Hard Time

**Hard Time** was a game created by *Mat Dickie*, better known as *MDickie*, and released in 2006 on MDickie's website.

Hard Time is an important part of Joel's legacy as it served as the creation of Bulk Bogan, Joel's most well known OC who appears in many other streams, including Meme House, where he serves as the de-facto "main" character. Bob Ross also made an appearance in Hard Time, and would later on appear in Meme House.

Joel has also streamed other MDickie games such as *The You Testament*, *Wrestling MPire*, *Popscene* and *Popcorn*.

## Game

The game can be described as a Prison Life Simulator, where the player starts by creating their character and their characteristics before choosing what crime they are convicted for (which determines how long they must survive to win).

While the incarceration is quite short compared to a normal prison sentence, the player is not here for a long time but for a *hard time*. In fact, the prison is a chaotic hellscape, as there are police officers full of corruption, gangs feuding with each other, and tensions between convicts are rampant. Fights and mobs are frequent, dangerous tools and weapons (from swords to machine guns, and even explosives) lie around all over the place, and death is common.

All around rule of the strongest, this is where the game's difficulty lies.

## Joel's Hard Time Streams

Joel's Hard Time Streams were recorded throughout December 2015, with a bonus stream later in November 2016.

### Part 1

At first, Joel tests the waters by playing as Dr Pepper, sentenced for murder, who dies after 2 days in a kitchen riot.

Then, he creates Bulk Bogan, sentenced for terrorism for pissing in the town's water supply. He was meant to be a parody of the legendary professional wrestler, Hulk Hogan, but soon transitioned into his own character.

Bulk starts taking his marks on his first day before saying fuck it and goes on a massacre with a machine gun, killing one officer and severely wounding 2 others by unloading several magazines into them before being finally arrested. Bulk, however, miraculously gets off scot free from the court. After returning to jail, Bulk unveils his trademark voice upon picking up a dumbbell and poomping ze mooscles. Nevertheless, he soon resumes his massacre, killing 4 people - including 2 wardens - during the evening and night. The following day, a riot kicks off in the prison, which ultimately causes Bulk's death.

...?

### Part 2

This part exclusively stars *MUGEN* legend Duane, convicted for prostitution. After many hardships, Duane manages to fully serve his sentence (after a mysterious force greatly reduces it) and comes out of prison safe and sound, unlike all other characters in these streams.

"Duane was never heard from again, but tales of his life are still told to this day..."

### Part 3

This part starts with Bob Ross, who was sent to jail for vandalism because he RUINED those paintings. This Bob Ross is much different from the one seen in *Meme House*, as he is a drug addict who loves to paint... the floor red. Bob however does not even last a day before getting killed attacking an officer.

After Bob's death, his similar faced brothers, Boss Ross and Big Boss Ross, who both happen to be 7' tall swole beasts, go to jail one after the other to get revenge on all the inmates for Bob's death. They ultimately achieve very little and end up quickly dying as well.

Afterwards, it is revealed that Bulk Bogan also had a similar faced brother. Bob Bogan is introduced, revealing himself to be Bulk's suspiciously identical twin brother. The only differences between Bulk and Bob are Bob's orange pants and shorter height. He was sent to jail for murder, but it's unknown who his victim was. At first, Bob claims to be looking for his brother, possibly unaware Bulk was already dead until he was informed of his murder by a guard. Enraged, he goes on a quest to avenge Bulk's death, planning to massacre everyone in his way. Joel remarks that Bob happens to be even more nuts and psychotic than Bulk, as he single-handedly slaughters the entirety of the north cell block with a meat cleaver and a gun he stole from a warden. He also has a rivalry with a warden claiming to be Naruto Uzumaki, before eventually killing him after he miraculously survives Bob shooting his arm off earlier. Bob's quest for vengeance for Bulk's death fails however, as he unfortunately also dies shortly after killing Naruto.

### Hard Tale

This part showcases a homebrew modded version of *Hard Time* created by Joel that changes the game's textures into textures from *Undertale*, from completely rethemed rooms to new skins and faces for prisoners and guards. In the mod, Frisk is revealed to have been arrested for attempted murder, and is sentenced by Temmie to Southtown Correctional Facility. They survive for quite a while before being killed by Alphys.

Later on Mettaton, misspelled in-game as Metatton, is also arrested and sentenced to Southtown, this time for prostitution. He survives much less than Frisk, and he ends up being killed by Jerry of all people.

### Part 4 (Hard Time Mobile)

Streamed almost a year after the others, this part showcases the Mobile version of the game and is much shorter than the others.

At first, it features Bulk Bogan's son and Bob Bogan's nephew, "Son Of Bogan", later revealed to be named Brulk Rogan accused of public nudity. He struggles getting his bearings before pathetically dying by knocking himself into a vending machine on his 2nd day. The rest of the stream follows Tony Toopee and his fabulous pink mohawk and purple beard, causing havoc until his inevitable death from bumping into a table after passing through a door.

## Trivia

* Bulk Bogan was originally going to be called "Hulkster" before his name was changed last minute.
* Son of Bogan's real name of Brulk Rogan was revealed during a Meme House stream.
* In Part 17 of Meme House, when asked by Freddie Mercury if he has any siblings, Bulk claims that he is an only child, making it unclear whether Bob Bogan exists in the Meme House universe or not.