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I'm torn, really. I'm really excited to hear that someone is going to make it real, but I can't help but wonder if part of the deeper creepiness of the story is the perceived rarity of the cartridge, or the question of whether or not it even exists. That whole element of what makes the story so amazing and awesome will be totally lost. Just a thought. Seriously, kudos to the people putting this together.
This is deep. A dream within a dream. Death is inescapable and ever-present. The only option to break free is to wake up. But to wake up, you must die. And to die is to be born again. The never-ending play of life. With Pokemon.
I actually wish we could see more stuff in games from that 'old man' point of view, but...DAMN, that was scary to read.
Shame it's not original Red, but there's probably limitations to work around. Instant bonus points if it's a demake into Red using assets of FireRed. :P
They're not even following the story besides the fact that you have Ghost and it can 1 hit KO Pokémon. They're using simple Pokemon hacks which limits the possibilities.
This can only end in dissapointment, I'm afraid.
This can only end in dissapointment, I'm afraid.
Reminds me of Nanashi no Game - a DS horror game that involved you playing through a cursed 8-Bit RPG. Shame that game never made it out of Japan.
It doesn't even matter if they pull it off. We already know the story and what they are supposedly trying to recreate. Why play it when you know the little twists and quirks of it all. He even told you what happens if you dont even use ghost. Waste of time imo.
ThaJinx said pretty much exactly what I was going to. It's awesome that someone is making it, but what makes the story so great is the mystery of it. Can't help but feel that some of that will be lost in a game that's an interpretation of a story.
The amount of hacking that would go into having it keep track of every pokemon and trainer you curse seems like it'd be either undoable or a total waste of effort. Just take the sprites and make a video that simulates someone playing the "game".
I would love this game. I know I definitely loved Missingno. He really messed up your pokemon world, but GHOST in that Black version seems worse....yet when he appears in HG/SS, he doesn't seem to mess around with the game as much....oh well :)
If the story is real, why didn't he just pick Bulbasaur when he didn't want to use ghost?
Regardless, the hack is interesting. I honestly think that the fact that it is FR/LG will take away some of the creepiness. Lavender town isn't as creepy with bright music and more cheerful music.
Regardless, the hack is interesting. I honestly think that the fact that it is FR/LG will take away some of the creepiness. Lavender town isn't as creepy with bright music and more cheerful music.
@ThaJinx
Exactly. The coolest part of the story is the idea that there was this one haunted Pokemon hack circulating around out there. Who created it and why? While this still sounds like a cool thing to check out, the fact that we've all read the story and know where it's coming from diminishes it a little bit. They should still totally do it though.
@Stevil
That sounds like an incredibly cool idea. The article definitely made me think about horror games exploring the idea that the actual physical game you are playing is the thing that is cursed/haunted (as opposed to a house/manor/etc. inside of the fictional game world).
Exactly. The coolest part of the story is the idea that there was this one haunted Pokemon hack circulating around out there. Who created it and why? While this still sounds like a cool thing to check out, the fact that we've all read the story and know where it's coming from diminishes it a little bit. They should still totally do it though.
@Stevil
That sounds like an incredibly cool idea. The article definitely made me think about horror games exploring the idea that the actual physical game you are playing is the thing that is cursed/haunted (as opposed to a house/manor/etc. inside of the fictional game world).
ill give it that it would have been a good game but why not put twists that alter the original story in which u need to put an end to ghost and stop the madness. for those who want to know, using the missingno glitch. the 1st 5th and 7th letters ditermin the species. having y in one of these slots will give you ghost. w and x both yeild the bones that you see at the museum (arodactle and kabutops).
That story legitimately made me more uneasy than actual games whose intention it is to be "horror". Kind of want to play it myself now.
Holy shit... Never heard of this hack but... Seriously, it's FUCKING disturbing, cool idea but... Wouldn't play this, too creepy in my pokemon, but cool idea, besides, no one beats missigno on wth department (also, Ghost is one of it's forms)
Kudos to the guy, really well written article. His purpose was accomplished which was to scare the crap out of people.
I hardly doubt that he lost the cartridge, stuff like you don't put anywhere, you put it in a safe spot. I would guess it is made up to keep the idea of such a cartridge being one of a kind or cursed. If you see the picture itself you can tell that it is fake (why would he delete the background?).
Either way I was scared too for a good 10 minutes and if such a thing exists I would not hesitate to play it...alone...in the dark...in the middle of the woods (wow what a scary thought).
I hardly doubt that he lost the cartridge, stuff like you don't put anywhere, you put it in a safe spot. I would guess it is made up to keep the idea of such a cartridge being one of a kind or cursed. If you see the picture itself you can tell that it is fake (why would he delete the background?).
Either way I was scared too for a good 10 minutes and if such a thing exists I would not hesitate to play it...alone...in the dark...in the middle of the woods (wow what a scary thought).
Er, I heard this story. I'm not sure why anyone would want to make that.
Is this something that requires me to understand the appeal of horror games before I am able to understand it?
Is this something that requires me to understand the appeal of horror games before I am able to understand it?
Awesome! I love the idea of art game hacks, especially with series where we have such common ground like Pokemon and can fully appreciate what the hack means. Though, I question the need to play it, as the original idea was sufficiently creepy enough to tell the story.
Oh, and the hack should have been done on Pokemon Red, especially so they could use the original Lavender Town music.
Oh, and the hack should have been done on Pokemon Red, especially so they could use the original Lavender Town music.
This is even more depressing and soul-crushing than the Ash-comatose-thingy. God damn it, the rest of my thursday is RUINED.
When I was living in Saudi Arabia I picked up a bootleg "Pokemon Black" for the Gameboy Color. I lost it about 6 years ago, but from what I remember, it was a black cartridge like the one in the Tiny Cartridge post, but had Gengar as the poster-mon on the sticker. Also, it turned out to just be a Red Version cleverly repackaged as a 'new' game to draw in all us poor kids who were in the middle of Pokemon's hyper-popularity at the time.
Damn I miss it :(
Damn I miss it :(
I must've shouted "WHAT THE FUCK" at the screen at least 3 times during that read.
what an amazing read.
what an amazing read.
I love this story. As soon as I read it, I knew that SOMEONE was going to have the cojones to actually make it a real game.
Man...I should have written a story about how I encountered a mysterious copy of Street FIghter IV on the PSP and see what kind of fan project that spawned.
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