Long ago, back in the year 2013, Samual (moving), Sam and I discussed our mutual love of gaming outside of Pokémon and talked about opening a site that covered all gaming news. Although I bought the domain in March of last year, I didn’t start working on it for several months. We opened up the forum to some members from Mt. Moon Community and our Facebook page (fan perks I guess) and got some initial feedback. Then I got busy again and we started covering news related to Pokémon X & Y. After that was over though… and our semester had finished… we began work again on the site. I had wanted to reveal this on the first of January, but we decided we wanted more time to fix things 🙂
What is Retry Level?
A community-centric gaming site
Although there are a lot of game news sites out there, I felt that they lacked a real sense of community integration. Over the years, PokéJungle (the site, not me) has really inspired me to focus on new media in a way which draws the reader in and makes them a part of the site they’re visiting. To this end we’ve created a gaming site which will (eventually) feature content hubs based on both news AND community threads. They will open in several weeks after we’ve had time to fill up the forum a little.
An independent unbiased source of news and commentary
There’s also the issue of independence which is an important one for me personally. I’m not a fan of sites which are run by large corporations and are driven by how much profit they can milk out of their media properties. I’m not interested in plastering ads on every inch of Retry Level and I want our team to be able to fairly review and comment on games without working about reprisal from advertisers. There have been several incidences on gaming sites in which a reviewer’s score has been called into question.
What are some cool features?
Steam integration
We’ve invested in some plugins which allow our members to login with their Steam IDs, as well as areas of the site on which you can view other gamers who are currently online and what they’re playing. Big plus for PC gamers (like myself).
Twitch integration
Game streaming has become a phenomenon. We allow our members to add their own streams so other members can watch and comment on them. Currently the PC and PlayStation 4 support Twitch streaming and the Xbox One will as well within several months.
News from your favorite PJN staffers!
If you like how we do things here, you’re going to love Retry Level as well 🙂 The tone is a bit more professional, but we’re definitely the same writers and with the same intense passion for Pokémon and gaming! A cool thing about Retry Level for us is that we’ll get to see some of our regular commenters here also post on our gaming site. Which will make us very happy 😀
We’re just getting started!
It’s true! So don’t hesitate to offer feedback! We’re guided by your opinions so be sure to share them. This is definitely an exciting time for us and we’re very happy to be branching out into the general gaming field. I hoping you all will support us and help Retry Level to become a successful gaming news site that rivals any of them currently out there. We can do it!
Thanks for all the support, not just in this endeavor, but also right here at PokéJungle. Without the experience of running this site and the encouragement of all my visitors I wouldn’t be who I am today. I really owe you all a lot and everyone here means so much to me. You guys are great!
<3 PJ
Can I have wednesdays?
How does friend safrai have high shiny rates?
i got on to 156 last night in chain fishing
i got 30
my firend got a shiny Ralts from masuda on his 5th egg and a Shiny Skiddo chain of 22
wow thats really lucky
I’d kill for a shiny ralts.
I have a client for you.
All in favor of battling/competitive wednesdays say I!
WiFi battling Wednesdays?
Pretty much yeah!
I!
ehh im just going to shiny fish
Lickitung shouldn’t take 2 days.
i agree it unfair
He gets 2 and we get none. I want competitive wednesdays.
i.
Today is Selfie Sunday!
no it Shiny Sunday since ShinyLick somehow books the whole weekend
All I want is one day for BATTLING one of the three aspects of pokemon. Shiny hunting is not one of the main things.
No. He has Saturday. Today is the one week-a-versary of when people changed their Avatars to pictures of themselves!
nobody he owns sunday aswell
I dont play along with shiny days.
No he says he owns today to. Shiny Sunday too. 🙁
He owns nothing.
Exactly. Thats why I dont play along.
I do agree
i say if we have Shiny Saturday all rules of shiny catching should be Vaild
I agree. If its a shiny, it should count. I remember the first shiny saturday when all shinies counted.
We junglers didnt even have a say on the rules
I do not agree he found out the day so he can make the rules
but if u think about it Called Shiny Saturday so all shinies should count it not called Masuda Saturdays or Pokeradar Saturdays
ANARCHY
I SAY WE FIGHT FOR OUR RIGHTS!!!!!!!!
Then I want battling wednesdays.
Sure it seems good, but we battle everyday XD
Not all the time. . . .Maybe breeding wednesdays? Then again, I breed all the time.
We should totally just stab Lickitung!
Shiny Saturday is a cool idea, but no one should lead, and all shinies should count.
anarchy ftw
#MeanGirls
#SassySceptile
Anybody else spamming a friend safari hoping for a shiny XD
i named my Skrelp… Ford
Hey guys! Is Jiro here??
nope and he wasnt here yesterday either :I
cloning takes a while, so he said he needs time to make the dittos.
i wish i had 2 3ds’s
what rule stats i cant have a vote to veto the rule
Let’s all boycott by not playing by the rules!
XD sassysceptile
Where is ShinyLik when all of this is happening?
Probably reading it all and thinking stuff.
Ithsme and GovnahSkiddo
Shiny Saturday is a day where you find shinies, and you also compete it makes sense he made up those rules, if you do not like them do not compete, do it for fun then. Shiny Saturday is a day you find shiny there is an OPTION to compete or do it for fun.
I do agree that Shiny Saturday should only be Shiny Saturday, you should just take two days
Not take two days
thats the thing we are asking for
that all im asking is one day of it
I dont compete, and I dont care he makes up the rules. I just think if he has his day I want mine. #PJBFFS
Oh and I do agree on your day
#PJBFF
I’m gonna do what S.Lick did. I’m just gonna start my day by promoting it. #PJBFF
I SAY WE HAVE SASSY SUNDAYS 😀
YOU DO NOT TELL ME WHAT TO DO AND NOT SAY WE BECAUSE THAT IS SAYING WE AGREE SO DONT YOU SAY WE WHEN INCLUDING ME!!!
ooo i like ur sassness today
MY MILKSHAKE BRInGS ALL THE BOYS IN THE YARD
DAMM RIGHT IT BETTER THEN YOUR
DAMM RIGHT ITS BETTER THAN YOURS
all in favor of Regular Sundays say I.
i.
i. until further notice
Im so fresh, they call me febreze
Wow i found a shiny ivysaur 😀 MY luck may be changing
could u catch me a ivysaur?
any or shiny?
any…
ok whats your ign
Matt
give me a few minutes i need to get the ivysaur
im shiny fishing so hold it
I found a Shiny Quilladin while I was looking for a shiny Ivysaur.
shinylckitung ,may i prepose a preposition?
@slipperysceptile:disqus see Regular sundays works!
yep:)
A hasty venusaur with chlorophyll , is that good?
do u love it?
ba Da Ba ba ba Im lovin it
then it like a child u love it anyway
very deep:)
that how i treat my pokemon like virtual children
skrelp looks my stoner friend
Time to go hunting for boo boo keys
name it Keys
deep voice …Keys
You have to look in hordes so you can train it well
actually i just wanted to find shiny kleki to give you 😀
But I have Boo Boo Keys lol
I found it last week.
Really? thats cool
then ill take it 😀
ok, if i find one that is its all yours
name it Keys
ok
so if i lose it in the box ill be like DAMM I LOST MY KEYS AGAIN
la bidda bidda dum la bidda Bidda do
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SV1d6PXD4D8
After like 10 minutes of hard thinking (not really), I have come to the decision that Shiny Saturday should remain just Shiny Saturday.
i approved
Thank you! I agree!
Keys should have been Steel/Ghost
Masuda lost his keys so that how Boo Boo keys came to mind
“I wonder if poodles in Jamaica have dreads”- the Governor 2013