A Brief History Lesson on the Battle Board

DK · 04-09-2006, 07:22 PM

The Battle Board was created by Kyle for SMBHQ in mid-1999, not long after I registered. The board was created because SMBHQ Main was being flooded with battle topics, most of which were started by me. To my knowledge, 1999 was certainly the Battle Board's best year. Of course, shortly after '99, I unofficially left VGF and only appeared on occasion, so I could be wrong. But I remember that the "Golden Age," the period that housed legendary members such as myself, Curt, Christi, NntendoGrl, Metal Kong, Chibi Yoshi, and many others saw many a battle started.

Upon my registration, I immediately began a rivalry with the most-hated member of the SMBHQ Main, MASTERMARIO. The battle became quite heated at times, as we found ourselves throwing verbal attacks at each other in nearly ever topic on the board. On my second day at VGF, I found that a new member had registered and was bashing MASTERMARIO along with me, continually referring to him as MASTER "BATE". I quickly formed a friendship with I'm-A-Luigi-Number-1, known to most VGFers simply as Curt.

The first battle topic in VGF history, created by Curt, pitted the two of us against MASTERMARIO. No winner clearly emerged, and Curt and I eventually formed a truce with MASTERMARIO, leading to one of VGF's first cliques. More battle topics were periodically created to settle differences.

Soon afterwards, SMBHQ was being torn apart by even more feuds, namely one between me and a new member by the name of NntendoGrl. Friends of both members got involved, the feud ensued until an 8-Character Elimination Battle topic was started. At this point, Kyle, then the sole webmaster of SMBHQ, decided to start a Battle Board to prevent SMBHQ Main from being cluttered with battle topics. The Battle Board was of course highly active, with several battles taking place at a time.

Eventually, the Battle Board became an annoyance to many members, leading to a period where Curt felt excessively guilty, citing that since he started the first battle topic, he was solely responsible for the creation of the Battle Board. Shortly thereafter, I unofficially left VGF and only posted on rare occasions.

If I remember correctly, the Battle Board was replaced by the NC Forum. The Battlefield we have at VGF today presents an immensely evolved form of the old Battle Board battles. Unfortunately, not all VGF members have the time to engage in Battlefield topics, as posting in them requires a good deal of writing. Perhaps the return of the Battle Board will give today's VGFers a quick, less time-consuming alternative to the Battlefield.

Irkenwarrior12 · 04-09-2006, 07:59 PM

How does it work?

deathscythe · 04-09-2006, 10:31 PM

This sounds fun.

DK · 04-09-2006, 10:43 PM

^^ You will know soon enough.

Wyborn · 04-10-2006, 12:33 AM

[Ehhh, nevermind.

Good luck.]

***Ynot Shane*** · 04-10-2006, 05:06 PM

Maybe Wyborn knows what this forum is for.

deathscythe · 04-10-2006, 05:41 PM

No one answered how it works. Cause i want to know to.

***Ace Mercury*** · 04-10-2006, 06:03 PM

Don't talk about battle board?

deathscythe · 04-10-2006, 06:28 PM

Was it that bad?

DK · 04-10-2006, 07:29 PM

To be blunt, you basically just trade moves RPG style.

***The Doctor*** · 04-11-2006, 02:43 PM

^ So, "Nomytaker casted Holy on saeed."

Crazybirdanimations · 04-11-2006, 02:47 PM

Can you put in an example? like, what? do we battle with our star-rate and stuff?

DK · 04-11-2006, 06:53 PM

^^ Pretty much so. It's quite simple.

Joker · 04-17-2006, 03:53 PM

wow...you don't say...actually this isn't a bad idea....

DK · 04-18-2006, 09:27 PM

Also, this board was also used to settle arguements, to prevent them from spreading throughout the forums. So not every topic needs to be in RPG battle format, for the record.

Metal Man · 04-18-2006, 09:41 PM

Hm. By comparison, the evolved Battlefield was created due to battles made in the Nintendoland forum. Back then a Nintendo Battlefield League was formed, consisting of famous and infamous people like myself. We had a weekly battle, and they rocked, mainly because everyone who signed up could only battle in them.

Then Shane was nice enough to make not one, but two battlefields; a Nintendo one and a Sega one. The Sega one had only one battle that really went anywhere; the Candy battlefield. I wish for it to come back so that I can continue that topic, which got up around 50 pages before dying (when Jolteon left.)

The Nintendo one was where almost everyone went, and the last of the Hyrule Battlefields wound up there. Unfortunately, everyone else got worn out while I took my battling to IRC (Super Smash Quest.) Even worse, Nintendoland died and most of the people who battled began to lose interest. I had technically switched alignments to SMBHQ when I took over SSQ 3 years ago, and with the death of most of its supporters (and end of Wyborn's battling) The Nintendo Battlefield is mostly defunct.

I am a relic from those times, and still practice the old ways. I was always around at the wrong time; they were dying when I learned them, dead when I really had practice, and now that I'm good enough to have a real fight, the whole thing is dead. I wish to revive the Sega Battlefield in my own image and revive my style of battling from death.

So, these two forums, ironically, went throughout time without ever colliding, because your history is entirely new to me, while mine consists of a dedicated Nintendoland thing dying over time.

[sage] · 04-19-2006, 03:11 AM

The RP forum had tons of topics like that. and the battlefield had more free style writing fights.

.... Seems rather pointless to me.

04-09-2006, 07:22 PM	#1
DK Senior Member Join Date: Jul 1999 Gender: Posts: 3,003 Thanks: 43 Thanked 49 Times in 41 Posts	A Brief History Lesson on the Battle Board The Battle Board was created by Kyle for SMBHQ in mid-1999, not long after I registered. The board was created because SMBHQ Main was being flooded with battle topics, most of which were started by me. To my knowledge, 1999 was certainly the Battle Board's best year. Of course, shortly after '99, I unofficially left VGF and only appeared on occasion, so I could be wrong. But I remember that the "Golden Age," the period that housed legendary members such as myself, Curt, Christi, NntendoGrl, Metal Kong, Chibi Yoshi, and many others saw many a battle started. Upon my registration, I immediately began a rivalry with the most-hated member of the SMBHQ Main, MASTERMARIO. The battle became quite heated at times, as we found ourselves throwing verbal attacks at each other in nearly ever topic on the board. On my second day at VGF, I found that a new member had registered and was bashing MASTERMARIO along with me, continually referring to him as MASTER "BATE". I quickly formed a friendship with I'm-A-Luigi-Number-1, known to most VGFers simply as Curt. The first battle topic in VGF history, created by Curt, pitted the two of us against MASTERMARIO. No winner clearly emerged, and Curt and I eventually formed a truce with MASTERMARIO, leading to one of VGF's first cliques. More battle topics were periodically created to settle differences. Soon afterwards, SMBHQ was being torn apart by even more feuds, namely one between me and a new member by the name of NntendoGrl. Friends of both members got involved, the feud ensued until an 8-Character Elimination Battle topic was started. At this point, Kyle, then the sole webmaster of SMBHQ, decided to start a Battle Board to prevent SMBHQ Main from being cluttered with battle topics. The Battle Board was of course highly active, with several battles taking place at a time. Eventually, the Battle Board became an annoyance to many members, leading to a period where Curt felt excessively guilty, citing that since he started the first battle topic, he was solely responsible for the creation of the Battle Board. Shortly thereafter, I unofficially left VGF and only posted on rare occasions. If I remember correctly, the Battle Board was replaced by the NC Forum. The Battlefield we have at VGF today presents an immensely evolved form of the old Battle Board battles. Unfortunately, not all VGF members have the time to engage in Battlefield topics, as posting in them requires a good deal of writing. Perhaps the return of the Battle Board will give today's VGFers a quick, less time-consuming alternative to the Battlefield.

04-10-2006, 05:06 PM	#6
*Ynot Shane* Not Ready to Make Nice Join Date: Apr 1999 Location: Flaflooga Gender: Posts: 132,163 Thanks: 46 Thanked 603 Times in 317 Posts	Maybe Wyborn knows what this forum is for. __________________ Remember that book store? Well, they became one of those books and coffee places, and now they're just coffee. It's like evolution, only without getting the better part.

04-10-2006, 06:03 PM	#8
*Ace Mercury* Marshmallow Knight ☆ Supermod Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Southern Ontario Gender: Posts: 23,274 Thanks: 568 Thanked 3,297 Times in 1,582 Posts Blog Entries: 1	The first rule about battle board... Don't talk about battle board?

04-09-2006, 07:59 PM	#2
Irkenwarrior12 Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: California Gender: Posts: 1,159 Thanks: 26 Thanked 26 Times in 20 Posts	How does it work?

04-09-2006, 10:31 PM	#3
deathscythe Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: This question always has been creepy Gender: Posts: 8,600 Thanks: 235 Thanked 153 Times in 134 Posts	This sounds fun.

04-09-2006, 10:43 PM	#4
DK Senior Member Join Date: Jul 1999 Gender: Posts: 3,003 Thanks: 43 Thanked 49 Times in 41 Posts	^^ You will know soon enough.

04-10-2006, 12:33 AM	#5
Wyborn Zelda Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: All over the place Gender: Posts: 12,388 Thanks: 87 Thanked 469 Times in 281 Posts	[Ehhh, nevermind. Good luck.]

04-10-2006, 05:41 PM	#7
deathscythe Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: This question always has been creepy Gender: Posts: 8,600 Thanks: 235 Thanked 153 Times in 134 Posts	No one answered how it works. Cause i want to know to.

04-10-2006, 06:28 PM	#9
deathscythe Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: This question always has been creepy Gender: Posts: 8,600 Thanks: 235 Thanked 153 Times in 134 Posts	Was it that bad?

04-10-2006, 07:29 PM	#10
DK Senior Member Join Date: Jul 1999 Gender: Posts: 3,003 Thanks: 43 Thanked 49 Times in 41 Posts	To be blunt, you basically just trade moves RPG style.

04-11-2006, 02:43 PM	#11
*The Doctor* The Last Timelord. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: In the TARDIS Gender: Posts: 13,878 Thanks: 915 Thanked 656 Times in 426 Posts Blog Entries: 1	^ So, "Nomytaker casted Holy on saeed."

04-11-2006, 02:47 PM	#12
Crazybirdanimations Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: California Gender: Posts: 4,912 Thanks: 237 Thanked 222 Times in 175 Posts	Can you put in an example? like, what? do we battle with our star-rate and stuff?

04-11-2006, 06:53 PM	#13
DK Senior Member Join Date: Jul 1999 Gender: Posts: 3,003 Thanks: 43 Thanked 49 Times in 41 Posts	^^ Pretty much so. It's quite simple.

04-17-2006, 03:53 PM	#14
Joker Lord of Vampires / God of Vengeance Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: The Planet of Eternal Darkness Gender: Posts: 11,117 Thanks: 3,273 Thanked 580 Times in 364 Posts Blog Entries: 6	wow...you don't say...actually this isn't a bad idea....

04-18-2006, 09:27 PM	#15
DK Senior Member Join Date: Jul 1999 Gender: Posts: 3,003 Thanks: 43 Thanked 49 Times in 41 Posts	Also, this board was also used to settle arguements, to prevent them from spreading throughout the forums. So not every topic needs to be in RPG battle format, for the record.

04-18-2006, 09:41 PM	#16
Metal Man Fairy-Slaying Maniac Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: 1592 Miles Away From Here Gender: Posts: 18,062 Thanks: 148 Thanked 683 Times in 482 Posts	Hm. By comparison, the evolved Battlefield was created due to battles made in the Nintendoland forum. Back then a Nintendo Battlefield League was formed, consisting of famous and infamous people like myself. We had a weekly battle, and they rocked, mainly because everyone who signed up could only battle in them. Then Shane was nice enough to make not one, but two battlefields; a Nintendo one and a Sega one. The Sega one had only one battle that really went anywhere; the Candy battlefield. I wish for it to come back so that I can continue that topic, which got up around 50 pages before dying (when Jolteon left.) The Nintendo one was where almost everyone went, and the last of the Hyrule Battlefields wound up there. Unfortunately, everyone else got worn out while I took my battling to IRC (Super Smash Quest.) Even worse, Nintendoland died and most of the people who battled began to lose interest. I had technically switched alignments to SMBHQ when I took over SSQ 3 years ago, and with the death of most of its supporters (and end of Wyborn's battling) The Nintendo Battlefield is mostly defunct. I am a relic from those times, and still practice the old ways. I was always around at the wrong time; they were dying when I learned them, dead when I really had practice, and now that I'm good enough to have a real fight, the whole thing is dead. I wish to revive the Sega Battlefield in my own image and revive my style of battling from death. So, these two forums, ironically, went throughout time without ever colliding, because your history is entirely new to me, while mine consists of a dedicated Nintendoland thing dying over time.

04-19-2006, 03:11 AM	#17
[sage] Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Florida Gender: Posts: 18,304 Thanks: 1 Thanked 13 Times in 10 Posts	The RP forum had tons of topics like that. and the battlefield had more free style writing fights. .... Seems rather pointless to me.