History Literature / TheIndremaRevolution

* AprilFoolsDay: In 2024, a post claimed that Creator/{{Microsoft}} had acquired Indrema in 2006, merging it and its hardware and franchises with the Xbox brand, discontinuing the IndremaGO and halting the Indrema Nova (then known as the L2), and announcing a ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' and ''The Book of Aeri'' {{Crossover}} video game all in the form a press release.

** ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'' still airs on Creator/KidsWB ITTL.

* {{Retcon}}:
** ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'' and ''Anime/{{Digimon}}'' initally was stated air on Creator/FoxKids and Creator/KidsWB respectively, but it was later changed to have the networks swapped more akin to IOTL, inspired by Nivek's statement that Fox would have to beg Nintendo to put ''Pokémon'' on Fox Kids.
*** On a related note, Mario's World was initially meant to air on Creator/FoxFamily, but it later switched to Creator/CartoonNetwork due to the suggestions of [=MoistLasagna=].
** The Nova was initially going to have the GPU Slide Bay feature, but it was later swapped with an integrated GPU.

* PointOfDivergence: The POD of this timeline is when companies like Red Hat[[labelnote:*]]a developer of open source software[[/labelnote]] and Intel invest in Indrema, getting the funds to produce their console.

''The Indrema Revolution - An Alternate History of Indrema, Pop Culture, and Gaming'' is a AlternateHistory timeline created by Tropers/KPyall and other users (such as [=Otakuninja2006=]) on Website/AlternateHistoryDotCom. The current incarnation, ''[REVAMPED]'', can be read [[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-indrema-revolution-revamped-an-alternate-history-of-indrema.547990/ here]], while the discontinued earlier incarnation can be read [[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/old-the-indrema-revolution-an-alternate-history-of-indrema.547160/ here]].

** Although the L600's UI went without a brand name IOTL, it's called "Launchpad" ITTL, similar to Xbox's "Dashboard".

** ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'' and ''Anime/Digimon'' initally was stated air on Creator/FoxKids and Creator/KidsWB respectively, but it was later changed to have the networks swapped more akin to IOTL, inspired by Nivek's statement that Fox would have to beg Nintendo to put ''Pokémon'' on Fox Kids.
** Mario's World was initially meant to air on Creator/FoxFamily, but it later switched to Creator/CartoonNetwork due to the suggestions of [=MoistLasagna=].

*** Nintendo also makes an animated Mario movie earlier, with ''Mario's World Presents: Mario and Luigi's Superstar Saga'', based on [[VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiSuperstarSaga the similarly named game]], taking cues from OTL's [[WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie 2023 Illumination film]], made through a contract with [[Creator/TwentiethCenturyStudios 20th Century Fox]].

** Nintendo announces a new animated {{Crossover}} series called ''Mario's World'' inspired by the success of ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries.

** Nintendo announces a new animated {{Crossover}} series called ''Mario's World'' inspired by the success of ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries''. The show's popularity saved the Creator/FoxFamily from shutting down.

** Similarly, in real life, Creator/FoxFamily was absorbed by Creator/{{Disney}} in 2001 due to poor ratings. However, unlike ITTL, it survives being absorbed by Disney.

** That following year, Creator/NickAtNite shuts down (much to the chagrin of MoralGuardians) and moves its content to Creator/TVLand for The Forbidden Zone, a block designed to compete with Adult Swim.
* FollowTheLeader: In-universe. Because Indrema made a scene promoting indie games, Microsoft has decided to copy them, creating the "Xindies" brand of indie games, as an effort to get indie developers on the Windows and Xbox platform. Indrema also takes cues from Microsoft with the Nova, including the faceplates and the vertical design. Unlike MS's, the Nova has both front and back faceplates which are held by magnets instead of clips.

** Although the Linux distro made for Indrema's consoles, DV Linux keeps its OTL name initially, it rebrands to IndremaOS.

''The Indrema Revolution - An Alternate History of Indrema, Pop Culture, and Gaming'' is a AlternateHistory timeline created by Tropers/KPyall and other users (such as [=Otakuninja2006=]) on Website/AlternateHistoryDotCom. [[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-indrema-revolution-revamped-an-alternate-history-of-indrema.547990/ It can be read here.]]

[-''a dream come true?''-]

* Retcon:

* AwesomeButImpractical: The GPU Slide Bay, which lets you switch out the GPU on an Indrema console with a new one not unlike the PC. No need to get another console, you can just upgrade! Although this sounds cool, developers loathe the concept because they feel that they're developing for a PC rather than a console, so the feature gets scrapped on both the [=LSeries=][[note]]OTL's Indrema L600/IES[[/note]] and Nova for an integrated GPU not unlike its competitors, much to the relief of developers.

Creator/{{Microsoft}}, Creator/{{Sony}}, and Creator/{{Nintendo}} are the currently the Big Three of console makers. However, in March 1999, when Microsoft's console was in its early stages and Creator/{{Sega}} was still in the console industry, a man named John Gildred wanted to change that after a game of ''VideoGame/{{Quake}}'' wanting to make a console that allowed anyone to make games for it. He, along with a team, founded [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indrema Indrema]], wanting to make a wave in the console industry by making a Platform/{{Linux}}-based machine that could do it all; it would be a game system, Platform/MP3 player, DVR, DVD player, CD player, and internet device. They called it the L600 (a.k.a. The Indrema Entertainment System) and officially founded Indrema in January of 2000. However, in April of 2001, Indrema couldn't raise capital and shut down... but [[WhatIf what if Indrema was successfully funded to get their console on the market?]]

Creator/{{Microsoft}}, Creator/{{Sony}}, and Creator/{{Nintendo}} are the currently the Big Three of console makers. However, in March 1999, (when Microsoft's console was in its early stages and Creator/{{Sega}} was still in the console industry) a man named John Gildred wanted to change that after a game of ''VideoGame/{{Quake}}'' wanting to make a console that allowed anyone to make games for it. He, along with a team, founded [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indrema Indrema]], wanting to make a wave in the console industry by making a Platform/{{Linux}}-based machine that could do it all; it would be a game system, Platform/MP3 player, DVR, DVD player, CD player, and internet device. They called it the L600 (a.k.a. The Indrema Entertainment System) and officially founded Indrema in January of 2000. However, in April of 2001, Indrema couldn't raise capital and shut down... but [[WhatIf what if Indrema was successfully funded to get their console on the market?]]

Creator/{{Microsoft}}, Creator/{{Sony}}, and Creator/{{Nintendo}} are the currently the Big Three of console makers. In March 1999, a man named John Gildred tried to change that after a game of ''VideoGame/{{Quake}}'' wanting to make a console that allowed anyone to make games. He, along with a team, founded [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indrema Indrema]], wanting to make a wave in the console industry by making a Platform/{{Linux}}-based machine that could do it all; it would be a game system, Platform/MP3 player, DVR, DVD player, CD player, and internet device. They called it the L600 (a.k.a. The Indrema Entertainment System) and officially founded Indrema in January of 2000. However, in April of 2001, Indrema couldn't raise capital and shut down... but [[WhatIf what if Indrema was successfully funded to get their console on the market?]]

** IOTL, Indrema was a small, obscure company whose console was never released and got defunct by 2001. ITTL, Indrema survives mostly due to major companies like Intel investing in the company to stay afloat. They also make more consoles, such as the [=IndremaGO=][[note]]a handheld developed by Indrema and Danger (creators of the T-Mobile Sidekick/Danger Hiptop)[[/note]] and Indrema Nova[[note]]a seventh-generation game console[[/note]]. They also have some of their own franchises (all TL-exclusive) including ''The Book of Aeri'', ''Railpunchers'' and ''Astro Armadillo"

** Although the original Xbox has an AMD CPU instead of a Intel one because Bill Gates never made the deal (ITTL, Indrema already had Intel), the Platform/PlayStation2 and Platform/NintendoGameCube are the same as OTL's. Same goes for the Platform/Xbox360, Platform/PlayStation3, and Platform/{{Wii}} for the next generation.
* PointOfDivergence: The POD of this timeline is when companies like Red Hat[[labelnote:*]]a developer of open source software[[/labelnote]] and Intel invest in Indrema. Although they were partners IOTL, Red Hat didn't fund Indrema.

** Creator/NickAtNite shuts down and moves its content to Creator/TVLand for a new block competing with Creator/AdultSwim known as The Forbidden Zone.

** Creator/TheBrothersChaps sign a deal with Creator/CartoonNetwork to bring ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'' to television. IOTL, The Brothers Chapsrejected the offer for a Homestar Runner TV show on many different networks because they feared executives would interfere with it.
*** CN also airs shows based on Indrema's franchises, including ''The Book of Aeri'' and ''Agua'', with the latter's pilot being a movie by Creator/WarnerBros, as Indrema has partnered with them.

Creator/{{Microsoft}}, Creator/{{Sony}}, and Creator/{{Nintendo}} are the currently the Big Three of console makers. In March 1999, a man named John Gildred tried to change that after a game of ''VideoGame/{{Quake}}'' wanting to make a console that allowed anyone to make games. He, along with a team, founded [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indrema Indrema]], wanting to make a wave in the console industry by making a Platform/{{Linux}}-based machine that could do it all; it would be a game system, Platform/MP3 player, DVR, DVD player, CD player, and internet device. They called it the L600 (a.k.a. The Indrema Entertainment System) and officially founded Indrema in January of 2000. However, in April of 2001, Indrema couldn't raise capital and shut down... but [[WhatIf what if Indrema was successfully funded to get their console on the market?]] ''The Indrema Revolution - An Alternate History of Indrema, Pop Culture, and Gaming'' is a AlternateHistory timeline created by Tropers/KPyall and other users (such as [=Otakuninja2006=]) on Website/AlternateHistoryDotCom. [[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-indrema-revolution-revamped-an-alternate-history-of-indrema.547990/ It can be read here, updated whenever.]]

* RoundRobin: Although [=KPyall=] mainly writes the timeline, [=Otakuninja2006=], Mr Red Stone, Jaiken, and other writers have contributed to it.

* FollowTheLeader: In-universe. Because Indrema made a scene promoting indie games, Microsoft has decided to copy them, creating the "Xindies" brand of indie games, as an effort to get indie developers on the Windows and Xbox platform.

** Nintendo announces a new animated {{Crossover}} series called ''Mario's World'' inspired by the success of ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries''.
** Creator/TheBrothersChaps sign a deal with Creator/CartoonNetwork to bring ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'' to television. IOTL, TBC rejected the offer for a Homestar Runner TV show on many different networks because they feared executives would interfere with it.
** Creator/NickAtNite shuts down for a new block competing with Creator/AdultSwim known as The Forbidden Zone.
** CN also airs shows based on Indrema's franchises, including ''The Book of Aeri'' and ''Agua''.

*** Downplayed with the [=LSeries=] (known as the L600/IES[[note]]Indrema Entertainment System[[/note]] IOTL) itself. In our timeline, the IES ran a 750 [=MHz=] AMD Duron CPU. Because Creator/{{Microsoft}} put an AMD CPU on the Platform/{{Xbox}} in this timeline, the [=LSeries=] has a 800 [=MHz=] Intel Celeron CPU, while the Xbox replaces a 733 [=MHz=] Pentium III with a 750 [=MHz=] AMD Athlon-based CPU.