#gameboys nyc

[blmpff]

IdeaFirst Company reveals Gameboys NYC, the upcoming sequel to GAMEBOYS, during its reunion.

Elijah Canlas and Kokoy de Santos are reportedly to reprise their roles. Cairo and Gavreel’s love story will take place in New York City.

15.04.24

[jeanthegem]

[zimonices]

My game boy pocket when I bought it in 2014... need to find triple a batteries again

[xaviergalatis]

[dipplinduo]

How would you rank the gens?

Ope I feel like I'm gonna upset some people LOL so disclaimer remember these are just my takes.

But this is how I personally see them (counting remakes as being part of the gen they remaking):

Gen 9 - Paldea Region

I've been thinking about this since the games came out, so I'd like to say recency bias isn't as much of a factor here. Bugs aside, I genuinely, genuinely love the storytelling, characterizations, and open world approach. FRIENDS THAT FEEL LIKE ACTUAL FRIENDS?? HAVING THE LEGENDARY WITH YOU THE WHOLE TIME, AND IT TOO HAS A PERSONALITY & BACKSTORY??? THREE SEPERATE STORYLINES THAT CONNECT TO A CANONICALLY DEAD PROFESSOR AND AN "EVIL AI" FINAL BOSS??? Like omg. I was amazed. I honestly usually dislike the "gimmicks" each generation brings, but terastilization caught my interest and I have a strong feeling nothing will personally top it as a gimmick for me. The DLCs really sent it all home for me for the #1 spot, like oh my god LOL. Past DLCs always just felt like something extra, but I literally cannot see this game as being complete without Kieran, Carmine & the rest of Kitakami/Blueberry peeps & their storylines. My interest in the games only grew because of all of it - and that's a massive compliment given the fact of how hard it is to accomplish such a level of monumental significance with only a few hours of gameplay. I've yet to replay the game with earlier access to The Teal Mask, but I feel like this would make it even more immersive. Just pure chef kisses here.

Gen 2 - Johto Region

A very close second. Heartgold/Soulsilver is the most elite remake in existence and idc if it's old school, I'll die on this hill. Johto is just so full of life - the continuation story is amazing, the immersion into culture and legendary stuff??? Mwah. Silver is an excellent rival, RED being a thing (the ultimate level of iconicism), and the double region will always hit. The soundtracks HIT and my god hearing them remastered iS INCREDIBLE. I even get obsessed with the pokeathlon dome and I'm usually not someone who gets into that kind of stuff. But THEY MADE IT FUN. And I love all the cute activities you can do with your team that can follow you around. So glad they brought this feature back. :')

Gen 5 - Unova Region

Oooooh I loved the reset of Gen 5. It's based on where I'm from and there were so many refreshing aspects of Black & White. From the new pokemon, to the NYC culture, to N & the whole beautiful storytelling there, and a sequel that somehow made everything even MORE polished. I literally remember referring to this region as the "Isshu Region" before the English names dropped becuase of the hype LOL. 10/10, cannot wait for these remakes. Gamefreak don't mess this up.

Gen 4 - Sinnoh Region

Oh, Gen 4. You hit good. The lowkey dreary vibes of Sinnoh is very nostalgic to me, and Piplup is one of my best buddies. Cynthia being the very first female Champion, and being as fearsome as she is, was such a big deal to me. Definetely Barbie'd her a bit in my mind because I look a like her and loved how much of an academic she was (but I def do not have her length in hair, lmao). Soundtracks are fire, of course. The way legendaries were integrated in the story without going too Dragonball Z was IMMACULATE, and the lake trio will always be my fave lil buddies. The only con I'd give this gen is that I disliked the HM reliance & D/P are practically unplayable to me since Platinum exists. I had low bars for the remake once I heard it wasn't Platinum, and ugh, they really dropped the ball. HOWEVER: while it isn't main line, I fucking love Legends: Arceus and would rather have that over an excellent remake, tbh.

Gen 1 - Kanto Region

This is another nostalgia one for me because of the fact that I quite literally was introduced to pokemon since before I can recall most memories (this is what happens when you have an older sibling with a gameboy, lol). It's probably tied with Gen 4, tbh. Firered wasn't my first game, but it hit really good because I "played" so much of R/B/Y. I know Gen 1 has its faults, and it's often seen as being pretty bare bones in comparison to other generations. And while I completely agree, god damn, what a good foundation for a franchise. Every town had a personality to it and is very memorable to me. The soundtracks are FIRE. Smaller pokedex, but damn does team building hit (and the starters are elite). Blue was also consistently my favorite rival until Kieran, lol. #oldrivalshipping/conflictingshipping was the original OTP xD

Gen 7 - Alola Region

So there's a lot of things I liked about Gen 7. It took a really big risk by breaking the formula, and it really immersed me into the Hawaiian culture & seeing your pokemon more as friends. I loved looking at pokemon in a different way and some of the pokemon introduced in this region are among my favorites (e.g. Ribombee, Bewear, Shiinotic, Mimikyu, Rockaruff, to name a few; starters also HIT). NEBBY AND LILLIE ARE ELITE. The professor is so lit, and Team Skull is the funniest team organization alive. AND YES, GET RID OF THE HMS. I honestly think a remake would make this gen jump up a bit more for me - the 3DS could barely handle this game, and it was showing. The facial expressions also need some work LOL, and I honestly dread the tutorial of the game. I like the ultrabeasts conceptually, but the execution of their involvement in the game is very DragonBall Z-ified. Ultra Necrozma lowkey would've been an amazing time for a "light" type even if it didn't make much sense, but hey, it was an awesome nuzlocke-killing moment anyway. xD

Gen 8 - Galar Region

I actually have a lot of play time for this gen. I was very obsessed with it when it came out, and could probably get glued to it all the same nowadays. But in hindsight, I realize a lot of my attachment to it was because of the semi-open worldness & ability to create a lot of different kinds of teams with a lot of new and old pokemon I like (I also liked having access to things earlier, like Ice Types before the end of the game lmfao). I still have a few things I really enjoy outside of it, though, like Hop's storyline & the setup of the gyms being in this stadium, sports-esque setting. But the plot? Eh. I have a lot of constructive criticism on how some shortcuts were made, and especially with the whole darkest day stuff lol. The only thing I liked about that fight was the dogs coming in and being cool; I wasn't impressed by or interest in Eternatus at all. The Leon fight afterward was fun, though! But oof, those weird men with the sword and shield hair afterwards were also just...no. :D DLCs also didn't quite hit that hard - it was more about having more pokemon than anything for me. So overall, it's fun to play, but I'd definitely change up the plot to make it better.

Gen 3 - Hoenn Region

This is where I think some people might wanna fight me, and to that I say you're probably valid. I don't know what it is with the Hoenn region because I actually don't have too many critiques about it (e.g., let's have less water routes); I just have never been able to get into it quite the same as I can others. I should honestly give it another shot, but I think I'd wanna do Emerald over Omega Ruby/Sapphire given the route they took everything with the remake lol. That's about all I have to say on this one since I never really connected with it as much!

Gen 6 - Kalos Region

This one feels like an especially hot take to have atm given where the pokemon community is in general LOL. Critical opinions ahead......Listen...no offense, but Gen 6 just ain't it for me at all. xD It's probably the one gen I actively dislike. The games felt way too easy with too much hand-holding/handouts, Team Flare & Diantha were a joke (and I'm not even a competitive player), and the whole group of friends felt more like an annoyance to me more than anything. They just weren't flushed out right. Neither was the plot. Like what was that plot. Outside of that, a lot of things just felt like "Look! Pokemon is in 3D now!!" over and over again because of how rushed the game was. So other than introducing fairy types & having pretty protagonists with some new clothing options, this gen is pretty forgettable to me. And that's a shame, because I like pokemon! I was one of those people who were curious on if we were gonna connect to Kalos for Gen 9, but I'd geniunely pick the DLCs we got any day of the week. I don't think Legends ZA will change much of my opinion on the mainline game, but given how much I loved Legends Arceus, I'm hoping it can be used to retcon & generate more interest/connection to the Kalos region in general.

Again, these are all just my personal opinions. I hope you all can enjoy pokemon in any way that feels good for you :) <3

[respectthepetty]

The folks on Reddit are claiming a third season of Gameboys has been announced at the reunion in NYC.

I trust it because these people stay knowing facts.

[ghoulxn]

𝟑-𝟓 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐌𝐔𝐒𝐄 𝐂𝐀𝐍 𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐁𝐄 𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐅𝐈𝐄𝐃 𝐁𝐘.

𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐒:

peach ( hex: #eea396 )

neon green ( hex: #cafe25 )

olive green ( hex: #959a51 )

neon pink ( hex: #ff57c3 )

𝐒𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒:

a sticky sweet tropical scent, like fruit candy

that very specific sweet aroma of lipgloss, it has a nostalgic flavor

if lust had a scent, perhaps a slight smell of perspiration paired with honey

𝐅𝐀𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐎𝐍:

Typical: Low rise baggy cargo pants, or tripp nyc pants, a cropped long sleeve shirt with muted green or brown and black stripes that exposes their belly ring. Often with an oversized zip up hoodie. Often depending on their mood they'll pair a baggy t-shirt over their long sleeve, usually with an obscure band on it, or just a funny graphic. Can't forget their chunky shoes, most often new rocks, or converse.

Cozy at home: An oversized 90s sweater, usually of various browns, and other muted colors, and nothing but their boxer briefs and cute pink fuzzy slippers.

At the club: A mini skirt, usually denim, typically an olive green, with a top that doesn't cover much, torn fishnets, leg warmers, cute platform heels, lots of bangles and necklaces.

𝐎𝐁𝐉𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐒:

a pink, plastic, see-through gameboy advance.

an outdated QWERTY flip phone that SOMEHOW works in this day and age...

a sterling silver charm bracelet, except you can't quite make out what the charms are

𝐁𝐎𝐃𝐘 𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐔𝐀𝐆𝐄:

fake smiles,and batting eyelashes: Kalilka is manipulative and knows that they're pretty, why would they not use that to their advantage? they're far too familiar with weaponizing lust even at their own expense

lingering touches. they find that the best way to get to know someone is through touch, these moments of contact may express a few different things. it could be a threat, it could be an invitation, it could be an act of affection...

lip biting. stress and anger that they have to hold back usually will present itself in the form of gnawing at their lip, they have the same habit when excited, usually paired with a smile.

𝐀𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐒:

Y2K everything, from the fashion to the toys, to the fun clear plastic technology.

a comfy bird cage, everything is pink, everything is plush, everything is good.

cutesy maximilasm: jewlery, tchotchkes, phone charms, stickers, hoards of lip gloss. like a teen girl's fever dream.

tagged by: @s-talking ty ty :') !! tagging: @akutcu, @feraecor, @godforsakcn, @rexpyre, @royaletiquette, @mundanemiseries, @airxn & anyone else who would like to!!

[anotherblblog]

Fan Meets and irl BL adventures

I still wanna go through pictures and videos of the fanmeets and such for bl and bl adjacent events and places I've been able to attend thus far but talking and thinking even more about Utsukare and my trip this spring to watch the movie and such and also the fact, I'm very much procrastinating on some work right now has me in the mood to at least list out all the events and bl actors I've seen.

Last Twilight in the Park - BKPP and ITSAY cast

KaownahTurbo Mini Fan Meet - Kaownah, Turbo, Mild, Bhudi

Phuket Trip - ITSAY filming sites (the school, Teh and Oh's houses, Promthep Cape, Skyline MV Beach, Dibuk Restaurant)

IdolFan Fest - Wabi Sabi actors, Kaownah, Mild, Bhudi, most of the KinnPorsche cast, the Love at 9 Cast, many many many many others

GMMTV Building

Nadao Bangkok Building

Last Cafe on the Right

Manila trip - getting my hat and Gameboys filming sites (Ortigas Ave, Pasig Park)

Love Out Loud Fan Fest 2022 - Gun, Tay, Singto, and friends

KinnPorsche filming site (Rosewood Hotel)

Chang Mai Trip* (I went because Manner of Death was filmed there but the actual filming sites were hella far and I didn't arrange transporation, so I went to an elephant sanctuary)

Bangkok meet up with @liyazaki and @meteorjam

Idol Exchange - KaownahTurbo

Phuket meet up with @liyazaki and @meteorjam

Blue Room screening at Cinemalaya - Elijah Canlas

EliKoy meet up

Casio event - KaownahTurbo

GMMTV Fanday in Osaka - Gun, Mix, and friends

Lit & Glitter - PP Krit

Utsukare Season 1 Special Edit Version

My School President Prom Night Live - MSP cast

GMMTV Building

Dp Dance Studio Charity Showcase- KaownahTurbo

Phuket Trip

Taipei Trip (on my radar because of Your Name Engraved Herein)

MarkFord video call - Mark, Ford, Gemini

Utsukare Eternal (I saw it 6 or 7 times)

Utsukare filming sites (the shrine, Hira's house)

Songkran

About Us But Not About Us screening - Elijah Canlas

Love in the Air Manila Fan Meet - LitA cast

Utsukare AniMate Cafe event

Love Story SantaEarth Fan Meet in Vietnam - SantaEarth

Nature Thai Massage Parlor - Tul's massage place and one of them has a big picture of Tul above it, second closest I've been to him

Where is the Lie screening - Royce Cabrera

ok that's kind of a long list lmao

blurbs and takeaways:

all of these international trips started because I won a hat from Kokoy in a Gameboys' fan raffle, which I later got but it wasn't the hat I was told I won but ended up being a more meaningful hat anyway

Kaownah is the actor I've seen the most

Elijah is the actor I've spent the most face time with and had the longest conversations with

Elijah got on the mic told a FULL ass auditorium of his family and fans that I was the biggest Cairo hater in the world (which is true actually)

most everyone I've met and had any sort of face time with has been really nice and excited to talk with an interfan

I won a video call with MarkFord for the MSP concert and their excitement at seeing me again made Gemini who was in the room come over to see what was happening and he was also very excited to see me again

most of them tend to be shorter than I imagined but I'm also 6'1 and also a lot of them wear platform heels or very chunky shoes lmao

fans and staff at events tend to be hella nice and curious about me and assist with translations or directions and sharing gifts and tips

I "saw" Tul Pakorn at NYC Pride 2023 but didn't register it was him because I was 5-10ft behind him and thought "that's a nice white mesh shirt" and later to my eternal chagrin saw him on IG wearing that very same 'nice mesh shirt.' I had to laugh to not cry.

I entered a raffle to meet Yusei and didn't win and so I didn't go back to Japan and later read on twitter he was meeting fans there anyway

fan meets/concerts and goodbye sessions are truly LONG AF!!! Some of them could easily be 10+ hours onsite.

@bengiyo I have told you and @liyazaki the most about my travels - I've already added a few missed memories but lemme know if y'all remember any omissions lmao

at some point, I'm going to need to buy a shelf or two for all the bl merch and pictures I have

next up for me:

Khaotung and First in Sao Paolo

Kaownah (lmao) and Mild in Manila

Gun, Tay, and friends in Manila

I have an eye out for announcements about Be On Cloud's NYE party but no details has been revealed or ticketed yet

[kathyzucker]

Beginning in the 1800s, New York City became the gateway to the eastern United States. New York Harbor is a natural deep port that can accommodate large cargo ships. With the opening of the Erie Canal in 1825, the United States dramatically increased the flow of goods into and out of the United States. Railroads and steamboats transported textiles from New York throughout the United States and returned with grain grown in the Midwest. People from all over the world accompanied the traffic into New York Harbor, and many of them stayed, bringing new ideas and innovations.

Pokémon arrived in NYC when I was a teenager. I watched children trade Pokémon via Gameboys and cards. Other anime shows began appearing on television, followed by conventions at the Javits Center. Experiences such as these are conversation starters that have fostered friendships for my family.

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[suckitsurveys]

What were you doing one hour ago? Ordering pizza for our work lunch.

Where were your parents born? My mom was born in Tennessee and my dad was born in Illinois.

Have you ever used public transportation to get to work? Yeah I have.

What do you miss the most from before Covid times? Things being opened 24 hours and not really having to worry about getting sick every time you leave the house.

What has been the best thing to happen to you in the past year? The new places I’ve been able to see, like NYC (and SNL!!) and NOLA.

Who do you have listed as emergency contacts in your phone? My husband, my dad, my sister.

Are you prone to jealousy? Eh.

How did you get through the lowest point in your life? My husband.

Have you ever been someone’s first love? I don’t think so.

Have you ever played frisbee golf? Nope.

What is your favorite silly, feel-good movie? Oh I have so many of those.

How old were you when you got your first gaming console, and what kind was it? I was like 10 or 11 and I got a GameBoy Color.

Who in your family has the coolest job? I don’t know.

Is cereal technically a soup? Haha I suppose you could see it that way.

Have you found your first gray hairs yet Nope.

What is something that drains your energy really quickly? Socializing.

Did you parents teach you how to make a budget before you moved out on your own? Nope, I learned on my own.

What is your favorite food to put gravy on? Biscuits with sausage gravy. Otherwise I’m not a fan.

Do you know anyone from Canada? Yeah.

What’s your opinion on astrology? It’s interesting how much I relate to my sign and I love the memes but I don’t really believe it.

Do you use TikTok? Yeah.

What do you have going on the rest of the day? Working and then going home and finishing the laundry and unpacking from my trip.

[skyburger]

made an astounding discovery today: whoever made the official pokemon site page for the pokemon center in nyc circa 2001 managed to mispell "width" in image commands Multiple times- and fixed this by adding another "width" bit, this time spelled correctly. instead of getting rid of the incorrectly spelt one. they just left it there. Even funnier though is that in the metadata tags for the site it obviously has stuff like "pokemon" "gameboy" ect. but whoever wrote it spelled "nintendo" wrong? they wrote "ninteno". awesome job whoever made that site i salute you

[the-invisible-queer]

did you ever play Pokemon as a kid?

STORY TIMEEEEE

Eddie was a HUGE Pokémon kid and it rubbed off on me - just like how he became a Jonas Brothers stan because of me - so I also loved Pokémon though not as hard as he did.

We both played the Gameboy games. I don't remember which game I had but I know I had a Totodile named Mikey as my starter but I never got to beat the game.

Eddie collected and played with the cards. And we both watched the anime.

My aunt took us to the Pokecenter in NYC when it opened - I think its the Nintendo store now. He got more stuff than I did because he asked for more. But all I wanted was a Meowth plush.

That Meowth was my CHILD! I'd make a hammock with our curtain and the bunk beds and leave him to nap everyday when I went to school because my mom said I couldn't take him to school.

AND THEN some bitch ass FUCK at our church started preaching the Pokémon was demonic. And my mother being the cunt he is decided to confiscate all of our Pokémon stuff and banned us from watching the show.

All the video games. All the cards. My Meowth plush.

And then a different bitch ass FUCK from church decided to hold a bonfire where all the kids would burn their Pokémon stuff.

My mom forced us. They burned Eddie's ENTIRE card collection.

I was forced to watch Meowth burn and I cried for like 2 weeks.

It's such an important core memory. And very much an example of my mother's cruelty.

BUT NOW

Eddie JUST started collecting cards again

I so badly want a new Meowth plush 😭

But I have a Gameboy emulator on my phone and I've been playing Ruby and I'm so close to beating it

[laurie-vexen]

Happy birthday, Laurie!

I saw this game in a shop in NYC and thought of you. I checked out the charge on the cartridge's internal battery and it's not in great shape, so I figured you could use some cartridge replacement batteries too - these ones'll draw power from these rechargeable batteries for the console once they're installed, so you shouldn't have to worry about losing game data. Let me know if you want to work together on the install :)

From,

Sky

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//image/gift descriptions:

X-Men Mutant Academy for Gameboy Color

four rechargeable AA-equivalent rechargeable batteries (for use with Laurie's Gameboy color - these should run somewhere around 10x as long as the ones Laurie was using before they need to be recharged)

12 rechargeable CR2025-equivalent rechargeable batteries (to replace Gameboy Color cartridge batteries - Sky did... something techy so they'll draw power from the AA batteries as needed and in theory will never need to be replaced once they've been installed. Only one's needed for the X-Men game, but he figures she probably has other games that could use batteries)

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[retrogamingblog2]

Nintendo World NYC in 2005

[jesse-martin-126]

Construction was hard back in the day, at least they had Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire

[yeayeagames]

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