I have no idea how on earth such a game would work out. It sounds like "Trying Too Hard: The Game."

Also, are we talking about Howl's Moving Castle?

edited 20th Jul '12 7:09:32 PM by Pannic

Stardust is one of my favorite novels by Gaiman followed by Anansi Boys.

edited 20th Jul '12 7:11:39 PM by Drenius

Actually I just saw the movie. P Repares to be murdered by book fans

Eh, while the movie isn't quite as good, it's still decent enough, Story.

Stardust was a graphic novel right? I tried to get a copy off this book swapping site, it was listed as the graphic novel, but it ended up being a novelization of the movie ...

No, I think it was a book, then a movie, then a comic. Right?

Well, book, then graphic novel, then movie. To be fair though, the graphic novel came out around the same time as the book.

edited 20th Jul '12 7:12:34 PM by Drenius

I don't think Smile is the only song to have bits that aren't meant to be taken literally.

But whatever. Not like sockpuppets always agree with show canon anyway.

That depends on the game. But new games done in the style of old ones are usually awesome. Like Hydorah or Cave Story or Spelunky.

... Aren't I more likely to get a massive case of indigestion or heartburn from eating a star, than to become young again?

Well, that matters little. Now, to calculate how hard it will be to set up a Ponyville Arcade... Hmmm... first, what games do I need...

edited 20th Jul '12 7:15:59 PM by Surprise

Hey guys, if there was a 16 bit styled Super Adventure Ponies, what would you want to see in it? I'd want some narm-charmy 16 bit voice clips that play when a character dies of finishes a stage.

edited 20th Jul '12 7:19:28 PM by SuperGex

Everyone always has tons of ideas for games. The key thing is to think of games that you could actually make. For example, I think Achron and Lemmings would make a really good crossover, and I think I could actually make it if I ever got enough freetime and motivation.

Ooh, be sure to include Pickory, and Pony Portal Advance, and Tunnel Attack Advance

I wanna apologize for some strange reason for bringing up my game idea. It didn't have much context, and this isn't really the place for it.

Thread Hop

How's it going, everyone?

Great!

It's going okay, Sky Strike. We just had a confusing bunch of discussions that made my mind whirl, and now we've got a forty-five-year-old pony who wants to start a video arcade. In short, kind of incomprehensible right now.

Hey Sky, things are going well.

@Gex: I'd like more variety in the level design, myself. Different aesthetics and different music. And also making Rarity not a Pallete Swap of Twilight.

Anyway, my take on videogames in the show is that they do exist, but only the really primitive arcade type things, and they're more of a novelty than anything else. They don't have any big Nintendo-esque vg superpowers. Given that magic is the show's electricity stand in, I think it's entirely plausible that somepony decided to make a game with it.

Say, Strike, have you ever played Rayman 1?

Good theory.

edited 20th Jul '12 7:29:30 PM by SuperGex

@Gex Nope, sorry.

Well, does anyone except me and Jit have any suggestions for a theoretical 16-bit Super Adventure Ponies?

Another set on 100. That's right, the first 1k pages are done! I'm 10% of the way there! How far did Chyrma or w/e their was name was get?

Borne Again has the best Luna prediction yet - 902
Madrugada dispenses some mod justice - 907
first detailed discussion of pony boobs - 908
a discussion on if we should even have a trope page for background ponies, since they're 90% fandom - 915
Basic plot of lesson zero, twi not having a friendship lesson to report, is leaked. also confirmed is a 2 week break between return of harmony and the rest of the season - 916
Mio is not looking forward to another pony breakdown episode - 917
Count Dorku joins the herd - 919
woah, keg busts out the longest post in the thread so far! - 926
Swasfews unlurks to compliment Keg on his wall of text post - 927
and the 20% more awesome trope page is launched, the first trope named by ponies. All thanks to the efforts of Rhyme Beat - 935
First detailed discussion of fanmade pony plushies, prompted by a life size Dash plushie - 937
and brony99 returns insisting Discord is a complete monster - 938
screenshots from season 2 leaked via /co/, Luna is in one of them! - 942
Luna confirmed for episode 4 - 943
Kegi nails down the plot for the luna episode - 943
"It passed legal." - 944
title and synopsis for the luna episode leaked. SPECULATION FROM EVERYONE! - 948
everyone is trying to figure out who the mane 6 will dress as for nightmare night, nobody is getting close. Well, except for assuming flutershy will just lock herself up in her house the whole night... - 951
For once, I agree with Rich! and disagree with everyone else! Candy Corn is a farce of a candy and should be destroyed! - 952
Brony99 returns with the expected topic - 955
Somehow, a discussion started on if Spike is an oaf - 957
gingerale decides to check out the thread at a rather inopportune time. Awkward! - 963
Ponygeist billboard design unveiled - 964
gingerale wins the thread. Or at least the surrounding 10 or so pages - 966
Ginger learns what Plot means - 968
first detailed discussion of ponies and pokemon - 972
Thread comes up with a plot for a Derpy episode - 980
thread clamors for more cheerilee screentime. Thread has clamored for more Big mac screen time in the past. People are gonna like a certain episode... - 983
Colin talks about a pony with an background pony Orion cutey mark - 988
Discussion of ponies with cockney accents, and ponies being british in general - 989
oh god, back to discussing trixie/gilda and redemption - 992
seriously, why does Madoka seem to be the most common crossover to get brought up in the thread? - 997
Thread freaks at almost reaching 1k pages - 999
and colin brings us into the quad digits!...and then Librarian cheats in an attempt to get page 1001 - 1000

@JT Yeah, assuming that you can get an enchantment to operate on even the most simple binary logic, you could theoretically program with magic, though the fact that the ponies involved are limited in their ability to "compile" (comprehend) their enchantments, that puts a pretty hard limit on the technology without physical hardware to back it up.

edited 20th Jul '12 7:32:13 PM by PerpetualLurker

I'm starting to wonder if characterizing Surprise as a gamer is actually a good idea. It feels like its just happening because of Author Appeal. Granted, in my fanon there's a very strong in-universe reason for this, but I feel like there's not enough context for it when doing the sockpuppet