Hello, Jokers!
I’m Melissa and I have an effing brilliant idea for an
Impractical Jokers game. To say that I am obsessed with the idea is the
equivalent of saying that the sun is hot; I cannot stop working on it until you
guys tell me that it’s exceedingly idealistic, unrealistic, and IMPRACTICAL for
me to spend any more time on it... And yes. I'm a fan of Oxford Commas...
What I want to do is tell you more about myself so that you
are impressed enough with my miniscule credentials to read further, buuuuuuuuut…
We can get to know each other later because I know you’ll be, at the very
least, entertained by my idea, but I assure you: This is a totally realistic
endeavor and I can help you develop and produce this game. If you build it,
people will play it. I want to play this game and I created it! Sooooooooo,
without further ado…
An Officially Licensed Impractical Jokers Game:
Our Stuff
Has Been TAKEN!
-Created by Melissa J. Corley
-Based on TruTv’s Impractical
Jokers and comedic stylings of the comedy troupe, The Tenderloins
PREMISE: Someone has TAKEN all the Impractical Jokers’ stuff
from the Vault and the Perp is holding it all for ransom, but there is a twist.
Most of the Jokers’ stuff is scattered throughout the New York City area, but
in order to receive clues, they must recruit an unsuspecting citizen to be the
fifth Joker because the Perp wants to see how well they perform with a newbie
in the group…
STORY: You are walking along a
sidewalk in New York. Children’s laughter can be heard behind the trees in the
park to your right and to your left, traffic is light and this part of the city
is calm. A white, unmarked, windowless van enters your peripheral vision, slows
down, and parks alongside the street several yards in front of you.
A middle-aged man
with a fat belly and a spikey tuft of hair on the top of his head approaches
you and introduces himself as Joe. He’s working on his Psychology thesis and
asks if you would like to help him by taking a quick personality quiz.
*GAME NOTES: The
personality quiz establishes your beginning Personality, Physical, and Mental
Stat Points, your individual Skills points, and which of the Jokers’ Special
Abilities you will be granted access to and can level up first.
After you finish
the quiz, Joe thanks you and says: “Get in the van”.
Of course, you
choose to get in the van, and inside you are faced by all four Jokers. The van
starts to move and the Jokers explain why you were invited into the van.
You’re the first
person to pass a test they created that was hidden in Joe’s personality quiz
making you the best candidate to help them with a “little” problem. Someone
broke into the Vault and stole all their stuff! They need your help to help
find everything, return it to the vault, and figure out who is responsible so
they can be punished! The only catch is that to gain access to the Vault to
investigate, you have to be a Joker and to become a Joker, you’ll have to
participate in challenges and play games with the guys. Sal reminds you that
even HE doesn’t have access to the Vault and he is an original Joker!
The van stops and
you are at the Joker Clubhouse where you and the guys exit the van. They ask
you if you are up for the challenge of being an official Joker. You say yes and
you are taken inside the Joker Clubhouse. Inside the clubhouse, the guys
explain the logistics of the game and how to interact within the game
environment.
*SPOILERS: There is
also a Secret Room in the Joker Clubhouse that will be revealed later in the
game. More storage for Vault Items will become available after unlocking the
Quinndustries Location.
After learning about the Joker Clubhouse and your Joker
Phone, the guys suggest you start your journey as a Joker by investigating the
theft of their stuff by individually interviewing all the guys. You agree and
participate in the game “Beat Reporter”. You ask each of the guys several
questions, all give you strangely reasonable answers, but you go with it. By
completing the “challenge” you have found a Vault Item: Clip-On Balloons. You
have also unlocked a new location: Way Fair Grocery, a new challenge: “Fly Me
to the Balloon”, you have earned Joker Cash, Joker Chips, Experience, Stats,
Skills, and Abilities, Points, AND you have also found a Murr Pinata and a
Mystery Bag!
You are finally released in to the game environment, but
before you can really explore, Q approaches you. He tells you that his friend
Tony Gunk can support his alibi and you can find him hanging out at the Castle
of White. Tony is a “Jack of All Trades” kind of guy and could be helpful
during your investigation. If you tell him that his services are required by
Quinndustries, he’ll know that Q sent you.
You are now free to choose your next action, but you’re only
option is to complete your first Joker Vs Joker challenge at Way Fair Grocery
by playing “Fly Me to the Balloon”…
That’s all you get of the main idea, but to further whet
your whistles…
CHALLENGES:
FLY ME TO THE BALLOON
STOCK BOY SHOOT OUT
NOW YOU SEE ME
OFF THE HOOK
NAME GAME
MINI GAMES:
HAVE YOU SEEN MY WIFE? – it’s like “Where’s Waldo”
WHACK-A-MURR
SIC TRICKS
CHAIR COMMANDER
LOCATIONS:
New York: Joker Clubhouse, Way Fair Grocery, City Park,
Castle of White, a Mall, Mara Sol Corporation, Quinndustries, a Beach, TESD
Comics, a Ski Lodge, Statue of Murrliberty, Sal’s House, Joe’s House, Murr’s
Apartment; Special Mission: Turn the Beef Gristle Mill into a Senior Citizen
Park
Other Locations: Texas, Florida, Cruise Ship (docked in
Florida), T.H.E.M.E Park (Florida), New Orleans... Hawaii???
I have an extensive list of Vault Items AND I have nine
Word documents dedicated to this game…
So, I think I’ve come up with something really great and I
hope you guys think so too. This game would take a couple of years to develop,
but with your resources, we can start small, conduct some ACTUAL focus groups,
and update later to keep people interested and playing consistently.
I have my own creative work to focus on, but this is what my
intuition and inspiration are screaming at me to do. I am plagued by Writer’s
Block in regards to what I want to do with my own writing and the fact that I
am feeling this compelled to work on this game… It’s significant. VERY significant...
I can’t, I won’t, and I don’t stop working on it until one
of you contacts me to say “Yeah… Um… You’re nuts, this will never happen, give
up, don’t waste anymore of your time working on it; thanks for being such a
dedicated fan, but no… We are sooo not interested in anything of this nature”.
I follow all of you on Twitter and if you follow me back and
send a direct message, I will give you my private contact info, IF you want it...
And you can unfollow me after, I really don’t care about followers on Twitter,
but I DO have some impressive followers, one of whom is from Staten Island…And another who is an official "nerd" - You know him as "Booger"... ;)
Regardless: I love you guys. You should schedule a live show
in Kansas City so I can actually attend one. My brother is taking me to see
Trailer Park Boys in August and as much as I will LOVE it… Wish it was you
guys!
All my love,
Melissa
My King of the Nerds Blogs for YRR & Otherwise KOTN related... ( I get to talk to "Booger" in this video)
More references available upon request. ;) :)
