its strange how people dont have them where theyre from. anyway you wire up a game console the the tv and the games show up. each game is on a cartridge or disk depending on the console youve got
FROM: red@cdc.org
you play as a character and you move them around with a controller that comes out from the console. you have left up down right for moving and then more buttons that do other things
FROM: red@cdc.org
a game can be anything. fast or slow. puzzles. story based. some games let you play with friends too so youre playing the same game. theres game systems you can take around with you too
FROM: red@cdc.org
you hold it in your hands and it has a screen already
they can be as big as a person too. theres arcades where you can go in and most of the games will be two player so you can play against your friends. theres a game called a pinball machine where
FROM: red@cdc.org
you have two levers and you have to press them at the right time and right pressure to make sure the ball that kicks around doesnt fall in the hole and goes into the slots that earn you the most
pinball machines are bigger. you cant buy them in shops like you can game machines so i guess thats why
FROM: red@cdc.org
what kind of hero ? like a warrior? did you have stats and have to take turns fighting. thats called an rpg
FROM: red@cdc.org
games where you rescue a princess are really common. but theyre good too. my favorite is a game called mario. you have to get over obstacles to reach bowser who kidnapped princess peach
FROM: red@cdc.org
its a side scroller meaning the game level scrolled out left and right. you could get to new levels through pipes and vines though that go up and down
Yeah! Funny story, the hero was actually designed to be our friend. We didn't take any turns, though. We fought any monsters that appeared while we were running around.
FROM: cecil.guy@cdc.org
Mario sounds similar to what I played. Were there monsters in Mario, too?
thats how we deal with wild pokemon. we fight pokemon with pokemon. we have pokemon help us out day to day too. but its always been like that for us. it wont be easy to change for your world
That isn't a bad idea. It'd be great to have what you and Charizard have.
FROM: cecil.guy@cdc.org
But you're right. It wouldn't happen overnight. We're in the middle of some huge changes ourselves. Monsters aren't our biggest worries, unfortunately.
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Probably. I need to keep up with the times.
FROM: cecil.guy@cdc.org
No, I've never heard of them. You wanna tell me?
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first do you know what a television is?
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Yeah. It was one of the first things I learned coming aboard.
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its strange how people dont have them where theyre from. anyway you wire up a game console the the tv and the games show up. each game is on a cartridge or disk depending on the console youve got
FROM: red@cdc.org
you play as a character and you move them around with a controller that comes out from the console. you have left up down right for moving and then more buttons that do other things
FROM: red@cdc.org
a game can be anything. fast or slow. puzzles. story based. some games let you play with friends too so youre playing the same game. theres game systems you can take around with you too
FROM: red@cdc.org
you hold it in your hands and it has a screen already
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I think it makes sense. It's amazing to hear about how different other people's homes are.
FROM: cecil.guy@cdc.org
But I see! I think I've run across something like that a long time ago. It was billed as a novelty toy.
FROM: cecil.guy@cdc.org
Only, I'm pretty sure it was too big to be carried around. I never saw anything like it again after we left that island.
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they can be as big as a person too. theres arcades where you can go in and most of the games will be two player so you can play against your friends. theres a game called a pinball machine where
FROM: red@cdc.org
you have two levers and you have to press them at the right time and right pressure to make sure the ball that kicks around doesnt fall in the hole and goes into the slots that earn you the most
FROM: red@cdc.org
points
FROM: red@cdc.org
but what was the island? was that the last planet
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That sounds fun! Man, I'd love to get my hands on one someday.
[Read: he'd love to take it apart.]
FROM: cecil.guy@cdc.org
Ha ha, no, it was an island back on my home planet. Nam Cobanda Isle was its name. It was a pretty flashy place. It reminded me of a carnival.
FROM: cecil.guy@cdc.org
We helped out one of the residents. In return, he let us try his "Dragon Buster" game.
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a friend told me you can buy consoles on the shopping channel on the ship but i dont know how much it costs. theyre expensive back home
FROM: red@cdc.org
a pinball machine would be even more expensive
[ And as cool as game consoles are, he doesn't want to waste a large amount of money on them when he has other places he could use it. ]
FROM: red@cdc.org
but there was an island where youre from that had a game station ? what about a tv. and what was the game like
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Really? I'll have to save up my money, then. Shouldn't pinball machines be cheaper than game machines?
FROM: cecil.guy@cdc.org
Nah, sorry. I didn't see any tvs.
FROM: cecil.guy@cdc.org
If I had to describe it... it was a game where you controlled a hero. You had to fight monsters and rescue a princess.
FROM: cecil.guy@cdc.org
The set-up was really cool!
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pinball machines are bigger. you cant buy them in shops like you can game machines so i guess thats why
FROM: red@cdc.org
what kind of hero ? like a warrior? did you have stats and have to take turns fighting. thats called an rpg
FROM: red@cdc.org
games where you rescue a princess are really common. but theyre good too. my favorite is a game called mario. you have to get over obstacles to reach bowser who kidnapped princess peach
FROM: red@cdc.org
its a side scroller meaning the game level scrolled out left and right. you could get to new levels through pipes and vines though that go up and down
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I see. They're that special, huh?
FROM: cecil.guy@cdc.org
Yeah! Funny story, the hero was actually designed to be our friend. We didn't take any turns, though. We fought any monsters that appeared while we were running around.
FROM: cecil.guy@cdc.org
Mario sounds similar to what I played. Were there monsters in Mario, too?
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there were monsters but you got rid of them by stomping on them so its not the same. mario is the hero of the game too
FROM: red@cdc.org
but you met a programer? thats cool. if games like that exist there what do you have where youre from. what technolgy ?
FROM: red@cdc.org
do you know what cars are
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Stomping them, huh... sounds awfully violent.
FROM: cecil.guy@cdc.org
Yeah, I've had them explained to me. We're still using carriages where I come from. But we've also got the capability to make tanks, cannons...
FROM: cecil.guy@cdc.org
Most of our technology's reserved for researchers or the military.
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its not really violent. if its on the shopping list ill show you. do they have pictures of whats for sale ?
[ If they're lucky, Mario will be available...!!! ]
FROM: red@cdc.org
but carriages pulled by pokemon? thats old. do the military and the researchers hoard resources or something ?
FROM: red@cdc.org
technology is something that should be shared if you ask me
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I'm not sure. I've never seen the shopping channel... they should, shouldn't they?
FROM: cecil.guy@cdc.org
Nah, it's not as insidious as that. That's just where most of the funding goes. We've got a lot of monsters in my world.
FROM: cecil.guy@cdc.org
It's best to be prepared.
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has anyone tried training them before
FROM: red@cdc.org
the monsters
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Well, no. I guess we never considered that as an alternative.
FROM: cecil.guy@cdc.org
It's safer and easier to fight them instead. That's how we saw it.
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thats how we deal with wild pokemon. we fight pokemon with pokemon. we have pokemon help us out day to day too. but its always been like that for us. it wont be easy to change for your world
FROM: red@cdc.org
not overnight anyway
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That isn't a bad idea. It'd be great to have what you and Charizard have.
FROM: cecil.guy@cdc.org
But you're right. It wouldn't happen overnight. We're in the middle of some huge changes ourselves. Monsters aren't our biggest worries, unfortunately.
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what was happening ?
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Ha ha, a lot of stuff. That's for sure.
FROM: cecil.guy@cdc.org
Let's just say we had to figure out a better way to keep our civilization going if we didn't want to ruin our planet.
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FROM: red@cdc.org
did everyone find a way
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FROM: cecil.guy@cdc.org
We're getting there. Anyway, that'll be a story I can tell you once we're off this planet.
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okay. dont forget
FROM: red@cdc.org
do you want to talk about something else or do you want to get some rest
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I won't.
FROM: cecil.guy@cdc.org
I think now's a good time to get some shuteye. Thanks for checking up on me, Red.
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