Correct! It's a bit of an obscure one, but it's been on a few Genesis compilations, including Sonic Mega Collection Plus, so I was hoping someone would recognize it.

wheeee

Next image:

You can see where I grew bored with crosshatching.

Temple of Elemental Evil

ah! really cool!

It reminds me of something from a certain game, but I'll only guess if it's not
the temple of elemental evil
because I don't want to give a good idea away.

Thanks, it's not Temple of Elemental Evil, so guess away!

edit: As for giving good ideas away, I wouldn't worry too much. I think we have goldfish memory in this thread.

I drew a Dungeon Siege pic a few posts after tinyE had mentioned the game. I even mentioned that tinyE would guess the game easily. I think the recent mention and even the hint were largely ignored by everyone.

Well I am very much reminded of X'elotath, the Insane Goddess from Eternal Darkness.
(I don't remember her wearing a bra though)

You're right on both counts!

Much of her model in-game is always in shadow, and I didn't find a revealing video til after I'd drawn her. I have Eternal Darkness here, but the presence of curious lil'uns stops me playing the like these days. So yes, no bra, though there is some bony breast-like suggestion on the model.

Here's a second pic I had lined up if nobody guessed:

Anyway, your turn!

*cough cough*

Forgive me! I became over ambitious! I'm pleased with how it's turned out (but the original plan was even more complicated!)

It's a cryptic one. Don't be fooled!

That's flippin' nicely done!

Wow, verry nice :) no idea though - whatever it is, it looks like a blast!

That drawing, which is beyond beautiful, reminds me, I hope they have the holiday caption contest again. I joined up just in time to not enter the last one and it was still fun as hell.

Okay OT kind of but this is a pretty laid back thread. :D

A wild guess but since you said it's cryptic...

It's a question MARK which seams to appear out of nowhere and harass this poor guy so...

Mark of the ninja?

It's not as cryptic as that.

THE HINT TO SOLVING THE PUZZLE:
if you can work out what EACH of the questionmarks represents then you'll know what the game is.

Hm. I may be completely wrong, but Super Smash Bros.?