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Gaming on the IMAX

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the who-can-complain-about-that dept.

JavaTenor writes "The Tech Museum in San Jose, CA, is holding the 1st Annual MaxGames tournament on August 15, 2002. The final matches for each game will be held on the IMAX Dome screen, so if you've ever wanted to play Halo eight stories high, this is the event for you."

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  1. Halo 8 Stories High by tealover · · Score: 5, Funny

    If you want to play Halo 8 stories high, all you have to do is stack up 8 Xboxes. ;)

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    1. Re:Halo 8 Stories High by ArcadeNut · · Score: 3, Funny

      Screw Halo! Imagine playing PONG on this thing!

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  2. Halo 8 stories high by tps12 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Halo 8 stories high...a 30 foot soldier running around trying to figure out how to aim.

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  3. For best effect in Quake-based games... by Cutriss · · Score: 5, Funny

    set fov reallyreallyreallyhigh

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  4. Re::O! by colmore · · Score: 3, Funny

    presenting.... MARIO 3!!!

    a new game, they can't do that!!!

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  5. Re::O! by IIRCAFAIKIANAL · · Score: 3, Funny

    The funny thing about the movie was when the girl was telling the kid what to do when he played - like she would really know where the damn warp whistle was ....

    shit, I can't believe I remember that movie

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  6. Halo eight stories high. by Surlyboi · · Score: 3, Funny

    Cheezus, and I thought it gave you motion sickness
    on a regular TV.

    I hope the theater has barf bags...

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  7. so if you've ever wanted to play Halo by isorox · · Score: 5, Funny

    so if you've ever wanted to play Halo eight stories high

    No, not really

    However imagine nethack at that size!

  8. Re:IMAX... by caferace · · Score: 3, Funny
    Perhaps it's because they're usually, on average only about an hour long. Even *I can stay awake for an hour of boredom.

    Heck, I proved that in a meeting just this morning.