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Mario (SuperMarioLogan)

Mario (SuperMarioLogan) is the main protagonist of the many series from the YouTube Channel SuperMarioLogan. He along with the rest of the SML cast were brought to the Crossuniverse. Mario quickly bought a house and moved in to it with his roommates. He has become enemies with Weegee. He acts as a smart man admist the chaos of most other characters. Despite being a plush in the channel, he is the size of a normal human here.
Plot

Also known as the "Great Crossover", it was a very complex physics-breaking event which somehow managed to merge the characters of all universes into a single universe, known as the Crossuniverse. The Great Crossover happened differently between the universes, but they all caused all characters and places in such universes to appear in the Crossuniverse. The Crossuniverse was now populated with the characters and with different planets too. Some characters changed a lot since they came to the Crossuniverse and even switched sides, such as Brutus.
BLU Engineer

BLU Engineer, also known as "The King of Nope", is a character from the TF2 universe. He says nope a lot. If he says "Dammit Fellas", whoever he is looking at explodes. If he says "Nope" 100 times, his neck will elongate. If he says "Heck No", he has a 1/1000000000000 chance of becoming Uber Crit Quick Fix Vaccinator Super Buffed Blu Engineer. However, this has never happened. He once said "Dammit dammit dammit dammit dammit" and ended up in the Crossuniverse.
Squidward Tentacles

Squidward Tentacles is a grumpy cashier who was brought to the Crossuniverse along with everyone else. Here, he became good friends with MamaLuigi22 for their similar personality. He doesn't suffer fools lightly, and is arrogant and selfish. He founded SquidBook, where all squids can update. He founded the New Tentacle Acres.
The Great Crossover: The Beginning

This is the dialogue of certain events of 1 ATC (after the creation [of the Crossuniverse]).

## The Dialogue

(Feb 8)

(Sanic Universe)

Sanic: GOTTA GO FAST!

(Sanic runs so fast he opens a portal to the Crossuniverse)

(Sanic notices nothing)

(Mar 15)

(LC Universe)

(July 2016)

(Herobrine, The Players, Flash, And Tony Stark Enter The Universe)
Btn

btn( [i,] [p] )
Tests if a button is being pressed at this moment.
i

The button number.

p

The player number.

*return-value*

If a button is specified, then `true` or false, otherwise a bitfield for multiple players.
PICO-8 supports six buttons (0-5) of input for each of up to eight players (0-7). When on the device with a keyboard, inputs for players 0 and 1 can come from keys on the keyboard. All eight players can connect SDL-supported controllers. Each controller is meant to be (or resemble) a Nintendo Entertainment System controller.

`btn()` called with both arguments returns `true` if the given player is pressing the given button, `false` otherwise. If the button number is provided but the player number is omitted, player 0 is assumed.

When `btn()` is called without arguments, it returns a bitfield of the button states for players 0 and 1. Player 0's buttons are represented by bits 0 through 5 (the rightmost bits), and player 1's buttons are represented by bits 8 through 13 (the leftmost bits). Each bit corresponds to a button number, and a 1 (on) bit representing that the button is pressed.

The button numbers and default keyboard emulation keys are as follows:

*\* Note that* `NumPad-` *and* `8` *are undocumented button mappings. From PICO-8 0.1.12, these mappings are only default in the CHIP build of PICO-8.*

`btn()` is useful for most action/arcade button uses, where holding down a button for multiple frames needs to be detected for each frame. For actions such as selecting menu options, see btnp().

## Undocumented buttons

 7

Button 6 opens the Pause/Splore menu, and thus `btn(6)` will only return true the frame just before the menu opens. If detected, this behavior can suppressed by `poke(0x5f30,1)` to allow the game to use a custom pause menu. See Memory for further details.

Button 7 is currently reserved and always returns `false`.

## Predefined button values

The P8SCII character set includes 26 special glyphs that can be typed by holding `Shift` and pressing a letter from `A` to `Z` in the code editor or the prompt. PICO-8 pre-defines 26 single-character global variables with names from this set of glyphs and gives them useful values. In the case of `btn()` the ones associated with U, D, L, R, O, and X (⬆️, ⬇️, ⬅️, ➡️, 🅾️, and ❎) are useful, because they represent the corresponding button indices 0 through 5.

These can be used as an argument to `btn()` (or btnp()) to represent the corresponding button. Do *not* surround the value in quotes, because these are not strings, they are predefined global variables with single glyphs for names.

```
-- test for the "left" button, typed as shift + l
if btn(⬅️) and x > 0 then
 x -= 1
end

```

## Examples

```
x = 0
y = 0
c = 8

function \_update()
  if (btn(0) and x > 0) x -= 1
  if (btn(1) and x < 127) x += 1
  if (btn(2) and y > 0) y -= 1
  if (btn(3) and y < 127) y += 1
  if (btn(4) and c > 1) c -= 1
  if (btn(5) and c < 15) c += 1
end

function \_draw()
  cls()
  circfill(x, y, 10, c)
end

```

## See also

* Controllers
* Configuration
* SDL
* `btnp()`
Death Peak

Death Peak is a gigantic mountain located in Scandinavia in the Lovecraftian World. It is the highest point of all in the Lovecraftian World and, so far, only two expeditions to the top were successful. The mountain is known to house many monsters, including what appear to be some variants of Cthulhu Spawns. For one to reach the top without being knocked down by the strong gusts of wind, he or she must go through a series of caves. Many horrible monsters await inside those caves and, sometimes, it's best just to avoid them and risk being knocked down by the gust.
Lovecraftian World

Lovecraftian World (also known as LC Earth) is a planet where most Lovecraftian creatures used to live, until it was dragged to the Crossuniverse and got all messed up. Most of the creatures there, such as the Deep Ones, were gone. Some, like the Cthulhi, managed to survive and thrived secretly under its mysterious seas.

## Current Population

The world is populated mostly by robots and humans. They are spread all over the planet and mostly live in peace. Under the deep seas the Cthulhi live and plot to one day take over the world. Also, many criminal organizations exist there, such as the Dark Community.

## Important Places

A small list of very important places in the planet.

* Death Peak
* Lovecraftian Country
* R'lyeh
* Sigma's Tower
Palpatine

Palpatine is the emperor of the Empire Galaxy, and master Sith. He was revived by an old admiral seconds before he was sucked into the Crossuniverse. Now newly in the universe with what was left of the empire, he wanted to rebuild his empire. Since he was one of the first people brought in, he quickly took over a galaxy and named it the Empire Galaxy. He fights to keep his empire going against rebels such as Han Solo.
Thundaria

Thundaria is a nation in the Izkladir Planet. Their leader is Thunder I. They are the most dominant nation in the GeeWorld, controlling most of the continent of Toplis. They have a population of about 898.9 Million people. Thundarians are the inhabitants of the Thundarian Nation.

## Monarchs of Thundaria

* Henrry I
* James I
* Henrry II
* Henrry III
* Henrry IV
* Lucas I
* Thundar I
* Thundar II
* Thundar III
* Hans I
* Thundar IV
* May I
* Elisabeth I
* Thunder I
Braun Institute for Higher Learning

The **Braun Institute for Higher Learning is a**n institute created & fronted by self-professed psychic and parapsychologist Tannis Braun.

## Appearances

**Episode 107:** When Alex and Dr. Strand discuss Tannis Braun, Dr. Strand brings up the Institute.

## Quotes

* "Have you heard of the Braun Institute for Higher Learning? (...) It's [Tannis Braun's] foundation. It's a nonprofit. But an unauthorized consumer report revealed they make a lot of money from celebrities. Take a look at his client list - it's impressive how many famous people fall for this." – Dr. Richard Strand

## References

1. ↑ The Black Tapes Podcast, Episode 107
Deadpool

Hello there reader! I am Deadpool. You probably know of me by now. No? I've got a sweet movie? WHAT THE F\*\*\*\* IS WRONG WITH YOU DO YOU LIVE UNDER A ROCK?! Well, I guess I can tell you about me then. I'm a mercenary and so cash = dead person and I get the cash. Ya understand?

## My sick abillities

* Healing Factor: I have a healing factor that allows me to recover damage. ᶦᵗ ᶜᵃᶰ'ᵗ ʰᵉᵃᶫ ᵗʰᵉ ᵗᶦᵐᵉ ᴵ ˢᵃʷ ᵐʸ ᵍʳᵃᶰᵈᵐᵃ ᶦᶰ ᵃ ᵇᶦᵏᶦᶰᶦ ᵗʰᵒᵘᵍʰ
* Magic Pouch: I have this pouch that has an INFINITE ammount of guns and katanas and ammo and grenades and mines an... I'm getting carried away here.

Well that's all, now I'm gonna read the reviews of my new movie. Toodles!
One Spaghetti

The **One Spaghetti** was a strange object of power that corrupted Mario. Its origins are unknown but there were rumors that Sauron or the Ultra Awakening Object created it. It was later stolen by Anime Finn, who was the member of The Three Finns and he started looking for the volcano to throw the spaghetti in it.

## Powers

* It can grant the user immortality, but at a cost.
* It can grant invisibility if the user ate it, but the spaghetti will reappear after it was eaten.
DarkLBA

Creator
 Genre
 Player Count

## Description

Children must be saved during a game. They must be freed, led to safety, and not let them be caught by zombies.

## Rules

* Zombies drop down from the sky; making contact with one will drain the player (named Twinsen) of a life point. If the player runs out of life points the game will end. Twinsen can shoot zombies with balls, however.
* 15-25 children (depending on difficulty level setting) are scattered about a level kept in cages. Touching a cage will free a child. Once attacked by a zombie, Twinsen has seven seconds to kill the zombie or else the child will die.
* Freed children will follow Twinsen around, which they must be influenced towards the exit (a blue square). Once all children have been led to the exit (not counting any that were killed during the game), Twinsen must then enter it as well in order to end the game.
* Game maps, difficulty level, cursor and camera settings can be tweaked.

## Controls

* Use the arrow keys to move Twinsen.
* Use the Z key to shoot.
* Use the escape, X, or Enter key to pause the game.
Derek

**Derek** is a young man who once underwent an exorcism for demonic possession.

## Background

Derek claims to have been possessed at 14, after contact with an Ouija board.

He agreed to be interviewed on the condition that his last name be kept secret.

## Appearances

**Episode 105:** Alex interviews Derek briefly about his experiences while "possessed".

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Black Tapes Podcast, Episode 105
Mset

mset( celx, cely, snum )
Sets a cell on the map to a new sprite number.
celx

The column (x) coordinate of the cell.

cely

The row (y) coordinate of the cell.

snum

The new sprite number to store.

The `mset()` function modifies the map data.

A simple use of `mset()` is to place or remove objects on the map, such as a treasure that the player can pick up. This allows for the level designer to set the initial locations of objects.

In a more sophisticated version of this technique, the program can scan the map for objects with `mget()`, store their locations in a table, then erase them from the map data and draw them separately. This may make the objects easier to animate or participate in physics simulation.

Advanced techniques that use `mset()` include generating levels procedurally, or storing very large maps as compressed data and decompressing it into the map region as needed. In both cases, once the maps are written to memory, the game engine can use `map()` to draw the level to the screen.

Setting values on the map changes the data in memory, but does not change the cartridge. A program can restore the original data from the cartridge with `reload()`, and can save the modified data to the cart with `cstore()`. See Memory for information about the memory addresses to use.

## Examples

```
gems = {}

-- scan a region of the map for gems
-- (sprite 16), store their locations
-- in the gems table, then delete them
-- from the map data
for x=0,15 do
  for y=0,15 do
    if mget(x, y) == 16 then
      add(gems, {x, y})
      mset(x, y, 0)
    end
  end
end

```

## See also

* Graphics
* `fget()`
* `fset()`
* `map()`
* `mget()`
* `pget()`
* `pset()`
* `sget()`
* `sset()`
The Three Finns

The Three Finns are the group of Finn the Humans from The Three Finns World. The members are Anime Finn, Original Finn, and

Serious Finn. Three of them have advantages and disadvantages. They appeared in the Crossuniverse after defeating Dark Anime Finn in a combat, causing a portal to show up and suck the entire 4 into it. After being sucked into it, they appeared in the Lovecraftian World where the Anime Finn reunites with Yoko Littner. Their Homeworld is The Three Finns World.

## Advantages and Disadvantages on the members

* Original Finn appears to have high Charisma, making multiple friends. He is very low on Intelligence, relying on the Anime Finn. He doesn't have a girlfriend, sadly.
* Anime Finn appears to have high Intelligence and Super Strength, as he was seen ripping a Overpowered PVP player in half with his bare hands. He's terrible at playing the guitar and gets confused alot. He is married to Yoko Littner.
* Serious Finn appears to have Super Strength like the Anime Finn has which he was shown punching a huge Golem down. He's very low on Charisma as he was rude and arrogant and had few friends. He was forced to fall in love with Serious Fionna, causing the pairings to spread and making him angry about that.

## Trivia

* The Three Finn's ages are revealed, which Serious Finn and Original Finn's age is 16, while Anime Finn's age was 15, making Anime Finn the youngest member of the Three Finns.
Treasure Hunt Submarine

Creator
 Genre
 Player Count

## Description

You're a submarine of a worn-out article. When ballast isn't taken, you don't sink. You'll collect all treasures!

## Rules

* With the start of each new game/level, the player's submarine will automatically start floating to the top of the screen.
* Collecting a ballast (at the top of the screen) by making contact with it will cause the player's submarine to sink. Once a ballast is not needed any more, it can be dropped so the submarine can float upwards again.
* Collect all treasures in order to advance to the next level.
* Making contact with a mine or a row of spikes at the top or bottom of the screen will destroy the submarine and cause the game to end.

## Controls

* At the title screen, press the z key to play the game.
* Use the arrow keys to move (left/right only).
* Use the down arrow key to drop the ballast.
* Use the enter or p keys to pause the game and/or reset the cart.
Skepticism

**Skepticism** is a recurring theme in The Black Tapes.

## Questions & Conflicts

* Skepticism vs. Belief
* Skepticism vs. Reality

## Quotes

* "I'm open to any possibility. As long as it's within the realm of the possible." Dr. Richard Strand
* "Strand is an avowed evangelical non-believer." – Alex Reagan

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *The Black Tapes Podcast,* "Episode 108 - Board to Death" (unofficial transcript)
The Black Tapes Podcast Wikia

## Welcome to the The Black Tapes Wiki

This wiki is current up until Episode 306, with two extras at the end, at this time.

## About The Black Tapes

The Black Tapes is a bi-weekly podcast from Pacific Northwest Stories and Minnow Beats Whale, and is hosted by Alex Reagan. The Black Tapes Podcast is a serialized docudrama about one journalist's search for truth, her enigmatic subject's mysterious past, and the literal and figurative ghosts that haunt them both.

How do you feel about paranormal activity or the Supernatural? Ghosts? Spirits? Demons?

Do you believe?

You can subscribe to The Black Tapes Podcast for free on Audible, iTunes, Spotify, as well as other audio podcast platforms, and you can also listen on theblacktapespodcast.com.

## Latest activity

Notable links:

http://theblacktapespodcast.com/

https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-black-tapes-podcast/id997522893

http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/minnow-beats-whale/the-black-tapes-podcast

http://theblacktapes.libsyn.com/rss
Hercules

Hercules is a hero of G̶e̶e̶k̶ Greek Mythology from the Disney Dimension. He appeared in the Crossuniverse when he was

sucked into the portal before going into Olympus to reunite with his family. After appearing in it, he selfishly claims that being good is dumb, and then he planned to steal Anime Finn's girlfriend and kill all the Finn the Humans (Because he is jealous that Finn has more fame), making them enemies with The Three Finns. His hostile relationship with Anime Finn is similar to Brutus' hostile relationship with Popeye.

## Powers

There are only powers that aren't important enough.

* **Super Strength:** It appears that he is stronger than most of the people, ripping their arms off during arm wrestling.
* **Super Speed:** It appears that he can cheat on races, which caused him to challenge Serious Finn in a racing contest, causing it to be a tie.

## Trivia

* He is jealous of Brutus' muscles
* It appears that he cheated on his lover, only wanting to steal Yoko from the Anime Finn.
* He will always wear greek sandals.
* He is marked as Hideous by Anime Finn, which Anime Finn marked him to ruin his reputation.
Charlie Strand

**Charlie Strand** is the daughter of Dr. Richard Strand and stepdaughter of Coralee Strand. She lives somewhere in Italy.

## Appearances

**Episode 107:** PNWS receives an angry voicemail from Charlie, in which she accuses Alex Reagan of exploiting her father for fame, and asks for herself and her mother to be kept out of the podcast.

**Episode 108:** Alex and Charlie skype. Charlie seems less angry, and says that she "was having a bad day" when she sent the message. Alex attempts to question Charlie further about her mother, but Charlie is pressed for time, and exits the Skype call abruptly. After the call drops, TBTP producer Nic Silver attempts to make another appointment with Charlie for a follow-up interview.

## Relationships

Coralee Strand: As of Episode 107, Charlie believes her mother is dead.

Richard Strand: Charlie is estranged from her father, although she does not believe he is responsible for her mother's death.

Lawrence and June Jacobson: Charlie's step-grandparents. Charlie went to live with the Jacobsons shortly after her mother's disappearance.

## Quotes

* "Charlie Strand is a natural beauty, [with] shoulder-length brown hair, huge hazel eyes that seem to both challenge and comfort at the same time, and not a touch of make-up. She could be tall, (...) but I couldn't tell." – Alex Reagan

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Black Tapes Podcast, "Episode 108 - Board to Death" (transcript)
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Black Tapes Podcast, Episode 107
Rick Podeski

**Rick Podeski**is a resident of Colville, Washington. A hunter with a game camera, who caught on film a man poking around his stand, who is illegally living in the Little Pandore National Wildlife Preserve and a creature that looks kind of like a two legged deer.

## References

(From http://theblacktapestranscripts.weebly.com/tbtp-cheat-sheet.html)
Mrs. Wendt

**Mrs. Wendt** is the mother of Seattle rock singer and Black Tape subject Jeff Wendt, as well as his older sister Alice. Her first name is unknown.

## Personality

Mrs. Wendt seems to be a deeply religious woman.

On the second floor of her home, she keeps an elaborate shrine to Jesus, including some depictions of Christ's crucifixion which Dr. Strand characterizes as "graphic".

## Relationships

Jeff Wendt: Her son, with whom she lived. Mrs. Wendt was reportedly "convinced her son was somehow possessed by evil spirits".

Alice: Mrs. Wendt's older child.

## Appearances

**Episode 103**: While investigating Jeff Wendt's death and the Unsound, Alex and Dr. Strand speak with Mrs. Wendt, and she shows them around her house. Alex describes her as "still in deep mourning".

## Trivia

Throughout Episode 103, she is only referred to as "Jeff's mother"; her last name may not even be Wendt.

## References

1. ↑ The Black Tapes Podcast, Episode 103
Pazuzu

According to Dr. Richard Strand, **Pazuzu** is often called the ruler of demons in ancient Babylonian mythology.

## Background

In Episode 108, Alex tracks down a demon board used in a Ouija experiment, and the current owner identifies it as a Zuzu board, keeping the board and planchette in separate areas of his home so that an evil spirit may not be summoned.

## Appearances

**Episode 108:** While investigating Black Tape 7, Dr. Strand describes Pazuzu to Alex Reagan, saying that the phrase "Zuzu board" is a reference to Pazuzu.

## Trivia

* In real Mesopotamian religion, Pazuzu was only the king of the demons of the wind. Although he was a malevolent figure, he also fought against other evil spirits, protecting humans in the process.[1]
* Devon Williams refers to his demon board as a "Zuzu board", leading to Alex's conversation with Strand, although the widely-used term is actually "Zozo board". This may be a mistake on Williams' part, or "Zuzu boards" may be the Black Tapes universe's version of "Zozo boards".

## References

1. ↑ The Black Tapes Podcast, "Episode 108 - Board to Death"
Linda

**Linda** was a resident of Charlesworth, WA, and the grandmother of Crystal and Fiona DeNevers. She committed suicide sometime prior to Fiona's mysterious death.

## Background

As a young girl, Linda was a part of Catherine Williams' group of friends.

Linda committed suicide by jumping off of a roof.

## Personality

Little is known about Linda's personality prior to her death.

## Relationships

Fiona DeNevers: Linda's granddaughter. The state of their relationship prior to Linda's death is unknown.

Crystal: Linda's granddaughter. The state of their relationship prior to Linda's death is unknown.

Catherine Williams: Linda and Catherine were friends prior to Catherine's murder by Sarah Benning.

Sarah Benning: According to Crystal, Linda claimed to have been haunted by Sarah on multiple occasions.

## Appearances

**Episode 104:** When Alex Reagan and Dr. Richard Strand speak to Crystal about her sister's death, she tells them what she knows about Linda's death and her friendship with Catherine Williams.

## Trivia

* Like her granddaughter Crystal, Linda's last name is unknown, although it may be DeNevers.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Black Tapes Podcast, Episode 104
Sebastian Torres

**Sebastian Torres** is the son of Maria and Robert Torres. Sebastian first appears as a little boy whose mother reports seeing a shadowy figure standing over his bed, apparently, an apparition that has been haunting his family for decades.

## Background

Sebastian's parents married when he was three years old. He was the ring bearer at their wedding ceremony not knowing he would soon be haunted

After his parents' separation, Sebastian lives with his mother in Los Gatos, CA.

## Personality

Sebastian seems to be a calm and intelligent child. Alex Reagan describes him as "wise beyond [his] years".

## Appearances

**Episode 102:** *TBA.*

**Episode 107:** Sebastian is kidnapped, but shows up unharmed in an abandoned cabin with strange writing on the wall. He claims to have no memory of the incident. The drawings on the wall are child-like, and Alex nearly believes Sebastian drew them himself, except that some of them reach to the ceiling, much taller than Sebastian could reach. The markings are eerily similar to markings and drawings from Simon Reese's Black Tape case, and include an upside-down face, mystical geometric numbers, and the face from Sebastian's closet.

## Relationships

Maria Torres-Rodriguez: Sebastian's mother, with whom he lives.

Robert Torres: Sebastian's father, from whom he and his mother are estranged.

Tall Paul: A mysterious, shadowy figure which follows Sebastian around. Sebastian refers to Tall Paul as "my friend".

## Quotes

“…trust me, if you could see the footage – that kid is really cute. The strange tall shadow in the background – not as cute.” – Alex Reagan

"Sebastian is not your typical kid. He reminded me of those child actors they always cast in ghost movies: those etherial, way wise-beyond-their-years kids. Scary kids."

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Black Tapes Podcast, Episode 102
Dirk Abruzzi

**Dirk Abruzzi** is an associate professor at Penn State Paranormal and host of the popular reality TV show Demon Hunters.

## Relationships

Dr. Richard Strand: Like others in his field, Abruzzi displays open contempt of Dr. Strand and his methods.

## Appearances

**Episode 101:** Abruzzi is interviewed by Alex Reagan as part of her story on paranormal investigators.

**Episode 103:** Dr. Strand plays Alex a YouTube clip of Abruzzi as an example of people who, in not employing scientific methods to investigate paranormal claims, do a disservece to society as a whole.

## References

1. ↑ The Black Tapes Podcast, Episode 101: "A Tale of Two Tapes Part I"
Import

import filename
Imports a PNG image file as sprite data.
filename

The `.png` graphics file to import.

This command imports a specially formatted PNG image file to be the sprite sheet for the current cartridge. The file must be 128 pixels wide, 128 pixels tall, and use the PICO-8 palette (otherwise the file will be clipped, and the colors will be set to the closest PICO-8 color).

To edit the sprite sheet in an external graphics editing program, use the `export` command to make a PNG image file with the correct properties, edit it in the external editor, then use the `import` command to update the cartridge. You can set up the palette in your editor by placing some of each color on the sprite sheet within PICO-8, then sampling the exported file.

To transfer a sprite sheet from one cartridge to another, export it from the first cartridge, then `import` it into the second cartridge.

## Examples

```
> import sprites.png

```

## See also

* Graphics
* `export`
Dr. Emily Dumont

**Dr. Emily Dumont** is the author of a bestselling book on the subject of location hauntings, and teaches religious studies at the University of Illinois in Urbana.

She describes herself as a medium by profession, but also claims to experience some ‘light clairvoyance’.

## Personality

Alex describes her as “stout, with short bangs and a Ramones t shirt. Her huge brown eyes are filled with the sparkle of a much younger woman.”

## Relationships

Dr. Richard Strand: Like many members of the paranormal community, Dr. Dumont is not fond of Dr. Strand.

## Appearances

**Episode 101:** Alex interviews Dr. Dumont while attempting to learn more about paranormal phenomena and researchers. Later, the Doctor invites Alex along on a paranormal investigation at City Trust. She later identifies a photo of someone's great grandfather as the apparition of an old man she claimed to see during the investigation.

**Episode 103:** Dr. Strand plays a YouTube clip of Dr. Dumont for Alex as an example of "people that set us back. Socially...and culturally."

## Trivia

• Dr. Dumont has written 17 books, including *Field Guide to the Paranormal*, *Ghost Hunting for Dummies*, *Monsters and Magic*, *A Guide to Ethereal Beings*, and *Past Lives and Your Wedding*. She is also the co-author of four additional books, and has written ‘some fiction’, which she describes as “fifty shades of gray but darker, and more literary”.

• She keeps scrapbooks and photo albums of past investigations in her office, include apparitions, serial hauntings, poltergeists, water spirits, shadows and shades, possessions, and "a few collections of Chemtrail evidence". There's a section devoted to demonic occurrences, which she's broken into Sumerian, Babylonian, Lovecraftian, and "Christian and more traditional demonics".
The Black Tapes Podcast

**The Black Tapes Podcast** is a podcast created (in-fiction) by Nic Silver and Alex Reagan, and narrated by Alex Reagan.

## Official Summary

**The Black Tapes** is a bi-weekly podcast from Pacific Northwest Stories and Minnow Beats Whale, and is hosted by Alex Reagan. **The Black Tapes** is a serialized docudrama about one journalist's search for truth, her enigmatic subject's mysterious past, and the literal and figurative ghosts that haunt them both.

How do you feel about paranormal activity or the Supernatural [*sic*]? Ghosts? Spirits? Demons?

Do you believe?

## Season One

The first season of The Black Tapes consists of 12 episodes.

The first half of the season (episodes 101 to 106) were released on a weekly schedule between May 25 and June 23 of 2015. The second half (episodes 107 to 112) were released on a biweekly schedule between August 4 and October 13 of the same year.

## Season Two

The second season of The Black Tapes consists of 12 episodes, which were released on a bi-weekly schedule between January 19 and August 16 of 2016.

## Season Three

The third season of The Black Tapes consists of 6 episodes, which were released on a bi-weekly schedule between August 29 and November 7 of 2017.

## Season Four

Although the show's creators originally stated that Episode 306 was the end of the series, a cryptic message on the official Black Tapes twitter on March 20, 2018 hinted that The Black Tapes Podcast may return for another season.

## References

1. ↑ The Black Tapes Podcast web site, "About" section
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The\_Black\_Tapes
3. ↑ https://twitter.com/blacktapespod/status/976232836863676416
Select

select( index, ... )
Selects from the given parameters.
index

Index to return parameters from, or '#' to return number of parameters

...

parameters
If index is a number, returns all parameters starting at index index.
If index is `'#'`, returns the number of parameters passed.

## Examples

```
a, b, c = select(4,1,2,3,4,5,6)  -- returns 4, 5, 6
print(a)                         -- prints 4
print(b)                         -- prints 5
print(c)                         -- prints 6

print(select('#',1,2,3,nil,nil)) -- prints 5
print(select('#'))               -- prints 0

function print\_all(...)
 if select("#",...)>0 then
  print(select(1,...),cursor())
  print\_all(select(2,...))
 end
end

print\_all(1,2,3,4,6,8)          --prints 1 2 3 4 6 8

```

 See also

* `pack()`
* `unpack()`
Weegee

Weegee is a powerful and evil being, and one of the first people to enter the Crossuniverse. He is the mascot of YouTube Poop, and the corporate rival of Sanic. He started as a villain when he entered, and still is. He is currently trying to take over the Crossuniverse. He is a master serial killer, and is nearly impossible to stop.
June Jacobson

**June Jacobson** is Coralee Strand 's mother.

## Background

When interviewed by Alex regarding Coralee's disappearance in 1997, she maintains that a postcard she and her husband received a couple of years prior was evidence that Coralee was still alive, and isn't convinced Richard Strand was involved in her disappearance.

## Relationships

Lawrence Jacobson: The exact state of June and Lawrence's relationship is unknown, although they have extremely different opinions on Coralee and Richard.

Coralee Strand: Unlike her husband, June believes that Coralee is still alive.

Charlie Strand: After Coralee's disappearance, Charlie came to live with the Jacobsons.

Dr. Richard Strand: Unlike her husband, June does not blame Richard for Coralee's disappearance.

## Quotes

* "The Jacobsons are probably not the most... reliable source... where anything regarding my father is concerned." – Charlie Strand

## References

1. ↑ The Black Tapes Podcast, "Episode 108 - Board to Death"
Sandra Singh

**Sandra "Sandy" Singh** is a doctoral candidate in Modular Arithmetic at Washington State University. Explained the Pythagorean Comma to Alex.

## Personality

Sandra is a down-to-earth woman with an elegant grasp of mathematics and very little sense of humor.

## Mentions & Appearances

**Episode 109:** Sandra explains the Pythagorean Comma to Alex.

## Quotes

* "When I look at mathematics, I see a universal beauty. I definitely see... something. I'm just not sure what to call it." - Sandra Singh

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *The Black Tapes Podcast,* "Episode 109 - Name that Tune" (unofficial transcript)
Travis Collinwood

**Travis Collinwood** was a former assistant of Dr. Strand who died in a freak accident. According to Dr. Strand, Travis was obsessed with the Unsound.

## Background

Travis was an employee of the Strand Institute. He died four months after leaving the employ of the Institute.

Travis was killed when he was hit by a cyclist and thrown into the path of a bus. He died on impact.

## Personality

Dr. Strand describes Travis as "really into conspiracy theories".

## Mentions & Appearances

**Episode 103:** Dr. Strand mentions Travis to Alex Reagan when they investigate the Unsound.

## Trivia

Travis' last name is pronounced "CollinGwood". As there is no official transcript of the podcast, this may or may not be the correct spelling.

## References

1. ↑ *The Black Tapes Podcast,* "Episode 103"
2. ↑ Episode 103, around timecode 9:00
Grigori

The Grigori is a malevolent supernatural entity which Father Peter Vincent claims possessed a young girl in the 1990s. It may or may not be the same entity as Tall Paul.

## Quotes

* “Careful around him. He’s everywhere. And he’s watching.” “Richard?” “No. The Grigori.” Father Vincent & Alex Reagan

## References

1. ↑ *The Black Tapes Podcast,* "Episode 105"
The Sagamore

**The Sagamore** is a hotel-resort in New York State. There have been numerous claims of hauntings, including lights flickering and deep rumbling sounds. Dr. Richard Strand tells Alex he's debunked the stories surrounding it, but hesitates before he says it. When someone mentions The Sagamore in audio recorded during a panel Dr. Strand participated in, a low rumbling sound is heard and then the power cuts out.
Dino Run

Creator
 Genre
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## Description

Keep your dinosaur running for as long as possible!

## Rules

* The player, in this endless runner, must jump over as many cacti as possible.
* Once a game starts, the player's dinosaur will begin running. They must jump over every cactus they encounter.
* Coming into contact with a cactus will cause the game to end.

## Controls

* Use the z or arrow up key to jump.
* Use the enter or p keys to pause the game and/or reset the cart.
* Use the z or arrow up key to start a new game after the previous one ends.
Abandoned cabin

The **abandoned cabin** is a cabin in Portola Redwoods State Park, where Sebastian Torres was discovered after his disappearance.

## Description

The cabin hadn’t been lived in for at least 65 years when the State of California took over the park. Occasionally, hikers would use the building for shelter from rain, but the cabin was so far off the main trail that most people didn't know it was there.

By the time Alex and Tannis find it, its windows have been boarded up.

## Appearances

**Episode 107:** Sebastian Torres is discovered at the cabin, three days after his disappearance. Once the local police department has finished investigating the cabin, they permit Tannis Braun to conduct an "on-site reading" inside, accompanied by Alex Reagan. Inside, Alex and Tannis find the south wall covered in mysterious, "childlike" drawings, which visually resemble the drawings in Sebastian's closet and Simon Reese's hospital room, and which visibly disturb Tannis.

## Quotes

* "It's not a church." "Are you sure?" – Alex Reagan & Simon Reese
* "This place is not– good." – Tannis Braun

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Black Tapes Podcast, "Episode 107 - Cabin Fever"
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://theblacktapestranscripts.weebly.com/episode-107-cabin-fever.html
Fiona DeNevers

**Fiona DeNevers** was a bank teller who died of a heart attack on Black Tape #4.

## Background

Prior to her death, Fiona worked as a bank teller in Charlesworth, WA.

## Personality

Little is known about Fiona's personality, as Alex and Dr. Strand's investigation focused primarily on the circumstances regarding her death, and later shifted their focus to the legend of Sarah Benning.

## Relationships

Crystal: Fiona's sister. The state of their relationship prior to Fiona's death is unknown.

Linda: Fiona's grandmother. The state of their relationship prior to Linda's death is unknown.

## Appearances

**Episode 104:** Dr. Strand shows Alex the fourth black tape, and describes what he knows of the circumstances surrounding Fiona's death. The two later travel to Charlesworth to investigate further.

## References

1. ↑ The Black Tapes Podcast, Episode 104
Black Tape 1

We are introduced to Black Tape #1 at the end of Episode 101, and its investigation is the subject of most of Episode 102.

Black Tape #1 starts with a scene from Robert Torres' fifth birthday party. The footage was shot in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. There is a tall, dark figure in the background. A man, but more specifically, the shadow of a man. It is a dark shadow in the background, standing next to an old shed by a wire fence. It looks like a tall man wearing a hat. Alex describes it as impossibly thin, and it almost could be mistaken for the shadow of a tree if it didn’t have arms or legs.

The second scene on the tape is from Robert Torres' wedding, age 42. The footage was shot in San Francisco, California. The same dark figure is present, by the stage in the church near the organist. Alex says it has fingers the size of her forearms.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Black Tapes Podcast, Episode 101
Maria Torres-Rodriguez

**Maria Torres-Rodriguez** is the estranged wife of Robert Torres, and the mother of Sebastian Torres. After the "tall man" that appeared to be following Robert since childhood attached itself to their son Sebastian, Maria took Sebastian and moved to Los Gatos, where she goes by the name Maria Rodriguez.

## Background

Maria claimed to see the shadowy figure that seemed to accompany Sebastian everywhere, standing over his bed and watching from the doorway as she bathed him. After Dr. Strand visited the family to investigate, Robert tried to convince Maria that the noises and visions could be explained, but she maintained the voices and the shadowy figure were real and blamed Robert for its presence.

She does not keep photos of Sebastian since all of them would feature the shadowy, tall man (or "Tall Paul" as Sebastian would call his "friend" that only he could see) and during one interview she showed Alex and Strand what appeared to be a face burned into the wall of Sebastian's closet.

## Appearances

**Episode 101:** Maria appears indirectly when Alex describes Black Tape 2, Robert and Maria's wedding footage, to the audience.

## Relationships

Robert Torres: Maria's husband, from whom she is estranged.

Sebastian Torres: Maria's son.

## Quotes

"How's Maria doing?" / "Not good." – Richard Strand & Robert Torres

"Maria is the kind of woman you want on your side in the event of a zombie apocalypse: no-nonsense, street-smart, and strong. Her eyes are narrow, but open incredibly wide when she wants you to know what she's saying is important." – Alex Reagan

"She clearly has a thing for roosters." (possibly a reference to her kitchen design) – Alex Reagan

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Black Tapes Podcast, Episode 102
Rebecca Yi

**Rebecca Yi** is the single mother of Katie Yi, with whom she lives in Rainier Valley. Maria believes her daughter is another one of those “special kids” like Simon or Sebastian.

## Personality

Alex Reagan describes Rebecca as tall and willowy, with a similar weariness to Maria Torres-Rodruigez.

## Relationships

Katie Yi: Rebecca's daughter, whom she believes to be a "special kid" like Simon or Sebastian.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *The Black Tapes Podcast,* "Episode 201"
(From http://theblacktapestranscripts.weebly.com/tbtp-cheat-sheet.html)
City Trust

City Trust is a small credit union that has sat by the shore of lake Mantino since 1987. It's about an hour south of Chicago, and is basically the corner of a strip mall. It's built on the land where Mantino Mental Hospital used to be, the location of “the Mantino Madness” in 1939 -almost 400 patients came down with Typhoid fever, and at least 100 patients ended up dying. The hospital had nearly 6000 patients, and a staff of 760.

In Episode 101, it is where Dr. Emily Dumont conducts a paranormal investigation with Donnie, Tina, Alex Reagan, and Nic Silver.
Nic Silver

Twitter

Nic Silver is a producer for the Black Tapes podcast and producer and host of the Tanis podcast.

## Background

Nic originally suggested the spinoff series that became The Black Tapes Podcast.

## Relationships

Alex Reagan: Nic and Alex are close friends, as well as coworkers. They generally have an amicable relationship, although Nic will confront Alex if he is worried about her or doubts her journalistic approach. Alex has made short appearances on Nic's other podcast, TANIS.

## References

1. ↑ http://theblacktapespodcast.com/blog/2015/5/21/the-black-tapes-podcast-episode-101-a-tale-of-two-tapes-part-i

Rendering of Nic Silver from the Tanis website
Boomer Kuwanger

Boomer Kuwanger is a robot as powerful as Magna Centipede, also leader of the Dark Community. After Sigma rebelled, Kuwanger followed him considering his choice to be logical. After being defeated by X, he retired and eventually went into the same portal as Magna Centipede (the portal got bigger), along with the other entities inhabiting the Megaman Universe.

## Powers

Boomer Kuwanger is almost as fast as Magna Centipede and can throw "C" shaped blades which act as boomerangs. He is very smart and can easily trick unprepared fighters. He is master in the arts of stealth.
Reset

Undocumented feature
This article describes a feature that is not mentioned in the official Pico-8 documentation. The feature was known to work at the time the article was written, but
it may be removed or changed in a future version.

reset
Resets PICO-8's hardware state without rebooting or affecting Lua state.
Executing this command from the PICO-8 prompt will reset all hardware settings (e.g. graphics mode, persistent palette) to default.

## Examples

```
> reset

```
Bilocation

**Bilocation** is a paranormal phenomenon in which an individual is able to be in two or more places at once.

## Characters

Tannis Braun: Tannis claims to Alex Reagan that he is able to bilocate.

Simon Reese: Simon claims that he was able to kill his parents and strangle a fellow inmate by bilocating.

Sebastian Torres: Due to his other similarities to Simon Reese, Sebastian may also be able to bilocate.

## Appearances

**Episode 107:** Dr. Strand describes bilocation to Alex. Later, Tannis Braun describes his experiences of bilocation and claims that Vladimir Lenin was also able to bilocate.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Black Tapes Podcast, Episode 107
Donnie

**Donnie** is Dr. Emily Dumont's equipment engineer. He is present in Episode 101 during the paranormal investigation at City Trust as part of Dr. Dumont's team. He claims to see an apparition of an old man in the window of the building at one point, and an old man walking around the room at another point.
Keith Dabic

**Keith Dabic** was the guitarist and lyricist of Seattle rock band Hastur Rising. He sent Dr. Strand Black Tape #3.

## Background

Keith was the first member of Hastur Rising to have an interest in the occult. He introduced it to his bandmates, although Jeff Wendt was the only one who took it seriously.

## Personality

Upon first meeting Alex, Keith tells her he is a fan of the podcast.

## Relationships

Jeff Wendt: During an interview with Alex, Keith describes Jeff as his best friend.

## Appearances

**Episode 103:**

Went to Russia to look for a cure to the curse of the Unsound. Alex and Nic have been unable to contact him there. He sent them one voicemail and some emails, including an odd sound file and a selfie that indicates he is now at the monastery at Glushka.

## References

1. ↑ The Black Tapes Podcast, Episode 103
Lawrence Jacobson

**Lawrence Jacobson** is the father of Coralee Strand, and the husband of June Jacobson. He believes that Richard Strand murdered Coralee.

## Quotes

* "The Jacobsons are probably not the most... reliable source... where anything regarding my father is concerned." – Charlie Strand

## References

1. ↑ The Black Tapes Podcast, "Episode 108 - Board to Death" (transcript)
Epic GeeWorld

Epic GeeWorld is a planet from the Epic Universe. A crazy scientest created it. One day, it and all it's inhabitants were moved to the Crossuniverse. It is unknown at press time why this happened. Most of it's inhabitants are Geemen (Weegee Characters) and Awesome Faces.

## Characters currently known to be in the crossuniverse

EgoGee

Weegee

Malleo

Deegee

Squeegee

Awesome Face

Laser Face

Seventy-five

All of Epic GeeWorlds inhabitants.
Michelle Braid

**Michelle Braid** was a participant in the ideomotor response study at the University of Washington in 1993. She identified the 'contact' from the talking board as her grandfather Samuel.

## Background

Michelle participated in the second day of the experiment, during which volunteers used the demon board rather than an ordinary ouija board. At the time of the experiment, Michelle was a nursing student (likely at the University of Washington).

At some point, Michelle became head nurse at St. Joseph's Hospital in Everett, WA, a position she still holds.

## Appearances

**Episode 108:** Alex and Strand watch a tape which features Michelle. Later, Alex conducts a phone interview with Michelle about her experiences during the experiment.

## Relationships

Dr. Isaiah Roth: Dr. Roth lied to Michelle about the results of the experiment. Michelle was unaware of this fact until told by Alex during their interview.

Samuel: Michelle's grandfather, who used to brush her hair back from her shoulder as a gesture of affection.

## References

1. ↑ The Black Tapes Podcast, "Episode 108 - Board to Death" (transcript)
Ruby Carver

**Ruby Carver** is Dr. Strand’s assistant. She is in charge of the Institute when he is out of the office and/or on leave. Mid-to-late twenties, shoulder length brunette.

## Relationships

Dr. Richard Strand: Ruby's employer; they seem to have a good relationship.

## References

(From http://theblacktapestranscripts.weebly.com/tbtp-cheat-sheet.html)