HOW RIVIERA CHANGED MY LIFE, AND YOURS, AND YOURS, AND YOURS... Options

[Irysa]

IF I HADN'T EVER PLAYED RIVIERA, I'D NEVER HAVE FOUNDED MARI LINKING TO LACRIMACASTLE FOR THE EPILOGUE DISCS AND SOUNDTRACKS AND STUFF.

I'D NEVER HAVE JOINED THE IRC CHANNEL.

I'D NEVER HAVE GOTTEN STURM'D HARD AND GRADUATED FROM TOTAL FUCKING ANNOYING TWATFACE NOOB INTO TOTAL FUCKING ANOYING TWATFACE JERK.

I'D NEVER HAVE GOTTEN INTO ANATHEMA (AND A LOT OF OTHER COOL MUSIC)

I'D NEVER HAVE STARTED NETPLAYING FIGHTING GAMES, STARTING WITH IAMP AND MOVING INTO MELTY BLOOD WHICH TOOK UP A BIG PART OF MY LIFE (ESPECIALLY LATELY, I WON A TOURNAMENT LAST MONTH). AND SUBSEQUENTLY LIKE EVERYTHING EVER

I'D NEVER HAVE GOTTEN INTO VISUAL NOVELS (THANKS MELTY AND F/SN SIMUWATCH)

I'D NEVER HAVE READ BOOKS LIKE A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE

I'D NEVER HAVE FALLEN ASLEEP ON SKYPE PLAYING RISK ON A PAC-MAN MAP WITH SAUCE AND RHIA WITH MY UNBEATABLE CUPCAKE STRATEGY (FUCKING ALASKA HOLY SHIT)

I'D NOT HAVE MY CURRENT NAME FOR EVERYTHING EVER BECAUSE I'D NEVER HAVE SPAZZED ON MY KEYBOARD WHILE LISTENING TO 65DAYSOFSTATIC TO GET MY NAME OUT OF THE FIRST 5 LETTERS.


I'D NEVER HAVE EVENTUALLY MELLOWED OUT INTO THE GUY I AM RIGHT NOW

AT 20 YEARS OLD I CAN SAFELY SAY THAT RIVIERA WAS THE DEFINING GAME OF MY ADOLESCENCE



I LOVE ALL OF YOU, THANKS! AND THANKS TO STING FOR MAKING THIS GAME

[DustyHaru]

Without Riviera I would never have downloaded mIRC and join the channel; which would mean I never would have scanned half of the Tome of Lost Souls and drawn KiTN Fanart (which I'm pretty sure there is no section for on the KiTN page).

Never would have simulwatched TTGL or KnK movies on #simulwatch with manlyasfuck Kokuto. Which means I never would have brought Box to #lcn. Never would have learned how to DCC (meaning I never would know how to download anime).

I would never simulplayed ToP with Rhia, Awlarus (which also would never have existed on Google), Sauce, Chef and miscellaneous other people.

I would never have played IRCpoker with Asaph and beat his straight with a straight. Nor would I ever have jong'd with Walrus, Chef and Sauce and 13 orphans.

Draw Sauce's Thing (and Charmander) would never have happened, neither would I play random other games like COSMIC BREAK or 1/2 a game of 100% orange juice. I would never have touhou'd (I think) or listen to touhou music.

Wouldn't be playing Melty with chrishawke, or Sauce, or Asaph (once).

Never would have made fun of Malice for her svencest and strange scanlating shenanigans. Never would have made 5 different banners for the banner contest which ended up being useless anyway.

NEVER EVER would have sung Krakenmas music (which I still have the recording of). Never would have drawn Tentaclaus (which Tsuki made 200% better).

Never would have gone to the 12th of JURAI and met Awlarus with Box and get lost in NYC for a while until we found Rai and Rasler.

Never would have killed the "Rate the signature" and "Rate the Avatar" above you threads. Would never have witnessed Enzd's necro spree. Never have read A Song of Ice and Fire, or listened to some of the music people sometimes remember to post in the "melody of the moment" thread ("dancedancedance" - 65daysofstatic). Never have gotten on IRC drunk apparently.

Never would have watch the Demon Green Mushroom charrenge in SM64.

ALSO I NEVER WOULD HAVE BECOME GOD FOR A LITTLE WHILE (ACCORDING TO RHIA).