Return to Unfiction unforum
 a.r.g.b.b 
FAQ FAQ   Search Search 
 
Welcome!
New users, PLEASE read these forum guidelines. New posters, SEARCH before posting and read these rules before posting your killer new campaign. New players may also wish to peruse the ARG Player Tutorial.

All users must abide by the Terms of Service.
Website Restoration Project
This archiving project is a collaboration between Unfiction and Sean Stacey (SpaceBass), Brian Enigma (BrianEnigma), and Laura E. Hall (lehall) with
the Center for Immersive Arts.
Announcements
This is a static snapshot of the
Unfiction forums, as of
July 23, 2017.
This site is intended as an archive to chronicle the history of Alternate Reality Games.
  

The time now is Sat Nov 23, 2024 6:09 pm
All times are UTC - 4 (DST in action)		 View posts in this forum since last visit
View unanswered posts in this forum
Calendar
 Forum index » Chaotic Fiction » Marble Hornets
[OT] Season III Off-Topic Thread
Moderators: Giskard, JKatkina, Zarggg
View previous topicView next topic
Page 69 of 195 [2919 Posts]   Goto page: Previous 1, 2, 3, ..., 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, ..., 193, 194, 195  Next
Author Message
Serum
Guest


 		It says it's sold by a third-party seller... "Hook ME Up Storefront," to be exact.

PostPosted: Thu Jun 06, 2013 6:58 pm
 Back to top 
ZargggModerator
Unfictologist


Joined: 23 Dec 2010
Posts: 1660

 		I think the game was about $80 back when it came out. But they seriously went overboard with the marketing, since every copy of the game included an official player's guide and a ton of swag, including scratch-and-sniff character cards.

PostPosted: Fri Jun 07, 2013 1:21 am
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
Foood
Unfettered


Joined: 22 Apr 2011
Posts: 478

 		Funny, because I found out about Marble Hornets through Starmen.net, the EarthBound fansite.

PostPosted: Fri Jun 07, 2013 2:16 am
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
Grumplestiltskin
Unfettered


Joined: 05 Apr 2013
Posts: 362
Location: East of Eden, South of Hell
Zarggg wrote:
...including scratch-and-sniff character cards.



what is that, I don't even...
    Shocked

PostPosted: Fri Jun 07, 2013 3:17 am
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
KTsteve
Unfettered


Joined: 12 Sep 2011
Posts: 437

 		you don't know how curious I am now to know what the characters smelled like...

As a side note you can just get an emulated version to play really old games like that.

PostPosted: Fri Jun 07, 2013 7:25 am
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
ZargggModerator
Unfictologist


Joined: 23 Dec 2010
Posts: 1660

 		@Grumplestiltskin: http://starmen.net/merchandise/misc/scratchnsniff.php

Incidentally, Carbon Dog literally smelled like burning.

PostPosted: Fri Jun 07, 2013 4:51 pm
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
The Condor
Unfettered


Joined: 13 Mar 2013
Posts: 475

 		Why is Alex's last name revealed but Jay and Tim's kept secret?
_________________
Very Happy >>> My DEVIANTART <<< Very Happy

PostPosted: Sat Jun 08, 2013 11:56 am
 View user's profile Visit poster's website
 Back to top 
TheJoker
Entrenched


Joined: 14 May 2013
Posts: 1135
Location: Wisconsin
The Condor wrote:
Why is Alex's last name revealed but Jay and Tim's kept secret?

Probably because at the start of the series, Jay was documenting what happened to Alex's film and didn't think revealing his full name was a problem- didn't mention his own or anyone else's because it wasn't relevant. Then once he realized what a mess he was actually getting into, he decided not to reveal any more names and locations, etc., but Alex's name was already out there and nothing could be done about that.

PostPosted: Sat Jun 08, 2013 12:58 pm
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
Grumplestiltskin
Unfettered


Joined: 05 Apr 2013
Posts: 362
Location: East of Eden, South of Hell
TheJoker wrote:
The Condor wrote:
Why is Alex's last name revealed but Jay and Tim's kept secret?

Probably because at the start of the series, Jay was documenting what happened to Alex's film and didn't think revealing his full name was a problem- didn't mention his own or anyone else's because it wasn't relevant. Then once he realized what a mess he was actually getting into, he decided not to reveal any more names and locations, etc., but Alex's name was already out there and nothing could be done about that.


What Joker said, but also for an OOG reason, is my guess...

Spoiler (Rollover to View):
Not really sure this needs to be spoilered, since I'm sure it's been discussed here; I just haven't seen it: "Kralie" anagrams to "ark lie," which I'm having a hard time believing is a coincidence...


PostPosted: Sat Jun 08, 2013 1:11 pm
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
TheJoker
Entrenched


Joined: 14 May 2013
Posts: 1135
Location: Wisconsin
Grumplestiltskin wrote:
TheJoker wrote:
The Condor wrote:
Why is Alex's last name revealed but Jay and Tim's kept secret?

Probably because at the start of the series, Jay was documenting what happened to Alex's film and didn't think revealing his full name was a problem- didn't mention his own or anyone else's because it wasn't relevant. Then once he realized what a mess he was actually getting into, he decided not to reveal any more names and locations, etc., but Alex's name was already out there and nothing could be done about that.


What Joker said, but also for an OOG reason, is my guess...

Spoiler (Rollover to View):
Not really sure this needs to be spoilered, since I'm sure it's been discussed here; I just haven't seen it: "Kralie" anagrams to "ark lie," which I'm having a hard time believing is a coincidence...

Interesting, but a couple of problems:

1. Alex's name was given in the very first episode. They didn't really plan out most of the series until late in Season 1, so I doubt they'd thought that far ahead, especially seeing as...

2. Troy has said ToTheArk was a character he came up with on the spot mere hours before he made the first TTA video, not a part of his original plan for the series at all. If he didn't have the idea of TTA until several videos after he gave Alex's name, I doubt he'd already decided on the existence of the "Ark" at the time.

PostPosted: Sat Jun 08, 2013 1:29 pm
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
Grumplestiltskin
Unfettered


Joined: 05 Apr 2013
Posts: 362
Location: East of Eden, South of Hell
TheJoker wrote:
2. Troy has said ToTheArk was a character he came up with on the spot mere hours before he made the first TTA video, not a part of his original plan for the series at all. If he didn't have the idea of TTA until several videos after he gave Alex's name, I doubt he'd already decided on the existence of the "Ark" at the time.


I'm not sure that this follows by necessity. He could have had the idea of the 'ark,' (as the magical item/person who might defeat TO) in whatever form he'd come up with, and still not have had the character of tta or the idea that tta would post responses, but you might be right.

For whatever it's worth, searching for "Kralie" as a surname mostly pulls up MH references, and for genealogical links gets an Austrian name that is mostly spelled "Kralich" and mis-transcribed the half dozen times it occurs at Ellis Island. I think the spelling of it was deliberate on Troy's part...

PostPosted: Sat Jun 08, 2013 2:31 pm
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
TheJoker
Entrenched


Joined: 14 May 2013
Posts: 1135
Location: Wisconsin
Grumplestiltskin wrote:
TheJoker wrote:
2. Troy has said ToTheArk was a character he came up with on the spot mere hours before he made the first TTA video, not a part of his original plan for the series at all. If he didn't have the idea of TTA until several videos after he gave Alex's name, I doubt he'd already decided on the existence of the "Ark" at the time.


I'm not sure that this follows by necessity. He could have had the idea of the 'ark,' (as the magical item/person who might defeat TO) in whatever form he'd come up with, and still not have had the character of tta or the idea that tta would post responses, but you might be right.

For whatever it's worth, searching for "Kralie" as a surname mostly pulls up MH references, and for genealogical links gets an Austrian name that is mostly spelled "Kralich" and mis-transcribed the half dozen times it occurs at Ellis Island. I think the spelling of it was deliberate on Troy's part...

Fair enough, my point was mostly just that Troy seemingly didn't have a real long-term plan so early in the series. Also, at least until we know what the Ark is, "Ark Lie" is sort of a meaningless combination of two frequently recurring words in the series- an interesting coincidence (or decision), but what does it actually mean? If it means Alex is the Ark, for instance, then why the "Lie" part?

PostPosted: Sat Jun 08, 2013 2:47 pm
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
Grumplestiltskin
Unfettered


Joined: 05 Apr 2013
Posts: 362
Location: East of Eden, South of Hell
TheJoker wrote:
Fair enough, my point was mostly just that Troy seemingly didn't have a real long-term plan so early in the series. Also, at least until we know what the Ark is, "Ark Lie" is sort of a meaningless combination of two frequently recurring words in the series- an interesting coincidence (or decision), but what does it actually mean? If it means Alex is the Ark, for instance, then why the "Lie" part?


My own feeling, based on nothing so much as intuition*, is that Alex is most decidedly not the ark. Thus, "ark lie."

And no, I don't know how much of the story (or more likely not) they had when they first set out to do this, so it may yet turn out to be a coincidence. It just seems... odd.



*Yes, I know -- this is not evidence. I am expecting my shredding forthwith.

PostPosted: Sat Jun 08, 2013 2:54 pm
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
Geneaux486
I Have No Life


Joined: 17 Mar 2011
Posts: 2423

 		Okay so apparently totheark can't be either Tim or Brian, because it turns out he was an 80's kid.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWdgAMYjYSs

PostPosted: Thu Jun 13, 2013 12:19 am
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
Serum
Guest


 		Getting back off topic...



YouTube: Link

PostPosted: Thu Jun 13, 2013 7:32 am
 Back to top 
Display posts from previous:   Sort by:   
Page 69 of 195 [2919 Posts]   Goto page: Previous 1, 2, 3, ..., 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, ..., 193, 194, 195  Next
View previous topicView next topic
 Forum index » Chaotic Fiction » Marble Hornets
Jump to:  


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You can download files in this forum
You cannot post calendar events in this forum



Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group