Pokemon Go Thread

[Cold Pizza]

^ Sounds like those ol' EFL forums.

[Looper]

Pokemon Go

Hey Boaty McCoontface, there is already a thread on this:-

https://teakdoor.com/world-news/16754...okemon-go.html

[baldrick]

that thread should be combined with this one and the thread left in the lounge

[VocalNeal]

i've got it but as it's not released in Thailand yet there is nothing to 'catch'.

Basically you have to move around looking for Pokemon to catch. It uses GPS and some thing I can't remember the name of to make them appear in 'real life' on your screen.

That's about all I know until I can actually play it properly.

So how is it different from Geocaching?

[billy the kid]

but there are memorials everywhere and they should be treated with respect.

Well folk did visit.

What about a Museum for the American native's holocaust.

That handball team; are they still called Washington Red Skins ?

[billy the kid]

and they should be treated with respect.

I read somewhere that some make a profit from it.

But yea respect to the dead everywhere killed in war.

[Maanaam]

It uses GPS and some thing I can't remember the name of to make them appear in 'real life' on your screen.

I think it's Bluetooth.

If it gets to Thailand, say goodbye to an already sad teenage education system.
I'm just waiting for the fights to break out. There have already been road accidents.

[blue]

Pokemon Go

Hey Boaty McCoontface, there is already a thread on this:-

https://teakdoor.com/world-news/16754...okemon-go.html

I felt sorry for The Lounge, sometimes there's a whole page of threads without it getting even a look in .
The News section also has that censoring fag-hag mod on duty sometimes.
And I missed the other thread.


Coming out of my hole I'm learning

In case you’ve just stumbled out of a cave and onto the Internet: Pokémon Go is a mobile game that tasks players with roaming their surroundings and capturing tiny creatures (said Pokémon). The more Pokémon you capture and the more milestones you achieve, the more experience points you get; as those experience points mount and you level up, the likelier you are to find rare, high-value Pokémon.

So it looks like it gets kids out of the house and walking about - which is good.
On the other hand ...

[DrB0b]

Friday 15 July 2016 by Davywavy
Release of Mario Kart Go! for Satnav ‘hopefully won’t cause too many accidents’




Mario Kart, Nintendo, Sat Nav

Mario Kart Go! for Satnav devices is expected to cause ‘minimal casualties’ when used on the open road, according to manufacturers after the launch today.

The exciting augmented reality game will allow drivers to liven up long journeys by swerving wildly across the road to pick up powerups which may then be ‘fired’ at other road users.

Other special abilities include double points for aggressive acceleration when drivers collect a Bullet Bill, and drivers are warned that nudging other road users off remains illegal whilst also activating a bonus multiplier.

Programmers admit that picking up a Gold Star on your Satnav will not make you impervious to death ‘in real life’, but insist the game is purely for fun and should not be allowed to affect your driving.

“Mario Kart Go! is just a bit of fun and it’s important that players remain aware of their surroundings at all times,” said programmer Simon Williams.

“Whilst in-game powerups are activated by throwing banana skins out of the passenger-side window to cause cars behind you to skid off the road, we obviously don’t actually endorse that sort of thing in reality.

“But if you pick up a mushroom and decide to drive straight over a mini-roundabout without slowing down, that’s entirely up to you.”

Simon went on to stress that a brick in a sock doesn’t count as a Blue Shell for purposes of scoring the game.

Insurance companies have already said that playing Mario Kart Go! invalidates all existing policies.

Release of Mario Kart Go! for Satnav ?hopefully won?t cause too many accidents?

[DrB0b]

i've got it but as it's not released in Thailand yet there is nothing to 'catch'.

Basically you have to move around looking for Pokemon to catch. It uses GPS and some thing I can't remember the name of to make them appear in 'real life' on your screen.

That's about all I know until I can actually play it properly.

So how is it different from Geocaching?

It isn't much different. It's just a little more attractive to the average couch potato as it involves cute cartoon characters rather than damp pieces of paper in little boxes. The main difference is that the pokemon are created fairly randomly rather than being placed at specific locations and that you can't create your own pokestops or gyms, which I guess would be the equivalent of caches.

It actually combines pretty well with geocaching and me and my lad have been doing both at the same time.

[DrB0b]

What about a Museum for the American native's holocaust.

There's already a really big one. It's called the United States.

I read somewhere that some make a profit from it.

Maybe. I read somewhere that the Queen of England is a baby-eating lizard. Can't say I care much about either issue.

[Bettyboo]

I don't want to upset fellow members, but if you're playing these games: you're a cnut...

[DrB0b]

I don't want to upset fellow members, but if you're playing these games: you're a cnut...

Shouldn't you be out shouting at Romanians and failing to understand statistics? You're letting the side down, Betty.

[Bettyboo]

shouting at Romanians

I had a sexy Romanian g/f 20+ years ago, long before Romanians became popular; I've been there many times, very nice place.

[Cold Pizza]

Don't know anything about, 'cept what I read. I'll pass. I'm too old for these distractions. I got other fish to fry.

I think this pikeman go stuff is for teeny-boppers and also for adults that can't get laid.

[Looper]

Man in New Zealand quits his job to play Pokemon Go full-time

A man in New Zealand has quit his job to play Pokemon Go full-time.


Tom Currie worked as a barista and bartender at a seaside restaurant on the Hibiscus Coast near Auckland, but has decided to jack that in to find digital creatures on his phone instead.

He says he's relying on friends and family to help out but admits his parents are "a little bit baffled".

"When I resigned, I didn't tell my manager I was going out into the world to hunt Pokemon," he told Newsbeat.

"But after my story got picked up I gave him a courtesy call to update him just in case the media contacted him.

More related stories

• close up of game
• How Pokemon Go locations work (probably)
• Pokemon Go on a mobile phone
• Five of the best Pokemon Go stories so far
• Pokemon Go game
• Pokemon Go player finds body in river

Watch a short doc on Pokemon Go in Radio 1's iPlayer page.
Tom Currie

"I got an absolutely lovely response, 'Good on you Tom. It is really funny. I hope everything is OK. Have fun for your Pokemon trip.'

"My dad sent through a text message saying he always knew I would be famous."

Since beginning his quest to find all the monsters, Tom says he's caught 91 of the 151 Pokemon available in the game.

He says the travel has been the best part of playing instead of going to work every day.

"I get to walk around and explore towns I've never been to," he says.
John Robinson and his daughter, Kairi
Image caption An animal shelter in America is getting people to walk its dogs while they play Pokemon Go

"I have been meeting heaps of people, tourists travelling the country and other Pokemon trainers at the small (sometimes huge) public gatherings.

"When you and your friends have to physically go for a walk or run to catch a rare Pokemon in the area and you all catch it, that is definitely a highlight."

Tom says he's also starting to get recognised in New Zealand after various websites and newspapers ran his story.

He says people around the world are getting in touch to wish him good luck.
Pokemon Go game

"I have been approached by a few other Pokemon trainers who recognised me and wanted a chat," he says.

"I have had people asking for photos and one guy even called me his hero for doing what I'm doing.

"I have received messages on Facebook from around the world, messages of support from America, Ireland, Canada, India and Nepal.
Cat in Pokemon Go game
Image caption This cat is refusing to take part in the game

"The story has gone global, so no doubt I'll be getting a bit more fan mail."

Tom says he will go back to work once his Pokemon adventure comes to an end.

"When I finish the trip and get back to Auckland, I will be looking for work and working on my new business.

"And of course still catching Pokemon."

Man in New Zealand quits his job to play Pokemon Go full-time - BBC Newsbeat

[ENT]

, everyone knows the 'holocaust' is a myth.

You're talking shit again.

[snakeeyes]

[DrB0b]

shouting at Romanians

I had a sexy Romanian g/f 20+ years ago, long before Romanians became popular; I've been there many times, very nice place.

Heh, the old "my best mate is black" excuse. Haven't seen that one for a while

[DrB0b]

Pikachu is not yellow! Pikachu is #f4dc26, #e92929, #5c3613, #000000 and #ffe62d. Yellow is #ffff00!

[Cujo]

singapore - so cute

Invite them to TD. They'd double the average IQ here at a stroke!

Fuck off, didn't you just say. "I've been playing for the last 10 days"?


I thought this was a grownups forum.

[DrB0b]

Fuck off, didn't you just say. "I've been playing for the last 10 days"?

I did say that. So what? Do you think I'm either Adelene Kong or Sonny Truyen? Why on earth would you think something like that? You'd have to be really du... - oh, wait, it's Cujo, right?

I thought this was a grownups forum.

That's because you've always been one of the more confused and deluded fuckers on here. If some of the people on here, bickering, ignorant, foolish old bigots are what you consider "Grown Up" who the fuck would want to be a grown-up? A real grown-up enjoys everything he or she can in life and doesn't stick rigidly to ridiculous rules invented by people who lived in fear of ridicule, women, foreigners, and homosexuals.

[Chittychangchang]

[Cujo]

Fuck off, didn't you just say. "I've been playing for the last 10 days"?

I did say that. So what? Do you think I'm either Adelene Kong or Sonny Truyen? Why on earth would you think something like that? You'd have to be really du... - oh, wait, it's Cujo, right?

I thought this was a grownups forum.

That's because you've always been one of the more confused and deluded fuckers on here. If some of the people on here, bickering, ignorant, foolish old bigots are what you consider "Grown Up" who the fuck would want to be a grown-up? A real grown-up enjoys everything he or she can in life and doesn't stick rigidly to ridiculous rules invented by people who lived in fear of ridicule, women, foreigners, and homosexuals.

What about stupid wankers who play children's games?

[Maanaam]

Friday 15 July 2016 by Davywavy
Release of Mario Kart Go! for Satnav ‘hopefully won’t cause too many accidents’




Mario Kart, Nintendo, Sat Nav

Mario Kart Go! for Satnav devices is expected to cause ‘minimal casualties’ when used on the open road, according to manufacturers after the launch today.

The exciting augmented reality game will allow drivers to liven up long journeys by swerving wildly across the road to pick up powerups which may then be ‘fired’ at other road users.

Other special abilities include double points for aggressive acceleration when drivers collect a Bullet Bill, and drivers are warned that nudging other road users off remains illegal whilst also activating a bonus multiplier.

Programmers admit that picking up a Gold Star on your Satnav will not make you impervious to death ‘in real life’, but insist the game is purely for fun and should not be allowed to affect your driving.

“Mario Kart Go! is just a bit of fun and it’s important that players remain aware of their surroundings at all times,” said programmer Simon Williams.

“Whilst in-game powerups are activated by throwing banana skins out of the passenger-side window to cause cars behind you to skid off the road, we obviously don’t actually endorse that sort of thing in reality.

“But if you pick up a mushroom and decide to drive straight over a mini-roundabout without slowing down, that’s entirely up to you.”

Simon went on to stress that a brick in a sock doesn’t count as a Blue Shell for purposes of scoring the game.

Insurance companies have already said that playing Mario Kart Go! invalidates all existing policies.

Release of Mario Kart Go! for Satnav ?hopefully won?t cause too many accidents?

That has to be a spoof.