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Author: Ryden and Xephfyre
Description: On behalf of the Canterlot University of Electrical Engineering, Princess Celestia sends her star pupil a mysterious contraption she wants her to test out. Can the mane six overcome this new challenge, even if it costs them their sanity?The Elements of Gaming (New Part 9+10!)
Additional Tags: Rage, Mad Skillz, THE STARE, Button Mashing
479 comments:
All good stories and games. The Rock Band one was so amazing. Pinkie Pie is BEAST.
ReplyDeleteThis is the second best Video Game related "through the eyes" style thing. My favorite is VGR Videogame recaps.
I don't know why, but Scootaloo saying "Here's the skinny" made me lol so hard.
ReplyDeleteWHERES CALL OF CUTIE BLANK OPS?
ReplyDeleteI found an error. When Equestria's Spider-Man equivalent is first mentioned he's called 'Spider-Mare', but in every instance after that he's called 'Spider-Pony'.
ReplyDeleteTry to fix this as soon as you can.
Also, here are some game recommendations:
ReplyDeleteThe World Ends With You
Uncharted
Half-Life
Left 4 Dead
Persona 3
Persona 4
Devil May Cry
Team Fortress 2
Kingdom Hearts
any Pokemon game
any Final Fantasy before FF13
Why all the FPS? Come on, I know Rainbow would just LOVE Super Maretroid!
ReplyDelete@Roadworx
ReplyDeleteHalf-Life 2 could be cool, but I want Portal and Super Maretroid first.
@Aceheart
ReplyDeleteYes, Portal!
And Disgaea 4!
Thanks man, I knew I was forgetting something.
@LordZephyr
ReplyDeleteDon't forget Mario, The Legend of Zelda, Sonic, and Mass Effect though. They need to be covered in the future sometime. Gosh, I really wish this had more popularity though...
If "part 6" doesn't prove that Twilight is insane, I don't know what will.
ReplyDeleteI read the description and thought, "Wow, this is going to be dumb. Ponies playing video games? Psssh."
ReplyDeleteI was very, very wrong. Everyone is gloriously in character, and it was sidesplittingly funny. Thank you for a wonderful read.
'If there was ever a record for ‘Loudest scream in Ponyville,’ that day, Rainbow Dash would’ve set the Equestrian record, for life.'
ReplyDelete^Win.
Trevor can't rave about this series enough! Trevor demands moar! MOAR DAMN IT!
~ Magical Trevor, Minstrel of Equestria
C&C Generals? YEAH!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteToo bad all the games you chose are crap.
ReplyDeleteMay I reccommend some Nintendo?
Super Mario Galaxy.
Also, Valve!
Portal1, Half-Life 1
poor dashie a fate worse then death also final fantasy or a sports one would be cool next
ReplyDeleteYes... YES... YEEESSSS!!! C&C Generals, best RTS ever created - has now been played by ponies.
ReplyDelete@Darius
ReplyDeleteWhat "sucks" and doesn't is subjective. How is Guitar Hero/Rock Band crap? Or Halo: Reach? I'm pretty sure some games you love I think are crap.
Anyway, to the story...
Great as always. Looking forward to the next update. Could we see a 'team' game, like L4D?
Has Rarity lost a game yet, I think its time for some revenge...right RD?
ReplyDelete@Darius
ReplyDeleteThe authors said they didn't have a Nintendo console with them. Right now, they're pretty busy.
@IntelligencePending I respect your opinion, however I disagree and would like to point out that Age of Mythology, a game by the creators of Age of Empires (this statement is useless if it happens to be that they had also created command and counquer) happens to be the best real time strategy in existence, if only it could have lived longer with a sequel.
ReplyDeleteI can only imagine what will happen when they get their hooves on Minecraft.
ReplyDeleteThe premise is rediculous, the pacing is off, and the character's aren't consistent.
ReplyDeleteSO WHY DO I LOVE IT SO MUCH?!?
I WANT STARCRAFT 2. NOW.
ReplyDeleteNeeds some Mega Man, Castlevania, and Final Fantasy up in this. Valkyria Chronicles would be nice too, but you guys need a PS3/PSP for that (would be well worth it getting them for those games).
ReplyDelete@Kurisu Fuyuumi
ReplyDelete"20% better than sex with Dash!"
DONOTWANT.PMV
Good thing I have a mental block on Rule 34 & I keep my hormones locked out of my soul.
@OmegaRKB
ReplyDeleteThey're Ponies, they Ain't Gotta Explain Krap!
Hilarious reference to Photo Finish looking like Lady Gaga (Yes, I know she's modeled after Anna Wintour), and Equestria Girls.
ReplyDeleteI didn't see it coming so I laughed my ass off when I read the lyrics. I was thinking "Oh no wait." when I saw Kitey Berry. I was like "Wait a sec, Katey Perry did the song California girls, and they made a parody of that, and Pinkie and singing and..."
-sees Equestria girls-
Oh S***! No Way! Freaking Awesome!
I fangasmed. :D
@Darius
ReplyDelete*waves cane from seat in rocker* I think they should play Donkey Kong and Tron like respectable kids back in my day. Maybe some Galaga too... ohhhhhh... *creak* Mah lumbego's actin' up agin.
Im going to use my powers of clairvoyance to guess a game and plot in the future. Ok....Its going to be a racing game, possibly a Forza Motorsport game....RD is going to bet rarity something for revenge....and she will at some point use a pit maneuver close to the finish line to win the race. Now I play the waiting game.
ReplyDeleteThis is very well written. The characterization is pin-point accurate to the show, and the syntax ,sentence structures, and descriptions are all just perfect. Even though I haven't even played most of these games, this series is extremely entertaining and enjoyable.
ReplyDeleteCool article written up on you guys out of curiosity where did you order the plushies from only ones I can find are on ebay and they are 200 plus a piece at start usually end up much higher
ReplyDelete*Just finished part 2*
ReplyDeleteOh, Celestia, you stupid sexy mare you...
I like it very much.
ReplyDeleteThis is one of the most original yet close to earth ideas I had read in the series. My only grip is that you focus almost completely in shooters and tactical games, which is not only sad because there is a world of games that could allow us to learn a lot about equestria and the mane cast deep immersion senses in the games, but it came as weird that such paceful society would jump directly to create such violent/war loving games.
So, I hope you don't mind, started writing a Fanfic done in an AU of Elements of Gaming with the plot of Luna, after Nightmare night decided to jump in to the train of the Gaming community. For that she send games specifically created for each of the mane cast to create bigger bonds and to re-start the spark of creativity after a thousand years in the moon.
For Twilight is a Civilization V-ish type of game with a flavor of Victoria II and Europa Universalis III.
For Rarity Minecraft.
For Rainbow Dash Duke Nukem Forever (still thinking in the tittle)... if duke nukem lived for all its hype.
For Fluttershy Viva piñata, but a lot more cute and more disturbing than the original game.
For Pinkie Pie Michael Coltson experience.
And Applejack Wii game sports.
I don't know. I'm still working with the ideas and I hope you don't mind using your setting for new fics.
Have a nice day.
Minecraft
ReplyDeleteSimples
Next chapter: Portal. ... Please?
ReplyDeleteDwarf Fortress FTW!
ReplyDeleteOhhhhh Buck....I think we broke Fluttershy.
ReplyDelete@Anon
ReplyDeleteWell its curious you should suggest Lost Odyssey for Twilight...since Seth Balmore is voiced by none other than Tara Strong.
But yeah, either LO or an FF game for Twilight.
Some other good suggestions:
Elder Scrolls (Probably either Oblivion or Morrowind)
Fallout 3
Fable Series
Mass Effect (Mentioned but not played)
Assassin's Creed
Kingdom Hearts
Batman Arkham Asylum/City
Bioshock
Super Smash Bros (Melee or Brawl)
L.A Noire (This one would be good for Twilight, trying to solve cases.)
Brutal Legend (For Rainbow Dash, of course.)
Dragon Age
Pokemon
Shadow Of the Colossus
Portal/Portal 2
Team Fortress 2
Half Life Series
Mario Kart
@Shade Weaver
ReplyDeleteShe has been taken by the darkness... not even Discord could push her this far! What horrors hath gaming unleashed upon Ponyville?
Dear sweet Maelstrom......Fluttershy had me scared for a moment there
ReplyDeleteY u mean to Fluttershy? D:
ReplyDeleteAlso games:
Empire: Total War
SKYRIM
Assassins Creed 1 through Brotherhood
TF2
Killing Floor (just to see their reaction to the Patriarch)
SKYRIM
And possibly Portal
*opens up chapter seven*
ReplyDelete*sees GameHoof*
*grits teeth in anger*
GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMMEEEEEEEE STTTTTTTTOOOPPPPPPPPPPP!!!!
There must be L4D or Dead Island!
ReplyDeleteIt'd be neat to see them doing a Left 4 Dead game or Deus Ex (1 or 3, doesn't matter).
ReplyDeleteMaybe even Space Giraffe.
Chapter 8,
ReplyDeleteOh dear Orion, why Fluttershy? Why? *sniff* I...just can't...accept...this...*cries*
POR QUOI?!
Oh man FlutterJackie is a scary thought. This series has been pretty funny and I do like (most) of the Rockbands music choices (lady gaga yuck). Nice use of Meta humor with the whole Equestria Girls thing though that released a Mighty Guffaw (made me chuckle whatever).
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ReplyDeleteOkay, so Derpy was Muffin_Master, but who was Leeroy_Wingkins?
ReplyDeleteFor an RPG...Skyrim.
ReplyDeleteBorderlands is more of a FPS with some RPG elements, not a true RPG.
Don't tell me my comment disappeared because of the switch between Disqus and Blogger!
ReplyDeleteI hope that similar mixups don't happen. What if Twilight went to pick up Spike's copy of The Eldermane Scrolls: Skyrim but was given Deus Ex: Pony Revolution instead.
ReplyDelete"Twilight, I didn't ask for this."
This story: fun as all hell. It's great.
ReplyDeleteIt's a great in-character exploration of them discovering our wonderful world of Video Games.
Like anyone else, I would love to see them explore some of the newest titles like Skyrim, but that I'm not to picky about as there is a wealth of fantastic older games to choose from; more importantly, we haven't even really gotten them to react to all the genres yet, let alone using it as a commentary for brand new titles.
I am writing this message just to get this idea out there: I really want to see how they all react to horror games.
Silent Hill 2 would be a good choice. Of course. Goes without saying; but I want to see how the authors would make them react to that sort of thing. It sounds very interesting to me.
2 Words:
ReplyDeleteAwesome Fanfic!
woo im finally on track of this fan fanfic, took me all week to read all the chapters XD. cant wait for the next one!
ReplyDeleteOh man, I just read the fourth one, and if you read the fic as you go with the songs, you can almost imagine the ponies playing the song at you read and listen at the same time - it's like reading a movie or something. Excellent job.
ReplyDeleteElements of Gaming 9: Minecraft.
ReplyDelete'Nuff said.
Have RD play Riddick. Shave her head and run around acting badass.
ReplyDeleteI didn't like chapter 8. I just... It hurts my soul to see Fluttershy having to play such a violent, dark-themed game, and though I read it through for 'completion', if you will, I did not enjoy it a whit. If I may make a suggestion, I'd like to see an old-school MUD for Twilight.
ReplyDeleteAnyone else notice Seth posted this at 11:37? XD
ReplyDeleteLearn the difference between Rock Band and Guitar Hero. I mean, really. If I can spot flaws left and right off the top of my head, they are clearly mistakes you should not have made. It's not like it's unusual to have played Rock Band at every opportunity until Rock Band 2 came out; surely everybody knows Rock Band as well as I do.
ReplyDeleteApplejack vs I Wanna Be That Guy? Should be interesting.
ReplyDeleteOh I REALLY hope they play Amnesia The Dark Descent.
ReplyDeleteKinect.Sonic Free Riders. nuff said
ReplyDeletePonies and Kingdom Hearts or Ponies and Team Fortress 2!
ReplyDeleteI've got a little suggestion for the final challenge...
ReplyDeleteA RACE BETWEEN THE MANE 6 TO SEE WHICH PONY CAN BEAT BATTLETOADS FOR THE NES!!!
OMG, THE THROUGH THE FIRE AND FLAMES PART WAS AWSOME, SOMEONE NEEDS TO MAKE A VIDEO OF IT, PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is pretty good. What's next after the Xbox 360, the Wii, becaused that would be wonderful.
ReplyDeleteTwilight i can see as being into games with a deep plot and require some thought and preparation, like Fallout or Borderlands (and i can so see her playing Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey on the Equestria equivalent of the DS), as well as Starcraft and Warhammer 40K Dawn of War
ReplyDeletePinkie Pie i can see liking scary games (like Dragon Age Origins and Dead Space) as well as hilarious games like Disgaea and ridiculously campy games like Bayonetta
For Rarity, Bayonetta and other stylish graphics intense games would fit her, as would games with heavy customization like WoW.
Rainbow Dash would be easy in that any game with lots of action and explosions would be up her alley, like Call of Duty, Rage, racing games like Forza and a bit of both in Twisted Meta;, and i can see her and Twilight going on gun raids in Borderlands
Applejack i see as a toss up between action games with a little bit of everything thrown in (Arkham City) and more technique driven fighting games like Soul Calibur
For Fluttershy, games like Pokemon, Spore and the Sims fit her personality wise, but i just have this image of her going insane playing God of War and Assassin's Creed
Just curious, when or will this be updated?
ReplyDeletealso, amazing fic. I love this as much as I love Silent Ponyville
Is this fanfic still happening?
ReplyDeleteIf so, I'd love to see the ponies play Portal (1 or 2), Super Smash Bros: Brawl, Super Mareio Bros 3, Sonic 3 & Knuckles, Megaman X, or Banjo-Kazooie.
Alright peeps, there's been some laziness and personaly commitments going on for the past few months with the authors of EoG, but I can assure you that new chapters (three to be exact) are currently being written and will be released very shortly. So please stay tuned!
ReplyDeleteTo the creator of this, would you be offended if I attempted (that being the key word) to make a similar story (ponies playing video games) but mainly with Nintendo games?
ReplyDeleteJust read the Darkness chapter. That was fun. I think I know the perfect game for Fluttershy's...precise handling. I've been enraptured by Demon's Souls and more recently Dark Souls and seeing as how you're using a 360 in this story, I would like to see them play Dark Souls. I feel like RD would still rush to her own death a lot, but Rarity and Fluttershy would be able to play smart enough to survive. Not sure of the others. Anyway, how the ponies stand up to it are up to you, but I still would like to see how you do it.
ReplyDeleteYou should make a chapter when The Mane Six plays splinter Cell Conviction!
ReplyDelete-Terence Briones
You should make a chapter when The Mane Six plays splinter Cell Conviction!
ReplyDelete-Terence Briones
Make a chapter when the Mane six plays Splinter Cell Conviction!
ReplyDelete@MrBrony18
ReplyDeleteGo for it, and let any of us take a look at it when you're done. We might even decide to throw it in as a side-chapter for EoG!
@terence1907
ReplyDeleteI loved Conviction Co-op. Who knows, I just might.
@Bufflord
ReplyDeleteThanks, I already have a bit of a short prologue up on fimfiction.net.
I'm not sure if it's good or not but feel free to have a read if you want.
I know it sounds terrible, but i decided to call it "Neightendo-now you're playing with ponies!"