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29th-December-2011, 14:01
Dr. Ivo Robotnik

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Originally Posted by Jack Spicer

do you miss my mass posts which have been absent for the last few days?
what IS up?
Can I ask a rhetorical question? Well, can I?
If practice makes perfect, and no one's perfect, then why practice?
Can you be a closet claustrophobic?
If a book about failures doesn't sell is it a success?
When companies ship Styrofoam, what do they pack it in?
When it rains, why don't sheep shrink?
If a mute swears, does his mother wash his hands?
Is there another word for synonym?
Isn't it a bit unnerving that doctors call what they do "practice"?
Why do they lock gas station bathrooms? Are they afraid someone will clean them?
Why do kamikaze pilots wear helmets?
if we call japanese cartoons anime what does japan call american cartoons?
why do we call it anime?

- No comment.
- Quite a few things, such as most likely your ceiling, and following that the roof and/or sky. That's only a small sample size of things that are up as well.
-
- Because some people strive. You apparently try to reason your way out of it, you little weasel.
- I'm sure you can. There's that tricky difference between metaphor and literalism again. Do try to grasp that concept, would you? Though I suspect it would make you run out of questions nigh instantaneously.
- And there it is again. No, it's a failure. The subject does not mean that it has to fail.
- Cardboard boxes.
- Because they're not processed wool. They're wool in process.
- I'm sure she would. Alternately, does anyone actually wash people's mouths out with soap? Because that would be fundamentally stupid. Washing your hands, on the other hand, is quite sensible.
- Awordmeaningthesamething
- I do hope it unnerves you. I personally have no trouble with it.
- Does the word "vandalism" ring a bell? Some people are, regrettably, not prone to letting other people's possessions and businesses remain intact if left open.
- Because kamikaze doesn't actually mean suicide. That's a stupid western adaptation.
- You already asked this one. AGAIN.
- Direct quote from wikipedia: Anime is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". WAS THAT SO HARD!? I mean good grief, be sensible. Even if I hadn't grabbed wikipedia I could've answered you that! Wikipedia isn't scary. Plus it would prevent a great deal of pointless questions. Hint.

EDIT: If I spot any repeat questions from your posts from here on out, I will subsequently ignore the entire thing. Re-read what you post.

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Originally Posted by Kouen

If you took over would you make your own Holiday season? What would it be called and what would it consist of? will it be a period of time or a season if you will or a day on its own?

Well, once I take over I would like to think of the entire world being in a holiday season for the rest of my time in power. It would be called the Robotnik Empire, consisting of the world under my enigmatic rule. No, it will not involve free time. I'll leave ordinary holidays intact, don't worry.
29th-December-2011, 23:07
Joe Blog

Since you liked my laser cannon with a removable rocket launcher idea would you like some more weapon ideas?

Have you picked new wall paper yet?

Have i repeated any questions?
30th-December-2011, 03:06
foggy_han

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Originally Posted by Dr. Ivo Robotnik

...observing the other dimensions is possible with the right technology.

Sounds like you could spy every single person any moment you want... >.>
Knowing that makes me feel quite uncomfortable... now I really must have that badnik-pet! :PP

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Originally Posted by Dr. Ivo Robotnik

Yeah, the amount of dimensions is technically infinite...

I think every person has the ability to create a dimension. :wacko:
For instance, every mind of a "sonic-fan" (just a general expression to avoid even bigger posts... ^^')
has a different version of every character they know. And even those versions suffer changes through time!
(Adding that to the "equation" must give quite the boom in the numbers... although already "technically infinite"... :revwacko:)
...
Well, hypothetical stuff aside: I like my version the most! :P
(In my version, there is no "Sally" whatsoever. Seriously, geez... >.>)

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Originally Posted by Dr. Ivo Robotnik

You've noticed. Most of these characters appear to be evil for evil's sake. How boring can that get?

Very... :nosweat:
...
(And about Captain Planet... xD)

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Originally Posted by Dr. Ivo Robotnik

More questions are always good. And it depends. What would you prefer in a badnik?

Now we're talking! :LOL:

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Originally Posted by Dr. Ivo Robotnik

Slow and sturdy?

Depends. Slow would be nice if the b-pet, for some reason, runs away.
About sturdiness, it do not expect it to be damaged, but the world is still a dangerous place, so...
...only if the sturdiness does not sacrifice cuteness/fluffiness. ^^

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Originally Posted by Dr. Ivo Robotnik

Quick yet fragile?

Neither. But it can have a fragile personality though. Will add to the cuteness. :pwacko:

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Originally Posted by Dr. Ivo Robotnik

Cute and cuddly (I can't believe I said that)?

Yes, that is the essential trait. :D
Just try to match the cuteness of this:

http://cdnimg.visualizeus.com/thumbs...7e970da5_m.jpg

(And yes... "cute and cuddly". xD ... But hey, at least you can touch the hearts of your to-be-people ;))

And now, my question. It is really simple this time (I suppose) but:
How do you really call this thing?

http://info.sonicretro.org/images/7/...eggmanlost.png

I read so many names that I do not know anymore... xD
(I even remember hearing in a VHS tape episode of Sonic: "aero-deslizador-ovomítico"... so... :PP)
...
I "eggspect" your usual quality answer.
(By the way, don't you hate "egg" puns? Because there seem to be lots of them in the comics... xD)
30th-December-2011, 13:21
zudo

when are you and sonic gonna have another epic battle on a SEGA console?
30th-December-2011, 19:31
Dr. Ivo Robotnik

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Originally Posted by Joe Blog

Since you liked my laser cannon with a removable rocket launcher idea would you like some more weapon ideas?

Have you picked new wall paper yet?

Have i repeated any questions?

- Not at present, no. I'm developing my newest plot, and I don't need any new weaponry for it that I can't develop myself.
- Yes. It's a lovely cream white. Red rug on the floors though.
- Not that I know of off-hand. You might have, but I either didn't notice or didn't care.

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Originally Posted by foggy_han

Sounds like you could spy every single person any moment you want... >.>
Knowing that makes me feel quite uncomfortable... now I really must have that badnik-pet! :PP

No, I can only spy on other dimensions this way. The machinery focuses on dimensional barriers and uses the barrier as a looking glass, essentially. I don't think there's such a barrier between me and you.

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I think every person has the ability to create a dimension. :wacko:
For instance, every mind of a "sonic-fan" (just a general expression to avoid even bigger posts... ^^')
has a different version of every character they know. And even those versions suffer changes through time!
(Adding that to the "equation" must give quite the boom in the numbers... although already "technically infinite"... :revwacko:)
...
Well, hypothetical stuff aside: I like my version the most! :P
(In my version, there is no "Sally" whatsoever. Seriously, geez... >.>)

It doesn't quite work that way, although I must admit that I am not certain what causes the origination of dimensions. There are many theories, but they are almost impossible to verify.

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Very... :nosweat:
...
(And about Captain Planet... xD)

I tend NOT to want to discuss that abortion of a series, for some reason.

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Now we're talking! :LOL:

Depends. Slow would be nice if the b-pet, for some reason, runs away.
About sturdiness, it do not expect it to be damaged, but the world is still a dangerous place, so...
...only if the sturdiness does not sacrifice cuteness/fluffiness. ^^

Neither. But it can have a fragile personality though. Will add to the cuteness. :pwacko:

Yes, that is the essential trait. :D
Just try to match the cuteness of this:

http://cdnimg.visualizeus.com/thumbs...7e970da5_m.jpg

(And yes... "cute and cuddly". xD ... But hey, at least you can touch the hearts of your to-be-people ;))

I... don't think I can quite match that in a badnik. You do realise that the badniks are essentially my shock troops of the Robotnik Empire legions, right? Cute and cuddly (I can't believe I wrote that. Again.) isn't usually what I go in for. If you want just a pet that isn't intended for any kind of combat whatsoever, I may be able to construct something fluffy. (aargh).

I'll make note of discounting "speedy and fragile" though.

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And now, my question. It is really simple this time (I suppose) but:
How do you really call this thing?

http://info.sonicretro.org/images/7/...eggmanlost.png

I read so many names that I do not know anymore... xD
(I even remember hearing in a VHS tape episode of Sonic: "aero-deslizador-ovomítico"... so... :PP)
...
I "eggspect" your usual quality answer.
(By the way, don't you hate "egg" puns? Because there seem to be lots of them in the comics... xD)

That is the illustrious Eggmobile. It's seen a few names, some from alternate dimensions. Egg-O-Matic is probably the daftest of the lot. It's also been known as the Eggpod, I believe, and when I turned it into a personal combat walker during the Adventure 2 plot, I referred to it as the Egg Walker. Technically the Egg Walker II, given that I already used one during the initial Adventure plot, which was more a walking tank, pretty much.

Also, the 'egg' puns especially in the early comics weren't for historical accuracy, per se. They put them in for that most fundamental of reasons for all businesses: They want to sell their product. I might not like the puns, but I'll live with them. Plus, I suppose I asked for it myself a bit. It has become my theme a bit. We've got the Egg Walker, Egg Lancer, Egg Devil Ray, Egg Beetle, Death Egg, Egg Dragoon (and Egg Dragoon II), Egg Carrier, Egg Fleet...

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Originally Posted by zudo

when are you and sonic gonna have another epic battle on a SEGA console?

The minute SEGA decides to produce a new console. I'm not their keeper, after all, and I'm certainly not going to build one for them. I have new plots to devise!
31st-December-2011, 01:09
foggy_han

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Originally Posted by Dr. Ivo Robotnik

I... don't think I can quite match that in a badnik. You do realise that the badniks are essentially my shock troops of the Robotnik Empire legions, right?

Yeah, and yeah. xD
...
Anyway, I was just wondering: You are not using animals to make the troops, right?
(I hope you use rings or "non-living" things, or else I will seriously despise the forces of your rulership. :disagree: )

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Originally Posted by Dr. Ivo Robotnik

Cute and cuddly (I can't believe I wrote that. Again.) ...

Do I sense... denial? ;P

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Originally Posted by Dr. Ivo Robotnik

If you want just a pet that isn't intended for any kind of combat whatsoever, ...

Gosh, no! xD

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Originally Posted by Dr. Ivo Robotnik

I may be able to construct something fluffy. (aargh).

Denial? :PP

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Originally Posted by Dr. Ivo Robotnik

We've got the Egg Walker, Egg Lancer, Egg Devil Ray, Egg Beetle, Death Egg, Egg Dragoon (and Egg Dragoon II), Egg Carrier, Egg Fleet...

And let us not forget the Egg Viper. ;)
Now, if I may, I must say that, from that list, the Death Egg was, to me, the "Egg" that enforced the most respect. :nod:
...
So... when did you agree to share the project with the "sith"? O_O
(Don't forget I have a "geek" dad. :wacko: )
31st-December-2011, 02:46
Rok124

sir, sir i have a question

do you know why kids love cinnamon toast crunch?
31st-December-2011, 03:19
Dr. Ivo Robotnik

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Originally Posted by rok124

sir, sir i have a question

do you know why kids love cinnamon toast crunch?

At a guess, and this is a complete stab in the dark, you understand: It tastes nice?

Also, it's probably well-advertised and a known brand, and so on and so forth.
31st-December-2011, 03:24
Nemkoon

Pirates or Ninjas?
31st-December-2011, 03:35
Dr. Ivo Robotnik

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Originally Posted by Nemesis

Pirates or Ninjas?

Me.
31st-December-2011, 19:21
Nemkoon

Beyond Infinite, or Infinite and Beyond?
31st-December-2011, 22:25
SegNin

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Originally Posted by Dr. Ivo Robotnik

- Direct quote from wikipedia: Anime is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". WAS THAT SO HARD!? I mean good grief, be sensible. Even if I hadn't grabbed wikipedia I could've answered you that! Wikipedia isn't scary. Plus it would prevent a great deal of pointless questions. Hint.

Actually, the most popualr theory is that anime is French for cartoon and The Japanese borrowed it from the French and added it to their own language:

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/ency...icon.php?id=45

But nobody really knows for sure.

OK, my questions:

Why are you so round?

If you had the enlarging device pictured in my sig, what would YOU do with it?
31st-December-2011, 22:58
Nemkoon

Favorite kind of soup?
31st-December-2011, 23:22
TheRealSpiders

What is your favorite fruit?
1st-January-2012, 01:26
Dr. Ivo Robotnik

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Originally Posted by Nemesis

Beyond Infinite, or Infinite and Beyond?

Infinitely Beyond-ish.

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Originally Posted by SegNin

Actually, the most popualr theory is that anime is French for cartoon and The Japanese borrowed it from the French and added it to their own language:

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/ency...icon.php?id=45

But nobody really knows for sure.

OK, my questions:

Why are you so round?

If you had the enlarging device pictured in my sig, what would YOU do with it?

Duly noted. I wasn't aware of that, but that goes to show where a bit of quick research can get you. I simply didn't have the time or the patience to deal with the question. Now, on to yours!

- It's a glandular problem. Note my arms and legs, they're thin. Nothing to be done, and really, I'm great, so what more do I need to know?
- Certainly not what those scientists came up with, for a start. Devices like that have severe inherent limitations. If I could construct it, I have a variety of uses in mind. Most of which involve personal plots that have yet to be implemented, so I can't provide a great deal of detail. Still, my badnik horde would have a lot less trouble standing up to a certain Hedgehog...

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Originally Posted by Nemesis

Favorite kind of soup?

Hrmm... Chicken, I think. It's always nice to have a bowl of chicken soup after a painful defeat. Needless to say, I've consumed a fair amount of chicken soup in my life...

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Originally Posted by TheRealSpiders

What is your favorite fruit?

I'm not much of a fruit-eater, but I suppose... watermelon.
1st-January-2012, 13:13
kiduxa

sir, sir, hows it goin?
did u had fireworks in the last night? what color was them? :awesome:
oh and did u had any especial cake? if yes will u show me or give the recepe so i can make one too?
thx :awesomecat:
2nd-January-2012, 02:57
Joe Blog

Whats your favorite kind of cheese?

Did my hacking attempt work on your ship?

Do you ever wear any colours apart from yellow, black, red and white.
2nd-January-2012, 15:45
Dr. Ivo Robotnik

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Originally Posted by kiduxa

sir, sir, hows it goin?
did u had fireworks in the last night? what color was them? :awesome:
oh and did u had any especial cake? if yes will u show me or give the recepe so i can make one too?
thx :awesomecat:

- I'm doing quite well, thank you. Had to repel a hacking attempt on my system earlier, but hardly anything challenging. Other than that, it's a fine day. And yourself?
- A few. I tend to create fireworks whenever I set out on my next attempt to take over the world, so it's such an everyday occurrence that I'm not too bothered launching much on the start of the New Year, but I launched a few fireworks. None harmful, to those that are worrying. Not everything I do is destructive. A lot is though.
- I'm afraid I just had some apple pie, the kind which everyone can make. Not very seasonal, perhaps, but I felt like it.

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Originally Posted by Joe Blog

Whats your favorite kind of cheese?

Did my hacking attempt work on your ship?

Do you ever wear any colours apart from yellow, black, red and white.

- I don't really have a specific favourite kind of cheese, really. It's cheese. Works fairly well on bread and pizza.
- No. I should think that would be obvious. If you have to ask me if your attempt to hack my ship, you obviously do not have access and it obviously failed, didn't it now? Also, I detected it before it even reached my first line of security. Then it reached my first line of security, and oddly enough, stopped being a problem.
- Very rarely.
2nd-January-2012, 16:25
SegNin

Why do you want to conquer the world anyway?
Seems like such a bother...
3rd-January-2012, 00:37
Dr. Ivo Robotnik

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Originally Posted by SegNin

Why do you want to conquer the world anyway?
Seems like such a bother...

True, to an extent. But I've seen the way the world's been mismanaged, and I know that I can do better. This world will be mine, and I will change the madness that is currently in power. And I will do so at any cost.

Of course, I can go all idealistic on you, but there is a personal aspect: GUN attempting to take me down after I'd worked for the cretins for several years was a good one. Being hunted down for my intelligence by various governments also didn't help. So, I'm turning against the disgusting leaderships of this world. I will take them down and I will replace them with the only one fit to rule: MYSELF!
4th-January-2012, 07:14
Joe Blog

How do you go about getting materials for all the stuff you make?

Are you sponsored by anyone?

how did your computer know that me, catapulting a pile of old virused computers at your ship was a hacking attempt?

can i have my old virused computers back?

Should i start operation super post?
4th-January-2012, 14:35
Dr. Ivo Robotnik

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Originally Posted by Joe Blog

How do you go about getting materials for all the stuff you make?

Are you sponsored by anyone?

how did your computer know that me, catapulting a pile of old virused computers at your ship was a hacking attempt?

can i have my old virused computers back?

Should i start operation super post?

- Many sources. Duplication engines play an important part.
- Only unwittingly. I have a vast financial empire, it just doesn't lead back to me directly.
- Oh, that hacking attempt wasn't you? That should be interesting. Also, those computers were annihilated by my defensive systems. I thought someone was just trashdumping to make some silly point.
- See previous answer. There's... well, not much left. You can have the remaining ashes if they haven't been ejected by now.
- Still no. The thread might've slowed, but it's still there, and still doing fine.
5th-January-2012, 01:48
Joe Blog

What would you do if this thread reached 100 or maybe just maybe 200 posts?

What did you think of my last attack on your super computers, i used a really old and slow computer so that your computers advanced defenses had to slow down to a grinding halt, after trying to fend off my attack your security seemed to crash because its counter attack couldn't find the resources it need on my computer to carry out its operations unfortunately i got to excited and knocked my coffee onto my equipment causing a quite nice firework display
5th-January-2012, 02:41
Dr. Ivo Robotnik

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Originally Posted by Joe Blog

What would you do if this thread reached 100 or maybe just maybe 200 posts?

What did you think of my last attack on your super computers, i used a really old and slow computer so that your computers advanced defenses had to slow down to a grinding halt, after trying to fend off my attack your security seemed to crash because its counter attack couldn't find the resources it need on my computer to carry out its operations unfortunately i got to excited and knocked my coffee onto my equipment causing a quite nice firework display

It already has reached 200 posts. Your post was #703.

Also, my supercomputers didn't have any failure. You slowed down a single process. Of the millions that are running. Astonishing. The only thing that was happening was that a counterattack was being mounted until your process shorted out, presumably due to a minor coffee disaster. I feel so bad for you.
6th-January-2012, 01:55
Joe Blog

How well are your computers protected against EMF?

Do you have turn indicators on your egg mobile?

How far off are you from finishing your "take over the world quickly" plan?

Whats your favorite sound?
6th-January-2012, 16:39
Dr. Ivo Robotnik

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Originally Posted by Joe Blog

How well are your computers protected against EMF?

Do you have turn indicators on your egg mobile?

How far off are you from finishing your "take over the world quickly" plan?

Whats your favorite sound?

- "EMF"? Do you mean EMP? If so, completely. I'm not going to let some pulse-bomb take out everything that I've got running.
- Since none of you plebs have invented similar floatation tech yet - of course not. Do airplanes have turn indicators?
- "quickly" is sort of a moot point by now.
- My. Voice.
6th-January-2012, 16:50
luffy4

would the mirror that talks from snow white be of use to you?
7th-January-2012, 16:03
Dr. Ivo Robotnik

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Originally Posted by Jack Spicer

would the mirror that talks from snow white be of use to you?

I don't really see how. It's a magic mirror. These things are annoyingly unpredictable. Oh, they tell the truth, but it's always a veiled truth or a riddle.

If I wanted to hear someone speak in riddles I'd set Knuckles a math problem. Which I've done before. It's hilarious.
9th-January-2012, 19:40
Kouen Hasuki

In your latest plan "Generations" Did you ever get out of Limbo?
9th-January-2012, 21:18
Dr. Ivo Robotnik

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Originally Posted by Kouen

In your latest plan "Generations" Did you ever get out of Limbo?

Oh certainly. It turns out one of us did see a door over there. Still not entirely sure which one of us saw it, but that's completely beside the point. It allowed us to exit that blasted extra-temporal dimension, and I'm back on the Egg Carrier plotting my conquest. Oh, and answering questions, of course.
10th-January-2012, 01:59
luffy4

do you like epic rap battles of history?
10th-January-2012, 02:00
Darklinky

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Originally Posted by Jack Spicer

do you like epic rap battles of history?

That is an awesome question.
10th-January-2012, 12:43
kiduxa

hi sir. i have a question :awesome: why is amy such a looney?
i say the amy of sonic course not the amy that got a house made of wine....... :serious:
my sis show me a diferent amy from a sonic game and had a orange skirt and was diferent from the amy i see with a hammer.
she is a total wacko. i liked the other one more cause it was more nice and pretty. =^.^=
and just another question: i cant play psp games in my pc. u know why? my sis says its the emulayter or vista but we cant play and there are lots of psp games here..... :awesomecat:
10th-January-2012, 14:53
Dr. Ivo Robotnik

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Originally Posted by Jack Spicer

do you like epic rap battles of history?

Not particularly, really. Rap has never really interested me, either satirical or serious. It's one of those things some people find hilarious, but I do not. That's fine. If we all had the same sense of humour, the world would be a remarkably boring place, oddly enough.

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Originally Posted by Darklinky

That is an awesome question.

If you say so.

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Originally Posted by kiduxa

hi sir. i have a question :awesome: why is amy such a looney?
i say the amy of sonic course not the amy that got a house made of wine....... :serious:
my sis show me a diferent amy from a sonic game and had a orange skirt and was diferent from the amy i see with a hammer.
she is a total wacko. i liked the other one more cause it was more nice and pretty. =^.^=
and just another question: i cant play psp games in my pc. u know why? my sis says its the emulayter or vista but we cant play and there are lots of psp games here..... :awesomecat:

- Amy is completely obsessed over Sonic. I've seen her in the orange skirt outfit, it was during the Time Stone fiasco during the 'Sonic CD' plot. No, I'm not sure why I went with that name either, just go with it. It was just one of those days, but at least SEGA Picked up on it and decided on a CD release for the daft game they made to chronicle the events. Amy was kidnapped for that plan, Sonic went after me, defeated me, yadda yadda...

Essentially Amy became completely obsessed with the hedgehog after that, and changed her looks to try to appeal more to him. From what I know, Sonic's still worried by her, so he's got some taste. Also, that hammer? Still scary as all hell.
- On the PSP question: I don't think anyone's emulated the PSP with complete success thus far - I could, but don't really want to - so problems with it are almost inevitable, I fear. Might I suggest you ask this of a few other regular users of the PSP emulators on this forum on this matter? I hardly have the time between plots to analyse the inner workings of an emulator, you see. Good luck though.
10th-January-2012, 16:51
Nemkoon

SEGA or Nintendon't?
11th-January-2012, 14:44
Dr. Ivo Robotnik

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Originally Posted by Nemesis

SEGA or Nintendon't?

Well, SEGA, obviously. If we'd be going up against Nintendo there might be some doubt, but this is no contest, obviously.
12th-January-2012, 15:48
Kouen Hasuki

So what was going through your mind when you first realised you had to take on 2 Sonic's during the "Generations" plan?
12th-January-2012, 23:13
Dr. Ivo Robotnik

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Originally Posted by Kouen

So what was going through your mind when you first realised you had to take on 2 Sonic's during the "Generations" plan?

A rapid succession of frustration, gut-wrenching terror, mild nausea, anger, rage, and finally infuriation. Followed by a short aneurysm so I had to go have a lie-down. After that I decided to bring in my counterpart from the past as well. Things still didn't work out.
13th-January-2012, 17:28
Kouen Hasuki

Given you and your past self failed in your effort to eliminate Sonic(s) would you say You or Your Past self was to blame? It did seem to me he was more off task and distracted then yourself
14th-January-2012, 02:48
Dr. Ivo Robotnik

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Originally Posted by Kouen

Given you and your past self failed in your effort to eliminate Sonic(s) would you say You or Your Past self was to blame? It did seem to me he was more off task and distracted then yourself

I would say Sonic was to blame, personally. My past self seeming distracted and a bit off-task is easily explained: I'm older and rather more experienced in the job than my past self was. He was simply a bit nervous. I will agree that he was the weaker link of the two of us, but I won't say we failed. I will admit that Sonic defeated us. Again. Both of them. I think I'll stay out of time travel from now on, it's giving me a headache.

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