VIDEOGAME LAND

[cityship]

"Welcome-a to Videoland!" tells you an animatronic, rusted and chipping man. "My name is-a Somari the Spaceman! It's-a very good to see you, woohoo, ha ha!!" Next to him a green (also chipped and rusted) fat Hedgehog statue dressed in green and with a leather outfit stands close doing a peace sign. "And I'm his good buddy, Scory the Porcupine! Welcome to Videolang Buddy!"

Ahh Videoland! Popular no less than ten years ago, it has began a recent decline compared to the other parts of Happy Happy Land due to most of their clientele simply growing too old for it and going off to the other parts of the planet. Still waiting for a new deal with a game provider to use their licenses, it becomes older and more jaded, still trying to have the same magic as a while ago, but the dream being long gone. The world is now a dangerous combination of video games bordering bootleg and strange creatures and things that are just the right amount off not to be written as simple copied parodies. Costumed men and women wear the suits of the mascots, and a few pretty girls wearing the Princess Lana, Ruler of Videoland™ costume don't look as bright and cheerful as they should be. Every four hours, there's a Captain N: The Gamemaster show, with the typical theme park overacting and asking kids questions as anagrammatic versions of Mother Brains, Eggplant Wizard & King D'ippo capture her and have to be saved by Rock N' Rollman, Solomon Belmont, Kid Icarus and, of course, Captain N, the Game Master.

Everything seems sort of wrong. Like a marketing gimmick that caught on. The annoying young kids seem to like the show, mind you.

However if you're not here to watch terrible theater productions, the park is divided into six subsections, accessible by a monorail. Well, when the monorail is working anyway (and it is today! LUCKY YOU!) When you arrive you are standing near the Palace of Power, large, impressive (and pink) castle that apparently belongs to Princess Lana.

Kongoland is jungle-themed. Once in a while you see a large animatronic ape roar in the distance, but it looks completely fake. The sections' biggest draw is, of course, the Videoland Arcade. Somari's classical game is displayed prominently, but there are also spinoffs like the slot machines and a really, really intergalactic popular hit, Kart Fighter. Kart Fighter has an entire subgame community dedicated to it. On most days you can find foul-smelling aliens huddled together on the big screens, watching the tournaments going on.

The game is only surpassed by the other mass playing Monster Dragon Tactics Phone. Teenagers and young kids can be seen walking around with their portable console, playing the game, exchanging Monster Dragons and just making walking around in this room a bit worse. If you stay, there is more! Panda Adventure, Jurassic Boy 2, The Dragon...

But...if you look closely, you might start to notice some strange things. Like this Hardy & Centaur Take on Black Dragon Queen! arcade game, Night Fedyd games, Advance Emblem, Fire Wars, Scory the Porcupine, Deus Ex Machina: Building of an Empire, Nurse Who, McNinja Burger, Age of Dragons, Final Quest of the Fantasy, Dungeons and Dorks, Ronin Sentai Rangers, Effect of the Dark Mass, Space Pirates!, Danbateyo! Clash of Ninja-Pirates, Magical Teleportation Gun Adventure, Resident Sweet Home, Gate of the Stars, World of the Stars and Crafting, and Disgaea 77: The Quest for Even More Money. They're all here, in various sections. Pricing is based on hourly play for some and judging by the amount of food, some aliens have been here for a long while, saying out numbers and things like robots, talking with their teammates.

The second level is dedicated to all sorts of instrument and rhythm games. Dance Dance Revolution, Guitaro Devil, Guitar Angel, Guitar Super Angel Devil the Second Best DX, Popo and Nana Rythm Fever, Drum Drum Super Beat Master, Sing sing your Heart Out! and of course the classic, Band of House Rock.

The third level has all sorts of board and card games, but only the nerdiest of the nerds go there and they tend to be...really special.

The food served here is jungle-themed as well, overpriced, tiki umbrellas and roasted bananas everywhere.

MetroidSpacepirateland is pretty much your terrible run horror section of a theme park, with four haunted houses, terrible horror movies in the scare-o-thing being displaced in 4D SMELL TECHNOLOGY (bring a coat, you'll get wet!). Men and women dressed up as space pirates move around the theme part, pushing everyone and probably the only costumed people in Videoland to enjoy what they get to do - be grumpy and annoying and get paid to do it. There are zombie movies of every kind in the classic section, mostly in black and white.

Food is BBQ themed, large racks of meat are roasted around in pits everywhere by zombie-dressed attendants and space pirates.

Centered in everything, a large tent gives out horoscopes by famous Madam Rizzles, for a mere (read: very very overpriced) fee!

Megaland, is a sort of future world, where everything is bright shiny silver, sleekly designed and hosts Videoland's biggest rides and luck-based games. This is Rock N Rollman's world and you can see the tiny green guy shaking hands, posing with kids, and just generally being himself. Something about "To Energy Tanks and Beyond!" Do you like neon? Hopefully because this place is filled with it. NEON OF EVERY COLOR.

There are roller-coaster rides, space shooters, laser shooters, that spinning thingie everyone knows what it is by looking but can never really name, an entire row of zippers, spinners high atop the largest tower (you have to sign papers) and so on.

You can win toys of every kind! Space robots! Superheroes! Other types of super heroes (WITH SWORDS!!) Baman and Robbit action figures! Horribly disfigured plush toys hang on nearly every game booth as booth owners scream out in loud microphones for you to come try your luck at this or that and get a large overstuffed toy, all videogame themed. Somari is present everywhere from toys to plushies to an entire line of Kart Fighter outfits. Kat (with bright red hair) from Advance Emblem and Maverik (who has pink hair and a yellow outfit) can by won in a shooting game. Some transforming action figures too!

A large dog goes around in a costume giggling at the loosing contestants and generally being a pain. It is a miracle no one has killed him.

The food is videogame themed. There is also pizza of every kind and a special kind of cake that is served.

Mount Icarus is the children's section of the theme park. Dangerous but child-size rides are scattered across out, with the Kid Icarus themed yoyo swings, a tunnel of love (cause he looks like Cupid, you see) and magic cloud carpet rides (we don't know either)!

Children's food and ice cream colors are available, very, very overpriced. You're better to go to another overpriced part of the planet than to eat here.

Castlevania is half horror (since Space Pirate Land stole some of that) half medeval land. There is a special section of the the section (a subsection if you will) called Carnival of the Damned that boast the biggest coaster on the planet, the Monkey Island theme ride! The entire ride lasts for a mine-shattering 10 minutes boasts several drops, and lava and claims that no accidents have happened for the last TEN DAYS! WOW!

As with everything, it is medieval-video game themed. You can pose with the main hero, get yourself some leather whips and 'holy' water (not really holy), and fight off some men in vampire costumes.

The only food you can find here is Fish-Cream Sandwiches which are fancy baguettes with roasted eel (but shh that is a secret), cheese and cream inside. That's it. Nothing else. Well actually, there is the wild waffle reserve that allows you to hunt for one waffle if you want to pay the price, but they are hard to catch.

With all these sections it might take a while! Or you'll just run off in horror to another park and never, ever look back.

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Palace of Power [Entrace]

[cityship]

[You can also climb the monorail here or just watch the show!]

KONGOLAND [Arcade]

[cityship]

[redheadcarrier.livejournal.com]

At least this place had something that wasn't totally for babies. Asuka had a fistful of the local currency and she was jamming coins into the machines every so often, eyes narrowed in concentration as she blasted away at strange aliens and maneuvered her character through the perils of a digital world.

The trip hadn't been totally worthless. So far.

[cooldemonkid.livejournal.com]

Ted wasn't necessarily sure what got in his mind to jump in to 'Happy Fun World', but this case had doubled when he decided to visit the Videogame Land. After all, there weren't video games in his home world, and his bookkeeper was too stingy to buy him video games on in the human world.

But if he took the second to admit it, the arcade did caught his eye though.

The demon curiously walked to the nearest game, which was a fighting game. Eh, why not, he was lucky that he manage to get some of the local currency, so he popped in a coin in the machine.

Second Floor

[morganknight]

An amused Morgan had picked up one of the fake guitars lying next to a game, then dropped his coins in.

He rolled his neck, then his shoulders... then selected a song.

And rocked.

Spacepirateland [Horror Movies in 4D]

[cityship]

[Make up your own horrible movies! Scream in terror together!]

[aphephobiaqueen.livejournal.com]

Satella decided that if she was going to bother going down to the crowded planet, at least she could be mostly at peace in the movie theater. She'd just pick an unpopular movie and enjoy the empty theater to herself.

She decided on the one that had barely any sales. Some cheesy monster movie about monster girls and the heroes falling in love and having to fight off other heroes bent on killing them.

No wonder it had a low income, but still, it would fulfill her wishes of being mostly alone.

Picking an empty corner, she sat down with a bag of cheeseburgers, a very large drink and some candy and started to eat as soon as the movies started.

Spacepirateland [Horoscopes]

[cityship]

[Or should that be horrorscopes okay no that's terrible. Get your fortunes read here! Only one character per mun please since I will playing the reader]

Re: Spacepirateland [Horoscopes]

[zouichi.livejournal.com]

Zouichi totally wanted to get his horoscope read. Okay, no he didn't; he just blundered in by accident.

Re: Spacepirateland [Horoscopes]

[gunspluscells.livejournal.com]

Oh man horoscopes. This was so much like a typical funfare at home. Aya looked inside curiously, these kind of places were always good for a laugh. Last time she went to one of these, the old lady said that she had despair and hope in her future simultaneously. It was vague enough to stick.

[ronnae.livejournal.com]

Ronnae had always had such bad luck when it came to the Darkmoon Faire horoscopes... She was hoping that maybe this time around she'd have maybe a positive reading for once... or one that didn't spawn creatures that wanted to kill her or teleported her into a dragon's or demon's lair...

Re: Spacepirateland [Horoscopes]

[nobel-berserker.livejournal.com]

Hah! This place was pretty wild--Allenby munched on what was approximately a chicken leg as she wandered around, wondering just where she oughta start first.

She ducked into the creepy-looking tent. "Heyyy, so this is like fortune-tellin' right?" she said, peering around the gloom. "Cool!"

[governorkang]

Kang didn't even know what he was doing in that particular section, let alone the park itself. He wasn't all that interested in video games, and there were far more children than adults.

At least the food was decent, if not overpriced like everything else on the damn planet.

He found himself wandering towards the tent, curious.

[dearest-nehaa.livejournal.com]

Nehaalista looked at the horoscope tent with some interest; it wasn't unlike the Darkmoon Faire (that she rarely had time to seek out and attend, except that one time of the year in Shattrath while she'd been up to her neck with work for the Aldor), and though she liked to be serious...

Forgetting one's troubles in a little fantasy was just fine. Kinase (and Vaals) would likely approve.

Re: Spacepirateland [Horoscopes]

[notadamnangel.livejournal.com]

Dean wouldn't bother normally. He thinks they're mostly a load of crap. Something to con people with. Or only important when it comes to certain rituals that usually mean bad things. It was only because he took a wrong turn trying to get to the BBQ. The ribs were calling, only the stupid tent support lines tripped him up. He very nearly fell face first into the tent, and only righted himself at the last second.

Megaland [Themed Rides]

[cityship]

[Try not to get sick too much!]

Open to anyone to join her

[thewunderkind]

This entire trip was way too fun. Lash was busy zooming in and out of the crowds, ignoring the strange looks the various creatures, humanoids and aliens gave her (why did she keep hearing the words 'costume' and 'cat' just made her more confused).

She wanted to try everything.

Lightcycles

[darknight-ren.livejournal.com]

This whole park was pretty high on the cheesy scale, but one ride had caught Ren's eye: the "lasercycle" track--a high-speed motorcycle chase through a dark series of tubes creating a maze, lit up by streaks of light along the ceilings and walls.

Megaland [Carnival Booths]

[cityship]

[Win questionable toys for your loved ones!]

Re: Megaland [Carnival Booths]

[iceiceprincess]

Pram had no clue why she had decided to come to this place. It looked somewhat cooler than the Hello Kitten land she stopped by first, but it still wasn't something she was hoping to see.

"...This is all lame." She said with a frustrated sigh. So much for wanting to get off the ship for a little while...

Mount Icarus [Children's Playground]

[cityship]

[The section most adults will be avoiding and wanting to tear their hair out.]

Castlevania [Carnival of the Dammed]

[cityship]

[Ride the longest carnival rollercoaster!]

Re: Castlevania [Carnival of the Dammed]

[justoutrunyou.livejournal.com]

Sandy was bouncing on the balls of her heels while they stood in line. "This is gonna be great, so great! I've never riden on a roller coaster before." Her eyes were practically sparkling as she looked back to Hana to see if he was as excited as she was to be in such an awesome theme park.

Castlevania [Gift Shop]

[cityship]

[Buy questionable videogames, items and toys! All overpriced!]

Castlevania [Waffle Reserve]

[cityship]

[Catch yourself some waffles]

(open to all for laughing/helping/sharing breakfast)

[theboywhodied]

Cedric had quite enjoyed his stay in Happy Happy Fun World so far. After everything he'd been coping with in his new home, a few days' rest and relaxation might be exactly what he needed.

He'd bought the first fairly normal pieces of Muggle clothing he could find, an obnoxious yellow and black t-shirt with some lettering on it and simple black trousers. That was one splurge, but he was very careful about his allowance otherwise. He needed to save for something very important, so he'd limited himself to looking around at the various rides.

This section was very strange to him. It was colorful and bright, featuring Muggle technology that he'd vaguely heard about at one point or another. Their video games. Weren't they popular? He didn't mind the lack of crowds, though. He had more space to explore!

All his careful planning was quickly forgotten when he spotted a waffle. A very large lone waffle zooming about a field. Customers could hunt it down for a bite to eat, and he was feeling hungry...it was perfect! It would be just like hunting for the Snitch. Except that he had one of those Muggle weapons, a sort of gun that he was assured was not actually dangerous. Oh well. He could figure it out.

As quietly as he could, he crept out into the field and started searching. It was bigger than a Snitch, it shouldn't be that hard. "C'mere, golden delicious. I'm going to eat you whether you're ready or not, so I'd suggest getting ready," he taunted.

[supersonicracer.livejournal.com]

Sonic stood in front of the chipping, worn-out animatroics that greeted guests into this world. His attention focused more on the leather-wearing porcupine boasting its name as "Scory."

"Is that supposed to be me?!" Sonic said, incredulous. The shocked look quickly became one of full-out humor as he began laughing at how ridiculous it was. His laughter ceased as he was tapped on the shoulder. Turning around, he couldn't help but gape at what he was seeing. (http://sonichu.com/w/images/1/1d/SonichuOriginal.jpg)

"Hi, I'm Sonichu! I'm on the look-out for Jerkops and trolls and to make sure my Father finds his heartsweet!"

The absolute look of horror on his face was almost frozen there.

[cityship]

A kid tagged at his arm.

"Are you Sonichu's cousin, Bluey the Porcupine?"

VIDEOGAME TUNNEL OF LOVE

[sonicscreamer.livejournal.com]

Oh woe was it that one(1) Victoria and Jamie had decided to stop at videogame land first. Victoria is still looking around curiously at everything, amazed by the technology and these games. She has pointed more than once to the toys that sort of look like Lash and the other rangers.

"Oh my! This is much more grander than the fares we had at home! Perhaps we should go the Medieval Land next..." She looks at the large, over-sized map they were given at the start of their trip. "There are so many places to go...and so little time." This was much, much, much better than the last shore leave Victoria had been part of. Maybe if they do more of these she won't feel so bad about going to the others (okay no she would anyway.)

[bonnypiperlad]

"Aye, well, I suppose we could. Maybe they'd have something half-way decent to eat there," he grumbles. Actually, some of the food smells quite good, but it's all so expensive. He'll have no money left at all to try out some of the games, at this rate. Or to get her something - although he's not too impressed by those toys that look like the Rangers and Lash (and that one lassie, too, who he would have sworn was her if not for the red hair).

Maybe there'd be something better in one of the other places, he thinks. However, it doesn't stop him from continuing to walk through the park with Victoria, a bit amazed by the sights himself. He may be a little more used to some of this technology, but even he has to admit that he's never seen anything quite like it.

Well, mostly. As he happens to glance towards the rides, he gets a glimpse of what appears to be a giant swan disappearing into a tunnel - with people in it. There's a bit of what looks like water, too, unless he misses his guess. Tugging on Victoria's arm to get her attention, he points in that general direction. "Hey, would ye look over there? I think they've some sort of boat ride set up. Let's go see."