Showing posts with label BattleBots. Show all posts
Showing posts with label BattleBots. Show all posts

Saturday, April 27, 2019

Chatzy Madness Volume 334: Leather Daddy Murderer

Jumpropeman: Earth Defense Force is one of those game series where I have no idea where to start
ivel: I never played them but I've seen gameplay
ivel: I'd just say whatever one you want seems to be right
Jumpropeman: Blaster Master is the same
Jumpropeman: clearly the right choice would be the game with the cute plant girl, but that's Blaster Master Zero 2
Jumpropeman: I'd RP her
ivel: Harpy said she has nice melons
ivel: lewd
ivel: bad Harp
ivel: she told me to send that too
Jumpropeman: you should see the fanart
Harpy: i'd like that-
Jumpropeman: link
Harpy: excellent
Jumpropeman: link
Draco joined the chat
Harpy: hi!
Jumpropeman: !ih
Draco: Hello
Draco: Wow. She's got nice melons.
ivel: hi Harpy
ivel: at least I spoilered that :U
Draco: I'm allowed to not spoiler things.
Draco: Or am I?
ivel: you're not
Jumpropeman: I do think the flower pot head is cute too
Jumpropeman: she's a pot head
Harpy: lel
Draco: 😲

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Jumpropeman: some commercials say "tell your doctor if you've been somewhere fungal infections are common"
Jumpropeman: and I wonder what those places are like
RubyChao: presumably, the Mushroom Kingdom

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RubyChao: so
RubyChao: ivel
Harpy: SO
RubyChao: when are you debuting Neptune for the Brawl?
ivel: when Harpy doesn't
Harpy: <<
Harpy: i did consider neptune for this setting.

Wednesday, April 24, 2019

Chatzy Madness Volume 333: Gentle Bear (AKA Lewd Edition)

M Sheep joined the chat
Jumpropeman: I just had a small realization
Jumpropeman: sheep is here
M Sheep: I am here
M Sheep: Sort of
Jumpropeman: but also
Jumpropeman: if Sine was controlled by the Lord pretty much the whole time zeph developed feelings for her
Jumpropeman: that means he really just wanted to bone down with the Lord
Blasted Jewish Magic Hats: To be fair, Zephryus would have probably latched on to anyone in that development stage
Blasted Jewish Magic Hats: It just happened to be the woman possessed by the evil darkness
Jumpropeman: aint that just the dating scene in a nutshell, amirightfellas
M Sheep sidles away from JRM
Draco: Confirmed.

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RubyChao: is there an Urban Spirit
RubyChao: or City Spirit
RubyChao: or equivalent
Jumpropeman: There is a Village Spirit who never really updated his name when these people started getting too big for their britches
Jumpropeman: I'd probably reinvent its design if I ever had use for it in RP
RubyChao makes plans to talk so much about urban aesthetic you have No Choice
M Sheep: S E W E R S P I R I T
Jumpropeman: it shows up for one post to just tell Chao to seriously chill
RubyChao: i'm excited for this setting okay
M Sheep: I'm excited to learn that Charles VI of France
M Sheep: Known as "The Beloved"
M Sheep: occasionally believed he was made of glass.
RubyChao: so
RubyChao: he was actually a PK mutant?
M Sheep: :I

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RubyChao: "The original DVDs of How the Grinch Stole Christmas! starred a Grinch with an unexpected mustard-yellow skin tone. When the special later turned 40, a new restoration tuned the Grinch's fur back to its original green."
RubyChao: reminder that we still need to have The Grinch show up for Devil Ed jokes (honestly I feel like Those Left Behind put an end of sorts to Devil Ed jokes, at least in my mind, thanks to giving Ed a satisfying wrapup and ending)
RubyChao: (so good work, JRM)
Jumpropeman: I almost had the Grinch be a Mystery Fiter
Jumpropeman: but it would have been the Grinch from The Grinch Night instead of Stole Christmas
Jumpropeman: so that he could use his Paraphernalia Wagon
RubyChao: but he has implicitly been in rp
RubyChao: would you VIOLATE your STANDARDS so EASILY!?!?!?!?
Jumpropeman: mystery fiter rules are different than secret fiter
Jumpropeman: I CAN DO WHATEVER I WANT
ivel: ABUSE OF POWER

Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Chatzy Madness Volume 332: GarfieldEATS

Jumpropeman: *Rings the Fallout 76 bell* New news: despite claiming all post release DLC will free and only cosmetics would be microtransanctions, there are now stat boosting outfits available only for a limited time, including the Silver Shroud outfit
RubyChao: MR. HOWARD SAYS THE RIDE NEVER ENDS
Jumpropeman: you think he keeps the development team locked in a bunker where they can't see the feedback from the rest of the world
Gooper Blooper: oh good, it had been a few weeks since I'd heard about a fallout 76 fuckup
Jumpropeman: also
Jumpropeman: apparently
Jumpropeman: the outfits now have lost their buffs
Jumpropeman: so if you bought it for the buffs
Jumpropeman: sucks for you :V

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Gooper Blooper left the chat
Draco: Tsk. Barely missed Goops.
Jumpropeman: I'm still missing goops
Jumpropeman: but he'll be back tomorrow
Draco: Or will he?!
Draco: >=D
Jumpropeman: did you cut his brakes too?
Draco: Even better: I rearranged his Garfields.
Jumpropeman: you've taken things too far, draco
Jumpropeman: i mean, murdering a guy is one thing
Jumpropeman: practically a prank really
Jumpropeman: but you're destroying a man's soul
Bree: no no, he only rearranged the garfields. he didn't damage or take them
Bree: that would have been truly heinous
Jumpropeman: we'd have a regular Garfgate scandal on our hands then
Jumpropeman: or Gatefield perhaps?
Draco: I'm not a monster.
Jumpropeman: To celebrate the 45h anniversary of the Watergate Scandal, the hotel had some fun changes: "In addition to the room 214 makeover, hotel guests receive room keys that read "No Need to Break-In," while the hotel's main phone number refers back to the original break-in date (844-614-1972). Rather than hold music, hotel callers hear speeches by President Richard Nixon. And in each room are pencils engraved with the message, "I stole this from the Watergate Hotel.""
Draco: lol

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Gooper Blooper: 53 hours in on Disgaea 5
Gooper Blooper: this is a long goddamn game
Bingo Champion: suffer
Bingo Champion: nerd

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Jumpropeman: "Fallout 76 Player Banned After 900 Hours For Having Too Much Ammo"
Draco: Saw that. Even Bethesda can't believe someone would spend time playing Fallout 76.

Thursday, March 21, 2019

Chatzy Madness Volume 325: Kobber Girls With Huge Racks

Brandoo Champloo: tatami's reaction to everything is as follows
Brandoo Champloo: gklajfkljgfjljfldg

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Jumpropeman: "you didn't happen to see the Nakali gems"
Jumpropeman: *labrys laughs* You mean these?
Jumpropeman: *Goes Super Labrys*
Draco: You found me out. Neo Dark Million? More like Neo Labrys Million.

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Jumpropeman: future brinechar

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The Bill Wurtz Bad Boys: question
The Bill Wurtz Bad Boys: is dedede a penguin
The Bill Wurtz Bad Boys: are you sure
The Bill Wurtz Bad Boys: that's two questions i guess

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Goblet Time: Okay also there's been some new developments in Gorillaz lore
Goblet Time: but I'm ignoring all of it because fuck that
Goblet Time: the band is happy now, Damon, don't take this away from me D:
Bree: happy because they got rid of murdoc "pickledick" niccals
Jumpropeman: you know it won't last
Jumpropeman: he's gonna rise from his jail cell

Saturday, January 12, 2019

Chatzy Madness Volume 320: Bend Over For Bend (Big Bar Brawl 8 Edition)

Minus Sheep: Sidebar: I almost always write Camilla as being a tennis pro instead of being a golfing pro and thankfully have always caught it before posting
Zeldoten: She can be both. :I
Renais: ^
Renais: is renais good at tennis?
Renais rolled a die with 21 sides. The die showed: 15
Renais rolled a die with 21 sides. The die showed: 15
Renais rolled a die with 21 sides. The die showed: 15
Renais rolled a die with 21 sides. The die showed: 4

Renais: ...
Renais: i love how every prinny BUT Gavin is good at tennis
Minus Sheep: Gavin can't catch a break
Minus Sheep: #FreeGavin
Zeldoten: Wow. Three 15s in a row.
Renais: Bonnie's a cheerleader, Renais is just your stereotypical magical girl with tennis powers, and Gonzy is
Renais: just
Renais: himself
Renais: he exists
Zeldoten rolled a die with 21 sides. The die showed: 1
Zeldoten: Zeldoten is surprisingly awful at Tennis.

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Renais: I'm surprised Zeldo didn't actually come in to hire Raven for something
Draco: She was in Las Vegas on business.
Renais: breaks into wicasa's place just to hire him
Draco: "Hey, goat guy. I need a magic goat." "Come back in never. I'm sleeping."
Renais: "If you want a magic goat, harass me in the morning, sheesh..."
Draco: "Alright." *Zeldo waits* *Five Seconds* "Is it morning?"
Renais: "...Rune." "Boss." "Go find her the goat while I'm sleeping. You know where they are."
Renais: "...Siiiigh. Fine."
Draco: "Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!" Zeldo rides the goat into the sunset. (;
Renais: Raven holds up his phone and plays "DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC"
Draco: "Sorry, I voted for Oda."
Renais: "Jokes. Head. Woosh."
Renais: "Oda the aggressive touhou will most certainly win the brawl."
Draco: Zeldoten buys a second goat and hooks them up to a sled.
Renais: "We're in for a wild ride, folks."
Draco: There is a 92.45% chance that Zeldo won't just feed them to DeMonde's crocodile.
Renais: i mean
Renais: she could
Renais: just pace your goat eating so we don't damage the local ecology :U
Draco: D: Goats are serious business. We'll just feed the croc Poppos instead.
Renais: those, on the other hand, are an invasive species :U
Draco: Excellent!
Draco throws truckloads of Poppos to the sharks.

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Jumpropeman: writing's done, art's begun
Jumpropeman: (let's pretend the pre-fite show is not part of writing)
Draco: I have no imagination though. D:

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A Figment of your Imagination: I want pizza.
A Figment of your Imagination: Why can't I buy freshly cooked pizza off of Amazon?

Friday, September 2, 2016

Chatzy Madness Volume 261: Welcome To FridgeLand

Cornwind Evil: You might wanna ask, outside of the Federation Force, why Mulcifer's been so quiet
Cornwind Evil: The answer is......prep
GunslingerChao: so what you're saying is
GunslingerChao: Mulcifer has been building up his army of preps, and we must all become goths (or "goffs") to save Vegas
Bree: viola has a headstart on that one
M Sheep: Have I come back to gothplot?

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Asmоdeus entered for the first time
Asmоdeus: Wow, I haven't showed up in ages. Sorry about that.
Cornwind Evil: The pudding with a gun got into our Brawl!
Asmоdeus: Holy shit, really?
Asmоdeus: That's so amazing.
Asmоdeus: I hope it wins.
Cornwind Evil: It was just a guest appearance
Cornwind Evil: And the Brawl has happened
Cornwind Evil: And it did not win, sorry
Cornwind Evil: You could say the win was...stolen from it
Asmоdeus: RIP.
Asmоdeus: Oh well, I'm sure it tried its best.

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Jumpropeman: I'm trying to not have every Midori sentence end in an exclamation mark

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Shiva Dweeb: the mayor must declare a state of emergency
Shiva Dweeb: our precious cinnamon roll stacy
Shiva Dweeb: IS MISSING
Shiva Dweeb: (nah that's silly)

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Bree: totally trying to make celestia in sims 4
Bree: butt levels are at maximum, not sure if it's enough butt but it's all I can do :<
Bree: this game doesn't have enough purple clothing
Bree: (I can't make celestia's hair purple so I made it blue and gave her a purple hat)
Draco: Aw
Bree: >​celestia in a sleeveless/shoulderless thigh-length dress
Bree: yyyyyyeah no
Draco: Nooooooooooooooooo yes
Bree: >​exact right shade of purple... and three-inch heels
Bree: why

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Jumpropeman: never put two Brodericks in a room
Jumpropeman: you'll beg for the simple small disturbance of the droning over their constant back and forth
Jumpropeman: 500 words where single sentence would do
Jumpropeman: a thousand pardons before either gets started talking about the subject at hand
Jumpropeman: ​and then they both put on the Courier hat and shoot each other dead without another word

Monday, August 29, 2016

Chatzy Madness Volume 260: Regards, Gul'dan

M Sheep: OoOoOoOoOoOoOoO
M Sheep: I AM THE GHOST OF M SHEEP
M Sheep: COME BACK TO POST THE POST I COULD NOT FINISH IN LIFE!
ivel uses the Poltergust 3000
M Sheep: OoOo-aw, maAaAaAaA-*pop*

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PremiumChao: god i forgot how ridiculous some of my old rp was
PremiumChao: gallade became a senator
PremiumChao: and he lived in "Unnamed City"
Jumpropeman: Unnamed City
PremiumChao: which was the actual name of the city
Jumpropeman: capital of A State
PremiumChao: Gallade: I'll take three people up to the station with me, and we will-
*Phone rings*
Gallade: Hello? A meeting of Congress? Now? Ack! *Hangs up* Congress is meeting, so I have to leave. General Goomba, you take charge!
*Gallade flies through a wall, and heads off*

PremiumChao: Gallade: "Position Open for Congress Member. The spot of representive of Unnamed City is open...* Hey! I could run for Congress!
Jumpropeman: congress and its wacky impromptu meetings
Viva Vermont: *gallade is thrown into the sea*
PremiumChao: also their billboard was "Welcome to Unnamed City. Now scram!"
Viva Vermont: unnamed city was actually the inside of oscar the grouch's trash can
Jumpropeman: sounds like a joke from a cartoon
Draco: Sounds like a city in Vermont.
Draco: WAKKA WAKKA
PremiumChao: Axem Blue's Hobbies: Slicing stuff, being somewhat evil, being an AoE member.
PremiumChao: i was good at character descriptions

(later)

PremiumChao: Gallade: *Looks at the three members of the AoE getting up, then at Eggman-X* Eggman-X, what are you DOING?
Eggman-X: I'm playing golf.
Gallade: Why?
Eggman-X: Because I'm using exploding golf balls.
*Eggman-X takes a swing, but he hits the golf ball too hard, causing it to explode in his face*
Eggman-X: Ow.

f-: Heeheeeenheee.
Jumpropeman: Eggman-X then kicked an exploding blitzball
PremiumChao: *The Pink Chao lands next to Alphashi*
Alphashi: Who are you?
TPC: I am The Pink Chao.
Steelshi: Ahahahahahahah! You're PINK!
TPC: *Fires an Ice Arrow, freezing Steelshi* Why I'm here is to explain the Red Star.
Crystalshi: Red... Star?
TPC: Have you noticed the red comet recently?
Alphashi: Yes.
TPC: That is the Red Star. It is a comet which appears at irregular intervals over this planet. It is only reachable by the Green Launch Star.
Crystalshi: What's on it?
TPC: That's not in the books. Bye! *Flies off*

PremiumChao: i was VERY GOOD at exposition in the old days
PremiumChao: General Goomba: But how will we get it from them?
Jester Chao: Leave it to me!
*Jester Chao puts on a fake moustache. He then walks up to the door and knocks on it. Steelshi opens the door*
Jester Chao: Hello. I'm from the government. We've detected energy spikes coming from this house. We believe you may have a powerful item causing these spikes.
Steelshi: Is it this? *Pulls out Green Power Star*
Jester Chao: Yes. In the interest of national security, I must consficate that.

Viva Vermont: imagine a book called "The Book Of The Red Star"
Viva Vermont: page 1: "The Red Star is a comet which appears at irregular intervals over this planet. It is only reachable by the Green Launch Star."
Viva Vermont: page 2: "we don't know anything else"

Monday, February 22, 2016

Chatzy Madness Volume 238: The Ink Is Blood

SteelKomodo: watching Penguins of Madagascar
SteelKomodo: "Unknown hostiles with tentacles and feet..." "Again?! If I had a nickel for every time..."
Bree: the movie?
Bree: I loved that movie
SteelKomodo: no, the tv series
SteelKomodo: haven't seen the movie
SteelKomodo: but tell me more
Bree: idk it's been a while since I watched it lel
Bree: but the villain is an octopus who's mad that everyone likes penguins more because of their cuteness
SteelKomodo: hahaha
Bree: and he ​abducts every penguin on earth (lel) and mutates them into hideous monstrosities so nobody will like them anymore​
Bree: but the penguins reverse it by ​using skipper's cuteness to turn the hideous-mutant ray into a re-cute-ifying ray​
SteelKomodo: ​I think you mean Private?
Bree: yes him
Bree: sorry I have trouble with the names
Bree: whichever one is the cute one :U
SteelKomodo: it's k, they do look rather alike :U
Bree: skipper is the leader one right
SteelKomodo: yep
Bree: yeah okay
Bree: but the "again?!" is a reference to the movie
Bree: in that quote you posted
SteelKomodo: i don't think so, the series came before the movie
Bree: hmm maybe, it depends on if this particular episode is older than the movie
Bree: idk, it just seemed like a reference to the movie
SteelKomodo: well, the series started 2008-2009
SteelKomodo: so no, it wasn't :P
Bree: I bow to your expertise
Bree bows
SteelKomodo: oh, no need to bow
SteelKomodo: g-get up [blushing] ​
Bree: lel
Bree: you are adorable
SteelKomodo: i try :3
Bree: :3
PhoneDel: KISS ALREADY
PhoneDel: Also hi
SteelKomodo: hi bro
Bree: del confirmed shipper
PhoneDel: I ship coal to power plants

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iKomodo: CONFOUND THOSE DOVER BOYS
iKomodo: ...I don't know why, but typing that in all caps is just inherently funny to me
Sempai Fails Perception Check: GET OUTTA THE WAY

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Jumpropeman: this Professor Layton puzzle has me arranging matchsticks to take a picture of a dog and turn it into an image of it run over by a car. What kind of sick puzzle is this
ivel: oh yeah that
Gooper Blooper: >​matchsticks
RubyChao: i haff tvelve matchstick
Gooper Blooper: I HEFF TVELVE METCHSTEEK
ivel: lel
RubyChao: fun fact: i mostly remember that phrase because it's been the name i set for a skype group i've been in for
RubyChao: seven years
Jumpropeman: i cant even conceptualize what its asking me
RubyChao: so every time i check skype
RubyChao: tvelve matchtick
Jumpropeman: am i supposed to make it completely flat
ivel: more or less, from what I remember
RubyChao: layton why
Harpy: mutchsteek

(later)

Jumpropeman: "Puzzle No. 110"
Jumpropeman: I... I think I found this puzzle much earlier than they expected me to
Jumpropeman: as the previous one I did was number 10
Jumpropeman: DANGIT ITS MORE MATCHES
Gooper Blooper: METCHSTEEK
Gooper Blooper: link
Jumpropeman: XD

Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Chatzy Madness Volume 236: Final Existence

ivel: I don't even remember the Musketeers' names
ivel: I think I made them in Dynasty Warriors though
ivel: what else am I supposed to do with like 850 character creation spots
ivel: I even have the freakish lovechild of Laharl and Shrek because you can combine two characters and see what the game makes the kid look like
ivel: it's Shreharl

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Sempai Fails Perception Check: Okay
Sempai Fails Perception Check: Im here
Sempai Fails Perception Check: And i have an rp idea
Sempai Fails Perception Check: The streets of las vegas are filled with crime
Sempai Fails Perception Check: The evil rule the streets
Sempai Fails Perception Check: And only one duo can make a stand
iKomodo: YEEEEEEESSSSSSSS
Raven: bring back sam and max
iKomodo: Bring them back plz
Raven: point and click adventure plot
Sempai Fails Perception Check: I will do it
Sempai Fails Perception Check: Because i have fond memories of playing them that one time
Sempai Fails Perception Check: It was great
iKomodo: :3
Sempai Fails Perception Check: Best part was either getting to play as them in a dungeon world game, or the part where they stole a crystal ball from tridenland to help jonesy contact a daemon in the warp
Sempai Fails Perception Check: Or the bit with max and a minigun
Sempai Fails Perception Check: Goops if you stumble in here pls post some of those moments
iKomodo: Yee
Bree: *crunk goops stumbles in, carelessly flings contextless blurbs of del RP unrelated to del's request into the chat, then passes out*
Dacor joined the chat
Dacor: I'm back. BI
Bree: you're not goops!

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iKomodo: >​plugs phone in to charge
iKomodo: >​"69% charged"
iKomodo: phone pls

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Raven: i trust ivelmom to suplex a lawyer

Thursday, February 11, 2016

Pokemania


If you've somehow missed the eighteen times we've discussed it in Chatzy, Pokemon turns 20 this year and is celebrating with lots of merch and a new event Pokemon every month from now until December. While it didn't hit American shores until 1998, Pokemon debuted in Japan two years earlier, in February 1996. Initially a quiet release, word of mouth was substantial, and by 1997 Japan was wholeheartedly embracing Nintendo's latest RPG. Reception was so positive that Nintendo decided the game was worth releasing in other regions. They took a gamble and made a big hype campaign for Pokemon's western debut - the anime and the game released together, with the trading card game launching a couple months later. This was definitely a risk - what sells in Japan doesn't necessarily sell in other places, and a big deal was being made out of this fledgling series that rested all its' hopes on a very buggy and unbalanced game that came out on a system many considered long past its' prime. Nintendo COULD have had this blow up in its' face.

But it all paid off. Kids flocked to the series like nothing else, and reviewers praised the game's strong points - as poorly-balanced and badly-coded as the game was, it was just plain fun and introduced concepts that were rare in 1998, most notably the complete party customization. Again, it took a little time - according to Bulbapedia, many stores were initially unwilling to sell the card game, apparently believing it wouldn't be popular, HAW - but it took significantly less time to catch fire in the US than it did in Japan. No doubt the big push from Nintendo helped. By 1999, Pokemania was in full swing.

And brother, what a time to be alive.

Before I go any further - the name "Pokemania" was coined by a number of outsiders looking in on the phenomenon (speaking of, some also called it "The Pokemon Phenomenon"). I'm talking adults who were watching in confusion as kids fell in love with 151 Japanese cartoon animals, folks like newspapers, magazines, and third-party groups who released unauthorized guides to the franchise that often had errors but always had heart. Pokemania began at the end of 1998. It built up throughout 1999, and in fall of that year it reached its' peak. It remained strong throughout 2000 and had a grand sendoff in the form of Pokemon Gold and Silver, then slowly began to ebb away in the early 2000s as Pokemon degenerated from a worldwide fad to simply a cornerstone of Nintendo, an established household name brand people always know. By the time Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire released, Pokemon was just another franchise - albeit a tremendously popular and successful one.

Some of you might be a little too young to remember Pokemania, others might be a tad too old and didn't really pay attention when it was happening, considering it just another kid's thing. But me? I was the perfect target audience. For the first year of its' existence, I didn't really notice, but circa September 1999, I finally got hooked and had the ride of my life.


There's a lot I could talk about. The cards, the social interaction, the Game Boy games. But for the purposes of this post, I'm going to zero in on the toys. I've taken photographs of almost all the Pokemon toys I own, the vast majority of which are from 2001 or earlier, and I'm going to go over them in detail here.

Note that for all my posturing and fancy talk, I'm not much of a collector. These are toys that I heavily played with as a kid, and a lot of them are dinged up. You're not going to be seeing pristine museum pieces here. This is a part of my childhood laid bare for your amusement. That said, on with the pics.

Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Chatzy Madness Volume 235: I'm The Dongerfly (AKA Burpo Edition)

Jumpropeman: *added some games to my amazon shopping list like half an hour ago* *games already went down in price since then*
Jumpropeman: eating dinner pays off :V

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Gooper Blooper joined the chat
Boxing Bree: hi goops
Boxing Bree: chatzy is dedzy
Boxing Bree flops over
Gooper Blooper: chao is the glue that holds us together
Boxing Bree: where is he, did he leave for his trip
Gooper Blooper: I think so. He said he was leaving today yesterday, I sent him a goodbye message this morning and he thanked me, and he hasn't been online since 11 AM
Gooper Blooper: pretty sure he's across the world by now
Boxing Bree: so jealous
Boxing Bree flops onto side, sighs melodramatically
Gooper Blooper: Here is a conversation I had with Goopsmom earlier, when she found out
Gooper Blooper: "Hey, you'll think this is cool."
"I WON'T!" *mock pouting*
"You WILL. You know my best friend, the one that gave me the books and chocolate for Christmas?"
"Yeah?"
"He's on a plane to Japan right now."
​​"WHAAAAAT?!?!"​​​
"Yep."
"BY HIMSELF?!"
"Yeah."
"WHAT'S HE DOING IN JAPAN?!"
"You heard of Comic-Con?"
"YEAH?"
"There's a Japanese version of that about anime and stuff. He's going to that."
"WOWWWWWW... All my friends are boring, and your brother doesn't have any that aren't from school, and YOU have friends that GO TO JAPAN."
"Told ya you'd think it's cool."
"OF COURSE I THINK IT'S COOL! I AM SO JEALOUS! TELL HIM I WANT PICTURES!"
"He wasn't even gonna bring his camera until I suggested it-"
​"I WANT PICTURES OF JAPAN"​

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Spy: So how's the chatzy seal squad doing?
Boxing Bree answers Spy's question by flopping and making pitiful sounds

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Toy Review - The BattleBots McDonald's Collection

BETCHA DIDN'T EXPECT TO EVER SEE A TOY POST ON THIS BLOG AGAIN, HUH?!


Ten years ago, BattleBots was my life. Absolutely loved watching these fancy RC toys beat the snot out of each other every week. I got into the robot combat scene unfortunately late in the game, missing out on the first three seasons of Battlebots and the first four seasons of Robot Wars. But I was early enough to get in on the ground floor of the BattleBots McDonald's promotion. And I took this thing seriously - I went back to eating Kids' Meals and requested to look at the available toys before making my selection. I HAD to collect them all.

But it was not to be.

In a tragedy for the record books, I was unable to get all eight toys before the promotion ended. I wound up with six different toys, most of which had at least one duplicate. However, thanks to a garage sale and an eBay auction, I finally collected the full set in early 2011. Let's meet the bots!