#critter gaming

[dappercritter]

I AM NOW UPGRADING MY PC

[stargazer0001]

:) this is our home now

fuck it we live at moon now

gonna try and find more (or spawn in) more kids

also more stupid photos of them :333

the rotund pup is called bubble fruit because they are uh. Circular. And also blue and also gourmand, food, yeah. so Bubble fruit

Maybe the aquatic pup could be called Cobalt chloride and Chloride for short bc apparently it changes colors between pink and blue??? So perfect

anyone got ideas for the hunter and tundra pups? What we gonna call the piss colored and the built like cotton candy ones.

[sunnyhar]

Buncha poppy playtime's contents I drew a while ago

[lunachanhu]

[kipine]

⸙ Concepts II

A new concept for the critter page! I wanted to include more drawings and lore of the critters, so I added the bottom part. I also wanted the background to be more clear, so I can showcase the different environments the world has.

Alsooo, I'm trying to think of a neat name for the project, but until then I just tag these as "critters" !

[chellaw-sinz-arts]

I love to see them as best buddies😍🫰‼️ /hj

Btw sorry but please don't take these as ship arts because i personally don't ship them. Thank you💦

[lloline]

"HATE U"

the idea of making a dramatic Poppy Playtime artwork popped up in my head again! so here's Dogday, lies among the cubes, which form the words "hate u" and also there is a Catnap's shadow

[retr0scum]

cause my friends motivated me to do so

[doobledabbadoo]

damn they werent lying, those critters sure can smile

[triaelf9]

Aeor date-sploration memories XD

[trademmarkart]

I like them

[stargazer0001]

what the dog doin

[nebu-lime]

I dont control my autism. It just screams “BE OBSESSED WITH CARTOON CAT AND DOG FROM BAD MASCOT HORROR GAME NYEOOOOOWWWWW”

Reblogs > Likes

[ffwix]

FINE, I’ll acknowledge the chapter but that doesn’t mean I’m still not in denial.

Anyway, did this during my classes and finished it while studying. A small doodle

[x-i-l-verify]

Something that I've noticed ever since the Smiling Critters were introduced is that they can so easily be paired off into complementary duos, ones that are specifically designed to teach children fundamental lessons about life and self-care from two different angles. It's really interesting to me.

Like obviously you have Dogday and Catnap, with their sun/moon, dog/cat dichotomy, that stress how important it is to have fun and get things done during the day, but also that it's important to wind down, relax, and get a good night's sleep.

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Bubba Bubbaphant and Craftycorn were introduced as a duo in the Smiling Critter show's intro, and their dichotomy is quite obvious. They are basically the right and left sides of the brain personified. Bubba is the left side of the brain, logical, analytical, focused on math and science. Craftycorn is the right side of the brain, creative and imaginative, focused on the arts and self-expression. They represent learning and academia in all its forms, the different ways people engage with and understand the world.

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Hoppy Hopscotch and Kickin' Chicken form the sportsmanship duo. They are both portrayed as enjoying sports and the outdoors, but in different ways that highlight the different ways sports can be played and enjoyed and also what it entails to be successful at them. Hoppy Hopscotch may be loud and impatient, but she is also a team player, shown in her willingness to slow down her fast pace to make sure none of her friends are left behind. Kickin' Chicken, on the other hand, is laid-back, relaxed, and chill, the described "cool kid" of the group, but he's also described as having a ton of perseverance, more of a "slow and steady wins the race" type of person.

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This leaves Bobby Bearhug and Picky Piggy as the last pair. Fittingly, these two are all about how to meet the fundamental needs of yourself and others. Bobby teaches children how to nourish themselves emotionally through showing and receiving care from others, while Picky teaches them how good food is important to nourish the body and soul. Depriving oneself of either of these things only makes oneself and therefore everyone around one miserable, because those fundamental needs are no longer being met.

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Like fr, this is some pretty genius marketing right here. You have enough characters that every kid will have their favorite, but not so many that any would get lost in the shuffle, because the lessons each one of them would teach would be integral to the group as a whole. It really makes me that much sadder we saw basically nothing of the Smiling Critters during the game itself, because Mob Games struck gold with this concept, only to ultimately do nothing with it. :/

But I guess that's what fandom is for, eh?