http://www.twitch.tv/twitchplayspokemon

This is purgatory. The Catholics were right, plain and simple. It exists and the Internet is living in it. THE INFINITE MONKEY THEOREM GIVEN LIFE AND IT'S HORRIBLY GLORIOUS.

This "Social experiment" involves some coding, an emulator, a Twitch livestream, and everyone's sanity as the Internet goes forth to complete Pokemon Red by inputting controls via chat. Sounds like a fun time, right?

Well, it's not that simple. There's about a 20-second lag between text and input, meaning that "a" you entered may release your starter. OH WAIT THAT HAPPENED.

PLUS, this hellish ordeal attracted the attention of MILLIONS, and currently has 60,000 ACTIVE VIEWERS, able to say "down" as many times as they want.

This stream has gathered a lot of attention, from Reddit (obviously) to Tumblr, with groups fully devoted to the tropes and incidents of RoboRed and giving life to many frequently used things (like the Helix Fossil). It's a madhouse.

AND WE'RE FIVE DAYS IN.

Stay away from this stream if you value your sanity. In fact, don't even read this post, just report it, shred the evidence. Gouge your eyes out. Burn the servers, KILL THE INTERNET.

ALL FOR THE GLORY OF THE HELIX FOSSIL, PRAISE BE TO HIM FOREVER AND EVER UP UP DOWN DOWN LEFT RIGHT LEFT RIGHT B A START

UPDATE: It appears that now there's a vote to see which direction the player will move in. Seeing as we've been in Silph Co. for almost a day, this COULD mean progress.

UPDATE 2: The Road So Far.

Click the link below VVV