(Pre-)Christmas at BC's

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Christmas is near and Joey, Pauly, Willy and Franky are having a conversation on BC's kitchen table:
(Joey, waking up from slumber) Okay, what's up, why are we on the kitchen table?
(Pauly) BC put us here, he also took our picture.
Wait, what for?
(Franky) I believe it's for this MSX Christmas quiz he's organizing, like last year.
(Willy) At least he could have asked how we'd feel about that..
So what's this quiz about then?
Oh, just a bunch of nerds that refused to grow up and are still attached to some obsolete 80's home computer and still like to play silly games, jiggling their joysticks.
(All) HARHARHAR!
Ah the 80's... But that's cool ain't it? That's where we're from!
Yeah, I guess you're right...!
He didn't do a too shoddy job last year, did he?
Nah, he did a pretty good job; there were some nice questions/tasks, like the Let's Go Outside weekend task, many nice pictures were submitted.
Like e.g. the Q*bert in Rotterdam one.
Yeah, that one was nice.
I particularly liked the question where he asked the contestants to conjure up MSX themed memes.
Yeah, I liked that one too, there were many funny entries!
Yes, like the 8KB Spartan MSXdev rules vs Free Style Cat ;)
Yes, LOL! HARHARHAR
Hey, our game was featured too!
Yes, that was Thrax de Lou's entry.
Ah that guy.. He's French 🥖 isn't he?
Yes..
Does that matter?
Dunno?
JE VOUDRAIS UN CROISANT!
He did sneak away all that free MSX gear from the Netherlands that one time from that bloke that's now obviously regretting he renounced his hobby.
Yeah, he should return it to NL already.
Yes, like how all those museums started to return their 'unlawfully obtained' stuff.
Yes, something like that I suppose.
I heard ren is low on MSX gear, so he should transfer it to him already...
HARHAR!
He does have an impressive MSX contributions track record.
Well, I guess he's not a *total* lousy bum then..
(All) HARAHARHAR!
Didn't that ren character participate that year?
No, he skipped another edition, but seems he's back this year.
You know – talking about our game's stellar soundtrack – he made this nifty chiptune player, our game was featured as well!
Do you have a link?
I have, but it's of no use; the bum neglected his VPS/website, he even can't get in ATM.
What a bum, at least we can listen to the VGMRips version.
Hey, that's cool, liked that ren guy's version better though, he even made it so that it mimicked gameplay a bit - incorporated some sfx, and going back and forth the planets like when playing the game. The real experience you know!?
I heard he tried to upload it somewhere else in the meantime, but didn't make it in time.
Bummer. Ah well, perhaps he brings it back to life in 2026, in a revamped fashion perhaps?
Yeah, if he gets around to it I suppose. Seems he has some tendency to walk in seven ditches at once.
Boy should get his shit/act organized.
Oh, hey, I also can recall that Grospixels tribute cover album now!
Yeah, that one was not too bad!
Do you guys miss space?
Yeah, a bit; good memories of all those n00bs crashing their paper planes into us :)
HARHHARHAR. And n00bs they were!
At least it's warm in here. And we get to ogle the missus.
Hehe, yes, I wonder if he's getting her something fancy for Christmas.
It's about time, I like to look at something fresh and nice.
I know he knows our thoughts, so he can't back out now.
Time to deliver bro!
(All) HARHARHAR!
Man, and at least he could have given us something to drink.
Yas, GROG please!
We're dangerously low on grog.
(All) GROG!!!
Or beer.
Beer's fine too.
We could ask Pentaro if he has some left?
And some peanuts or smthng.
Yeas, and the remote for the TV
What was the code again to get access to that one special™ channel?
Hey, sst, I can hear someone coming!
Okay, act normal...!
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Did BC get the missus something nice?
Did the four blokes get their grog (or beer)?
Did ren manage to revive his retro/chiptune player?
Did Thrax de Lou steal more stuff from NL?
Stay tuned, maybe we get to know in next year's episode!
;-)