Maplestory DS: Game Start! o1

>Everything is in Korean.

>Why am I doing this, you ask?

>I’m a bit masochistic, unfortunately…

Heart Gold: I have my first Pokemon! o3

Apollo: … -Apollo is staring intently at the sky.-

>How thoughtful.

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• After receiving Pokegear:

>Does anyone remember how time-consuming it was when all the trainer’s numbers on your Pokegear called you randomly and you had to go find them on their specific route number? Okay, it’s a little thing. But it annoyed me. Holy shit, this guy walks really slow. Do I ever get the running shoes?

Rt. 29

West to Cherrygrove City

>Off to see the wizard. Oh boy. Pidgey, fuck yeah.

Now that we’re on the topic, this is how I raise my Pokemon:

For the first run of any Pokemon game, except for HM slaves I raise only one Pokemon. The others are incidentals, though they recieve just as much love~.

Anyways, after the first run, and even during because with the HM Pokemon I suppose that they should get trained too, I pay careful attention to stats. I don’t know, this kid named Chester in my first and only foster home got me into Pokemon deeper than I had been in childhood. I can play the card game, too. Hurr.

I like fire Pokemon, but Dark/Psychic are my favorites.

Am I kawaii yet?

Heart Gold: Game Start! o2

Name Choice:

Your name is James?

>Why yes, of course it is.

James, are you ready? Your very own tale of grand adventure is about to unfold.

Fun experiences, difficult experiences, there’s so much waiting for you! Dreams! Adventure! Let’s go to the world of Pokemon. I’ll see you later!

>Dude, it’s kind of weird how you show up to my house in the middle of the night and proposition me for some grand adventure or some shit, but thanks. I’ll see you later too, man.

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• Check Mailbox:

>One new message! Some chick named Lyra.

Lyra: ADVENTURE! EXCITED! I love POKEMON!

>Oh, look. A Marill stamp. I always liked those little bubbly mouse things. Aren’t they a water type?

• Examine Wii:

It’s a Wii! Wii is huge in Johto, too!

>… For everyone’s sake, I’m not going to make a dick joke here.

• Examine TV:

There’s a TV here…

>What, no dramatic story about some kid or whatever, leaving their home whilst walking upon railroad tracks? Oh, be still my little heart! Okay, let’s go downstairs…

—-

Mom: Hi, James! You’re finally awake. Your friend Lyra was just here. She was playing hide-and-seek with her MARILL. Oh, I almost forgot! Our acquaintance, Professor Elm, was looking for you.

>… Mom, he was just in my room He woke me up. It was dark outside. You didn’t hear our conversation? Isn’t that a little weird?

Mom: He said he had a favor to ask of you. You know where the lab is, right? It’s right next door to us. By the way, do you have everything you need to go out? Here, use this Bag to carry things… This is your Trainer Card… Here you can save a record of your progress… These are also rather helpful… Just try touching the buttons, and you’ll know what to do in no time.

>You didn’t need to explain all of that, but okay. Thanks Mom. I’m sure, thanks to your through explanations, I will be the POKEMON MASTER!

• Examine TV:

The TV is playing a movie!

>Oh, come on.

Two boys are in a cave searching for treasure!

>Alone? That doesn’t sound safe. Horror movie material.

I better get going…

>Well, at least it wasn’t railroad tracks this time.

Examine stove:

Cinnabar Volcano Burger! Mom’s specialty!

>That sounds highly spicy. I was about to make a Mexican food reference, but I’ll spare you.

Examine fridge:

What’s in the fridge…? Lots of drinking water and sweeeet lemonade!

>I am now the man with a sexy top hat that sits atop a horse and sings valiantly to a woman in a bonnet below. I am an internet meme.

>Do they even have horse Pokemon…? Oh! Ponyta and Rapidash. Okay, I need to stop.

—

>Okay, I’m outside.

Marill: ! -runs into-

>Are you serious? Are you Lyra’s Marill? I just woke up. It is the middle of the night, and you both are really playing Hide and Seek? Where are your parents? I don’t understand anything anymore.

Lyra: -exits home, sees Marill- !

>Come get your Pokemon. I am serious right now.

Lyra: -chases Marill-

Marill: -runs off-screen-

>Ugh. Now to see what this creepy ‘Professor’ guy wants. If he doesn’t give me a cool selection of Pokemon I am going to be upset. It’s too early for this.

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More later. The game’s good so far.

Final Fantasy Tactics A-2: Grimoire of the Rift: Game Start! o1

>Two difficulties. Normal or Hard. Let’s do normal, I’m not so hardcore on these kind of turn-based games.

Summer vacation’s so close I can taste it.

I’m out that door as soon as the teacher stops talking.

Summer homework: keep a journal. That’s not too bad.

Better write my name on my notebook before I forget.

>Name my character…

Luso, of course. I always keep the original name the first time.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not crazy about homework. Just, it could be worse.

And I can already guess what my first entry’s going to be:

“Summer Vacation, Day 1: Aunt chewed me out. Grounded for a week.”

Maybe this journal thing’s not such a great idea after all.

Oh, we got another assignment, due today: “My Summer Vacation.”

We’re supposed to write our goals for the summer. Well, here goes…

>Three choices. Hang out with my friends, play video games non-stop, or study for the next year. Let’s go with ‘play video games non-stop’.

Second question, ‘As a personal goal, I want to…’

Be able to swim half a mile. I can do that now, from last summer. Random fact.

Third question, ‘Next year I promise not to…’

Oversleep in the morning. I always did that.

“I promise not to oversleep in the morning!” … So I’ll just sleep in till the afternoon.

Heh, that all sounds pretty convincing. Summer vacation, here I come.

…Not that I have any idea what I’m doing this summer.

But, I guess not having any expectations isn’t all that bad.

I mean, whatever ends up happening, it’ll be a surprise!

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And we are a-go with this game, ladies and gentlemen.

This looks like a pretty cute game.

Heart Gold: Game Start! o3

• Moving to the left of the screen to what appears to be the Elm Pokemon Lab:

>Oh, look. This is oddly familiar. A creepy dude stalking the window of a Pokemon Lab. Let’s talk to him!*

*Note: This goes one of two ways, always, in my head. How it’s supposed to go, or how I imagine it (as commentated to my friend, with another stupid few lines of dialogue added):

Stranger. … So this is the famous Elm Pokemon lab… Pokemon aren’t real. They must be smoking some serious shit. And I want it.

 >Hey, man. What’s up?

Stranger: … Bitch what the fuck you want? -SUDDEN KICK.AVI-

>I just wanted to know why you were spying! Damn! We’re cool!

God, I need a life.

—

• Talk to the people walking around after speaking with shady long-haired obviously my rival guy:

Brown haired girl: I like your Bag!

>Moving along.

Random fat adult guy: Yo, James! I hear Professor Elm discovered some new Pokemon.

>If by Pokemon you mean drugs, sure, buddy ol’ pal. Okay, this is getting stupid. Going into the Lab now.

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• Once inside Elm’s Lab:

>Holy shit, this dude is propositioning me to go to some weird guy named Mr. Pokemon’s lab alone with my very own Pokemon. While this situation could be misconstrued as child endangerment, I fear not, for I am given the choice of three:

Totodile, Chikorita and Cyndaquil.

Who do I choose? I like all the Pokemon, even though they’re running out of ideas. And red is the color of…

Justice. Yeah.

So I’ll choose Cyndaquil. The ~*~flames~*~ represent the teenage angst in the deepest corners of my heart.

Professor Elm: You’ll take CYNDAQUIL, the Fire-type Pokemon?

>You bet your pants I will!

Give a name to the CYNDAQUIL you received?

>Poptart. No, that’s silly. I will name him Apollo, because it is 3:54 in the morning and I am not creative. As in all games, you can re-name it later, so whatev. Suggest something. ~*~sugoi~*~

Great! He’s male, too. So I’m not gonna feel weird about this. He follows me. Pokemon Yellow flashbacks.

—

Desu nya, I am reliving my old Pokemon days. It’s been years since I’ve played, rather, played as far as I have, anything that was on a Game Boy, not a DS.

I kind of miss my purple Gameboy Color. But I can put the .ROMs on my memory card, right? Heh.

pokemon: heart gold version. o1

‘You are about to enter a world where you will embark on a grand adventure of your very own.

Speak to people and check things wherever you go, be it in towns, roads, or caves.

Gather information and hints from every possible source.

New paths will open to you when you help people in need, overcome challenges, and solve mysteries.

At times, you will be challenged by others to a battle.

At other times, wild creatures may stand in your way.

By overcoming such hurdles, you will gain great power.

However, your adventure is not solely about becoming powerful.

On your travels, we hope that you will meet countless people and, through them, achieve personal growth.

This is the most important objective of this adventure.’

Let’s do this. Hi, I’m James.