Battle of the Batches 2024 - "Videogame Arena"| 3rd May 2024 | 6:30 PM

[Sthitadhi mutsuddy]

Attention, gamers! Level up and prepare for one last epic battle!
Literati brings you the electrifying Battle of the Batches: Videogame Arena!

Which legendary video game world will your batch conquer?

Will you respond to the blocky summons of Minecraft's domain?
Extract resources, erect defenses, and unfurl your creative reign!

Perhaps you'll venture forth, our Pokemon Trainers?
Gotta catch them all, with skills that never waver

Mario's Mushroom Kingdom beckons the fearless,
To rescue the Princess, stomping the dangerous.

Heed the Call of Hyrule from The Legend of Zelda,
Link the dungeons and riddles, prove you're worth or surrender!

Or maybe you'll join Pac-Man's ravenous quest?
Gobbling up pellets and ghosts, devouring the competitions' best!

The floor is open, let the verses begin to flow,
It's time for the poetry battle, let's see who steals the show!

The division of the batches is:
1) Freshers
2) Sophomores
3) Thirdies
4) Fourthies
5) Fifthies + PGs + Alums (As per the previous spring semester)

Let the character selection commence, gamers!
Assemble your squad of elite streamers!
In this endless battle, who will reign supreme?
Charge your controllers and rally your All-Star team!
For this is the Final Level to complete. . .

Date: Friday, 3rd May
Time: 6:30 PM
Venue: LH101

Your Gamemaster Extraordinaire,
Sthitadhi Mutsuddy
Institute Literary Arts Secretary
+918250573763

[Divyansh Jain]

In the realm of games, where foes abound,
Our Pokemon team, on solid ground.
While Pac-Man munches, in his maze,
We'll outmaneuver, in countless ways.

Zelda's triforce, a tale of old,
But our Pokemon bond, will never fold.
You think you'll win but soon you'll see
You may beat some, but you can't beat me

Mario jumps, in his endless quest,
But against our might, he'll find no rest.
Minecraft's blocks, a world to shape,
But in battles fierce, they'll soon escape.

For in our hearts, the fire ignites,
As Pokemon trainers, we'll reach new heights.
You can try your best, this might be fun
You'll go down in defeat before you've begun..!

Regards
Alums :)

[Aneesh Kamat]

Make way for the meta dreamers,
Every other game’s gone to the cleaners
We brave the twilight from our first birth
Batch of ‘24 has laid claim to Minecraft!

The lot of you are ancient bones
Your only use lies in ageing potions
Oi Zelda, does your Link still work?
Who needs GPUs if 1 FPS is all you clock

Ash and ember, flint and stone,
Poke-a-ball, poke a clone,
You’ve lost your spark alums
Po- oh c’mon! GO? Again?

Mario man, if you only knew
That Peach just ain’t for you
But you’re always high on shrooms
No wonder your brother is doomed

We set out armed with wolves and ocelots
But y’all are just skeletons in our past
Pac up your stuff man, you’re toast!
We fight Ghasts, you run from ghosts.

Xs and Os
P.S. You should have stuck to tic-tac-toe

Fourthies

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[Kaustubh Pandey]

Hand over the mic, Mario's here
To face their doom, our foes prepare
A tale of honour and bravery
From the pixels of old, to the modern screens where stories unfold, an Odyssey.

To the craft-men, half of which are pirates
Thanks for the flying houses as stomping grounds
'Tis a bad matchup, I tell ya
There's more to life than finding emeralds and diamonds
All it takes is one creeper

As for Zelda, a tale much like another
Take time to grow up, little brother
Timelapses won't get you anywhere
Tell me, has Link spoken yet?

Get ready to leave man, we pac a punch
Your steroids won't help you here much
Doomed in a maze for eternity
How long will you keep your sanity?

Ah yes, the big guy, Pokémon
Or should I say little, it's just a 10-year old
Gotta catch 'em all, they say, while hacking them all in
On your way to victory?
C'mon, your Pikachu just lost to a Level 5 Snivy.

Come back after you've prepared
We've got things to Cap-ture and Peach to rescue, we aren't going anywhere :)

Cheers
Thirdies

[Kanishk Malkan]

Oh mister ex-ex secy,

Picking Minecraft first was quite easy

Do y’all even have any serious dedication, bro?

You lot are half as bad as a Netherite hoe.

Your ender dragon is a myth, while our bowser’s a hit

In the OG gaming pit, you’re just a misfit

You’re stuck in your mines while we’re climbing vines

In gaming shines, you’re nothing more than a set of perpendicular lines.

You’re punching trees while we seize the keys

The average age of your fandom is 11, jeez

Your pixels are frail, you can’t hold a fight

Oh man, I would rather have diorite.

You kill the dragon, where's your princess?

An act of vanity, just for points no less.

Bet you relate to Steve, alone in a 60 mil block world

Don't bother fighting Mario: one fireball and you're KO'd

In Creative Mode, you think you're a god

But we all know you’re nothing without a mod

You’re the fag-end of Gen-Z, just a pixelated haze

No friend group plays you for more than their two-week phase

P.S.: ‘Tis part of the plan, nis

You do better with kinds of Arrakis

[Rehmat Singh Chawla]

(Ironically, to the beat of https://youtu.be/VL16KDmnKuk)

Better take some notes, here’s a masterclass

On why you shouldn’t mess with the Fourthie batch

We lived the lockdown, and turned it back ‘round,

Gonna any% your vaunted strats

You called your quorums to pick your teams,

We threw the gauntlet, we’re back for tea

You’re losing lives, lower the difficulty

Cause Pac’s gonna run out by round 3

The Thirdies want Mario, but their spaghetti’s mid

It's vomit on their sweater, but they’re no comeback kids

I see you foraging plumbing for magic ‘shrooms

We’re too much for you, stick to lawn tennis

You’re a non-menace

A turtle mob’s got you chomped to bits, while your princess

Goes go-karting with the Koopa dad

“Another castle!” you bravely yelled

And simped like a fool while Yoshi fell

There’s more to say

Your blue shells can’t touch our space

We’re a million metres, you’re a 2D slate

Your Odysseys a counter-case,

But I’d rather not a parasyte run my brain

And on that note, I’ll take a coffee break. Come back next time as the fourthies roast the animal-smuggling alums into their age-consigned oblivion.

Signing off,

Bread

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[Sahana Jahagirdar]

Sorry we’re late
Had to let the oldies natter
They love their own voices
Cause all I hear is chatter

The freshies are here
To stake their claim
The masters of the mysteries
The champions of the maze

Watch our bite
As the Pac-man team rolls in
Fear our jaws
We are here to win

Oh, poor fourthies
Think they can survive the wild
Peasants, switch to creative mode
You are about to meet our fire

Speaking of fire
How are our Mario foes
Oh sorry,
More like Mario's hoes
No sense of loyalty
Your brother puts on a better show
If you can’t land the girl
At least be smart
Go jump on an
Edible, chomping house plant

Damn didn’t see you
Alums, I forgot you existed
Back for another round
Of the youngin’ validation?
Clearly, no talent of your own
Need to steal it from others
Might need tips from Mario
On how to roll that dope
It’s okay we won’t go easy
Watching your loss will be breezy

Oh Sophies, I can’t hear you here
Never will over our victory cheers
We can’t wait to see
What last-minute cook-up
You’ll put on the field

The Pac-Man team here,
to plunder
Leave you strewn about,
asunder
Insignificant dots you all
We are here to conquer

We have to go, enough time spent
Wannabe ghosts
Poor oldies, touch grass
Go, have your siesta

We have to bounce

Signing out
The Freshies (Pac-man)

[Sarthak Kamble]

So now, after you oldies are done with your shitshow, 

It's time for us freshies to smoke you out.

In the neon maze, we make our stand, 

Freshies united, a Pac-Man band. 

With each ghostly chase and pellet consumed, 

We'll leave other batches utterly doomed.

Oh, Sophies, lost in your dreams of old, 

Zelda's tale awaits, yet you withhold. 

While others battle with vigor and might, 

You cower in shadows, shunning the fight

But mark my words, oh heedless bunch, 

Your slothful ways will be your crunch.

Thirdies leap, in Mario's futile dance, 

But Pac-Man's hunger leaves them no chance.  

Oh, misguided Thirdie, with your Minecraft plea, 

Your insults lack depth, your words merely flee.

Picking pixels over pixels, you boast with hollow pride, 

But your blocks crumble swiftly against freshies' stride.

Oh, Fourthies, with your Minecraft crusade, 

But in Pac-Man's maze, you'll soon fade. 

Your meta dreams, they ring hollow and weak, 

Before freshie's might, you'll be left meek.

I see you're boasting of your lockdown spree, 

But against the OG's, you're just a flea.

So take your coffee break, Fourthie, and rest, 

For in Pac-Man's realm, you'll fail the test.

Alums, we see you in the rearview mirror, 

Your glory days fading, becoming clearer. 

In Pokémon's realm, Alums cling to the past, 

But their Charmander's flames burn out too fast.

So let the battle begin, let the ghosts fly, 

But in the end, it's the Freshies who'll reach the sky. 

For in this game, there's no room to hide, 

Pac-Man reigns supreme, with victory on our side.

TRY HARDER OLDIES !!!

[Aditya Shrungarpure]

Our last minute cook-up
Will be your recipe for disaster!
The barren land of Zelda we claim;
With every Link that connects,
A sword skewering mario and pokemon alike,
Its tip at pacman's throat.
The crafted tower, now wholly mined,
Rubble blocks scattered on the ground.
And where every drop of blood
That drips from the sword falls splat on the barren land,
A new Hyrule sprouts;
A paradise for us sophies!
Ganon, en garde!
Only hell may protect you from the triforce;
The legends of Zelda shall remain standing
For the last supper.
Save your balls, bricks and shrooms!

Regards,
Sophies

[Apurv Tiwari]

I grew too old
Now I'm turned to Ash
My arc is over
I count the cash

Ate a shroom too much
Bumped 'gainst a cactus
Now I'm young again
Powerless, oh what a fuss

Apsara said please come oh dear!
I said no gurl not today, preach
She was so upset in her blind lust
Her curse turned me into Princess Peach

Some green maniac saw me free
I said Protect but was too late
He took me away but keeps me fed
Maybe Sita-like was always my fate
(No PAF1 references or we'll be shown the gate)

Now I am in a realm unknown
Queen of shrooms? Obviously, no wonder
There are so many minions in my control
And I heard the greenie meanie will fight a plumber

But eh, no damsel in distress, I'm the chaos
While the boys are busy in their feeble game
I see an uprising from the other worlds
So here I stand, ready to tame

All your rhymes are commendable
But they are not here to stay
When the boss bitch princess enters town
There is no more room left to *z-snaps your face* slay

The ship I fled, those 'pocket' monsters wow
So narcissist, can only say their own name
One shroom is enough to put y'all to sleep
Go keep walking 'round, for us you're no game

The fourthies I see have tried their hand
But your players have to sleep I guess by nine
Destroy your creations with my sass alone
The craft ain't yours, 'cause it's all mine

Zelda who? Oh that Link-ed princess
Kidnapped in her own eponymous game
Rescue a princess, fight a demon? Hmm, familiar
HyRule 34, might be their only original claim to fame

Pac-man, oh what do you pack?
Eating pills, seeing ghosts, I'd suggest a rehab
But we can join forces, I'll offer you shrooms ;)
Because it seems like everyone else is just drab

The battle is on now no turning back
We'll all fight and have loads of fun
'Cause when the entire club's assembled
Entertainment is all we make, hon!

See you all tonight!
(And yes, I am a thirdie technically so huehue)

Apurv Tiwari,

PhD Candidate,

IITB-Monash Research Academy

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[Ishan Phansalkar]

Zelda is bad

Mario is bad

Pac man is bad (fr who even put it in the category)

Minecraft is bad (and so is child labor)

Pokemon is good

Regards,

Fifthie

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Regards
Ishan Phansalkar