What 'Twitch Plays Pokémon' Says About Humanity

Despite the chaos of having thousands of people try to control a single Pokémon game, one thing was was certain about the end of the first run of 'Twitch Plays Pokémon'—it was damned inspirational and thought-provoking. Lots of folks were skeptical that finishing the game was even possible.

Twitch Plays Pokémon restarts with Pokémon Crystal

Twitch Plays Pokémon reached a dramatic conclusion yesterday, viewers witnessing the Elite Four and rival Blue crumble to see the social experiment complete Pokémon Red.

And It's Done! Twitch Plays Pokémon Has Come To An End.

And it's done! Twitch plays Pokémon have officially completed their run-through! Congratulation to everyone involved!.

It seems 90,000 viewers were on hand to witness Red's final showdown with the Elite Four and Blue.

Twitch Could Evolve Into a “Games Platform” Thanks To Twitch Plays Pokémon

Twitch could one day become a “games platform” according to the firm’s VP of marketing Matthew DiPietro.

Speaking with MCV regarding the popularity of Twitch Plays Pokémon, DiPietro it was “unique in the history of Twitch,” and something developers could capitalize on.

“It has delivered a huge and sustained audience for days on end and captivated the attention of the entire Twitch community,” he told MCV. “The incredibly high volume of chat activity has helped us to hone our chat system to deal with massive loads like we’re experiencing.

"Twitch Plays Pokemon" Influences "Twitch Plays Zelda" While the Hype Causes Twitch Chat Issues

"Twitch Plays Pokemon" continues with its successful run, with plans already brewing of the second generation of Pokemon games lined up after the Elite Four for this installment has been beaten.

But the success of the crowd-based and rather literal multiplayer game online, "Twitch Plays Pokemon," has also started the trend of multiple players interacting via chat and basically giving rein to thousands of Twitch users to play one character in the game.

Twitch Plays Pokémon Includes Bots

Once again the Twitch Plays Pokémon event is making the headlines, but once again perhaps not for the right reasons. After we told you that trolls were signing up to spam commands, it looks like trolls have evolved to participate in a much more sinister activity.

We can tell you that hardcore fans are still trying their hardest to obtain all badges as a collective effort, ignoring the persistent trolls in attempt to complete the game and mark Twitch Plays Pokemon as a huge success.

Twitch Plays Pokemon To Move Onto Second Generation

The Twitch channel's creator plans to continue with Nintendo's RPG series after players in the online co-op version of Pokemon Red and Blue have triumphed over the Elite Four.

Twitch Plays Pokémon BLUE is Victorious!

Late into the night of Friday 21st, 2014, the BLUE stream of Twitch Plays Pokémon overcame all obstacles to finally defeat the Elite 4 and Rival (Red) to become the first Twitch Pokémon Master.

Historia de Pokémon Twitch

Ni mil monos en mil maquinas de escribir podrían haber escrito una historia tan épica.

Un Servidor Propio Para Sostener Twitch Plays Pokémon

Los más de diez millones de espectadores que se han dejado caer estos días por el original Twitch Plays Pokémon comienzan a generar algunos problemas inesperados a la plataforma de streaming. La compañía ha decidido atajarlos con gran mano izquierda.

Jugar Pokémon con 78,000 Personas es Frustrantemente Divertido

Hace algunos días atrás, se abrió un canal de Twitch desde donde se transmite un juego de Pokémon (Red/Blue). Quizás esto no tendría nada de particular para la naturaleza de Twitch, excepto que el juego se controla desde los comandos que ingresan los usuarios en la ventana de chat.

El sistema es bien sencillo y a la vez que ingenioso: los up, down, left, right, a y b hacen que el entrenador se mueva. Como era de esperarse, la gente se ha volcado en masa al canal a "jugar" Pokémon, por lo que el avance es bastante lento y por momentos hasta caótico. Pero de que se avanza, se avanza.

Más de 90 mil usuarios juegan Pokémon al mismo tiempo

Esto es lo que está sucediendo con el videojuego Pokémon, donde miles de personas juegan la misma partida. Hasta el momento se ha registrado picos de 90 mil usuarios.

Pasar algunas horas con un videojuego puede ser un pasatiempo divertido, sin embargo, cuando miles de personas controlan al mismo personaje puede ser caótico.