1333: First Date - Revision history

82.132.239.217: /* Explanation */ Could be worse. I'm thinking of the "drinking problem" from Airplane: The Movie...

2026-04-08T04:44:36Z

‎Explanation: Could be worse. I'm thinking of the "drinking problem" from Airplane: The Movie...

PaintspotInfez: /* Explanation */ Glass.

2026-04-08T00:39:57Z

‎Explanation: Glass.

PaintspotInfez: /* Transcript */ Note.

2026-04-08T00:36:54Z

‎Transcript: Note.

172.70.214.91: Slight correction

2025-04-26T16:29:31Z

Slight correction

162.158.74.24: /* Explanation */

2024-05-20T23:06:36Z

‎Explanation

162.158.74.118: /* Explanation */

2024-05-20T23:01:37Z

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Maplestrip: Combining two short paragraphs together, as they both describe Twitch Plays Pokémon's ongoing long-term popularity.

2024-01-10T14:34:36Z

Combining two short paragraphs together, as they both describe Twitch Plays Pokémon's ongoing long-term popularity.

Maplestrip: /* Explanation */ Describing people watching video game streams and letsplays as "consumers" is ridiculous. That's corporate speak.

2024-01-10T14:32:15Z

‎Explanation: Describing people watching video game streams and letsplays as "consumers" is ridiculous. That's corporate speak.

Certified nqh: /* Transcript */ big

2023-11-10T14:35:41Z

‎Transcript: big

Sir Urquhart: Undo revision 289292 by 108.162.245.131 (talk)

2022-07-20T19:38:23Z

Undo revision 289292 by 108.162.245.131 (talk)

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 Her fascination with the "cool spiral" is an allusion to TPP players' fascination with the [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Dome_and_Helix_Fossils Helix Fossil], an in-game item. As user input often leads to checking of the in-game backpack followed by erratic commands to handle the items within, it was common for various valuable items to be haphazardly thrown away. However, as the Helix Fossil was a [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Key_item key item], it could not be tossed. It was also the first item in the Bag due to this, leading to the players' continuously selecting it whenever accessing their Bag, eventually causing them to somewhat jokingly regard it as an object of religious reverence. "Check out this cool..." is also a phrase used in various XKCD comics, such as [[2703: Paper Title]], typically in a tongue-in-cheek context.
-Additionally, Cueball's glass (presumably filled with wine) is significantly emptier in the third panel onwards, implying that (wihle Megan was away) Cueball presumably felt the need to drink to get through this date.
+Additionally, Cueball's glass (presumably filled with wine) is significantly emptier in the third panel onwards, implying that (wihle Megan was away) Cueball presumably felt the need to drink to get through this date. Although at least Cueball probably ''had'' the luxury of having a drink, as required — Megan may just have been not been 'twitched' to significantly sip from her own glass, being mostly destined to spend her time saying and doing so many other things instead of roughly keeping pace with her dining-date's rate of imbibing.
 The title text, as explained above, simply is a light-hearted joke from [[Randall]], empathizing with TPP as he has also spent real-life days stuck against simple obstacles, and is surprised by how far he has gotten in life despite this fact.

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 In the above comic, [[Cueball]] and [[Megan]] are on a date. However, Megan is behaving very erratically. Cueball determines that Megan is being "controlled by Twitch," as her behavior matches well with that of the TPP protagonist (whose name, canonically, is [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Red_(game) Red]).
 Megan loudly declares at one point that she is "SAVING" her 'game progress', referencing the incessant saving in TPP via random button presses. The random ten-letter string she says is reminiscent of the [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Nickname nicknames] that all of TPP's Pokémon end up with as the players move haphazardly across the game's keyboard.
 Her fascination with the "cool spiral" is an allusion to TPP players' fascination with the [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Dome_and_Helix_Fossils Helix Fossil], an in-game item. As user input often leads to checking of the in-game backpack followed by erratic commands to handle the items within, it was common for various valuable items to be haphazardly thrown away. However, as the Helix Fossil was a [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Key_item key item], it could not be tossed. It was also the first item in the Bag due to this, leading to the players' continuously selecting it whenever accessing their Bag, eventually causing them to somewhat jokingly regard it as an object of religious reverence. "Check out this cool..." is also a phrase used in various XKCD comics, such as [[2703: Paper Title]], typically in a tongue-in-cheek context.
 The title text, as explained above, simply is a light-hearted joke from [[Randall]], empathizing with TPP as he has also spent real-life days stuck against simple obstacles, and is surprised by how far he has gotten in life despite this fact.

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 :Megan: Aaaoogaoag.
-:[Megan has put the plate down and walked off-panel.]
+:[Megan has put the plate down and walked off-panel. Subtly, Cueball's glass is significantly emptier.]
 :Megan: Bye.
 :Megan: OK. Coming back now.

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 Whereas traditional video game streams involved the channel broadcaster or another personality playing the game, the channel "Twitch Plays Pokémon" recorded a {{w|Internet bot|bot}} playing an emulated game of [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Red_and_Blue_Versions Pokémon Red] for {{w|Game Boy}}. The game inputs given by the bot were based on players' messages in the video stream itself. Thus, the watchers of the stream were playing the game themselves using chat "commands." The Pokémon character behaved incredibly erratically, frequently getting "stuck against simple obstacles" (as mentioned in the title-text) and moving about in a strange manner ("Why are you up there?"/"Bye...Okay, coming back now").
-Despite this, the character advanced surprisingly far in games. They have beaten the [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Elite_Four Elite Four] and [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Champion Champion] of generations [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Generation_I I], [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Generation_II II], [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Generation_III III], [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Generation_IV IV], and [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Generation_V V], and [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Generation_VI VI]. Twitch Plays Pokémon has also completed various {{w|ROM hacking|ROM hacks}} and {{w|Spin-off (media)|Spin-off}} titles, establishing a seasonal format with multiple games each season. You can see the state of the player characters' Pokémon and inventory at game end in [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Twitch_Plays_Pok%C3%A9mon this Bulbapedia article].
+Despite this, the character advanced surprisingly far in games. They have beaten the [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Elite_Four Elite Four] and [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Champion Champion] of generations [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Generation_I I], [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Generation_II II], [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Generation_III III], [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Generation_IV IV], [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Generation_V V], and [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Generation_VI VI]. Twitch Plays Pokémon has also completed various {{w|ROM hacking|ROM hacks}} and {{w|Spin-off (media)|Spin-off}} titles, establishing a seasonal format with multiple games each season. You can see the state of the player characters' Pokémon and inventory at game end in [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Twitch_Plays_Pok%C3%A9mon this Bulbapedia article].
 TPP surged in popularity rapidly since its inception, reaching 80,000 channel viewers within five days. Derivative channels (such as 'TwitchPlayers') soon arose, turning "Twitch Plays..." into an idea rather than a single channel; that of crowdsourcing a task, such as controlling a single person (as in the Pokémon games) for erratic and often hilarious results. The stream, which is still active as of this writing, has reached [http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/twitch-plays-pokemon memetic status].

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 Megan loudly declares at one point that she is "SAVING" her 'game progress', referencing the incessant saving in TPP via random button presses. The random ten-letter string she says is reminiscent of the [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Nickname nicknames] that all of TPP's Pokémon end up with as the players move haphazardly across the game's keyboard.
-Her fascination with the "cool spiral" is an allusion to TPP players' fascination with the [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Dome_and_Helix_Fossils Helix Fossil], an in-game item. As user input often leads to checking of the in-game backpack followed by erratic commands to handle the items within, it was common for various valuable items to be haphazardly thrown away. However, as the Helix Fossil was a [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Key_item key item], it could not be tossed. It was also the first item in the Bag due to this, leading to the players' continuously selecting it whenever accessing their Bag, eventually causing them to somewhat jokingly regard it as an object of religious reverence. "Check out this cool..." is also a phrase used in various XKCD comics, typically in a tongue-in-cheek context, such as in [[2703: Paper Title]].
+Her fascination with the "cool spiral" is an allusion to TPP players' fascination with the [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Dome_and_Helix_Fossils Helix Fossil], an in-game item. As user input often leads to checking of the in-game backpack followed by erratic commands to handle the items within, it was common for various valuable items to be haphazardly thrown away. However, as the Helix Fossil was a [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Key_item key item], it could not be tossed. It was also the first item in the Bag due to this, leading to the players' continuously selecting it whenever accessing their Bag, eventually causing them to somewhat jokingly regard it as an object of religious reverence. "Check out this cool..." is also a phrase used in various XKCD comics, such as [[2703: Paper Title]], typically in a tongue-in-cheek context.
 The title text, as explained above, simply is a light-hearted joke from [[Randall]], empathizing with TPP as he has also spent real-life days stuck against simple obstacles, and is surprised by how far he has gotten in life despite this fact.

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 TPP, or {{w|Twitch Plays Pokémon}}, was the first of a creative and radical new variant of streaming gameplay videos created in early 2014 — a few days before this comic was released.
-Some consumers enjoyed watching video games being played by other people (usually 'popular' gamers known for entertaining gameplay), thus streaming sites dedicated to streaming gameplay were created. [http://twitch.tv/ Twitch.tv] was one such site.
+Some people enjoy watching video games being played by other people (usually 'popular' gamers known for entertaining gameplay), thus streaming sites dedicated to streaming gameplay were created. [http://twitch.tv/ Twitch.tv] was one such site.
 Whereas traditional video game streams involved the channel broadcaster or another personality playing the game, the channel "Twitch Plays Pokémon" recorded a {{w|Internet bot|bot}} playing an emulated game of [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Red_and_Blue_Versions Pokémon Red] for {{w|Game Boy}}. The game inputs given by the bot were based on players' messages in the video stream itself. Thus, the watchers of the stream were playing the game themselves using chat "commands." The Pokémon character behaved incredibly erratically, frequently getting "stuck against simple obstacles" (as mentioned in the title-text) and moving about in a strange manner ("Why are you up there?"/"Bye...Okay, coming back now").

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 :Megan: Check out this cool spiral!
 :Cueball: It's—
-:Megan: '''SAVING.'''
+:Megan: <big><big>'''SAVING.'''</big></big>
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