Inkipedia:Tumblr archive/2014/December
This is an archive of all the posts from the Live from Squid Research Lab Tumblr. It is a direct copy of the source material, and as such, any errors are retained. Tumblr tags are designated with a box around it: example of a tag.
2014
December
Have you heard about the mysterious shape-changing squid creatures discovered last June? Here at Squid Research Lab, we’ve dedicated all available resources to studying this exciting new life-form. We’ll report our latest findings right here, so stay tuned!
#splatoon #squidlab #wiiu #nintendo
Squid Research Lab reporting in! This video, which first surfaced at E3 2014, is the first recorded evidence of the newly discovered squid creatures. It’s proven to be an invaluable resource in helping us understand their unique biology. If you haven’t seen it yet, check it out!
#splatoon #squidlab #nintendo #wiiu
Squid Research Lab here, back with another report. The mysterious squid creatures have recently been observed splitting into two teams of four and fighting it out in ink-splattered territorial battles! Sounds like they’re calling this a turf war.
#splatoon #squidlab #nintendo #wiiu
Squid Research Lab reporting in! In a turf war, victory appears to go to the team of squid creatures that covers the most territory with ink. Ink can also be used to splatter opponents, but this doesn’t seem to affect which team wins or loses. It’s all about inking the most turf!
#splatoon #wiiu #nintendo #squidlab
Squid Research Lab breaking news! Our researchers have recently determined that this cat fellow here is actually the official referee of the squid creatures’ turf-war battles. He apparently has the uncanny ability to judge in a single glance which team has inked the most turf! How did this lone cat rise to a position of such prominence in a world dominated by squids? This mystery remains unsolved for now…
#splatoon #wiiu #nintendo #squidlab #who's that cat #meowmeow
Squid Research Lab field-research team, reporting in! In addition to ink-splattered team-based online multiplayer, we’ve uncovered evidence that suggests Splatoon will also include a heroic single-player mode! This newly unearthed video footage has some clues about what this exciting discovery will entail.
#splatoon #squidlab #wiiu #nintendo
Squid Research Lab back with new info! This newly discovered suit appears to be what the squid creatures will wear when making their way through the recently discovered single-player mode. In the words of one of our senior researchers, “It sure is cool looking!” Her theory is that its glowing blue appearance is likely inspired by the firefly squid. Sounds reasonable to me!
#splatoon #wiiu #nintendo #squidlab #firefly squid
Squid Research Lab reporting in! We’ve got a new visual to share of the underground area our squid heroes will explore in the single-player mode. It’s apparently the creation of the mysterious octopus army that’s planning to invade the squids’ world. Those blue-sky images displayed on the giant monitors make the octopus guys seem a little bitter and in denial about living underground, don’t they…?
#splatoon #squidlab #nintendo #wiiu #octopus guys
Squid Research Lab all-new discovery! This document was just uploaded by one of our undercover researchers. It appears to explain some of Splatoon’s controls. We’ve got several interns hard at work trying to decode the details, and we’ll report back as soon as we’ve got more solid info to share.
#splatoon #squidlab #wiiu #gamepad #hey interns get to work
Squid Research Lab breaking news! One of our junior field researchers faxed over some sketches she did of the recently discovered squid suit and a few members of the ominous octopus army. The suit looks as cool as ever, but those octopus guys are more like just…tentacles. What happened to the rest of them?! We’re gonna have to get back to you on this one.
#splatoon #squidlab #nintendo #wiiu #concept art #octopus guys #just tentacles? #anyone else have a sudden craving for takoyaki?
Squid Research Lab reporting in! Thanks to a hot tip from our bento delivery guy, we’ve discovered this video from Treehouse Live at E3 2014. The Americans appear to be conducting their own research into the mysterious squid creatures! We’re going to have to step up our efforts if we want to stay at the top of the squid game.
#Splatoon #squidlab #wiiu #nintendo #e3 #squid game on fleek
Squid Research Lab all-new report! We just got this text from one of our senior researchers. “OMG. Using the GamePad’s gyro sensor in conjunction with the L and R Sticks allows for pinpoint controls in Splatoon!” Fascinating! This must be what allows the squids to shoot with such incredible accuracy, even while moving.
#splatoon #squidlab #wiiu #gamepad #GYRO SENSORS #not gyro sandwiches #we want sandwiches
Squid Research Lab new discovery! Our field-research team has just uploaded a fascinating new image. This photo taken during one of the squids’ infamous turf wars shows a cool skate-park area just completely splattered with ink. I wonder how everyone else in the neighborhood feels about this…
#splatoon #squidlab #wiiu #nintendo #skate park #tony squid pro skater
Squid Research Lab breaking news! Pressing the ZR Button has been confirmed as the key to shooting ink and splattering turf or opponents. We’re also getting solid reports of all sorts of different ways to shoot ink, with different weapons apparently designed for short-range shots, long-range attacks, and everything in between!
#Splatoon #squidlab #nintendo #wiiu #attaaaack
Continuing our previous report, pressing the R Button apparently allows the squid creatures to use a secondary weapon! This image shows one of these devices that appears to be some sort of grenade that splatters the surrounding area with ink when it explodes. While surely handy for direct attacks, our researchers suspect these could also be used tactically to restrict opponent movement or expose those hiding in their own color ink.
#Splatoon #squidlab #wiiu #nintendo #you guys made me ink
Squid Research Lab special report! We’ve just confirmed that the different colors of ink used by the squid creatures in turf wars can change from battle to battle! The colors also all appear to be incredibly vibrant. This new development is sure to brighten even the gloomiest of days!
#splatoon #squidlab #wiiu #nintendo #it's kind of like tie dye!
Squid Research Lab reporting in! We’ve become aware of some perplexing new footage. We’re not sure who these guys are, but it appears they might also be squid researchers. Wait… What’s that? I’m getting word they’re actually developers. Not sure what that means exactly. Property developers? Maybe they’re developing a new type of aquarium? I’m going to have to look into this…
#splatoon #squidlab #wiiu #nintendo #squid developers #squidvelopers?
Squid Research Lab breaking news! One of our research assistants just e-mailed us a new photo. It appears that these crazy squid creatures also engage in turf wars in much more natural settings than we’ve seen up to this point. Do these guys ever take a break from fighting? You’d think they’d try camping or having a barbecue once in a while…
#splatoon #squidlab #wiiu #nintendo #OMGBBQ
Squid Research Lab coming at ya! We’ve just learned that when these mysterious creatures turn into squid form, they can swim in any ink their team has splattered on the ground. Not only that, but they move faster when swimming in ink than they do when running upright! They can also hide from opponents by swimming in ink and keeping still. How cool is that?!
#splatoon #squidlab #wiiu #nintendo
Continuing our previous report, we’ve now learned that when in squid form, these amazing creatures can swim up walls if they’re covered in ink! However, our research shows that any ink splattered on vertical surfaces doesn’t count toward victory in a turf war, so this technique has more to do with strategy and deception than anything else.
#splatoon #squidlab #wiiu #nintendo #strategy #...AND DECEPTION!
Squid Research Lab reporting in! Our researchers have recently observed squid creatures jumping to incredible heights, almost like a rocket launching! Apparently tapping a teammate’s icon on the touch screen is all it takes to blast off to their location via a super jump. This technique is a great way to hop right into the thick of things, which sounds scary to me, but these squid guys seem like a fearless bunch.
#splatoon #squidlab #wiiu #nintendo #super jump
Squid Research Lab breaking news! As previously reported, when in squid form these creatures can swim in their own color ink. And now new research suggests that enemy ink will not only slow them down, but prevent them from changing into squid form altogether. A pickle like that would make any squid squirm!
#splatoon #squidlab #wiiu #nintendo #squirmy squids
After our previous report about these crazy squid guys being able to perform super jumps during battle, we got a lot of letters from doubters saying things like “but squids can’t jump!” Little-known fact, but some real squids actually can! Don’t believe me? Go look up “jumping squid” on the Internet and see for yourself!
#splatoon #squidlab #wiiu #nintendo #WE KNOW EVERYTHING #jumping squid
Squid Research Lab special report! Our sources have confirmed that this mysterious fellow is a rascally old squid who helps guide brave squid creatures through the single-player mode. Apparently he’s the only one who knows the truth about the bad-guy octopus dudes’ nefarious plan to bring chaos to the squids’ world. How does he know so much about the tension between the squid and octopus factions? Our researchers are hard at work trying to answer this very question.
#splatoon #squidlab #wiiu #nintendo #who dat?
We’ve recently uncovered a lot of new information about the wide variety of devices and contraptions that can be found in the single-player mode. This cannon, for example, can fire off huge globs of ink. But did the octopus forces make it, or did the squid guys put it there? Whatever the case, this is some seriously high-tech gadgetry.
#splatoon #squidlab #nintendo #wiiu #huge globs of ink
Squid Research Lab breaking news! Apparently the squid world’s main power source is energy generated by these electric catfish dudes. In the single-player mode, it’s our brave squid hero’s job to recover the electric catfish stolen by the evil octopus forces and then infiltrate their headquarters. What an electrifying discovery!
#splatoon #squidlab #nintendo #wiiu #catfish #you can do it #IT'S ELECTRIC
Here’s another object our researchers have discovered in the single-player mode–some kind of sponge-like block. Our observations suggest that they expand when splattered with squid ink and shrink when hit with octopus ink. You know, sponges originally came from the sea… What other sorts of advancements have these crazy octopus guys made in biotechnology?!
#splatoon #squidlab #nintendo #wiiu #sponge
