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Name ideas for my game (programming.dev)
submitted 4 months ago by Zibetnu@programming.dev to c/godot@programming.dev
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I'm remaking the ghost minigame from Nintendo Land. (Nothing is public just yet.)

I've called it "Ghost Game" during early development because it's simple and I like the alliteration, but there's already two games on Steam with very similar names.

I'm currently considering these names:

  • Ghost Game (just use it even though other games have similar names)
  • Ghost Mansion
  • Spectre Mansion
  • Haunting Hijinks

I'd love to hear feedback on these names and get ideas for other names I should consider. Thanks!

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[-] je_skirata 6 points 4 months ago

"Hijinks" makes me think of exactly the kind of casual mess-with-your-friends gameplay that can happen with Nintendo games. I like it.

As a side note, I'm curious to see how the game turns out. Nintendo Land was the only game I've played on the Wii U that made proper use of the game pad, and the ghost mansion was my favorite minigame.

[-] onlinepersona@programming.dev 1 points 4 months ago

@Zibetnu@programming.dev my vote goes for Hijinks too! Makes me think of "Heebee-jeebees" 👍

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[-] Donut@leminal.space 2 points 4 months ago

I'm not very creative with names but lmk when you have something public. This minigame was so much fun!

[-] Zibetnu@programming.dev 1 points 4 months ago

Will do! I'll for sure have something ready to show off later this year.

[-] Kissaki@programming.dev 2 points 4 months ago

Maybe you can include the activity/kind of activity/what is happening in the name?

Ghost is well known. [As a non-native speaker] Spectre is not.

No idea what Hijinks is.

Ghost Mansion sounds like a Mario game level.

I think Haunted Mansion could be good. But surely games with that name already exist. So I would try to make it more unique. Including the activity, or personalizing it (using a character or something) could make that possible.

[-] cobysev@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I think Haunted Mansion could be good.

"Haunted Mansion" is a Disney property; both a theme park ride and two films. You don't want The Mouse™ coming down on you for making a game with a similar name. Knowing them, they probably already have some crappy mobile games based on the latest film, using that exact name.

[-] dmalteseknight@programming.dev 2 points 4 months ago

I think Haunting Hijinks is a fun name and reminds me of shows like Scoopy Doo

A couple of suggestions:

  • Hide and shriek
  • Phantom Palace
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