Mystery of a Certain Psychic
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| "Mystery of a Certain Psychic" (Aru Chōnōryokusha no Nazo) | ||||||
| Airdate | February 24, 2015 | |||||
| Writer | Kotaro Ishidate | |||||
| Director | Kotaro Ishidate | |||||
| Animation studio | DLE | |||||
The team discusses more terrible Famicom games from the 80's and end up on the topic of the dangers of psychic powers.
Synopsis
[edit]This time Bluestreak and Smokescreen have been called in to discuss old crappy games. Lockdown is tired of the conversation already and demands the others just admit Mystery of Convoy was terrible and move on with their lives. Optimus Prime is of the opinion that the matter still requires investigation. Bluestreak recalls a murder mystery game which had many instant game-over traps, the inclusion of which is a mystery that is never solved in the game. Additionally the system for interrogating suspects and taking notes is terrible, potentially preventing you from finishing the game. He also remembers a game based on Journey to the West which has a combination of an incomprehensible story and instructions, along with a painfully slow movement speed. Smokescreen brings up a "psychic training" game which requires you to have actual psychic powers to complete the puzzles it presents you with.
Inspired by the last game, Bumblebee suggests the day's discussion topic should be psychics sitting quietly. Everyone takes a moment to consider the concept. Optimus Prime recalls from watching television that there are shows about psychics, such as the psychics who can stick things to themselves, and wonders what the point is. Bumblebee believes that could result into damage to nearby machinery and consensus is that those psychics should just sit quietly. Optimus goes on to suggest that magnetic cards would be in danger and apologizes when Lockdown says they already covered that.
Featured characters
[edit](Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobots | Decepticons |
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Notes
[edit]Animation and technical errors
[edit]Continuity notes
[edit]Transformers references
[edit]Real-world references
[edit]- This episode takes place at the Kamikawachi service area in Imazatocho, Utsunomiya. The image used for the background is stitched together from several photos, resulting in the right-hand side of the stairs shrinking in width at the bottom and the top of the stair central railing appearing twice.
- As with the previous episode, the games brought up are real games from the period that Mystery of Convoy was brought out:
- Murder on the Mississippi.
- Ganso Saiyūki: Super Monkey Daibōken (元祖西遊記 スーパーモンキー大冒険)
- Mindseeker (マインドシーカー)
