Post by Redstar on Mar 22, 2010 21:12:15 GMT -5
As many of you may already know, I've been working collaborating on a project attempting to research the PokeGod phenomenon by archiving and discussing the many rumors that emerged during the period of mid '98 to early '00.
This project was inspired by Mateo's own "Secrets and Rumors" hack, which we all know is an attempt to bring to life those very rumors from our youth. When I first discovered the original Twilight Hacking board and acquainted myself with Mat, I began to do a little searching for codes that might be relevant to the hack. From this, I found SailorClef's PokeGods page.
The page was rather small and not very comprehensive, but it struck me as vastly interesting. No other site had such information, and I was surprised to find that the last update wasn't too long before. I contacted SailorClef, and after sharing our interests we began collaborating on the project for the last year and a half. As you can tell by comparing this archive of the page from before our meeting, the project went a long way. We both had a lot to say and a lot of old sites to dig into to find the best way to express our perspectives.
It should come as no surprise that the project has evolved many times. Through our research, we found that many PokeGods once believed to be entirely made-up (Hifishi, Bruno, "Unidentified Dragon", etc.) had legitimate origins. Others that were thought to be single-note PokeGods (such as Doomsay and Doomsday being solely GameShark-obtained PokeGods) were proven untrue, as we managed to track their origin far earlier than once believed. The project went from a simple page of things we noted or found interesting to a full-blown sociology project attempting to explain and pay homage to a phenomenon that would otherwise be forgotten.
Our work has come to a point where I feel ready and proud to share it with this board. A lot of time was spent designing a layout and system of organization, which is now expressed on the RAGECANDYBAR website. So far our most comprehensive projects are one focusing on the PokeGods and another on MissingNo., but we do have plans to extend our coverage to beta information, the Japanese versions (Green version), early videogame and franchise coverage, etc. You can find the much more extensive PokeGods project here: The PokeGods: Secrets and Rumors
Feel free to offer any comments, criticism, or advice. This is an ongoing project, so any help would be appreciated. Also note that we're seeking affiliates (an attempt to revive the early "webring" system). So if you have a freesite of your own that focuses on Pokemon (not just hacking) speak up and we'd love to exchange links.
This project was inspired by Mateo's own "Secrets and Rumors" hack, which we all know is an attempt to bring to life those very rumors from our youth. When I first discovered the original Twilight Hacking board and acquainted myself with Mat, I began to do a little searching for codes that might be relevant to the hack. From this, I found SailorClef's PokeGods page.
The page was rather small and not very comprehensive, but it struck me as vastly interesting. No other site had such information, and I was surprised to find that the last update wasn't too long before. I contacted SailorClef, and after sharing our interests we began collaborating on the project for the last year and a half. As you can tell by comparing this archive of the page from before our meeting, the project went a long way. We both had a lot to say and a lot of old sites to dig into to find the best way to express our perspectives.
It should come as no surprise that the project has evolved many times. Through our research, we found that many PokeGods once believed to be entirely made-up (Hifishi, Bruno, "Unidentified Dragon", etc.) had legitimate origins. Others that were thought to be single-note PokeGods (such as Doomsay and Doomsday being solely GameShark-obtained PokeGods) were proven untrue, as we managed to track their origin far earlier than once believed. The project went from a simple page of things we noted or found interesting to a full-blown sociology project attempting to explain and pay homage to a phenomenon that would otherwise be forgotten.
Our work has come to a point where I feel ready and proud to share it with this board. A lot of time was spent designing a layout and system of organization, which is now expressed on the RAGECANDYBAR website. So far our most comprehensive projects are one focusing on the PokeGods and another on MissingNo., but we do have plans to extend our coverage to beta information, the Japanese versions (Green version), early videogame and franchise coverage, etc. You can find the much more extensive PokeGods project here: The PokeGods: Secrets and Rumors
Feel free to offer any comments, criticism, or advice. This is an ongoing project, so any help would be appreciated. Also note that we're seeking affiliates (an attempt to revive the early "webring" system). So if you have a freesite of your own that focuses on Pokemon (not just hacking) speak up and we'd love to exchange links.
