Guild PSA: Mermaid Princess Christmas 2023

[CrystBalfast]

Hello, everyone. CrystBalfast here & Merry Christmas to the Mermaid Princess RP Guild!

Here you can meet your favorite characters in the RP & talk about Christmas.
This section is also outside the main IC for the guild.

Christmas Date: December 24-25
New Years Date: December 31 to January 1
Christmas 2023 PSA OOC Event Player's Room Time: 9-12-2023 to 11-25-2023
Christmas 2022 PSA OOC Event OOC Carnival Games Time: ??? to ???

Twelve Days of Christmas 2023/Advent Calendar 2023:
= Day 1
1. NHL 95


= Day 2
2-1. Big Money 1: Single Game - Shop Til You Drop Holiday Special 2023 Parts 1-3 Time: 9-12-2023 to 11-6-2023


2-2. Wild & Crazy Kids Fall 2023 - Tennis Darts Time: 8-6-2023 to 9-28-2023


2-3. Shopping Spree OOC Game: Christmas 2023


= Day 3
3. Nutcracker Prince


= Day 4
4. Fate - Blue Saber


= Day 5
5. Pinky & the Brain Christmas


= Day 6
6. A Christmas Story


= Day 7
7. Disney's Night Before Christmas 1933


= Day 8
8. Polar Express


= Day 9
9. Disney Princess Belle


= Day 10
10. Disney Princess Snow White


= Day 11
11. Disney's 100 Years of Magic


= Day 12
12. KH Reincarnates: Roxas, Saix, Axel, Xion


= Day 13
13. Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure


= Day 14
14. The Office NBC
Note: Frozen Christmas Dreams 2023


= Day 15
15. Disney Princess Aurora


= Day 16
16. Disney Princess Mulan


= Day 17
17. Disney's Santa's Workshop 1932


= Day 18
18. Time Princess: Dancing on Ice


= Day 19
19-1. Double Trouble 2-1 - Make the Grade Games 2-3 Time: 8-3-2023 to 9-14-2023

19-2. Double Trouble 2-2 - GUTS Time: 9-17-2023 to 9-18-2023


= Day 20
20. Outta Here Q3 2023 Filler


= Day 21
21-1. You're On Preview 2022-2023 Parts 1-2 Time: 12-11-2022 to 10-17-2023

21-2. Let's Make a Deal OOC Pilot Preview Time: 11-6-2023 to 11-11-2023


= Day 22
22. Snow Day


= Day 23
23. Happy Holidays from Dunder Mifflin


= Day 24
24-1. Merry Christmas

24-3. Happy New Year

24-3. Best Wishes for 2024!


In Progress Visits:
= Current


= Postponed
NA

= Upcoming

= Completed
Kairi, Namine, Xion
Alexander
Triton
Ursula, Morgana
Elsa & Grant
Riku & Peach
Athena
Olette
Perry & Kendra
Snow White
Rapunzel & David
Terra & Rosalina
Vanitas & Bayou
Sora & Shokora
Roxas
Aphrodite
Prince Richard
Croma
Cinderella
Aurora
Daisy
Larxene
Ventus

Total Visitors: 31

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= Segments
10-Bell Salute: Sajak's Retirement
Lights Out 2023 - Wild & Crazy Kids Fall 2023 Game
Lights Out 2023 - Double Trouble 2-1: Make the Grade Games 2-3
Lights Out 2023 - Double Trouble 2-2: GUTS
Shopping Spree 2023 Christmas OOC Game
Big Money 1: Single Game - Shop Til You Drop Holiday Special
End of 2023 Upcoming Update
Game Lab: Let's Make a Deal Rules of the Game PSA
Frozen Christmas Dreams 2023
Upcoming Feature: You Asked for It Version 1
Upcoming Randomizer: The Main Event
You're On Preview Revisited 2023 Parts 1-2
Christmas NiGHTs Into Dreams Clock Features 1996
Oakhurst Chainsaw Monday 1999

= Computer Segments
Atari 400/800 1980 Dealer Demo
Tandy Color Computer 3 1986 Demo
Early Commodore 64 Dealer Demo April 1982 Parts 1-2
Tandy TRS-80 Model 2000 1983 Dealer Demo
Links 386 CD C.E.S. Loop 1995 Dealer Demo
Digital Point of Sale Commodore AGA 1992 Dealer Demo
One Must Fall 2097 1994 Dealer Preview
Microsoft Windows 3.0 Dealer Demo 1990
Aldus PageMaker 3.0 Utility Dealer Demo 1988
Autodesk Autosketch 2.0 Dealer Demo 1989
Autodesk Autovision Dealer Demo 1992
Harvard Graphics 2.3 Dealer Demo 1990
Intel Overdrive DX2 Dealer Demo 1993
Microsoft Programmer Library Dealer Demo 1988
Microsoft Windows 1 Dealer Demo 1985
PC Globe 3.0 Dealer Demo 1990
Earthworm Jim Toys Presentation Dealer Demo 1996
CADD Level 3 Dealer Demo 1988
Lotus 123 Windows Dealer Demo 1991
Knowledge Adventure Demo 1993 Dealer Demo DOS
Autodesk 3D Studio 3 Dealer Demo 1994
Harvard Graphics 3.0 Dealer Demo 1991
Humongous Entertainment Catalog Dealer Demo 2000-2001
Humongous Entertainment Catalog Dealer Demo 1995
Putt Putt Enters the Race Preview 1999
Spy Fox 2 Some Assembly Required Preview 1999
Spy Fox 3: Operation Ozone Preview 2001
Backyard Baseball 1997 Preview
The Learning Company Product Catalog 1994
Raptor Call of the Shadows Slideshow 1994
Monster Bash Slideshow 1993
Halloween Harry/Alien Carnage Slideshow 1993
Star Wars X-Wing Slideshow Demo 1992
Star Wars Tie Fighter 1994 Preview
Star Wars Dark Forces 1994 DOS Slideshow
Star Wars Dark Forces 1994 DOS Preview Version 1
Star Wars Dark Forces 1994 DOS Preview Version 2
Warcraft 1 1994 DOS Preview
Warcraft 2 Shareware 1995 DOS Slideshow
Warcraft 2 1995 DOS Preview
Lords of the Realm 1994 DOS Preview
Heretic 1994 DOS Preview
Heretic 1994 Version 2 DOS Preview
Epic MegaGames Spring 1992 DOS Catalog
Epic MegaGames Winter 1994 DOS Catalog
Apogee Software December 1993 DOS Catalog
Apogee Software November 1995 DOS Catalog
Apogee Software June 1994 DOS Catalog
Apogee Software July 1993 DOS Catalog
3D Realms June 1995 DOS Catalog
Witchaven 1995 DOS Preview
HardBall 4 1994 DOS Preview
Front Page Sports Baseball 1994 DOS Preview
Brett Hull Hockey 95 1994 DOS Preview
Microsoft Golf 1994-1995 Windows Preview
The Dig 1994-1995 DOS Preview
Lemmings Chronicles 1994 DOS Preview
Lemmings 3D 1995 DOS Preview
Sam & Max Hit the Road 1993 DOS Preview
Ceaser 2 1995 DOS Preview
Virtual Pool 1995 DOS Preview
ESPN Baseball Tonight 1995 DOS Preview
Police Quest SWAT 1995 DOS Preview
Empire 2 1995 DOS Preview
Wing Commander Armada 1994 DOS Preview
Davidson's Product Previews Kid Tools 1995-1996
Davidson's Product Previews Cool Tools 1995-1996
Davidson's Product Previews Blaster Series 1995-1996

Davidson's Product Previews 1995-1996 - Davidson And Simon & Schuster Joint Venture Series

Davidson's Product Previews 1995-1996 - Fisher Price Series
Davidson's Product Previews 1995-1996 - 3D Jungle Train
Davidson Product Preview Blaster Series 1994
Davidson Product Preview Fisher Price Series 1994
Davidson Product Preview Power Tools Series 1994
Full Throttle 1994 DOS Preview
Legend of Kyrandia Demo Loop 1992 DOS
Hand of Fate Demo Loop 1993 DOS
PGA Tour Golf 1990 DOS Demo Loop
Dune 2 Building of a Dynasty 1994 Genesis Preview
Space Quest 6 DOS 1994 Preview
Space Quest 6 DOS 1995 Preview
NASCAR Racing 1994 DOS Version 1 Preview
NASCAR Racing 1994 DOS Version 2 Preview
JumpStart Kindergarten DOS 1994 Demo
JumpStart 1997 Windows Preview
JumpStart 4th Grade Haunted Island Recalled 1996-2000
Rise of the Robots DOS 1994 Preview
SimCity 2000 Great Disasters DOS 1994 Preview
Flight Simulator 5.1 DOS 1995 Preview
Fighter Wing DOS 1995 Preview
Dark Sun DOS 1995 Preview
Dragon Lore DOS 1994 Preview
Master of Magic DOS 1994 Preview
Zephyr DOS 1994 Preview
Discworld DOS 1994 Preview
Discworld DOS 1995 Preview
Transport Tycoon DOS 1994 Preview
SimTower Windows 1994-1995 Preview
Lost Mind of Dr. Brain 1994-1995 Preview
Star Trek TNG Final Unity 1994 Preview
Command & Conquer DOS 1995 Preview
Heroes of Might & Magic 1994-1995 DOS Preview
Outpost Windows 1994 Preview
Wing Commander 4 Windows 1996 Preview
Edmark Previews CD-ROM 1996 Parts 1-3
Sony PlayStation 1995 Preview
Brain Dead 13 1995 DOS Preview
Gravis Ultrasound - The Ultrasound Experience 1994 CD
Gravis Ultrasound Dealer Demo 1993 Versions 1-2
Kings Quest 7 1994 DOS Preview
Reader Rabbit 1999 Windows Dealer Demo Version 1
Reader Rabbit 1999 Windows Dealer Demo Version 2
SimIsle/SimRainforest 1994 DOS Preview
Conquest of the New World 1994 DOS Preview
3D Body Adventure 1994 DOS Preview
EarthSiege 1994 DOS Preview
MechWarrior 2 1995 DOS Preview
Advance Civilization 1994 DOS Preview
Pizza Tycoon 1994 DOS Preview
ClueFinders 1998 Windows Preview
ClueFinders 1999 Windows Preview Part 1
ClueFinders 1999 Windows Preview Part 2
Crayola Art Adventure and Art Studio Windows 1994 Dealer Demo
Hot Wheels Computer Cars 1996 Windows
Secret Paths to Your Dreams 1999 Windows Preview
SimLife 1992-1993 DOS Slideshow Demo
Stunts 1990 DOS Preview Demo
Amstrad PC1512 1986 Demo Disk
Crayola Art Studio 2 1996 Windows Demo Preview
50 Ways to use a Zip Disk 1998 Windows Demo
Space Quest 1 VGA 1991 DOS Preview
Space Quest 3 1989 DOS Preview
Space Quest 5 1993 DOS Preview
Intellivision Console Demonstration Cart 1978
Intellivision Console Promotional Video 1979
Intellivision Keyboard Demonstration Cassette 1979
Intellivision Super STIC Video Test 1981
Intellivision Demonstration Cart 1982-1983
Tandy Sensation 1993 PC Dealer Sales Demo
Tandy Sensation 1993 PC Dealer Hardware Demo
Tandy Sensation 1993 PC Dealer Bookself Demo
Tandy Sensation 1993 PC Dealer Communications Center Demo
Tandy Sensation 1993 PC Dealer WinMate Demo
Anchor Automation Volksmodem 12 1982 300mbs Tech Demo
Anchor Automation Volksmodem 12 1982 1200mbs Tech Demo
Castle of Dr. Brain DOS 1991 Preview
Island of Dr. Brain DOS 1992 Preview
Hoyle Classic Card Games DOS 1993 Preview
Star Wars X-Wing DOS CD-ROM 1994 Preview
Front Page Sports Football Professional DOS 1993 Preview
Hoyle Classic Card Games DOS 1993 Preview
Loom DOS 1990-1992 Preview
Hoyle Official Book of Games Volume 3 1991 Preview
Commodore Amiga 500 1987 VHS Promo
Atari 8-Bit Computer Graphics Demonstrations 1979
Atari 800 Spaceship Demo CES 1982
Atari 130-XE 1986 Dealer Demo
Echelon 1988 DOS Preview
Harvard Graphics 1.0 1986 Demonstration
Kings Quest 1 SCI 1990 DOS Preview
Kings Quest 2 1985 DOS Preview
Kings Quest 3 1986 DOS Preview
3D Helicopter Simulator 1987 DOS Preview
Space Quest 1 EGA DOS 1986 Preview
Space Quest 2 DOS 1987 Preview
Quest for Glory 1 DOS EGA 1989 Preview
Quest for Glory 1 DOS VGA 1992 Preview
Quest for Glory 2 DOS VGA 1990 Preview
Quest for Glory 3 DOS 1992 Preview
Quest for Glory 4 DOS 1993 Preview
Lords of the Realm 2 1996 Windows Preview
Indycar Racing DOS Preview 1993
Mixed Up Fairy Tales DOS Preview 1992
Test Drive 3 1990 DOS Preview
Star Wars Rebel Assault DOS 1993 Preview
Virtual Soccer DOS 1995 Preview
Lands of Lore Throne of Chaos DOS 1993 Preview
Commodore Amiga 2000 1987 Preview
Apple Information Center Interactive Laserdisc 1983
Baldur's Gate Windows 1998 Preview
Flight Simulator 5.1 1993 DOS Preview
Star Trek TNG Final Unity 1994 DOS Preview

= Segments Part 2
End of 2023 Update: Going Offline
End of 2023 Update: Next IC Special/All That OOC
Classic Concentration Bonus Winners Circle Preview
Best Buy DVD Retirement 2024
Conclusion Filler: See You in 2024

Pending:
TBA

Total Segments: 200

Player's Room:


NOTE: Some of the characters may visit the viewers during Christmas.
There's Christmas Treats and Presents. Please enjoy the OOC 2023 Christmas Party!  

[CrystBalfast]

Event Start: Late 2023



 

[CrystBalfast]

[Player's Room]
We see the Narrator with a painting of the Wheel of Fortune set with Sajak and Vanna White as the Narrator gives an important announcement.

Narrator: Greetings, Crystal Caravans. Before we begin the Christmas 2023 PSA Player's Room Event. I have an announcement to make...

3 Days ago, Wheel of Fortune started its 41st Nighttime Syndication Season and the bad news is that this season is also Pat Sajak's Last Season as the current host of that game as he decided to leave the show for a second time.
So, we'll pay homage to his passion of hosting that game brought immense joy to Wheel Watchers everywhere from 1981-1989 and again from 1992-2024 and was a mentor to so many Wheel of Fortune Staff.

So the Summer of June 2024 will be his Final Show Tapings as we'll be in the Final Months of Sajak as the Host for Wheel of Fortune since the Countdown begins New Years 2024.

That being said, Rocking New Years Eve alumni, Ryan Seacrest, will be the new Host of Nighttime Wheel of Fortune by its 42nd Season.

So because this is Pat Sajak's Last Season Hosting Nighttime Wheel of Fortune, we should all wish him the best of luck and a fond farewell.
Please join us in a moment of silence followed by the Traditional 10-Bell Salute...


Pat Sajak
Wheel of Fortune Host: 1981-1989, 1992-2024
Forever in our Heats
Always our inspiration
Best of Luck!  

[CrystBalfast]

Alexander
Tipa Adventurer (Blue Mage)
"Time to let the magic fly!"

[Player's Room]
The PSA begins with Alex with Xion, Namine and Kairi first helping with the girls with Christmas lights.
Okay, Kairi, just a little more and we can light up the lights! It's going to look great when its ready, Nami and Xi!
I see this year, the narrator has some announcements to make before 2023 is over which is later on along with some tech demos of the past before the Internet back in a time where things were more simple. Alex said to Kairi and her sisters.

Inside, The Narrator's working on some decorating too.
Narrator: ...

*Segment: Christmas Nights Into Dreams Time & Date*

Here's something you didn't know. Christmas Nights Into Dreams has a Clock Setting Feature on that Demo Disc where depending on the Time and Date you set the Game too depends on different formats which sounds like 3-4 Different Games...

New Years NiGHTS = January 1st to January 15th

Winter NiGHTS = January 15th to February 13th, February 15th to February 28th, November 1st to November 25th or December 26th to December 31st

Christmas NiGHTS = November 26th to December 25th

Limited Edition NiGHTS = Outside Winter, New Year's and Christmas Seasons

Christmas NiGHTS is very hard to find as the game sells for a Fortune on its own but the story is touching.
"Twas the Night before Christmas and all throughout the snow fallen city, people are buying presents for their friends and love ones while two children decide to see the Christmas Tree in the Town Square that their elders put up however, they forgot to put a Christmas Star on top and so its up to the two children to finish the Christmas Tree that the grownups started."

Like Most Christmas Games of the 1980s and 1990s, they would take a shareware game and make it Winter Wonderland Themed to build up hype for the Full Retail Version and like the Shareware Version, the Christmas Version of a Console or Computer Game of the 1980s & 1990s, only have a few levels such as 1-2 before Ordering Info Screen along with the High Scoreboard is shown. Alex said to Kairi and her sisters.

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Alexander
Tipa Adventurer (Blue Mage)
"Time to let the magic fly!"

[Player's Room]
Okay, Kairi, you and your sisters can try the lights now. Alex said to Kairi and her sisters after setting up the lights

Narrator: ...

*Segment: Atari 400/800 1980 Dealer Demo*

Her's something from 1980. A Tech Dealer Demo for the Atari Home Computers. Back then this was the earliest form of Demoscenes you would see at Electronic Stores to showcase a new Computer.
The Atari 400 & 800 handled Financing,
Home Entertainment akin to the Atari 2600,
Business Management
Professional Applications,
PASCAL Coding which is Pilot A BaSic Computer Assembly Language,
Programing,
Music Composition,
TouchTyping
and more.
It even played Star Raiders like the Atari 5200 did.
In the meantime, The Narrator did another Rules of the Game PSA for Let's Make a Deal, another Costume Themed Game but with a Marketplace Set with Minigames to score Standard to High Quality Prizes.
Sounds like another OOC Game for the Game Lab. Alex said to Kairi and her sisters.

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Alexander
Tipa Adventurer (Blue Mage)
"Time to let the magic fly!"

[Player's Room]


That is Fantastic, girls! The Lights look great. Alex said to Kairi and her sisters as he saw the Christmas Lights being turned on

*Segment: Tandy Color Computer 3 1986 Demo*

Here's something from 1986. A Tech Dealer Demo for the Tandy Color 3 Computer which had at the time...
RGB Color
Multi-Paks
Hard Drives
and Printers
with Word Processing, Financing Managements, Telecommunications even Home Entertainment.
512K Memory Expansion and more since Radio Shack sold it for $95 back then.
So this was back then when Stores had Tech Demos in the Electronics Department where they had new computers or devices as an Attract Mode Showcase.

This was used to demonstrate the new hardware to potential buyers. However, it has to be doing something so it does not sit Stagnate for TOO Long.

I mean the Narrator has seen an Arcade Machine abandoned as they have a feature where a game in progress ends automatically and returns to the Title Attract if its left Idle for too long.

So most arcade games have this feature. Alex said to Kairi and her sisters.


*Segment: Early Commodore 64 Dealer Demo April 1982 Part 1*
Next up is something from 1982. A Commodore 64 Dealer Tech Demo...
The C64 at the time had,
= Sprite Graphics
= SID Sound Synth
= 64K RAM
= 38K RAM for BASIC Coding
= PET BASIC Coding 2.0
= 320x200 Display
= 16 Colors
= 40 Column by 25 Line Capacity
A C64 Expansion also contained...
= Machine Language Monitors
= Super Expander Add-On
= IEEE Cards
= Programmer's Aid
= Z-80 Card
= CBM BASIC 4.0
= PET Emulation
The C64 also contained...
= Cassette Disks
= Disk 178K
= 80 Column Printer
= Direct Connect Modem
= CBM/IEEE Products
= Joystick Add-On
= Game Paddles
Alex said to Kairi

OOC: That actually happened this year when I was playing air hockey. Someone left a Bowling Arcade Game Idle for too long and the game terminated itself back to the Title and Attract Screens as there was a game in progress. Prince of Persia 2 also did this too as stated in the game manual.

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Alexander
Tipa Adventurer (Blue Mage)
"Time to let the magic fly!"

[Player's Room]
*2-4 Cleaning Day Sessions Later...*



*Segment: Early Commodore 64 Dealer Demo April 1982 Part 2*
SID Sound Chip for the C64 had...
= 9 octaves ranged
= 4 waveforms
= aptitude modulation
= control and release of each voice pattern
= programmable filters
= Volume control
Alex said to Kairi as he talked about the C64 1982 Dealer Tech Demo

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Alexander
Tipa Adventurer (Blue Mage)
"Time to let the magic fly!"

[Player's Room]


*Segment: Tandy TRS-80 Model 2000 1983 Dealer Demo*
Next is the Tandy TRS-80 Model 2000 Dealer Demo from 1983...
Alex said to Kairi as he talked about the Tandy TRS-80 Model 2000 1983 Dealer Demo next along with its features back then

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Alexander
Tipa Adventurer (Blue Mage)
"Time to let the magic fly!"

[Player's Room]


*Segment: Links 386 CD - C.E.S. Loop 1995 Dealer Demo*
Here's a Fun Golf Game as a Tech Demo from 1995, Kairi, Nami and Xi, since its one of the Best Golf Games for its time as it predates Microsoft Golf for Windows 3.1, 95 & 98. The Floppy Disk Version of that Game came out in 1992 while the CD-ROM Version came out in 1995.
The Tech Demo has a Full 18 Hole Stroke Game in a Replay State.

The Reason being is that you can run the game in a Replay State with 8 Players along with a Command Prompt Line to force the game to run in a Replay state which was used in Electronic Stores.

So Links 386 on its own isn't hard to find but the trick is this as there's Course Expansions as a Selling Point since they were Sold Separately until Links LS 2000 was released.
Links 2003 Champion Edition is one of the Best Links Games game and the last of the Links Golf Series.
Alex said to Kairi as he talked about Links 386 next.

*Segment: Digital Point of Sale AGA 1992 Dealer Demo*

Next is the Amiga Graphics Architecture Set from 1992 Dealer Demo, showcasing the Amiga 1200.
The Commodore Amiga 1200 for its time had Power & Speed measuring at...
= 68020 14Mhz 32-Bit Processing
= Memory Cache
= 32-Bit RAM
= Improved AGA Chipsets
= 4x Faster than the Amiga 500
It's Mulitasking & Multimedia Features include...
= Workbench 3.0 OS
= Simple Mouse Control
= Reads PCMcia 2.0 Cards
= Expands to over 10 Megs
= 4 Channel Sound
= Graphics Text & Sound
The thing about the Amiga 1200, is that during the 1980s, Commodore cemented its Reputation with its home computer market with the Vic-20, Commodore 64 and Amiga Chipset Computers. Following the Video Game Crash of 1983 and 1984, SEGA & Nintendo rose from the ashes while Commodore collapsed after their Computer Decline during the Late 1980s and Early 1990s which around that time, Commodore went out of business by 1994. Alex said to Kairi and her sisters

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