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GBA To Control Robotic Gaming Bugs?

Posted by simoniker on from the wonderborg-reborn? dept.

Mitch Randall writes "The new type of gaming coming of is NOT a video game, but robotic gaming - it's the next step beyond video games, where the characters in play are real, articulated robots. I've been working on robotic gaming technology which has been picked up by a major toy company, and is due for release next year. In addition, the system will be optionally controlled by a Nintendo GameBoy SP. We are assembling GameBoy developers to coordinate the release with several game cartridges." Plenty of hype here, but some some interesting ideas involving a sonic positioning system, too.

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  1. New? Pshaw! by I(rispee_I(reme · · Score: 4, Funny
    new type of gaming coming of is NOT a video game, but robotic gaming

    I've had robotic
    gaming on my NES for years...
  2. I for one... by magsymp · · Score: 3, Funny

    I for one welcome our new articulated robot bug overlords.

  3. Nintendos Secret? by Gr33nNight · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Last week Nintendo announced that in the spring they will show a totally new type of gaming, that will surprise alot of people. Many thought it would be the GC2, or a new GBA.

    Want to bet this is it?

    1. Re:Nintendos Secret? by n_jed · · Score: 2
      Seriously, the last thing Nintendo's going to do right now is take a gamble on some insane new technology

      Nintendo have so much money in the bank I don't think gambling on new technology is an issue.

  4. You can do this now with tanks by drewmca · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Konami makes little combat digiq tanks, similar to those little rc cars every annoying kid in the country had last Christmas. You can get them at places like kidrobot.com. They're pretty cool, since they have real treads and soon will have movable turrets. They move like real tanks, too, steering by moving treads in different directions or one at a time. The best part is that they've got little laser tag IR sensors, so you can shoot at each other. They recoil when they shoot and the controllers keep track of the score. Different tanks have different capabilities, too. All in all, pretty cool.

  5. New? by augros · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I dunno, the more I read about it, the more it sounds like "Rock 'Em Sock 'Em." You know, the red and the blue robots who punch each other's heads off? Slightly more sophisticated... but not something I'd want to spend more than a few minutes with.