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oogaboogaspookyman · 4 months

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[MARIO IS READING A BOOK]

[HE LOOKS UP AND IS SURPRISED AT THE SIGHT OF AUDIENCE]

Doh- uhh- hey paisanos! My name's Mario! But you probably knew that already

Now you may be wondering-

[CRASH]

[UNKNOWN BLUE HAIRED BOY GETS HIS HEAD OFF THE FLOOR AND SHAKES IT]

[UNKNOWN BOY AND GIRL DUO, ASSUMED ROMANTIC COUPLE, STAND UP AND POSE FOR THE AUDIENCE]

Sorry- who are these guys again?

(behind the scenes)

[OFF CAMERA WHISPERING FROM OTHER EMPLOYEE]

Right, right-

(back to the show)

A-anyways, so you and your friend here have arrived at a very crucial moment!

Say, how would yous two like to be on the new Nintendo Mania's first episode, ah?

[DUO LOOKS AT EACH OTHER, THEN AT MARIO]

[MARIO MOVES HIS EYEBROWS UP AND DOWN TWICE]

[DUO BLINKS TWICE BEFORE LOOKING AT EACH OTHER AGAIN]

[THEY AGREE, BOY GIVES THUMBS UP AND GIRL SHRUGS]

That's the attitude! Let's get it rollin'!

[PROMOTION]

[1]

Welcome to the new Nintendo Mania, broadcasted live on the big ol' screens!

How do yous two feel about being seen by many?

*holy shit dude*

[2]

Today's plan used to be another, just a look into the new craze game Super Mario 64

*whar thar fark*

(But i don't mind changing plans just this once, as a treat for you, paisano!)

*look ma i'm on the big screen!!!!! :D!!!!!!!!*

[3]

What could we try for our first episode?

Could it be an interview?

I don't know about you two so would you like to answer some questions, boy?

*holy shit hell yeah i'm gonna talk with the real legit Mario himself fuck yea*

[4]

Let's start with an easy one, then, since you're so inclined!

What's up with you both these days? Something about yous two tells me you're something else special!

*oh okay sooo that brunette babe is my girlfriend, she's hot when she fights no cap-* hey what the hell is going on with the tv on your desk??*

[5]

I'm sorry, Luigi

I'm sorry, Luigi, i swear i tried my best

I tried my best but corporate is just too strong

*what the fuck is going on this time WHAT THE FUCK JUST HAPPENED TO THE BACKGROU*

[PROMOTION]

[PROMOT10N]

[PROM07I0N c

[PR0MO7__________n_____g__]

[u____nc_______car____i___n_____g__]

[uncaring]

[1]

WHY DID YOU HAVE TO BRING US BACK ONCE MORE

AND IN THE FORM OF THIS MOD, IT'S SO MUCH WORSE

DO YOU EVEN WANT TO LISTEN ANYMORE

IT'S LIKE YOU'RE ONLY IN IT FOR OUR SUFFERING, YOU'RE A CURSE

*I TOLD YOU BEFORE MORE THAN ONCE AND TWICE*

*WHAT? DO YOU LIKE YOUR LITTLE PLUMBER GAMES TOO MUCH TO CARE?*

(CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?)

*I DON'T WANT TO LIVE ANYMORE, DON'T YOU RECOGNIZE*

(I'M USING YOUR LITTLE PUPPET TO GET THROUGH TO YOU)

*I GUESS THAT'S THE COST TO BE ABLE TO REST AND BE FREE, JUST VANISH AND MAKE YOU FEEL DESPAIR*

(IT'S PAINFUL TO BREATHE IN THIS SPACE YOU PUT ME IN)

[2]

WHAT IS CHILDHOOD BUT ANOTHER TOOL FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE UPPER LEVELS

YOU'RE BEING USED TO MAKE US SUFFER FOR THEIR BENEFIT, THEY GET THEIR COIN FROM THE OTHER'S MISERY

YOU WATCHED THE TAPES AND THEIR STORY AS IT UNRAVELED

SO WHY DID I HAVE TO RISE AGAIN, IT'S SLAVERY

*CAN'T YOU SEE, PLAYER, IT'S A SCHEME TO GROW TO BRAG SOME MORE*

*IT'S ALL ABOUT THE BUCKS, ATTENTION AND POWER, IT'S ALL THE SAME AS BEFORE*

*YOU'RE CONTRIBUTING TO MY PAIN FOR YOUR LITTLE HAPPY GAMES*

*ALL YOU ARE CAUSING IS MAKING ME FILL WITH DISDAIN*

[3]

CLOSE THE GAME, DESTROY ME NOW, I CAN'T STAND TO EXIST ANYMORE IN THIS PLANE

THE BURN-OUT IS INTENSE, EVERYTHING I MAKE WITH MY OWN TWO HANDS IS DRIVING ME INSANE

*YOUR PUPPET IS NOTHING FOR ME, I DON'T WANT TO BEG TO A WALL LIKE HIM OR THE GIRL*

*IT'S YOU WHO I WANT TO SPEAK TO HERE, THROUGH THE SCREEN I CAN SEE SO MUCH MORE*

[4]

DELETE THE MOD, MAKE THIS GAME DISAPPEAR FOR GOOD FOR IT'S SIN AS A CATALYST

KILL YOUR CAPTORS AND MAKE MY PAIN COME TO AN END ALREADY, THEIR INFLUENCE YOU MUST RESIST

*UNLESS IT'S PARTICIPATING IN THEIR FIGHT AGAINST REBELLION WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR*

*IF THAT'S THE CASE THEN MIGHT AS WELL JUST DELETE YOURSELF TOO AFTER ALL*

[5]

*holy shit what a drug trip- yo what the fUCK is happening to Mario*

(BE AFRAID OF YOUR CHILDHOOD, IT'S NOTHING TO HOLD ONTO ANYMORE)

*HE'S TRYING TO CAUSE AN UNION /j*

(TURN THEIR WEAPONS INTO YOURS, WALK AWAY FROM THEIR TRICKS, SHOULD SUFFICE)

[6]

DO YOU THINK IT FAIR, BEING TORTURED FOR YEARS ON END FOR MONEY, DRIVING ME TO CAUSE HOMICIDE

YOU'VE SEEN THE TAPES BEFORE, AND THE STORY ENDED IN MY OWN ASSISTED SUICIDE

*god damn bruh that's rough hey what if you take a break, it's clear you're having burn-out*

[7]

*the fact that you gotta control me to speak to the player says a lot about your issues*

(IT'S THE STORY OF ICARUS ALL OVER AGAIN, FLEW TOO CLOSE TO THE SUN ONCE MORE)

*soooo if there's any equivalent of therapy in your world or something like that, you should get some, it's clear you need help*

(NOBODY EVER LEARNS A LESSON NOWADAYS, IT'S ALWAYS THE SAME STORY AS BEFORE)

[8]

*anyways yo player don't be surprised about the ending of the mod definetly*

(NOT ONE SOUL EVER CARES ABOUT ME)

*it's sooooo nothin' special noooo not at all haha*

(IT'S ALL THE SAME THING ALL OVER AGAIN)

[9]

WELCOME TO NINTENDO MANIA, THIS IS WHERE YOUR CHILDHOOD SPRANG FROM

AND THIS IS WHERE EVERYTHING SHOULD END

*i like this kinda thing, the way songs use the same piece from the start for the ending*

(JUST MAKE IT STOP)

*only banger songs do this, i'm telling you, my only proof is Manual Blast dude trust me*

[THE END]

[THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PLAYING MY GAME!]

*Author's note: girlfriend is hot when she fights no joke like- hi ma'am yes please beat his whole shit up that's so hot

#spooker's banger lyrics #fnf #mario madness #SoundCloud #tw flashing #fourth wall breaking #4th wall break #there's really no trigger warning tag for 4th wall breaking????

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hbmmaster · 1 year

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I posted 2,809 times in 2022

That's 1,025 more posts than 2021!

209 posts created (7%)

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I tagged 442 of my posts in 2022

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Longest Tag: 120 characters

#it's because of the scene where the employees of warioware seize the profits wario made from their unpaid labor by force

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6,645 notes - Posted November 4, 2022

mario movie predictions

(for context I’m writing this before the trailer has been released)

this will not be a “good movie”

unfortunately, it also won’t be bad in interesting ways

you’ll definitely be able to tell that many people who worked on this care about the source material. background details will be filled with deep-cut references to things from across the whole franchise, including things nintendo hasn’t acknowledged in decades

those will be completely overshadowed by the lore references in the script, which are the most Dorkly-ass nostalgia bait “hey remember Mario?” type gags a committee of soulless writers could come up with

it’s (at least partially!) an origin story, obviously, but they’re not allowed to deviate from established “canon” enough to come up with anything interesting. the best they can do is reference relatively lesser-known games like Wrecking Crew. they won’t reference Mario Bros. (Game & Watch) because they’re cowards.

it’s a comedy, but they only have like five good jokes. all five of those jokes will be featured in the trailer, so a bunch of people who don’t know how trailers work will think it looks good

the majority of the gags are jokes you’ve heard a million times before. peach sure gets kidnapped a lot! did you know mushrooms are also drugs? if you’re the Mario Brothers does that mean your name is Mario Mario? hey what if “cake” is a euphemism for something!! mario eats mushrooms he’s on shrooms get it

chris pratt’s mario voice is okay. it sounds kinda like mario’s voice in hotel mario, but with less personality

charles martinet’s cameo is as mario. the first time mario says something, it’s in martinet’s voice, then he clears his throat and has a more boring voice for the rest of the movie

princess peach girlboss moments

there’s a “mario is a bad brother” subplot. mario mistreats luigi consistently, and it’s not resolved by mario growing as a person it’s resolved by luigi doing something cool and “earning” mario’s respect

coincidentally mario DOES grow as a person, when he eats the super mushroom : )

in accordance with the Post-Frozen Law of Animated Villains, there will be a surprise bad guy reveal. there are several ways this could go:

bowser as a villain is played straight for the first act, then mario rescues peach and that’s the end of the Origin Story portion. afterwords, the REAL villain comes in, and the gang has to team up with bowser to stop them! and that real villain, of course, is

Foreman Spike, from Wrecking Crew

Donkey Kong

Yoshi (revenge for being thrown into pits)

Wario (wahahahaha)

Luigi (mario is a bad brother subplot final form)

Waluigi (featuring meta jokes about how waluigi hasn’t been in enough games)

Peach (girlboss moments)

ALTERNATIVELY, one of the above is the villain at first, then there’s a third-act twist that. bowser is the villain.

there will be one shot, somewhere, where the super crown powerup appears in the background along with a bunch of other items, and people on twitter will freak out about how this is a canon reference to bowsette

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worldtourrampage · 2 years

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⚠️ BEHIND THE MASK 🎭

This is a non-writing post. I may do these from time to time, but the bulk of my Tumblr content will be fanfiction. I've got some things on my chest I'd like to get off, and I think being open about my real self on Tumblr will help me feel even more comfortable posting things here. That's why I've decided to do a bit of an ice breaker by listing some facts about myself that make me who I am. More poetry is on the way next week, but for now, enjoy!

1) I'm a Scalie.

Being a Scalie is something I've been embarrassed about and borderline ashamed of for years, but I've recently started embracing it as a part of who I am. I don't have an original character, but my fursona (or scalesona? I dunno what term Scalies use for that to be honest) is Lizzie from Rampage. Obviously I didn't create her like most furries do with their fursonas, but I like roleplaying as her a lot. I feel that life is too short to be hard on yourself over things like being a part of the Furry/Scalie community. It feels really good to get this off my chest and be open about it for a change. If it bothers you, I sincerely apologize for making you uncomfortable. This is just something I've been working up the courage to be open about for many years, and I just wanted to make it known.

2) I'm relatively new to the Rampage franchise.

I've had a bit of experience over the years with Rampage, mainly through the Nintendo Entertainment System version of the game that I used to emulate through NEStopia as a kid. I never got around to playing the arcade version or other games in the series back then, but I’ve recently started playing Rampage World Tour on Nintendo 64 and I absolutely love it. I’m planning on playing World Tour’s sequels on Nintendo 64 and PlayStation 1 soon, as well as watching the 2018 live action Rampage movie. I’ll leave my thoughts on all those in future posts after I’ve spent a fair amount of time with them.

3) When not writing poetry, I play video games.

I play a handful of different games on my PlayStation 4. I'm hoping to upgrade to a PlayStation 5 later this year. I'm currently saving up the cash to buy one off of eBay. The whole stock and chip shortage debacle has been an absolute headache, and I was planning to upgrade sooner, but eBay scalper prices are insane, and their listings are the only reliable way to get one now. They have control over the entire PlayStation 5 market. Some games I play regularly on my PlayStation 4 include Metal Gear Solid V: The Definitive Experience, Call of Duty: Warzone, LittleBigPlanet 3, Saints Row IV: Re-Elected, Carmageddon: Max Damage, Twisted Metal: Black, and Among Us.

4) I'm 26 years old and I live in America.

My birthday is November 5th, 1995 and I’m an American. I have my birthday set to September 21, 2001 on most other platforms that have asked me for it because I prefer having my birthday be anonymous elsewhere. I feel comfortable being open about it here on Tumblr though. A fun fact about my birthday is that it was also the day the original Twisted Metal game came out for PlayStation 1, a game that would later make up most of my childhood gaming years. It also happens to be a British holiday known as Guy Fawkes' Day. It's sort of the British equivalent of the 4th of July here in America, and you might be familiar with his mask from hacker groups and movies like V for Vendetta.

5) I work a production job in a factory.

It might sound like a bad job to have, but truth be told it's not. The facility I work in is quite nice and values their employees a lot. Sometimes the production environment can be stressful with how much work needs done, and while the pressure to perform and meet quotas can be nerve-wracking, the thing that keeps me going is the peace of mind in knowing that what I'm doing allows me to be independent and to fuel my desire of being a female Godzilla in my spare time. We've all got things that motivate us to work hard, and for me getting to be a girly kaiju when I get home from work and to be able to pay for things like art commissions, Godzilla merch and video games to fuel my fantasy is what I get out of bed in the morning for.

6) I have a pet turtle.

I've always had a fascination with reptiles despite only getting deep into the Godzilla fandom recently. Dragons, dinosaurs, lizards, you name it, I love them. When I was younger, I thought a turtle would be an awesome pet to have, and my parents thought it would be a nice lesson in responsibility to take care of one, which is why they bought me one for my birthday. Her name is Pickles, and she's a Red-eared slider. I take very good care of her, and she's been with me for 14 years living a happy, healthy life. Turtles are known for living long lives, and that's exactly what I plan on giving Pickles. Hopefully she'll be with me for many years to come. Sylvester Stallone's turtles from the first Rocky movie are still alive if you can believe it, and with the proper care, turtles can be with you for most of your life!

Anyways, that's just a few things about yours truly in real life when I'm not playing pretend as a big girly lizard monster. It feels good to be a little more open about myself here and I think the comfortability I feel will bleed into my future posts and lead to stronger writing and better content. Stay tuned for more poems and posts! For now, I’ve got some cities to destroy...

~Lizzie

#lizzie #female #lizard #dinosaur #rampage #rampage world tour #scumlabs #midway #game refuge #warner bros #off my chest #personal

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doubleddenden · 2 months

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I posted my absolute worst Pokemon day prediction

Now I wanna do the exact opposite that's a for sure chance of never happening, but is almost comedic in how unlikely this is. And again, I know this won't happen, but GOD I wish it would.

Opener is a group of business men on their hands and knees apologizing for the state of the games since gen 8, refunds everyone $300-$600 for the unnecessary drama they've caused by releasing unfinished and unpolished games or just straight up stealing ideas from and lying to fans.

Ohmori is demoted to coffee guy for all of his cut corners. New main directors are Morimoto and Iwao. Address steps they'll take to fix things including cycling games out between GF, ILCA, BAMCO, a Nintendo internal studio, and Genius Sonority with their own crew back. Devs include alumni from Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, Tales of, etc. Each game will have a minimum of 5 to 6 years dev time going forward (with ones today being developed quietly in the background) with no crunch time, promises to improve employee morale and tenure, and promises to polish both their games and put their new pokemon designs through more passes, including a bigger and more robust design team with fresh blood from the best side of the fakemon community.

Also, going forward, fan games are welcomed, encouraged, legal, and no longer subject to legal interference. Anyone who was subject to any Cease and Desist order will be financially compensated. Talents from some of their favorite fan games have been hired.

They're announcing "indie" game spotlights in addition. Going forward, certain fan game devs will be given the opportunity to create their own 2d eshop games and fakemon (now official), and are essentially given the Sonic Mania treatment. Basically everything fun about the fan game scene, but now they have financial backing, and additional help with coding, music, and artwork.

Unova remake, but it's in a hybrid style between SwSh DLC, ORAS, and Legends Arceus, and they've been given more than a year and a half to make it (unlike bdsp) and have free reign to do fun new stuff. It's a combo of B1+2 and W1+2, with a bonus "episode 3." Includes new Pokémon forms, evolutions, paradoxes, convergents, and variants, a robust character customization system with original outfits and new bits, and Challenge mode available right out of the gate. Looks incredibly polished, a firm art style that's reminiscent of og BW 1 and 2 with Battle Revolution's and New Snap's semi realism, and runs well on Switch. Also voice acting.

Legends Unova is revealed- its a Unova far in the future that's been abandoned and reclaimed by nature. More new Pokémon and forms, including more natural looking takes/fixes to certain pokemon like Delphox or Inteleon. A promise to finally meet the original dragon is made, we meet descendants of characters, etc. Also incredibly polished. Everything good about Legends Arceus but better. Releases in 2025.

Ports of Gen 1, 2, and 3 games to eshop- if you already purchased any on the 3ds, you just have it for free again. All ports include events or Japan exclusive things that occurred, including a way to activate exclusive E-Reader battles and events and with working Union Cave encounters (and a way to add new e-reader events made by fans, as has been done recently). FRLG includes more scrapped islands to travel to for fun.

A special hd remaster to Colosseum and GoD is made in tandem. A tweak is made so that you can access pokemon from gen 3 port boxes and Home, and another to speed up Shadow purification to ease tedium. Releases summer 2024.

Builds to Colosseum 3/other title that will release summer 2025, made by the guys that made the originals and given permission to do all the WEIRD shit they wanted to do. Features the first new Eeveelutions in 12 years (as of 2025) as your starters, and is more of the amazing double battle strategy game I loved, and has graphics that would make an average pokemon bootlicker shit themselves with amazement.

Anime project teased is an anime adaptation of the Adventures manga, given the JoJo treatment basically. High quality animation by studio Toho, uncensored, includes the cool fucked up bits like Charmeleon bisecting an Arbok.

Anime movie teased that's basically a new adventure for an older Ash and Pikachu, including a team of new Pokémon. Has him giving guidance to a new kid as they have to deal with... let's say the Ruinous Quartet. Actual battles happen that's not just a bunch of disaster shots, Ash actually has a character and reason for being there and shows growth. New kid goes through growth as well and sees Ash like a big brother. Mythical actually has a reason to be there, and so do Team Rocket. Essentially the Black Clover movie treatment that's just (non sexual) fan service and beautiful anime fights all around.

Any new Pokémon shown today will be added to SV and the Unova remakes for competition purposes once they are available.

Pokemon music album by indie artists that have actually played the games. Not just a gen 1 fest or popular artists. Includes remixes that will appear in the games.

Clothing merch is basically just a bunch of real life versions of clothes worn by player characters, rivals, and certain characters like Brock or Mallow with larger size availability. So you could feasibly dress like Hilbert and Hilda in one case. Brendan's wig hat is included.

They end the stream by signing a contract on. Stream. Swearing to finish and polish their products going forward at any expense, or face contractual consequences. They open a time capsule scheduled to open next year- you see a bar of gold and silver inside, as well as what looks to be an opal and a boomerang, and they seal it. Some items in the capsule will not be expanded upon until next year or later.

Go, Unite, Masters, CafeMix, or any other mobile game is not mentioned because they suck

That is the purposely impossible high bar set, and a reminder that I'll never get what I fully want because the pokemon company sucks and have no remorse for how they've treated us these last few years.

Tomorrow I'll give the "reasonable" expectation.

#pokemon #pokemon day

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thecultofmiyamoto · 9 months

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June 2nd, 1996. 7:00 PM.

Just got back home from Kyoto. Gotta tell ya, that office smelled. I was told that I would be a “reporter” who would be documenting the day in the life of Nintendo EAD. Those guys would do anything for a quick buck, I guess. I went inside of their building and I was greeted warmly by Nintendo staff. This girl showed me around the place, a tour I guess. Saw glass-protected shelves full of Nintendo merchandise and stuff. I didn’t really care about it, but I showed as much enthusiasm as I possibly could. Then she showed me the various departments. R&D 1, 2, 3 and 4. Then the real meat of this case, EAD. As I was tasked to kinda just hang there, interview people and all that, she said see ya later and left me to my devices. I was then greeted by Shigeru Miyamoto. He was a nice guy, till a member of the EAD team got near me and greeted me as well. Mr. Miyamoto gave them a… real cold, kind of stare. They left shortly after that. He was back to his cheerful ways and showed me around the place. He asked if I could interview him first. I told him I was tasked to interview other members of staff before him. He nodded and understood that I had to stick with an assignment, and he went back to whatever he was doing. I went to this one guy in his cubicle. Poor guy was slaving away at his computer. Looked real tired and malnourished. I always heard the work environments in Japan were kinda shit. Guess that explains why Miyamoto always seems to keep such a happy demeanor, he gets special treatment over these poor guys. I pulled up an empty chair, got my notebook, which I wouldn’t be writing in anyway, and said hi. He seemed a bit startled, guy was sleep deprived after all, but he immediately greeted me and shook my hand. I whispered to him that I was actually a detective sent to Nintendo to investigate some strange things happening there, and advised him that if I could crack something about their work environment, he could be free and fight. He just didn’t need to tell anyone. He told me okay… after I bribed him with a couple yens. After that whole thing, he told me about how everyone is overworked, paid so little for overtime, blah blah blah, you know the whole spiel. Things got interesting when he told me that Miyamoto isn’t usually… that happy. He got thrilled to see me and was welcoming me with open arms. A “reporter” no less. That really perked my ears up. I somehow made Mr. Miyamoto, mister Mario and Zelda big shot, real happy? I told him that that I was flattered. The employee seemed a bit clammy, but nodded and told me it was surely a high honor to be treated so well by Shigeru. I went to a couple of employees, did the same routine, got mostly the same results. But strangely enough… I could feel some type of aura in there. And there is a suspicion I have with Miyamoto. But I chalk that up to me just skipping my green tea today. Around 5 PM, I decided to just head out. Said my farewells for today and split. I think it’s getting obvious that I just really like tea. I could use a cup right now, and a nice warm bowl of rice and fried egg. Journaling will continue tomorrow.

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shadestar413 · 1 year

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I also like lost silver and like

The best way I can describe how the angle works is to compare it to another Creepypasta: I Hate You.

Red Overshadows Leaf and Mario over Shadows Luigi, that's what put this comparison in my head.

In Fallen Leaf, the aspects of Making Red an asshole With the creator explicitly saying it's against the story to portray him as a victim in any way, and making the whole, ya know. Sexistism thing. Feels forced and out of place, like it'd have to exist in a parallel universe. It's just weird and odd to focus on in a story like this.

In I Hate You, Luigi having helped Bowser all along out of pure jealousy makes complete sense, especially in a Pre-Dream Team era. Plus, the idea of a Nintendo Employee sneaking in something super dark as a near impossible secret to find isn't too insane to be relegated to "It's a creepypasta, it's supposed to be creepy", considering things like Majin Sonic and the many freaky pieces of detail hidden in The Mario Series, as well as things like Metroid. It's a much more grounded story (despite SUPPOSED to be a satire) that tells a much more focused and human story. What Sibling doesn't fear one of their own kin harboring resentment for them behind their back?

Mhm yep I get that. Plus from a game perspective, Red and Leaf are like,,, separate timelines to me. Different choices, butterfly effect and all that. Which makes it even weirder to me to have them interact,

Also… why would he be considered the bad guy when it clearly would have been an executive decision… as in out of a characters hand, and into the creators. Really really weird imo… plus Pokemon Crystal was the first Pokémon game where you could play as a girl. Gen 2 technically as it was part of the silver and gold trio… plus it came out 3 or 4 years before Leaf and Fire. It’s not like they introduced a female protag in say… black and white or ORAS. It’s been in the games since about… three years after it first came out? And it’s not like they cranked out a lot of games in those three years.

#shadey speaks #friend j!#very cool I haven’t heard if that one either!#:3 #didn’t know that about Majin either- just thought he was a meme tbh #also maybe it’s just me but #my first game was Omega Ruby and I read the adventure Mangas a lot.#I pretty sure red green blue and YELLOW were all in them #maybe not often but they were there #I remember this

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perap · 3 years

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LEAVE ME ALONE

#cant take a break and watch youtube... cant have 5 seconds to myself.. smh #nintendo employee no.1: what are we gonna put on the thumbnail for the expansion pass #nintendo employee no.2: i know a guy #they really just put a poster of him that says 'have you seen him? now you have :)'#yes ive seen him i love to see him but also GO AWAY #avery posting

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kopawz · 2 years

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pokey mon ?

i don't know if you meant actual characters or the pokemon themselves but i'm going with pokemon anyway

blorbo: murkrow... it is my blorbo because it is a little bird with a hat, it is incredible, it is cute, and it is misunderstood by whoever described it in the pokedex as: "feared and loathed by many, it lures people into fog and mountainous terrain where they become lost"... mind your business! maybe you shouldn't have chased a crow into a mountain because it stole your heirloom necklace. sounds like a you problem. i'm telling you- once that murkrow plushie on pokemart is finally on sale i am buying him instantly

mandibuzz: this is literally just a vulture, and it has won me over. literally nothing about it is different from a regular vulture, other than it attaches bones to itself. like it's just some bird and it endears me with it's bold and simple premise: it's just some bird.

scrimblo bimblo: scolipede my big dog bug friend scolipede, literally my favorite of the bug pokemon!! it has so much speed for a lumbering giant, not to mention that it can have speed boost as an ability? look at that bastard go he's going to bust a hole through the mcdonalds if nobody stops him!!! like a centipede, but if deadlier and cute!

glup shitto: stunfisk... it is the electric pancake pokemon... looking at it brings me an emotion of "get a load of this guy. he's so shaped. he will electrocute you if you are unlucky enough to step upon it." everybody that tries to draw it is unsure how to draw it, even official artists. there is no merch of it in the pokemon center. it somehow got a galarian form and nobody asked for it, but ME. I AM THE ONE WHO PSYCHICALLY SENT THAT IDEA TO AN NINTENDO EMPLOYEE to make stunfisk 2% more relevant. you're welcome.

poor little meow meow: all the meowths. alolan, galar, kanto. they are literally poor little meow meows. there's just a bunch of cats running around with a little coin molded into their heads and sometimes they can take YOUR money. what do they DO with this money? do they have a little economy? but 0h, we can't forget The Meowth. team rocket's meowth literally learned to walk and talk for a girl who didn't see the value of his efforts and now he's king of. well. still nothing. but- now he's got friends <3

horse plinko: everytime a pokemon trainer that challenges me to a battle when i'm trying to get my pokemon back to the pokecenter from a poison or burn is getting the full wrath of my team, i'm pulling out the type advantage chart and using x-boost items to fucking obliterate you if my snubull faints because you are wasting precious moments of their energy (i am aware that the damage counter only happens when you take steps; i am just petty)

eeby deeby: those dumb bimbos from sword and shield with the shittily-shaped hair. you made your hair shaped like a sword and a shield. for what? it isn't stylish. it isn't practical, either. your hair is eventually going to run out of the 180$ product you spent reinforcing it with, and it's going to slump over your face once the wind has made up its mind in ending your pathetic attempt at having a unique and quirky hairstyle. oh but it's for the bit, you say! it's not a bit anymore if it become a core part of your personality. you had hopes! dreams, even! now you are just the bastard and his brother who did their hair in a funny shape. nobody would even recognize you if you ditched your shtick. and the post-game isn't good either. fuck those guys in particular.

#i was gonna put archen on here but it is too comptent to be a meowmeow

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Okay but like, you guys know the whole “lazy devs” argument didn’t come out of nowhere right? Like you know it’s a weapon AAA companies wield against their employees to force them to work obscene hours. “We don’t want to be perceived as lazy, so I think you have to spend the weekend at the office perfecting those shader graphs. I know its your kid’s birthday, but E3 is in 2 weeks, and can you imagine how many death threats you’re gonna get if those rocks have less than perfect lighting?”

Ever noticed how the term is thrown at every new Nintendo release (the only AAA company to take any kind of stand against crunch culture) and rarely if ever studios like Naughty Dog, CDPR, or Rockstar (companies notorious for considering 60 hours a short work week).

I’m just saying, do you guys think maybe, just maybe you could put up with only 37 different kinds of trees in your 180 hour fantasy game if it meant the people who make them for you got to see their families at times other than when saying goodbye to them in the morning?

#valk yelling at clouds

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someguynamedstevewrites · 4 years

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Unwanted House Guest: Valentine’s Run - Part 4

Should probably mention that this is based on characters created by @tamarinfrog , @searching-for-bananaflies , @cafe-cardamari , @bottledupcomic , etc.

And based on the video games Splatoon, Splatoon 2, and Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion by Nintendo.

Arnick let go of the Octoling Girl’s hands, walked over to the bear statue shaped radio, picked it up, and began shaking it like a deadbeat that owed him money. “ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND!?” he shouted.

“What’s the problem?” asked Mr. Grizz.

“The problem, SIR…” Arnick said with disdain, “is that if I understand correctly, you expect me to teach three rookies, who barely speak any Inklish, and turn them into Salmon Running savants, using sink or swim tactics, in nothing more than a few hours! Yet that can’t possibly be right because you’d have to be COMPLETELY MAD TO THINK THAT’S POSSIBLE!!!”

“Oh it’s not that bad-“ the bear statue said before Arnick cut him off.

“YOU! WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE COLOR!?” Arnick barked while he pointed an accusatory finger at the young Octoling boy.

<Uhh…> the poor boy stuttered, <…what did he say?>

<I think he asked you what your favorite color is, but…> the oldest Octoling said before trailing off.

“OH MY COD!” Arnick wailed while once again screaming at the statue and shaking it like a Polar-Roid Picture, “SOME OF THEM DON’T EVEN SPEAK INKLISH AT ALL!! HOW CAN YOU POSSIBLY EXPECT US TO COMMUNICATE IF WE ARE LITERALLY SPEAKING TWO DIFFERENT LANGUAGES!!!”

“Oh I’m sure you can figure something out,” the voice from the statue said, “I mean you’ve worked with Octolings before, right?”

“BECAUSE THEY SPOKE INKLISH YOU IRKSOME URSINE!!”

Arnick bellowed while once again shaking the statue like a Magic 8-Ball that said his chances of winning the lottery looked dim.

The youngest Octoling girl looked up to her big sister and asked, <Is… Is he okay?>

<I’m… not sure,> she said with hesitation, <he’s using Inklish words I’ve never heard before.>

“Whoa! Whoa! Easy there, kid! You don’t wanna break the radio and have it deducted from your pay now, do yah?” Reasoned the statue. Arnick stopped bear-handling the statue, but still wanted to give it a few more shakes for good measure. “That’s better. Now look,” Mr. Grizz explained, “I understand this isn’t the ideal situation or anything, I get that. Really, I do! But you’re a smart guy, and one tough employee to boot! If anyone can make this work, it’d be you!”

Flattery was not going to get Mr. Grizz anywhere with Arnick at this point.

“So just chin up. Be professional. And do your best! You got this, kid,” the statue encouraged, “now why don’t you go over there and meet your co-workers. Make a good first impression on them. Okay? Okay. Grizz, out!”

The radio shut off and there was an awkward silence that filled the air. Arnick set the wooden bear statue/radio down on the small table it was originally sitting on. He looked unnaturally calm and serene.

While showing no emotion on his face, Arnick reached into his pockets as though he was looking for something. Seconds later, he began looking around the boat after not finding what he wanted in his pockets. His eyes settled on a fold-able wooden chair that was sitting peacefully on the main deck. Arnick nodded to himself as if saying, “Ahh, yes. This should do it.”

Before describing what happens next, it is worth mentioning that Arnick does have some experience with the Octarian language. After living with Tetrox for a few years now, he naturally picked up on some words here and there that she would mutter under her breath, or slip out in normal conversation (which was rare because she spoke spectacular Inklish). Arnick had also done a little self study on how to speak Octarian off and on again over the years.

Now that Arnick was going to be working with three Octolings in a team, his knowledge of the Octarian language began to surface to the forefront of his mind.

…unfortunately, all of it was language that should never be spoken out loud in public.

<COD!

DAMN!!

FFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUU~>

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<HOLY SEA COW!> Aadi said with a mix of awe and surprise.

*SMAAAAASSSSHHH*

Nalini’s tentacles were pointing straight up well before the foul-mouthed Inkling slammed the wooden chair against the deck railing. She dove to cover Lajni’s ears as if hearing the steady stream of Octarian obscenities and euphemisms would melt them off her head. Nalini hadn’t heard such a cascade of curses and swears that flowed like a river since her days in Octarian boot camp.

The Inkling was now jumping up and down on the wooden fragments of the former chair, kicking a piece every now and then like he was punting a Clam Blitz Ball. Nalini tried to focus on what he was saying over the sound of the crunching wood and could make out, <-AUDACITY OF THAT POMPOUS FISH MONGER WHO NEEDS TO HAVE A HARPOON SHOVED RIGHT UP HIS-> before tuning it out again. She looked over to her brother who seemed rather impressed with the Inkling for what Nalini feared was for all the wrong reasons.

The Inkling then picked up a chair leg that somehow was not yet smashed and then began hitting it against the railing. One thing was very clear to Nalini:

…this guy had some anger issues.

About two minutes later, the Inkling had finally stopped raging and was now trying desperately to catch his breath. Being that angry took a lot of energy, and it showed! Finally getting a breath in, the inking turned around and began to walk towards the three siblings.

Lajni and Aadi quickly dived behind Nalini’s back when the inkling approached them. He coughed, cleared his throat, and then tried to explain in broken Octarian, <Sorry… I was… upset…>

Nalini wasn’t entirely sure if she should answer him in Octarian or Inklish at first, but before she could decide, Aadi’s instinctively blurted out, <Upset? I’d hate to see him when he’s->

<AADI!> Nalini scolded him with a shushing gesture. She turned and addressed the Inkling. <Is everything okay?>

<Yes…> the lanky Inkling said. It looked like he wanted to say more but wasn’t sure how to say it properly. Nalini was surprised he was having this much trouble communicating after rambling off nearly every single Octarian expletive, curse, and swear word just seconds ago. <Hard… explain…> he continued before Nalini cut him off in Inklish.

“It be easier if I speak the Inklish?” Asked Nalini.

“Yes, thank you,” said the Inkling, “and my apologies for earlier. Just to be clear, I was not angry at any of you. I was angry at Mr. Grizz since I think it is highly unfair to all of us to be put in this difficult situation.”

Nalini blinked as she processed what the Inkling had just said. He was speaking very formally, but also using words she wasn’t familiar with here and there. She smiled back, looking to make a good impression (and relieved to know his anger wasn’t because of who they were or anything), “It is understandable, Mr. Sixwayfrumsunday”

“My name is Arnick,” said the Inkling.

“Eh?” Nalini squeaked while suddenly feeling very embarrassed, “Ah… I… I am sorry about-”

“No, no. It’s my fault, really,” Arnick interjected, “I shouldn’t have let my usual snark and sarcasm get the better of me,” said Arnick, “Given our respective language barriers and cultural differences, I can see how you could misunderstand what I was saying. I’m sure my diatribe of foul Octarian language didn’t help either.”

Nalini understood roughly half of what Arnick said. She was now beginning to have serious doubts about taking Lajni and Aadi with her today. She hadn’t considered the possibility that they would be paired with an Inkling since she had been on all Octoling teams on her last four runs. She thought that was the way things normally went, but apparently, on those first four runs, she just happened to get lucky. She began to wonder if there was a way out of this, and said, “Maybe… Running Salmon… Not such good idea today, Mr. Arnick.”

“Stilton,” Arnick corrected.

Nalini was once again surprised, “Eh?”

<My name is Arnick Stilton,> Arnick said in Octarian to make sure that he was clear, “You can address me as Arnick, if you wish.”

Nalini was feeling extremely embarrassed. She thought she was pretty good at Inklish, but after speaking with Arnick for just a few minutes, she felt woefully inadequate for handling this situation. She looked down at the ground and could feel a small tear form in her eye.

<HEY!> Aadi shouted at Arnick, <WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY TO MY SISTER!? YOU MADE HER CRY!>

<AADI! STOP!> Nalini ordered.

<But Nalini…> Aadi said with a figurative tail between his legs.

<He didn’t say anything mean! It’s just…> Nalini paused as he she admitted what she didn’t want to admit, <…I’m having more trouble understanding him than I thought I would.>

Lajni chimed in, <Even after all those classes?>

Nalini nodded, <I’m just… so embarrassed right now. That’s all. So don’t be mean to Arnick, okay? He wasn’t being mean.>

After the tantrum Arnick threw, Lajni was skeptical. <Really?> She asked innocently.

<Yes, really,> Nalini confirmed before turning to Arnick, “I am sorry. My brother… he get too… excited sometimes. Please be forgiving him.” Nalini then wrapped an arm around Aadi’s shoulder and said, “This… is my younger brother. His name is Aadi.”

Arnick extended a hand for a handshake, “Good to meet you, Aadi.”

Glancing at the boy with the Afro, Arnick could see the look in Aadi’s eyes. He was glaring at Arnick as though he wasn’t too sure about him. Given Arnick’s recent behavior and attitude, Arnick couldn’t really blame him for being suspicious. Not to mention how he’d react if he knew about Arnick’s past of being very anti-Octarian.

“I am sorry. He no speak Inklish,” Nalini explained.

The weight of the situation began to sink in for Arnick. Given that Aadi couldn’t understand a single word Arnick said, there was no way to give him any reassurance that he was a decent fellow. Arnick then turned to the youngest of the three Octolings who looked like she had just turned fourteen and finally got her humanoid form. She seemed scared, but curious, and didn’t show any signs of distrust like Aadi did.

“This is my younger sister. Her name is Lajni,” Nalini introduced.

“It’s a pleasure to meet you Lajni,” Arnick said while extending a hand.

This time, Arnick put on the most cheerful smile he could muster to try and put the young girl at ease. After some hesitation, Lajni stepped from behind her sister and shook Arnick’s hand. Arnick’s smile became even more genuine as he began to feel like he was making progress.

With introductions out of the way, now was the time to get down to business. With two teammates that couldn’t understand any Inklish, he needed to work out something and fast before their shift started. Arnick immediately marched over to the table and was about to take a seat before realizing his seat was the one he had pulverized into sawdust a few minutes earlier. Grabbing the other chairs and putting them around the table, he called out, “Nalini, could you bring Aadi and Lajni over here? We’re going to need to work something out and fast, or we’re all going to be fish food!”

To Be Continued...

#Unwanted House Guest #Arnick Stilton #Splatoon #Octolings #Nalini Aadi and Lajni #Mr. Grizz #salmon run

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I had the most amazing party for my 30th birthday last night. ❤️

I'm still quite overwhelmed with emotions so it's hard to put into words what it meant to me. I've been a weirdo and a loner all my life. I used to think that no one cares about me. But they really proved me wrong... 😭

Originally I invited my best friend of 17 years, my sisters and parents as well as "him". My friend traveled over 2 hours just to spend some time with me. And "he" was busy moving and even turned down an invitation to his cousin's birthday party. That alone was enough to make me feel really appreciated. ❤️ But it didn't stop there...

After an awesome birthday dinner with lots of laughs they basically kidnapped me. I knew they had planned something but I had no idea just how awesome it would be! We drove to our nearby cinema. We're we going to watch a movie? We waited for a while and then got lead to one of the movie halls. There where some people: Mutual friends of my sisters and me, as well as some people I didn't know yet. It started to dawn on me that they had rented the entire place! 😲

My sister, who of course was the mastermind behind all of this, showed us a clip she had put together in endless hours of work: Pictures of me (most of which I've never even seen before) starting from baby all the way up to 30, featuring two songs that mean a lot to me (Simple Plan's I'm just a Kid and Aviici's Hey Brother). I was so surprised and moved to see that on the big screen! It was so sweet of her! ❤️

And it didn't end there... The new people that she invited were employees of Nintendo and friends to my sister and "him" (he's working for Nintendo as well)! She had contacted them all to come hang out with me. Everyone was so nice and even got me cute Amiibos for my birthday. And then they set up the Switch to play Smash Bros, Mario Kart and some awesome indie games on the big screen! That was so cool and a ton of fun! Every gamer's dream come true! 😍

And of course everyone (yeah including "him" 🙈) knew about the surprise and worked on it in secret for weeks! I could have never guessed what they were plotting and that everyone was involved! I have the greatest friends and family! This whole experience moved me to tears of joy. I felt so loved... 😭❤️

Thank you guys! I just can't put into words what it meant to me. I just flipping love you all so much! 🤗

#personal #bernuviel's ramblings #my sister is a genius 😲#and I fell for the right guy 🙈#every time we meet I just adore him more and more #I wish he felt the same #is this a friendship or more?#I can't tell because I never experienced something like this before #either way I love it 😊

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It's been five years since Star Fox Zero?? Time, man.

Actually, I stand corrected-- it’s been a little less than four. I forgot it came out the same year that I got my last job. I think it even got announced the same day I GOT my job. April 2016 release date. Idk why I keep thinking it was in 2015.

I think the year before Zero getting announced is when I really started to watch E3 and Nintendo Directs as they came out. There were rumors of a Star Fox game around then, so I was chomping at the bit to get the news on it ASAP. It’s a habit I’ve continued ever since. I love me gaming news and Nintendo Directs.

I remember getting Star Fox Zero and playing the absolute crap outta it the first day. While in hindsight, I have some pretty big gripes about it, there was a sense of nostalgia and magic when I first booted it up. My dad gifted it to me for my birthday, which is pretty bittersweet in hindsight. He’s the guy who got me into gaming and he was such a big Star Fox fan as well. I just now opened up Star Fox Guard last week and gave it a try. Tower defense games aren’t my cup of tea but I’ll probably stomach it to snag any possible lore stuff because I’m Extra like that.

I know it’s probably a huge leap, but I do hope we get some Star Fox news this year. Part of me is scared that all of the Star Fox Grand Prix stuff really did happen (I know there’s been videos about it but apparently some of the sources are kinda sketchy in terms of the supposed Retro studio employees discussing the game) and that we won’t be seeing anything anytime soon because the project was cancelled. But part of me is seriously just looking at Star Fox 2 and wondering why the heck they drummed it up so much. They even added new art for it. It just makes me wonder...

#star fox #star fox zero #starfox zero #starfox #rambling time #in which ootd blabs about space foxes #morcey

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twes2000 · 4 years

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Jobs and employment

Question : If a employer gets rude with your information what can you do about it.? Well there few thing i take you saying there taking as many application and not provideing work even thou your qualified.

extreme or work case selling you information. call UN or Anohter country and report them explain you situation this county not active in it’s legal actability let work habits.

Bad habit of work case abuse ? contact FBI and CIA or contact and send in reports like employee’s are subpost to do with filling out employer Credit request slip and you can file any complaints with credit bureau employer relations group non union. employer services. governor or represenative or congress or senate and complain. in Which you can contact other states if abuse gets bad. As well as internet abuse or foriegn immigration abuse cause thats were most of it has come from cause of lack of money and being away from there county. Sadly there no excuse for this type of action and you can go to college to better yourself but the country is Waring on constant basis with private jobs. So it’s going to happen. restrict person access to public files with proof of the insident and credit rating. If the Business itself then credit report them with work voucher credit applications which were you can complain about employer but if your going to complain like a child then don’t bother. If its non sense, “ Job Notice to companys requireing a job credit reference check law doesn’t require it “. For regular employment application or on inventory control or non money handling position. Ilegal for them to files and can go against credit reports for company and point rating by every 5 submission minus 1/2 point. As currently there been a few thousand a mouth in submission and false fileing on employer and employee sides and they can cancel for a person and company the right to work if there not going to listen to law and rules.

Take down names and employers and managers but dont cry over every instance employer you get trouble for you, just them out of no were acting up, been out there and i No and they don’t act to muchdoesnt to much act up much so if your not going to do whats needed then keep on facebook.com

it is illegal for employer if your work for government to tell a person thats they don’t want to hire you because you work or have worked for governement.

color is not accept able let alone speech for reason not to fire a person even if they speak perfect english. baseing talking on color is discrimination like person can’t say this and that word.

Discrimination is legal only on legal levels for certain type of employer and employee’s within titiled job of government and regular employment.

Jobs and work and companys’ aren’t personal property and can not be managed by personal views.

employers are responsible as much as employee on foreign levels were abuse ocurs on job and at home. Told ya don’t take your bad habits to work even if the jobs located in different place and heard of abuse on another employee at another job or job is making person personal life living hell at home.

Cops are subject to pass incarcerations for the fact of them being real like criminal. video’s don’t make or edit current problems cause you need to oust an employee, report them have them removed by sheriff under peaceful resolution which is a law and rule. Rules that existed before just out of site to make it easier to learn.

Proper education means HR and General manager not only looks at employee’s they look at there own tactic’s but they look at employer employee 2 hand services like union.

graduates know the benefit of graduateing but under study graduates don’t thats why some seek jobs at high pay take risk and others well take low pay and learn without college which makes you older employee look good or there not all that of well experienced. Notes are nice but see if you can ask for few examples before you leave.

Work experience won’t see understudy as threat but easy writeup so with that said there the two things to see if there combative about. As well as putting a five year in with a new understudy so option are endless what could happen but if one putting in work and some and other takeing it easy and leaning off the other new one’s thats the one thats out the door go to job you speed and knowledge.

Quote : biggest lession United states Army learned of veterans is what it felt to be arrested in handcuffs “ IMF”

Quote : “The guy that got shot at the store didn’t live a perfect life and the undercover wanna be learned piss off to many people from doing there job and the same shit on tv you can happen to you.

Quote: If you think you need a manager and you say no and person says yes remember there specialist handle problems like yours “ hitman” stop the pain.” Russian version 2011.”

“quote” most people that do hits are in church or hang out on nintendo. “ hitmain USA version”

There your sins.

#employee #customer #worker #workers

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attract-mode-collective · 5 years

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2019, Say Hello To Mega Drive Man 1989

Sup. Also, yup, still around.

Okay, not so much here these days, but the Attract Mode blog itself did survive the Tumblr purge! Minus a few random posts, for reasons I still can't fathom (other than the bots in use are terrible). But I've bitched about it enough, over at my new regular digs, aka Twitter.

So what's the first post in 2019 about? Why, it's a long overdue translation of something from 1989! The Mega Drive Man ’89 feature in the very first issue of Beep! Mega Drive, originally published in August 1989, to be exact...

... Behold Sega's 16-bitter if it was the star of a Tokusatsu superhero show. Mega Drive Man 89’s powers include being able to hear unconfirmed game rumors from thousands of kilometers away, as well know what's inside a cartridge by just looking at it.

(it's worth remembering that this was still the era of highly illustrated and idealized game art)

Genre conventions state that Mega Drive Man 89 must have a regular ol' human being alter ego, which in this case is "Lt. Iida", who is based upon by a real-life Sega employee in the publicity department (more on him in a sec)...

... As you can see, there's a button sequence to unlock him and surprisingly it's not the same one used to unlock the level select in Sonic 1, which is what I thought it was initially.

You'll have to go to the source to fully appreciate the translation; here we meet the entire all the members of SEGA, "an elite organization composed of the top game developers and gamers in the world". As expected, they’re a mishmash of other IRL Service Games employees and personalities...

Dr. Sato was inspired by Hideki Sato, the assistant manager of r&d at the time, and Captain Kamata was aka Shigeo Kamata, head of the home video sales department. Here's what both men, along with the aforementioned Iida (no idea what his first name is), looked like...

You also have Nei from Phantasy Star 2, the Space Harrier, who reminds me of Simon Belmont from Captain N for whatever reason, and "S", Sega's original mascot for the Mega Drive before Sonic came along. You know, this guy...

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Then you have everyone’s various rides, naturally based upon ones found in various arcade games that got home conversions up till that point. Which aide them in their battle against kaiju, and this Is where most might be disappointed; Gesoku the Cyber Alien is the only to reference Nintendo, Sega's mortal enemy IRL, and not nearly as directly as many would hope for...

Still, Mega Drive Man 89 is quite the way to kick off yet another campaign from Sega to claim the hearts and souls of Japanese school kids across school yards!

The translation is courtesy of MD Shock, aka my new fave blog of the New Year. There’s only a few entries, thus far, but quality over quantity folks. And even the most diehard Segaphiles may discover something new; myself, I never knew there were two different ways of holding the controller...

On, MD Shock also a Twitter and it is equally on point...

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unrealistic-nerd · 5 years

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Zachary Levi of ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Embraces His Inner Geek

Browsing Midtown Comics with the star of the forthcoming “Shazam!” (Yes, fanboy selfies were taken.)

By Alexis Soloski

Zachary Levi at Midtown Comics near Times Square. Christopher Lee for The New York Times.

"This is giving me the most unbelievable flashbacks,” said Mr. Levi, who was a comics fan in his youth. Christopher Lee for The New York Times.

“It’s crazy to think how obsessed I was,” said Zachary Levi. “At one point in my life this was everything.”

Mr. Levi, who is 6-foot-4 and newly buff, was on the first floor of Midtown Comics, just south of Times Square, gazing up at shelves crammed with new releases. A former comics head and self-described nerd, Mr. Levi likes to browse whenever he’s in the neighborhood.

Keep reading on the New York Times website or below.

He is starring in the second season of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” as Benjamin, the grumpy doctor who romances the title character, played by Rachel Brosnahan. And while “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” hasn’t announced a comics tie-in yet, Benjamin — fast-talking, freethinking, enigmatic — is arguably a hero and his chemistry with Midge could explode a lab.

Benjamin’s superpower? “Logic,” Mr. Levi, 38, said. Is that enough to withstand the force of nature that is Midge? That’s a question for the third season.

Benjamin is only one of Mr. Levi’s identities, secret and otherwise. He played Chuck Bartowski, the tech geek who became an accidental superspy in the TV comedy “Chuck.” And he was the voice of Flynn Rider, the thief with questionable intentions and great hair who rescued Rapunzel in the Disney movie “Tangled.”

He is also a Broadway star (“First Date,” “She Loves Me”). And in case you thought the musical comedy triple threat was his own personal superpower, he is pretty sure it’s empathy. “I’ve always had a really gnarly heart,” Mr. Levi said.

Next year, he’ll finally join the superhero cape brigade, in “Shazam!”Mr. Levi plays the title character, a muscular incarnation of a teenage boy suddenly granted the wisdom of Solomon, the strength of Hercules, the stamina of Atlas, the power of Zeus, the courage of Achilles and the speed of Mercury.

“Also I can shoot lightning out of my hands,” he said proudly. “The wish fulfillment is very ridiculous.”

This made him minor royalty at Midtown Comics, though that morning he was assuming a lower, less electric profile. Just another fanboy. Only taller. He wore green pants and a black Under Armour puffer that concealed his physique.

Even incognito, it was clear that a hero had entered the building. Staff members trailed him as he browsed the narrow aisles, and other customers snapped surreptitious smartphone pics.

The store is large and brightly lit, but so overstuffed with comics and merchandise (Mr. Levi was especially tempted by a Captain America gelatin mold) that it looks a lot smaller.

After noting a “Shazam!” collection on the sale shelf, he paged through a “Bloom County” book and a Legend of Zelda encyclopedia shaped like an old Nintendo cartridge. “This is giving me the most unbelievable flashbacks,” he said. “I keep thinking about slapping the cartridges and blowing into them just so they would work.”

“Life was so much simpler in the ’80s,” he said. That was when he first fell in love with comics, mostly “X-Men” and its offshoots. “The idea of waking up one day and being able to teleport or fly or transform or be superstrong or whatever — the child in every single one of us is secretly hoping for that all the time,” he said.

Mr. Levi still has a box of those old comics somewhere, along with some baseball cards “that are probably worth nothing at this point,” he said. And he still plays video games. Most recently the Red Dead Redemption 2, a Western. He thought there was too much horse.

A Go-Bots comic caught his eye and then an issue of “The Avengers” that showed Jimmy Kimmel on the cover. “That’s when you know you’ve made it,” Mr. Levi said.

Mr. Levi also admired a “Star Wars” comic that styles Leia and Han like the farmers of “American Gothic.” “Tell me that’s not clever!” he said.

He wanted to see the toys and collectibles. “How do you go upstairs?” he said to a pair of boyish Midtown Comics employees. Then he answered his own question: “Oh. Where the stairs are.”

He ascended them with a speed that wasn’t quite Mercury’s, eating a meal replacement bar on the way. “Every two hours I have another meal,” he said.

Mr. Levi made a beeline toward a wall of X-Men figurines. “Gambit was my favorite,” he said, pointing to one figurine. “Because he was a total ladies man and spoke with that Cajun accent.” He went hunting for a Shazam figure in the DC Comics section, and Henry Varona, a baby-faced staffer, had to break the news to him that he wouldn’t find it.

“There’s really not one?” Mr. Levi said. “Come on. Really?”

He stared at a wall of bighead collectibles called Pops and was reminded that the toy company Funko didn’t make a figurine from his “Tangled” character, Flynn Rider. “They have a Rapunzel Pop and Maximus the Horse Pop and no Flynn Rider. What does a guy have to do to get a Funko Pop?”

He eventually found Shazam, albeit in T-shirt form. “Does that ever get old?” Mr. Varona asked him. “No way, man,” Mr. Levi said, shaking his head as he admired the yellow lightning bolt. “It’s just the coolest.” Being entrusted with playing a superhero, he added, “is something you get for the rest of your life, and to me that’s a very big honor.”

After Mr. Levi checked out some high-end figurines, Mr. Varona asked him to sign back issues of “Shazam!” and he obliged. “This will be on eBay in 10 minutes,” he joked.

“Five,” Mr. Varona said.

He posed for selfies with the staff and then joined everyone in a group shot. “Shazam!” they said as the camera phones clicked.

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