AWKWARD ZOMBIE

YES DO IT YES
I VOTED THE ALL CAPS YES OPTION, CAN YOU TELL

I can't see who voted for what, but thank you!

I meant it as a joke, 'cause my last post was saying yes all in caps
but it was kind of a bad joke, so

Looks like there's a fair amount of interest, so I think I'll be bringing this series back!

Expect updates to resume December or January.

Hey, so I had a long bus drive to Texas this weekend. Like 20 hours long. The stupid buses kept breaking down, but that's beside the point!

On this long drive, I had some time to play through Earthbound back to where I left off and record some footage again(it didn't actually take that long). Soooo.....update soon maybe? I won't have a set schedule or anything for a while, but IF I HAVE TIME, I'll get updates out when I can.

I guess what I'm trying to say is this:

Got all the frames uploaded, and I'm looking at a Friday release. Maybe today, but not likely, since I've got homework I need to do and I'm meeting up with a friend tonight.

Stay tuned!

Episode Thirteen: Marc vs. The Church of Scientology

Soundtrack: Happy-Happy is Blue



If we're being completely honest here, I'm really nervous about this. So nervous that I've been standing outside the door to Scientology Headquarters for about four months now. I have no idea what's in there.

But....I think I'm finally ready! Wry's counting on me!



Let's make sure we're all set before we go insi-wait, WHO REARRANGED ALL MY ITEMS

DOGGONE IT I HAD THIS CRAP ORGANIZED

OK, you know what? I can't worry about that right now! Time to go find L Ron Hubbard and get out of this joint!



Oh

Umm

This

might take a while.



Excuse me? Sir?

Umm....sir?

Oh, I'm gonna have to get swingy with my bat, aren't I?



If I say yes, can I have that present?



What?!? But I just restarted this LP!



How convenient! I was headed over there anyway! Now everyone's happy!

Wait

CRAP

NO



Lucky for that guy, he decided to move before I decided to give him bat-style dental treatment!

Now let's see about that present. Please be drugs please be drugs please be drugs......



YESSSSSS



Man, KKK Scientologists are surprisingly courteous!



OK, well, MOST of them are!



Oh, believe me, I don't intend on being here any longer than absolutely necessary!



AYE CAPTAIN



NAY CAPTAIN

Soundtrack: Battle Against an Unsettling Opponent



I feel kind of bad having to beat up a guy who's clearly having a war flashback!



But only kind of bad!



Never made it past Private, did you?

Or....Basic Training, even.

Soundtrack: You Win!



Keep trying, pal, you'll get that Medal of Honor someday!



Great idea! Why don't you go stand outside? In fact, invite all your friends!



OK, so he moved....now what?

Umm



Excuse me, do you how to get to-

Oh.

You know, I'd take that threat seriously, but it looks like you're fresh out of curb, pal!



Good thing I'm never fresh out of bat!



All evidence presented thus far says yes.



My, how you've grown since your toddler years!



IT'S NOT TOO LATE

RUN

DON'T SUBMIT TO XENU



Yay, more drugs!

THE SUCKY KIND, that is!



Well, like I always say, beggars can't be choosers. Getting high is getting high.

Which is also what I always say.



Dude, only like 5% of my outfit is yellow, where is this accusation coming from?!?



Whoops, I took him out before I got a proper response.

Guess I'll never know now. Oh well!



Are you kidding me with this

ANOTHER DEAD END

REALLY



I swear, if you lead me down another pointless hall of blue idiots, I am going to make you whistle on my bat!



I feel like I've heard that somewhere before....

(Wry's mom mentioned the same thing a while back.)



I....wasn't even aware you guys believed in heaven!

Well, the more you know!

(Oh my gosh, I love the way American censorship is dealt with in this game.)



Have fun in Xenu Heaven!



Dude, would you SHUT UP ABOUT THE YELLOW, IT'S BARELY NOTICEABLE

Or was that a compliment?



Apparently to try to learn how to whistle.



OK, see now you guys are just being inconsistent! Would someone please just tell me where I'm supposed to go when I die?!?



Whoa, easy, I really only need one of you to answer that!



I don't know about that, I've been pretty happy with my Kamak.

Or maybe just high.

That's the same thing, right?



Yes, thank you, piercing people's eardrums does tend to wake them up!



Hey! Don't try to evade punishment!

Soundtrack: You Gained a Level!



I guess I've beaten enough Xenu followers senseless that a level up was warranted!



FREAKING FINALLY

Let's get this over with already!



YOU DON'T SAY

Geez, what is it with everyone in here and trying to deafen me?!?



You could have done bodaciously ANYTHING ELSE

Other secretaries would at least TRY to stop me from advancing!

But hey, I'm not complaining if you don't want to do that. I've got a bone to pick with your boss!



Aha! You're cornered now, Carpaint-

Uhh

Wow

You....really don't look ANYTHING like I imagined!



Well, if I'm going to talk to the leader of Scientology, I might as well get my fix first.



That eager for a mouthful of bat, eh?



I think I'd rather make this room a bit more red, if you catch my drift.



Are we talking Xenu happy or regular person happy?



Here, let me fix those choices for you:

>NO

>HECK NO

Now, THAT'S a tough choice! Option 1 is more direct, but Option 2 has so much more oomph to it.



OH YES

MUCH MORE APPEALING



This is actually not the first time someone has told me this.



Oh, come on, it's not THAT pitiful! Granted, I've died twice....to stupid mistakes.... But overall I think I'm doing well!

All right, I'm getting tired of the color blue! You wanna tussle? Let's tuss-



















MARC IS DEAD

GAME OVER

















Just kidding. I survived.



Looks like Wry's little gift came in handy after all!

Soundtrack: Oncoming Boss

Soundtrack: Otherworldly Foe



Which means it's time to tussle right proper!

I think we all know the true identity of this boss. It's so obvious by this point.

CELEBRITY BOSS BATTLE #7: VS. TOM CRUISE

I mean seriously, who else would it be?

FIGHT BEGIN



I've got just the thing to warm that icy hollow you gained when you sold your heart to Xenu, Tommy Boy: Some of my finest crack ships!



NAEGI x KIRIGIRI

(For those of you who understand the reference, IT IS SO CANON AND YOU KNOW IT)



JOHN EGBERT x ROXY LALONDE



Geez, looks like the ol' Tom Cat's put up an impenetrable wall of pure Scientology!

How will I get out of this one?



Wait, so he threw his career at me?

RIGHTEOUS BURN!!!

(It's actually a lightning attack that strikes twice, but since I got the Franklin Badge from Wry, if he hits me with it, well, you'll see what happens.)



(EVENTUALLY)

I guess you could say hitting me with that attack

IS MISSION IMPOSSIBLE



While recovering from the shock of his attack failing, Tom becomes more susceptible to my beautiful pairings!



HEY

WHOA

NO

You aren't allowed to pray for Xenu's healing in the middle of a battle, that's cheating!



Gaa, my ships! I worked so hard on those! And it was all for nothing!



Oh, that tears it. No one ruins my ships and gets away with i-CRAAAAAP

NEXT TIME, GADGET



HA! Your reliance on Xenu will be your downfall!



See how your space alien gods have betrayed you!



Also let it be known that my ships are exactly as powerful as Xenu Lightning. I think it's worth taking note of.

Soundtrack: You Defeated the Boss!



You can be my wing man anytime.

NOT



Yeah, but it was a little hard to see amidst all the BLUE.

Now that you mention it, though, it looks kind of familiar.....

Oh, right! Someone had one of those for sale on eBay the other day!



THE STATUE

THE STATUE IS XENU

KILL IT KILL IT KILL IT



And starting a cultish religion is DEFINITELY the way to achieve that!



Dude, just give it up, Katie's not coming back. You missed your chance.



Oh, right! I needed that! Sorry, I've beaten up so many blue guys I lost track of what I was doing.



Will do! I think I'm gonna need to wash my eyes out with orange paint after this though....

Soundtrack: Key Item Fanfare



Time to go get Wry!

Soundtrack: Zombie Paper



But first, this guy again!

Are....are you going to be OK?



Aww, yeah, fanboy count +1! Things are looking up!



Well, THIS room certainly got a lot less claustrophobic in the span of two minutes.



Oh gosh, did you scream at them? You can't just go around screaming at people, man!



Poor Xenu..... Your religion has turned into the most pathetic club in the world.



And it suddenly just got a lot more pathetic!



We'll talk once you're less racist, it makes me look bad by association.

Soundtrack: Boy Meets Girl(Twoson)



Well, I got the key to save Wry, toppled a racist cult, and gained a new fanboy to boot!

All in all, it's been a pretty great day-GAAAAAA, DAY RUINED



WE WERE NEVER FRIENDS

EVER

But good on you for turning a new leaf, I guess.



Oh thank goodness, he's leaving.

OK, now without any further delays, let's go rescue Wr-



Oh, ooh, ouch. You have certainly fooled me. I never would have guessed it was all a ruse.

Just skedaddle already.



Well, that was....a thing.

OK, NOW without any more delays, let's go get Wry!

Soundtrack: Oncoming Foe



FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF-



I AM TRYING TO BE THE HERO HERE

WHY CAN'T THEY JUST LET ME BE THE HERO

Soundtrack: Paula's Theme



Only my pride. You can't imagine the things I had to do to get this key.



Trouble? What trouble? Guy Code dictates that any trouble caused by the ladies is instantly negated when we come their rescue!



Let's blow this Popsicle stand, toots.



Fangirl count +1. I am on fire today!



No, seriously, only some people. Like two or three at most. And one of them is a dog. The people in Twoson are kind of jerks, in case you didn't know.



You know, I thought that initially, but there are butterflies EVERYWHERE, it shouldn't be a problem.



Babe, we could get through that valley at HALF our strength! Peaceful Rest Valley, indeed!



What do you know? So am I! It's like we're connected, you and I.



Yeah, sure, I've got nothing better to do. We should probably make sure you get a heartfelt reunion with your family or whatever.



Wry grabs her cellmate, her only companion in the long cold nights at the big house.

Soundtrack: You've Got a New Friend!



Yesssss, we got more item space!

....I mean we got a new party member!



Time to get you home, little lady!



OR THIS

THIS WORKS TOO



Unfortunately, I don't really have an emotional connection with this bear like Wry does, so I can't say I'm upset for putting him in the line of fire.



He told you he'd be there to protect you, Wry. All those years keeping you safe from prison junkies, he's not about to let you down now.



And now with THAT distraction out of the way....



Well equipped for the trip back home, I see! Looks like we need to take you shopping!

Please, contain your enthusiasm.



VERY WELL EQUIPPED FOR THIS TRIP, I SEE

Soundtrack: What a Great Picture!



All right, enough dilly-dallying, to the stor-

Oh

Oh no

MY SCREEN

NOOOOOOOOO



There is a LADY present, dude, you can NOT be saying crap like that!



Ah, yes! We still have this suspicious cave to explore! Clearly this takes precedence to getting Wry home!

We'll need to make sure you're battle ready first, though.

Soundtrack: Buy Somethin' Will Ya!



I buy my lady friend a Fry Pan. Insert sexist joke here.



She is also gifted with some lovely jewelry....



.....and a cute Ribbon to wear!

(The Ribbon actually offers better defense than the Holmes Hat, but only Wry can wear it.)



Now that we've got Wry all prettied up, we'll go spelunking on the next episode!

OK, I hate to be that guy, but all of your comments are really appreciated in this thread. I'd like to keep single episodes on one page, plus your comments help me see what I need to fix. Also, I haven't finished this game all the way through, so at some point I'll need you guys to help me out if I missed something important. But most importantly, your support for the LP is what really counts.

Oh hey, man, geez. Way to make a guy feel bad about abandoning his own Earthbound LP.

Uhh

The El Gran Gordo is pleased.

I get one more day off of school than I thought this week, which means you all get a new episode! Sort of! I want keep my hassling people to comment to a minimum, and the episode I had planned ran a little longer than I thought, so this episode and the next are mini-episodes. So, without further ado:

Episode Fourteen: The Wry of the Tiger

Soundtrack: Boy Meets Girl(Twoson)



You know, you're much prettier when you're not behind bars.

So....are you doing anything later, or....?



OH

UMM

HI

I was just...uhh...

We're, umm, going to investigate this cave now.

Yeah.

Soundtrack: Caverns of Winters



Whoa, BIG cave. It's even got that same eerie music from Giant Step.

Meh, there's probably not a correlation there.

Soundtrack: Oncoming Foe



All right, we've faced slugs, aliens, and cult members, so let's see what this game throws at us next!

Soundtrack: Battle Against a Weak Opponent



.....A mole. The game throws a mole at us next.

(Specifically, a Mole Playing Rough!)

LSD Meter: Coming down off my high. This guy doesn't seem too out of place.



Let's see how much the little guy likes your PSI, Wry.



Did

Did he just give HIMSELF a status ailment?!?

This is going to be easier than I thought!



And like most woodland creatures, it doesn't seem to appreciate getting a bat to the face!



All right, it's your time to shine, Wry, let's see what you can do.



Wow

Uhh

WOW

That is....quite a lot, actually!

(The Mole Playing Rough is actually weak to Wry's PSI Freeze.)

Soundtrack: You Win!



You know what? You're all right by me, milady.

Of course, we're still going to need to do something about that level of yours.

Soundtrack: You Gained a Level!



Speak of the devil. Looks like you're getting stronger all the time.



And stronger!

Soundtrack: Spell Learned



And stronger.



And stronger....



OK YOU CAN STOP GETTING STRONGER NOW



Well, that was certainly a big improvement you made ther-BEAR

BEEEEEEAAAAAAR

I DON'T LIKE THIS PLACE ANYMORE



KILL THE BEAR

KILL IT KILL IT KILL IT

Oh. You aren't a bear.



....Sorry about that.



Apparently Wry gets stronger by just watching me viciously murder moles!



And also inherits the powers of alien bees!



Those skulls on the ground really aren't helping my nerves for this fight.

Soundtrack: Battle Against a Weird Opponent



And now I see why they were there in the first place.

Witness true terror, ladies and gentlemen.

LSD Meter: I swear, if these things have Confuse Ray, I can't be held responsible for what I'll do!



These guys seem like the perfect thing to try out your new toy on, Wry.

(They actually are. Enemies have front rows and back rows like Final Fantasy, and PSI Fire hits an entire row.)



Let's light 'em up!



Or they could go first, I guess!



AGAIN

REALLY

WHAT DOES THIS ACCOMPLISH FOR YOU

(Seriously, if someone knows, please tell me the reasoning behind this!)



Since you're so eager to die, allow me to assist you!



OK, NOW light em' up, Wry!



Mmm..... Toasty.



Now, why couldn't Winston, Eugene, and Maria be this useful?!?

Man, I pick some low-quality best friends!



All right, I've had just about enough of your antics.



I just realized something. How do I decide whether or not all these levels Wry's getting are pity levels?

Well, no time to worry about that! We've got some serious training to put you through, missy!

Now, I know I'm the funniest thing since JFK's Berlin Address, but even I don't have an endless supply of jokes for beating the crap out of animals, so we're going to training montage this crap. Simply go on YouTube and find a Nightcore/sped up version of an 80's rock tune and play it for the rest of the episode. Preferably find one that makes your ears bleed as little as possible. I'll give you some options if you're feeling particularly lazy.

Option 1

Option 2(skip to 0:29)

Option 3(Game Grumps fans only)

Ready?

GO!!!











PAUSE TRAINING MONTAGE

Hey, what a Great Charm! But you know what's even greater than getting a Great Charm?



Giving it to someone special~

Or weaker, at least.

Sorry, Wry, it's the truth.



Sad to say, you're gonna need a little help during your training.

(The Great Charm does the same thing that the Travel Charm does, but with +1 to Defense and +....something to Speed)

RESUME TRAINING MONTAGE











PAUSE TRAINING MONTAGE

No, Wry's bear, nooooo!!!!

He.....actually survived an episode! So....good job there!

RESUME TRAINING MONTAGE











PAUSE TRAINING MONTAGE

It suddenly dawns on me that I left my entire family back in Onett, and suddenly I am not OK with this!

(Oh geez.... I hate the Homesick status. It's not something an enemy inflicts you with. You just....get it sometimes. And the game decides not to tell you when it happens. Homesickness causes you to be sad and not do anything on random turns while inflicted. I got lucky and caught it before it started affecting my fights.)

Welp, only one known cure for what's eating me. To the drugstore!

Soundtrack: Buy Somethin' Will Ya!



Sniff...... MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!!!!!!!!!



You can't possibly imagine what I've been through, Mom!

BLUE

BLUE EVERYWHERE



I wanna go home and eat my Kamak and not have to deal with magic girls and bears! Waaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!!



Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-wow, way to stroke your own ego there, Ma....



Hic.... I do. I still don't want to deal with bears though.

Magic girls can stay, though, they tend to be cute.



Bye Mom! Don't eat my Kamak while I'm gone!



.....You heard nothing, Wry. My resolve has never ONCE wavered, understood?

Oh, and speaking of irons, you still have some iron that needs pumping, my female compatriot.



But you know what? You've worked hard today. Let's hit the sack for tonight!

Soundtrack: Friendly Neighbors



I'll have you know that my forgiveness comes with a price.



I find this to be very reasonable!

Very well, all is forgiven!



Prepare your finest linens. We nap like kings tonight.



OK MAYBE SECOND FINEST



I'm really starting to reconsider that forgiveness.

Soundtrack: A Good Night's Rest



Despite Wry's snoring, we both wake up well rested and ready to conquer the day!



You're almost ready, Wry. After this last training montage, you'll officially be capable enough to be a permanent addition to Team Marc.

RESUME TRAINING MONTAGE























































END TRAINING MONTAGE

This is it. Wry is finally ready.



VERY ready, in fact!

But a Wry with no PP ain't no use to nobody.



Luckily, that's easily fixed!

Next time, we officially induct Wry into Team Marc and finish exploring the cave!

Which sadly involves bears.

:C

So....umm.....

OK then.

Where's my bears dammit