2P START!

2P START! Live!: Depression 101

Ray — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:39:10 +0000

Ray’s misadventures in purchasing a car radio, payed subscriptions to Tetris, hot reader mail, Mission Impossible 4, Sherlock Holmes 2, Skyward Sword, why Ke$ha is good?, plus so much more!

Links referenced in the show:
“C U Next Tuesday” by Ke$ha
“Do it Like This” by Black Eyed Peas
Fanart by Lewis Tolonen

Exclusive: Amazon’s Bottom-Selling Biography

Ray — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 03:08:17 +0000

SALEM, ORE. — Walter Isaacson’s biography “Ray Hargreaves” is the least popular book in the nation. Initially scheduled to be published in 2012 with the title “Too Soon,” plans for the book changed when Ray got bored of proofreading.

“I maintained I had no skeletons in my closet that could’t be allowed out,” Ray recalls. “It turns out that actually makes for a pretty dull read; which is why the last half was changed into a choose-your-own-adventure story.”

Ray’s parents were dumbfounded by the release, citing his incorrect portrayals of them as “completely baseless and untrue,” Vickie said. “We’re not old.” She then proceeded to watch an episode of “Murder She Wrote” recorded on a VHS tape.

“I figured he would quiz me on it, so I just got the main points via Cliff Notes,” his brother admitted. “I mean, why would I read stories about his childhood when I actually had to suffer through them?”

After reading Steve Jobs’ biography, most were appalled at Ray’s outrageous behavior in the workplace. “He was always nice to other employees, loved to smile, and never raised his voice,” one reviewer said. “Completely uncalled for.”

Even 2P START! co-creator Tim Harding was quoted as saying, “Ray and I ended our website over a year and a half ago. Why am I still being interviewed for these newsletters?”

But the book has been a surprisingly big hit with children, who find the wacky mazes and color-by-number pages to be especially entertaining. “Ray’s an epicure of his genre,” a surprisingly articulate eight year-old said. “Especially with regard to Sonic fan fiction.”

Here’s my article from our 22nd annual family newsletter. I figured there was enough here for you to enjoy, and be sure to check out the last decade or so if you’d like more. What’s interesting to me is that we’ve kept true to our original format, which in its day was pretty unique, but in the wake of how much photoshop/parody/color there is on the internet nowadays it doesn’t seem like that big of a deal. Ah traditions…

Sonic GeneRAYtions on the Spindash Podcast!

Tim — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 18:40:44 +0000

While I saved you all from incessant Sonic Generations rantings on OUR podcast, I had no control over what went on at The Spindash where Ray recently made his opinions known. Be warned, this podcast is for Sonic geeks only, not normal people like you and me. If you don’t care about weird dog-fairies or other strange hybrid creatures, then DON’T click here!

2P START! Live!: The 20 Year Loop-De-Loop

Ray — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 21:22:21 +0000

With the release of Sonic Generations, Ray finds himself in the same place he was 20 years ago, Tim berates plot holes in “Rise of the Planet of the Apes”, both discuss the eventual demise of Nintendo, Ray recounts the biggest blunder of his relationship, plus much more!

2P START! Live!: A Summer at the Movies

Ray — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 07:07:46 +0000

Will Ray and Tim agree on anything? Reviews of Thor, Super 8, Cars 2, Green Lantern, Crazy Stupid Love, Captain America and more! Plus, questions about waitresses at Applebee’s, and Earth’s threat of “green” aliens!

Links referenced in the show:
Webcomics.me review of 2P START! (with follow-up comments from Tim & Ray)
Guardian.co.uk story about aliens