#mcpig what the fuck.

[marclef]

*BLASTS YOU WITH MY "OC DOODLE DUMP" CANNON*

it's Eyhm time.

(also guess who just started growing their first real mustache hairs 👍👍👍)

some spooky friends :)

(don't worry fake's nice unless you piss him off too much.)

yeah

(crawling back into my hole now to try and motivate myself to draw the comics some more.)

[zedortoo]

Me going to see new artwork of the funny Italian man only to see ppl digging up shit from half a decade ago

[k1ttygam3r]

Every time I see someone compare the McPig drama to Hogwarts Legacy I die instantly

[franpun]

Wait wait wait you’re telling me mcpig has made merch art of fake peppino???? W h e r e 👀👀👀👀

HERE HE IS! (on the left)

This is the Pizza Tower vinyl, where it shows some art drawn by McPig.

It's heavily implied that this is actually Fake Peppino and not Peppino. You can see his optic nerves inside his eye sockets. Fake Peppino is checking himself in the mirror, he totally looks like Peppino! He's got a great self image.

Ain't he the cutest? >w<

He's a little fucked up looking, but that's what makes him so cute.

[newgin-clever-title-goes-here]

Ngl , i know the send off for pizza tower is for finally being finished in development but the reactions from fans so far is as if peppino hit the series finale or fucking died. And its funnily overdramatic

Normal people: hope to see him in more adventures and another game/media soon! i wonder what woon is gonna be like.

Fans on Twitter: i cant believe it, series finale, its all over, game over man. peppino is being taken outback to be executed by McPig.

[unclerippuascension]

hi just saying this bc im starting to see a few posts in the tag talking about it, but if you are thinking about or telling people to pirate pizza tower because of what mcpig said five fucking years ago and the two ~problematique~ enemies in the game, you're a scumbag, full stop. like mcpig isn't the only one getting money from this game, you guys know that right? the other devs and the composers (one of which is apparently black and non-binary!) also get part of the profit. this isn't like pirating old games that companies no longer support and aren't making money off of anymore, you're taking money away from a game that's barely a year old made by people who most CERTAINLY deserve to get paid for their efforts over the course of half a decade. i don't care if you think mcpig is an awful meanie raycist or whatever, just don't let some stupid moral crusade screw over people who don't deserve it.

if you wanna play the game, then just buy it; and if you're really that against the idea of giving mcpig money, then don't buy the game and play sugary spire or something. the answer to this kind of video game discourse isn't always piracy, believe it or not.

Try to start some clown-ass debate in the replies or reblogs and I will block you on fucking sight.

[6kuros]

As a fellow creator who is also disturbed and upset by the revelation of pizza tower being a product of 4chan type people, I'm wondering how you handle it? I still want to draw fan art but Im struggling to not get uncomfortable. Basically, I have both love and hate for the game now, and you seem like a cool person so Im wondering how you deal with that. Love your pizza tower fan art sm btw!

im really glad that you enjoy my art, and also am flattered you think im cool!!!

first of all, id like to mention that the art i posted just now was art that i had finished last night, before everything about mcpig came to light and i just wanted to post it since i already had it done…still unsure if im going to draw consistent pizza tower in the future honestly, id like to because its a lot of fun and i really do love a lot about the game. ideally, the current situation would change somehow so i can do that without any discomfort for myself or others, but the only way i foresee that happening is if the devs actually remove the racist shit from the game

what makes me feel (kind of) okay about producing fanart for the game despite what emerged is mostly the fact that as long as i am not reproducing the harmful contents of the game, nor directly supporting the people behind it, im not putting any harm into the world or perpetuating the 4chan stuff i guess? the only thing im really worried about is possibly getting people to want to buy the game by putting my fanart out there, but considering the games popularity from streaming and youtube videos i dont see my own art as contributing to that much. that makes it easier for me not to feel unsettled when i draw fanart for it, but i think that depends on how you view the relationship between fanart and source material, especially in an interactive space like the internet. if you think your art risks sending the message that you approve of negative aspects of a piece of media then its probably better not to share that art

theres also the fact that from the messages that were revealed i get the impression that at some point mcpig had a sort of disdain for "cringe leftists" being fans of the game i guess, and i would consider myself someone who he would/would have found cringe at one point lol. so by being into the game its kind of a fuck you idc that you hate me, this thing you made is being enjoyed by cringe leftists. considering the tone of some of the messages was "if people get mad at me im just going to be edgy in response" i dont even think disengaging with the game would even bother him at all. but all of that is really just speculation and i dont want to insinuate that engaging with bigoted media is proactive just because you are a marginalized person or have progressive politics. its important to actually weigh the harm of your actions and what effect you have with your consumption of said media i dont really know if thats a good answer though, and if it holds up to any sort of moral judgement. i do think its possible to enjoy problematic media, but considering how new the game is its not the kind of thing i can look at and be like "this piece of media is from x years ago and doesnt do real harm now". my worst fear is that there are pizza tower fans who are going to see the awful shit in the game and replicate it, bc the game somehow makes them thinks theres nothing wrong with it or that they can do so without consequence. just from a scope of the fandom there seem to be a lot of young teenagers so Yeah. im concerned in that regard and id like to beam a message into kids' brains thats just like Hey this character design/behavior fucking sucks Dont do this

so, by posting my art anyway i hope i can contribute to a portion of the fanbase that is outwardly against the bigoted content in the game, as an alternative to mcpig dick riders/defenders. and if there are any fans out there involved in the community who dont know better, hopefully they can learn, and avoid perpetuating bigotry

all that being said, your feelings on the matter may be very different, and you dont have to abide to any of this thinking. if a piece of media is upsetting you, its okay to step away from it as long as you need. maybe see how you feel when you come back to it and if the hateful feelings are still there, there is no obligation to engage further

(and as a bottom line if anybody reading this is considering playing pizza tower i suggest you pirate it instead of paying for it)

[beatcroc]

1- GOD I LOVE YOUR ART SO MUCH

2- just a random question: do you plan on playing the BYOC mod (made by mcpig and the pizza tower discord community) or other stuff, or is it out of your interests?

3- some leaks shown that beside a noise spin off, we may also get a pizza tower update with playble mr stick and also a PIZZA TOWER 2- INVASION OF THE ALIENS (or smth likr it i forgot the title)

are you excited for it?

yaaaaa thank youuuuu :3

2. i'm not really much for modding in general, haha. isn't that one something for DOOM? i have no experience with doom either but maybe someday [dont count on it]; i feel like if you get into doom it's just natural to get into the goofy mods along with it

3. i do not care abt any of that 🔥🔥💯🔥💪🔥 when and if we get any official announcements for more projects direct from the tour de pizza team i'll look into it, but until then there's still plenty to chew through right now.

in my case, i'm far more interested in the game's past than its future; my actual ultimate hope for more More Content:tm: in pizza circles is them expanding the base game with stuff that got cut during development, since there was so much of it. the mansion? the heat meter? unused transformations? betas of these things literally exist and are still functional and playable; and with the structure of pizza tower being as loose as it is i wouldn't think it'd be hard to add a new floor, or just an extra level or two to existing floors. even just looking through sprite archives and seeing unused peppino attack animations im like man these don't look like they fit the current combat system but i'd fucking love to see them in the context of like a wrestling level or something

but anyway i realize this is kind of a pipe dream so in the meantime i just comb through debug mode to explore what there used to be and crash my game every 20 seconds :^) [space pinball cannot hide from me forever i WILL find a way through.... i haven't actually booted debug since the noise update though i hope all the old maps and shit are still there :x

there's also the old demos and builds to sniff out but i've been lazier about getting to those because frankly they all feel like ass compared to how the final game handles fjgfjkgfgf

if there WERE to be be a sequel to pizza tower or something else in its universe, i would definitely want a different cast; or at least a different protagonist. peppino's tale feels very neatly wrapped up and i really like his ending as-is.

[calpalsworld]

So the behind the scenes for Pizza Tower is literally the worst. The creator is literally the worst. If i was in the same room as someone like this I would probably become a killer. Other fans have already said their opinions, basically "I get why people like the game but I can't engage with it anymore" etc. That's pretty much how I'm feeling. I feel disgusted and betrayed and it hurts to remember something I like about the game, and then remember it was made by these dangerous people. Maybe at some point if I do get the urge to draw the characters again, maybe I'll put a huge DNI banner that says "fuck bigots die mcpig" or something. But I need a bit to think about if thats a good decision or not... I feel like its not... On one hand I want to say "I'm gonna take the good parts of this game and make it what the creator hates" but I also have no clue if thats a good idea, and I need a while to think about it.

One BIG THING I'm asking of everyone, and I may make another post asking this question later, is does anyone know any Pizza Tower alternatives??? Any media that is cartoony and simple and crazy and well animated? I really wish I could find something that had the things I liked in Pizza Tower. Please comment or send me an ask if you have any suggestions.

Anyway heres some PERSONAL thoughts that are NOT as important:

I feel disappointed in myself for noticing problematic character designs from the start and convincing myself that maybe the bigotry was unintentional, that it was just a negative side effect of being inspired by other (bigoted) things. It was obviously not. I should've known it was intentional.

A lot of people have been saying "Pizza Tower being problematic was obvious due to the art style," which is partially true, but at the same time that makes me really sad. My first exposure to the game was my friend saying "this looks like something you would make!" And I've been fucking obsessed with the art style ever since. For those who don't know, I used to be an exclusively "shitpost" artist, which I REALLY enjoyed, and art college has made me more and more corporate. So sadly.... Pizza Tower made me feel connected to how I used to draw and create art. I was really happy to see such a creative and unconventional art style that is like my own thriving with popularity, and I liked to imagine that maybe the creator was similar to me (he is not). Lately I've started saying "I'm not gonna make sanitized art anymore I'm gonna only make crazy stuff" and yeah that was literally because of... Pizza Tower.... which has been revealed to be made by the worst people ever.... (so yeah lmk if you guys have any recommended alternatives).

Last thing is I think it has been cool how Peppino has become an iconic ass trans-headcanoned character for a lot of tumblr. So I guess thats the reason why I most likely won't judge anyone for drawing Pizza Tower. We got something awesome going that was our own thing. But you have to remember McPig is also a racist, and trans headcanons don't do anything to fight against that.

I just hope the people who will continue to draw art to spite McPig's intentions openly acknowledge how fucked up the game's creation is, and don't promote the game. If you continue being a Pizza Tower fan please at least be self-aware and adamantly against the creator. Like post a link to pirate the game along with every time you post art of it or something to counteract your inherent promotion of the game, idk. Don't let bigots get away with being popular. That is dangerous.

TLDR:;

No more Pizza Tower for me, at least for a while, if I do ever post something Pizza Tower-related again it will be staunchly anti-Pizza Tower. Someday, I hope to create something like fun and silly like Pizza Tower, but antifascist. Also, new hyperfixation recommendations that are similar to Pizza Tower strongly encouraged, thank you!

[numbertumberz]

not to justify mcpig's actions but that was 5 years ago. what the fuck is wrong with you that you're incriminating someone for edgy shit they said in 2018. i thought we were better than this guys

[mylas-stash]

deleted my previous rb because the whole pizza tower situation kinda just. Made me feel awful in general.

I will take a break from posting pizza tower content here until it gets resolved, and that really fucking sucks because I love pizza tower. but the devs are clearly in the wrong for letting this shit slide

I'm glad it isn't. anything worse than this but racism and antisemitism is still absolutely bad regardless on what you guys say about it. hopefully I don't come off as an apologist or whatever because i do not support mcpig. If you want to check out the game but do not want to buy it for yourselves, watch playthroughs or pirate the game instead :)

[cyanityinsanity101]

PSA

Why the fuck is there an account just doing daily reminders of the fucking old pizza tower drama. It's literally using multiple tags INCLUDING character tags, not even using any filter tags like "pizza tower drama" or "mcpig drama"

I don't know who's running the account but I just genuinely don't wanna see them when I'm just trying to look at pizza tower art, that drama shit was the last thing I needed to be reminded of, and probably the last thing other people needed to be reminded of too, people fucking moved on from it already, stop fucking bringing up old shit. I know the person is just trying to do a good thing, but making a fucking account reminding people of the drama isn't fixing any of what already happened.

[sonippep-hohu]

I'm very tired.

I'm tired of the casual ableism I've seen in this community and how either none of you know anything about mental health or simply don't fucking care.

It's bothered me for months and the Asylum thing just makes me blow up even more. So I've been thinking about it.

Pizza Tower means a lot to me, and I'm still fixated on it. But I'm ashamed by it. And I also really don't feel like sharing anything with people anymore? I haven't for a while. Haven't been motivated to...

And I also have felt, from the very beginning, I do not belong here. No one or thing has made me feel like this is a place I could settle at.

Me leaving wouldn't be anything but water off a duck's back for people. So I'm not gonna threaten to leave unless things won't be changed.

But like, I just can't be asked anymore?

Pizza Tower is now engrained as a part of me that I can't just get rid of. It's not as simple for me to just walk away.

Pizza Tower, I knew, attracted people who have humor that I do not. That have styles that I don't care for. That is fine. That is the way of life. But I didn't realize how much people just... didn't fucking care about or mind what they way.

Pizza Tower is a very cartoonish and looney experience. Therefore, it's easy to describe it with... many outdated tropes and outdated terms. So again I knew going in that being a fan of something like this probably isn't the best idea for my sensibilities.

And then hope came around that, because you guys were disconnecting it from McPig and growing a community, maybe it would be safer.

But no. You're just growing cliques. Where what you say goes and if anyone disagrees, "well go to your own corner." And that's so fucking annoying to see all the time. It's fucking elementary school bullshit.

I'm exhausted and I hope people make attempts to be better.

[sonicasura]

I might as well say this now but Peppino Spaghetti is the type to end up getting a very unconventional therapy companion. The dude is a confirmed war veteran by the game's creator, McPig, and trying to keep a struggling business afloat will add further stress. Gustavo would bring up the idea but Peppino just shuts it down for two reasons.

One is he doesn't have the money as he is poor broke. The second is war veterans have to fight an uphill battle just to get their benefits. Peppino rather not end up on the streets from a long draining attempt.

He appreciates the suggestion Gustavo offers and continues. Fate absolutely has other plans as Peppino gets night time guest he would never see coming. Now when I mean unconventional therapy companion, I really fucking mean it.

To put how insane it is then my example for this thought is gonna be a Shiny Heatran. Basically the fellow right here for non Pokemon fans! 5'07 tall and 948 pound Fire/Steel Type with boiling hot magma like blood.

Not something Peppino wanted to find in his kitchen especially when its obvious the creature is hungry. He had a still fresh order of food that a customer had cancelled so what he did next was obvious. Good news is the Heatran loves pizza. Bad news(not really) the fella now won't leave Peppino alone.

The Pokemon keeps showing up at his pizzeria look a lost puppy. Snuggling against him like an oversized cat whenever possible or follow Peppino everywhere. Gustavo thinks its cute and funny as the large creature been harmless.

Then like the gremlin he is, the smaller chef suggests Peppino have the Heatran be his therapy companion. He absolutely told Gustavo he was crazy but relented just to avoid a possible lawsuit for 'unknown/unaffiliated creature in the establishment'. Peppino seals the deal by naming the Heatran Fedra(it means bright or brilliant in Italian).

Best decision he ever made cause oh boy does his companion take the job seriously. Pests, from rats to awful customers, Fedra makes sure they never come back. Can't light the brick oven? Apparently whatever he is can breath a nice strong flame perfect to cook pizza with.

Peppino saves money for heating as Fedra radiates enough heat to warm up his entire apartment if needed. Also all the food he makes doesn't go to waste should a customer cancel their order. Fedra is the perfect size to help ground Peppino should an episode happen.

The unique heartbeat under warm rugged metal became something that makes the pizza chef feel safe. Fedra takes her (unofficial) job quite seriously as any threat to Peppino and his colleague is met with fire or steely headbutts. Then he's back to being a silly goofball who likes rubbing against the pizza chefs akin to a cat.

Pizza Tower is definitely going to be even more chaotic with Fedra involved. Word of advice to any egomaniacal pizzas who tries this stunt. Don't mess with a business protected by a powerful guardian beast from a different world.

[elline]

no, you know what fuck this. fuck you. we need to talk about the FEAR in peppino’s eyes here. Like all he wanted was to be loved by someone. by ANYONE. And to be a fair and decent cook. like wow mcpig and tour de pizza i expected better from you than a message about how abuse victims ultimately deserve to be beat up by agiant flying pizza. i suppose you think that's feminist because he’s a nonbinary giant flying pizza. what about gustavo knight’s sexual empowerment? Fuck this. peppino deserved better. i've had it with this franchise. whatever at least we have fanfic. new chapter of my gustavopeppino kinktober entry will be up on friday

jeff you couldve just told me to kill myself

[peppinopizzapizzeria]

( hey therreee, mod here, quick reminder that i dont support the endeavours of McPig or the development team as for they are racist ass bigots and complete fucking losers, whats gonna happen to this blog? Its gonna continue running like normal honestly, just keep that in mind. )