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BONUS ROUND 3

Bonus Round 3

Retro Gaming

Hi shippers! Welcome to Bonus Round 3.
In this round, you'll be creating fanworks based on video and computer games from before 2000!

Rules

Choose a game that was released before 2000, and post a fanwork based on the game in some way. Make sure to use the appropriate title format (see below). Examples include: character inserts, rewritten dialogue, costume redesigns, alternate soundtracks, theme song covers, photoshopped promo art, etc.

Your fill should not be focused on Homestuck characters playing the game--the point of this round is to make a crossover.

For this challenge, you are allowed to submit fills based on your team ship. You don't have to, of course!

For this challenge, there is no minimum wordcount. We are trusting you not to abuse that fact!

This challenge will run until 11:59PM EDT July 21. After that time, even if it's just by a minute according to the timestamp, no submissions will be accepted for points.

Title Format
Please use this format in your title.

Replace [YOUR SHIP] with the name of the team YOU belong to; please use the characters and quadrant, not whatever portmanteau or nickname you've come up with.
If your team name is not in this format and in the title we cannot guarantee that it will be counted.
Replace [GAME TITLE] and [YEAR RELEASED] as appropriate.

Posts not using this format in the title will be understood to be unofficial discussion posts, no matter what they contain. They, like all comments on the comm, are subject to the Wank Policy.

Scoring
(as stated here)
First 5 entries per team: 30 (per entry)
Entries 6-10: 20 (per entry)
Entries 11-15: 10 (per entry)
Entries 16+: 5 (per entry)

All content must be created new for this round.

We would prefer that any questions about this challenge or anything else in the HSO be emailed to us at homestuck.shipping AT gmail!

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W)(ale I will admit t)(is wasn't actually w)(at I T)(OUG)(T t)(at spell would do, if it's good enoug)( for the )(orrorterrors it's good enoug)( for me! If you won't stop trying to KRILL eac)( ot)(er out t)(ere, you're going to stay a pair of lines until I fin-k you can! T)(ere will be NO KRILLING of ANYMOBY w)(ile we're )(ere, not if you ever want to get out! 38(
Woooooooow, fincess. Never thought you had it in you. W8, how the hell are a pair of lines and a 8lock talking, aaaaaaaanyway?
shut the hell up vvris youre gonna jinx us you fuckin nooksniffer
T)(is is ----EXACTLY w)(at I'm talking about! Learn to play nice or stay in )(ere and ROT! I am SICK AND TIR----ED of all your bulls)(it and that's that! So T)(---ER--E!

(WARNING: MOVING GIF! Also, it's a bit slow, but there's nothing I can do about that.)

---

Is this really the only way you two could entertain yourselves while Jake finished up this shit?
Want to join, Dirk?
boop
beep
bop
cmon dirk
this is toooooo much fun
join team derse and we'll beat miss brightypants with our awesome pruple pjs
Now wait a minute!
It wouldn't be fair playing two on one!
It's okay, Jane. I'll just watch you two ladies kick around my head like it's a soccer ball just waiting to get a field goal.
Let me know when you go into overtime, alright?

(Based on the original intro)

jade you okay??
dave!!
just a sec ill get you out
there we go
now get out of here before the batterwitch comes
huh...?
hurry the fuck up!!!

You hear a voice outside the shed.

Jade, don't move a muscle. I will punish you.

Ro-Lal Teaches Typing
Proofreading not included: actual gameplay screenshots depicted
IN 4 GLORIOUS COLORS

Edited (updating image links) 2012-07-19 23:05 (UTC)

==> Converse

Equius: Nepeta. You seem to be adjusting to the rigors of combat well. I suppose it wouldn't be too out of line for me to say you're a skilled archer after all.

Nepeta: Oh... I'm so glad to hear you say that! I was so sad after we talked last, I thought purrhaps I'd disappointed you! I didn't know what to do... but then I decided to focus on my archery!

Equius: That's the spirit, Nepeta. One can always manage to improve. So, have you been training by yourself? I never mastered archery. I'm sorry I can't help you train-- I'm certain I would do a better job than most of the louts... ah, never mind.

Nepeta: No, no... Thanks, sir, but I've actually been thinking about this a lot. Furst, I need to sharpen my vision so I can target more easily. I mean, I pawlready know how to use a bow, so...

Equius: Sharpen your vision? Good eyesight seems essential in a good archer, from what I've seen-- pardon the pun-- but... How can you improve your vision? I don't understand.

Nepeta: My grandfather taught me to stare into the distance and concentrate. Actually, Grandpa taught me efurrything I know about the bow! My grandfather was-- He was a great archer. One time, a snake was attacking a bird nest on a tree in a mountain far away, and they were going to die, only I begged him to save their lives and he aimed at the snake and shot it down! I've been trying to do that efur since. It was so heroic of him!

Equius: Incredible. He was able to pick out and hit a snake from that distance? Your grandfather must have been simply fabulous. Would that we could have such a man in our army now-- no offence, Nepeta.

Nepeta: Yep! Oh, none taken, sir. I mean, I feel the same way! And that's why I've been staring into the distance, see? I've been training constantly on the field, like the commander said, and my vision has improved tenfold! See that tree in the distance? I can spot the teeny little bugs crawling on its leaves now!

Equius: I'll be far more impressed when you can hit each of those bugs from here.

Nepeta: But... that would be cruel! I'd nefur do something like that! Not even if it was an order, sir!

Equius: No, no, that was merely a joke. There's no need to shoot bugs, Nepeta. You only need to shoot our enemies using your keen eyes and the skills your grandfather gave you. Don't worry. We'll make a fine warrior out of you yet.

Nepeta: Don't worry, sir! You can count on me!

WARNING: MOVING GIFS

Get it, get it? It's...Lakitwo. |D

Edited 2012-07-19 23:26 (UTC)

... Yeah she can handle it. (You forget that you have her dice in your coat pocket.)

shes nina by the way. i used to play this a lot when i was much younger *_*

“I feel kind of funny.” The phrase, whether the voice was high pitched and irritating or gravelly and a little intimidating, like it was now, was one that Karkat dreaded hearing. Coming from his partner, it always meant something unspeakably annoying.

The truth was, being transferred to the Digital World on a whim like Karat had been was just one huge pain in the ass. From the get go, he'd just been expected to put up with this idiot Digimon for a partner (which had to be shown where to shit, for fuck's sake) and try to save the world. Not his own world, mind, jus the Digital World, which had so far proven to contain only pricks, idiots, and assholes.

Needless to say, he wanted to get this extended vacation over with and move on with his life.

His partner, now called Graymon in spite of the fact that there was nothing gray about the giant lizard, had been a pain in the ass to train, but now that he was a Champion, Karkat felt confident about venturing into the jungle. They were neck deep in it when Graymon decided to make the comment about “feeling funny”. Karkat whirled, ready to tell him he could just shit in the bushes, when Karkat noticed that Graymon was glowing.

For a moment, Karkat thought his partner might be digivolving again. However, the glow didn't look quite right, and when he looked at his digivice, Karkat found a giant X flashing on the screen.

“What--” He started to say, only to see Graymon break apart into pixels. Rather than reforming into a bigger digimon, though, they swirled down into the shape of... an egg. When the light subsided, that was exactly what Karkat was left staring at. Before he could fully process the change, the egg's shell cracked. Shards fell away, revealing a tiny black ball with eyes that hopped up and down like it was having some kind of seizure. It was a baby digimon.

Karkat's partner had just gone from Champion to Baby form, and they were in the middle of a jungle teeming with digimon that wanted to kill him.

Fucking. Hell.

Tavros called at one pm, asking if Dave wanted to, uh, maybe play some earth tennis with him later?
'But what's wrong with troll tennis,' Dave asked, and Tavros explained that troll troll tennis, like most hobbies, was dangerous, and, more likely to result in injuries, than fun. Human tennis, on the other hand, was pretty enjoyable, he said.
Fair enough. An experienced sportsman such as Dave was always ready for a totally sick round of tennis, or whatever the fuck the term was. He said as much before hanging up on Tavros, careful not to twist the telephone cord out of order. What should he wear?

He walked over to his closet and peered inside, pushing aside some old photos hanging on a string. Nope, nope, nope. Dave's closet and makeshift darkroom was a wonderful place filled with obscure band t-shirts and unopened bottles of apple juice, but there wasn't really anything tennis appropriate in there. He would have to... GO shopiung. Dave grabbed his purse and got in his ironic pink convertible, only driving for a few minutes before stopping outside the first clothing shop he saw. Who would dare give him a parking ticket when he was driving this sweet ass car? No one, that's who. Dave went inside.

For such a small store, it certainly had a great selection of stuff. There were dresses in every color and pattern imaginable. Well, almost. Dave immediately tried on a red ballgown patterned with little hearts, which looked fucking amazing, but was it right for tennis???? Probably not. He started pulling on the zipper, planning to venture into the SPORTS section of the store as soon as he was back in his old clothes, but welp! The dress wouldn't come off. Dave was, in a word, stuck.

Oh well. Surely there was no rules against playing tennis in a pretty dress. That would be pretty terrible. Besides, the dress accentuated his waist nicely, and it looked great with his shades. Dave moved on to shoes and accessories: he tried on several pairs of shoes before settling on a pair of white sneakers, along with a practical pink backpack. Fuck yes.
Dave took another look at his reflection. Maybe he should do something with his hair. He grabbed a pair of pink barettes, shoving a few of them into his blonde bangs at random. Yes. Perfect.

When Dave got back to his apartment, still wearing his new clothes and clothe accessories, his phone was ringing. He flashstepped over to pick it up.
'I just, uh, wanted to know what, you are wearing, for our date,' Tavros said without missing a beat.
'Whoa there, slow down,' Dave replied, 'I'm not sure if I'm ready to take our relationship to the next level this fast. You gotta respect my needs or I'll start thinking you only want me for sex.'
'It's not that, I just wanted to, well, check that what you are wearing is in fact appropriate, for playing tennis,' Tavros said, fond concern in his voice.
'Don't worry, my outfit is entirely inappropriate,' Dave assured him, breathing in before moving on to some long convoluted metaphor, but Tavros interrupted him. Apparently there really was a rule against playing tennis in a pretty dress. Huh. Dave guessed Tavros could maybe teach him a thing or two about sports after all.

'Guess I better go shopping again,' he said, grabbing his car keys.
'Okay, but this time, do you mind if I, uh, go with you,' Tavros asked.

He didn't.

http://i.imgur.com/WlCxS.gif

moving gif warning!

Jade meets them for the first time on board S. S. Anne. Two young trainers, brother and sister; they have the same short blond hair and reserved smiles. He is wearing a pair of dark sunglasses; her mouth is lipstick-dark with a hairband to match. They look so outlandish, Jade thinks they're Rocket Grunts at first. She approaches them warily, pokéballs in hand.

The girl, Rose, challenges her first. Her brother is watching them from across the room, leaning against the wall as if he thinks it makes him look cool. Rose's first pokémon is a Meowth that answers to Jaspers. Jaspers is obviously well trained; its bite has a power and grace more commonly associated with its evolved form, and the first few rounds it effortlessly avoids every attack Jade orders. Bec still beats the crap out of it in the end, though! Such a good boy. Jade hugs him tightly before letting the fight continue.

Rose sends out a Tentacool that no doubt strikes horror in the hearts of youngsters and rocket grunts everywhere. Jade, however, has seen worse. She lets Bec hide in his pokéball, sending out Pam in his place. She takes care of the Tentacool with a few good vine whips. Phew! Jade brushes a few dark locks away from her forehead, before really going for the kill. Metaphorically, of course. She notices Dave is blushing a little under his shades. Rose straightens her hairband; she watches Jade expectantly.

'Pam, finish off with razor leaf!' she commands, just as Rose tells the Tentacool to use its acid attack, her smile a little crooked. It's no use. The Tentacool shakes and falls, tentacles twitching for a moment before it finally faints. Rose returns it to its pokéball. Dave snorts. Jade can feel herself smiling.

When Rose admits defeat, they're both looking directly at her.

“This is the last time I take any direction based advice from a man dressed as a plumber!”

“He might have been actual plumber.” Tavros added in helpfully as Karkat swatted aside what looked suspiciously like a golden coin hanging in the air.

“I doubt it. You’ve seen all the shit we’ve run into since we got lost in these stupid pipes! Man eating plants, giant turtles, and I guess mushrooms with feet. I don’t know what the fuck that was about. My point is if he is a plumber he’s a pretty bad one.” Karkat said.

Tavros thought that point over and nodded. That was quite a lot for a plumber to overlook. Glancing back down at the map the plumber had given them Tavros mulled over which path would be the correct one.

“I think if we pass through the pipe near the last block we’ll find our way out.” Tavros said.

“Great. We can finally get out of this weird place.” Karkat said.

Taking the pipe they came out to what looked like a lava pit.

“Did the map say anything about leading to a horrible, sulfurous doom pit of lava?” Karkat after a few moments.

“No. It failed to mention that.”

“Well shit.”

(...I like headless!Dirk stuff, it seems.)

Edited 2012-07-21 02:26 (UTC)

(Another of my favorites from my SNES games)

Roxy Lalonde had a gift, they said, and you'd never hear her deny it because "its p damn obvious how much truth is in the rumors". She could find her way through any field, whether it hid a paltry ten mines or nigh a thousand, and shut the whole grid down like it meant nothing.

You did not have the grace or finesse she had to waltz between clusters of twos and threes and whatever dangers waited for you. You certainly had the brains to figure out the initial patterns, but you hated relying on guesswork required late in the game.

"Jane, you gotta stop being such a tightass and just roll with it." Her words still slurred together; you didn't know how she could think through her martini-colored haze. She wobbled dangerously in a corner (a center?) marked with the number six; you held your breath for her.

"Roxy, you're about to detonate the entire grid. As cold as it's been recently, I'd prefer returning to camp in a thoroughly untoasted state." You reach out for her hand, but she just winks at you.

"Watch this." Ah yes. People said that all the time before they continued living to ripe old ages.

She eyes the spot above you and no that has to be a mine, "Roxy, don't-"

Everything's quiet.

And then:

"Sheesh, Janey, open your eyes, your premium booty is still only premium in a metaphorigorical sense."

ahhhh i dunno if this had been done before but.......

On a quiet summer afternoon (then again, it is forever summer on Koholint), the two of you together as usual, Jade idly cards her fingers through your hair and wonders aloud if there's anything out there, or if this is the only island and you're encircled by endless blue.

You pause a moment, then hurriedly assure her that of course there is, as you have seen a significant part of your local landmass and therefore there clearly must be more.

You do not tell her of what you learned at the Face Shrine, of the nature of the island and all who dwell upon it - a dream, a half-thought fancy, an afterimage flickering across the glazed surface of a dreamer's eye. A great beast of name indeterminate (it is called the Wind Fish, but it is neither)sunken into the black-oil morass that is deepest sleep. Its nightmares seek to wrest themselves from intangibility and rule this island as tyrants, their only obstacle an extraordinarily determined girl.
If you must fill the role of hero, then you will.
The ostensibly epic struggle between this Chosen Hero (you, one Kanaya Maryam, previously of Thackeray Tailoring, 13 Kipper Lane, Castle Town, before drama, adventure, and a slew of rescued princesses) and the beast's nightmares given a semblance of form and purpose has ground to a halt somewhat. After grimly descending into volcanic hell to vanquish the evil within, you’re wholly entitled to some sort of compensation, and by compensation you mean sitting on a hurricane-downed palm trunk on Jade’s private beach and waiting for her to find you.

She always does, and you are always glad for it.

More so now, given that this is the last time. Tomorrow you will play the song and shatter the Egg that you may descend to do battle with the blackest core of the Wind Fish’s terrors.

For the moment, you are alone with your thoughts; determined thoughts, despairing thoughts, fearful thoughts, and those you are only able to describe as steely.
But they are predominantly about Jade, and the throbbing of your skin when she touches it, and the way that you flush about the face whenever she laughs, and the sick plunge in your stomach when she looks at you with nothing but pure, innocent hope and asks whether you’re sure you can kill all of the Nightmares?

Perhaps it would be best if you left this final meeting early.

You move to rise as she’s in the middle of asking you about your daring exploits. She catches your wrist and asks you to stay for her, please?

Truthfully, you had never really wanted to leave.

Jade settles down along the trunk, head in your lap, ocean breeze playing with her hair as she asks you to tell her what’s on your mind.

You do not tell Jade what you learned at the Shrine.

You do not tell Jade that her world is doomed.

You do not tell this kind, compassionate, wonderful girl that she doesn't exist.

Instead, you tell her that you love her. There are tears in her eyes as she says that she knows.

Edited 2012-07-21 06:46 (UTC)

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BONUS ROUND 3

Bonus Round 3

FILL: TEAM Eridan <3< Vriska - Pong (1972)

FILL: TEAM JOHN<3ROSE - PONG (1972)

(no subject)

Re: FILL: TEAM JOHN<3ROSE - PONG (1972)

Re: FILL: TEAM JOHN<3ROSE - PONG (1972)

Re: FILL: TEAM JOHN<3ROSE - PONG (1972)

FILL: TEAM DIRK<3EQUIUS - THE LITTLE MERMAID (1991)

FILL: TEAM DAVE<3ROSE - Tomb Raider (1996)

FILL: TEAM BRO<3GRANDPA - BLASTER MASTER (1988)

FILL: TEAM Bro<3John - Clock Tower (1995)

Re: FILL: TEAM Bro<3John - Clock Tower (1995)

FILL: TEAM KANAYA<3VRISKA - DONKEY KONG (1981)

FILL: TEAM KANAYA<3VRISKA - MEGAMAN II (1988)

Fill: Team Karkat♥Sollux - Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing (1987)

Re: Fill: Team Karkat♥Sollux - Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing (1987)

FILL: TEAM Eridan <3< Vriska - Fire Emblem (1990)

FILL: TEAM Karkat♥Sollux - Super Mario World (1990)

FILL: TEAM EQUIUS<3GAMZEE - The House of the Dead (1997)

FILL: Team Jade<3Nepeta - Earthbound (1995)

FILL: Team Aradia <3 Sollux - Tekken 3 (1998)

FILL: TEAM KANAYA <> KARKAT - Digimon World (1999)

Re: FILL: TEAM KANAYA <> KARKAT - Digimon World (1999)

FILL: TEAM KARKAT<3KARKAT - Barbie (1984)

Re: FILL: TEAM KARKAT<3KARKAT - Barbie (1984)

Re: FILL: TEAM KARKAT<3KARKAT - Barbie (1984)

FILL: TEAM PARCELPYXIS - Pokémon Red/Green/Blue (1996)

FILL: TEAM KARKAT<3KARKAT - Pokémon Red/Green/Blue (1996)

Fill: Team ERIDAN<3SOLLUX - Mario Brothers- (1983)

FILL: TEAM JOHN<3ROSE - Super Mario Bros. (1985)

Re: FILL: TEAM JOHN<3ROSE - Super Mario Bros. (1985)

FILL: TEAM Eridan <3 Feferi - Zombies Ate My Neighbors (1993)

FILL: TEAM John<3Rose - Minesweeper (1990)

Re: FILL: TEAM John<3Rose - Minesweeper (1990)

FILL: TEAM ERIDAN <3< SOLLUX - MEGA MAN (1987)

FILL: TEAM Dave<3Karkat - Dr. Mario (1990)

Fill: Team Rose<3Roxy - Link's Awakening (1993)