Anyway, when the announcement came up, I was all excited: I posted about it, building my hype and trying to get some other involved in jumping into it! See, I don't play the thing for anything other than fun: I'm not trying to earn any of the crazy skins or really hard to get auras or anything. I just play it for fun & I was totally looking forward to getting in again and just going through it a relaxing, leisurely pace. So, I proceeded to drum up hype and hopefully interest...
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| Posted this the day before the announcment with an ominous, "It's coming..." |
After a few discussions and directing people over to last year's post about it, I thought, "Yay! I have people who wanna experience this with me, for fun!" I immediately logged in that day to get ready for the SAB adventure I was sure to have. I started by sitting on the SAB itself, Snoopy-style.
I even announced I was waiting to anyone that would listen...
But, I really couldn't stand NOT going in. I just had to! The music... The colors. This place screams DOOT!
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| All the wonderful colors and the sky is sooooo blue. |
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| The little houses and the paved road is so cute! |
I sat amongst the pixelated flowers, taking in the simplistic beauty of this 8-bit world. Surely my compatriots would arrive at some point.
As I sat, a number of creatures went by. I watched them for a while. They were so cute. I couldn't wait to get into the adventure and hunt them down with a little stick! Just as soon as my buddies arrived...
Then there was a race! A new race in the Super Adventure Box!!!
I lined up and began the journey. About 1/2 way through something incredible happens: you are turned into a doggyfaced-bumble-bee!!! And at this point, I did what anyone would do... I just stopped racing and flew around taking pictures. (That's what everyone does right?) :P
I accidentally looked at the sun, and like a Icarus, I was burned.
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| Don't go toward the light, Doot!!! |
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| Don't look directly at the sun, Doot!!! |
And then I was reset. :(
After the 10th time I watched these little critters pass me, I joined in and recorded it...
So, after all this hype, excitement, and build-up, I was left wandering around the SAB hub by myself. I could have done it alone, but where's the fun in that? I could have championed more for people to join in, or even found a little pick-up-group or something. But I guess the wind was kinda taken from my sails.
I even attempted to shut the whole thing down:
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| "Imma just hit this power off button right here..." |
And before I knew it, the SAB for 2018 had ended. Rather than be sad or upset about not ever doing it, I did have a good time (even if it was just by myself). The pictures above and the cute video I made are proof of that. Even if it's bittersweet, I enjoyed listening to the 8-bit music and flying around a dog-bee. Furthermore, I get to post about my sad, lonely, yet fun experience here. And when it's all said-and-done, having fun is what it's all about!
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| "I'll see ya next year, SAB... If you're lucky!" :P |
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