I agree with you here. It's very unfortunate. I used to play Jurassic park when that first came out as a pinball machine. After a few weeks at the local movie theater, the T-Rex head stopped functioning. To my knowledge it was never fixed and has since been replaced with whatever version of mortal/teken they are on now.
I just have so much more respect for pinball than I do for most other video games. There is real physics at work, real 'pinball skill'. Knowing when to hit the ball and when to 'nudge' the machine. Although this is probably comparable to calling race car driving a real âoesportâ, and the driver's "athletes"
I wonder if there is anyway to bring this movment back. I would think that a real 'pinball arcade' would be quite popular if they didn't charge $2 per play.
Pinball machines are a bitch to fix too. A friend of mine used to own one. It was like something out of a bad sci-fi movie inside.
I never saw the benefit of arcade games. I think it stemmed from a personal experience I had as a kid. We used to go to the local mall, and I would always get sucked into the arcade to play my personal favorite game 'super off road'. The game had three steering wheels, so three could play at once. I would drop $2 every time we went in. One week, I decided I really wanted to stop getting creamed by the grey truck that always seemed to have an unfair advantage. I saved for a week, and then deposited my week's savings (about $15) and suped up my truck with max everything (they let credits be used towards truck gear and NOS). I lost in the third round.
I think that the next week I went out and bought the game for my NES console. I never went back to that arcade. It just doesn't seem worth it to play arcade games when the console editions can be bought for comparably much less money.
Also, a reader did point out the decline of the classic Pinball games. Or rather the increase in price ($2 at the local Boston arcade). It's funny how the one type of game that absolutely cannot be captured in computers or consoles is in such decline.
The new wolfenstein demo has something called "punkbuster". I am not sure what exactly it does.
I'v heared of some neat cheats where they disable wall's (keep them wirerame) so you always know where everyone is. Although I would be pissed if this ever got used against me. It's just more fun to play on a level playing field.
I was actually contemplating mounting a wireless system to an airsoft r/c tank. Make it internet ready with a web camera. The tank shoots 6 mm plastic bb's (about 30m).
I think that would keep me entertained at work.
I was looking into those desktop rovers, but the system was just to pricy to buy and cut-up. =)
Yeah, that's fun and all if i wanted to *look* at the cats... but I was hoping to be able to suck up their tails and what-not.. Really convince them not to come back once we let them outside when we get home.
Hummm, My wife does the vacuming during the day. And I can't imagine plunking down more than $50 to have some little robot do it for her. (she would kick my ass for spending that kind of money).
Besides, the only reason I would want one is if i could control it from work via internet and have it chase around the cats. (that would be great)
Bruce Campbell in the evil dead game, was another example... while everything about the game was horribly designed, it was worth buying cuz of the sound bites... ok, maybe it wasn't.
I personally think that inserting actors into game's is a bad idea. I perfer voice-overs.
Did anyone else actually play this demo? I wasted about 2 hours of my life in front of a computer... I could have been playing with my son. Microsoft, you took 2 hours of my life, and I want it back.
Seriously, this game seems WAY too involved. I really enjoy the Civ-Style game, where you can kick back with a brew and manage your cities without worrying about managing battles at the same time. Now I know that the hard-core RTS fans out there love this kind of stuff, but there has got to be a point where there is just too much happening and not enough 'real-time' to do it in. I guess pausing is an option. I still feel like I need a team of people playing with me over my sholder making sure I click on the right research or find how many caravans I have. 5 resources to track! And on top of it all, I couldn't find a single way to save my game! WTF!
Then again, maybe I'm just getting old. Ah, who am I kidding? I'll end up buying it like all the other suckers out there anyway.
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I just have so much more respect for pinball than I do for most other video games. There is real physics at work, real 'pinball skill'. Knowing when to hit the ball and when to 'nudge' the machine. Although this is probably comparable to calling race car driving a real âoesportâ, and the driver's "athletes"
I wonder if there is anyway to bring this movment back. I would think that a real 'pinball arcade' would be quite popular if they didn't charge $2 per play.
Pinball machines are a bitch to fix too. A friend of mine used to own one. It was like something out of a bad sci-fi movie inside.
I think that the next week I went out and bought the game for my NES console. I never went back to that arcade. It just doesn't seem worth it to play arcade games when the console editions can be bought for comparably much less money.
Also, a reader did point out the decline of the classic Pinball games. Or rather the increase in price ($2 at the local Boston arcade). It's funny how the one type of game that absolutely cannot be captured in computers or consoles is in such decline.
They named it Audry II, and that kid is standing way too close in a few of those pictures.
I'v heared of some neat cheats where they disable wall's (keep them wirerame) so you always know where everyone is. Although I would be pissed if this ever got used against me. It's just more fun to play on a level playing field.
I think that would keep me entertained at work.
I was looking into those desktop rovers, but the system was just to pricy to buy and cut-up. =)
Yeah, that's fun and all if i wanted to *look* at the cats... but I was hoping to be able to suck up their tails and what-not.. Really convince them not to come back once we let them outside when we get home.
Besides, the only reason I would want one is if i could control it from work via internet and have it chase around the cats. (that would be great)
I personally think that inserting actors into game's is a bad idea. I perfer voice-overs.
Seriously, this game seems WAY too involved. I really enjoy the Civ-Style game, where you can kick back with a brew and manage your cities without worrying about managing battles at the same time. Now I know that the hard-core RTS fans out there love this kind of stuff, but there has got to be a point where there is just too much happening and not enough 'real-time' to do it in. I guess pausing is an option. I still feel like I need a team of people playing with me over my sholder making sure I click on the right research or find how many caravans I have. 5 resources to track! And on top of it all, I couldn't find a single way to save my game! WTF!
Then again, maybe I'm just getting old. Ah, who am I kidding? I'll end up buying it like all the other suckers out there anyway.