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Video Game Chat / Re: Games You Want

« on: February 20, 2007, 10:34:26 AM »

I want to have Super Mario 64 for N64. I know I could just get it for DS or off the Virtual Console Channel, but I'd rather have that sense of originality to it.

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General Chat / Re: LD's 5000th Post Giveaway!

« on: February 20, 2007, 08:33:57 AM »

Wait, how do you enter? Just by posting in this topic?

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Fan Creations / Re: Lockjaw's Saga: a Pikmin Story

« on: February 19, 2007, 09:14:23 PM »

   The Emperor carefully watched as the Red-Light Creature ran through the chamber that led to the Empress’ room, followed by the 80 Pikmin. The Blue-Light Creature then began to walk up to him with the Purple Pikmin, the Emperor's heart beating extremely fast.
   The Blue-Light Creature then grabbed a Purple Pikmin and aimed it right between the Emperor’s eyes. The Emperor shut his eyes in anticipation. When the creature raised his arm to throw, he tripped, causing the Purple to land behind the Emperor with a thud. It was then that the Emperor Bulbax bellowed as he majestically rose from out of the ground. The Blue-Light Creature had a look of shock and fear on his face, but he quickly collected himself and started throwing Purples like crazy! By this time, The Emperor had taken off and ran, so the Pikmin that landed on his back merely slid off. The Blue-Light Creature then called all the Pikmin back to him and started to give chase.
   “I... gotta... help... Empress...” the Emperor managed to say as he ran for his life.
   The Emperor burst into the Empress’ room... only to see that the deed had already been done. The Empress’ attempts at rolling away were futile. All that filled the room were the Pikmin, the creature... and the head, legs and torso of the Empress being carried by Pikmin. As they walked by the Emperor, the Pikmin gave him a cold, dead look. Normally, the Emperor would retaliate by licking up the Pikmin, but he was just too grief-stricken.
   Just then, behind him, he heard the rallying sound of a whistle. It was the Blue-Light Creature! He had just sprayed the Pikmin with something that made them glow red like a fire of deadly beauty.
   The Blue-Light Creature’s whistle attracted the attention of the Red-Light Creature, who then rallied the rest of his army and too sprayed them with the same red cloud of liquid.
   The Emperor now had 20 Purples and 60 Reds teaming up against him, all super-agitated from the spray. The Emperor knew he was outnumbered, and was still saddened as he saw the Pikmin indifferently carrying his deceased wife off into the darkness. The Emperor then let out a ground-shaking bellow and ran back to his own room, where Lockjaw’s eyes were still peeking out. The two armies quickly followed.
   The Emperor was caught at a dead end. There was nowhere to run or to hide. He was much too big to fit in the entrance to the Crawmad Railroad. He decided that all he could do was fight his way through.
   As the armies stormed in, the Emperor gave a defiant bellow. The Red-Light Creature fought the Emperor first, rapidly throwing massive amounts of glowing Red Pikmin onto his face. He managed to keep his cool and shook them off, and was even able to squish and eat a good number of them, but the combined strength of the Pikmin was too strong.
   The battle didn’t last long and was pretty much one-sided. When the Emperor was too weak to defend himself anymore and was about to die, the Blue-Light Creature petrified him with a cloud of black smoke. Then, seemingly sadistically, he punched the Emperor’s body. The petrified body wobbled for a while, and then cracked, turning into nectar, which the Pikmin viciously drank.
   The Red-Light Creature, feeling satisfied, then called his Pikmin and the Blue-Light Creature as a signal to leave. One Purple Pikmin didn’t hear the whistle and ran over to Lockjaw’s eyestalks. Lockjaw quickly tucked them back inside the hole as the Pikmin eyeballed him cryptically. The sound of the whistle intensified and the Pikmin came running over to join the rest of them.
   After a while, Lockjaw poked his eyes out of the hole again to see if they were gone. All he saw was an empty room, devoid of all life. He then poked them back in and prepared to leave.
    What are we gonna do now? thought Lockjaw. What are we all gonna do?

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Forum Games / Re: The Pointless Topic!

« on: February 19, 2007, 06:28:39 PM »

TOUCH FUZZY, GET DIZZY.

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Fan Creations / Re: Lockjaw's Saga: a Pikmin Story

« on: February 19, 2007, 06:23:40 PM »

   The Emperor had turned around and, not noticing Lockjaw’s eyes, had presumed he left. He carefully started to look around him. He then exited his room and walked down the chambers into the Empress’ room. Inside, the Empress was sleeping on her back.
   “Empress, wake up,” the Emperor said quietly.
   The Empress had rolled over and yawned. “Is there something wrong, dear?” she asked.
   “I heard a suspicious noise come from near the entrance of the palace,” said the Emperor. “If you suspect that I’m hurt, try to escape. I’m going to go see what’s there.”
   “Okay...” said the Empress. “Just don’t get hurt...”
   “Don’t worry,” said the Emperor. “I’ll come back the same old Emperor.” He then left the Empress’ room, with a fretful Empress in his wake.
   The Emperor continued through the tunnels of his palace until he was almost at the main chamber, which was the one he had given his speech in. He looked around, staying at the opening of the tunnel, and saw a light in the shadows.
   This light was strange to him. He knew well about it, since some of his underlings told him they recalled seeing a similar light before the coming of total destruction. This light was indeed a bad omen.
   As the light pulsated a bright red color, it was accompanied by a loud whistle. The light then came out of the darkness, followed by another, blue light. Both lights were attached to the antennae of two small, yellow-skinned creatures with clear shields around their heads. The Emperor started to get confused and worried, but was careful not to make a sound.
   The red light on the small creature’s head had created a chirping noise, and it was revealed that he was followed by a vast army of Pikmin.
   No..., thought the Emperor as he dug into the ground, leaving his eyestalks out to continue surveying the Pikmin.
   The noise made by the Emperor burrowing made the Red-Light Creature flinch. The Red-Light Creature then walked up to the spot where the Emperor had dug, Pikmin army in tow. He then shone his light on the spot. The Emperor hoped he was unnoticed.
   The Red-Light Creature had then turned to face his Pikmin army. The Emperor’s first impression was that the creature had not seen him and would leave. To his surprise, though, the creature’s light gave a small chirp, and the Pikmin separated by color, specifying 20 Purples and 80 Reds.
   The Red-Light Creature then did something of summoning the Blue-Light Creature, and they seemed to have discussed something amongst themselves. The Emperor couldn’t tell what they were saying, but could understand their pantomiming actions:
   The Red-Light Creature pointed to the Blue-Light Creature, and then to the 20 Purple Pikmin. He then pointed to the spot where the Emperor was buried, and then made a fist-in-hand gesture. He then pointed his thumb toward himself and pointed toward the chamber where the Empress was located.
   Empress..., the Emperor thought. If only I could warn you...
   The two creatures nodded their heads simultaneously, called their respective Pikmin groups and prepared to strike. The Emperor could only wait and pray at this point...

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Fan Creations / Re: Lockjaw's Saga: a Pikmin Story

« on: February 19, 2007, 02:32:01 PM »

   Lockjaw was headed down the tunnel where the noise was coming from. All along the way, he could hear the noise become louder and clearer. The sound rang through his ears.   
   CHHHHHHH... ZHHHHHHH...
   The noise continued in that pattern. Lockjaw’s heart started to beat faster as he approached the end of the tunnel.
   CHHHHHHH... ZHHHHHHH...
   Lockjaw took a deep breath and poked his eyestalks out of the hole. He saw that the noise was coming from a large, green rock. It was now louder than ever! He crawled out of the hole to find himself in a rather large room, with nothing but himself and the rock. The deafening noise filled the atmosphere.
   Lockjaw looked around and decided to examine the perimeter of the room. As he walked around, he had gotten a better glimpse of the rock, and thought that the other side of it looked like the Emperor Bulbax.
   “Wait a minute,” he thought out loud. “That IS the Emperor! He was snoring this whole time!”
   The sleepy Emperor slowly opened his eyestalks and awakened to Lockjaw looking right at him. He immediately got up and started screaming, which caused Lockjaw to start screaming. After about ten seconds of panicked screaming, they both calmed down.
   “What are you doing in here?” questioned the flustered Bulbax.
   “I can explain!” said Lockjaw. “I was exploring the Crawmad Railroad--”
   “What’s the Crawmad Railroad?” asked the confused Emperor.
   “They’re a series of tunnels that bypass the regular tunnels,” Lockjaw answered. “Anyway, I heard a noise coming from out of this tunnel and I thought someone could be in danger! I’m sorry, Your Majesty. I guess I had no idea how far I went out in the tunnel.”
   “It’s quite alright,” responded the Emperor. “My snoring keeps up even the missus sometime...”
   After Lockjaw reconciled with the Emperor, the Emperor let him stay over for a while as they ate a breakfast of nectar, berries, and Sheargrubs. They then talked for a little while, mostly about the success of the mission.
   “Well,” said Lockjaw, “I think I oughta get back to the Dream Den.”
   “Will you be taking the normal tunnels or those other tunnels?” asked the Emperor.
   “Eh, the Crawmad Railroad seems safer and easier to take,” said Lockjaw. He began to head back to the hole from which he emerged until the Emperor heard something.
   “... Did you hear that?” asked the Emperor.
   “What did it sound like?” asked Lockjaw.
   “It sounded like... like a very high-pitch chirp... almost like a whistle! I think someone else is in the palace!” said the Emperor.
   “Don’t worry, Your Majesty. If the need arises, I’ll protect you!” said Lockjaw.
   “No!” spoke the Emperor. “I’ll be fine! Just go back to your base and make sure everyone is secure!”
   “But... Your Majesty--”
   “That’s a command!” boomed the Emperor. Lockjaw quickly ran back into the hole, only to stay and watch with his eyestalks peeking out from it.

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Forum Games / Re: The Pointless Topic!

« on: February 19, 2007, 01:25:05 PM »

Some men interpret nine memos.

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Fan Creations / Re: Lockjaw's Saga: a Pikmin Story

« on: February 18, 2007, 10:24:50 PM »

   Lockjaw and his small army had shortly went down the hole and were securely settled in the Dream Den. Lockjaw had decided that they’d only needed to stay on the first level of the tunnel system. The area was sunny, the grass was healthy and green, and they had plenty of berries and nectar.
   After everyone had settled in, Lockjaw gave a small speech.
   “Congratulations, everyone,” Lockjaw started. “You’ve made it all here safely. Keep in mind, though, this is no vacation. We are here to secure the future of not just Bulborbs, but all species who get terrorized by Pikmin.”
   “Uh, why are we here?” asked a Bulborb.
   “We have been placed here until the Pikmin threat is eliminated. We have to cover our bases. The Pikmin might not be here now, but we have to be ready when the time comes. This place is one of the most likely places where they’ll go, and we can take them by surprise!”
   “So, what do we do ‘til then?” asked another Bulborb.
   “We train, eat, and prepare,” answered Lockjaw. “Until then, just enjoy the sojourn.”
   After the speech, the crowd dispersed in all directions. The area was more than vast enough to house all of them. Most just wandered around or talked to one another.
   The next day, Lockjaw woke up to be pestered by one of the Bulborbs.
   “Lockjaw! Sir!” said the Bulborb. “There’s a situation!”
   “What is it?” Lockjaw asked, groggily.
   “One of the natives claims that we Bulborbs are stealing food!” Lockjaw then followed the Bulborb to the scene of the problem. When they arrived, they saw a Hermit Crawmad.
   “That’s him!” said the Bulborb. “He’s the guy who thinks he owns all the food!” Lockjaw then came closer to the Crawmad’s hole.
   “Hey,” said the Crawmad. “Are you the leader of these guys here?”
   “Yeah,” said Lockjaw. “So you’re the guy who says we’re stealing your food!”
   “What, you think berries grow around here out of nowhere?” said the Crawmad. “I worked hard to get this stuff here!”
   “What, so... you planted them?” asked Lockjaw.
   “Planted 'em?” asked the Crawmad. “You kiddin’? That would take forever! I brought them in from the forest!”
   “How did YOU get all the way to the forest from here?” asked Lockjaw.
   “By usin’ the Crawmad Railroad,” responded the Crawmad. “The Crawmad Railroad is just like the main tunnels, except they take shorter to travel, go to ANYWHERE you want, and are, uh, more discreet, so there’s not much traffic. Kinda like a tunnel-within-a-tunnel-type tunnel system or somethin’. All you gotta do to get there is go through this or other Crawmad holes.”
   “Well, I guess that would be convenient...” said Lockjaw.
   “Yeah, Crawmads have made holes in places you wouldn't believe!" said the Crawmad. "And now you can ‘convenient’ yourself some of your own berries!” he finished as he went down the hole.
   “Wait,” said Lockjaw as he peered down the hole. “Hmm... well, that’s weird.”
   “What’s weird, Lockjaw?” said the Bulborb.
   Lockjaw looked back at the Bulborb. “He’s gone,” he said. “Just like that.”
   For a few minutes, Lockjaw and the others began to ponder the enigmatic Crawmad Railroad.
   “Hmm...” Lockjaw spoke up. “Maybe I ought to go investigate down there, just to be sure of our safety. You all stay here; I’ll be back shortly.” Lockjaw then squeezed his way down the Crawmad hole.

   The Crawmad Railroad was dark and dusty, even more so than the regular tunnels. Lockjaw got caught up in exploring the underground cavern system, but still tried to remember the tunnel he entered from. After walking down through the tunnels for a while, he heard a loud, grating noise coming from out of one of the nearby tunnels.
   What’s that noise? he thought. I better check it out.

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Forum Games / Re: Mario Word Association

« on: February 18, 2007, 10:14:10 PM »

Filler

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Fan Creations / Re: Lockjaw's Saga: a Pikmin Story

« on: February 18, 2007, 08:35:19 PM »

Oh... really? Well, don't that beat all. It's simply coincidence, though. I thought it would be a good title, I've never known there was a song with the same name. Oh, well...

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Fan Creations / Re: Lockjaw's Saga: a Pikmin Story

« on: February 18, 2007, 04:12:12 PM »

Meanwhile, over near the tunnel that led to the Wistful Wild, the Dwarf Orange Bulborbs that Lockjaw was supposed to command were starting to get restless.
   “Where is he?” one of them murmured.
   “Yeah,” said another. “We were supposed to have been gone by now!”
   “Oh wait, there he is,” said the first Bulborb as he saw Lockjaw running toward the group.
   “Sorry it took so long,” said Lockjaw. “I had to get directions. Let’s start heading down that tunnel quickly so we can reach the Wistful Wild before sundown.”
   “Ugh, we’ll never get out of this one alive...” one of the Bulborbs in the back said to another and rolling its eyes as the group began to head down the tunnel .

   The tunnel was mostly empty and dim, but it wasn’t too dark since the Glowstems partially illuminated the path. Lockjaw and his squad of Bulborbs walked without break for around two hours. Through the whole trip, it was possible to hear moans of “Are we there yet?” and “This is taking forever!”
   Lockjaw could the see the end of the tunnel, and a small sub-tunnel that led to the surface.
   “Okay everyone,” Lockjaw said. “I know it’s taken forever, but we’ve finally reached the Wistful Wild.”
   “I don’t see it,” one of the Bulborbs piped up. “All I see is tunnel!”
   “It’s just on the other side of this passage,” said Lockjaw as he began leading the Bulborbs up through to the surface.
   The Bulborbs all emerged through a hole that was near a steep slope. Lockjaw stepped out in front and scoped the surroundings. He then began to lead the team up the slope. While walking up the slope, they saw a few nectar eggs.
   “Can we stop for a drink?” a Bulborb in front asked. “It’s not even sundown! We still have the time!”
   “Well, alright,” said Lockjaw. “I guess we do have time.”
   All the Bulborbs immediately bit at the eggs and were fighting amongst themselves so they could each get a drink. They all managed to each get a small bit of nectar, and had one egg left to spare.
   “I guess I’ll take this one,” Lockjaw said, looking forward to having a whole egg full of nectar all to himself.
   As the egg cracked open, a dozen frenzied Mitites began running around wildly. “Retreat!” one of them said as the burrowed into the ground. Lockjaw had a look of confusion and frustration on his face. He then turned back to his squadron.
   “Uhh... well... let’s cross this pond,” he said, trying to shrug it off.
   The Bulborbs began to wade through the shallow pond. As they walked, they saw some Wollywogs, a Blowhog, and even a Groink in the distance.
   As they passed through the entrance that led to the hole to the Dream Den, they saw two sleeping Orange Bulborbs.
   “Wow, this place is perfect!” said one of the Bulborbs. “No Pikmin would ever dream of coming here!”
   “Pikmin?! Where?!” panicked one of the Orange Bulborbs as he woke up.
   “Uh... false alarm?” said the Bulborb.
   “Oh...” said the large Orange Bulborb as he yawned and continued sleeping.

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Forum Games / Re: Ask a stupid Qusestion get a stupid answer

« on: February 18, 2007, 03:19:30 PM »

They might be...

Who invented "invented"?

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Fan Creations / Lockjaw's Saga: a Pikmin Story

« on: February 18, 2007, 12:04:31 AM »

I did this story because Pikmin and Pikmin 2 are two of my favorite games. It's about a Bulborb trying to protect himself and his race against the once-docile, now-deadly Pikmin. I had this story planned out for quite some time. Enjoy!

Lockjaw's Saga: a Pikmin Story

   In the world of Pikmin, there are three roles in the food chain.
   The first role is the role of the predator. The ones built on stealth and strength. The predators are who help keep the delicate balance of the ecosystem in line by eating other creatures.
   There is then the prey; creatures smaller, weaker, and more vulnerable than the predator. These are the creatures who find ways to defend themselves and their families against predators. They are also constantly adapting to their environment.
   Then... there is the third entity. These are the creatures that are between predator and prey. These creatures eat neither other creatures nor plants. They are the creatures that have the power to ruin the balance of the entire ecosystem. They are creatures who have massive armies and are specifically trained in killing.
   They are called... the Pikmin.


   “Attention, everyone! Attention, everyone!” a loud, booming voice came echoing off of the walls in the cave.
   “It is time to divide into groups,” said the Emperor. He slowly paced around on a small, circular, elevated rock as he addressed his enormous crowd of Bulborbs, all looking on and hanging on to his every word.
   “As you all know,” The Emperor continued, “our simple way of life is coming to an end. The Pikmin have outnumbered and outranked us. They are led by a mysterious force that makes them virtually unstoppable. Our very reality lies in the brink of destruction.” The crowd of Bulborbs began to murmur amongst themselves as he continued. “We are in very trying times, so that is why we must stick together. Alone, we will easily perish, but together, we are strong.”
   He then turned to a row of Bulborbs standing side by side behind him. He began to assign each Bulborb a squadron and a location.
   “You are to take 10 Red Bulborbs and 10 Dwarf Red Bulborbs to the Forest of Hope,” he told a Red Bulborb. The Bulborb nodded as he continued down the row. 
   “You are to take 50 Dwarf Red Bulborbs into the Cavern of Chaos,” He then said to a Dwarf Red Bulborb as he kept walking.
   The tension was thick amongst both the crowd and the chosen squadron leaders. Assignment had lasted for about five minutes until there was only one unassigned Bulborb.
   The Giant Emperor Bulbax approached the last unassigned Bulborb, who was a Dwarf Orange Bulborb.
   “And finally,” he started, “you are to take 50 Dwarf Orange Bulborbs into the Dream Den,” He told the Bulborb.
   “Dream Den?” said the Bulborb. “Where--”
   “It is time to gather up your groups,” the Emperor said, ignoring the Bulborb’s question. “In about 30 minutes everyone is to retreat to their respective locations.”
   The next 30 minutes were a frenzy of pushing through crowds and getting into groups. Throughout all the pandemonium, the Dwarf Orange Bulborb pushed through the crowd to speak with the Emperor. He finally managed to get back to the rock before the Emperor retreated to his private chambers.
   “Excuse me, Your Majesty!” The Bulborb yelled out to the Emperor.
   “... Yes? Is there something you need ask of me?” asked the Emperor.
   The Bulborb waited until he caught his breath. “My name’s... Lockjaw...” he said, panting. “I was... one of... the Bulborbs you... chose to... lead the... squadron.”
   “Yes...” said the Emperor Bulbax.
   Lockjaw continued, having caught his breath. “Where is the Dream Den?”
   “Oh, is that all?” said the Emperor. “The Dream Den is right down that tunnel,” he said, motioning to one of the many tunnels that led to the underground chamber. “Just follow it straight to the end and when you emerge, you’ll be in the Wistful Wild. The Dream Den is on the other side of the pond there.”
   “Oh, okay, thanks, Your Majesty,” Lockjaw said. “I’ll just assemble my squadron now and be on my way,” he said as he began to walk off.
   “Think nothing of it,” said the Emperor.

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Forum Games / Re: The Pointless Topic!

« on: February 17, 2007, 04:10:50 PM »

What's an eggplant??

Taken from Wikipedia:

"The eggplant, aubergine, or brinjal (Solanum melongena) is a solanaceous plant bearing a fruit of the same name, commonly used as a vegetable in cooking. It is closely related to the tomato and potato and is native to southern India and Sri Lanka. It is an annual plant growing 40 - 150 cm tall (16 in - 57 in), often spiny, with large coarsely lobed leaves 10-20 cm long and 5-10 cm broad. The flowers are white to purple, with a five-lobed corolla and yellow stamens. The fruit is a fleshy berry, less than 3 cm in diameter on wild plants, but much larger in cultivated forms. The fruit contains numerous small, soft seeds. (Semi-)wild types can grow much larger, to 225 cm (84 in.) with large leaves over 30 cm long and 15 cm broad."

And for the sake of being pointless...

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General Chat / Re: The HOPEFUL thread: Be happy here!

« on: February 17, 2007, 11:32:53 AM »

Oh, yeah? Well, even that can't beat...

Online School! Which I'm in!