I've been reading the other Naruto in a Video Game thread, and I was reminded of an idea I had a few years ago which I never actually bothered to write down.
Imagine the entire Naruto World as a single server of a semi-autonomous, continually evolving MMO style video game. Forget for a moment the massive computing power necessary for such a thing (The Magic Space Gamers did it!), and just say that each server started with a different ruleset that evolved along semi-directed paths to become various fictional worlds. These worlds would act in cycles of building infrastructure and a society (of NPC's), then letting in players to run amok in the world, building up to a cataclysmic event which (while very cathartic for the ennui laden players) leaves the server depopulated of PCs and the NPCs trying to rebuild.
On this particular server we have the legendary battles involving the Sage Of Six Paths (the last 'winner' on this server) and the Juubi. Which lead to the creation of the ninja world as we know it. I imagine that each cycle's 'winner' gets to decide the general way for the world to go in its next build up period. Only this time we have a schmuck who decides to cheat, and, during the period during which no players are supposed to have access to the shard, hacks his way in as a PC. We'll call him Tobi.
Now Tobi is running around going all LOLHAX in order to set up the truly Epic (in his opinion) trolling of the entire system, when one of his schemes results in something completely unexpected. That's right, when He decides to interfere in Naruto's birth, the combination of the Kyuubi's sealing, the Shinigami's (One of the Game's higher level AI's) assistance, and the natural defensive processes of the game give Naruto the Status of PC in the game world. And Tobi doesn't know about it.
So Naruto now starts his life with an MMO interface constantly in his awareness, and learning by trial and error his place as a Player Character in a world populated entirely by NPCs.
As a sidenote, time passes more quickly inside the game than outside it. And even though it is most likely a neural interface game, Tobi can't spend all of his time in the world.
Also, what happens when Naruto discovers how to log out of his server, and joins another one? Crossovers?
Discuss.
Jervic
EDIT: Oh, and PvP = Permadeath with each PC cycle in the game ending in a 'There Can Be Only One' free for all.
Oh, and yes, this means that the entire Uchiha Clan is merely a byproduct of Tobi's player getting his jollies from a virtual woman.
Imagine the entire Naruto World as a single server of a semi-autonomous, continually evolving MMO style video game. Forget for a moment the massive computing power necessary for such a thing (The Magic Space Gamers did it!), and just say that each server started with a different ruleset that evolved along semi-directed paths to become various fictional worlds. These worlds would act in cycles of building infrastructure and a society (of NPC's), then letting in players to run amok in the world, building up to a cataclysmic event which (while very cathartic for the ennui laden players) leaves the server depopulated of PCs and the NPCs trying to rebuild.
On this particular server we have the legendary battles involving the Sage Of Six Paths (the last 'winner' on this server) and the Juubi. Which lead to the creation of the ninja world as we know it. I imagine that each cycle's 'winner' gets to decide the general way for the world to go in its next build up period. Only this time we have a schmuck who decides to cheat, and, during the period during which no players are supposed to have access to the shard, hacks his way in as a PC. We'll call him Tobi.
Now Tobi is running around going all LOLHAX in order to set up the truly Epic (in his opinion) trolling of the entire system, when one of his schemes results in something completely unexpected. That's right, when He decides to interfere in Naruto's birth, the combination of the Kyuubi's sealing, the Shinigami's (One of the Game's higher level AI's) assistance, and the natural defensive processes of the game give Naruto the Status of PC in the game world. And Tobi doesn't know about it.
So Naruto now starts his life with an MMO interface constantly in his awareness, and learning by trial and error his place as a Player Character in a world populated entirely by NPCs.
As a sidenote, time passes more quickly inside the game than outside it. And even though it is most likely a neural interface game, Tobi can't spend all of his time in the world.
Also, what happens when Naruto discovers how to log out of his server, and joins another one? Crossovers?
Discuss.
Jervic
EDIT: Oh, and PvP = Permadeath with each PC cycle in the game ending in a 'There Can Be Only One' free for all.
Oh, and yes, this means that the entire Uchiha Clan is merely a byproduct of Tobi's player getting his jollies from a virtual woman.