Nocturnal Nerds

cyberwolf77

Pardon my ignorance, but what is a mewtwo. I assume it's some type of Pokemon.

Nerin

cyberwolf77 wrote: »

Pardon my ignorance, but what is a mewtwo. I assume it's some type of Pokemon.

Very strong pokemon,could be taught lots of attacks. In the right hands its a tough one to take down in the first games because the element system was broken.

cyberwolf77

Nerin wrote: »

Very strong pokemon,could be taught lots of attacks. In the right hands its a tough one to take down in the first games because the element system was broken.

Should probably mention I never actually played Pokemon. I did watch the show though. I liked Jigglypuff.

shellyboo

cyberwolf77 wrote: »

Should probably mention I never actually played Pokemon. I did watch the show though. I liked Jigglypuff.

Oh yeah, I didn't play the game but I loved the show. Jigglypuff was one of my favourites too, but that may have something to do with my penchant for karaoke :P

cyberwolf77

I just enjoyed Jigglypuff's reaction to criticism.

Nerin

cyberwolf77 wrote: »

I just enjoyed Jigglypuff's reaction to criticism.

*reminisces*

Awww,doubleslap attack.

Doctor DooM

I went to see the first film in the cinema. I was a big Magicarp fan and he had a cameo. I was sooo chuffed.

cyberwolf77

Nerin wrote: »

*reminisces*

Awww,doubleslap attack.

Oops, I always called it a super b****slap attack. No wonder I got all those weird looks from people.

Nerin

SDooM wrote: »

I went to see the first film in the cinema. I was a big Magicarp fan and he had a cameo. I was sooo chuffed.

Shiney Gyrados was my second choice in my team in silver. ^_^ go typhlosion!

Oh course,that all changed when i got me a lugia. Hmmm

Rhyme

Nerin wrote: »

I had six mewtwos.

/Thread

Endurance or hax?

Shiminay

I saw Pokemon in the cinema too - was walking in with my (then) housemate and his 10 year old brother, tying up my hair wearing a Slipknot "People = Sh1t" tshirt and the usher guy took one look at me and we both started roaring laughing. I played the game a few years later and you know what? It was a *really* good game and worked very well.

I feel I must argue a point though. Terry Prachett is a mainstream comedic writer who deals with non-mainstream stuff in his books. I feel devalued as a nerd to say that just being a Prachett reader makes you one. However, there's a further investigation to be made here...

To read one is nothing. To avidly collect them and read them all is nerdy People in this thread is therefore nerdy as I happen to know they are Prachett collecters Personally, as well as most of the Discworld books, I started on "Truckers", "Diggers" and "Wings" - evening using "Wings" as a reference novel in my Leaving Cert I also own the Science of Discworld books (think a funnier version of Bill Bryson's "A Short History of Nearly Everything") and I have the most excellent "Art of Discworld" put together by Prachett and Paul Kidby - I will be taking my Sam Vimes tattoo from that book (yes, I wanna get a Sam Vimes tattoo, he's my favourite character by a long way).

cyberwolf77

I have read all of the Discworlds,own Art of the Discworld, am working on acquiring science of the Discworld, and even read the Johnny Maxwell trilogy. Now did any of you read Good Omens?

Nerin

Rhyme wrote: »

Endurance or hax?

Endurance. Funnily enough,two years later i got the gameshark,and used it to unlock mew. Unlocked pokemon are usually weaker with their stats than proper ones.

The trick is,i had pokemon stadium,saved my best captures on it,then restarted the game another 5 times.

Doctor DooM

Kharn wrote: »

I saw Pokemon in the cinema too - was walking in with my (then) housemate and his 10 year old brother, tying up my hair wearing a Slipknot "People = Sh1t" tshirt and the usher guy took one look at me and we both started roaring laughing. I played the game a few years later and you know what? It was a *really* good game and worked very well.

I feel I must argue a point though. Terry Prachett is a mainstream comedic writer who deals with non-mainstream stuff in his books. I feel devalued as a nerd to say that just being a Prachett reader makes you one. However, there's a further investigation to be made here...

To read one is nothing. To avidly collect them and read them all is nerdy People in this thread is therefore nerdy as I happen to know they are Prachett collecters Personally, as well as most of the Discworld books, I started on "Truckers", "Diggers" and "Wings" - evening using "Wings" as a reference novel in my Leaving Cert I also own the Science of Discworld books (think a funnier version of Bill Bryson's "A Short History of Nearly Everything") and I have the most excellent "Art of Discworld" put together by Prachett and Paul Kidby - I will be taking my Sam Vimes tattoo from that book (yes, I wanna get a Sam Vimes tattoo, he's my favourite character by a long way).

Oh yeah?


Ever fly to another country just to see an exhibition of Josh Kirby's discworld art?

Put that in your smoke and pipe it

There's an argument without a nerdal strain you wouldn't find Disc books funny. Especially the early ones which relied much more on the situation than the characters to be funny (the witches bashing gollum on the head)

anonymous_joe

I'm a big Pratchett fan. Guy's a legend. Brave fcuker too.

Must say, I had a serious thing for Pokémon as a kid - it was a cracking game. Simple but very effective mechanics.

Also, I loved how Japanese the plot was - children capture wild animals and make them fight. What the fcuk!? That is seriously dodgy. What kind of message does that send to kids?

paperclip2

SDooM wrote: »

Oh yeah?


Ever fly to another country just to see an exhibition of Josh Kirby's discworld art?

Put that in your smoke and pipe it

There's an argument without a nerdal strain you wouldn't find Disc books funny. Especially the early ones which relied much more on the situation than the characters to be funny (the witches bashing gollum on the head)

Ahh! Witches Abroad! Nanny Ogg rocks.

There was a good interview with Pratchett in the Irish Times a couple of months back. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/features/2009/0109/1231405998627.html

cyberwolf77

I own the Pratchett Alzheimer's t-shirt as a matter of fact.

Teutorix

cyberwolf77 wrote: »

I own the Pratchett Alzheimer's t-shirt as a matter of fact.

I forget what that looks like :pac:

cyberwolf77

Teutorix wrote: »

I forget what that looks like :pac:

The one that says: "Frankly, I'd rather Alzheimers was the victim.-Terry Pratchett"

Rhyme

anonymous_joe wrote: »

Also, I loved how Japanese the plot was - children capture wild animals and make them fight. What the fcuk!? That is seriously dodgy. What kind of message does that send to kids?

It's based on the bug-catching culture that exists in Japan. People catch bugs, make them fight, simple as.

shellyboo

Kharn wrote: »

Personally, as well as most of the Discworld books, I started on "Truckers", "Diggers" and "Wings" - evening using "Wings" as a reference novel in my Leaving Cert I also own the Science of Discworld books (think a funnier version of Bill Bryson's "A Short History of Nearly Everything") and I have the most excellent "Art of Discworld" put together by Prachett and Paul Kidby - I will be taking my Sam Vimes tattoo from that book (yes, I wanna get a Sam Vimes tattoo, he's my favourite character by a long way).

You never told me about that one!

I wasn't a fan of Science of Discworld, but I think it's just because I read fiction almost exclusively.

My first Pratchett book was The Carpet People, then I discovered we had Truckers, Diggers and Wings in our 6th class library and I devoured them Loved him ever since!

Shiminay

I don't have to tell you everything

Also Doom - that's awesome

shellyboo

Kharn wrote: »

I don't have to tell you everything

Cheeky :P Sounds cool, that's all!

Teutorix

cyberwolf77 wrote: »

The one that says: "Frankly, I'd rather Alzheimers was the victim.-Terry Pratchett"

it was a joke .Alzheimer's, "forget"

AGH! my jokes never work

shellyboo

Teutorix wrote: »

it was a joke .Alzheimer's, "forget"

AGH! my jokes never work

I got it!! I thanked it and everything

SmileyPaul

I have 8 mewtwos XD
started playing again a few weeks back, my collection in silver has gone from 14 10 150 :P

in red back when I was 12 I invested 150+ hourse with 147 pokemon....
my little brother deleted it.... I cried.... thats how nerdy I am :P (I was 12 when it was deleted... not 18) :P

Tirabaralla

Awwwww...I have a ****load of new games for the DS that now u guys made me feel like I MUST check (my bestfriend is my technology angel and gave me all of them to take "home" in Ireland from "home" in Italy)...
U seriously made me willing to check them...I know how I am gonna spend the evening now, darn!

rainbow kirby

Bah, thanks for reminding me I need to get a new DS :mad:

chopperbyrne

The Mew Glitch is the greatest ever glitch in any game ever.

Lvl 7 Mew before fighting Misty, oh yeah!

Tirabaralla

rainbow kirby wrote: »

Bah, thanks for reminding me I need to get a new DS :mad:

Awww...sowwy! But the new one is out now, right? i can't afford it but maybe u can?