Twitch Plays Pokemon has beaten Red and completed Crystal in 13 days, 2 hours and 2 minutes. Followers of the internet Pokemon trend have managed to through thousands of players all trying to control one hero through chat and use the anarchy and democracy modes in varying degrees and frequencies.
Those who have been following Twitch Plays Pokemon will know how the system works.
However here is a recap of what happened with Twitch Plays Pokemon Crystal. The players managed one win after losing seven times to the Pokemon Trainer Red and 16 badges were collected with the Elite Four and Champion Lance having been beaten at some point.
Following the Bloody Sunday and other releases into the wild, Twitch Plays Pokemon Crystal managed to ensure that the released Pokemon stood at four.
The deadline was two days shorter than on the first run, in which Twitch Plays Pokemon Red finished in 16 days, 7 hours and 45 minutes.
The anonymous creator of the game announced that if the Pokemon Red deadline wasn’t topped with a shorter run for Twitch Plays Pokemon Crystal and winning Red, then there wouldn’t be a Twitch Plays Pokemon Emerald.
Now thanks to the players beating the challenge, the countdown timer has moved onto Pokemon Emerald, which is set to start on 21 March at 9pm EST.
Players have been treated to random games played on the stream and moderators are watching over those who participate in games such as Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2, GTA Advance, Lunar Legend. Metal Gear Ghost Babel, Sonic Advance and Catz.
It is going to be a long wait for Twitch plays Pokemon to move to Hoenn with Pokemon Emerald, however it is going to be interesting to see how far the 3rd run manages to take the internet social experiment.
Twitch plays Pokemon gave way to a new religion and Helix Frost. Crystal split the gamers into democracy and anarchy to create a mess and tug of war for power. What we want to know is if the mayhem and the magic will return.
