Pokemon GO

Post by **stubby** » Wed Jul 20, 2016 10:24 pm

Insert_blank wrote:It's not even about old people it's just people who literally don't like Pokemon but played it as a kid once so that's what they like. Pokemon Go is a shit app that appeals to the nostalgia of late-20-somethings. At least until they add in gen 2 is October.

I'm willing to bet that Natalya, Dilanski, and Uncle Mike all think Jar Jar is the worst part of Star Wars also.

Psh, youngsters. Natalya and Dilanski maybe. But guys my age still think the Ewoks were the worst part of Star Wars.

Post by **Silverdream** » Thu Jul 21, 2016 12:43 am

I bet you didn't even watch The Ewok Adventure.

Post by **stubby** » Thu Jul 21, 2016 11:16 am

I watched it when it came out. I don't think you were born yet.

We had a lot of playground arguments about the super-speed ewok. Mostly revolving around the central mystery, "wtf? a super-speed ewok?"

Post by **dilanski** » Thu Jul 21, 2016 4:52 pm

Insert_blank wrote:I'm willing to bet that Natalya, Dilanski, and Uncle Mike all think Jar Jar is the worst part of Star Wars also.

George Lucas not having a massive fatal heart attack after Empire Strikes Back wrapped up filming is the worst part of star wars.

Post by **Insert_blank** » Fri Jul 22, 2016 4:53 am

My favorite Ewok is Logray because he is strong and doesn't afraid of anything. He has a strong warrior's spirit and is always willing to help his friends.

Post by **Natalya** » Tue Jul 26, 2016 12:05 am

Is it possible to catch Pokémon when you don't have a data connection? If the answer is no I can't really play the game.

Post by **Tzan** » Tue Jul 26, 2016 9:52 am

PGO is a conspiracy of the cell phone companies to make all of the people pay more for more megabits of data.

Post by **The Shadowscythe** » Thu Jul 28, 2016 3:07 am

Post by **Silverdream** » Thu Jul 28, 2016 3:14 am

I get it, lsdstd because it's a crab with shrooms. Clever.

Post by **Zupponn** » Thu Aug 04, 2016 6:51 pm

Post by **Tzan** » Sat Aug 27, 2016 2:09 pm

John McLaughlin died last week and I will always remember a segment he did on the show about Pokemon.
This was recorded in 1999.
I did the bold tags

PBS SEGMENT

MR. MCLAUGHLIN: Issue four: Parents just don't understand.

(Advertisement using rap music is played.) You have seen it before: kid crazes, fickle fads du jour fashions, Cabbage Patch Kids, Tickle Me, Elmo, Beanie Babies; now the latest, Pokemon, a Japanese import by Nintendo, created in 1996, that invaded U.S. shores last year. Nintendo has made billions of dollars of Pokemon in many versions; video game, collectible trading cards, stuffed animals, toys like the Power Bouncers.

The WB Network launched a cartoon series that is all the kiddie rage. A full-length feature Pokemon movie premiered this week and is expected to earn $75 (million) to $100 million over its first five days.

The cartoon animal stars, all 150 of them, speak their own nomenclature, possess special powers, are belligerent little devils. All are born to fight and trained for combat by cartoon humans, notably hero Ash Catch'em (sp). Add to that a system in which kids score points when their Pokemon characters win extreme combat fights.

Nintendo has developed a regular pre-teen gaming industry. Even though the Pokemon characters and the Pokemon rules of the game elude most adults -- they can't understand them -- parents everywhere are looking to cash in. A full set of first edition Pokemon trading cards has sold out. On eBay, one set is available for upwards of $2,000.

Question: Is Pokemon harmless?

Eleanor?

MS. CLIFT: I think it's as harmless as all of the other crazes. And frankly, kids have their parents trained. The Los Angeles Times reports that the Burger King franchises have SUVs and mini-campers winding around the block going through the drive-through line because they give away Pokemon with the happy meals. And frankly, the Pokemon has revived the Japanese economy, turned Japanese kids into consumers, and it's good for us! (Laughs.)

MR. MCLAUGHLIN: Are we teaching our children materialism?

MR. BLANKLEY: Of course. But we're a materialist society. It's part of the element of our civilization, and we're teaching them early, as we always have.

MR. MCLAUGHLIN: Do you think that children are naturally competitive, primitive, brutish and acquisitive?

MR. BARONE: Sure.

MR. BLANKLEY: Yes, we are now --

MR. MCLAUGHLIN: Aren't we supposed to be untraining them?

MR. BLANKLEY: No, we're supposed to train them to our civilization, and part of our civilization is materialism, so we're doing a good job.

MR. MCLAUGHLIN: But all of this in Pokemon seems to glorify competitiveness and victory and win and combativeness.

MR. BLANKLEY: Well, there's nothing wrong with that. I remember when I was a boy I got a Daniel Boone cap, you know.

MR. MCLAUGHLIN: And look at where you are today! With us here! (Laughter.)

MR. BARONE: I just want to see him wear it on the show!

Post by **Overwatch_Elite** » Sat Aug 27, 2016 8:29 pm

did he ever wear it on the show?

Post by **Tzan** » Sat Aug 27, 2016 9:10 pm

Post by **Zupponn** » Sun Aug 28, 2016 1:56 am

I didn't know that eBay was around in 1999.

Post by **Overwatch_Elite** » Sun Aug 28, 2016 2:18 am

i don't think half this forum was around in 1999

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