnghttp://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20080427085943/twewy/images/b/bf/Pin_298.png

THE JACKAL

[Yeargdribble]

I'm gonna be 'that' guy...

If I ever got a tattoo... wait... that would never happen. I seriously considered getting a tattoo when I was just a tad younger. I'm so grateful that I never followed through. Get a piercing or something. At least you can take it out later.

It will be difficult to get a completely timeless tattoo especially of gaming. Sure, everyone might know about the Triforce or 1-up, but attitudes about those things can change or be forgotten as much as you may think they will be forever relevant.

There's a chance you may never regret the tattoo, but if you do, it'll be a pain in the ass taking it back. If you're gonna do it at least do it out of sight so that you can very very easily cover it up.



That way I know it wouldn't be cliched, mass produced

Seriously? And then you go on to list the most visible gaming franchises of the last several generations. Getting anything from those games will be cliché and mass produced. I've seen dozens of pictures of firggin' Triforces tattooed onto people. You aren't an original and will not be for getting a gaming tattoo.

As gaming become more mainstream it will be no different than having something from Star Wars tattooed on you. Think about a store like Hot Topic. What once would've defined a generation is now a silly T-shirt. Ten year-old kids are wearing Hot Topic shirts with 80s crap plastered on them to be ironically retro or something. These things have lost their meaning and are purely silly.

Keep these things in mind before you go get a "clever" tattoo of some video game character.

And if you think you're being unique in your tattoo choice just try to Google anything you come up with and I'll be surprised if you don't find an inked representation somewhere.

Remember when tribal tattoos were cool and fresh? Now every douchebag has one on his bicep. They are actually a mark of you being and idiot at the time that was cool. There seems to be quite the surge of gamers getting nerdy tattoos... once again.. you're not being unique.

When you consider getting one consider having permanently bleached hair (circa 1996), a tribal around your arm, barbed wire around the other arm, and a yin-yang somewhere on your body. Those didn't stay cool and this won't either.

[Rantz]

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/729269/Emoticons/Zelda/rupeezelda_snes.gif

[Rantz]

business idea

animated tattoos

[black orb]

http://xcf.xanga.com/a13f236b72730252126272/b200238998.jpg
http://xb5.xanga.com/4d2f7361d3032260347917/b207374462.jpg

[VeloZer0]

If I was going to do it I would want something that wouldn't necessarily look game inspired to a non-gamer, but would be recognizable to people who do play video games. Something like a coin from Mario or a ring from Sonic.

Yearg did raise some valid points, though I wouldn't let that kill the idea. Just whatever you do don't put it in a place where it could be seen during a job interview!

Other ideas:
- Save points. FF7 in particular would probably appear as a random piece of abstract art to most, and a clever homage to fans.
- Items from Zelda. Something like the Ocarina from OoT, or maybe a bottle with a fairy in it
- Sonic spinning in a ball. Would just look like an abstract blue stylized ball to most. Maybe have a yellow/orange one training behind. (I just realized sonic isn't on your list. You suck)
- Energy pelet from Mega Man.
- The little item pouch icon that appears beside items in your inventory in just about every FF game.

Or if you really want to be distinct and ensure it isn't mass produced you could always tattoo your entire forearm as a mega man buster.

EDIT: Great, I've been looking up game tattoo images on Google and now I want one. Haven't seen any of my ideas though.

[Levian]

Yes, you are indeed being 'that guy,' Yeargdribble.

This is all my fault though, I should've mentioned in the first post that I'm not interested in any lectures, or this thread turning into a thread about whether getting a tattoo in general is a good thing or not. The topic for this thread is strictly ideas on what gaming tattoos might be cool.

I am however going to comment on the rest of your post, but I'll let you know right away that I'm not interested in continuing this discussion beyond that. Don't expect a reply if you reply to this post. You're more likely to get one if you PM me or start a whole new thread completely.

I'm 24 years old, I've seen fashions come and go, I'm not going to get a tattoo of anything that is considered cool right now. I also know that there is something called job interviews, I'm not going to get a tattoo that can't be covered by a t-shirt. I've already used google as well, thankyouverymuch. The more I see something on there, the less inclined I am to get it inked on me.



It will be difficult to get a completely timeless tattoo especially of gaming. Sure, everyone might know about the Triforce or 1-up, but attitudes about those things can change or be forgotten as much as you may think they will be forever relevant.

I agree, I don't want a triforce or a 1-up. I do think they are both timeless though, or at least I think they have 60 more years in them. I don't need everyone around me to know what my tattoo means anyway. It's the few people who does know what they mean that matters.


Seriously? And then you go on to list the most visible gaming franchises of the last several generations. Getting anything from those games will be cliché and mass produced. I've seen dozens of pictures of firggin' Triforces tattooed onto people. You aren't an original and will not be for getting a gaming tattoo.

Anything from these games will be cliched? Anything? I disagree completely. If you can't find anything beyond a 1 up, a triforce or sephiroth wielding a sword, you lack imagination. There are definitely cliched tattoos in Mario, Zelda and Final Fantasy, but again, those are the ones I want to avoid. My goal isn't to be the only one in the entire world with a tattoo, but I would like it to be somewhat unique, which I know that pretty much any gaming tattoo will be amongst my friends. (not that I intend to get just any gaming tattoo) Things that are somewhat rare to find online are going to be even more rare in real life, I know how these things work, so I really don't think this is going to be much of an issue.

For the record, I haven't seen a single person in my whole life with a gaming tattoo.

[NorthernChaosGod]

I've considering a couple of "nerd" tattoos myself.

If I did get one, it'd be either the Hylian Crest (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f3/Crest_of_Hyrule.jpg) or the symbols of the Autobots and Decepticons (http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b148/cklun86/09022009027.jpg).

Not necessarily those exact versions.

[black orb]

http://m.blog.hu/zs/zsir/image/tetris_tattoo.jpg

[Jessweeee♪]

I'm far too fickle to get something as permanent as a tattoo, but I'd totally get this in henna or something. I think it'd look nice on the shoulder.

http://www.mycuteshop.com/images/store/Accessories/GrieverKeychain_Big.jpg


I am so super bummed about losing my Griever necklace :(

[Shorty]

I know you didn't list Portal, but I think the Companion Cube would be neat.


http://i548.photobucket.com/albums/ii325/demosthynes/untitled-2.jpg

Also, I know you're a Silent Hill fan (like me <3).


http://i548.photobucket.com/albums/ii325/demosthynes/Pyramid_Head_Tattoo_pt_1_by_AvengedHeart.jpg

You said you didn't really like text, but I thought this was neat.

http://i548.photobucket.com/albums/ii325/demosthynes/gladitsnotme.jpg

If I were to ever get a gaming tattoo, it would probably be of FFVIII.

Sweet gunblade tat~


http://i548.photobucket.com/albums/ii325/demosthynes/Final_Fantasy_VIII_tatoo_by_V_for_VaMPiRu.jpg

[Depression Moon]

That is a good gunblade tat. You could get Zell's tattoo, the Zanarkand Abes logo, any of the weird text from X. Also if you're planning someday of having your own video game you could use something from it.

Any of these maybe? http://gonintendo.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/mario-evolution.jpg

[Bunny]

I would probably never get a tattoo unless I was too drunk to care. If that were the case, it'd probably be something Suikoden related.

[Pete for President]

Found this:

http://gameaxis.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/weakpoint.jpg

For those who don't know, it's a symbol for a weakpoint on a colossus (from Shadow of the). The idea is kinda cool, but I wouldn't get it myself though.

[Raistlin]

I would probably never get a tattoo unless I was too drunk to care. If that were the case, it'd probably be something Suikoden related.

Ditto. http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/5673/souleaterlm7.jpg

[rubah]

The solution is simple.

:albatoss:

or shyguy, goombas, tanooki mario, kuribou's shoe, a fire flower, pacman ghost, magicite, the Garden logo, a moogle

[Masamunemaster]

I cant see spoiler stuff on my psp:(....but I plan to get the greiver symbol as my first tattoo:D

[kotora]

I know you didn't list Portal, but I think the Companion Cube would be neat.


http://i548.photobucket.com/albums/ii325/demosthynes/untitled-2.jpg

Also, I know you're a Silent Hill fan (like me <3).


http://i548.photobucket.com/albums/ii325/demosthynes/Pyramid_Head_Tattoo_pt_1_by_AvengedHeart.jpg

You said you didn't really like text, but I thought this was neat.

http://i548.photobucket.com/albums/ii325/demosthynes/gladitsnotme.jpg


just don't get them done by the same horrible 'artists' that did these poor souls

[Loony BoB]

Any of the FF logos would probably make neatish tattoos. Probably take out the words that go alongside it and just get the image.

But I don't think I'd actually get a tattoo.

[DMKA]

I would never get a tattoo, much less a video game related one.

A tattoo of the little meteor image in the FFVIII logo on your buttcheek would look pretty nifty though.

[Depression Moon]

I thought of one that possibly no one might have. The crest of Lindblum.

[Wolf Kanno]

I would probably never get a tattoo unless I was too drunk to care. If that were the case, it'd probably be something Suikoden related.

Ditto. http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/5673/souleaterlm7.jpg


Hell yeah :cool:

I always felt if I got a tattoo, it would have to be the Rood Inverse from Vagrant Story. Course being the anal... I er mean perfectionist that I am, it would have to be the actual size from the game.

33791

[blackmage_nuke]

Bowser Tattoo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Uy2lyWo7II)

[Depression Moon]

I tried to find an image of the Lindblum crest for you on the internet, but I can't. I don't understand how an internet's worth of FF fans couldn't provide a clear and close image of the symbol. I tried taking a screenshot of it myself, but I can only get blurry pictures. I'll come back and post later if I can get a non-blurry image.

[Seraphic]

You could get the save point (http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zs8ZhkDSVoY/Syk8gGUfrEI/AAAAAAAAAmM/xI5PnKx70U0/s400/halo2_2.jpg) or Robbie the Rabbit (http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs33/f/2008/292/4/b/Robbie_the_Rabbit_by_JasonMcKittrick.jpg) from Silent Hill.

[Shlup]

http://media.hostedfile.com/hostedfile/pdata/69637-m.jpg

If I were to ever get a tattoo, it would probably be video game related.

[Inferno]

Nice on shlup

Here's another
http://www.zhippo.com/forbiddenimageshosted/images/gallery/medium/bob-omb.jpg



If I were to ever get a another tattoo, it would probably not be video game related.

[Bunny]

http://www.celebritytattoos.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/star-wars-nerd-tattoo.jpg

[Pheesh]

Bowser Tattoo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Uy2lyWo7II)

http://www.geekologie.com/2008/03/24/questionable-bowser-tattoo.jpg

[Inferno]

A girly one :
http://www.sobcontrollers.com/temp/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/gzdc-kirbys-dreamland.jpg


http://unrealitymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/samus1.jpg


http://www.allthingscupcake.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/DigDug-cupcake.jpg


http://tomdiaz.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/spy-vs-spy.jpg


http://pics.livejournal.com/lovelikepirate/pic/0000ch54

[Pheesh]

A girly one :
http://www.sobcontrollers.com/temp/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/gzdc-kirbys-dreamland.jpg

Boner achieved.

[Clo]

Bowser Tattoo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Uy2lyWo7II)

http://www.geekologie.com/2008/03/24/questionable-bowser-tattoo.jpg

WTF, I want to hear this conversation as it unfolded. "Dude, I want.. I want, uh... I want... BOWSER! Yeah. But he's wearing shades. And playing a guitar. No, no, a DOUBLE guitar. AND HE'S ON A SURF BOARD. And a pot leaf! AND THE POT LEAF IS ON A CROSS, HELL YEAH!"

[Bunny]

That's basically how it goes in the video.

[Clo]

Oops, I didn't notice the video. I only looked at the picture. I scrolled through the thread and the computer I'm on is public and doesn't have speakers anyhow. :(

[Shlup]

That Bowser tat is like a nightmare.