Your attention please...

[NintenDaan]

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Thanks Broken_Cartridge! I have been really busy with making sure that everything you lot have donated, was spent wisely. This wasn't easy and changes were even made at the very last minute. At the end of the road though, I am truly satisfied that we have come this far. At first, I was afraid to come to Poopaloop with the idea, but man it feels so good right now that I did. You people are really something special and deserve a lot of props too. You trusted us with the task and I can't thank the people enough for it.

[gtt]

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Thanks Broken_Cartridge! I have been really busy with making sure that everything you lot have donated, was spent wisely. This wasn't easy and changes were even made at the very last minute. At the end of the road though, I am truly satisfied that we have come this far. At first, I was afraid to come to Poopaloop with the idea, but man it feels so good right now that I did. You people are really something special and deserve a lot of props too. You trusted us with the task and I can't thank the people enough for it.

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Don't feel bad daan, I think lots of us have been wanting to do something nice for the bearded one, but we didn't know exactly how, this is awesome!

[bszelda]

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This is so f'ing awesome. This community is the greatest I have ever seen. RMC will be speechless when he receives those items from Mombrain. I cannot wait until that podcast!

Sadly, I couldn't donate because I couldn't add funds to my PayPal for some strange reason. It's awesome that you guys raised so much money for this in such a small amount of time!

[Battlestriker123]

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I'm glad this whole thing worked out. I'm sure RMC is gonna LOVE that bath ball XD

[cortjezter]

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since this went so well and finished quickly, here are some other staffers bdays that i'm sure everyone is waiting to get started on:

t27: May 27
mom b: June 30
deux michaels: June 12
nintenho: June 12 (not a typo)
cort: April 20
kirby: February 4
lube: January 18
jts: January 10
nicky hill: October 19

[KingBroly]

[spoiler]since this went so well and finished quickly, here are some other staffers bdays that i'm sure everyone is waiting to get started on:

KingBroly: March 6

Went ahead and fixed that for ya, Cort. A small error, but that's okay.

[Tingle]

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since this went so well and finished quickly, here are some other staffers bdays that i'm sure everyone is waiting to get started on:

t27: May 27
mom b: June 30
deux michaels: June 12
nintenho: June 12 (not a typo)
cort: April 20
kirby: February 4
lube: January 18
jts: January 10
nicky hill: October 19

Now that Cort lives in Japan, we can get him the gift he's always wanted:

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[cortjezter]

fun fact: that's actually me in the video.

ps..i didn't check every post in the thread, but i believe it's rmc's big 3-0 this year.

[Poopaloop]

Now that Cort lives in Japan, we can get him the gift he's always wanted

....What the hell is a 'Cort'?

[Popple]

I'm sure you all remember but in case you forgot: My birthday is in A MONTH. 10 September.

[Elfteiroh]

Cort's birthday is on the same month as me!

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Holy money! That is a whole lot of many monies there!!!!
The gifts are so much bigger that we all thought we could do at first!
Still, as an active Kicktarter user, I shouldn't be surprised. But yeah. Wow.
I'm really proud of all of us. This is the proof that our community is the best.

Poopaloop, Nintendaan, thank you both for doing this. You did aloud what we all wanted to do not-so-secretly.

[Koopzilla]

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Aww, cutoff was yesterday? I was getting ready to make a donation. I would have done so earlier but had to wait til after the weekend to make sure my card payment went through. I'm glad you raised enough to get him something cool anyway!

[Artistic_Anarchy]

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Nice, we actually did it! You guys rock!!!

[Poopaloop]

@Koopzilla

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No worries bud. We had realised that there may be people left waiting in the wings but as we had the EXACT total for everything we wanted, and we wanted to leave ample time for the package to arrive, we thought it would be best to stop accepting donations. Of course, we'll still be adding you to the card! The fact that you intended to contribute is more than enough considering we have easily reached our goal!

Remember guys, images and messages to poopaloop@hotmail.com! Everyone who is involved's name and avatar will be going in there, but if you want a specific message please get it in as soon as you can!

[MoldyClay]

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Just a heads up in case anyone is interested, I have created the first full sketch of what I am thinking the card may wind up being like and have sent it to Poopaloop, so I am just waiting on feedback before I get going on making a more final version. I don't want to post the first version quite yet, since it is a mess and very crudely put together (unless Poopaloop thinks I should, but I intend to make a better version before revealing it). Just know that it is based on NSMB2 and has cameos of many Nintendo franchises in the background.

Someone asked a while back, but the card size I am currently working with for the sketch is 610 x 830 pixels. It may get a little bigger in the final, but will retain those proportions.

Make sure to send Poopaloop personalized card signatures if you want them in the card. This would include handwriting your name/username, little messages and even little pictures if you want. Since Poopaloop is handling the inside of the card, be sure *he* gets them. I'm only doing the front.

Anyway, I will hopefully have a tease of the cover for you guys soon. I'm stoked to be working on this.

EDIT: Seems I'll just show you guys now as Poopaloop requested it, haha.

So just remember, this was literally thrown together quickly and is a mess/crude. It is by no means a reflection of the quality of the final product. I just wanted to plan what things would appear on the front and the general placement of everything. This is also why most of the stuff in the background only vaguely looks anything like what they are supposed to be.

LET'S DO THIS: http://i49.tinypic.com/2s5y8nd.jpg

[dkanddiddy]

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@MoldyClay

I'm liking the card a lot. I can't wait to see the final thing! You are planning to draw a RMC Kirby, right? It makes me laugh to think of Kirby dressed up as RMC

[MoldyClay]

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@MoldyClay

I'm liking the card a lot. I can't wait to see the final thing! You are planning to draw a RMC Kirby, right? It makes me laugh to think of Kirby dressed up as RMC

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Yeah, some of that stuff will most likely obtain a beard. Kirby and Lakitu are definites. I am contemplating putting one on a Pikmin Onion as well. So yes. RMC Kirby is a must, though he'll be in the background.

[Koopzilla]

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@MoldyClay

I'm liking the card a lot. I can't wait to see the final thing! You are planning to draw a RMC Kirby, right? It makes me laugh to think of Kirby dressed up as RMC

Yeah, some of that stuff will most likely obtain a beard. Kirby and Lakitu are definites. I am contemplating putting one on a Pikmin Onion as well. So yes. RMC Kirby is a must, though he'll be in the background.

It's looking really good so far. I like the idea of a bearded Kirby too, there can never be enough beard hair. How about Olimar with just a pair of eyes and the rest of his helmet filled full of beard hair.

[bszelda]

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That card is looking amazing so far. The anticipation of this whole thing is killing me! XD

[Tingle]

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That looks great @MoldyClay! RMC is gonna flip when he sees all of this.

[Poopaloop]

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I think we can all agree that MoldyClay's draft looks RAD. Can't wait to see the finished article!

Alright guys, WE DID IT. The order has finally been placed today after that hiccup with Paypal! Not that it's all that different but here's a link to the final invoice:

http://tinypic.com/r/oqg6rn/6

Obviously we can't guarantee it WILL arrive on time because it's out of our hands now, but it's looking good! I've emailed MomBrain asking her to present the stuff on the podcast show if it has arrived on time, but if not I'm sure she'll be happy to present the Hyrule Historia and explain there's more to come!

I'd like to thank you guys one last time for your amazing support for this idea. Together we've all done something wonderful, and everyone involved should be extremely proud of themselves. I think this is more than enough to prove we're the greatest and most supportive community on the net! I can't wait to see RMC's reaction, I know he's going to be so touched by everyone's generosity.

Anyway, usual housekeeping stuff: Personal messages, signatures and doodles for the card to be sent to poopaloop@hotmail.com! Thanks a lot!

[NintenDaan]

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We have made it you guys! Now comes to worst part: the boring and dreadful waiting game. I am hoping this will ship on time, but if not, you lot will be the first to know!

[Poopaloop]

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We've had to go through some identity verification with Play-Asia but it should all be taken care of now! More on this as it develops!

As further exciting news, we received an extra payment from Jonathan Holmes today! Yeah, I know we said we weren't taking any more contributions....but we *may* have forgotten to tell him that after asking! ;P We've used the final extra money to order two art prints for RMC from the amazing Ashley Davis, whom he was tweeting about how much he loved her work the other day! BEHOLD!

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnxne ... 1_1280.jpg
http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpzgf ... 1_1280.jpg

Hope you guys are cool with these choices!

[Triforce of the Gods]

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We've had to go through some identity verification with Play-Asia but it should all be taken care of now! More on this as it develops!

As further exciting news, we received an extra payment from Jonathan Holmes today! Yeah, I know we said we weren't taking any more contributions....but we *may* have forgotten to tell him that after asking! ;P We've used the final extra money to order two art prints for RMC from the amazing Ashley Davis, whom he was tweeting about how much he loved her work the other day! BEHOLD!

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnxne ... 1_1280.jpg
http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpzgf ... 1_1280.jpg

Hope you guys are cool with these choices!

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*double take* Is that second one Beyond Good & Evil? I approve!

[cortjezter]

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excellent print choices. those alone will make him cry. you BULLIES!!!