Introduction
Hello, and welcome to Dear Pesky Partners! Before we get into the timeline proper, I'd like to make a short introductory post addressing a few things about it.
What is this timeline's focus?
While video games are one of this timeline's main focuses, this timeline will also take a look at pop culture as a whole. TV, movies, music, books, and celebrities are all things I'll be talking about in this timeline. The one exception is politics; I'll only be covering that if it's a really big deal.
Is that title a reference to Hotel Mario?
Out of universe, yes. In-universe... no. You'll see what I mean when we get there.
I have an idea for this timeline!
I'll admit it: there's a lot of franchises or people out there that I'm not very familiar with. Since I didn't grow up in the 90's, I lack a certain connection and context to the era. Although I try my best, there are always people with better judgement than me. I will gladly take guest contributions for this reason! If you have an idea, send me a PM and I'll see what I can do with it. Speaking of which...
List of Contributors:
This is a running list, and names will be added regularly. Contributors are always mentioned at the beginning of updates they helped with.
@Nivek has been an invaluable source of information on the gaming industry for this timeline, helping me develop the exact point of divergence and giving feedback on my ideas. If it weren't for the Player 2 Start timeline that he co-created with RySenkari, I likely wouldn't have made this timeline in the first place. I can not thank him enough.
Cherry, my best friend, has been a great resource for stuff relating to Sega. She doesn't have an account on this site, but you can follow her on Twitter here. (@_DevCherry)
My significant other, Shiny, has assisted me with the music industry for this timeline, as well as a little bit of help with film. He also doesn't have an alternatehistory.com account, but I can't link to his social media at the moment.
My step-dad Jeff has given me some ideas for film and a few video games, in addition to lots of encouragement.
What is this timeline's focus?
While video games are one of this timeline's main focuses, this timeline will also take a look at pop culture as a whole. TV, movies, music, books, and celebrities are all things I'll be talking about in this timeline. The one exception is politics; I'll only be covering that if it's a really big deal.
Is that title a reference to Hotel Mario?
Out of universe, yes. In-universe... no. You'll see what I mean when we get there.
I have an idea for this timeline!
I'll admit it: there's a lot of franchises or people out there that I'm not very familiar with. Since I didn't grow up in the 90's, I lack a certain connection and context to the era. Although I try my best, there are always people with better judgement than me. I will gladly take guest contributions for this reason! If you have an idea, send me a PM and I'll see what I can do with it. Speaking of which...
List of Contributors:
This is a running list, and names will be added regularly. Contributors are always mentioned at the beginning of updates they helped with.
@Nivek has been an invaluable source of information on the gaming industry for this timeline, helping me develop the exact point of divergence and giving feedback on my ideas. If it weren't for the Player 2 Start timeline that he co-created with RySenkari, I likely wouldn't have made this timeline in the first place. I can not thank him enough.
Cherry, my best friend, has been a great resource for stuff relating to Sega. She doesn't have an account on this site, but you can follow her on Twitter here. (@_DevCherry)
My significant other, Shiny, has assisted me with the music industry for this timeline, as well as a little bit of help with film. He also doesn't have an alternatehistory.com account, but I can't link to his social media at the moment.
My step-dad Jeff has given me some ideas for film and a few video games, in addition to lots of encouragement.
With that out of the way, it's time to dig into the timeline for real!