The 8BDM Announcers Replacement Super Special Mod Project!

[Metallix]

Why? Because I can.
Calling all voice actors!

Get ready to show your best impressions, because it's time to do something about that pesky announcer (or lack thereof.). If you caught the previous Zandronum update packed in with v3b, you probably noticed the announcer folder and voice-overs in the game. While nostalgic and occasionally humorous, the guy seemed out place in 8BDM, so I got rid of the folder. The next time I booted up the game, however, I started to miss the poor Quake guy! Can you believe it?!

Regardless, I suddenly found myself wondering about how the Doctors Light and Wily would call upon their robots in the tournament. Then I thought, hey, let's see if we can't let the Docs take the booth, so to speak.

So, in short, I want to organize a small mod to replace the default announcer voice with custom-made clips of Light and Wily. In solo modes, the player can obviously choose either one to commentate on their matches, but I'd like them to be assigned to their respective teams and have clips for team-based matches such as CTF*, if that's even possible.

* IE: Stuff like: "Wily's team has taken the flag!" "Which one of you scrap-brains dropped ze flag?!"

So, if there's interest, I'll need to recruit two or three gentlemen to help me get this tiny thing out there. I'm looking for a Light and a Wily (and possibly Cossack and Mr. X) to do some voice work. If you'd like to volunteer your vocal chords,  shoot me a PM and maybe a sound byte or two, and we'll talk.

For the good Dr. Light, I am looking for;
- a calm, older gent with a bit of weight on him.
- something like PU or MHX voice; Proud and firm.

For the fanatical Dr. Wily, I seek;
- grizzled, maniacal, possibly German accent (a'la Ruby-Spears).
- able to get really pissed-off at his idiotic creations.

[Hallan Parva]

I NOMINATE JAXOF7


SO FUCKING HARD

[CHAOS_FANTAZY]

I would lend my talents but I don't have a mic that doesn't suck
I could buy one though but I don't know what a good mic is

Nonetheless I'll be keeping an eye on this project

[Dr. Freeman]

I used to have a decent Wily thing going on, not so much now.
We need some mm8 Light up in here though.
Or British Doctor Light.
British Doctor Light is nice.

[Davregis]

Kackebango as Wily
YD as Light

[ZeStopper]

Oh damn, this is cool.
But try not to make German Wily sound like Will Ferrel's role in that Producers movie.
I'll put a video of it.

[Rozark]

Bare with me for a moment.
I'm given the idea of a Clyde von Belmont announcer because of this.
So I thank you for that.

[Ceridran]

What Wily's voice would be like.. yeah, I don't know.

Bare with me for a moment.
I'm given the idea of a Clyde von Belmont announcer because of this.
So I thank you for that.

hey so to be honest, I don't think anybody would really care to help with that

His own workplace has suddenly vanished because it was just too uninteresting to keep onto and he sort of lost his place in EXISTING within the community as a little character--

[Rozark]

It vanished because people were uncreative and didn't want to bother thinking of new products.
Also I never asked for help with it, I can just do it myself.

[MusashiAA]

Of course we need Dr. Cossack ("Our comrades have taken the enemy's flag") and Mr. X announcers. Mr. X should be the total opposite of Dr. Wily, while being a pretentious multimillionaire in the process ("Good job, fellas. My money was well spent.")shutupi'lljustleave

[fortegigasgospel]

Perhaps non-team modes could have Chest, Ripot and Plum voices as announcers as well?

[Korby]

I'd love to help out but I can't into german and I certainly don't have an old man's voice.

YD would make a pretty good Light though.

[Metallix]

Wow, that was fast. Nice to see there's interest, here. I'm actually surprised that no one has really done anything like this yet but whatever.

Of course we need Dr. Cossack and Mr. X announcers.

I considered that. At the moment, I'd prefer to start with just Light and Wily, since most modes don't even use the extra two teams. Really, when was the last time you even saw 4-team hosted?

Then again, the more options, the better. I'll say future version, most likely.

Chest, Ripot and Plum?

... I wasn't aware that they actually had voice actors, but I've never played B&C, so.

Why stop there, even. Auto, Reggae, and Roll might make decent announcers as well. Again, plans for future releases. shut up I love Reggae

We need some mm8 Light up in here though.

why you mother Actually, I can do a half-decent Elmah Fwudd, so I may just do that myself...

[Ceridran]

Be vewy vewy quiet.. .. we captoed the ehnummy fwag!

[Superjustinbros]

I'm up for seeing what you Wily voice actors come up with.