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Button Mash has, sadly, died, while protecting the - then powerless - Princesses from an unknown force by distracting it until help could arrive.

As soon as he closes his eyes, he opens them, only to see a multitude of words floating before him. A menu screen, saying Game Over, along with some options.

And he then relives his life as a new pony, as a Gamer. His Life is a Game.

Gamer! Button Mash, Anthro! Equestria, pairing unknown for now, and more to be added.

Chapters (4)
Comments ( 25 )

Good even great start. The end reminded me of another fix called friendship is a game. But other than that I can get behind this.

i question the mane 6 tho... tied and gagged as they were, the princesses were essentially fine, and could wait. im wondering how they didn't see a pony laying right in front of them....O.o

An interesting start. I'll give this a like because it intrigues me and it's a gamer story, which I love dearly. I'll hold off on the favorite till we get a few updates. Let's see where little Button goes with this. :rainbowdetermined2: Heh heh heh.

There's not enough Gamer fics out here, I tell you. So, every new one is appreciated. Now, let's see how you will make this work.

P.S. Yeah, I could make one myself, but I don't have the time. So, I read.

Manehattan, It's a large city and would have a massive impact on Equestria as a whole while not just outright slapping the population.

As for Button's powers, something along the lines of adaptation and assimilation. He's the Gamer, Gamer's are known for cheesing things so just give him an upgrade for his gamer power. An inventory that he can expand and contract the boxes to any size and use as a shield against projectiles and attacks is basically like giving him space warping abilities. Or the classic 'instant Dungeon creation' is giving him the ability to make parallel dimensions that he has complete control over. Super easy and super safe travel and safe space for life.

Or he could just use magic even though he's an earth pony, I'm sure that'd turn more than a few heads as magic would seem to just be a cakewalk for him. Maybe take a piece fro the 'HEROS' series and have him be able to gain any power of any conduit he's touched. Give him a limit on how many he can have at a time though like maybe three tops before he has to switch and change them for others he may want.

Just a few ideas.

I'm behind gnarl on that one. Fuck Manehattan and as a gamer. Button should have an inventory, a healing factor, party options, and even a save and load if possible. As well as being able to see enemy health.

Powers and weapon? There's a ability from a anime that's stupidly versatile and technically one weak sounding power.

Try looking up the 4th Wave power from the anime NEEDLESS

Straight from Infamous: Second Son, Video Manupulation sounds like it would be a good one for Button Mash. Add in a few alterations to more accurately reflect his status as The Gamer and as a video gamer, and it would be perfect.

I'll just say it: magnetism. It's quite versatile in my opinion, so it would definitely be a nice idea. In order to feed the power, he wouldn't need to do much, as planet had its own magnetuc camp. To nerf it a bit, we can make it that he passively absorbs magnetism over a long time, say several hours to recharge.

But that's just an idea that I thought up in two minutes. You can improve on it, if you like it, or just disregard it. I won't mind.

He should know about Nightmare Moon
If he will fight her and other villains and etc, he should make some costume but for example somethink like Deadpool costume
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Something that doesn't look like from a comics, flashy with unnecessary elements, somethink hiding identity and practical
It would be easy to change with inventory/equipment power

Also why he should do that?
Being known as a hero, vigilante or a guy that has powers will be annoing for many reasons and not worth it
If you aren't in some high position of power or have a base only accessible(teleport underground or in it's own dimention) for him it's not worth being known

Poor, poor nightmare moon, you don't know the power that has awoken. Don't do anything stupid or you might just get zapped!

could you please continue and if at all possible. let him tell the princesses the whole truth. i actually like this. the conduit powers were not even needed. i just feel so captivated by the story.

I know a power that when you think about biology makes sense evil route exlusive power mind control the brain uses electricity to think and button now has electricity based powers

First, there were two typos I thought I'd point out: scerene - serene & Thougher - Tougher :twilightsmile:

Interesting start, I don't think I've seen a gamer fic start with the MC dying from INSANITY mode before... It definitely gives him a reason to go Easy Mode for a bit to get his legs under him. Plus, after the way he died no one can say he doesn't deserve his powers.

Idea for a power: Gamer copy cat.
By mimiking the movement of a game characters attack, he can temporarely manifest a part of that characters attack as his own.

Hmm. Pretty good so far!
Although I was NOT expecting the InFamous cross.
Kinda interesting that you went with making him basically Cole.
Wonder if he'll ever have the "(One Time) Partial Power Assimilation" thing from the second game.
I know that how Cole got it wouldn't really translate well. But with both the Gamer and... well... LITERAL MAGIC!... maybe!

Has he been turned inFAMOUS ?

Difficulty: Very Easy/Easy/Normal/Hard/Very Hard/Hardcore/ Insanity

athuor that was cruel to do to botten mush. (Sorry of i spelled his name wrong.)

Romance: Gain a special somepony in your life (any species or gender)

You know not of the shipping wars you have bright to here.

"I will not let you hurt anyone ever again" he growled from inside his mind, going to war with the parasite in his slowly dying body. His willpower alone was what was keeping him alive and the creature captive. He barraged it with everything he had; punches, kicks, headbutts, all in the styles of various characters he saw from video games. And it worked. The creature was forced from his weakened body, leaving him to collapse once more.

No armour? :ajsmug:
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Using Observe told him that they were Zeke Dunbar and Pipsqueak respectively. But he decided to be polite and went to ask who they were, but Zeke went ahead and did it for him.

One of these things is not like the others.

Notice: the following punchlines could technically apply.
Button Mash: lacks a K or E.
Pipsqueak: only one word.
Several others would apply and be just as funny.

Also, this could be played straight and suggest that a pony named something not pony-like (such as Zeke) and/or after a video game character in a story about The Gamer might be immediately suspicious.

I was kind of implying the latter, but no one asked you.:ajbemused:

"Okay, students! This trip is for us to know how the citizens live in Manehatten. Observe them, ask questions, and please, my little ponies, be polite to them. You are representing Ponyville after all"

Ha! She said it!

Fourteen minutes later, Button had noticed the bag on his lap was getting very, very warm. He could see a slight light coming from under the flap of the bag. He noticed the slight buzzing in the back of his head, his Danger Sense going off - he had earned it earlier that day when some rats ambushed him - but he ignored it in favor of his curiosity. He reached into the bag and pulled out a large, metal sphere that was glowing slightly. And then, just as the clock struck ten, the sphere in his hands detonated with a massive explosion, unbearable heat, and a flash of light that was capable of making a blind man see.

To quote Hun from the '03 TMNT series,
"Aw, crud."

Notice: one among the following would also apply:
"*Nuclear launch detected*"
"I'm going to die."
"I just know this is gonna be blamed on me"
"*Hhellfire was cast*"
"Oh, I've wasted my life."

Among several others.

Again, no one asked you. :twilightangry2:

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