[Let's Play] Lets Play/Torture/Screw Around With: Pokémon Red Version!

[mew_nani]

Hello ladies and gentlemen!

Today we will be going over something most of you have played before, Pokémon Red Version. Before I begin I should warn you that this is not an ordinary LP, as we will do some rather.... unusual stuff. It should also be noted that all the stuff we will be doing will not require any gameshark whatsoever, so if you want to try it at home have fun!

So lets begin... now!


...I feel old all of a sudden. Just look at those dates...


Wow. A battle this early? (As an off topic note why can't all be battles look that awesome? Not even Pokémon Black can come this close.)


Foe NIDORINO dodged! It's super effective!


There can only be one!
(you know, there's always something I wondered: who won?)


Ah the almighty title screen. Things are really gonna get good now!


It cometh from the shadows...


Oh look a guy! ...Where'd he come from?


Hi! (what's the W for?)


Oh THAT'S what it's for. These people seem to talk oddly, don't they?



Yay for you.

You know what this is boring. Lets skip to the important stuff.

...Alright we have two things to decide here.


What do we name this guy?

-AND-


What do we name this dude here?

[Yuoaman]

Gengar obviously one - I mean, Nidorino's trainer decided using Tackle would be a good idea, dammit.

And as for names: Gaston for the protagonist (because no one can train Pokemon like Gaston!), and any degrading girl's name for the rival.

[mew_nani]

Thanks for the suggestion Yuoaman. For a while I was worried no one was gonna reply.

Any more suggestions?

[Captain Fabio]

Gengar would clearly win. I am not bias or anything... Gengarismyfavourite

Anyway, for my rival, it always depended on what mood I was in, but I normally just ended up calling him my best friends name so I can just beat him constantly! >:3

[mew_nani]

Well I guess Gengar wins by popular vote. Mystery solved! (It should be noted that we may or may not end up running into this guy later on. Yay for foreshadowing!)

And as for you Capt'n you might wanna get that checked out...

Anyway lets continue with our fine LP.

Spoiler:

SHUT UP.


Because no one trains Pokémon like Gaston! (5 glory points for Yuoaman) It should be noted that our name will be very important later on in this LP, when we get the ability to surf.


For emphasis!


Professor Oak, for those of you who didn't know, was really into the 80s.



For your enjoyment.


Yes?



Yay. Now lets enter the World of Pokémon!


Huh? What the-


ohmygod I'M MELTING!


AAA- Oh wait I just shrunk. Nevermind.


WAH where'd everyone go?!


Oh. We're in here.


Ah the SNES. How we loved thee.


Yes. Time to return to our epic journey. First however, we need to retrieve something.


Hmm, a Potion. I wonder why he'd have a Potion in there.


Whatever the reason, we're probably gonna need this later. Now lets head downstairs.


This is officially my favorite screenshot. No other game does this, sadly.




Wait. You mean to tell me you're letting me go on some grand adventure because the TV said so? Hmm...



Goodie. Thanks Mom!


Aww she threw my book collection away. I'll miss you White Fang. :'(


Hello world!


That's good.



That's wonderful. I hope if you ever run into me you won't blindly challenge me to a battle like every other trainer I'll meet.


Heheh. This should be good.



Well thats nice. Sadly he forgot to turn the music down while he was away.



Does this place really count as a town? There's only 3 buildings; I'm pretty sure most towns are bigger than that.


Hmm, I wonder if there's anything in this grass...


Joy. Now lets invade the Pokémon Lab.


Hmm. Looks kinda small for a state-of-the-art laboratory.


Where do you people live? Do you guys all sleep in the basement?



I guess we'll never know.


Hi there Cher. How's the 80s doing?


...Huh? Well that's just great, now how are we gonna progress?


What's this?



Hm... I sense a battle in the future...


Well there's only one thing to do now. *step*


What the?


WHERE DID YOU COME FROM?!


*gulp*



Where in God's green earth where you? I looked everywhere!


Really? Ok then.


Is he taking us prisoner for attempting to leave his realm? Oh God we're screwed!



Oh. So this is what we're in here for.


Yeah keep thinking old man. *sneak*


YES? er... yes?


Yes there are. I can see them with my own eyes.


Thats great and all, but why are you still yelling at me? Do none of you have indoor voices?



AWESOME!

Alright peoples. Which one do we choose?

Do we choose...




-OR-



Also what should we name our starter?

[Yuoaman]

"It should be noted that our name will be very important later on in this LP, when we get the ability to surf." OH I SEE WHAT YOU FORESHADOWED THERE.

I recommend Orin the Squirtle, because that guy's obviously the king of Atlantis.

[Captain Fabio]

This LP makes me chuckle; good work.

Again, I am bias, but I choose Charmander and call him Adranus, since he is a Greek God of fire! :3

[mew_nani]

Glad you like it Cap'n. After the whole purpose of this LP is for your enjoyment. (the audience I mean)

As for the foreshadowing, don't worry we're gonna be doing a whole lot more than that in this LP. I promise.

Also it appears we're in a tie between Charmander and Squirtle. We need a tiebreaker. Any other suggestions?

[Deadrocks]

Squirtle. I mean c'mon. He's a turtle/ tortoise. HE HAS A SHELL. That's a win right there.

[mew_nani]

Well the results are in:

Squirtle - 2
Charmander - 1
Bulbasaur - 0

Squirtle wins!

Now lets continue.

Spoiler:

Why so impatient? :\



See? Geez man calm down. Now lets get us a Pokémon.



Yes please.


SQUIRTLE GET!


Say hello to Orin, King of Atlantis. (5 glory points to Yuoaman)


Fine with me.


Yay for you.

Now lets look at our Squirtle.


His cuteness is only matched by his tendency to murder EVERYTHING.



You mean its like Beastmasters? AWESOME!


Alright lets blow this joint. Murderous creatures await!


What? We're getting ready to leave here.


Huh? Dude what the heck?! Get the heck away from us!


Oh you meant a battle. Well alright then. The King thirsts for blood!


...If you ever make it over here. Geez you're slower than the old man!


Ah finally you're over he- wait a second what's happening to the screen?


AAAGGHHH THE VOID ATE US!

BATTLE 1: Gaston VS. Cher!


Heck yeah lets do this!


Oh joy.


Alright! Lets do this!


First up lets do a damage assessment. We need to see how much damage we can do.


Alrigh- WAH what happened to his legs?!


Aww thats all the damage we can do?


Oh yay. Lets try to whittle its defenses down a bit.




Yay goodie. Now we can do more damage! Lets do it some more.



Yikes. This is starting to get a little dire. Thankfully we have that Potion, which should help us in this time of...


Wait where did my potion go?


Oh crap.


KILL IT KILL IT KILL IT!!!


YES!! Victory snatched from the mouth of defeat.


Heck yeah.




Yay for you. Stop complaining, you're just jealous of His Royal Highness.


Yay we got us some loot!




...Smell you later? What is that even supposed to mean?


...Weirdo.

Well anyway we're almost ready to begin our epic adventure. First however there's something we need to get.


...Traitor.


We have stared at the border of this town for too long. Lets go.


No one can stop us now!



Ooh yay we're going to an actual city! This is gonna be awesome!


Really?




Really?


Item get!


This is a nice little route. I wonder what we'll find next?




Thanks for the advice! I'll be going now...


WAH THE SCREEN'S EATING ME!


..oh. Aww.


Well snot I have no Poké Balls. Guess we'll have to go buy some later.

(The rest of the route went by uneventfully. I fought a few more wild Pokémon and as a result...)

This happened.


And we're here. Lets buy some Poké Balls.



This looks like the place. Lets build up our army!


Huh?


Well yes, but-



Wait a second I jus-


But I-


I just....


...


This area sucks.

By the way, I'd love some suggestions for Pokémon names.

[Yuoaman]

Well if we were the Beastmaster we'd have two Furrets with us.

Pidgey nickname: Squab. And I have no ideas for a Rattata, someone else can field that one.

[NatureKeeper]

Rattata: Brain (Points if you get the reference.)
Pidgey: Hermes

[Captain Fabio]

Hahahaha! Phantom Potion!

On the nickname front, I got nothing. I am useless with coming up with witty names for Pokemon! XD

[ZeganZoma]

I'd skip on the rattata TBH. A pidgey is good though. Pidgey's nickname could be...Hanuman.

[mew_nani]

Thanks for the names guys!

And without any further ado... PART 4!

Spoiler:

OUTTA MY WAY!


With any luck this will be the last we'll ever see of this place. ONWARD!


Man what could possibly be in this package anyway?


Hey there.


It has taken several levels in awesomeness.


Ya don't say?



REALLY?!


Yes take it the store clerk shoved it into my arms for no reason.


Package delivered!



You're welcome. Wait hold on a second a Poké Ball was in there? What on earth does he plan on using it for?


What.


The smell of drugs has arrived.


Yeah what did you call him for? I can't breathe this close to him.



Wonderful.



I'm no grammar nazi but isn't it supposed to be THE Pokédex, not just Pokédex?



Welp I think we all know where this is going...








What do you mean you're too old? About 25% of the trainers we'll face will be over 50! Heck even ghosts can train Pokémon.


Yes I'll do that before I pass out from the fumes.



Let's go I'm starting to get dizzy and I'm seeing weird crap.

*5 HOURS OF RECUPERATION LATER*


Ok now that I feel better lets get us an important item.


Yes, yes he did.



Woo-hoo!


Alright let's try this baby out.


So that's where we are? Looks like we have a ways to go still...

Ok lets go back to Viridian City.


Man you are totally joining my team later.


Woo-hoo! (Not captured: We learned Bubble. )


And there it is. Let's go!


And here we are. Let's see how far we went.


What the- IT WAS RIGHT THERE I SAW IT!


...Well on we go I guess.


Now that I have a chance to look at it this city is just as umimpressive as Pallet Town.


Hi there.


Here we are.


Aww no potions.


Alright let's get us some troops!


AH OH GOD IT'S HAPPENING AGAIN!


Oh. Aww look at it it's a fluffy rat thingy.


Alright, FIRE!


BUBBLE BLAST ATTACK!


Alright!


WHEE!


Will it work? The suspense is killing me!


Rattata get!



Ah so that's how the Pokédex works. Nice.


All we need now is a Pinky. (5 glory points to NatureKeeper)

We also caught this!




Arr. (5 glory points to Yuoaman)

NEXT TIME: We'll explore Viridian a bit more and break reality a little bit