I'm just curious, since this will be my first tbt fair. What were the themes for the past fairs? What kinds of festivities are there and what kind of prizes are given out? Looks like lots of balloons and feathers and arcade related collectibles. Any predictions for the upcoming fair based on the theme?
Past tbt fairs
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I have been on the staff team since 2014, so I have helped out with the three fairs that fell between 2014-2017. In 2014 the theme was a birthday party, to celebrate TBT's tenth anniversary. In 2016 the theme was a summer evening fair, because it was our first fair to ever take place in the summertime (Northern hemisphere). In 2017 our theme was a retro arcade, for no deeper reason than Jeremy had a cool idea and we were all on board! I don't believe the 2013 fair had a theme (someone correct me if I'm wrong!) and I know nothing about the ones that took place in the 00s.
We have a mixture of both formal contests and participation events lined up. The collectibles we have planned for this time include— sorry, the phone is ringing! Bye!
We have a mixture of both formal contests and participation events lined up. The collectibles we have planned for this time include— sorry, the phone is ringing! Bye!
Small correction: I actually got the retro arcade idea from Oblivia before bringing it up.
I think you're right that 2014 was the first one with a theme. We pushed the birthday theme so much that year that it seemed like we should have another theme for the next one. Then the concept stuck.
oh, sweet. animated nookphone collectible hype!
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yeah so the 2017 fair was arcade/80s/vaporwave themed, and so all the contests had to do with video games, arcade games, 80s aesthetic, etc. there are the main arcade collectibles, based on arcade games (pinky, invader, goomba, tetris) and all the feathrs have 80s slang terms (rad, cool, hot, glam, sweet, fresh).
that was definitely my favorite event that I've ever participated in on this forum and part of me hopes that the next fair can live up to that level of awesomeness. regardless I'm still hyped for it
that was definitely my favorite event that I've ever participated in on this forum and part of me hopes that the next fair can live up to that level of awesomeness. regardless I'm still hyped for it
well, let's just ignore that goombas debuted in super mario bros. (console release), and not mario bros. (arcade release)
still one of my minor gripes there. feel they should've gone with the shellcreeper or sidestepper over the goomba, just because of them being mario series enemies from nintendo's arcade era
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I'm p sure that SMB was an arcade game too lol. doesn't matter when they debuted.
I mean it kinda sorta did. like some half-port-half-original multiplayer thing, iirc
but still, nobody ever remembers super mario bros. or its respective cast based on this weird arcade thing (that was also just an american only release, afaik). it isn't like pinky (pac-man) or invader (space invaders), where they're so deeply ingrained into arcade history that equating them as such is second nature
though to that end, tetris is also weird. since I believe that was a pc debut?
idk. I've no problem with the arcade set designs or them existing. just conceptually, the entire set is kinda a ****in' mess any time I really stop and think about it
so really, the best manner for me is just to think of them as a retro gaming set, I guess. not that the word 'retro' has much of a hard set meaning anymore. with how much the bar constantly shifts for what counts as 'retro', due to the simple passage of time and new things becoming old in the process. but it's abotu the only think I could think of that sticks consistently (could've been 80's gaming set, but lol space invaders being a '78 release)
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it is kinda weird but I gotta give the staff credit for making the "arcade" collectibles so cool
idk, the number of goombas sold at that fair begs to differ
listen lamb i cant make every collectible pink
Why not?
Serious note: I really am excited to see what sorts of collectibles will come out of this fair!!
idk what the hell a shellcreeper or sidestepper is so idk if those would help with low numbers being sold lmao, i think they made a good call with using characters that are universally recognizable. iirc the theme was "retro" not "arcade" anyway
