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#51: Jul 2nd 2025 at 8:47:10 PM

New York, 1944

I travel back in time to destroy the Statue of Liberty using controlled demolition techniques. The statue then progressively collapses, the frame bends and the "skin" folds in on itself.


Paris, 1941

I travel back in time to destroy the Eiffel Tower using the controlled demolition techniques I used before. Two legs are blown out, and the tower crashes into a group of buildings, collapsing in a plume of smoke.


London, 1968

I travel back in time to paint the Westminster Parliament's roofs purple and recode the belfry's chime mechanism to only play a "ding dong" sound during the quarters, each one for each quarter. The hour bell mechanism is left intact.

WHO PUT A DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE ON THE ROAD!?
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Waluigi
#52: Jul 2nd 2025 at 9:38:04 PM

Initially blamed by a Nazi attack, the Statue is rebuilt in 1986.


Hitler cancels all travel out of fear.

Nazis blame Allied involvement.

The tower is never rebuilt, with an arch taking its place in 1955.


The Queen is amused by this, surprisingly, and Parliament votes to keep the roof purple.

People love the new chimes.

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AlmightyTallestSmall Waluigi from Waiting to be in Smash Since: Sep, 2023 Relationship Status: Gone fishin'
Waluigi
#53: Jul 2nd 2025 at 10:26:05 PM

Anyone?

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AlmightyTallestSmall Waluigi from Waiting to be in Smash Since: Sep, 2023 Relationship Status: Gone fishin'
Waluigi
#54: Jul 3rd 2025 at 12:12:08 AM

Anyone got more ideas?

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#55: Jul 3rd 2025 at 4:15:51 AM

Bring a fumo to 1960s Moscow :D

Well, I guess you're a banana... Or a pineapple?...
AlmightyTallestSmall Waluigi from Waiting to be in Smash Since: Sep, 2023 Relationship Status: Gone fishin'
Waluigi
#56: Jul 3rd 2025 at 7:52:45 AM

The Russians love your dolls.

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Waluigi
#57: Jul 3rd 2025 at 8:26:05 AM

Anyone?

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AlmightyTallestSmall Waluigi from Waiting to be in Smash Since: Sep, 2023 Relationship Status: Gone fishin'
Waluigi
#58: Jul 3rd 2025 at 10:13:50 AM

Well?

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SeaMonkey851 Autistic Gamer from Topeka, Kansas (Holding A Herring) Relationship Status: I'd jump in front of a train for ya!
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#59: Jul 3rd 2025 at 10:19:12 AM

Take a TurboGrafx-16, a Sega Genesis, a Super Nintendo Entertainment System, and a Neo Geo, and fuse them together to make the ultimate fourth-generation console.

    To make the console… 
  1. Powerful Processor:
    • Leverage the TurboGrafx-16's fast CPU for snappy game performance.
    • Combine this with the Genesis's powerful CPU for complex calculations and intricate game worlds.
  2. Advanced Graphics:
    • Incorporate the SNES's capability for 32,768 color palette, "Mode 7" pseudo-3D effects, and the potential for expansion chips like the Super FX for more complex 3D rendering.
    • Enhance this with the TurboGrafx-16's ability to display 482 colors on-screen for vivid and detailed graphics.
  3. Superior Sound:
    • Include the SNES's advanced sound chip, capable of stereo sound with 8-channel ADPCM audio and effects like echo.
    • Augment this with the Genesis's capability for 10 sound channels.
    • Integrate the TurboGrafx-16's ability to handle digitized audio samples.
  4. Innovative Controller:
    • Utilize the ergonomic and influential design of the SNES controller with its D-pad, four face buttons, and shoulder buttons.
    • Add the built-in turbo feature from the TurboGrafx-16 for the buttons.
  5. Massive Storage: Embrace the Neo Geo's massive cartridge sizes, known for holding games up to 716 megabits, allowing for vast and complex game worlds.

Now, go back in time to October 30, 1987 and start selling the console to everyone. Discontinue it on October 4, 1993.

Edited by SeaMonkey851 on Jul 3rd 2025 at 12:20:14 PM

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AlmightyTallestSmall Waluigi from Waiting to be in Smash Since: Sep, 2023 Relationship Status: Gone fishin'
Waluigi
#60: Jul 3rd 2025 at 10:20:14 AM

[up] What would the console's name be?

What company would you sell it under?

What launch games would it have?

Edited by AlmightyTallestSmall on Jul 3rd 2025 at 5:24:30 PM

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#61: Jul 3rd 2025 at 10:36:39 AM

Anyone got another prank?

I'll do Seamonkey's prank after he answers my questions.

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SeaMonkey851 Autistic Gamer from Topeka, Kansas (Holding A Herring) Relationship Status: I'd jump in front of a train for ya!
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#62: Jul 3rd 2025 at 10:53:42 AM

I'm calling it the HiyuCom IV.

It'll be sold under the company Hiyu Entertainment.

Launch games will include Pole Position and Food Fight (1983), upgraded to show the capabilities of the console. Every single video game company, including Hudson Soft, Nintendo, Sega, and SNK, will be encouraged to put their games on it.

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AlmightyTallestSmall Waluigi from Waiting to be in Smash Since: Sep, 2023 Relationship Status: Gone fishin'
Waluigi
#63: Jul 3rd 2025 at 11:23:02 AM

By 1989, it outsells the NES in Japan.

Notable games with Hiyu Com IV ports are Super Mario Bros. 3 and Street Fighter II.

The SNES and Genesis are less successful.

After the company disappears in 1993, rumors spread that the Hiyu Com V would've used C Ds.

The Hiyu Com IV sold almost 30 million copies in its lifetime.

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Edited by AlmightyTallestSmall on Jul 3rd 2025 at 6:24:40 PM

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Waluigi
#64: Jul 3rd 2025 at 11:29:54 AM

Anyone?

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#65: Jul 3rd 2025 at 12:00:06 PM

Well?

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#66: Jul 3rd 2025 at 12:51:12 PM

Anyone?

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#67: Jul 3rd 2025 at 1:23:20 PM

I send a PlayStation 5 back in time to the American 1890s with some video games preinstalled.

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#68: Jul 3rd 2025 at 1:35:07 PM

The PS 5 is taken apart and examined.

AI advances.

WW 1 ends in 1916.

WW 2 ends in 1944.

By 1978, arcade games have early 3D rendering.

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#69: Jul 3rd 2025 at 2:25:26 PM

Anyone?

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#70: Jul 3rd 2025 at 2:29:21 PM

Tripping up Columbus with a Banana Peel just as he's first meeting the Native Americans.

For every low there is a high.
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#71: Jul 3rd 2025 at 2:34:28 PM

The Taino laugh at him. Big mistake.

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#72: Jul 3rd 2025 at 2:50:19 PM

Sending a pile of 1980s/90s anime DVDs back to 15th century Japan, along with DVD players and televisions sets. Also, said devices are magically forced on, so we won't have to worry about electrical problems.

Some of them include Golden Boy, Sailor Moon, Dragon Ball, and Doraemon.

Edited by FireArrowEightSeventy on Jul 3rd 2025 at 5:02:45 AM

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AlmightyTallestSmall Waluigi from Waiting to be in Smash Since: Sep, 2023 Relationship Status: Gone fishin'
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#73: Jul 3rd 2025 at 2:53:24 PM

[up]What anime did you have in mind?

This prank's effects could vary based on what you bring.

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AlmightyTallestSmall Waluigi from Waiting to be in Smash Since: Sep, 2023 Relationship Status: Gone fishin'
Waluigi
#74: Jul 3rd 2025 at 3:03:02 PM

Anyone got another prank while Fire Arrow selects their anime?

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FireArrowEightSeventy The murderer. πŸ—ΎπŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ from John Gutter Since: Apr, 2024 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
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#75: Jul 3rd 2025 at 3:07:47 PM

I've just selected mine.

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