History Archives - Nico-Dimattia https://nicodimattia.com A blog about cartoons and famous cartoonists Tue, 13 Jun 2023 08:36:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.2 https://nicodimattia.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/cropped-cartoon-logo-1-32x32.png History Archives - Nico-Dimattia https://nicodimattia.com 32 32 Cartoon Artwork In Games: 5 Hand-drawn Examples https://nicodimattia.com/cartoon-artwork-in-games-5-hand-drawn-examples/ Tue, 13 Jun 2023 08:36:29 +0000 https://nicodimattia.com/?p=134 We live in a world where technology has taken center stage. Think about AI programs that can generate articles from simple prompts, those that canContinue readingCartoon Artwork In Games: 5 Hand-drawn Examples

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We live in a world where technology has taken center stage. Think about AI programs that can generate articles from simple prompts, those that can generate images from text, and those that can create voice notes from text. It is an interesting age to live in. 

Even though modern technology has impacted the gaming industry in many ways, we cannot forget authenticity. Talented artists now have a new place in the gaming industry as they are in high demand for their hand-drawn graphics. We have sampled some of the best games with hand-drawn cartoon artwork. 

Spiritfarer

Spiritfarer is a creation of developer and publisher Thunder Lotus Games. Players who participate in this game take the character of Stella. The main character builds a boat in readiness to explore the world.

You are also expected to befriend and care for spirits before releasing them in the afterlife. The game comes with mystical seas where you are expected to mine, farm, fish, harvest, cook, and craft your way. 

The game is based on moving and emotional stories filled with unforgettable moments. As a player, you will spend time with your spirit passengers while you create lasting moments. The game’s climax is when you learn to say goodbye to your cherished friends. 

Street Fighter III

Street Fighter III was released in 1999 but is still worth a mention in this article. Street Fighter is a series of various games, and every new release has something exciting for the players. One of the notable changes from its predecessor, Street Fighter II is that Street Fighter III introduces new characters. 

The storyline expects you to fight ten different opponents before battling it out with the boss to become the ultimate Street Fighter. This game is still in 2D form. Its hand-drawn graphics are some of the best in the gaming industry. It is also one of the games adapted to tragaperras en línea and is available on different real-money gaming platforms.

Wildermyth

Wildermyth is a procedurally-generated tactical RPG. This game’s campaigns start with a few randomized heroes defending their homes. These starters may not mean much to you initially, as you will just see a jumble of pieces. 

As you move to your next adventure, things start to get interesting, where these heroes will rescue a chicken. Your hunter character will refuse to enter a village, and a prompt on the screen will appear and ask you if you want to press them. 

As you wade through the game, you will notice that there exist chances for a vignette between characters with every step. Everything in this game is contextualized by excellent micro-stories, which then turn into a series of fights. 

Hades 

Hades is based on the Underworld of Greek myth. The game was created by the creators of other big names such as Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre. This rogue-like dungeon crawler expects you to defy the god of the dead to hack your way out of the Underworld of Greek myth. 

The Boon system is an interesting aspect of this game. You will come across Olympian Boons the depths of the Underworld. Olympian Boons are power-ups provided by your cousins, aunts, and uncles at Mt. Olympus. 

There also exist other Boons with different capabilities. Athena’s Boons enhance your ability to resist damage and Deflect. You can increase your Critical Hit rate and Cast Accuracy with the help of the Artemis’ Boons. Lastly, Dionysus’ Boons make your enemies hungover. 

I Was A Teenage Exocolonist

I Was A Teenage Exocolonist is an RPG created by Northway Games. When starting this game, you will find vague hints of future or outside threats to the space colony on Vertumna planet. 

If you are a fan of games with good stories, you will enjoy this one as it mixes grief, conflict, and confusion in its storyline. This game’s protagonist is a child that comes to Vertuma with his family to start a new life. The game is set in years; you choose the activities you will engage in every season. This game is for those looking for soft aesthetics and a solid storyline. 

Have you come across another interesting game with hand-drawn cartoon artwork? Engage us in the comment section. 

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Best Cartoon Slots Online https://nicodimattia.com/best-cartoon-slots-online/ Tue, 13 Jun 2023 08:34:35 +0000 https://nicodimattia.com/?p=131 Cartoon-themed slots are among the most popular online slots appealing to all kinds of players. The rise of iGaming gave rise to cartoon slots thatContinue readingBest Cartoon Slots Online

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Cartoon-themed slots are among the most popular online slots appealing to all kinds of players. The rise of iGaming gave rise to cartoon slots that blended perfectly with the slots genre prompting software developers to adopt them.

They feature excellent graphics, impeccable gameplay, and exciting characters.

We have selected some of the best cartoon-themed slots offering fun and great payouts and gameplay. You can expect fun bonus features from these exciting cartoon slots making your gaming fun and rewarding.

Rick and Morty

Rick and Morty is a famous TV show that has been adapted into a slot game. The video slot is a creation of Blueprint, released in February 2020. It features new exciting features such as multiple free spins, bonus wheel mini-game, and cascading reels.

The Megaways feature presents players with 117,649 winning ways. Rick and Morty is an exciting slot to play suitable for every player.

The Flintstones

The modern stone-age family cartoon show graced the TV from 1960-1966. A Hanna-Barbera production, the show was the first cartoon animated series to air on primetime spot. The show inspired many remakes, live-action movies, and special spinoffs.

With the rise of iGaming, Playtech seized the opportunity and developed the Flintstones video slots. The slot has five reels and incredible 1024 ways to win.

It features the exciting characters in the TV show, such as Wilma Flintstone, Fred, adorable Pet Dino, Barney and Betty Rubble. The game involves a host of unique features that make the game exciting.

You can play free games with three characters, each with unique, enhanced, wild features. Enjoy cash prizes and free multipliers courtesy of the exciting Bedrock Bowling bonus around Fred’s favourite hobby.

The Flintstone Rocky Ride is another fun random feature where Barney and Fred discover mystery symbols and multipliers. The Flintstones is a high-quality, fun-themed, excellent graphics slot worth trying.

Family Guy

Imagine cartoons for adults. How about that? The Family Guy, an animated series by Seth MacFarlane, is a cartoon-based TV show dedicated to adults only. The Fox TV series centres on the Griffin family.

The Family Guy video slot brings out the show’s comedy in the game through the hilarious and politically-incorrect scenes. Characters flash amusing quotes and funny sound bites as you play the game.

The slot has many unique features, including four Griffin family features and three-stage World Bonus. Spin the wheel to activate the Chicken Flight bonus, Drunken Clam bonus, or Lois’ Hot free spins. 

The Family Guy is an excellent slot for any player who is a TV show fan. The good thing with slots is that they are purely based on luck. Unlike sports betting where you have to rely on betting tips from expert tipsters, the only thing you need in a slot like Family Guy is luck and be a responsible gambler. 

Dwarfs Gone Wild

Snow White was the original Disney cartoon film released in 1937. The story has remained popular over many decades, inspiring many slot videos. Dwarfs Gone Wild by Quickspin is our pick among the many slots. 

Featuring impeccable graphics and beautifully crafted symbols, the game involves pack-punching animations. The game is set in a mine where seven dwarfs possess unique power, including full reel wilds, rolling wilds, and win multipliers.

The free spin bonus lets you unlock special dwarf features by filling in the Minecart Bonus meter. In addition, the Magic Mirror feature offers 300 extra high-rewarding extra Snow white Symbols onto the reels for two re-spins.

An RTP of 96.38% offered by the game is worth a try for a player looking for higher returns. Lastly, the variety of features and imaginative description of the Snow White story makes The Dwarfs Gone Wild a fun and exciting game.

Top Cat

Based on the 1961 show ‘Top Cat’, the video slot is a creation of Blueprint Gaming. The slot is full of fun, featuring nostalgic cartoons. It’s a five-reeled with three rows and 20 paylines slots, enabling you to win up to 10,000 times your stake.

Top Cat involves all your favourite TV show characters and includes modern graphics with a detailed theme. Thanks to the special feature Top Cat’s Gang, you can grab big wins, which triggers bonuses such as Spook’s Mice as Nice to rearrange symbols until you win.

The Master Plan Bonus allows you to pick a bonus game from a bunch of five for huge rewards.

Mega Moolah

A Microgaming production, Mega Moolah is one of the popular cartoon slots in the market. The 5 x 3 slot has 20 paylines and features beautiful cartoon symbols. It allows you to win x11, 250 your stake but has a low RTP of 88.12 due to the four progressive jackpots.

The colourful modern graphics has made the game famous. A wheel activates randomly during the game, allowing you to grab one of the four progressive jackpots. You can win a staggering $1,000,000 on the biggest Mega Jackpot. 

Those are some examples of cartoon slot you can find online. Let us know if there is some we have may have missed out. 

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History of caricature https://nicodimattia.com/history-of-caricature/ https://nicodimattia.com/history-of-caricature/#respond Fri, 11 Feb 2022 18:09:42 +0000 https://nicodimattia.com/?p=40 The history of caricature dates back to antiquity. Even in ancient Greece, images on amphorae depicting all sorts of human vices (greed, pride, adultery, lust)Continue readingHistory of caricature

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The history of caricature dates back to antiquity. Even in ancient Greece, images on amphorae depicting all sorts of human vices (greed, pride, adultery, lust) were very popular.

Pieter Bruegel de Oude and Hiëronymus Bosch often have satirical subjects and images in their paintings. Leonardo da Vinci made sketches with grotesque depictions of people and Giuseppe Arcimboldo made his famous “curious” pictures.

But the genre of caricature did not fully emerge until the 16th century in Germany, during the Peasants’ War and the Reformation period. Unknown folk authors depicted satirical images of the authorities and the Catholic Church on printed leaflets. A little later the young genre appeared during the bourgeois revolutions in other European countries (Holland, England, and France).

The first professional caricaturist, Pier Leone Ghezzi, lived and worked in Italy in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. His artistic legacy includes fine paintings, frescoes and enamel paintings in rococo style, but the outstanding graphic artist gained great popularity thanks to his numerous satirical images of his contemporaries.

In the middle of the eighteenth century, the caricature genre became widespread in other European countries and North America. Outstanding master William Hogarth was the first in England who began to create caricature prints. His artistic work was continued by other representatives of the genre – James Gillray and Thomas Rowlandson. Cartoonists of that era lauded aristocrats and even royalty, while those in power condescended to their work.

In the nineteenth century, the art of caricature experienced a true flowering. Several factors contributed to it: the emergence of new techniques of engraving and painting, the rapid growth of printing production, the rapid politicization of society and numerous revolutionary events in Europe.

The greatest caricaturist of the 19th century, according to most historians, was Honoré Daumier. This French master of pictorial satire made caricature a full-fledged genre of art. His pencil drawings and lithographs infuriated King Louis-Philippe of France. The satirical images, full of spiteful mockery, were easily recognizable and hit the target precisely. Domier was even sent to prison for six months for one of his works.

In the twentieth century, interest in caricature only increased. With the development of democracy artists of this genre became more protected from the attacks of the authorities, and the demand for denunciatory satirical drawings increased significantly. The rulers of totalitarian regimes also appreciated the power of caricature. In Hitler’s Germany and Stalin’s Soviet Union, satirical images were skillfully used to propagandize the dominant ideology and crack down on dissent.

Even in the early twenty-first century, caricature has not lost its social poignancy. This genre continues to fulfill its primary function of criticizing the ills of our society. Unfortunately, the professional activities of cartoonists are not always duly appreciated. In January 2015, Islamic fanatics massacred the French magazine Charlie Hebdo, which had published satirical images of the prophet Muhammad. The terrorists killed 17 people: the magazine’s staff and police officers.

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