Post by Nester the Lark on Apr 21, 2006 14:28:50 GMT -5
This deserves some explanation. Nester was a comic strip character that appeared in the early years of Nintendo Power magazine. He was originally paired with a cartoon version of NoA's Howard Phillips, but he went solo after Howard left NoA, and the strip continued until the end of 1993.
For more info, check out The Howard & Nester Comics Archive: hn.iodized.net/
Anyway, I was a Nester fan, and in the late 90's, I wrote several fan scripts and posted them at Nintendo's official message board. One happened to be seen by NoA's Dan Owsen who thought it was pretty clever. He actually passed it along to Scott Pelland who was the original Nester script writer (and current managing editor of the magazine)! According to Mr. Owsen, he got a big kick out of it and was surprised anyone even remembered Nester.
So here's the script in question. I thought I'd see what you guys thought of it.
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“Bull’s-eye”
Nester and Stu, carrying bows and some arrows, walk by a sign that says, “Hyrulian Archery Contest”. A man dressed as an archer is sitting at a table taking entry forms.
Archer (pointing to Nester and Stu): “Hey, tough guys! Think you’ve got what it takes?”
Nester: “More than enough! Where do we sign up?”
Archer: “Right here, as a matter of fact. But you’re going to need to carry more arrows than that if you hope to stand a chance.”
Nester: “I could bull’s-eye all these arrows with my hands tied behind my back.”
Archer: “Be that as it may, Robin Hood, you still need a bigger quiver. Try looking for one in Kakriko Village.”
They head to Kakriko Village.
Stu: “Have any money?”
Nester: “No, why?”
Stu: “You don’t think they’re giving quivers away, do you?”
Man (standing in front of a shooting gallery): “Brand new quivers! We’re giving ‘em away! All you gotta do is hit all ten targets!”
Stu: “Then again, I could be wrong.” (They walk into the gallery.) “Think you can do it, Nester?”
Nester: “I could do it blindfolded!”
Man: “Ready... Set... GO!”
The targets appear too fast for Nester to set an arrow and fire. He misses them all. The man laughs.
Man: “Maybe you SHOULD’VE been blindfolded.” (To Stu) “Care to try your luck, shorty? I’ll give you a hint. If you pull the arrow back and wait for the target to appear, you can fire immediately.”
Nester (thinking): “Oh sure. Help HIM.”
Stu hits all the targets.
Man: “You see? Congratulations! The quiver is yours!”
They take it and go back to the archery competition.
Archer: “Welcome back! Looks like you’ve gotten a quiver. Just in time. The contest is about to begin!”
Nester takes the advice and hits all the bull’s-eyes.
Archer: “Not bad! Now let’s see you do it blindfolded with your hands tied behind your back!”
Stu: “This must be your lucky day.”
Nester: “It’s enough to make a guy quiver.”
For more info, check out The Howard & Nester Comics Archive: hn.iodized.net/
Anyway, I was a Nester fan, and in the late 90's, I wrote several fan scripts and posted them at Nintendo's official message board. One happened to be seen by NoA's Dan Owsen who thought it was pretty clever. He actually passed it along to Scott Pelland who was the original Nester script writer (and current managing editor of the magazine)! According to Mr. Owsen, he got a big kick out of it and was surprised anyone even remembered Nester.
So here's the script in question. I thought I'd see what you guys thought of it.
---
“Bull’s-eye”
Nester and Stu, carrying bows and some arrows, walk by a sign that says, “Hyrulian Archery Contest”. A man dressed as an archer is sitting at a table taking entry forms.
Archer (pointing to Nester and Stu): “Hey, tough guys! Think you’ve got what it takes?”
Nester: “More than enough! Where do we sign up?”
Archer: “Right here, as a matter of fact. But you’re going to need to carry more arrows than that if you hope to stand a chance.”
Nester: “I could bull’s-eye all these arrows with my hands tied behind my back.”
Archer: “Be that as it may, Robin Hood, you still need a bigger quiver. Try looking for one in Kakriko Village.”
They head to Kakriko Village.
Stu: “Have any money?”
Nester: “No, why?”
Stu: “You don’t think they’re giving quivers away, do you?”
Man (standing in front of a shooting gallery): “Brand new quivers! We’re giving ‘em away! All you gotta do is hit all ten targets!”
Stu: “Then again, I could be wrong.” (They walk into the gallery.) “Think you can do it, Nester?”
Nester: “I could do it blindfolded!”
Man: “Ready... Set... GO!”
The targets appear too fast for Nester to set an arrow and fire. He misses them all. The man laughs.
Man: “Maybe you SHOULD’VE been blindfolded.” (To Stu) “Care to try your luck, shorty? I’ll give you a hint. If you pull the arrow back and wait for the target to appear, you can fire immediately.”
Nester (thinking): “Oh sure. Help HIM.”
Stu hits all the targets.
Man: “You see? Congratulations! The quiver is yours!”
They take it and go back to the archery competition.
Archer: “Welcome back! Looks like you’ve gotten a quiver. Just in time. The contest is about to begin!”
Nester takes the advice and hits all the bull’s-eyes.
Archer: “Not bad! Now let’s see you do it blindfolded with your hands tied behind your back!”
Stu: “This must be your lucky day.”
Nester: “It’s enough to make a guy quiver.”
