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Pokemon - US Edition (lemmy.ml)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 54 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Someone should make a ROM hack where Pokémon centres charge a game-world fee equivalent to what a person would pay for healthcare for serious injuries in the US, with insurance and loan sharks.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

I read the end part there as Bender "with blackjack and hookers"

[–] [email protected] 67 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (6 children)

Do the rom hack right.

Toll roads everywhere. Paid each time you enter.
Pokemart is a monopoly and gouges you.
Arceusism is the state religion and others are barely tolerated.
Gyms are privatized and cost per attempt.
Pokemon sweatshops.
PC access is a freemiun model where you get the first 5 for free, but beyond that you have to pay for Pokestorage+ and pay monthly. Also pokes come out hating you so pretty sure they getting abused. And occasionally pokes get lost.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

Wait That last one is just Pokemon home lmao

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Make it so that you can appeal the results of battles

[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Dont forget its a defacto state religion not dejure ... just to make it more infurating

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

In fact where it is dejure religion, nobody actually follows it or believes it.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 5 months ago

Some of your items no longer function as the company that makes them went out of business

[–] [email protected] 17 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Pokémon Sweatshops

I think that was literally a plot point in one of the earlier games or anime? That one will be easy to adapt, just make Team Rocket the heroes for being shrewd businesspeople and you the villain for daring to question the will of the free market.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 months ago

And all the rocket goons are just police protecting the capitalists

[–] [email protected] 20 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Cost per attempt? Gyms require an annual membership fee, and good luck ever canceling

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

The fee is just to "challenge" the gym master for your badge. You still have to pay the subscription to even get into the door.