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Tiny RC Tanks That Fight

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the practicing-for-syria dept.

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."

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  1. Aw, screw kids! by Fritz+Benwalla · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I've solved this problem by continuing to buy toys for myself - and now I've got money!

    Fact is that as a kid I don't think I would have appreciated the coolness of this. A friend of mine had one of those helicopters that flew in circles, and model rocketry stuff, and I liked it but I thought it was all part of being a kid.

    Now I own a Vectron Flying Saucer and a bunch of other cool stuff, and I still play with at much as if I were a kid. But now I realized how awesome it is scientifically, and the fact that things weren't always this cool.

    Somehow wanting something for thiry years makes it that much sweeter. Makes me look forward to being eighty.

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  2. you know what would kick ass? by awing0 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Someone already mentioned hooking up an IR controller to their serial port, but what about for over the net multiplayer? Some strategicly placed cameras, 4 tanks, 4 players. I'd do this to have battles with my friends over fields of 486 hardware. I'm sure you could figure out some cool scenarios too with extra IR receivers/senders on the battle field. Stationary guns for defense, minefields, etc. Maybe a game where one team must defend an IR target while the other attacks. This is a must have toy.

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  3. Re:The kids will love it by sdo1 · · Score: 4, Insightful
    Yea, the kids will love it, but here's the pisser...

    If they bring it to show their friends at class, they'll probably be suspended for bringing a weapon to school.

    Sorry to rain on the funniest damn comment I've read in months... but that's the sad fact of "zero tolerance".

    -S

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  4. Re:Cool! by DNS-and-BIND · · Score: 2, Insightful
    You'd let a child handle something so expensive? Heck, the target market for this stuff is adults. What kid has the cash for this? Even legos are pretty pricey.

    Okay, I know, there are legions of spoiled kids whose parents can't stop buying expensive gifts for them.

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