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[TRAILHEAD...?] Bob's Game?
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Franz Kafka
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 		[TRAILHEAD...?] Bob's Game?
Alright, I've been following this guy for the last few months, and the last 3 or so posts he's made have proved it's either a) a hoax, b) A publicity stunt, or c) an ARG. Posting it here for the possibility it's c.
www.bobsgame.com
The 'backstory' states that he is trying to get a DS SDK from Nintendo, and them not supplying one.

Also to support the idea that this is an ARG, he has said that he will drop off 'hints and clues' via his webcam and such.

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Will 2.0
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 		It's completely real, and I back this guy.

Case. Closed.

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redct
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 		Why the hell does it look like he's currently wearing a WoW armor costume or something? Seriously, WTF
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In fact, I... Ugh... My head... This pain! Why won't this pain go away?! DON'T YOU DARE IGNORE ME, NINTENDO.
I DEMAND THE SDK- AND IF YOU DO NOT OBEY I WILL TAKE MY REVENGE, YOU MISERABLE FOOLS!
I WILL RUN YOUR PATHETIC LITTLE COMPANY INTO THE GROUND AND SPIT ON THE SMOLDERING REMAINS!
I WILL CRUSH YOU INTO DUST AND FLUSH AWAY THE ASHES LIKE ANY OTHER FILTH! ROTTING, PUTRID SEWAGE- THAT'S ALL YOU ARE!


Yeah... Good luck with that...
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Will 2.0
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 		Come on Night, you haven't had one of those crack-cocaine induced tourette's outburst?!
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snorkle256
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 		I too think this to be non-arg related. Either real or a hoax, but not an arg.

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Gregoriev
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snorkle256 wrote:
I too think this to be non-arg related. Either real or a hoax, but not an arg.


Well considering he's been "raided by the police" and then made a second lair, wearing WoW Armor, It's either a hoax or an arg.
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redct
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 		Update: yup, I think it's viral. Razz
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TRodS
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 		What does it mean if the guy says himself that it isn't viral? If it is real, then the guy is just really pompous, rude, and really not that original. If its viral then I'm gonna assume Nintendo isn't downing their own writers and stuff. Either way, I'm interested in seeing how this turns out.
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Gregoriev
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TRodS wrote:
What does it mean if the guy says himself that it isn't viral? If it is real, then the guy is just really pompous, rude, and really not that original. If its viral then I'm gonna assume Nintendo isn't downing their own writers and stuff. Either way, I'm interested in seeing how this turns out.


According to Kafka, apparently, the "this is not a viral ad" was originally "this is not an ARG", so....
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Nighthawk
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 		Bob's protest ends ugly

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When Bob Pelloni, sole creator of Bob's Game, an old school RPG for the DS, announced that he would be locking himself in his room for 100 days until Nintendo granted him access to the official DS software development kit, we were fairly certain we were going to see the birth of a genuine indie dev folk hero. What we saw instead was the tragic dissolution of a grown man's sanity, and the apparent squelching of a project with some 15,000 hours of development time behind it.

In his most recent blog post, published today, Pelloni announced that he's ending his strike early (after a month of solitary confinement) due to a wicked headache, likely due to a fractured psyche. His post contains a scathing rant directed at Nintendo (a "heartless corporation, only interested in the biggest profits"), as well as a heartbreaking farewell to his five-year project. "I really wanted to finish this game," he concludes. For what it's worth, Bob, we really wanted you to finish it as well.


Really don't know what to make of the last update to the blog, except that the guy's definitely a loon.
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Lunatech
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 		He sounds like gollum......he even talks to himself like hes 2 people!

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Gregoriev
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Nighthawk wrote:
Bob's protest ends ugly

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When Bob Pelloni, sole creator of Bob's Game, an old school RPG for the DS, announced that he would be locking himself in his room for 100 days until Nintendo granted him access to the official DS software development kit, we were fairly certain we were going to see the birth of a genuine indie dev folk hero. What we saw instead was the tragic dissolution of a grown man's sanity, and the apparent squelching of a project with some 15,000 hours of development time behind it.

In his most recent blog post, published today, Pelloni announced that he's ending his strike early (after a month of solitary confinement) due to a wicked headache, likely due to a fractured psyche. His post contains a scathing rant directed at Nintendo (a "heartless corporation, only interested in the biggest profits"), as well as a heartbreaking farewell to his five-year project. "I really wanted to finish this game," he concludes. For what it's worth, Bob, we really wanted you to finish it as well.


Really don't know what to make of the last update to the blog, except that the guy's definitely a loon.


He's not done =( Oh, and on the front of possible argishness, the first 30 days he referred to his room as a viridian room, and now he refers to it as a crimson room, both escape games(with crimson room being vaguely famous).
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Secret_Tunnel
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 		Wow, and I thought this guy was legit/not crazy

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Zephonith
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 		Haha wow, the site's been changed to be even more crazy...
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THAT IS NOT ME!! IT'S NOT ME!!!
SOMEONE CAME INTO MY HOUSE
THEY CAME INTO MY HOUSE!!!
THEY WENT THROUGH EVERYTHING, WENT THROUGH MY PC, FILE TIMESTAMPS CHANGED, FOOTPRINTS, EVERYTHING MOVED, DOOR UNLOCKED
THEY TRIED TO OPEN THE SAFE
MY PC IS KEYLOGGED
12 HOURS OF CAMERA FOOTAGE WAS DELETED
CAMERA WAS UNPLUGGED WHEN I WOKE UP
I WAS SLEEPING!!
THEY DID IT WHILE I WAS SLEEPING!!
THIS IS NOT PART OF THE PLAN
THIS IS NOT A JOKE
THEY MADE HANAFUDA CARDS FOR 50 YEARS
THAT IS A YAKUZA GAME
THEY ARE THE JAPANESE MAFIA
THEY ARE THE JAPANESE MAFIA
THEY ARE THE JAPANESE MAFIA
THEY ARE THE JAPANESE MAFIA
THEY ARE THE JAPANESE MAFIA
THINK ABOUT IT!!
THEY WANT TO SILENCE ME
FOR A REASON!
IT'S EITHER THEM OR ALIENS
I'M PRETTY SURE IT'S NOT ALIENS
I'D RATHER IT BE ALIENS !

In case you're wondering, hanafuda is a traditional type of Japanese playing card made by Nintendo before they got into the videogame industry. More info here.

A whole bunch of the old things are still in the source, including a link to http://www.bobsgame.com/bobsgamecam.jpg

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