Junpei's Krazy Kids Korner!

It's kinda super secret stuff.
At least, it's super secret stuff with me.
Maybe I can tell you guys what it is if there is enough interest.

Many times before I've been asked to create something for the site.
About time I indulged them, don't you think?
Kind of ironic in the fact that I don't know I even got here.
I just care about the site.
Never have I been so attatched to a community.
Geez, it's getting kind of sappy here.

Ah well, I suppose I should try to detail some things.

Never has such an idea sprouted into my head for Christmas.
Even last year, I was asked to make a video for Flutterguy as part of the Secret Santa Hooves movement.
When, I ask, will this new project be done?

Very uncertain as to the time it will be done, but it will be on or before Christmas.
I always wondered how I would do something for the whole site. I'm sure I'll figure something out. For now, I'm just brainstorming.
Definitely going to be trying something new this time around. Sure, combos and stuff like that. But maybe something a bit more... I dunno.
Even so, I'll do my best for this one. It's a huge project.
Of course, it's all decided by how much time I have to do it. Hopefully I can have some free time later on.


Ramza signing off.

Hey guys! Ramza here! I seem to have found a huge obsession! In fact, I'm going to do a mini-review of a rather old but still fun Wii game; Punch-Out!! Wii!

Ramza Reviews: Punch-Out!!
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Punch-Out!! for the Wii console is a pure blast to play. It's a boxing game starring everyone's favourite underdog, Glass Jo--, er, I mean, Little Mac. Little Mac is fighting his way to the top, taking down extremely powerful opponents such as Super Macho Man (Release the Bogus!), Don Flamenco, and more. This is how the game works: you use the Wii Remote (And a Nunchuk if you have one!) to do a multiple variety of things; duck, block, dodge, jab, and hook. Both characters in the fight have a health meter. Using jabs and hooks, you do damage to your opponent's health meter. Interrupting an attack (Countering) or hitting an opponent when they're taunting gives you a Star. You can get up to Three stars, and when you want to, you can use these stars to RELEASE THE BOGUS-- Er, I mean... do a super-powerful punch, the Star Punch. Depending on how many stars you have, Mac will do a more powerful version of said Star Punch. Dodging an opponent's attack leaves them open for a jab combo, but some opponents protect some parts of their body. Alternate your punches to see what works!
Onto how to actually win the game. Depleting a health meter knocks an opponent (or yourself) down. The ref will begin to count. If he reaches 10, the game is over, and whoever is knocked down loses. But this rarely happens. You can be knocked down 3 times in a round (There are 3 rounds in a match, which means if you want to stay alive, you can only be knocked down 6 times total.) until the game automatically ends. There are certain cases in the game where you can instantly knock down and knock out an opponent (Knocking an opponent out means you win the match.) but I'll keep that a secret and let you find those out for yourself! Don't worry if you lose a match. You can always get back up and try again against the same opponent again. Let's go more into detail about the game's modes.

There are 3 modes to choose from: Contender/Title Defense (Story Mode.), Exhibition (Non-Story fun-matches), and Head-to-Head (1v1 fun with a friend!). Let's start with Story mode.

Little Mac is a kid from the Bronx. He goes to Doc Louis, a former heavyweight champion, for training and guidance. Their goal is to get to the World Circuit and take home the Title Belt. Like any boxer, they must start in the Minor Circuit first. You must defeat four opponents here, then you can progress to the Major Circuit, and then finally, defeating the four there gets you to the World Circuit, where you must defeat FIVE of the beefiest, toughest, and most unrelenting opponents available. We'll go more into detail into the characters you gotta fight soon. After you beat Mr. Sandman for the first time, you must defend your title from everyone that you just fought! Everyone is tougher and has some sort of trick up their sleeve to make it harder for you to win!

Exhibition Mode: Exhibition Mode may as well be Practice Mode. You can fight against any opponent here, from Glass Joe to Mr. Sandman. You'll need to do this mode to get their patterns down, I guarantee it, but 100% of the time, I assure you, it's a blast to play!


Head-to-Head: The game's 1-v-1 mode, and it really does deliver. You, Little Mac, will fight your friend/clone, Little Tim. Both of you have the same amount of health, but this comes with a twist: For every time you hit Mac/Tim when he is vulnerable, you gain points in what I like to call the 'rage meter'. This 'Rage meter', when it is filled, will turn you into GIGA MAC/TIM! Giga Mac/Tim has increased health, more damaging punches, and less room for vulnerability, but at one cost: With a level 3 Star Punch, he can be instantly KO'd! So watch out!

Now let's discuss the opponents before we move to the game's flaws.


The characters in this game speak the respective language of their country that they represent (Glass Joe speaks French and Don Flamenco speaks Spanish for example.) They are also overly stereotyped, which adds to the humour of the game!

Glass Joe: Ah, Glass Joe. Everyone's favourite punching bag. Glass Joe is the easiest of all the contenders, with a 1-99 W/L record. Glass Joe is French, but this is where things get interesting. He is the only anti-stereotype in the series! That's right. You should look a bit closer at his record. Glass Joe has 99 losses. However, he never lets this stop him! The French are commonly stereotyped as giving up and surrendering at any sign of a threat, but Glass Joe proves this wrong by never giving up without a fight!

Von Kaiser: Von Kaiser... I haven't much to say about him. He's stereotyped as an overmilitaristic German, and as such, you're going to be hearing a lot of 'Kuckuck!' with this guy. He is, however, funny to fight against! His 'Wo Bist du denn? Mommy!' Taunt is hilarious!

Disco Kid: [YOUTUBE]R2p6dQFDaQU[/YOUTUBE] (Disco Kid is kind of beaten up here in the video; he's nowhere near that ugly I promise!) This should speak for itself. Hailing from Brooklyn, New York, Disco Kid is a Disco Fanatic who is obsessed with the art of Boxercising! A 70's fanatic, you're going to let him teach you how to move! Boxercise!

King Hippo: King Hippo... I don't know what to say about this guy really. He's a giant man who ate the whole of the food (And people) on his island in the South Pacific. You only need to knock him down once to win the fight.

Piston Honda/Piston Hondo: Piston Honda (Or Hondo) is a Japanese boxer who is honourable and respectful to his opponents. He bows down in respect to everyone (And that's why he was beaten by Mr. Sandman.) and is obsessed with Sushi. Yeah. Sushi. Since he's Japanese, he speaks Japanese as well. Go figure! A great challenge in the Title Defense mode.

Bear Hugger: Bear Hugger is a Canadian Boxer who drinks Maple Syrup, boxes with Bears to practice, and is a lumberjack. He's like that grandpa who you love to visit every chance you get. Even if he is a formidable fighter, he's a gentle giant outside of the ring. Just beware of his Bear Hug! It'll hurt pretty bad if you don't dodge/counter it!

Great Tiger: Great Tiger is from Mumbai, India. He speaks a language that I can't identify, but it is a language that is rather common in India. He can summon 'clones' of himself and teleport. Seems cheap right? Wrong. He's actually pretty easy to beat if you can read what he's about to do. Pay attention to his gem! SalaZAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR!

Don Flamenco: Ah, Don Flamenco... you smell like victory. Carmen, Mi Amore! Don is a Spanish bullfighter, who is also a great boxer. He has respect for Mac, but when Mac beats Don the first time in Contender mode, Carmen leaves Don. Don then hates Mac from then on... poor guy. Don speaks Spanish using the Spaniard dialect (Not Mexican Spanish.).

Aran Ryan: This guy is a cheat. And by cheat I -do- mean Cheat. He's Irish. He's violent. He stuffs horseshoes in his gloves. He headbutts. And worst of all? The ref lets him get away with it. The lucky number is 7 with this one...

Soda Popinski: Soda Popinski Comrade! Lend me your soda so I can become as strong as you one day! Soda Popinski has the best theme in the game, and he is a great opponent to challenge/practice against. He has a very predictable pattern, but his soda is is strength... and his weakness. He hails from the USSR and speaks Russian.

Bald Bull: The Turkish Bull... this guy is a beast. He hits hard, moves fast... and is the easiest to beat in the entire game sans the first Glass Joe fight. He has a very easy to figure out pattern, and countering his bull rush with a Star Punch will instantly KO him. He speaks a unique Turkish language dialect. Go figure!

Super Macho Man: RELEASE THE BOGUS! Super Macho Man hails from Hollywood California, is the stereotypical narcisistic movie star, and the crowd hates him. FLEX IT!

Mr. Sandman: Bring me a dream... bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum~ *AHEM*... Here he is, the best of the best. Hailing from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mr. Sandman is the hardest fighter to fight in here, as he is the last man to fight to take your place as the World Champion!! He is also an avid fan of Kirby. Dreaaaaaamlaaaaaaaand... BOO!

SOUNDTRACK​

Punch-Out's soundtrack is really unique in the fact that the themes of the characters all center around a central beat; let's compare two themes.

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[YOUTUBE]T6IBoUU7KaI&feature=related[/YOUTUBE]

As you can most likely hear, the same central beat plays for the songs, however; the themes are based around their nationalities and their personalities! Pretty cool huh?

FLAWS​

The game's only flaw is that it is repetitive; a lot of the times you're going to be doing the same motions and the fighters won't offer much of a challenge. That's what Champion's Mode is for! By setting Champion's Mode on, any hit from an opponent will KNOCK YOU DOWN! Great for when you want Glass Joe to win a fight! He deserves it!
Other than that, the game only suffers from it's sheer difficulty curve, which is easily corrected! Practice!

CONCLUSION​

Punch-Out!! for the Wii is a great title for people of any age and gender. Remember. Boxercise and don't go to Dreamland everyone! My final verdict for this game is a 9/10. If it were a little less repetitive and wasn't so difficult at first, It'd be a flawless 10. Great work Nintendo! Now give us something to love in the Wii U, okay?
...Please?


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We have a surprise waiting for you all. Two, actually.
First of all: Video is going up tomorrow And the second part is coming in August.

Second of all: We've got new staff on the way! Who? That's a secret! Tune in Friday to Foxy's Community post to find out who~


Till next time! ~Ramza

You heard me right, my video is ABSOLUTELY FINISHED! There is a little bit of information regarding the next installment at the end.

I literally ran out of disk space, so I can't go any further! But don't worry! I'll make another one for everything and everyone else I missed!

It IS an hour long, and it has around 25 minutes of trolling in it.

The rest... well, you'll see for yourself!


I promise. I'll do more when I get the chance.


Until it's uploaded, wait for it! Thanks!

Ramza Out!

Well hopefully you've seen the Downfall Parody that is featured on EP's little sidebar on the main forum section. (Check it out if you haven't!)


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Welcome to the sequel!


We also have a preview! This is part of Darkshine's tribute in the video. Enjoy!


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Hey Everyone, Ramza here with another Staff Bit.


I'd like to inform you all that the official statement to not Openly Criticise Staff has been repealed; you may now voice your opinions about staff, the site, or the staff members themselves -IN A CONSTRUCTIVE MANNER- in the Site Discussion -> Community Discussion section.


Happy go round! A victory has been won this day.

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This is The Adventures of Flowchart Ken. This will be appearing, along with 2 other episodes of The Adventures of Flowchart Ken, in the Trolling collection.


Please, enjoy.

Alright. Details on my video.


One hour long.
Downfall Parodies *As an intro and outro, possible middle section
Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
Street Fighter: Third Strike
Soul Calibur V
Trolling with Dan Hibiki/Cody
Bloopers/Deleted Scenes/You get to watch Saikyo Rage

And then some... you'll all see.

I plan on releasing it somewhere between the 19th of July to the 31st. I have a lot of editing to do.

-ANY AND ALL HELP, WHETHER IT BE SUGGESTIONS, OFFERS TO EDIT IT, OR CONTENT, IS GREATLY APPRECIATED!-

So I post that I'm livestreaming in the GCT. Everyone ignores it.

How about a direct link here, eh? Pop in every once in a while!

http://www.livestream.com/misadventureman

I have finished the Street Fighter portion of the combo video. I am satisfied with this result. All that is left to do is Marvel and another, not mentioned game.

I have a new combo video on the way, as we all know. I expect it to be done by this Friday, and uploaded by this Sunday.
Please have patience! Thank you all!

Moving on, we've got problems that need sorting out. How can the staff be more oriented around the community? How can we stop such cases of manipulation?



My word of advice to anyone who reads this is to report -anything- you deem suspicious to either me, Foxytail, the community mods, or Zephyr. Take my word for it when I say that we are the people you can trust with these information. You can go to others, too. But I don't guarantee that your voice will be heard.


That's about it for now. I wanted to thank Echoax for giving me the courage to type this out. And I wanted to apologize. For I now know that we were all in the wrong.

This time it's purely staff related.

Let's talk more specifically about manipulation in this regard. There are many forms of it. Some is just extremely subtle manipulation, such as not telling the truth, etc. However, we're going to focus on a major aspect of this said manipulation, which is the blatant use of their position to manipulate and control other staff members and users.


Upon a time, there was an instance of where everything was alright. All of the mods did their job well, all complaints were heard and listened to. Everything ran smoothly, even.


Then we got more and more moderators, which left more and more room to move around in secrecy. These instances became increasingly apparent, even to myself when I was just a user.

I noticed a lot of things wrong with the staff, but I feared that I would not be taken kindly to speaking my mind. Things have certainly changed.


Some staff members, admittedly, shadow their own positions with a web of lies to conceal what is truly going on. I am unable to reveal these to you all because, quite frankly, I'd be fired. And (Most of us) don't want that.


Users such as Echoax, Yamiookami, and mike406, and Tenortrouble all do their best to ensure that these instances of 'Manipulation' are brought to light, and yet, these very same people that are trying to help are being pushed away by our own selfish idiocy.

Staff members such as Flash, Viper, and maybe one or two more, have all used some form of manipulation to get some things done to or with them that ensures their position and/or enforces something that benefits them. I won't go into more detail. But we should all keep an eye on all of the staff.

Let's delve deeper into some problems. This one is more community based than Staff related, so if you aren't willing to read it, go ahead. But there are some staff bits in it.


I have noticed a lot recently that community complaints are being blatantly ignored in favor of the general ruling of the Everypony Staff. You guys complain. We almost never check it out unless it's something stupid that causes a huge problem. And we can't deny this either.


We are blinded by opinionated facts and do not have an open eye to almost any problem, sans myself and... two other staff members.


Now to the community bit.

I feel that the community does not complain enough. Yes, you heard me right, no sarcasm. Not enough people point out a problem when they see one.

Echoax, an esteemed member of the community, saw the flaws in the site and the staff members, and what did we do to help him?


We said he should just stop whining. We said to ignore him. We said to let him roast on his own.


It is only after many deep reflections of these actions that I have finally decided to stop being an arrogant, selfish idiot and to start being a staff member that this site deserves and needs. Instead of relying on my own selfish agendas, I will no longer ignore any problem that comes to my face.


This is the start of a new era for me. And I want to see it through.


~Saikyo

Let me explain another problem in full detail that I have.

The staff. Yep. We're HERE again!


Some of the staff think that we're above the users when it comes to the actual site itself. This is not true. The very basis of a forum is in fact the users.

So moderators manipulate others into doing what they want when they want it. There are already quite a few cases of manipulation. Manipulation and lies that have deceived the users and the mods alike. The chain of lies and secrecy runs deep within the staff. Unfortunately I cannot shine light on this subject any further, lest I risk my job as a staff member in the first place. But know that at least one staff member does not mean you well. He intends to manipulate and lie, to use you and ensure his position.

Secrets and lies like this have further driven a wedge into this community. This wedge is what I like to call 'Ignorance'. By sheltering the users from the truth, and in turn, ourselves, we are allowing this hierarchy to live.

I have said it once. Twice. Thrice. And I shall say it a fourth time.


Continuated circumstances of witholding very important information such as this drives a wedge even further into the community. We claim to want to grow close to it, but we are undeniably pushing away from them by witholding vital information and keeping secrets from and lying to our community.


Tell the truth. Stop having secrets. Everyone deserves to know what will happen to them and what is going on with the staff.


We ain't all we're cracked up to be, fellas. I'll leave it at that.