ME GUSTA: Minecraft

Fan art by Jonin600

What happens when you mix three extremely dangerous jobs like ore mining, construction, and zombie hunting? That's right guys, this blog post will be about Minecraft. This game has gained much popularity over the past year and the final version was officially released sometime early November (don't feel like searching the release date). If you've never played before, the object of them game is embedded deeply into the title, so deeply that you must have a degree in cryptography to decipher its message, but even then many scholars fail to understand the full meaning of its concept, sarcasm. The player must mine, craft, repeat. Seems simple enough, but this simple concept has a very addicting sense to it. As a gamer, ever since they still sold Game Boys at Best Buy, I had always dreamed of that one game that was to rule them all. That one game that had the longest story line and takes forever to beat and is hard to master. Apparently Minecraft fits none of these characteristics since it doesn't technically have a story line and therefore cannot be beaten and is relatively easy to play. However, it still is very addictive (just ask me). Forums

Aztec Rave Monkey

Aztec Rave Monkey © Kikiyama, Image from yumenikki.wikia.com

Whoa! What is this seizure inducing graphic image?!

It's the, as dubbed by the fan community, "Aztec Rave Monkey" from the 32 bit freeware computer game Yume Nikki !

One may ask, but what is Yume Nikki? Why do I care that a game has this image in it? WHY CAN'T I STOP STARING AT THIS .GIF?! WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN?

If you couldn't deduce yourself, Yume Nikki is not simply just an infinite loop of this graphic, it is a Japanese computer game made by the mysterious one man creator "Kikiyama" about dreams (Thus the crazy image, it is like something that is indescribable or enigmatic that one might have appear in their dreams). Filled with graphic images and confusing areas, Yume Nikki has gathered a solid and loyal quiet fanbase.

Such crazy events in the game lead to much speculation, thus a perfect opening for a story is born, right? Yes. After extensive interviewing and playing of the actual game, I have concluded and brought together many a speculation and have posted it as my feature story!

If you're not already intrigued (who isn't?) I have supplied you with a snippet of the story below:

"'[Madotsuki] may not be the character's true name,' the Yume Nikki wiki speculates, 'It could be thought of as being more a description of the character as the player's window into the dream world rather than a literal name. It could also be a way to preserve the game's theme of loneliness by giving the character a functional, dehumanizing name, rather than a personal name.'"

Now all you'll have to do is hold on to your seat and wait in anticipation for our magazine!

TIME FOR A REAL PROCRASTINATION POST (CAPS RAGE STYLE)

                                                              POSTED BY DOUBLEFLY
OK GUYS, UNLIKE THAT OTHER SORRY POST ABOUT PROCRASTINATION THAT HAD LIKE 5 WORDS IN IT, THIS IS GOING TO BE A PREVIEW OF MY FEATURE ARTICLE THAT WILL BE ON THE FINAL ISSUE OF CLICK. ANYWAYS, YOU MIGHT BE FAMILIAR WITH A LITTLE WORD CALLED PROCRASTINATION. IF YOU HAVEN'T, YOU AREN'T HUMAN. SAID PROCRASTINATION CAN CAUSE MAJOR PROBLEMS IN GRADES AND CAN HAVE US LATE AT NIGHT TRYING TO FINISH OUR PROJECTS WHEN WE SPENT OUR ENTIRE EVENING WATCHING CARTOONS OR PLAYING VIDEO GAMES (MW3). I INTERVIEWED OUR FELLOW FRIEND/STUDENT KEVIN CHAU WHO HAPPILY ANSWERED OUR QUESTIONS FOR THIS ARTICLE. WE WILL BE LOOKING INTO THE WHAT KEVIN DOES WHEN HE PROCRASTINATES AND HOW OFTEN HE PROCRASTINATES.

AS YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED, THIS POST IS IN CAPS LOCK, AKA CAPS RAGE. APART FROM ITS USUAL USE, I'M USING CAPS RAGE NOT BECAUSE I AM ANGRY, BUT BECAUSE THIS IS ONE OF MY IMPORTANT POSTS (IDK ABOUT THE OTHER GROUP MEMBERS, MY FEATURE ARTICLE IS PRETTY IMPORTANT TO ME). I LIKE SING CAPS LOCK JUST BECAUSE I HEAR SCREAMING IN MY HEAD WHENEVER I USE IT. TO FINISH OFF THIS BLOG POST, I AM STATING THAT THIS LAST PARAGRAPH ISN'T EVEN RELEVANT TO MY STORY AND IS AN EXAMPLE OF PROCRASTINATION.

Ponies, Ponies Everywhere

Alt Title: SUPER ULTRA SNEAK PEEK SPESHUL EDITION

So by now I'm sure you've all heard of the My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic sensation sweeping the World Wide Web. Of the flamewars of epic proportions. Of the invasion of 4chan. Of the legions of bronies loving and tolerating the heck out of everyone.

Well, don't you wish you knew more about how this cute and cuddly show became ultra-super-popular practically overnight? Don't you wish you knew more about what really goes on in the mind of a brony? OF COURSE YOU DO WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY SO BEFORE

That's why your very own Click Magazine is going to be reporting on the issue in the very next...er...issue! Be astounded by the tales of ponies! Be amazed at the history of the show! Be starstruck by the magic of friendship! And a bunch of other things! Yeah! Exclamation marks are fun!

So while I was writing the article, I even took the liberty of watching a bunch of MLP:FiM episodes over the weekend, just for you guys! Juuuuuuuuust for you guys. After all, a writer needs to think of their readers, right? :D

But yeah! If you want to know anything, anywhere, at all about this pony phenomenon, comment below and I'll try to write it into my article. Readers first, after all. Also, if you are in the acquaintance of anypony...i mean, anyone who either likes the show, hates the show, has experience with the show, etc. etc., please let me know as well! Thank you all for your help. May the magic of friendship be with you!

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