Zinc Plays Let’s Go Pikachu!
Episode 1: I AM NOT IN CONTROL OF MY LIFE PLEASE HELP
Alright, so I know what some of you are thinking.
"He’s doing this again? Why bother?”
That’s a fair question.
Anyway.
My name is Riley Zinc and I’m a college dropout and genuine disappointment.
I hope you enjoy as I flounder through the land of Pokemon and yearn for real, intimate relationships in my actual life.
Oh. Uh. I overshared again, didn’t I? Didn’t even wait for you to ask.
Ah, thank you. He annoys me already and I can’t explain why.
I understand now. Carry on.
I hope it doesn’t land me in crippling debt in the end!
So am I playing a game, or is this a game within a game? Or was that introduction a game and now I’m out of the game in the—
Nevermind.
That’s just my face.
Ooh, the outdoors. Haven’t been out here in... months. It’s so cheery, it makes it hard to wallow in my own self-pity.
I suppose I should speak with the professor first, right? Or am I wrong? Am I making the right choice?
I see I chose poorly.
Ditching Flint, I wandered to the north to find Professor Oak, practicing his Snow White lines for the yearly Pallet Town Play.
He always gets to be the main star. I’m usually a shrub.
I’m not bitter.
: o
Is it really that strange? The Viridian Forest isn’t too far away. Wait, it’s not stalking me, is it?
Just to be safe, allow me to stuff it into this tiny, magical container.
Has a human being ever been caught in a Pokeball? Did the person come back out intact, or were its bones and organs crushed into a little sphere?
You know this is a video game and not the real Flint because doesn’t give me mocking nicknames. I kind of prefer this Flint now.
What are you plotting? Why would you smile at me as if you were happy?
This Pikachu is about to regret wanting to come with me. ... Though I suppose a cute nickname wouldn’t hurt, right?
"So cute!” said Flint, “No one will suspect it if I taught this tiny bastard Covet and stole their shit!”
Um. Thanks? I threw a ball at it. Do you lack depth perception?
Am I being insensitive?
Please don’t ask us to scatter your ashes across Kanto. That’s... awkward.
Have you ever heard of Bulbapedia?
Oh. Did I... just negate your life’s work?
I’m so sorry please pretend I didn’t say that.
Are you ready to be let down, Chupin?
"Through some mysterious force”? It’s native to Kanto.
I have a mom who’s not dead?!
Wait! Please, don’t go...!
She locked the door.
Alright.
Hello?
Oh god, what happens when you mow the lawn and it’s in the ground?
May as well give it an appropriate name for this run.
For having an entire musical number about traveling to Viridian City, it’s not all that hard to get to.
The mart man then gave me a package to give to Professor Oak because I can’t say no without wilting.
Hm. I’m pretty sure I already got a sunburn just from being outside for ten minutes. It’s not great.
No.
I know you taught that thing to pickpocket! I don’t want to see it!
Uh, electrocute it, I suppose.
Chupin doesn’t have pockets to pick.
Yes, I felt that second-hand embarrassment. You don’t have to bring it up.
I think Chupin enjoyed that Eevee touching his butt.
I knew it.
Your head is so large. How do you pull your shirt over it?
Hm. What to do?
Yes, that’s a good idea.
Wait WAIT I DON’T WANT TO MUG THE CHILD. CAN I GIVE THE MONEY BACK?
No one can find out we mugged that child. Speak of this to no one.
How is this even a certified gym if it’s always closed? Isn’t a gym leader’s job to stand there and take challengers? What kind of business would someone like this be involved in that would take them away from this responsibility?
Nevermind. Let’s just go to the next gym.
Is that a weed?
No, but it is phallic. Shouldn’t take too long to defeat, at least.
Is it... going to do anything...? Um.
When in doubt, sprint away from socially awkward situations and hope you will never face that person again during your lifetime!
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Mary Plays Pokemon Gaia - Part I: the beginning [Reposted from Twitter]
Hi! I'm @miyamoris and this is my blog for essays, let's plays and other more thought-out posts and conversations. To kick off the blogging, I'm bringing my Pokemon Gaia playthrough, styled after forums screenshot let's plays. (I'm not a video person. Sorry!)
I started this playthrough two years ago - it's hardly a long game but took me a while to finish it for... reasons. The first posts are reproductions from the original Twitter threads that I'd rather archive somewhere more reliable. The only thing I'll change is formatting so they flow better as blog posts. It's very likely the posterior updates will look different in style - instead of posting as I play like I did before, I have already finished the game and took a bunch of screenshots to organize while memory is still fresh. This is the first time I post let's plays on tumblr so I'm still discovering what works better.
For those who doesn't know, Pokemon Gaia is a Pokemon FireRed romhack created by Spherical Ice. Right now it's completed up to the Elite Four and thecomplete game with post-game and all is currently being overhauled as a Emerald hack. This hack is pretty popular for getting the exact feel of an official pokemon game plus some impressive technical achievements like perfectly reproducing the Mega Evolution system from gen VI into a 3rd gen rom.
Without more delays, let's begin. Enjoy!
[Original Thread]
let's goooo
-> #maryplaysgaia for my organizing and your muting convenience
Right off the bat, I already like the player sprite - it's visibly drawing from the FRLG sprite but it's well-done.
The Orbtus region map - the game seems to revolve strongly around archaeology (the professor in the intro says he's an archaeologist (typed it right on the first try!)) so it's unsurprising to find a lot of caves and ruins there.
Running shoes before even getting a starter! lovely game!!
I won't do a whole let's play-like thread summarizing every game bit but I'll try to keep threading the most notable game moments and whatever observation I have.
REALLY LOVELY GAME though tbh I am not sure if we even have gyms in this region
So for now an iffy lady asked back a book I got from the library, there's a lot involving earthquakes and instead of getting a mon in a lab, you meet the professor in a library.
Okay this is funny
The starters are 4th gen starters - this game has up to 6th gen mons and mechanics (updated type chart, physical/special split etc.)
Empoleon is easily my fave among those so I'm grabbing piplup. they tell you their nature right once you chose them too.
- there's no rival battle for now, it seems
- you don't see the exact pokemon IVs but they give you an idea how well the mon is faring there
...and yeah I ended up picking another piplup cause those E's were grating me. look, it only took five minutes.
Rival battles you (another neat sprite) after you talk to the professor and get a bunch of stuff and instructions. which is cool to me, cause I just got a neat taillow.😎
NOT CALM NATURE COME ON
Okay so there's the professor asking teens to help him investigate fucking earthquakes and a subquest about a missing weedle and I just got into this special room with a clefairy boss??
Girlboss team!
YOOOOOO
Ariados isn't too good but I could do a few things with this one in the early game.
Early game team: done ✅though I expect a few of these to stick around beyond that.
I just realized I've been writing this thread for nearly two hours and it's lacking a better overview of the game so:
- You're travelling through a region where an ancient civilization was supposedly wiped by earthquakes
- There are tremors happening again now so you're working with this region's ProfessorTM to investigate it. Your rival is very the May/Brandon 3rd gen type of rival (assistant that is pretty chill)
(Thread content will continue on the next post. Apparently tumblr does not want me to post more than 30 images. Ah well!)
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sim dump - carrie <333
Carrie Westbrook is now available to download on my patreon <333
Carrie can be downloaded HERE (Patreon, free <3)
NOTE: the zip file includes Carrie's tray file and all skin details, makeup, presets, etc. To download her clothing & outfits, see the links below.
UPDATE: I realized you will also need the Extreme Violence mod by Sacrificial Mods for Carrie to work properly bc her main trait is that she’s a psychopath
You will also need this skintone pack for the correct skintone.
Left to right:
Everyday: Top ~ Pants ~ Coat ~ Boots ~ Bag ~ Necklace
Formal: Dress ~ Boots ~ Bag ~ Tights ~ Bracelets ~ Necklace
Athletic: Top ~ Shorts ~ Sneakers
Sleep: Top ~ Shorts
Swim: Bikini
Party: Top ~ Skirt ~ Heels ~ Bag ~ Necklace
Hot Weather: Top ~ Pants ~ Heels ~ Bag ~ Necklace ~ Glasses
Cold Weather: Sweater ~ Jeans ~ Coat ~ Shoes ~ Hat
nose piercing
Thank you to these amazing CC creators:* @faded-springs @mermaladesims @goamazons @charonlee @christopher067 @bergdorfverse @jius-sims @ridgeport @clumsyalienn @s-club-tbr @juneiceberry-sims @badddiesims @shakeproductions @theslyd @slay-classy @rona-sims @lisatrait @thekims4 @giuliettasims @rimings @darknighttsims @joancampbell-jcb @busra-tr @eunosims @turksimmer
*creators I can't find on tumblr: Puresim,
SIM DOWNLOAD GUIDE:
1. Download and unzip the ZIP file.
2. Place the five tray files in the tray folder (Documents -> Electronic Arts -> The Sims 4 -> Tray).
3. Place the "Necessary Mods" folder into the mods folder (Documents -> Electronic Arts -> The Sims 4 -> Mods)
4. Enjoy :)
<333 Emma
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