Who loves 8-bit theatre?

[Marak]

White Mage whacked BM with her hammer a couple of episodes ago, and the rest of the party is just now finding him.

Anyway, about the Fighter's Journal: I have but one thing to say:

http://www.somethingawful.com

Jeff K.
Without the spelling.

[Dr. Disco]

That was the funniest comic I've seen in awhile. The last panel made it even 10x better.

[demento]

Jeff K. Without the spelling.

I got a definite Jeff K. vibe from the original Fighter Comics, but I didn't see it in Fighter's Journal entry. There were hardly any spelling mistakes, no pointless insults, no weird and misdirected anger, none of that Jeff K. stuff.

It was actually kind of sweet :) Especially the part about being best friends with Black Mage (OK, sweet but maybe kinda pathetic too).

But that's just me.

[Dr. Disco]

Yeah, the "BM is my best friend" part was a nice return to the original Fighter.

[MoogleRush]

Originally posted by demento
It was actually kind of sweet :) Especially the part about being best friends with Black Mage (OK, sweet but maybe kinda pathetic too).

That's what makes Fighter funny. He's not exactly dumb. He's DENSE. No matter what BM would do, he will always think of BM as his best friend. :)

[Moose Knight]

I wonder if Fighter will ever actually get to make Swordchucks?

[Linus J]

heh, maybe they'll be stolen from some enemy that kills himself by chopping off his own head...

[Mikaga]

Where the heck has BB been in the last couple of comics? He's just disappered with no reason to explain why.

[Dr Unne]

I don't know about you guys but I liked it better before all these weird side-things, like Fighter's journal or whatever. I wish they'd get on with the plot. It was much better in the beginning, just walking through the woods getting killed by an Ogre. Those were the days... *sigh*

(EDIT: To avoid making another off-topic post, yes I left, then I came back, I'm not an Admin any more, and everyone who's been here for 8 months or longer gets a custom rank.)

[Mikaga]

Didn't you leave EoFF? Or was that just the admin? But how do you still have "Shoeshine Boy" under your name? Isn't that an admin-only thing?

Anyway, I agree, that we should keep on with the plot, but interesting different things keep it entertaining, and make it last longer in whole.

[Nina Winlan]

I think it's hilarious. I'm glad I ran into the site over the summer, since it really helped with my boredom.

Fighter is cool, yo!

[Dr. Disco]

Originally posted by Mikaga
Didn't you leave EoFF? Or was that just the admin? But how do you still have "Shoeshine Boy" under your name? Isn't that an admin-only thing?


*Points to custom title*
If he was an admin, it'd go:

Dr. Unne
Shoeshine Boy
Administrator

As for why I have one, I have no idea...

[Britt]

Originally posted by Dr. Disco

Dr. Unne
Shoeshine Boy
Administrator

No, it would go

Dr Unne
Administrator
Shoneshine Boy

^_~

Members are given custom ranks on two conditions:

1.) They've been around for 8 months or more.
2.) They've been appointed to Staff.

[Eagle299]

I agree, it would be nice if they'd finally get to Garland.

BTW, how do you get the custom rank thing? I'm pretty sure I've been around for longer than 8 months.

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

Garland nothing, I won't be satisfied until I see how Brian plays Dr. Unne. That ought to be amusing.

[Mikaga]

Kishi's got a good point. Dr. Unne would be a funny character to see on 8BT.

Me? I'm waiting for the fiends, or the Leifins:

Lu...pa?
I like swords.
Lu...pa?
I like swords.
Lu...pa?
I like swords.
Lu...pa?
I like swords.

[Dr. Disco]

Haha, I strongly urge everyone to DL BM vs. RM on 8-Bit. It's INGENIUS!

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

Well, #103 seems to have finally cleared up any question of White Mage's and Black Belt's basic roles in the story. That's a relief.

[MoogleRush]

I never imagined WM to be a party to that kind of a plan. All along I thought she was a goody-goody. Nice streak of sneakiness there... :p

[Dr. Disco]

"It was only a bee!"

"Not no mo' it aint!"

~Best dialogue in the entire episode.:D

[Moose Knight]

My favorite wuote ever was the one about slling iceboxes to eskimops and "I'm going to stab you so much"

"Will you please move the sun?"

[demento]

I don't know why exactly, the but the whole Fighter and Family Circus thing is perfect :D

And it looks like Brian's finally getting them to Garland. So that's, what, 10 minutes of gameplay in over 100 comics? I just hope he lives long enough to write the story up to the class changes!

[allkaiser]

Lol, I can imagine class changes...

BM: You mean I now have the power to destroy entire PLANES???

RM: I didn't think it was possible to be any more munchy...

THF: Oooh, the capture command. I can now steal and attack.

Ftr: I like swords.

[Drink Coke]

Those accursed light warriors are no doubt on their way here to rescue the fair--yet very evil--princess Sara.
She has been hard at work in the library lately. She said my bad guy speeach was no good so she's working on a new one for me.
I don't know what was so bad about it.
Ahem: "I am Garland. Would you like some fresh baked cookies?"

[lews0r]

Where can this 8-bit theathre be found? :mog:

[Eternal Dragon]

Here is a link:
www.nuklearpower.com/comic (http://www.nuklearpower.com/comic)

[allkaiser]

I think his original dialogue was bad enough,

"No one touches my princess!!
LIGHT WARRIORS??
You impertinent fools.
I, Garland, will knock you all down!!"

That as bad, if not worse, than "Would you like some fresh baked cookies?"

And "You impertinent fools" is not a complete sentance, there shouldn't be a period at the end of it.

[BlackDragon5354]

Dammit Fighter! Stop thinking about Family Circus!!!

That was classic

[Dr. Disco]

"Free pie.
The pie is also evil."

Classic.

[MoogleRush]

Originally posted by Dr. Disco
"Free pie.
The pie is also evil."

Classic.

Yup. I was wondering how Princess Sara would lure BM inside. I never knew pies could be evil. :D

[Eagle299]

Free Sword. Free Experience. Free Gold. Free Evil Pies. Evil Princess Sara is pretty good at this. I'm sure the Light Warriors can take Garland, but I think Evil Princess Sara is going to prove to be far to great a threat. Unless White Mage and Black Belt bail them out.

Evil Princess Sara probably should have just said, Free Evil and left the pie part out entirely. WOuld have worked right away knowing Black Mage.

[Bannor]

Well I just read like the first 6-7 I Think it is absolutely hilarious. Very funny indeed.

[Eternal Dragon]

So close to episode including Garland and light warriors meet...

[demento]

Has anyone else read the latest (108) yet? That one has got to be in the top three 8-Bit's of all time! :D

[allkaiser]

Yes, it was great!

[MoogleRush]

Episode 108 was hilarious! :D

[Linus J]

It managed to get two funny moments into each frame. Garland being teached how to be evil, and BM stabbing and Hadooking Fighter.

[Marak]

The whole "Dungeon Cam" sequence was just classic 8-bit. Good Stuff. I'm sorely tempted to donate some moola to ole' Brian to keep this thing up and running. Hey, it never hurts to give, right?

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

I dunno. The whole "Evil Princess Sara" bit deviates a little too much from FFI's plot for me to like, as does the fact that the Light Warriors that entertain us so aren't even the real Light Warriors (http://www.nuklearpower.com/comic/104.htm).

[allkaiser]

Umm... 8-bit isn't suppossed to be the plot of FF1. It started out as just BM and Fighter in a forest, personally I think that was the best part.

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

With the kids becoming Light Warriors and going to defeat Garland, it's quite obvious that Brian is making an effort to follow FFI's plot. I don't think he's doing so well, that's all.

[demento]

I think you're taking it too literally. I read somewhere, or maybe it was that interview he did a while back, that Brian called it "8-Bit Theater" so that it wouldn't have an Final Fantasy title because he didn't really think of it as a Final Fantasy comic. It's just a comic that happens to use the Final Fantasy sprites because he found them one day.

and, to quote Brian from his very own FAQ...

Q: is it going to follow the original final fantasy storyline, and if so to what degree?
A: i think it's going to take place in basically the same kind of world as FF1 itself. and it will follow the storyline, insofar as there is one ("good guys, go beat the bad guy!"), but you'll only see the original story as being way in the background.

[Eagle299]

Red Mage: Did you see that?!

Black Mage: Garland is so hideously evil that he can afford to be nice to us before he kills us!

Fighter: He must be so powerful that not even the shiniest swords could save us now!

And Evil Princess Sara was worried that he would screw up. Sometimes I have to wonder, who is more incompitent, Garland or our heroes?

[MoogleRush]

Originally posted by Eagle299
And Evil Princess Sara was worried that he would screw up. Sometimes I have to wonder, who is more incompitent, Garland or our heroes?

Heheeheee.. that was what I liked with Ep109. The two incompetent "groups" meeting for the first time. I used to wonder what Garland would have said to our heroes when they would first meet. I thought he would just welcome them in. :) Instead he offers them cookies and drinks. Now I'm wondering how Evil Princess Sara is going to destroy our heroes.

[allkaiser]

I think that Garland will refuse to let her harm them... she'll have to kill them behind his back ^-^

[Marak]

"Not even the shiniest sword could save us now!"
Ahh, yes, always good for a chuckle.

[MoogleRush]

"We're as good as dead."

I wonder if RM will botch his intelligence roll this time. Heheheheheheehee..... :D

[Eagle299]

Well, I suppose Red Mage's plan could be worse. Thouhg it wouldn't hurt him to actually join in the fighting, either with his own sword, or magic. Still, while that plan may get them past Garland, they'll still have Evil Princess Sara to deal with.

[Mikaga]

Does this mean they won't kill off Garland? Yay! Garland's funny.

[MoogleRush]

I just read episode 112. I found myself going, "Oh no, poor Garland... " :D I wonder if BM is really going to fry him.

[Dr. Disco]

But you're forgetting the wall spell casted in the room...

[Eagle299]

But, this time Black Mage isn't aiming at the wall, he's aiming at Garland. So unless Evil Princess Sara thought to cast a wall spell on him, Garland is toast.

Edit: I was wrong, Garland is not toast. But not because of the wall spell. Its probably for the best that Black Mage can only cast that spell once a day. Otherwise God only knows what his daily body count would be.

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

In terms of presentation, I think #115 has been the best yet, especially in the last few panels. Talk about anticipation...

[Leeza]

It took me a couple of days to get through all of the episodes, but I just finished #115. I have to say that I love 8-bit theatre. Can't wait to see Garland with the little Forest Imps. :)

[Dr. Disco]

KEEHEEHEE!!

The new BB shirt is sweet.

[Dr. Disco]

Oh sweet baby Jesus, Garland's poster was the funniest thing that has ever been on 8-Bit theatre...EVER.

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

Gee, I wonder what the imps' speech is going to be like!

[MoogleRush]

I can't wait to read the next episode. I'm anticipating the imps' speech and what Evil Princess Sara will do to Garland after or during the reading of the speech. :D

And that poster of Garland's was just too hilarious!

[Dr. Disco]

I bet the speech will be the "I, Garland, will knock you down!" bit. Or something even more humiliating.:D

[MoogleRush]

I just finished reading ep117. At least Garland had the sense to not read it aloud. :D Those imps are really out to get him! I wonder what he'll end up saying to our heroes in the next episode.

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

Originally posted by Dr. Disco
I bet the speech will be the "I, Garland, will knock you down!" bit.I certainly hope so.

[MoogleRush]

Sorry to disappoint you guys but that wasn't what was in the speech. Ep117 wasn't that funny but I want to see what happens now in Ep118 with Garland left with nothing to read. :D

[demento]

Ep117 wasn't that funny

I've got two words for you: Impish McImp. Comedy gold. :D

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

Originally posted by MoogleRush
Sorry to disappoint you guys but that wasn't what was in the speech. Ep117 wasn't that funny but I want to see what happens now in Ep118 with Garland left with nothing to read. :D I know that it wasn't in the Imp-script. I was hoping that he, lacking any script at all now, would say it on his own.

[Dr. Disco]

Originally posted by Kawaii Ryûkishi
I know that it wasn't in the Imp-script. I was hoping that he, lacking any script at all now, would say it on his own.

Well, there you have it. ep.118's title says it all...

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

Heh heh! Classic. *melts*

[MoogleRush]

Yup. That's probably the only line Garland has. Wonder what happened to WM and BB?

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

Actually, Garland has a whole lot of exposition before the final battle.

WM and BB will probably eventually show up to save the other four.

[demento]

I wonder if they'll even get away from that vat of acid. I'm getting seasick looking at all those upside down sprites :D

[Mikaga]

Knowing 8BT nowadays I can tell you that they'll get out of it cuz Garland mixed the acid badly, so it's a giant vat of healing potion. Either that or they'll remember that Red Mage can cast destructive spells (or that Black Mage can cast one of his non-level 9 destructive spells) to get them out of there.

When the smeg is BB gonna say anything?!? (Come to think of it, Thief ain't said much either, but he's said more than BB.)

[Eagle299]

Maybe the Forest Imps will save them.

I'm kinda looking forward to seeing them try to fight Garland. A cat fight between White Mage and Evil Princess Sara would also be funny.

[Jinx2]

Giant Can of Mountain Dew

classic.

[Mikaga]

Garland didn't fill the vat with acid, and the Imps had saved them before they'd even started. I would also like to see WM and EPS in a catfight.

[Eagle299]

Episode 131 has got to be one of my favorites.

White Mage: Black Belt!

Black Belt: Yo!

White Mage: Ht Sir Armor of Gothic here until he stops thinking consious thoughts.

Black Belt: Gladly. ::ensues ass kicking::

Now I wonder how long it will take them to get to the next town. 30, maybe 40 episodes? And will they have to deal with the forest imps anymore?

[allkaiser]

I think the forest imps will be with them for the rest of the game....

If Garland was so low-level, then how did he manage to capture them, tie them up, etc? I mean, did they even resist? Kinda pathetic...

And please be light with the spoilers, or at least label them. It kinda ruins the humor of reading it if you know what's gunna happen.

[Kaji]

I just wonder how Sara is gonna explain all this to her dad. Even if she manages to change back into her royal garb, I still think Fighter will "look out for her" once they get her back to her father....

[Disch]

Nah... something tells me Fighter will think Evil Sara and Good Sara are different people.

Probably only White Mage will notice they're the same... and no one will care. Or BM will notice too, and like fall in love with Sara or something

[allkaiser]

He'll fall in love with eeeevil Sara of course.

[Marak]

...Menage a trois! No, no, nevermind... bizarre mental image forming... ack!

On a different note, it's nice to see that 8-bit is getting back into the swing of things - the last few episodes have been a step above what's been done lately.

I wonder how long it will take for the Bridge to be built *shudders*

[black orb]

>>> 131-132 WORST EPISODES EVER!!!!!!
i just cant believe how BB is kicking Garland`s ass..
BB must DIE!!! :mad2: :mad2: :mad2: :mad2: :mad2: :mad2: :mad2: :mad2: :mad2: :mad2: :mad2: :mad2: :mad2: :mad2: :mad2: :mad2: :mad2:

[Dr Unne]

God yes, I'm sick of the Black Belt. I hope he gets in a fight with the Forest Imps. (And loses, of course.)

[Finalfool]

Yay i need some sword chucks!

[demento]

Good ol' Unne. You can always trust him for an impartial observation when it comes to anything about the Black Belt :D

[Dr. Disco]

Is Garland...dead?

[chibijuhachigou]

I hope not.

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They still need to fight him in Chaos form!

[Marak]

Besides, White Mage's Oath will prevent her from leaving Garland dead, even if he IS evil. Remember when her and BM first met? Same sort of situation.
Of course, the whole Garland/Chaos thing doesn't really fly with 8-bit's take on Garland. In the game, Garland is a wuss, but he's very much Evil and certainly not incompetent. I wonder how he's gonna resolve that in Episode # 12,358...

[Jinx2]

I really hope today's comic is a bad april fools joke, if you haven't read it, go....... NOW

EDIT: Actually, the more I think about it, it is kind of fitting.

[allkaiser]

LOL, I love April Fools day... Hello, this guy doesn't have another job now...

[Kaji]

THAT'S IT!?!?!?! IS THAT THE END OF 8-BIT FF?!?! WHY, OH WHY MUST LIFE BE SO CRUEL AND UNJUST!?!?! I NEEDED 8-BIT LIKE CRACK! WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO NOW!?!?!

[Moose Knight]

Of course its not the end of that wonderful comic. Its a very cruel joke, though.

But if it was, then you'd have a reason to be angry.

[allkaiser]

Hit "next" at the bottom of the comic...

[abrojtm]

Dr. Disco Is Garland...dead?
no, BB is still beating him to a bloody pulp!

I don't think this comic will ever get to the first orb, at this rate, if it does, then itll be about *thinks* episode 500 before they get the CANOE.

[Leeza]

Awww...that's just the cutest little kitten! :)

[MoogleRush]

I wonder what Sara is up to?

[Eagle299]

Is anyone else getting the impression that Black Belt is getting some Ryoga Hibiki influence in his character?
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This is the second time he's gotten lost in that straight line hall way, and this time its caused a temporal anomily

[Dr Unne]

My worst nightmares are coming true. Darn it!

[Red Wizard]

Boy, first the Black Belt is included, then he somehow single-handedly defeats Garland, now this? Boy, Unne, you must be tearing your hair out over this one. Maybe Black Mage will stab him and make it all better.

[Cthulhu]

Good ol' Black Mage always saves the day!

[Evil Dragoon]

Originally posted by Cthulhu
Good ol' Black Mage always saves the day!

but this time the black belt did >.>

[Jinx2]

Did anyone NOT see that coming?

[FF1_Geek]

I'm a huge fan of 8-bit theater, but, let's face it, he needs to move things along at least twice as fast as he is currently doing.

It's funny, but right now it's just going much too slow to sustain any sort of narrative flow. My interest has kind of waned, but I know that I'm in the minority since Brian just had to switch servers to meet his needs.

I think I'd be a lot less impatient if I didn't know where this would all end.

BTW: Garland is dead. If you bring him back, Brian, I will launch nukes at Florida until one lands on Gainesville.

[demento]

I'm pretty sure I remember him saying that Garland was not dead.

The plot of the comic is moving slowly though. I admit I wish it would move faster, but as long as it's entertaining I don't see what's wrong with the comic lasting longer :D

[Dr. Disco]

Hehe....Unne's wishes came true...after being turned to stone, BB(Or half of his consciousness) is chucked into a big pool of acid. Or Mountain Dew. Whatever. Same thing.

[Dark_Mage_Palom]

I love 8-bit theatre
"who wouldn't?!":tongue:

[The Amazing Spiderman]

I like 8-bit theater, one of the best comics i've read.
I like that ones of "fighter doesn't like robots" and "fighter doesn't like ninjas". Way to cool for me

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

Those episodes make me wonder how Fighter is going to react to Thief after the Class Change.

[robot love]

I love the series, but how are these guys ever going to beat a fiend.. or any other serious enemy for that matter?

Garland was funny as all get out, but Brian really can't do the whole game with bumbling bad guys. That would get old quick.

[Mikaga]

He's gotta make the pirates ridiculously tough. That'll be a laugh.

[allkaiser]

I think the fieds won't be as stupid as Garland... hopefully.

You know, reading the Sunday morning comics, I realize how bad they are compared to good webcomics. Gotta love a good webcomic, they will soon make paper-comics obsolete... yesss....

[Mikaga]

But what'll happen to newsagents and comic book stores then? (Granted, I don't live in America and I haven't seen a comic book store in my life, but they sound cool)

I think Brian's got himself a little stuck with Garland's situation at the moment: What the heck is he gonna have the imps do with Garland anyway?

[Jinx2]

After today's episode, I am always, I repeat, ALWAYS going to carry around some talcum powder. I can't wait untill I get to use it :excited:

[MoogleRush]

I want to know what Evil Princess Sara is going to do after grilling Fighter.

[Eagle299]

I'm guessing she's going to run around and help all their enemies. The Pirates, Lich, Karey, Kraken, Tiamat, are all getting lots of pointers about the Light Warriors weaknesses. And they'll never know that its her doing all of this till the end, she'll just be in nice girl mode everytime their around. Ofcourse, thats just my guess, I could be wrong.

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

Heh, the title of #146 is perfect.

And I like how Spider-Man Arachna-Dude nonchalantly referred to Black Mage as "Captain Pajamas."

[allkaiser]

That was weird in Thur's episode. He got within something like .001% of Avogadro's number, which is THE number in chemistry (like the speed of light in a vacuum in Physics). I emailed him and asked him if he did it on purpose, but he didn't. That's just weird.

5.8 X 10^23
6.02X10^23

Too close for coincidence, just too close...

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

Wow. I thought he did it on purpose, too.

[Spuuky]

"The whole point of being a giant is that it gives you a sort of biological imperative to squish things of lesser giantry, i.e. yourselves."

[allkaiser]

*spoiler for Tuesday's*

So is the giant going to cease to exist now or what?

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

Hopefully he'll just messily explode.

[Marak]

Sadly enough, his "Parking Stall Incident" Rant was more entertaining than the comic inself... go figure. Of course, I can relate to it, as we have lovely, wonderful folks like that who populate the mall by where I live.

[allkaiser]

*spoilers for tuesday*

Wow, Sara must be high level, I wonder how high? And fighter in love? Hooo boy, if anyone should be, it's Black Mage...

Where did she learn the sword technique?

[Eagle299]

::Laughs::

Fighter is in love with Evil Princess Sara. You know she's going to exploit that later. Either that or remain totally oblivious to his feelings.

And opposits really must attract in 8-bit theater. Black Mage is madly in love with White Mage, a girl who detests evil in all forms, including him, and nice dumb guy Fighter has now fallen for evil genius Evil Princess Sara.

[black orb]

>>> Finally!..
http://nuklearpower.com/comic/164.htm

[Ishmayl]

Is the sight down now? BTW, I love it... read my sig ;)
-Brandon

[demento]

Ishmayl, 8-bit theater might be down for you. I couldn't access it for the longest time and I finally e-mailed Brian about it. He said to try going to his site by using this other site www.anonymizer.com. It has something to do with IPs or whatever.

8-bit theater seemed to be slowing down even more than usual, but it looks like it's sped up again. Can't wait for them to start fighting Fiends :D

[Kirkpatrick]

When I tried to read thur's comic ( 163 ), I got only the top half of the comic and at the bottom of that there was an inch of what looks like static on a TV. Anyone know why that happened? Help! I'm missing the hilarity! :mad:

[Dr Unne]

Refreshing a couple times should work. It didn't load the picture all the way in your browser, seems like.

I liked Fighter's Haiku. :)

[Kirkpatrick]

Yeah, I'd tried to refresh a lot, but I had to delete my temporary internet files so it would load a fresh page, not the stored one! Thanks.....and I guess fighter isn't TOO stupid, what with knowing how to write haikus........

[abrojtm]

I'm not rembering Pronteria, a Knight's guild, or a cathedral in the original story...

[Dr Unne]

There was no "Corneria" either. That's poetic license for you.

[Pancaek]

Originally posted by abrojtm
I'm not rembering Pronteria, a Knight's guild, or a cathedral in the original story...

I believe he's taking things from Ragnarok Online now. However, the Knight's guild was moved to Izlude (another city in RO) a long time ago. Poor Fighter. xD

[Shira]

Shouldn't this be in The Lounge or something? *not sure*...

I used to like 8-Bit theater, but around the time when the four when to save princess Sara at Garland's castle, it just started getting too weird. I don't really read it anymore, because it's too weird for it to be funny to me, but the old episodes were really funny and I loved them. It's kinda sad to me though. When webcomics get too weird to be funny, it's the end for me. I've seen it happen to The Jar (http://www.montroseacademy.com/jar)

[Dr. Disco]

Well, he sure as hell got rid of Prontera quickly!

[allkaiser]

Originally posted by Dr Unne
There was no "Corneria" either. That's poetic license for you.

What do you mean? That really was the first city's name.

And I suppose Prontera was supposed to be the port city where you get the BOAT? Or maybe it was the desert on the way there....

[Eagle299]

Pravoka is where they'll get the boat. After they go to the cave and meet the blind old witch.

Anyone want to start a pole on just how many chapters it will take them to get that far. I'll go for a low number and say 40 more chapters.

[Eternal Sphere]

Well, I just loaded the game to look and the woman right at the entrance actually says "Coneria" not "Corneria".

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

Corneria is just an alternate translation, I'm sure. A lot of people refer to Coneria is Corneria, so it has some weight.

EDIT:
The Imps in #168 are chanting "Hoona Igna Chowa Neha!" as seen in the Space Ghost Coast-to-Coast episode "Fire Ant (http://www.snard.com/sg/guide/?ep=75&fmt=0)!" That is so bloody awesome. *rocks out*

[Frostie]

It doesn't seem to load! Finally a post.

[Dr Unne]

I actually emailed him when he made the first comic in Coneria and spelled it Corneria. He said he spells it that way on purpose. Not sure why.

I think that episode in the Cave was among the best so far. I guess we'll be meeting Matoya soon.

[Linus J]

Somehow I think he's gonna do some weird joke about broomish and fighters stupidity.

[Dr Unne]

Wow, the Cave of No Return. That's from the first episode. I wonder how many people will pick up on that.

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

I did, but the way Fighter talks about it, I think anybody who has been reading from the beginning would recall it.

[Linus J]

Man that was a good joke. I bet we are gonna hear fighter nagging about returning to the cave of no return in 2-3 episodes.

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

Brian Clevinger has won the Best Fantasy Comic award in The 2002 Cartoonist's Choice Awards (http://www.ccawards.com/Winners.htm) for 8-Bit Theater. I'd say it's well-deserved.

[allkaiser]

It sure is...

I LOVED that joke. Almost nobody refers that far back in comics. Heck, professional comic people don't even have anything that lasts more than a week, unless they introduce a new character. That was great...

So what'll happen when they have to return the crystal to the witch?

[Collector]

I love how he slips in those Simpsons references that the nerdiest among us (me) find hilarious. :)

DENTAL PLAN

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

Man, I knew I was forgetting something there.

[Bob the Elf]

I knew what fighter was talking about when he mentioned the cave of no return.

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

Oddly enough, Matoya seems to be able to see Black Mage, Thief, and Red Mage.

Nice-lookin' sprite, tho'.

[Bob the Elf]

Did he make that sprite all on his own or is it the WSC version or something?

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

WSC graphics are much more advanced than that. It was probably made from the white magic merchant by Kevin (http://www.nuklearpower.com/comic/contact.htm), the same guy who made Garland's sprite.

[Dr. Disco]

It sure was!

[Bob the Elf]

Some one should put this thread in the archive.

[Dr Unne]

Maybe once it's closed we will.

[Spuuky]

Just out of curiosity, did Dr Unne become a Cid's Knight while I wasn't paying attention? Or has he been that way?
An interesting use of that poem, I'd say...

[Linus J]

Heh, the Ram fighting style.

Btw, anyone got a guess on how the party will screw the boat up somehow?

[Bob the Elf]

The boat will probably be really crappy with bandages on the side an sails with holes in and the likes.

[Linus J]

Hm... I think they will get attacked and Bm will hadoken the sail or something. Just something involving hadoken would be great.

[Bob the Elf]

Isn't Hadoken a street fighter attack, or something?

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

It is indeed. The way a Black Mage holds out his hands when casting a spell is very similar to the form a person supposedly takes when throwing a hadoken in the Street Fighter series, so Brian made the connection and started having BM casting a hadoken spell. If it is spelled using the kanji I think it does, "hadoken" translates to something along the lines of "surging technique." Most people to settle for translating it to "fireball," though, since that's basically what it is.

[Bob the Elf]

Ooooh, thankyouverymuch.

[Sivirus]

Err...here's this...

Edit by Kishi: The comics are too large in general to post here without becoming a nuisance. People can find them on their own, anyway.

[Dr Unne]

*resurrects thread*

184. Best comic ever. Replace the Creep with a sock, and there you have it.

(I might archive this soon. But someone will probably just make another one, so who knows.)

[Bob the Elf]

Since it's ressurected my oppinion on comic 184 is: way too short, most comics are 33% bigger than this one, I don't kow why he made it that short.

Dr. Unne, doesn't the maker of this comic use the sprites from your website? You should mail him.

[allkaiser]

I just love the whole armior of invincibility thing, that is so classic...

[Killy]

yup, the armoire was funny, I really like it, heres a few links to webcomics

www.ffglory.com
www.megatokyo.com
www.penny-arcade.com

If you notice, I have a link to 8BT in my sig...

[Spuuky]

Unne, don't archive it. It must live.

I think the top-right panel of 181 was pure genius.

I wonder if they'll ever visit the peninsula north of Pravoka?

[Bob the Elf]

Lol, that would be uber, everyone 'cept BM would die then White mage would come and save the day.

[FFClassicJon]

So somehow I ran across 8-bit last week or so when it was on episode 180. By the time I read all of them, it was up to 181. Then I was gonna post a thread on it, but just as I was going to do so, I saw this thread resurrected, so i started reading it. THEN, I ran across the reference to bobandgeorge.com, so I went and checked that out. I finished that up yesterday, and just now finished reading this whole thread.

*whew*

So...uh, reading several years of web comics in the space of a few days.... That sort of achievement is only, like, one step short of being the CEO of a Fortune 500 company, right?

Do I get a prize or anything?

Loving 8-bit, and loving Bob and George, although I will admit that early 8-bit was better.

Jon

[darkmaster2001]

The episode when BM said he didnt have any hadouken's left so he grabbed the Fighter and used fighterdoken! That was a good one, oh, and two fisted monkey style attack!

[NewbWithACause]

Ha ha! I thought the black belt getting eaten was hilarious!

"Dear god! Hes ripping the entrails out of the creature from the inside!"

"...help..."

"I can almost hear the creep scream"

[FFClassicJon]

Darn that thief. Darn him!

hehehe...

We need to be moving along though. We've been standing by this creepin creepy creep for three weeks or something like that.

I love the NP cameo.

[Bob the Elf]

Bets on the what now?
b14ck m4g3 !5 7h3 funk!35+ d00d5+3r @r0und, |-|3 i5 50 1337!!!!111

[Dragonfire]

i love this stuff...
even though it is taking quite a long time.

my favorite episode though is from awhile ago when the whole episode was about Bm trying to hook up with Wm with those horrible pickup lines, and she's smacking all over the place.

[FFClassicJon]

Darn that Brian! He won't have it up till noon. How am I supposed to get my morning 8-bit fix?

grrr...

Can't complain, though. I'd never have time to do what he's doing. :-)

[Dragonfire]

the new one is up, it's kinda funny

[supersmashguy]

The new one was good.
He can still make some great comics. IMO, he should go down to just the two a week. More time for creativity would mean a better product for everyone

I'm wondering how the guest comics will turn out

[Dragonfire]

what happened to 188, it's gone

[FFClassicJon]

Weird! Maybe he's revising it?

[NewbWithACause]

At how long it takes them to face a random encounter how long do you think it will take them to face Lich? And not only that...how wussie do you think Lich (Plus Vampire, ugh he was easier than garland) will be!

[Dragonfire]

it would probably take another year, till they even get to astos

[Bob the Elf]

Well, even though it's a long gap between peices of actual plot, the space inbetween is just plain cool.:)

[FFClassicJon]

The guest comics were almost 100% cool and fun to read, but I sure am glad he's back to his regular strip. And I am DEFINITELY glad that 8-BIT the Creep is dead and gone!

[NewbWithACause]

I just think its hilarious how Fighter lands, says: "I think I'm gonna be alright"

SQUISH!

[abrojtm]

Is this some kind of SICK CRUEL JOKE that my computer is playing on me, or is the site really down? (8bt site)

[Dragonfire]

the best part about the story moving along slowly is, that as long as there is still support for his comic, he can continue the FF1 story for a couple more years.



WOW, 191 sux.


DAMN IT BRIAN! get them on their way to Provoka already!

Edit by Kishi: Don't double-post.

[Spuuky]

191 was pretty subpar, compared to the rest. 189 was fantastic.

[Dragonfire]

i agree about 189. It was so amazingly funny.

"Everyone do the Black Mage. 'specially you White Mage." :)

such a funny line

[Bob the Elf]

Yeah 191 isn't great.
Don't double post Dragonfire, there is an edit/delete command.

[FFClassicJon]

um....I don't get it.

[Dark Jaguar]

191 was just another of those weird ones. He did one on a specific game before, and has had a few other just plain weird ones before that. Not for comedy's sake that one, just a minor joke, but it's all good.

Edit: Looks like the TRUE 191 is up now. Good. Good but not great.

[Sentinel]

Haha, I love 8 bit theater!

Red Mage and Thief make for a funny combo, the whole time Fighter is under the armoire, Black Belt is in the Creep's mouth and Black Mage is having his inner dialogue and they're timing BM... hahaha
"Four minutes, twenty seconds, gettin nervous?"
"Nope, you?"
:p
Oh, theres too many good moments, but thats the most recent one I can think of.

btw, I'm new 'round here :rolleyes2

[FFClassicJon]

Welcome, Sentinel. Pull up a cow stool and stay awhile.

[NewbWithACause]

Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiddddddddddddddddddy-Ho!

Welcome to the forum with 10 bored posters talking about Final fantasy 1 parties everyday! Hyuk Hyuk Hyuk.

[FFClassicJon]

The night falling made me giggle. Thief's commentary on Red Mage made me say "hmmm"

That's about it.

[MoogleRush]

I can't believe this thread is still alive! :D

Aside from the episodes, the Ask Evil Princess Sara and Twinkin' Out With Red Mage are also fun to read. :)

[Ishmayl]

I haven't been able to access the page in about a week now, anyone have any advice?

[Lord Nathor]

So funny!

[The Amazing Spiderman]

Fighter + armory = fun :)

[MoogleRush]

Red Mage + Warcraft = also fun :)

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

Man, Bikke OWNS Garland.

[Spuuky]

Bikke = LeChuck?

[Blizzard]

*Leovs 8-bit*

[black orb]

>>> And lose an arrow for no reason? What if I find a bow later and I wanted to shoot it? I think not. - RM

http://www.nuklearpower.com/daily.php?date=030109

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

Black Mage finally stabbed Fighter (http://www.nuklearpower.com/daily.php?date=030308). I guess we can all go home now.

[Shiroi Kumo]

Pfft. He's going to get back up, laugh it off, and call BM silly...and we'll be back at square one.

Cheers.

[Bahamut2000X]

We're all learn it was nothing but another dream sequence.

Drat those comic aurthors and their dream sequences of confusion.

[Dark Jaguar]

It may have been mentioned already, but let's not forget www.bobandgeorge.com because he started it.

You know, with a comic with the star pure evil, and a comic with the star pure stupid, I think I shall start a comic. The main character shall be purely....insane! Hmm, but what lame arse sprites to base it on? Ah, Zelda! Link should be fine for an insane fellow. He runs into houses, breaks all their belongings, asks them about stuff, and leaves. He's not stupid though, because he has this amazing ability to solve amazingly complex engineering problems in any underground place he goes to, and can learn the contents of whole books instantly.

On topic, me lovses the 8-bit.

[SpikingZero]

Now they just plain suck. I mean, the thief is the Elf Prince? How predictable and inaccurate is that? I just had to stop reading them, because not only is the plot repetitive and stupid, all they do is friggin yack.

I swear, all that author's trying to do is show off his vocabulary skills.

[Paladin]

Considering he's trying to keep the events semi loyal to FF1's I'd say he's doing a good job.

[El Cid]

I'm with Paladin, here. Given how predictable and inaccurate the source material occasionally is, I'm not sure that's something you can fault the strip for. I mean, it's a parody, right? How often do you follow those for the plot, anyway?

[SpikingZero]

Yeah, but the thing is, it used to be funny at some point.

[Shiroi Kumo]

I'm still laughing.

[SpikingZero]

That could be a medical condition.

[matt_in_the_hat]

Predictable and inaccurate? Thief would be the elf prince, as he states several times that he doesn't want to go. It's called foreshadowing, hinting at upcoming events. The comic would become just plain nuts if crazy plot twists just happened. I also don't think Brian has had time to play through the game several times and get the plot down, I don't blame him for making it inaccurate. You have to trail off a bit if its going to be funny and entertain an audience that hasn't played the game.

Repititve and stupid? The plot has ALWAYS been stupid, its supposed to be. I don't think its very repetitive either. They went from a port to the middle of the ocean across a rocket-ship to the Elven kingdom, and are now preparing to leave for the Marsh Cave. The jokes are getting a bit repetitive but he has to develop the plot, and the Elven kingdom isn't very exciting. After they get out, there will be more opportunities for jokes.

All they do is yak? Its the ramblings of the characters, like Black Mage's recently, that makes it funny. Brian's massive vocabulary allows him to use adjectives in a way I never thought possible, which just adds to the laughter. Black Mage's rant about how he is superior all leads up to him being told by the ninjas without him even saying a word.

I still find it funny. I'm pretty sure things will pick up once they hit the Marsh Caves.

[Dragonfire]

I also don't think Brian has had time to play through the game several times and get the plot down, I don't blame him for making it inaccurate. You have to trail off a bit if its going to be funny and entertain an audience that hasn't played the game.

Of course.

Brian has said a few times before that he's not at all trying to copy the plot/story, but that it's supposed to be "loosely", as i believe he put it, on the plot. I also think he said that in the FAQ

[Mattokenzi]

I like episode 25. that is the only picture of Black Mage doing the best spell that never existed in the FF saga.

If I was a Summoner with a red mage ability missiledoken would be one of my best spells... Ever :shoot:
http://www.nuklearpower.com/daily.php?date=010504

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

I love when he hearkens back to old jokes (http://www.nuklearpower.com/daily.php?date=010804) like this (http://www.nuklearpower.com/daily.php?date=030426).

And, more obviously (http://www.nuklearpower.com/daily.php?date=010406), this (http://www.nuklearpower.com/daily.php?date=030424).

[-Eclipse-]

Oh. Also. Who here saw the animated 8-bit theatre? 'twas awesome.

[SpikingZero]

Repititve and stupid? The plot has ALWAYS been stupid, its supposed to be.

Um yeah, but it used to be funny. I will admit that the latest ones have been a bit better, though.


All they do is yak? Its the ramblings of the characters, like Black Mage's recently, that makes it funny.

Perhaps to those who like to hold cocktail parties tittering about dénouement, juxtaposition and dipthongs. Really, all of the characters speak exactly the same.


I'm pretty sure things will pick up...

I've been hoping for that for a while.

[Spuuky]

No, those were my to-hit dice. These are my damage dice!

[twobitmage]

I like the recent one where fighter escapes the web and starts running in circles WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

I really like how long it took to set up and reveal Astos, and now that he's been introduced, he'll actually last for a while. Along with Bikke, he's all set up to join Garland in a more inclusive evil alliance than is found in the game. Nice.

[-Eclipse-]

Hang on a sec...Who's Bikke again? Kinda forgot. :eep:

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

The pirate from Pravoka.

[Zifnab]

Originally posted by Kawaii Ryûkishi
I really like how long it took to set up and reveal Astos, and now that he's been introduced, he'll actually last for a while.
He kind of died. (http://www.nuklearpower.com/daily.php?date=030621)

[Grapefruit the mage]

I love it! the comic gets better and better all the time!
Black mage and Fighter are my favourite characters, Black mage i so evil and Fighter is to dumb for hes own god.

[Dr Unne]

I wish they would've spent more time on the whole Marsh Cave thing. They didn't even fight any Wizards did they?

[The Moo Man]

Well I talk about it almost every day and I make sure I'm awais up to date with the new comics. Of course only one person here on EOFF would know that. So yes I love 8-bit Theater.

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

I thought it was awfully obvious that Astos didn't really die and just made a deceptive retreat.

[black orb]

>>> Wow.. This comic is sucking very badly, just look at all that Lich thing..
Brian finally ran out of good ideas..

[Bahamut2000X]

I actually liked the whole Lich battle. It was amusing to me. Then again I'm just easily amused.

[DocFrance]

It's always amazed me how Brian has been able to fit his ludicrous story into the FF1 plot.