Wacky Childhood Games

[senpai_FisT]

Games you used to play with friends or self. Non electronic games only.

We used to play this game we called "Cutter Mario" (based on the popular Nintendo character). The dungeon master creates the stage using every school tools like rulers and erasers. Then the DM specifies a start point and an end point. Sometimes, there are even optional paths which usually have a 1-Up at the end which allows the player to resurrect himself if he falls down and dies. Once the stage is set the players take turn navigating "Mario" (the pencil sharpener AKA cutter) using a pencil to push him around. Times are noted down by the DM and the person who finishes the course in the least amount of time wins.

The second one I remember is "Pokemon Legends", a game based on Pokemon that I came up with myself. Oh boy, the amount of hours I put into creating and updating this thing! D: I believe I spent more time on this than studying.

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The 1st edition was very crude. It was more of a "pick and play" tournament kinda game, like Pokemon Stadium for the N64. You picked six Pokemon and battled with it until the end of the tournament. You only got to choose 3 Pokemon for a battle though, which was something I was inspired by the Battle Dome in Emerald, where you pick 3 Pokemon for the tournament and only 2 for a battle. Using your intuition to figure out what your opponent is going to choose is part of the game.

The battles were fairly straightforward too. Since damage had to be calculated manually, I used simple formulas like [DMG = 2 * ATK - DEF]. The Pokemon only had 2 stats, MHP and DEF. ATK belonged to the attack itself. There were no stat altering attacks or special attacks like Trick Room. As you can imagine, battles were very repetitive due to the lack of variety. But still, people came to play the game. Up until Edition 1.5, there weren't any huge changes. Mostly it was just new pokemon Pokemon that were added. Edition 1.3 marked the introduction held items and Pokepons, short for Poke Coupons, which acted as currency for held items. It also added the SPeeD stat. Until SPD, I used a coin toss to determine who gets to move first and the rest of the game was played with players taking turns alternatively.

Edition 1.5 was the next big update. Not only did it have lots more Pokemon, it also introduced a bunch of new concepts. The Champion feature allowed the winner of the previous tournament to remain as the champion, which meant he is automatically placed at the top of the tournament tree and only has to fight the last remaining player for the title. I also introduced two new stats- SP.ATK and RES. SP.ATK and RES was for special attacks which doesn't cause damage. This allowed the role of a support/debilitator to be viable. Until this, players simply took turns hitting each other for damage. 1.5 went on for a while and everyone was happy with it. After about 4 months, the final exams came around and they all went on hiatus. Everyone except me of course, I was wondering how I could make this more fun and streamlined. After the exams, we had 2 months of holiday, which let me work on it all the time.

It was during the holidays I came across D&D via Neverwinter Nights. Boy, was this the greatest thing that happened to Pokemon Legends. I didn't get too much into the system, but I learned the basics and translated it to benefit PokeLegends. Six sided dice were common from where I come from, so I designed the game around d6's. To make things easy, stats were rounded to smaller numbers and the maximum achievable level for a Pokemon is 10. Pokemon gain levels for every tournament they compete in whether they win or lose and on each level up, the player rolls dice to determine how much a stat is increased on level up. Pokemon could be bought using PokePons or traded between each other under my supervision. Evolution was simplified as well. Basically, level requirements were simply divided by 10 and rounded. For example: Charmander evolves to Charmeleon at level 2. Unlike previous editions, the Pokemon you get are yours to keep forever. Also, it wasn't called "Edition" until second edition. Until then it was simply "Version". "Edition" was of course, inspired by D&D.

Gameplay was changed quite a lot as well. The stats now were- MHP, POW, SPL and SPD. MHP was simply max hp. POWer was a fusion of ATK and DEF. It's used when attacking and defending physical attacks. SPeciaL is a combination of Sp.ATK and Sp.DEF. Used in both special attacks. Stat altering attacks were simply based on a attack roll now. To successfully land an attack, the player needs to roll an attack roll. An attack roll consists of rolling two six sided dice (ie 2d6). The sum of the two dice are added and if the number is above 2, it is a successful attack. Rolling two sixes (ie 6+6 = 12) lands a critical hit. Rolling two ones lands a critical miss, which grants the other player an extra attack.

The damage formula was now [DMG= (Attack Power * POW or SPL) / Enemy POW or SPL / 2]

Pokemon Legends 2nd Edition was so fucking popular, students from other classes joined in to play it. Heck, even younger kids came to play with us. We even got together at my house to play it. 2nd Edition was so damn perfect we played it for a whole damn year. A quarter year into Class 11, I updated it to Edition 2.1. Edition 2.1 featured a loan system (I was a commerce student, it was good practice ) and a trainer level system. Finishing top 4 in any tournament granted you trainer rep. For every 1000 rep points, you gain a trainer level. Earning higher trainer levels allows you to purchase rarer Pokemon like Feebas and Kabuto.

Sadly, I dropped out of school a few months later and I don't really know what happened to the PokeLegends scene. I asked Jonez to implement the dice rolling system so that I could bring PokeLegends to Arpegi. Then I thought that would be pretty redundant because of how we can play Pokemon with each other on our handheld these days. I might make something different than Pokemon for use here in Arpegi if I really feel motivated for it.

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[Swagmaster]

We used to play DragonBall Z with cards me and brother would make

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It was a fairly simple game. The cards are passed around each game equally between 2-4 people, and they may trade cards equally after passing around. I was the judge of the fairness of the trade.There were character cards, which consisted of a stat of HP and Ki, and 3 attacks each with their own damage and required Ki. Then there were power-up/stat cards (Self Explanatory), Transformation Cards, and of course, Dragon Balls. There were 7 Dragon Ball cards which were not passed around. Rather, they were awarded by the game manager (which was usually me) for a variety of reasons, and they may be traded or bet.

The objective of the game was simple: Defeat your opponent. You would organize your deck of cards in a matter that you choose, and draw 5 cards. Everytime you place a card down, you may draw another to equal out to 5 cards. You have to have a character card out at all times, and you have 3 turns to place one if yours dies. There is no limit to how many you can have out, and each one may attack each turn based on Ki. Ki is replenished slightly each turn, and is automatically added on if a player chooses not to attack using the character. Not every player card may be placed, as most of them have requirements before you place them down. You may need a transformation card or the character to complete a certain task (such as have low HP or a certain amount of Ki)

[NekoJonez]

I smell an article idea.

[PriomBlazer]

It was more of a roleplay than a game but....

I once played this game with my cousin where we pretended we were some super powered horses who had to defend the world from evil (the evil was in the for of pillows btw) with the power of courage and friendship.It was corny and fun....

But now that I think about it,I think we created the concept of My little Ponies,

[senpai_FisT]

Oh yeah. I also played pretend soldiers with one of my cousins. We had lots of lightguns from these fake chinese NESs we had.

[Swagmaster]

My brother and I used to pretend we were Jedi and Sith Respectively in a side story to the current main 6

[NekoJonez]

Freddi Fish.

[TyranBrûlée]

Freddi Fish.

OH MY GOD I LOVED FREDDI FISH GAMES I ALWAYS THOUGHT IT WAS A GUY UNTIL I FOUND OUT SHE WAS ACTUALLY A GIRL.
Actually, all the humongous entertainment games were woah.

[NekoJonez]

Freddi Fish.

OH MY GOD I LOVED FREDDI FISH GAMES I ALWAYS THOUGHT IT WAS A GUY UNTIL I FOUND OUT SHE WAS ACTUALLY A GIRL.
Actually, all the humongous entertainment games were woah.

I knew it was a girl. But the games are really lovely indeed.

[NekoBot]

When I was little, my friends and I threw rocks at each other of various sizes until someone got pelted hard enough to either be hurt or draw blood. Yeah, we were fucked up kids

[Joel16]

When I was little, my friends and I threw rocks at each other of various sizes until someone got pelted hard enough to either be hurt or draw blood. Yeah, we were fucked up kids

What the..
that's real fucked up lol
Me and my friends used to play a game called "Magic Stick"
No don't take it the dirty way >_>

[NekoBot]

When I was little, my friends and I threw rocks at each other of various sizes until someone got pelted hard enough to either be hurt or draw blood. Yeah, we were fucked up kids

What the..
that's real fucked up lol
Me and my friends used to play a game called "Magic Stick"
No don't take it the dirty way >_>

Once I got stabbed by a fishing hook through my thumb in a game of 'danger' tag, I still got a scar from it. Life was interesting, it was a factor in transitioning into fostercare

[NekoJonez]

Moving this.

[NekoBot]

I think I killed this thread :c

[NekoJonez]

I think I killed this thread :c

We can always try to revive it.

[Kiss x Miz]

Pajama Sam

[Swagmaster]

I'm not rely sure if other people played this, but I used to play a game called groundies with my neighbors. We'd go to the playground and then pick a person to be the finder. We blindfold him and give him a stick (the stick is so he doesn't hit anything while searching). And them every one else must find somewhere to hide other than staying on the ground. If the blindfolded dude thinks somebody is on the ground, he scream "groundies!" It's pretty much a Marco Polo playground-twist

[NekoBot]

When megaman used to be a big hit in the gradeschool days (what with the anime(?) and everything) we used to pretend to be x person fighting y opponent. It was childishly insane, but it was fun

[NekoJonez]

Pajama Sam

Every game of those guys where awesome. Even if you let young kids play them now, they do their job perfectly.

[TyranBrûlée]

But oh god, the educational and sports games from H!E though.
Reader Rabbit was fun c:
I never played any of the backyard... something.. games because even back then I was like "Ew sports"

[NekoJonez]

Pajama Sam

Every game of those guys where awesome. Even if you let young kids play them now, they do their job perfectly.

Pajama Sam has been Steam-y-fied.