It's a little like that movie Pixels but with 100% less Adam Sandler

[a_pirate_meant_to_be]

THE STUCK IN A VIDEO GAME MEME



Video games. We love 'em. You love 'em. Let's get stuck in them. ...Wait.

This meme is the considerably more fantastical version of the "Playing Games" meme. Except this time, you and someone else are now STUCK in the game, and now your only hope to get out again is to finish the main story. Or get the high score, depending on what's more applicable. Note that this does not necessarily have to be an EXISTING game, if you would find it simpler to make up your own. But it CAN be, which naturally might make things a little complicated for, you know, actual video game characters.

Anyway. You probably know the rules at this point, but here's a refresher:

1.) Post with your character.
2.) When you reply to someone, roll from the options below.
3.) Congratulations! You are now stuck in that game. Feel free to pick a specific one if you want, or make up your own random-ass game.
4.) We hold no responsibility for how you and your friend(s?) completely derail the storyline.

OPTIONS:

1. Dating Sim (eg. Tokimeki Memorial, Katawa Shoujo): The question is, are you getting hit on by the main jerk, or are you the aforementioned jerk? And if so... what does that make your buddy?

2. Japanese RPG (eg. Dragon Quest, Final Fantasy, Tales of): Carefully crafted narratives which you're probably going to mess up the moment you step out of the king's chamber. Welp.

3. Western RPG (eg. Fallout, Baldur's Gate, Wizardry): WHY DOES EVERYBODY ASK YOU TO DO EVERYTHING FOR THEM EVER.

4. Management Sim (eg. Evil Genius, Rollercoaster Tycoon, Simcity): You will probably want to consider your road budget a bit more when the short-tempered man in charge isn't stuck behind a computer screen.

5. Beat'em'up (eg. Final Fight, River City Ransom, God Hand): But why DO all these goons look the same ANYWAY?

6. First Person Shooter (eg. Doom, Medal of Honor, Half-Life 2): Sure, you're surrounded by a bunch of horrible flesh-eating monsters, but you've got a pretty sweet gun there, so it's kind of a trade-off.

7. Adventure Game (eg. The Walking Dead, Monkey Island, King's Quest): Turns out when you're not restricted by event flags, your options on how to resolve your issues expands dramatically...

8. Platformer (eg. Super Mario Bros, Rayman, I Wanna Be the Guy): The platforms are floating in mid-air. Don't ask questions, just jump.

9. Strategy (eg. Starcraft, Civilization, Total War): Command great armies and vast kingdoms, and promptly drive them into the ground.

10. Survival Horror (eg. Silent Hill, Resident Evil, Dead Space): Alternatively, just treat this like pretty much any Dreamwidth RP ever.

11. Puzzle (eg. Puyo Puyo, Chu Chu Rocket, 2048): Fighting each other with the power of LOVE... and dropping blocks.

12. Fighting Game (eg. Street Fighter, Tekken, King of Fighters): Does this game have a support team mechanic? No? Sucks to be you two.

13. Shoot-em-up (eg. Gradius, Touhou, Tyrian): You think dodging the bullets in 2D was bad, wait until you try it in 3D.

14. Metroidvania (eg. Metroid, Symphony of the Night, La Mulana): We have to go all the way back WHERE?!

15. Classic Arcade (eg. Frogger, Pac-Man, Lunar Lander): This is pretty much the point where trying to create a logical setting starts to break down half the time. Just go with it.

16. Sports (eg. Tecmo Bowl, NBA Jam, Mario Kart): Screw you and your dang blue shells.

17. Visual Novel (eg. Fate/Stay Night, Higurashi no Koro Ni, Dangan Ronpa): Try not to skip straight to the contractually obligated porn scenes, thanks.

18. Action Adventure (eg. Zelda, Okami, Dark Souls): And if Zelda, try to figure out who gets stuck with the green tunic.

19. Block-Builder Sandbox (eg. Terraria, Minecraft, Lego Worlds): Build your dream home, and then watch it get destroyed by the enemies.

20. COMBO: Pfft. Like video games stick to one particular genre anymore. Roll TWO numbers and see what you get.

21: Wildcard/Other: For anything I might have missed.

Comments

Nier | NieR Gestalt

[1_eyed_dadass]

((Honestly, pretty much anything would be an IMPROVEMENT for this guy.))

Mir|Ar Tonelico

[former_endboss]

((Be warned, this girl can make anything into a dating sim/visual novel.))

19

[im_gonna_heal_u]

The sun was shining. Birds were flying about. The world was peaceful.

And Konoka was amazed, because the tree she just chopped down fell apart into easily usable pieces on its own. "Whooooaaaa..." she said, marveling at this fact. "That really did work!" She'd have to thank the guide. But on the other hand, how was Mir faring, anyway? They had been stranded in this strange world together, and now they had to at least get a house up for the night before the zombies showed up. But did Mir know at lot about this place?

Azula | Avatar the Last Airbender

[whitehotlie]

8.

[kingofawesome]

[The fortress felt like it was sitting on a lake of lava. This was good, because it was precisely the way Bowser had designed it. What was proving tedious was actually touring it with the newly hired miniboss, but it was always important to lay out the challenges that heroes would have to go through. He wasn't really sure about this new miniboss, given she was about the same size as the plumber, but desperate times called for desperate measures. Besides, her references were phenomenal.]

So this is where the giant Chomp head will fall down. That faucetfreak's gotta run all the way to right here to escape him. [Bowser indicates a slight dip in the floor where a squatting Mario can evade the giant Chomp.] I was thinking maybe of hiding one of those secret coins around here to slow him down. That moron can never resist those.

Sinbad | Magi Adventures of Sinbad

[conquerorofwaves]

((let's pretend he'd know what a video game is))

Patchouli Knowledge | Touhou Project

[heptagram]

[YOU KNOW WHAT WOULD BE REALLY HILARIOUS, GUYS?]

Vert | Neptunia

[thunder_tits]

[[ooc: She's already the personification of the Xbox, a hardcore gamer in a game that exists to lampoon the gaming landscape in a world called Gamindustri. What's one more level of meta?]]

14

[heptagram]

[It probably doesn't make a lot of sense for Patchouli to be wandering around a place like this, but it's a meme thread. Anyway, she's exploring some... ancient ruins or something? Possibly with Vert, or maybe she's just mission control or something.

Anyway, point is, Patchouli's equivalent to Samus's Power Suit: an arm-mounted casting device that accepts spell cards to cast low-level versions of them repeatedly (i.e. that's how beams work). Maybe she has different outfits for the suit upgrades, or maybe they're just different hairpins that also make her clothes change color? It's a video game.

Also, everything's very dark. The mun was thinking of Metroid II a lot when deciding to post this thread, which has always struck them as taking place in a very dark location, thanks to the graphical capabilities of the Game Boy.

Anyway. She's just gotten hold of the ice card/'beam'.]

I think I saw a place this would come in handy a little early.

... okay, I suppose saying I "saw" it might be pushing it a little. Vert, do you remember anything like that?

Sonic the Hedgehog | c'mon now | OTA

[reachforthestars]

[... 3 breaths away from either a Wreck-It Ralph reference, a SEGA All-Stars game or SUPER SMASH BROOOOOS.

and yet all we get is Sonic BOOM]

are you sick of me yet bro

[speedkeed]

[GOTTA... GOTTA GO FAST???]

Ganondorf △ Legend of Zelda

[ganon]

( You want to be stuck in Hyrule with a warmongering Ganondorf, don't you? Of course you do! Alternatively, stuck in a completely different game works, too. )

/dusts off this old muse because this could be entertaining

[flyingfairy]

[THIS ISN'T LUXENDARC

and after throwing a minor little tantrum, Airy has decided to fairy up and figure out just what the heck happened when she's supposed to be by Agnes and everyone else.

this may or may not end up with her homing in on the nearest source of power she can sense; as it so happens, this happens to be a certain redheaded King. after a brief hesitation, and then deciding that you know what, sure, in lieu of seeing any young kids she can sucker ask this is as good a place to start as any]

Hey! Hey, excuse me!

Gaz | Invader Zim

[shutupdib]

[THIS MEME WAS MADE FOR ME Try her, video game world. Just try her. She probably already knows all your cheat codes by heart anyway.]

Katherine McBride ✧ Catherine ✧ ota

[dooms_bride]

[ :| Hopefully it won't involve cheating, deadly nightmares, and tall walls to climb. ]

Gintoki Sakata | Gintama

[shamurai]

Bowser | Super Mario

[kingofawesome]

[Now hiring: Minibosses.]

Best employment opportunity ever!

[itmeanstruth]

Minoru met his prospective employer on the drawbridge of a hidden fortress. There was lava all around them, and plenty of chains hanging form the ceiling. Minoru liked those, and had already started climbing on them and swinging from them. At the very least, it gave Bowser a taste of his athletic prowess. His balance was flawless.

"Okay, so I graduated from the Ninja Academy when I was twelve. I've been studying under the Great Snake Lord Elders ever since. It's nearly impossible to hit me. Oh, and I can breathe fire too."

What else did you need in a mini-boss?

Darcy Lewis | MCU | OTA

[tasedagod]

yui komori ( diabolik lovers )

[sacrificialbride]

[Well, she comes from an otome game, just like Tokimeki Memorial...]

Jade Curtiss | Tales of the Abyss

[yourfononsarewhack]

Konoka Konoe | Mahou Sensei Negima | OTA

[im_gonna_heal_u]

[[She's genre savvy in at least a few of these, but how much it'll help depends on how important healing is.]]

Right - Ressha Sentai ToQger - Open to Anyone

[lunchleader]

((No 11, and ask first regarding 6; Open to all other games/genres))

Maximillion Pegasus | Yu-Gi-Oh!/GX | OTA

[ispywithmymilleniumeye]

[Wow, getting trapped inside a sort of virtual reality. Never heard of THAT happening before.]

Vegeta | Dragonball Z | OTA

[boxer_brief]

[Was this already an overpowered beat-'em-up/fighting game? No? Too bad, Veggie-time.]

Wario | Super Mario Bros/Wario

[wariodemambo]

[ WAHAHAHAHAHAHA! ]

[kingofawesome]

[ BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA]

Nicholas Angel | Hot Fuzz | ota

[switchoff]

Beatrix Kiddo | Kill Bill

[breakyourheart]

{5 seems like a gimme, but I'm open to anything.}

Miles Edgeworth | Ace Attorney

[truthsnomiracle]

[He won't have a clue what you're talking about if you as a visitor to his world claim it's a video game.

And if he ends up elsewhere? Better hope it's a game that involves more thought than button-mashing...]

hikaru shidou // magic knight rayearth // ota

[marrieseveryone]

(( Gimme anything but 17. ))

[clowmaster]

(OoC: Hmm... I'm actually looking at either 2 or 8. I know you said anything, but I like to know if you're cool with them!)

Renge Houshakuji | Ouran Host Club

[hostclubmanager]