So, I was farting about on Deviantart when I found that my Deviant watch had something from Matt Frank, a well known kaiju artist on the site. It was a new combatant for the Kickstarter project Kaiju Combat called Solomon. The comments, however, got my attention. They seemed to point to him already having turned up somewhere before this. I Put NES Godzilla Creepypasta into Youtube and dug up this:
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUNDvvODn6ZQ5m04gWbtN398bGPrOq54i
I'm glad I found it, it is a good tale of horror. So here is my somewhat review:
Genre: Haunted game
Notable examples: Ben Drowned, Sonic.exe
Plot: Our protagonist is Godzilla fan and old game enthusiast Zachary. Through a friend he has gotten a hold of a copy of Godzilla: Monster of Monsters for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Early on, however, he has to restart due to a game breaking glitch. This is when the weird amount fan service enters the story, as monsters that were either not in the original game (Titanosaurus) or not even created yet (Orga) start turning up. It turns out these oddities are the machinations of an entity in the game called RED. Zack must now complete all stages and defeat RED to get out alive.
RED: I want to talk about this guy for a bit because I find him both creepy and a curiosity. He must be a kaiju enthusiast himself because he digs up some obscure shit to throw in Zack's way. For example, how many of you can tell me who this is?
Also, for a downright evil bastard, RED is all too happy to follow the rules of the game. He also never makes the game impossible for Zack, he always had a chance. These are RED's most sadistic traits though I can't nail down what it is that makes this so.
I'm going stop for tonight because I don't want to spend all night on this, but I will finish up tomorrow.
Details: Now when writing a haunted game Creepypasta, it is worth keeping in mind that not everyone has played the game you're writing about. Therefore details are needed to show why said oddities are odd. This is something that the story makes a strong point of doing as it actually reads like a strategy guide. It details what replaces existing monsters and their attacks and patterns. The same can be said for the new monsters and RED's changed levels, so the story is not lacking in this regard.
Creep factor: High. Most of the general creepiness comes from the extreme body horror from the creatures and level designs. The reading I posted also comes with a few jump-scares that are so few that they stay scary. So this one is not worth dwelling on.
Conclusion: This is one hell of a story that is worth your time.
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUNDvvODn6ZQ5m04gWbtN398bGPrOq54i
I'm glad I found it, it is a good tale of horror. So here is my somewhat review:
Genre: Haunted game
Notable examples: Ben Drowned, Sonic.exe
Plot: Our protagonist is Godzilla fan and old game enthusiast Zachary. Through a friend he has gotten a hold of a copy of Godzilla: Monster of Monsters for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Early on, however, he has to restart due to a game breaking glitch. This is when the weird amount fan service enters the story, as monsters that were either not in the original game (Titanosaurus) or not even created yet (Orga) start turning up. It turns out these oddities are the machinations of an entity in the game called RED. Zack must now complete all stages and defeat RED to get out alive.
RED: I want to talk about this guy for a bit because I find him both creepy and a curiosity. He must be a kaiju enthusiast himself because he digs up some obscure shit to throw in Zack's way. For example, how many of you can tell me who this is?
Also, for a downright evil bastard, RED is all too happy to follow the rules of the game. He also never makes the game impossible for Zack, he always had a chance. These are RED's most sadistic traits though I can't nail down what it is that makes this so.
I'm going stop for tonight because I don't want to spend all night on this, but I will finish up tomorrow.
Details: Now when writing a haunted game Creepypasta, it is worth keeping in mind that not everyone has played the game you're writing about. Therefore details are needed to show why said oddities are odd. This is something that the story makes a strong point of doing as it actually reads like a strategy guide. It details what replaces existing monsters and their attacks and patterns. The same can be said for the new monsters and RED's changed levels, so the story is not lacking in this regard.
Creep factor: High. Most of the general creepiness comes from the extreme body horror from the creatures and level designs. The reading I posted also comes with a few jump-scares that are so few that they stay scary. So this one is not worth dwelling on.
Conclusion: This is one hell of a story that is worth your time.