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AlmightyTallestSmall Waluigi from Waiting to be in Smash Since: Sep, 2023 Relationship Status: Gone fishin'
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#1: Sep 21st 2025 at 6:28:51 AM

In this game, you have access to a time machine.

You can either:

  • Send a piece of media back to the past and rewrite/reform it to see how it gets adapted/made into a franchise
  • Make your own work in the past under a pseudonym to see how it gets adapted/made into a franchise
  • Help make your own adaptation of a work, and see how it changes history

Good luck!

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FireArrowEightSeventy The murderer. 🗾🇯🇵 from John Gutter Since: Apr, 2024 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
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#2: Sep 21st 2025 at 7:33:23 AM

Oh boy, an excuse to shamelessly self-promote! I go back to the early 2000s to create the game (that I am actually working on), Gacha Gauntlet, for the PlayStation 2. It is a 2D platformer starring australian woman Eleanor Williams, who runs a donut shop; a villain stole her ingredients so she wants to get them back.

Edited by FireArrowEightSeventy on Sep 21st 2025 at 9:34:59 AM

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AlmightyTallestSmall Waluigi from Waiting to be in Smash Since: Sep, 2023 Relationship Status: Gone fishin'
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#3: Sep 21st 2025 at 8:04:55 AM

When does this game come out?

What's the humor like?

The art style?

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#4: Sep 21st 2025 at 8:32:11 AM

It comes out in November of 2003.

There is some meta humor in the game.

Also, example of the artstyle:

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ellie_70.png

Edited by FireArrowEightSeventy on Sep 21st 2025 at 10:33:41 AM

Character in Avatar: Shouki Naifunage, OC. She has killed at least 99 people. I'm a man. NEW ADDITION TO AVATAR: COUNTRY FLAGS
AlmightyTallestSmall Waluigi from Waiting to be in Smash Since: Sep, 2023 Relationship Status: Gone fishin'
Waluigi
#5: Sep 21st 2025 at 8:42:11 AM

It becomes a moderate success.

Gacha Gauntlet: Pocket Watch is released for the Nintendo DS in 2005, a small spin-off game that focuses more on puzzles.

Gacha Gauntlet 2 for Play Station 2 and Xbox, released in 2008, has a bigger scope and stakes, and its metahumor parodies famed video game sequels.

Although plans for a third game for Play Station 3 fizzle out, an HD collection of both games is released in 2011 for Play Station 3 and Xbox 360.

Gacha Gauntlet 3 is released in 2014 on Play Station 3, Xbox 360 and Steam.

Gacha Gauntlet: Half-Baked is released for Nintendo Switch in 2017, with a lighter tone.

A collection consisting of 1-3 and Pocket Watch releases in 2019 for Play Station 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC.

Gacha Gauntlet 4 is made in 2023.

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#6: Sep 21st 2025 at 9:40:06 AM

Anyone?

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#7: Sep 21st 2025 at 12:23:06 PM

Well?

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#8: Sep 21st 2025 at 3:48:22 PM

Anyone wanna add another potential franchise?

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#9: Sep 21st 2025 at 9:09:10 PM

Boomp

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#10: Sep 22nd 2025 at 6:11:46 AM

Bupp

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BlankBlankness Since: Aug, 2023
#11: Sep 23rd 2025 at 11:13:15 AM

I'll take Ray Bradbury's novel Fahrenheit 451 (in our timeline originally published in 1953) and send it back to 1898.

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#12: Sep 23rd 2025 at 11:35:25 AM

The book gains fame for its anti censorship, and we see adaptations from early stage readings to TV films.

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BlankBlankness Since: Aug, 2023
#13: Sep 23rd 2025 at 9:05:10 PM

I'd hate to sandwich post, but since nobody else has posted in a while...

I'll be taking The Loud House with me to the early 1970s. I'm going to change it so it follows the original concept of being about rabbits— that is, there are 26 siblings, Lincoln (now named Warren) is the only male of the bunch, he has 25 sisters,note  and his best friend is a beaver named Danny McBride.note  I'll be making it into a series of comics, but not anything like the graphic novels from our timeline; I'll instead be turning it into a newspaper comic strip, like Peanuts and Garfield. It will begin running in papers in 1971, which is also the year that original series creator Chris Savino was born.

(For some context on the medium I chose, I chose comic strips because the original series was heavily inspired by newspaper comics.)

Edited by BlankBlankness on Sep 23rd 2025 at 11:05:21 AM

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#14: Sep 23rd 2025 at 9:08:27 PM

[up]What syndicate gets the strip?

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BlankBlankness Since: Aug, 2023
#15: Sep 23rd 2025 at 9:14:02 PM

It'll be going to King Features Syndicate (known in our timeline for being the original distributor of Baby Blues).

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#16: Sep 23rd 2025 at 9:35:44 PM

1971: Bunny Boy debuts in newspapers to some success. Daily strips focus on the chaos of Warren's family, and Sunday strips provide more space for jokes.

1973: The first paperback collection: "Bunny Boy: Hop to It!" is released. Magazines have a "Which of Warren's Sisters are you?" quiz.

1978: The strip wins a Reuben Award.

1979: Warren, Danny and a customizable sister plush are sold.

1980: A Christmas special is released on CBS, with animation by Rankin/Bass. It's a modest success.

1983-1985: A Bunny Boy animated series airs on CBS.

1987: A Bunny Boy game is made for Commodore 64.

1990: A treasury is released.

c. 1990s: The sisters become less emphasized, often see in "group gags".

c. 2010s: Danny gets his own webcomic spinoff: "Danny's Log".

2017-2019: A new Bunny Boy show airs on Netflix.

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#17: Sep 24th 2025 at 2:55:06 AM

here's an idea i've been saving on my mind and one of my discord servers for a while: the web show Battle for Dream Island instead airs as an anime named Yumenoshima in 2007, produced by Kyoto Animation. it aired on Nippon TV, TV Asahi and Fuji TV. it is a comedic hybrid slice of life/reality show anime.

    excerpts from one of my discords, but modified to fit TV Tropes standards 

Yumenoshima (夢の島)

Producer: Kyoto Animation
Aired in: Fuji TV, Nippon TV, TV Asahi
Runtime: 2007-2010
Licensed by: Crunchyroll (2008-present)
Description: One of the first of a genre of competition animes. This anime would receive high acclaim and would be popular among all ages. This anime also encourages viewer interaction by having viewers vote on who to eliminate on Kyoto Animation's e-mail.
Plot: Thirty lucky contestants from the nation of Chiseitochi (A pun on sentient "yu chisei" and land "tochi") are selected to compete for ownership of an artificial private island project taking place nearby. The contestants have to compete in twenty-nine challenges total, with a rejoin taking place mid-game. At the end, the contestants find out the project was a lie and call the host, Terebi-san, out for lying to them, ending with a chase.
A second season was confirmed in 2012 and it was created in 2013, ending in 2016.

Characters:

Host
  • Terebi-san - An LED television that is charismatic and created his own reality show to watch it, lying to the contestants about an artificial island project named Yumenoshima.
Cool Cherries (素敵なチェリー/Sutekina cheri)
  • Enpitsu-chan - A 2B pencil with blue eyes. An energetic object that cheers her team up and tries to excite them into winning the challenge. Has Enpi as her nickname.
  • Matchibo-chan - A safety match with blue eyes. A good friend of Enpitsu which is cool and collected in contrast to her. Nicknames are Mat and Matchi.
  • Awa-chan - A bubble with brown eyes. A fragile object that often clings to Enpitsu and Matchibo for safety.
  • Pin-chan - A red pin with blue eyes. The adventurous team leader who's ready to take on challenges head-on.
  • Koseiyo-kun - A wooden building block with blue eyes. A guy that likes pulling pranks on the other team. Has Kosei as his nickname.
  • Keshigo-kun - A white eraser with purple eyes. A trickster that tries to sabotage the teams with Koseiyo's help. Has Keshi as his nickname.
  • Kiita-chan - A wooden plank with brown eyes. A shy object that does not want to contribute in any conversation and is often scared of stuff.
  • Yukidama-san - A snowball with blue eyes and a knit cap. A prideful object with anger issues who's pals with Koseiyo. Also known as Yuki.
  • Borupen-chan - A ballpoint pen with a blue cap which is treated as her hair, matching blue eyes and a yellow hair ribbonnote . The tamest, the most mature, and the only female of Koseiyo's friend group. Also known as Boru.
  • Kaen-kun - A flame with orange eyes. Scared of water but deals with adventures better than Pin.
Great Grapes/Amazing Grapes (素晴らしいブドウ/Suburashi budo)
  • Konoha-chan - A leaf that has brown eyes and a yellow bow. Friendly and outgoing, always tells the team to do their best. Accidentally called Konata by Shoseki in Ep 18, alluding to one of her voice actor's other roles as Konata Izumi from Lucky Star and her fan nickname. Fan-names include the aforementioned Konata, What's the difference between a leaf and a blue-haired human?note , and Rifi.
  • Peni-san - A penny with green eyes. Has a slight dislike of Kaen due to his alleged rudeness, but is one relaxed guy nonetheless.
  • Nikkeru-san - A nickel with green eyes. Peni's silly little brother that is friends with Zeri and acts funny almost the entire time. Nicknames include Niki and Nikke.
  • Hari-chan - A needle with blue eyes. Hates being called Harry because she "is not English", but is a cool girl nonetheless.
  • Suiteki-chan - A waterdrop with yellow eyes. A mute girl that can also do challenges well.
  • Iwa-kun - A rock with brown eyes. Always sick but refuses to give up, even persisting through each challenge. Hated for his barf, liked for his resilience.
  • Kori-chan - An ice cube with blue eyes. Fragile, but unlike Awa, she persists, sometimes wanting revenge on Koseiyo for all the bad things he did to her.
  • Hana-chan - A flower with blue eyes. Narcissistic, likes being called beautiful, hates being called ugly.
  • Kusa-kun - A patch of grass with matching green eyes. An adorable guy that loves saying his name.
  • Tokei-san - A pendulum click with blue eyes. Can be compared to Furaido in personality, though he encourages the team sometimes.
Another name (別の名前/Betsu no namae)
  • Gorufi-hakase - A golf ball with green eyes. A narcissistic scientist that bosses others around and does not take it too kindly if they don't have a suggestion when she wants it, also commonly ignoring Shoseki due to their rivalry.
  • Tenisu-hakase - A tennis ball with blue eyes. Gorufi's apprentice that proposes amazing strategies when he is told to.
  • Furaido-kun - A basket of fries with green eyes. An object that wants to get the challenge done straightforward with no interruptions and is scared of Gorufi due to her treatment of the team. Also known as Furai and Makudo.
  • Shoseki-chan - A notebook with a two-tone cover, yellow eyes, a matching yellow bow and black glasses. An intelligent girl that rivals Gorufi and has a sweet voice comparable to Borupen's, Enpitsu's, Awa's and Kiita's. Referred to as Seki and Sho-wiki, the latter by fans.
  • Zeri-san - A matcha jelly with a cherry on top and matching red eyes. Rivals Nikkeru in silliness and sometimes acts feminine even though he's not.
  • Bakudan-san - A bomb with red eyes. Scared of Kaen-kun and hates being near him due to reasons. He's also referred to as In'intaru by Koseiyo.
  • Rubi-chan - A ruby with yellow eyes. Sweet, energetic, comparable to Enpitsu. Referred to as "another me" by Enpitsu and Pichipichi by Zeri.
  • Hochikisu-kun - A red stapler with yellow eyes. A chill guy that has a distaste of Suitchi. Also called Hochi and Hochiki.
  • Suitchi-chan - A rocker-type light switch with blue eyes. A shy girl that wants to push away from her dark pastnote .
  • Senpuki-san - A blue table fan with matching blue eyes. A man that can't be brought away from his comfort zone, even through sheer force.

Yumenoshima Ni - Hata no Keikaku (夢の島二 - 旗の計画)

Producer: Kyoto Animation
Aired in: Fuji TV, Nippon TV, TV Asahi
Runtime: 2013-2016
Licensed by: Crunchyroll (2013-present)
Description: The second season of Yumenoshima. This anime also encourages viewer interaction by having viewers vote on who to eliminate on Kyoto Animation's e-mail, like Yumenoshima.
Plot: Three years after the events of Yumenoshima, Enpitsu gets invited to another reality show along with 63 other contestants, with 30 familiar faces and 34 newcomers. Furaido still can't believe Terebi would lie to him, but hopes that the prize be a real Yumenoshima this time. Two new hosts, Hata and CRT, arrive, engaging the contestants in 64 new challenges, with two rejoins happening mid-game. At the end, it's revealed that Yumenoshima is real this time and Konoha wins it, but decides to give it up for the public cause, much to everyone's surprise and Hata's confusion.

Characters:

Hosts
  • Hata-sama - A Chiseian flag with yellow eyes. The third female president and eighth president of Chiseitochi, friendly and chill, tries to keep peace at every corner.
  • CRT-chan - A black Soeni-model CRT TV that is Terebi's older sister. Encourages the contestants to go with the challenge.

beyond this point, i will stop sharing characters because the character list is still a WIP. the 30 originals still return, yes, but i haven't completed the list like i said.

please, do not add new characters to S2/Hata no Keikaku as the character list is a WIP, although you still are allowed to mention it, create games and merchandise relating to the franchise.

Edited by idkwhatiamdoingatp on Sep 25th 2025 at 7:35:56 PM

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AlmightyTallestSmall Waluigi from Waiting to be in Smash Since: Sep, 2023 Relationship Status: Gone fishin'
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#18: Sep 24th 2025 at 3:07:10 AM

The show gets a gacha game, a manga and several OV As.

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#19: Oct 2nd 2025 at 7:02:48 PM

Bump

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