That already happened. It was pretty great, but it peaked it at like 10k viewers.
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Can we reflect on how once-in-a-lifetime Twitch Plays Pokemon was?
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That already happened. It was pretty great, but it peaked it at like 10k viewers.
this was where it went from a silly thing to a legendary project for me.
I remember waking up to that news ab be like "how in the actual fuck did they managed to do this?"
great times
The original run was amazing, but the platinum playthrough was just as good. We beat the "hardest" pokemon game in full anarchy and you wouldn't believe how much fucking drama a single Shinx caused. There was a love triangle caused by the daycare where our Shinx, Flareon and Bibarel had babies.
Yes, we took an unevolved shinx to the elite four.
Yes, we took an unevolved shinx to the elite four.
Dabookerman
Member
This music video will remain incredible
https://youtu.be/wgsHyPSoX-Y
https://youtu.be/wgsHyPSoX-Y
So good. Thanks for sharing.
I have never seen this before. I love it!
Linkstrikesback
Member
If they had waited anywhere near that long, someone else would have done it.
Sylverstone14
Member
Nobody fux with the Dux. Man, that was a moment.
My entire college was consumed by the TPP hype, and someone had the stream running in the main lounge while discussions were happening.
It truly was a landmark event in Internet history.
My entire college was consumed by the TPP hype, and someone had the stream running in the main lounge while discussions were happening.
It truly was a landmark event in Internet history.
aspiegamer
Member
The massive community that created itself from scratch was just awesome, as was their ability to essentially form a religion around party members. So much fake lore. People who wrote up daily summaries made it a legitimately entertaining read! Democracy killed the buzz for awhile, but otherwise it's the closest thing I may ever witness to an actual miracle on the internet that they pulled it off.
Those were innocent times, when memes were made for laughs instead of soliciting other extreme reactions.
Those were innocent times, when memes were made for laughs instead of soliciting other extreme reactions.
While people didn't like democracy, I don't think many picked up on the mini political war that happened over it. Stuff like separation of church and state, war of attrition, shutting down democracy (start9) and return to the old ways "because it's what Lord Helix would want," and so on.
Chat was crazy. I don't think the mini political wars made it into many of the images and lore though. But it was there in chat and I remember it well. Sometimes even got talked about in YT comments, especially after that Starcraft player tried organize a raid to get Red to release all his Pokemon because he hated TPP so much. But he too became part of the lore as "he who should not be named."
I don't even remember his name, that's a good thing though. And don't bring it up, it's like Maleficent!
Chat was crazy. I don't think the mini political wars made it into many of the images and lore though. But it was there in chat and I remember it well. Sometimes even got talked about in YT comments, especially after that Starcraft player tried organize a raid to get Red to release all his Pokemon because he hated TPP so much. But he too became part of the lore as "he who should not be named."
I don't even remember his name, that's a good thing though. And don't bring it up, it's like Maleficent!
Yeah, I keep thinking it was a once-in-a-lifetime happening too. I'm still surprised that everyone around me knew about it and were already watching it, from family, friends to co-workers. I started watching just before we lost Jay Leno, and witnessing the arguments about Lapras or Eevee was amazing.
The passion and planning so many had for it was brilliant. And it all worked out. Crazy.
The passion and planning so many had for it was brilliant. And it all worked out. Crazy.
Bedameister
Member
Haha yesthis blew my mind.
TPP will never be forgotten, what an amazing ride.
woopWOOP
Member
Didn't participate, just checked in once a while to see how they were doing, but I was pretty amazed they actually completed the game before it petered out. Having the original TPP team hacked in as Red's team for G/S's final boss was a pretty fun too. Stopped paying attention after that.
Wasn't there a smaller group who went through the games even faster, but it was like a group of 20 who would ban you if you didn't listen to orders? Lol
Wasn't there a smaller group who went through the games even faster, but it was like a group of 20 who would ban you if you didn't listen to orders? Lol
It really was something amazing. I heard about it via a thread on GAF and watched a bit thinking it was amusing. When Charmeleon (Abby) got released, I stopped watching as it was a textbook example of "This is why we can't have nice things." However I picked it up again when I heard they were actually making significant progress. I was one of the lucky ones that was able to witness the defeat of Blue live. That whole last E4 run was amazing.
There were so many perfect things that fell into place. It truly felt like destiny at some points. I mean Venomoth having a V in its nickname so it could be All Terrain Venomoth? What if his name was ATH? It wouldn't have worked.
Here are some of my favorite pictures people made from that run.
There were so many perfect things that fell into place. It truly felt like destiny at some points. I mean Venomoth having a V in its nickname so it could be All Terrain Venomoth? What if his name was ATH? It wouldn't have worked.
Here are some of my favorite pictures people made from that run.
Just like Pokemon Go some months ago, with people gathering in some places and getting to know each other to catch some beasts, TpP is a landmark in gaming. The first run was epic and we were all feeling part of a greater mission. It seemed impossibile, but we did it somehow. The second run was very cool too and the lore of the "God-slayer" story was even better than the original.
I don't know why events like that happen only with Pokemon, it can't be just nostalgia. I'll never forget those days anyway.
I don't know why events like that happen only with Pokemon, it can't be just nostalgia. I'll never forget those days anyway.
Huw_Dawson
Member
I would like someone to try doing it on Beam with the actual buttons you can press to make the game do things. Maybe the latency would make it too easy though.
rochellepaws
Member
I loved the chaos of it in its early stages with the obsession with selecting the SS Ticket or Helix fossil, the funny naturally formed nicknames like Abby or Jay Leno and the hilarious challenges of such a format like pokemon being released.
I felt the change with the voting system and Reddit's organisation and influence wound up ruining the chaotic and unpredictable aspect as they had the numbers to decide any outcome so I stopped watching it at that stage.
I felt the change with the voting system and Reddit's organisation and influence wound up ruining the chaotic and unpredictable aspect as they had the numbers to decide any outcome so I stopped watching it at that stage.
It was an amazing event. I learned about it when they were in the Rocket Hideout, and followed it since then. The images, the songs, the posts in the GAF thread, I had a lot of fun with it. Thousands of people playing Pokemon together, that was incredible. Sadly I missed the final Elite 4 run, but whatever.
I didn't get into the other games. Started following FireRed, but lost interest pretty fast.
I didn't get into the other games. Started following FireRed, but lost interest pretty fast.
pikachu holy shuit
grandjedi6
Master of the Google Search
Never would've gotten through it without democracy mode. Not without the popularity dying down to 20 or so people, which would've ruined it anyway.
yeah, but eventually it became clear that the thing would just be botted into democracy at any tiny hint of adversity, and I tuned out.
TerminalDogma
Member
Thanks to this thread, I'm going to be listening to this song all day.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4vOoyyMI4s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4vOoyyMI4s
Oh man, that video made me remember all the fanart and gif that were born of that. I remember one of the digimon movie where all the kids are watching their PCs and in their screens is TPP; it was oddly fitting lol
sixteen-bit
Member
It was a cultural event.
Polioliolio
Member
Ever since twitch added a huge delay between chat and stream, it makes any interaction virtually pointless.
Twitch plays Pokemon isn't nearly as interesting as people make it out to be. If it appeared before twitch's delay inducing overhaul, it might have been a spectacle.
Twitch plays Pokemon isn't nearly as interesting as people make it out to be. If it appeared before twitch's delay inducing overhaul, it might have been a spectacle.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
Yeah it was really fun to watch and follow. I never expected it to actually beat the Elite 4
My favorite part was the Team Rocket hideout, they got so lost in there, wiped out against Giovanni, had to redo the whole hideout, defeat Giovanni only to use dig leaving the Silph Scope behind.
Not really, Twitch Play Pokémon Red only got popular because it was gen 1 and it would have been very unlikely that people would have stuck around to play the later generation games.
It was a once in a lifetime experience.
Not really, Twitch Play Pokémon Red only got popular because it was gen 1 and it would have been very unlikely that people would have stuck around to play the later generation games.
It was a once in a lifetime experience.
Aaronrules380
Member
There's also the issue that the first run was far more organic, where later runs people were trying too hard to emulate the first one
Yeah, there's a lot of reasons it was once-in-a-lifetime.
It was also ultimately kind of a boring thing when you got down to the raw input, you could only sustain the massive crowd that made it exciting for so long.
SoundPulse
Banned
I stuck around for most of Crystal, then came back for Platinum, left shortly after the Entralink shenanigans in Black.
I hate this song now.
My personal favorite song from them.
I hate this song now.
My personal favorite song from them.
That was hilarious. It got so disruptive the streamer had to turn off the C-Gear manually and disable the portion of the touch screen that re-activated it. The run sucked though so you didn't miss much.
BlackBuzzard
Banned
i think it should have been a once a year event. creator got greedy and killed the idea.
C.Olimar788
Member
Yes, TPP was truly a wonderful event in every sense of the word. It really is a shame it fell off so quickly after that - I'm with others, a scheduled yearly event would have been pretty rad, even if it never would have hit the popularity of the original due to its sheer originality.
PeskyToaster
Member
I had it up in a computer lab at my university where I worked that had a lounge area. Leaving out all the actual important stuff I think TPP was one of my top 5 favorite things produced by the internet, TPP, Bob Ross stream, and the Pokemon TV show marathon. All super fun.
Wyndstryker
Member
The original run was amazing, but the platinum playthrough was just as good. We beat the "hardest" pokemon game in full anarchy and you wouldn't believe how much fucking drama a single Shinx caused. There was a love triangle caused by the daycare where our Shinx, Flareon and Bibarel had babies.
Yes, we took an unevolved shinx to the elite four.
Well we also had the timeline which never happened because of the reset. Sunbrella had kids and it never came to pass!
