ha ha..another great strip... You know my Kinnect has been boxed away for years..total waste of money.

Comment by Guest TheDrisk, added Fri, 04 Jul 2014 00:22:57 GMT

Well I do fear what Plok is gonna do next comic. Also I personally prefer the Wii. It's because I grew up on Nintendo consoles. I only have the original XBOX.

Comment by Mr. Polygon, added Fri, 04 Jul 2014 04:57:38 GMT

Plok looks real sassy in the second panel. Also I guess I was wrong about Xbone. Sure he's annoying, but not evil. Also is Xbone like X and Bone or an abbreviation of X box one? Like X.B. One.

Comment by Mr. Polygon, added Fri, 04 Jul 2014 05:01:29 GMT

Second panel: Talk to the hand!

Comment by Guest Yanna, added Fri, 04 Jul 2014 05:36:01 GMT

Thanks Mr Polygon! I was really pleased with that pose in the second panel.

Comment by Ste Pickford, added Fri, 04 Jul 2014 09:06:14 GMT

I've also notice that the first and last panels are the same just that Plok has been moved over and Xbone is not talking.

Comment by Guest Mr. Polygon, added Fri, 04 Jul 2014 16:37:01 GMT

Yup!

Comment by Ste Pickford, added Fri, 04 Jul 2014 16:46:50 GMT

Since exactly why did Plok not explode back when the fleas took his flag back in 1993?

Comment by Guest Nathan, added Fri, 04 Jul 2014 18:14:43 GMT

@Nathan, probably because he was able to find some traces. This time, however, it might be a bit more difficult to name any suspect, so Plok is possibly going to go full rage-mode on Famosa (or are they on Pota Pota?).

Comment by Guest Kaze_Memaryu, added Fri, 04 Jul 2014 18:28:39 GMT

@ Nathan

He was probably scared and inexperienced. Now that he is more mature I guess he dosent deal with stupid stuff.

Comment by Guest Mr. Polygon, added Sat, 05 Jul 2014 01:46:13 GMT

Maybe Plok should 'let it go'.

Comment by Brad Silvia, added Sat, 05 Jul 2014 06:59:26 GMT

@ Brad Silvia

Gaaaaaaaaah nooooo! Not that cursed song that came from the depths of hell!

But don't underestimate Plok. He's got the 'potential for anything' !!!

He's gonna make some bodies hit the floor for sure.

Comment by Mr. Polygon, added Sat, 05 Jul 2014 22:04:13 GMT

This just crossed my mind: Has anyone ever wondered before what Rockyfella looks from the waist down?

Comment by NameThatNobodyTakes, added Sun, 06 Jul 2014 13:13:42 GMT

Uh nope I think he's just a torso. Look at his flea pit image.

Comment by Guest Mr. Polygon, added Sun, 06 Jul 2014 20:37:25 GMT

What if Rockyfella isn't just ONE guy, but basically has heads pop up from all over the ground, and his thousand-headed body occupies the world's core as a giant monstrosity? With rock (?) vomiting heads.

Which also explains why Plok beat up tiny Rockyfellas on Cotton Island.

Comment by Guest Nathan, added Mon, 07 Jul 2014 00:28:18 GMT

Unless of course, I am crazy, and Rockyfella simply looks like Diglett instead.

Comment by Guest Nathan, added Mon, 07 Jul 2014 00:47:48 GMT

He can take any form he likes.

Comment by JPickford, added Mon, 07 Jul 2014 07:40:02 GMT

Either Plok is really good at picking up where he left off, or he forgot he already got surprised once. Either way works for me, he's a real character for sure.

On the subject of Rockyfella, I'm pretty sure I've never seen him twice, so he must have been just following Plok around and harassing him about his unofficial land ownership. The game does actually mention he's hiding under signs, and the ground is pretty much his domain, so it's not so far fetched to believe he stays one step ahead of Plok to give him another ambush.

On the subject of Plok not exploding before now, I'd chalk that up to creative liberties. He wasn't much of an exploder at all, but he sure could get angry! That said, I imagine the old Plok game didn't quite use up all the concepts the good bros. originally thought up in character design, but that's how old games go, really. Sometimes you just gotta put something on the shelf if it seems like it won't significantly add to the project, so the game lacks mention of many "qualities" of our hero and the folks around him, simply because there's no room or time. Like Brendammi Bog proper? Maybe even Breezy Beach? Badream Fens also sounded interesting even though it wasn't even a named location in the accessible parts of the game.

Comment by Cheez, added Mon, 07 Jul 2014 12:06:59 GMT

I think the Pickfords would blame Tim Follin for his music taking up most of the game cartridge space. Unless if the impossibly CD-like quality music was somehow compressed...

Comment by Guest Nathan, added Mon, 07 Jul 2014 13:17:45 GMT

@Nathan Haha, seems about right! The soundtrack to the game is so unbelievable, just like all of his work! I would love to see the Pickfords mention the soundtrack in a later comic strip.

Comment by Guest Tom, added Mon, 07 Jul 2014 15:57:34 GMT

The music is mega compressed compared to CD music. It's sequenced 'chip' music but using high quality (for the time) but well compressed samples rather than tones generated by a chip. What most people call Midi but not actually Midi it was Software Creations custom format.

As for exploding, Plok explodes all the time in that he comes apart. Like an exploded diagram.

Comment by JPickford, added Mon, 07 Jul 2014 15:58:18 GMT

So every time he flings his fists and legs at everybody, that's also what you mean by exploding? Hm. Interesting stuff.

Comment by Cheez, added Mon, 07 Jul 2014 23:20:03 GMT

Yeah that was the original idea. It was never necessarily about a violent explosion.

But that idea feeds into his character. That he may just go ballistic at any time.

Comment by JPickford, added Tue, 08 Jul 2014 01:42:33 GMT

WARNING: On the next web comic strip, there will be 100% chance of explosion so make sure you wear protective equipment/clothes before the next comic strip comes out!

Love the comics, thanks Pickford Bros. for making this. And thank you to everybody who are support them.

Comment by Guest WJC, added Tue, 08 Jul 2014 15:33:28 GMT

Thanks!

Comment by Ste Pickford, added Tue, 08 Jul 2014 16:39:52 GMT

Daw man. Gotta go to to the bomb shelter and read this

Comment by Guest Mr. Polygon, added Tue, 08 Jul 2014 23:44:45 GMT

Hola chicos!!

Me llamo Alex soy de la isla de Mallorca(Spain) quiero daros las gracias por la maravilla de juego que programasteis!!

Tengo 32 años y es imposible olvidar un juego como Plok.... es una obra maestra.

Lo compré con 12 años en 1994 cuando era un niño, habían muchos juegos en la tienda pero elegí Plok, no se por que.... algo me dijo que ese era mi juego!! Y vaya que sí!!!!! Siempre lo jugaba y nunca me cansaba!! gráficos, música, etc... todo un 10/10!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gracias de corazón.... tenéis un fan para toda vuestra vida amigos.

Comment by Guest Alex Jurado, added Wed, 09 Jul 2014 06:42:42 GMT

Plok's had it with Rocky's shiz in the second panel

Comment by Goyangi, added Thu, 16 Sep 2021 20:29:54 GMT