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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: 11-1-2025 to
Christmas 2022 PSA OOC Event OOC Carnival Games Time: ??? to ???

Advent Calander Christmas 2025
= Day 1: Holiday Surprise Box (Petz 2 1997)


= Day 2: Present (Halloween Harry Ver. 1.1)


= Day 3: Holiday Broadcasting (Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko)


= Day 4: CrossCountry USA 2 Road Trip Winter Forest


= Day 5: CrossCountry USA Winter Trip


= Day 6: Present (Halloween Harry 2: Zombie Wars)


= Day 7: Treasure Present (Treasure MathStorm Windows 1.1 Deluxe)


= Day 8: Snowballs (Treasure MathStorm Windows 1.1 Deluxe)


= Day 9: Blue Ice Firefly (Gex)


= Day 10: Clock (Halloween Harry 2: Zombie Wars)


= Day 11: What's My Meaning (Reading Blaster for 5th Grade Mystery Demo)


= Day 12: Winter Tempature


= Day 13: Winter Season


= Day 14: The Little Mermaid 1989 Trilogy: Ariel's Winter in the Human World


= Day 15: Once Upon a Christmas


= Day 16: The Simpsons


= Day 17: Hey Arnold


= Day 18: Nightmare Before Christmas


= Day 19: MTV Networks


= Day 20: Year Without a Santa Claus Classic


= Day 21: Hulk Hogan Rock ‘n’ Wrestling
NOTE: Rest in Peace Classic Hulkamania 1985-1995


= Day 22: A Princess For Christmas


= Day 23: Yule Log


= Day 24: Merry Christmas 2025


= Day 25: Happy New Year 2026


= Introduction
Microsoft Windows 11 PDC
= Segments
1. Warcraft 2 Slideshow October 1995
2. StarCraft 1995 Trailer
3. StarCraft Slideshow Teaser 1995
4. StarCraft Slideshow Teaser 1997
5. Official US PlayStation 1 Underground Magazine Issue 26
6. Official US PlayStation 1 Underground Magazine Issue 27
7. Windows NT's Final 32-Bit Days
8. Official US PlayStation 1 Underground Magazine Issue 28
9. Official US PlayStation 1 Underground Magazine Issue 29
10. Official US PlayStation 1 Underground Magazine Issue 30

= Upcoming Segments
6. Official US PlayStation 1 Underground Magazine Issue 31
7. Official US PlayStation 1 Underground Magazine Issue 32
8. Official US PlayStation 1 Underground Magazine Issue 33
9. Official US PlayStation 1 Underground Magazine Issue 34
10. Official US PlayStation 1 Underground Magazine Issue 35
11. Official US PlayStation 1 Underground Magazine Issue 36
12. Official US PlayStation 1 Underground Magazine Issue 37
13. Official US PlayStation 1 Underground Magazine Issue 38
14. Official US PlayStation 1 Underground Magazine Issue 39
15. Official US PlayStation 1 Underground Magazine Issue 40
16. Official US PlayStation 1 Underground Magazine Issue 41
17. Official US PlayStation 1 Underground Magazine Issue 42
18. Official US PlayStation 1 Underground Magazine Issue 43
19. Official US PlayStation 1 Underground Magazine Issue 44
20. Official US PlayStation 1 Underground Magazine Issue 45
21. Official US PlayStation 1 Underground Magazine Issue 46
22. Official US PlayStation 1 Underground Magazine Issue 47
23. Official US PlayStation 1 Underground Magazine Issue 48

24. Official US PlayStation 2 Underground Magazine Issue 49 (First Official US PlayStation 2 Underground Magazine Issue)

25. Official US PlayStation 1 Underground Magazine Issue 50
26. Official US PlayStation 2 Underground Magazine Issue 51
27. Official US PlayStation 1 Underground Magazine Issue 52
28. Official US PlayStation 2 Underground Magazine Issue 53

29. Official US PlayStation 1 Underground Magazine Issue 54 (Final Official US PlayStation 1 Underground Magazine Issue)

30. Official US PlayStation 2 Underground Magazine Issue 55
31. Official US PlayStation 2 Underground Magazine Issue 56

32. Official US PlayStation 2 Underground Magazine Issue 57 (Final Official US PlayStation 2 Underground Magazine Issue to feature the Maggie mascot)

= Player's Room



NOTE: Some of the characters may visit the viewers during Christmas.
There's Christmas Treats and Presents. Please enjoy the OOC 2025 Christmas Party!

Richard
St. Ivalice Prince (Knight)
"Strength isn't my only weapon."

*Prologue*
[Microsoft PDC Show]



We see Richard and Athena at Windows 11 PDC Show.
All right. Athena & I are here at one of the Windows PDC Shows and to give a sneak preview of the Players Room, we decided to split the segments. Part 1 will have Official US PlayStation 1 along with the First PlayStation 2 Magazine Demo Disc Games that are mentioned as a Holiday Tribute.
We'll also mention about some End of Year Filler announcements and answer some questions you may have. Richard said to Athena.

Richard
St. Ivalice Prince (Knight)
"Strength isn't my only weapon."

*Prolouge*
[Microsoft PDC Show]

Same here, Wisdom Heart Love. Richard said to Athena. Since the Narrator's has a Windows 11 Laptop. Sooner or later, he'll have a Windows 11 Tower PC.
Okay, for the 24 Segments, we'll be talking about the Cools Demos in Official US PlayStation 1 Underground Magazine Issues 26-48 and Issue 50. However, Issue 49 begins the Official US PlayStation 2 Underground Magazines and its Cool Demos. Speaking of which, Athena. The Narrator has fantastic Puzzle Themed Player's Room this year when the Kickoff to Christmas gets underway being the Countdown to December.

We also saw a Test Game Lab Game of Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader. Speaking of which, let's start things off with a Warcraft 2 Slideshow like its 1995 all over again! Richard said to Athena as he shows her a Warcraft 2 Slideshow on the PDC Display


*Segment: Warcraft 2 Slideshow*


As you can see from Warcraft 2's Shareware Slideshow Gallery, The Alliance Units shown in Warcraft 2 are...
= Peseant
= Footman
= Elven Archer/Ranger
= Balisita
= Knight/Paladin
= Mage
= Flying Machine
= Demolition Squad
= Gryphon Riders
= Oil Tanker
= Destroyer Ships
= Battleships
= Submarines

The Alliance Buildings shown in Warcraft 2 are...
= Oil Platform
= Town Hall
= Keep
= Castle
= Barracks
= Farms
= Lumber Mill
= Blacksmith
= Aviary
= Workshop
= Mage Tower
= Church
= Stables
= Foundry
= Oil Refinery
= Shipyard
= Defense Towers (Scout, Guard & Cannons) Richard said to Athena



*Segments: Starcraft 1995 Early Trailer & Early StarCraft Slideshow Teaser 1995*
Did you know that Starcraft was originally going to be going to look like Warcraft 2? However, the Blizzard Panel had 3 Monitors for each future release in the late 1990s but Starcraft's Warcraft 2 Clone was underperformed, scrapped and restarted from square one causing it to be delayed for 3 years. When it was done, each faction had its own strengths and weaknesses where it also took RTS Stories to a new plane.

Warcraft 1 and 2's story had a fun tale between the Horde and Alliance with 6 Different Endings Overall.
StarCraft, however, told one complete story with each campaign being a continuation starting with the humans, then a Feral Alien Race and ending with an Advanced Alien Race. While the expansion begun with an Advanced Alien Race, then the Human Race and ending with the Feral Alien Race. For its online matches, player would need to decide how to get around their chosen faction's weaknesses. Because of that StarCraft is a big thing in South Korea due to its Electronic Sports Tournaments that they hold. Richard said to Athena.

Sounds good.

Richard
St. Ivalice Prince (Knight)
"Strength isn't my only weapon."

*Prolouge*
[Microsoft PDC Show]


*Segment: StarCraft Slideshow Teaser 1997*
Anyway, here's a preview of Starcraft 1 before it came out in 1998. Richard said to Athena.

*Segment: Official US Playstation 1 Magazine Issue 26*

Anyway, let's get to the main event starting with the Official US Playstation 1 Magazine, Issue 26 as the Demos featured on that Issue are:
Cool Boarders 3
Grandia
NFL Blitz 2000
Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped
40 Winks
MagForce Racing
and
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver Richard said to Athena as he mentioned PlayStation 1 Magazine's 26th Issue

*Segment: Official US Playstation 1 Magazine Issue 27*

To Close out the 1999 Issues Official US PlayStation 1 Magazine, Issue 27 as the Demos featured on the December 1999 Edition are...
Thrasher: Skate and Destroy
Cool Boarders 4
Test Drive Off-Road 3
Gran Turismo 2
Madden NFL 2000
Demolition Racer
NCAA GameBreaker 2000
and
NFL GameDay 2000 Richard said to Athena as he mentioned PlayStation 1 Magazine's 27th Issue ending the 1999 Issues of PlayStation 1 Magazine and moving onto January 2000 being Issue 28


*Segment: Windows NT's Final 32-Bit Days*
Also since the Narrator plans to play the Math Blaster Master the Basics Game to add to his Pro Filler content, its worth mentioning that its a 2007 Educational Game which around that time, used 2GB RAM and either Windows Vista or 7. So building a new virtual machine that uses Windows 7 may work as Windows 7 was the last of the 86x Windows Aero Format. As for the Windows Touch Screen Format OS. Windows 8 and 10 were the last Windows NT Operating Systems to use a 32-bit architecture. Richard said to Athena

*Fan Letters Question - Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader: Panelists*

Checking on the Fan Letters side of things, let's see what we have.
We have a question from a fan here... They write:
"What is this 5 Student Panel thing in Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader for?"
In Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader, this Student Panel is sort of like a panel of 5 junior judges that can assist the player with any 2 questions on the board. However, seeing that the Narrator has no way of finding generic grade schooler images nor does he plan to use any generic grade schooler images, he'll just use generic NPCs to serve as a Panelist of 5 Judges. Richard said as he answered a fan's question to Athena

Princess of Atlantica
"Have you seen a world that makes such wonderful things before?"

Thanks for sharing all this information about Windows and *Are you Smarter than a fifth Grader *
thinks and replies the Princess