Wild Unicorn Herd

A POC/non-white/mixie nerd scrapbook. Because we’re awesome.

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Howling Dogs »

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One of the best Twine games I have played. Do you know how to click on hyperlinks? Then play Howling Dogs. Porpentine at her best. 

It was the first Twine game I played and possibly no Twine game has lived up to it  except the orgiastically weird MASTABA SNOOPY, and that’s possibly because I was a huge Peanuts fan as a kid so playing MASTABA SNOOPY felt like my life was coming full circle.

Okay, here’s the deal: I lost the paper I put this idea down on, so I’ll go ahead and wing it. I’ve been meaning to sit down and write A PoC Tumblr/Super Smash Bros. Crossover for awhile now.

superhyugayoshi-chan:

For anyone who doesn’t know, Super Smash Bros. is a very popular branch of the Nintendo franchise. 

It’s got quite a legacy in gaming, and it has a special place in my heart, seeing as I’ve been lucky enough to play all three of the games. I still have a Nintendo64 cartridge that still works, and I still play the game. Many of the people on Tumblr have also wormed themselves a very special place in my heart. I’m not sure if any of them know much about the SSB Franchise, but I figured it’d be a good idea to show my love for all of you by writing/designing fighting stages, story modes, and character designs. This is probably going to complicated, since the scanner at my house currently isn’t compatible with my laptop; so all scanning will be done at school. 

That being said, let me list out the people I’ve wanted to be in this game!

I’m planning on having around 20 to 30 characters in the game total. Almost half of them will be  given to you just for Brawling and stuff. Characters that you start off with in the game are called Starter Characters. Characters that you earn by playing the game (via Story Mode, Single player mode, and Multiplayer World Version) are called Unlockable Characters. (Or simply, unlockables)

Now before I go on, I just wanna put a general disclaimer here: This is a fanmade/Tumblr crossover. None of the people here have anything to do with this idea as of yet. (I might need to contact many of them, seeing as it’s a solid idea and I love it.) However, none of them know about it now, so don’t go to their inbox  askin’ all dem questions.

STARTER CHARACTERS:

crackerhell

tranqualizer

bookishboi

hamburgerjack

racismschool

brashblacknonbeliever

lightspeedsound

thinkspeakstress

sourcedumal

UNLOCKABLE CHARACTERS:

This list to be extended:

bad-dominicana

wretchedoftheearth

rubato

commanderbishoujo

daintyblackpegasus

invisibleblackunicorn(Allen)

crankyskirt

This is everyone I have so far. If any one of y’all would like to add any input as far as character design, story suggestions, battle stages, items, or anything, anything at all, then please talk to me! Also, I’m planning on asking some of you for feedback soon, but if I’m too pushy, then don’t be afraid to tell me to back off. :)

Thank You!

-SuperHyuga Yoshi-chan (marchoftigers)

this is the most tumblr thing ever

Samsara: a free indie game »

India, 1757: politics, power, ancient magic. You are an honoured adviser to Nawab of Bengal at a dangerous time. You are a low-caste Hindu, raised up because of your rare and powerful talent: the ability to walk in dreams.

The Afghan empire threatens war in the North, the Marathas to the West, and the British and French play games of deception & war on your land. At such a moment, someone with your - particular talents - could change the very course of history…

Works the same as Fallen London, if you’re familiar with that game.

Anita Sarkeesian Objectified on the Internet »

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fellinlovewithagrrl:

racebending:

Anita Sarkeesian, aka FeministFrequency, went on Kickstarter to fundraise. She wanted help to fund the creation of a webseries that critiques sexism in video games and video game culture.

In response, several male gamers attacked her YouTube channel with threatening comments. Others drew pictures of her being sexually assaulted. Her physical address and phone number have been published on forums. Ostensibly, these retaliatory actions are supposed to silence her.

Ben Spurr, who goes by @bendilin on Twitter, created an interactive game which invites players to literally brutalize Anita Sarkeesian. (image under cut.) “The game isn’t about ‘punching women.’ It’s about punching a selfish person. There’s a difference,” he says. 

http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/internet/2012/07/what-online-harassment-looks

http://www.gameranx.com/features/id/7810/article/ben-spurr-makes-game-advocating-physical-violence-against-anita-sarkeesian/

I’m MORTIFIED….I’m crying

This is unbelievable.  For those unfamiliar, this is Anita Sarkeesian, who runs a great channel on youtube called FeministFrequency.  Recently she went on Kickstarter in the hopes of starting a project based on feminism and video games.  She received a slew of negative criticism, including threats.  The latest response?  This game, in which players are asked to attack her.  Yes, I can see that it’s been taken down.  I think it’s a perfect example of misogyny in our culture though, that someone thought this was an acceptable response in the first place.

Comment:

Hahahaha Anita got exactly what she deserved. Hard-lined l3sbian/feminist man-hater with nothing better to do than scam innocent straight men out of their sperm, and the rest of the world out of their money - because she has a vagina, and vaginas SELL. Might just as well have made herself stand on the street corner, selling her vagina to passers-by. Hats-off to the 25 year old male in Ontario, Canada. He’s probably been messed-over by a butchy lesbian, himself. This is a great way to strike back, without going to jail.

how the fuck can ANYONE find this remotely acceptable, oh my god

Uh yeah this was the shit I mentioned yesterday.

Direct quote from dude’s twitter:

I wanted to express my distaste for what she’s doing in a way she would listen.

This is someone who I am 99% sure abuses women in real life, jesus christ that is scary.