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Post by parrothead on Apr 16, 2009 13:48:44 GMT -5
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Grandy02
Balloon Fighter
I'm so happy today
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Post by Grandy02 on Apr 16, 2009 14:24:04 GMT -5
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Post by Dances in Undergarments on May 18, 2009 8:14:09 GMT -5
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Post by 8bitretroshit on May 18, 2009 11:38:40 GMT -5
Soccer ball Golem's the best.
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Post by Fryguy64 on May 18, 2009 12:24:27 GMT -5
Nah, Hitmonlee and Electabuzz win for me... In the creepy stakes!! ;D
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Post by Shrikeswind on May 18, 2009 13:46:06 GMT -5
Gotta hand it to all of them, but my favorites were Venusaur and Voltorb.
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Post by Da Robot on May 19, 2009 6:10:17 GMT -5
Well here's a piece of info you might not beilieve. Pokemon was nearly given a makeover for it NA release . . . . . . A muscular makeover.Why? Because locatilisation thought they were too cute for western realease. “We were sent a proposal of muscle-bound characters to use if we wanted to do well in the U.S.” - Satoru Iwata The current Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi viewed releasing the cute monsters in the States as a worthy challenge. The fact that these characters were different could be appealing to Western gamers. Source.After hearing this the first thing this reminded me of was that horrible muscular biped Pikachu from that weird Smash Bros comic. |
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Post by Fryguy64 on May 19, 2009 8:17:21 GMT -5
I love the fact marketeers seem to think Americans hate things that are cute, but are totally into homo-erotic imagery.
Seriously. You guys are messed up.
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Post by Spud on May 19, 2009 9:11:14 GMT -5
Seriously. You guys are messed up. marketeers or Americans? |
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Post by Fryguy64 on May 19, 2009 9:57:06 GMT -5
Both. The marketeers obviously believe Americans love musclemen based on past trends. Any 80's and 90's cartoon show, WWE, nearly every Genesis game evars...
So... POCKET MAN!! Meet PROF. RAGE in his lair and choose between BLADEMAN, TORRENTO and LIZARDUDE. Head out from your (ruined) home in BLOODTHIRST VILLAGE and catch more POCKET MEN in your MANLY BALLS in menu-based FIGHTS TO KILL OR CAPTURE!!
Actually, that sounds awesome. I should be given a job making really stupid ideas sound great (wait... I do that for a job anyway. Hooray!)
I wonder. The Machop family never really looked like they fit in the series. I wonder if these were "Jokémon" that the developers threw in to poke fun at these musclebound American suggestions.
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Post by Manspeed on May 19, 2009 14:24:29 GMT -5
They look more like the characters from Cho Aniki or Kinnikuman to me, which means they were likely based on yet another Japanese gag archetype.
And Fry, quit stereotyping us you lousy tea-sipping, crumpet-munching, unnecessary vowel-using pansy ass. ;D
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Post by parrothead on May 22, 2009 0:01:12 GMT -5
Here is someone dressed as Pikachu. There is another one of him hidden in the background: Image #1Image #2 |
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Post by Johans Nidorino on May 22, 2009 1:31:12 GMT -5
There is another one of him hidden in the background: In image #2! Yes, sir. |
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Post by Da Robot on May 29, 2009 17:58:26 GMT -5
Thought this was funny.  |
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Post by parrothead on Jun 9, 2009 2:11:55 GMT -5
One: Ninja Hattori-kun, from the Doraemon creator, Fujiko Fujio. Two: Momotaro Dentetsu from Hudson Soft. Three: Some April Fool's Day thing YTMND did. |
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