Hey Howdy Hey Tappers!
IMPORTANT NOTE: Act 2 is slated to start TOMORROW, June 19th (which also happens to be my birthday…that’s for the extra work EA š ).Ā Act 1 isn’t going anywhere, so if you didn’t finish it you’ll still have time to. Look for Act 2 to start around 11am ET.Ā (1500 UTC)
You’ll need CBG and the Evergreen Terrors (x4) free for the first round of tasks (and those earning event currency).Ā Also, 1 new premium character combo will be released.Ā 150 donuts for the combo.
Now on with the full dialogue for Act 1…
The Mysterious Gamer
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Milhouse: Man, summer is like, in my top-five seasons. No school, spending all day indoors at the arcade watching you play Touch of Deathā¦The only thing more fun would be if you ever let me play. But hey, we Van Houtens know our place.
Bart: Milhouse, Iām on a once-in-a-lifetime run here, and I canāt afford a single mistake. So zip it!
Milhouse: Got it. Consider my lip zipped. Wonāt be hearing from me anymore! Ā No sir, not a peep. Because Iāve never seen you so in the zone before. Youāre gonna beat your high score!
Bart: Cāmonā¦cāmonā¦ YES! A personal best. Now, to just add my initials to the leaderboard, so thousands of years from now, people will still marvel at my achievement.Ā Wait a second, whatās this? Thereās a new name on the leaderboardā¦
Milhouse: āTGMā? Who is āTGMā? Look! Escape from Grandmaās House also has āTGMā on the leaderboard!
Martin: Itās on Larry the Looter, too!
Bart: This āTGMā is still among us, I can feel it in my joystick blistersā¦ Spread out, men!
Make the Kids Search for the Mysterious Gamer– x3. 60s, Bart, Milhouse and Martin
Martin: *pointing* Whoā¦is that?
Milhouse: Wow, look at his fingers! Iāve never seen someone with such pristine hand-eye coordination. He must file his nails. And his eyelids!
Bart: Ah cāmon, heās not THAT good.
Martin: He set a new high score!
Milhouse:Ā *running over* Hey, Mister. Whatās your name?
The Game Master: You may call me…The Game Master. *THUNDERCLAP*
Martin: The Game Master… āTGMā…like the prophecy of the leaderboards foretold!
Milhouse: Pretty lame handle. I wouldāve gone with āThe Gaminatorā. Or maybe āThe Extermigamerā.
The Game Master: Silence! As The Game Master, it falls on me to blow your minds by informing you that this world we live in is nothing but a mere…SIMULATION! *ANOTHER THUNDERCLAP*
Bart: Well, duh.
Dubstepping Up Your Game Pt. 1
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The Game Master: I donāt believe you heard me correctly. I said this world you know is nothing but a mereā¦ SIMULATION! *ONE LAST THUNDERCLAP*
Bart: Yeah we heard you. But we already know that we live in a simulation.
The Game Master: You…you do?
Milhouse: I literally saw a building fall from the sky the other day and land neatly on the ground, undamaged.
Martin: My house used to be on a different street!
The Game Master: Well, okay. But did you know that I have become the ADMIN of the simulation?Ā Thatās right, I can remove any person, building, or random silly prop from your world with the stroke of a key. Behold!
Make the Kids Gasp- 30m.Ā Can send Bart, Milhouse and Martin
Collect Arcade Tokens- x175.
CBG: Has anyone in here seen my picture of Rainier Wolfcastle signed by Captain Lance Murdock? It seems to have disappeared! You may consider it a mere silly prop, but I loved it as much as any parent ever loved their child.
The Game Master: The vanishing of your collectible was but a small showcase of my powers. Every time I earn a new high score on a leaderboard, I gain more admin privileges, and the chance to delete more and more. Soon, this simulated world will cease to exist!
Martin: Wait, so you work at EA?
Dubstepping Up Your Game Pt. 2
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CBG: This is a travesty! We canāt allow The Game Master ā if that is even his real name, which I highly doubt ā to do this!
Milhouse: I know, he could delete any one of us!
CBG: I meant what he did to my autographed picture!
Milhouse: The Sky Finger we all worship has worked hard to get their Springfield just right. We canāt let anybody screw it up!
Bart: The Game Master said that he gains more access to the simulation with each video game high score he sets. So…of course! Thatās what we have to do!
Martin: Bludgeon him to death, take his stuff, and eat his eyeballs so he wanders the afterlife blind?
Bart: No, but points for freaking me out. We have to defeat his high scores to take back his admin access. And in order to do that, we need the best gamers Springfield has to offer. Milhouse, call Sophie and Nelson. THE EVERGREEN TERRORS are coming out of retirement!
Make Milhouse Round Up the Evergreen Terrors- 4hrs
Collect Arcade Tokens- x125
Sophie: So some guy shows up and tells you all that heās gained admin access to the simulation we live in, and that heās going to start deleting the whole townā¦ And you just believe him?
Milhouse: He was very convincing. You shouldāve seen how shadowy his face was inside that hood.
Sophie: But why is he doing this? There must be a reason.
CBG: Allow me to explain in D&D terms. You see, The Game Master is chaotic evil. He needs not any reason for his evilness. He merely exists for it, like the humble Beholder.
Bart: What the hell are you trying to say?
CBG: That I accept your offer ā or lack thereof ā to become the new coach of The Evergreen Terrors! First, weāre going to need to work on your reflexes. *gets out tennis ball shooter* Heads up!
Milhouse: *gets pelted by a tennis ball* Ow!
Nelson: Haw-Haw! *gets pelted by a tennis ball*
Dubstepping Up Your Game Pt. 3
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Milhouse: Guys, look! I found one of The Game Masterās high scores! Itās in this dancing game, PaDubba the Dubsteppa.
CBG: Excellent. Then we just need to have the best dubstepper in our group beat that high score.
Milhouse: Iām not allowed to listen to dubstep. My mom says it makes me too chill.
Bart: Iām too cool to be seen dancing in publicā¦
Nelson: And if I ever saw myself dancing Iād have to beat myself up.
CBG: Ugh. Worst. Kids. Ever. Sophie, what about you?
Sophie: Umā¦
Make Sophie Show Off Her Dubstepping Skills- 30m
Make CBG Be Amazed at Sophie’s Dubstepping Skills- 30m
Collect Arcade Tokens-Ā x125.
Bart: Whoa, Sophie where did you learn to dance like that?
Milhouse: Iāve never seen someone step dubs with such mad skill!
Sophie: Fine, I admit it. Iām a closet dubstepper. Just tease me now. Get it out of your systems.
Bart: I would, but I donāt know enough about dubstep to even make fun of it.
CBG: It is decided! Sophie will represent The Evergreen Terrors in their attempt to take down The Game Masterās PaDubba the Dubsteppa high score.
Bart: Maybe a clever barb involving Skrillex? Is he still a thing?
Dubstepping Up Your Game Pt. 4
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Sophie: *dubstepping her heart out* Iām…almost…there…Ā Out…of…energy…
Milhouse: Weāre losing her!
Martin: But sheās almost to the high score!
Make Comic Book Guy Funnel an Energy Drink Into Sophie’s Mouth- 1hr
Make Sophie Pull Out Some Clutch Dubstepping- 2hrs
Make the Evergreen Terrors Cheer On Sophie’s Dubstepping- x3. 2hrs
Collect Arcade Tokens-Ā x125.
Dubstepping Up Your Game Pt. 5
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Bart: Sophie, youāre at the top of the leaderboard! We…we won!
Milhouse: *gasp* She did it!
SophieKrustofski : Ow! My ankle!
Martin: Can I help? I could be your knight in terrycloth armor.
Sophie: I think I just sprained itā¦
CBG: No time to rest. We have to find the next game!
Sophie: Can I at least wrap my ankle?
CBG: Wrap it when youāre dead! Moving on!
Make the Evergreen Terrors Search for the Next High Score- x4. Bart, Milhouse, Martin, and Nelson.Ā 4hrs
Make Sophie Wrap Her Ankle- 1hr.
Collect Arcade Tokens-Ā x125.
The Game Master: You beat my PaDubba high score? I destroyed my quads getting to the top of that leaderboard! No matter, though. Itās just one of many.
Milhouse: And weāre gonna beat them all!
The Game Master: Nonsense! I am The Game Master! And nothing will stand in the way of my quest toā
Strawberry: Babe, how much longer do I have to wait in the car? You said you were gonna take me to Pasta la Vista for our anniversary.
And this concludes the Act 1 Game of Games Sequel Dialogue!
Thoughts? Sound off below, you know we love hearing from you!
Happy birthday for yesterday Alissa! I guess this was the happy birthday thread since I thought it wasn’t showing up on my desktop, lol. š°šš
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Let’s all wish Alissa a pleasant Birthday Weekend, tooššš
Can you believe there is a Solar Eclipse / Ring of Fire to view also?
Do Tappers read what Alissa publishes up there? šš»š
So Act 2 starts later than usual (just be glad if you can login to the Game App!) ššš»
Anyways, Act 1 – kinda fun, kinda dumb … aaaand hopefully Act 2 will have some better Event Prizes (bring on the new Premium Character Combo). ššš»
Have a nice weekend / Stay Safe š \ Summer Solstice tomorrow ! š„
Sadly, Act 2 is MIA. I even rebooted my tablet – no new act this morning. ā¹ļø
Re-read the top of this post…bold letters. š Starts at 11 (30m from now)
Iām in the UK – when does the update happen for us ?
Itās currently June 19 at 3:30pm (GMT) here.
1500 UTC, so it’ll hit in 30m
Itās 15:15 in the U.K., where are you update?!! Do not mess with me, I am not in the mood for anymore disappointment, not this year.
Did you read what this post says at the top in bold? 11am ET. 1500 UTC. 30m from now
happy B-day Alissa. Make it a good one š
Thanks š
Before a senior moment happens, may you have a great celebration on your birthday tomorrow (your time zone), Alissa, but on my side of this worldā¦itās your day! Relax, enjoy, kudos to you and we appreciate you and all the effort of the TSTO group!
lol thank you š
Early Happy Birthday!! šššš
Thank you š
I can’t believe you’re almost 18 .
Now , you’ll be able to go to jail !
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ! !
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See ya bye . š½šø
lol thanks
Happy birthday for tomorrow, Alissa! Hope you have a relaxing day and good gifts. I am all ready for Act 2. And I also really want baseball to restart! I hope the players give a bit so they can play.
Thanks! Here’s hoping! I’ve been saying for a while now, just do 65 games and call it a day. We’ll see what happens
Happy Birthday High Five, Alissa!
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HaPpY bIrThDaY…early!
Enjoy the day! Eat lots of bad stuff!
Blow out the candles and wish for the baseball nonsense to end!!! šā¤šššā¤š
Thank you š
Oh how I wish the baseball nonsense would end! Part of me thinks they all deserve to be miserable because they’ve all sucked in this process. BUT my husband’s job is kind of dependant on there being a baseball season. So hoping they get this resolved!
Whew, I was wondering why act 2 hadn’t triggered yet. After checking in here I had the answer I was looking for after one sentence.
Thanks Alissa, and have a happy birthday!
Thank you š
Oops. I’m a dork
Have a good birthday Alissa.
Thanks š
Not starting for me. I’m in Central time, been checking since 10 am ā¹ļø
Maybe, you might want to reread what it says at the top? Nice, big, beautiful, bold letters…
I hear that’s happening for a lot of people. I have it on good authority that this will be straightened out some time tomorrow morning.
Not a fan of the slowed-down pace of the mini-events. I much preferred the weekly Wednesday resets (or, better yet, the old ability to cruise through entire events at our own pace).
11am start? Or is this a typo? Usually it’s 10am.
Files show 1500 UTC, convert it to ET it’s 11am. After all these years I still can’t figure out EA š¤·āāļø
I think UTC does not take daylight savings time into account. And the rest of the world does, so there you have it.
Waited 1 week for act 2 to start
Happy birthday early. I hope all your wishes come true ,and you have a great day. Keep up the good work.
Thanks š
So far so good.
Always nice to expand on a theme. Thank goodness the previous āsetā was not built in and I could just expand. Just to bad there was nothing left for my tokens to be used on. But hey, story is good so far and I think there will be nice additional props to make the gaming corner look better.
Three straight days of the endlessly spinning donut.
Uninstall and reinstall
The tapped out game seems to need a very good stable wi fi connection other wise it just will not work. I find if the game starts spinning for more the a few minutes it is better to close the game along with any other apps you have open then start up tapped out again.