Happy 2015, everyone! PAPAYA here, finally back with a new post. It's been a crazy time for yours truly this past month and I'm glad I finally have time to once again write one of these out. We hope you've enjoyed our latest episodes and the little Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire advertisement featuring our very own Carl. With that, let's begin with our latest installments of the FireGold series!
Episode 21 kicks right off with Gold finally entering the Mahogany Gym! We first hear Gold and Tipster Nerd bickering, continuing the gag that is so fun for me and Draftmaster to concoct. From there, Gold begins to destroy all the trainers in the gym before battling Pryce. I also couldn't help but to include some puns pertaining to the ice themed gym (Chill, break the ice, etc). I really wish there was a way to just jump on that neutral floor in front of Pryce, it would've been so much easier. How the gym battle went down was essentially a reflection of my experiences in this gym back then. If you had a Typhlosion, you had no trouble wrecking Pryce. Once Gold leaves, he's suddenly called by Professor Elm. Gold's ring tone was the Break the Targets theme from Smash Bros Melee. I was excited for Smash Bros 4 at the time of editing this episode. I forgot to have Draftmaster say it was Elm in the call, but I know you all knew who it was based on playing these games. If not...then it was Elm. Yes, ELM. DA JOHTO PROFESSOR! From there, the Mahogany civilians are freaked out by Team Rocket's return through the Radio Stations across Johto. Gold gets freaked out by the panic from these folks and flies away with Noctowl. I still can't get enough of Arch Canine saying "I can't find my dentures!" in all that commotion. TOO good.
So, in Episode 22, we find that Gold somehow arrived in Goldenrod! The irony! Before we explored the Radio Tower battles, I had to make sure we touched upon the giant PokeMart in the city, since we hadn't before. From there, I came up with Gold's phenomenal shopping adventure! If anyone played the game like I did back then, you too went to the 5th floor, got yourself a Thunderpunch TM, taught it to Typhlosion, and made everyone mad at you when you battled them via link cable and destroyed their Feraligatrs with it! I wasn't going to have Gold go away without buying this TM. We decided to briefly bring back the Narrator this time to explain the forgotten game mechanic of teaching Pokemon moves. Why? FORSHADOWING? Silver's Monologue Adventures, Part 4?!?! After the shopping, it was time to begin tackling each moment in the Radio Tower. Well, almost. We reach the end to find that Nightwalker, the disgruntled employee character Teddy came up with on the spot while recording, is indeed working with Team Rocket! What will materialize in the battle between Gold and Nightwalker?! Only time will tell...in Episode 23!
Now, onto something that has really taken us at FireGold, Inc., by MAJOR surprise. Beginning in the late December last year, we began to notice a huge flux of likes on our Facebook page. Around 75 in a week. We have no idea why, but it just happened. Now, as if that was any indication, as I type this out (and the number is rapidly growing), we have had 275 new likes within these past TWO days! I absolutely have no idea how this is happening, but it's absolutely amazing! To all the new followers visiting our blog for the first time, welcome! And thank you for taking the time to give our page a like!
Finally, upcoming plans! Episode 23 is recorded and ready to be edited! I plan to release it within the next few weeks! We also plan to get together once again in that time span to record some more episodes of FireGold and GoldCast! As for the GoldCast discussions, the topics will most likely be the Generation 3 remakes and Smash Bros. 4! Should be interesting to see what each of us bring to the table in these discussions.
And, yes! That's about it! Until next time, blog ya all later!
-PAPAYA
