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Tiny RC Tanks That Fight
Daniel Rutter writes "I've just reviewed a couple of Konami's Combat DigiQs - tiny little remote controlled tanks that can shoot each other. You can stage a two-, three- or four-tank battle, every tank for himself or in teams of two, on a coffee table. They rock."
Those are Iraqi tanks!
Back in the day we used water baloons and also tomatos. Over ripe tomatos especially rocked...
putting the 'B' in LGBTQ+
weapons of minute destruction?
A playground sandbox, a few quarts of 10w40, and you've got your very own miniature Iraq to "liberate"!
I think the BZFlag guys get the award for "most modifier goodies"- it made my dizzy, reading all the different kinds of flags there are. Forget a 'gunner', you need a 'flag checker'.
Driver:"Ooo, ooo! A flag! [steer steer steeer]"
Flag Checker(slow motion): "nnnooooooOOOO!"
-BOINK- BROADCAST MESSAGE: "Team A ran over Hippie Flag, now shooting Daisies"
I wish they'd do collaborative roles, so you really COULD have a driver, gunner, etc..that would ROCK.
Who remembers playing Bolo on their old Mac, or that crazy wireframe tank game? I forget the name, had a 3-D shaped retail box with a red pyramid or something
Please help metamoderate.
nah you must be confused, that was gorilla.bas :)
But do you actually get killed when your tank blows up? I really find the lack of realism in games these days to be disturbing.
I'm sure if kids are reading /., they're not playing with water balloons and apples - These kids are making potato guns that can smash through a brick wall.
I am a filthy pirate.
Melodiously and Joyfully will I utilize for very life-pleasure!!
The party's over
...I'm not sure I'd trust a review from a guy who looks like this.
If these fire actual projectiles (as opposed to just a light beam), then I want one for my girlfriend's cats!
Scary when the tanks are being dwarfed by their remote controls 8-)
Glad it's "mirrored" here, then; since Jesus Geeks appears to be down (at least from where I am at).
"Please enjoy yourself using this manual. And please utilize."
God Bless Engrish!
Dacels Jewelers can't be trusted.
wow, I remember that, I think I downloaded it off some website a few years back.
My potato gun was confiscated by the United Nations. They said I wasn't allowed to have weapons of mash destruction.
I was going to put off the kids thing a few more years, but I need a justifiable reason to spend $125 on these things. So, if there's any women out there who would like to get married and have my child soon there after, and also provide me with your Visa card so I can order these tanks (for are soon to arrive child), please send me a message.
Thanks
FINALLY!
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The normal editors must be on vacation...
You always miss the first shot. In fact generally (Today's New Army as the standing exception) they don't even aim the first shot in real life. Just get your fire platform stable and with a good place to start from, let one rip, then figure out how far off you are, do some simple math, fire the second one (which should be MUCH closer), adjust, until you start landing shells where they are supposed to go. Then just keep pumping them down range.
You quickly get in pointed in the right direction and it becomes 2D again.
Helps to have RainMan on your team, though. Definately 38.7 degrees with 2.147 kilograms of powder. Definately. Practically 21 seconds to impact. They are definately not going to be happy when this bad boy lands on them. Definately.
Glonoinha the MebiByte Slayer
What? Life is too short to be reading /. when you're fourteen! You go outside and you blow out some car windows right now!
And don't come back in till the cops confiscate all your PVC pipe.
I am a filthy pirate.
I'm not getting one until it supports the Ogg format.
My
Limekiller
From Konami's OWN English version page:
Please enjoy yourself using this manual.
I sure hope you DON'T use that manual to enjoy yourself! You might want to try reading it first. Or maybe printing it out. =)
Radio controlled tanks are nothing new - my neighbor had one 60 years ago.
He sat inside it, a radio signal came in, and in response to that message, he shot at Germans.
Son, I dunno about you, but when I'm in that situation, I'm too, um, engaged to worry about the look on her face.
And I don't call mine a pea shooter, either.
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