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| Author: | BALEETED [ Fri Oct 22, 2004 11:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Marshie-ween Game |
Is this a new game for the Holiday, or have I just totaly missed it in the past? |
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| Author: | Tompkins [ Fri Oct 22, 2004 11:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Marshie-ween Game |
BALEETED wrote: or have I just totaly missed it in the past?
ummmm.....YEAH. |
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| Author: | Krissy [ Sun Oct 24, 2004 2:57 am ] |
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Heh heh... I actually didn't know about this game either until they put it in the new Games section. It's really not that bad...I'd even go so far as to say it's rather addicting. Despite the fact that it features Marshie as the main character! |
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| Author: | Another Fan [ Sun Oct 24, 2004 4:58 pm ] |
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Marshie isn't that bad. He was made to be creepy, rude, jumpy and strange. |
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| Author: | No Loafing [ Sun Oct 24, 2004 5:01 pm ] |
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Another Fan wrote: Marshie isn't that bad. He was made to be creepy, rude, jumpy and strange.
umm....omit "rude" |
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| Author: | thefreakyblueman [ Sun Oct 24, 2004 5:17 pm ] |
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No_loafing wrote: umm....omit "rude"
Huh? Why? He IS rude. He jumps in at random times, he'll scare your dad, and he calls us "tools". |
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| Author: | No Loafing [ Sun Oct 24, 2004 5:19 pm ] |
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thefreakyblueman wrote: No_loafing wrote: umm....omit "rude" Huh? Why? He IS rude. He jumps in at random times, he'll scare your dad, and he calls us "tools". He said "fools" |
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| Author: | thefreakyblueman [ Sun Oct 24, 2004 5:23 pm ] |
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Regardless, he is rude. |
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| Author: | Another Fan [ Sun Oct 24, 2004 10:25 pm ] |
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Marshie Is there a marshmallow in the world that Homestar Runner wouldn't like? Surprisingly, the answer is yes. And a quick glance at the marshmallow in question leaves one hardly doubting the justification of Homestar's resentment. Fluffy Puff Marshmallows are Homestar's favourite snack, and he was considered the perfect commercial spokesman. Unfortunately, his thorough (if hilarious) botching of the commercial spelled the end of his advertising career. Homestar's job was given to Marshie, Fluffy Puff's corporate mascot (who was only previously seen on a bag of marshmallows). While Marshie is indeed more photogenic and professional than Homestar, and obviously is a big hit with the public, there are more than a few facets of his identity that makes one question his legitimacy. Visually, Marshie is a simple character - a marshmallow with a face. The lines of his face are thick and broad, his contours are rounded, and his palette is a series of soft pastel hues. This presumably is intended to make his visage appealing to children. Belying this gentle persona, however, are some rather unsettling details. Marshie's face has a constant expression of self-satisfied smugness that never wavers, no matter what happens. This facial expression seems to have been specifically designed to provoke audience irritation. As well, one corner of Marshie's head has been bitten clean off, leaving a jagged hole in its wake and giving Marshie something of a deranged aspect, as though his mind is "not all there". What really make Marshie a repellent individual, however, are his words. Marshie's sniveling, complacent voice perfectly underscores his every self-promoting statement, effectively removing any sort of empathy the viewer could ever possibly forge with him. Marshie's commercials are surreal, to say the least. To Marshie, selling Fluffy Puff Marshmallows seems secondary to promoting Marshie himself. Marshie gives lip service to his benefactors, but he seems to have free reign to say virtually anything he wants over the course of the commercial. Marshie delivers every line with the utmost confidence that he is the singular greatest being in the universe, and that the world is benefiting by hearing his proclamations. Marshie is patronizing and arrogant to the extreme, totally oblivious to how gratingly foolish he really comes across. As the commercials lurch through their random, Dadaist components towards their bizarre conclusion, Marshie's ardor becomes more and more frenzied, until he ultimately goes berserk with self-generated enthusiasm, overwhelming his audience with sheer manic energy. Marshie's alleged appeal with children is tenuous, as well; he spends much of his commercial tormenting and abusing two emaciated waifs (who have appeared in other cartoons and met similarly gruesome fates), and generally insulting the intelligence of his audience. One idly wonders if Marshie was inspired in part by William Shatner's infamous Priceline commercials, which are similarly driven by ego, over-the-top delivery, and a spokesman who is missing a certain part of his head. Marshie is not likable on any human level, but his commercials are certainly entertaining, even as they delve into bizarre, random and slightly disturbing tangents. His rivalry with Homestar provides fuel for the likelihood of continued appearances, and he allows the animators to poke fun at various aspects of intrusive advertising. As ludicrous as Marshie is, he is not very far from reality. |
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| Author: | Sui [ Sun Oct 24, 2004 10:31 pm ] |
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Although it was seen last Halloween (I believe it was last Halloween), it was only a link on the main page. For some time after its button was removed, it was inaccessible (well, I didn't know the URL, so I didn't try that), until TBC readded it to the site, via the Games menu. So it's not surprising that you missed it. |
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| Author: | ninja pirate [ Mon Nov 01, 2004 4:21 am ] |
| Post subject: | Hmm... |
Another Fan...that sounds suspiciously like something Rocky Clock wrote... http://www.freewebs.com/hrencyclopedia anyone? |
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| Author: | Another Fan [ Mon Nov 01, 2004 9:20 pm ] |
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I copied it. You'd think I'd write all that down myself? It wasn't copyrighted. Was it? |
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| Author: | Hysterical Woman [ Mon Nov 01, 2004 10:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | polite |
It's just polite to give credit to the author. Also, it's a bad idea to copy long texts like that. Just give a link. It saves room. |
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| Author: | SEAN'D! [ Tue Nov 02, 2004 9:10 am ] |
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Oh, I did not get this game when I started out and I hardly get it now |
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| Author: | Another Fan [ Tue Nov 02, 2004 9:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: polite |
Hysterical Woman wrote: It's just polite to give credit to the author. Also, it's a bad idea to copy long texts like that. Just give a link. It saves room. Sorry, I just thought people wouldn't scroll down and get confused. About the author thing all I can say is I'm sorry.
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| Author: | ninja pirate [ Thu Nov 04, 2004 4:05 am ] |
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But now everyone knows and it's all better! What a happy ending! |
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| Author: | SEAN'D! [ Thu Nov 04, 2004 5:42 am ] |
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There was a review of this in Austrtalian Xbox Magazine... um... cool! |
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| Author: | Hand Me Down Clown! [ Tue Nov 09, 2004 11:22 pm ] |
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Maybe we should ask Strong Bad what he thinks of the Australians... |
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| Author: | Hand Me Down Clown! [ Fri Nov 12, 2004 3:19 am ] |
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Pretty much, yeah. I bet he'd do that with every country... "Anyways, what do I think of the Swiss, eh? Oh, I'll tell you what I think of the Swiss!" "Anyways, what do I think of the Scottish, eh? Oh, I'll tell you what I think of the Scottish!" "Anyways, what do I think of the Chinese, eh? Oh, I'll tell you what I think of the Chinese!" "Anyways, what do I think of the Eskimos, eh? Oh, I'll tell you what I think of the Eskimos!" And on the list goes. |
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| Author: | No Loafing [ Fri Nov 12, 2004 12:56 pm ] |
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HURRY AND GET BACK ON TOPIC!
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| Author: | Hand Me Down Clown! [ Fri Nov 12, 2004 3:15 pm ] |
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The marshi-ween game was weird. I think TBC can do better than that... |
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| Author: | TheNintenGenius [ Fri Nov 12, 2004 3:42 pm ] |
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The Marshie-ween is honestly one of the best games on the site, though it has a lot to do with being based on Ikaruga. |
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| Author: | Mrs Commanderson [ Sat Nov 13, 2004 8:20 am ] |
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I find the Marshie-ween game to be interesting - it can get into a stuck mode where you can't change colour sometimes, though. |
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| Author: | 3panda94 [ Mon Nov 09, 2009 2:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Marshie-ween Game |
It was a good game that they made. It was kinda tricky, but I'm getting the hang of it. |
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