Posted: 2nd April 2018 02:04
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SOLDIER Posts: 743 Joined: 4/11/2004 Awards: |
For those of you who do not know who this little fellow is, it might be better to let it introduce itself:
After ten years of membership, I doubt I need a guide, but hey, it's the thought that counts, is it not? So it's April First, and while I would not exactly consider this a prank, I was certainly surprised to visit the website and see the little guy floating about in my window, making occasional statements and bounces. It does make a variety of statements though, such as "Don't you wish you could adopt me?", and "Didn't I Used to Come in More Colors?" which are probably made in reference to the the Adopt-a-Chocobo program we used to have. I never really did take advantage of that, since I never had a website. Is this how it used to work? Anyway, I wish I could stick around and see more of what Boco says, but my personal computer broke down, and this is a borrowed computer which I should be returning right now. It is by mere chance that I got the opportunity to see it at all. By the way, the little bugger wants a Final Fantasy XIII forum. I wonder if this is a hint at something? -------------------- |
Post #214674
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Posted: 2nd April 2018 02:57
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Your timing has been bad for a while! Here's where we first deployed Boco Buddy.
https://www.cavesofnarshe.com/forums/ipb/in...showtopic=17282 You're right, his art did come from the same chibi chocobo art that was once used for Adopt a Chocobo, though that was a simpler time and the chocobos we used for that didn't actually... do anything. They just sat there. I created all of the animations and audio for him specific for this use, and his quips are a joint effort between me and Neal. He actually currently has 36 quips, so odds are you haven't seen many of them. Just about too late now, I suspect... Also, I'm pretty sure he distracted from this year's April Fool prank, which has me a little sad. To be fair, this year's was incredibly subtle so if nobody noticed it it will just come back next year in a more obnoxious way because, well, spite. -------------------- "To create something great, you need the means to make a lot of really bad crap." - Kevin Kelly Why aren't you shopping AmaCoN? |
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Posted: 2nd April 2018 19:34
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Magitek Soldier Posts: 341 Joined: 25/1/2014 Awards: |
I had to laugh when Boco Buddy said "My cousin is metal". I realize it was probably a reference to Word's paperclip, but I immediately thought of Lid's robotic chocobo from FF Brave Exvius.
Now I'm wondering what was the other joke that I missed. I didn't spend too much time exploring the site though; since it was also Easter I was rather busy with family obligations. -------------------- Watch me play games on Twitch! Schedule: Mondays & Thursdays: Final Fantasy VII -Rebirth- Saturdays: Final Fantasy XIV Side Quests (or maybe more Rebirth, we'll see!) 7:30pm - 10:30pm Central or thereabouts |
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Posted: 2nd April 2018 20:18
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Quote (AltheaValara @ 2nd April 2018 13:34) I had to laugh when Boco Buddy said "My cousin is metal". I realize it was probably a reference to Word's paperclip, but I immediately thought of Lid's robotic chocobo from FF Brave Exvius. It is actually a two-way reference. You're correct about the reference to Clippy, but the other one is back to our old Adopt a Chocobo "feature" that Tonepoet mentioned, in which one of the options was a "metallic"-looking chocobo. http://con3.cavesofnarshe.com/R3/ -------------------- "To create something great, you need the means to make a lot of really bad crap." - Kevin Kelly Why aren't you shopping AmaCoN? |
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Posted: 3rd April 2018 15:48
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Treasure Hunter Posts: 60 Joined: 17/8/2017 Awards: |
I want to adopt a chocobo lol
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Posted: 8th May 2018 06:21
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Black Waltz Posts: 900 Joined: 12/7/2011 Awards: |
What about a man adopted by chocobos?
Burying their head in the sand is rather their nature... Who wants to read everything in the library with me? Boy that light's been on a while. Peaceful Boco, don't bite -------------------- X is blue. |
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