Gbdev inside jokes - Revision history

PinoBatch: Pumpernickel

2023-07-19T18:57:35Z

Pumpernickel

PinoBatch: earliest known eevee+brick=ghouleon, from April 2019

2023-03-10T17:56:08Z

earliest known eevee+brick=ghouleon, from April 2019

PinoBatch: Librul

2023-01-17T21:20:15Z

Librul

PinoBatch: Room heater explained

2023-01-17T21:04:04Z

Room heater explained

PinoBatch: horse, Telling LYs, and WXzardry

2023-01-17T19:19:19Z

horse, Telling LYs, and WXzardry

PinoBatch: fix typo reported by zlago

2023-01-12T16:30:08Z

fix typo reported by zlago

PinoBatch: begin :brick:

2023-01-12T15:31:39Z

begin :brick:

Nitro2k01: Changed :duck: to show the Discord version instead of the Unicode code point.

2022-03-04T01:00:32Z

Changed :duck: to show the Discord version instead of the Unicode code point.

Nitro2k01: Added images for the custom emoji explained in the page.

2021-08-31T11:05:42Z

Added images for the custom emoji explained in the page.

PinoBatch: SMOrc

2021-05-28T18:42:21Z

SMOrc

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 ; 🧱 <code>:bricks:</code>
 : Relates in some way to user evie. Alludes to Internet memes [https://www.reddit.com/r/memes/comments/bc9sy9/ghost_type_eevee/ speculating the use of a brick] as an evolution stone to turn the Pokémon [https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Eevee_(Pok%C3%A9mon) Eevee] into a ghost-type.
 ; [[File:Discord-duck-32.png|32px]] <code>:duck:</code>
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 ; 🐴️ <code>:horse:</code>
 : Used to refer to RGBASM's <code>EQUS</code> macro facility and the problems that it causes for parser implementation, based on the similarity to ''[[wikt:equus#Latin|equus]]'', the Latin word for "horse". Occasionally, jokes are made about pairing <code>EQUS</code> with <code>UNION</code>, an RGBLINK facility to create overlapping RAM data structures, to allude to the [[wikipedia:International Brotherhood of Teamsters|International Brotherhood of Teamsters]], a labor union in North America whose logo depicts two horse heads.
 ; Librul
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 ; [[File:Ohboy.png|32px]] <code>:ohboy:</code> and [[File:Noboy.png|32px]] <code>:noboy:</code>
 :Variant of <code>:accurate1:</code> family taken from the Game Boy Color demo [https://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=7175 ''Demotronic'' by 1MB]. It begins by testing wave RAM read blocking behavior, showing <code>:ohboy:</code> and "OH BOY!" on success or <code>:noboy:</code> and "NO BOY! NO DEMO!" on failure.
 ; [[File:Punapple.png|32px]] <code>:punapple:</code>

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 ; 🧱 <code>:bricks:</code>
-: Relates in some way to user evie. Alludes to Internet memes speculating the use of a brick as an evolution stone to turn the Pokémon [https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Eevee_(Pok%C3%A9mon) Eevee] into a ghost-type.
+: Relates in some way to user evie. Alludes to Internet memes [https://www.reddit.com/r/memes/comments/bc9sy9/ghost_type_eevee/ speculating the use of a brick] as an evolution stone to turn the Pokémon [https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Eevee_(Pok%C3%A9mon) Eevee] into a ghost-type.
 ; [[File:Kappa.png|32px]], [[File:Kappa2.png|32px]] <code>:Kappa:</code>

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 ; 🐴️ <code>:horse:</code>
 : Used to refer to RGBASM's <code>EQUS</code> macro facility and the problems that it causes for parser implementation, based on the similarity to ''[[wikt:equus#Latin|equus]]'', the Latin word for "horse". Occasionally, jokes are made about pairing <code>EQUS</code> with <code>UNION</code>, an RGBLINK facility to create overlapping RAM data structures, to allude to the [[wikipedia:International Brotherhood of Teamsters|International Brotherhood of Teamsters]], a labor union in North America whose logo depicts two horse heads.
 ; [[File:Maxd.png|32px]] <code>:maxd:</code>

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 ; [[File:Punapple.png|32px]] <code>:punapple:</code>
 :A <code>:pineapple:</code> 🍍️ over user PinoBatch's avatar, used as a symbol of wordplay. Pino is a staff member on that server known for his love of puns. Some people find his puns a bit weird; sometimes attributed to the fact that he is openly autistic. He's always willing to explain a joke that a user doesn't get.
 ; [[File:SMOrc.png|32px]] <code>:SMOrc:</code>

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 ; [[File:Discord-duck-32.png|32px]] <code>:duck:</code>
-:Similar in some ways to <code>:kappa:</code>. Took on a double meaning once the Mega Duck system on chip was discovered to be a Game Boy with no boot ROM and a rearranged register ($FF00-$FF7F) map, with most of the same quirks. As of mid-2021, the server icon depicts a mallard duck on the screen of an atomic purple Game Boy Color system.
+:Originally the spirit animal of SameBoy developer LIJI, this came to be used similarly to <code>:kappa:</code>. It took on a double meaning once the Mega Duck system on chip was discovered to be a Game Boy with no boot ROM and a rearranged register ($FF00-$FF7F) map, with most of the same quirks. As of mid-2021, [[:File:Gbdev duck server icon.png|the server icon]] depicts a mallard duck on the screen of an atomic purple Game Boy Color system.
 ; [[File:Maxd.png|32px]] <code>:maxd:</code>
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 ;Super Mario 83
 :Nickname introduced by Videogamer555 for the Sharp CPU core in the Game Boy system on chip, which is thought to be identical to the SM83 CPU core in a Sharp air conditioner microcontroller. Built up a bunch of lore about there being undocumented functionality to accelerate games.
 ; [[File:Thinkgb.png|32px]] <code>:thinkgb:</code>
 :Variant of <code>:thinking:</code> 🤔️ with the face replaced with a Game Boy.

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 :Used in pairs, they represent the title screen of ''Pinball Deluxe'', a Game Boy game that has built up a reputation of being notoriously [[Tricky-to-emulate games|hard to emulate]], drawn in both normal and corrupt ways.
-; 🧱 <code>:brick:</code>
+; 🧱 <code>:bricks:</code>
 : Relates in some way to user evie. Alludes to Internet memes speculating the use of a brick as an evolution stone to turn the Pokémon [https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Eevee_(Pok%C3%A9mon) Eevee] into a ghost-type.

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 :Similar to <code>:Kappa:</code> but with 100% more DMG LCD shade of green.
-; 🦆️ <code>:duck:</code>
+; [[File:Discord-duck-32.png|32px]] <code>:duck:</code>
 :Similar in some ways to <code>:kappa:</code>. Took on a double meaning once the Mega Duck system on chip was discovered to be a Game Boy with no boot ROM and a rearranged register ($FF00-$FF7F) map, with most of the same quirks. As of mid-2021, the server icon depicts a mallard duck on the screen of an atomic purple Game Boy Color system.

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 The gbdev Discord server has built up a number of inside jokes.
-;<code>:accurate1:</code>, <code>:accurate2:</code>, <code>:inaccurate1:</code>, <code>:inaccurate2:</code>
+; [[File:Accurate1.png|32px]][[File:Accurate2.png|32px]] <code>:accurate1:</code>, <code>:accurate2:</code>, [[File:Inaccurate1.png|32px]][[File:Inaccurate2.png|32px]] <code>:inaccurate1:</code>, <code>:inaccurate2:</code>
 :Used in pairs, they represent the title screen of ''Pinball Deluxe'', a Game Boy game that has built up a reputation of being notoriously [[Tricky-to-emulate games|hard to emulate]], drawn in both normal and corrupt ways.
-;<code>:duck:</code> 🦆️
-:Similar in some ways to <code>:kappa:</code>. Took on a double meaning once the Mega Duck system on chip was discovered to be a Game Boy with no boot ROM and a rearranged register ($FF00-$FF7F) map, with most of the same quirks. As of mid-2021, the server icon depicts a mallard duck on the screen of an atomic purple Game Boy Color system.
+; [[File:Kappa.png|32px]], [[File:Kappa2.png|32px]] <code>:Kappa:</code>
-;<code>:Kappa:</code>
 :Usually represents sarcasm. This may appear as the [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/kappa face of Twitch.tv web developer Josh DeSeno] or as a [https://scribblenauts.fandom.com/wiki/Kappa male kappa (anthropomorphic sea turtle) from the game ''Scribblenauts''].
 ;<code>:maxd:</code>
 :Emoji representing a user having "ninja'd" someone else. Resembles <code>:gun:</code> 🔫️
 ;<code>:morphon:</code>
 :Variant of <code>:smirk:</code> 😏️
 ;<code>:ohboy:</code> and <code>:noboy:</code>
 :Variant of <code>:accurate1:</code> family taken from the Game Boy Color demo [https://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=7175 ''Demotronic'' by 1MB]. It begins by testing wave RAM read blocking behavior, showing <code>:ohboy:</code> and "OH BOY!" on success or <code>:noboy:</code> and "NO BOY! NO DEMO!" on failure.
 ;<code>:punapple:</code>
 :A <code>:pineapple:</code> 🍍️ over user PinoBatch's avatar, used as a symbol of wordplay. Pino is a staff member on that server known for his love of puns. Some people find his puns a bit weird; sometimes attributed to the fact that he is openly autistic. He's always willing to explain a joke that a user doesn't get.
 ;<code>:SMOrc:</code>
 :"ironic anger/disappointment" according to one member
 ;Super Mario 83
 :Nickname introduced by Videogamer555 for the Sharp CPU core in the Game Boy system on chip, which is thought to be identical to the SM83 CPU core in a Sharp air conditioner microcontroller. Built up a bunch of lore about there being undocumented functionality to accelerate games.
 ;<code>:thinkgb:</code>
 :Variant of <code>:thinking:</code> 🤔️ with the face replaced with a Game Boy.