Hey everyone! It's your favorite little creampuff
Tato! I get to write an article for Mr. OSG's super duperific newsletter!
Yay *clap clap*. Tee hee. I've noticed that a lot of NES sites "interview"
stars of NES games as if the NES characters can actually have a conversation
with them. I tried that once with Tecmo Bowl. It didn't end well.
Tato: Okay now Tecmo Bowl. I want to interview
that blue guy third from the top on the field. Sir, you're in a game that
is considered a revolutionary game that truly set the standard for all football
games. How do you feel about this?
TecmoBowl: Set, down, HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT
HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT...
Tato: Mmmkay. Let me ask...
TecmoBowl: HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT
HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT
Tato: Maybe I should press the A button
TecmoBowl: Maybe dumb ass
Tato: What did you say?
TecmoBowl: Ummm...err...I said HUT HUT HUT HUT
HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT....
Since that didn't work too well, I then tried
interviewing the Smash TV guy since it was a later NES release and hopefully
had more brains.
Tato: Alright now. Smash TV for NES is pretty
cool since you can use two controllers to capture the true arcade feel. How
did you come up with this idea.
SmashTV: Good luck, you'll need it.
Tato: Uhh...ermkay. What exactly will I need good
luck for?
SmashTV: I'd buy that for a dollar!
Tato: Buy what?
SmashTV: A piece of your sweet ass. Damn boy!
Shake that thing!
Tato: Erm...interesting proposal, but i'm afraid
my ass goes for a little more than that.
SmashTV: Big money! Big prizes!
Tato: Now you're talkin...
Let's just say that interview ended in absolute
sadness, a broken cart, a penis severely damaged by a chip board, and a trip
to the hospital to remove a cart from my ass. Since this technique obviously
wasn't working, I decided to try and interview something else related to
NES. I started interviewing my NES tapes. They did talk back, but not in
relevance to my questions...
Tato: So, can I join your video game player's
league?
Tape: Buy Beeshu controllers for the ultimate
in gameplay!
Tato: I already did. They go for real cheap at
Funco.
Tape: To get 30 extra men in Contra instantly,
get lots of points.
Tato: Wha?
Tape: Here's a tip straight from the pros: Blaster
Master is hard.
Tato: Erm...this sucks.
Tape: Hey buddy! You try making art with a 2 dollar
budget!
I thought I was getting a little closer. Then
it hit me. How about I interview the people who starred in these videos and
see where they are now? I considered it to be a brilliant idea, so I tracked
down these illusive folks. It took me a while, but finally I found Skip Rogers
searching for some food in a Hardees dumpster. Dumbass. Like Hardees throws
away anything, they never have to cook anything!
Tato: So, Skip. What does an international legend
like you do to pass the time?
Skip: Food...oh god food...so hungry...burning!
Tato: Ooookay. I'll just write down "Looks for
food" as your response. Now, where exactly did you win the prestigous title
of world video game champion?
Skip: I...won...a neighborhood NES tournament.
Tato: And how many people participated in this
tournament?
Skip: Two...I controlled the first...and second
players...in a game...of Urban Brawler.
Tato: Must have been a hard fight to win. I think
i'm going to leave now Skip, it smells like shit here.
Skip: Hungry...FOOD!
At that point Skip Rogers lunged at me and took
a chunk out of my side. Then he jumped around telling me to beware Quick
Man because he was fast. Thanks for the tip Skip. Obviously that interview
didn't work out well, so I decided to try one last interview. It took me
forever to think of who to interview, but at last my creative genes showed
me the answer. I would interview....Nintendo Cereal System!
Tato: So Nintendo Cereal System, what's it like
to be made up of two different cereals.
NCS: It's like the yin and the yang man. Mario
and Link are so different, yet so same. When they merge, they open the portal
of hapiness that the butterflies flutter through and the doves frolic in.
Plus, they both kick ass. It's one big party all year. We just chill and
tap a keg of milk, then party till' we go soggy.
Tato: When were you born?
NCS: I myself was manufactured 12 years ago.
Tato: So you've been expired for 11 years?
NCS: Yep.
Tato: Do you reckon you still taste good?
NCS: Uhh..why?
So like any red blooded NES fan would, I ate the
damn cereal. It was worth the food poisoning, the trip to the hospital to
get my stomach pumped, the diarrhea, and the medical bills, just to taste
that awesome combination of Capn' Crunch and Franken Berry cereal again.