We should have a "random ****" thread in this forum imo

[goofyballer]

Someone tell me a fun simple game I could make for X360. I want to work in the video game industry eventually and having something I made that I could show off in an interview would be A++, but I can never think of a simple, elegant game I can implement easily.

[rubbrband]

Originally Posted by goofyballer

Someone tell me a fun simple game I could make for X360. I want to work in the video game industry eventually and having something I made that I could show off in an interview would be A++, but I can never think of a simple, elegant game I can implement easily.

Puzzle games seem the easiest, as you would be showing off your creativity and intellect more than hours and hours of code and graphics.

[Dire]

Goofy, showing off a sample of what you're most interested in could be more valuable than showing off an entire game, and certainly a whole lot easier! There's alot of need for specialists now. I mean if you're interested in physics then do an inverse kinematics demo of some guy rolling around in a spinning hamster wheel on a bumpy very frictiony surface (ok.. that's not exactly easy, but blah.. you get what I mean), or if you like AI do some swarming + pathfinding stuff or whatever. Just do something cool and related to a field you're really interested in.

[Dire]

A quake 2 model running around a plain textured height map terrain doesn't count as cool either.

[Supersonic]

Did any of you guys play Master of Orion 3? I've been thinking of playing it because I loved either 1 or 2 when I was a kid but I'm wondering if there are similar but better games that have been made since MoO3?

[Thanir]

For you old-school arcade lovers, a guy in Linden, VA has his own private arcade setup which has 65 restored old school arcade games. Someone recently did an interview/tour of his arcade. I wish I lived near him so I could go there on the days he opens it up to the public.

http://kotaku.com/357388/video-tour-...na-city-arcade

[2218]

Originally Posted by Supersonic

Did any of you guys play Master of Orion 3? I've been thinking of playing it because I loved either 1 or 2 when I was a kid but I'm wondering if there are similar but better games that have been made since MoO3?

I had a pirated version and never bothered to look for a game's manual, which probably would have helped a lot. (Like do the ground troops' tactics make any significant difference in the outcome of battle?)

So here's my not so great impression. It was a pretty neat game, but I didn't really like it. I found the AI management wasn't too good, but managing everything manually is unbelievably tedious. This is what ruined it for me. I wish I could say more, but I don't remember it too much. Hopefully someone else can add their two bbs.

[n.s.]

Originally Posted by goofyballer

n.s., I for one think you should bring back your cat avatar.

Done . My cat hates Viva Pinata too.

[SuperPokerJedi]

OP is a jumper. nice thread btw ;o)

[sharpie]

Sorry for being a nit but I spent a good 3 minutes typing this out in the Assassin's thread before hitting submit and finding out it was locked, and didn't want it going to waste:

I've only assassinated 2 bad guys so far, but from what I've heard it's pretty much the same thing 7 more times. I don't think it's worth $38, I paid less than that sealed and it might not even be worth what I paid. Such a shame, such a cool concept, if they polished it up and added a bit more variation and depth it would've been a tight game.

If anyone wants to trade a game for it I have it on the PS3. :P

[Shizzle12345]

try playing gta2 online. you can manually connect to each other. I used to do this all the time with like 2 or 3 people . ANd it was so much ***** fun.

[zyrrth]

http://kotaku.com/358724/gears-of-wa...ng-in-november

[yellowbluebus]

For the Wii fans:

On Friday, February 22, 2008, five Wii video games will be featured as the top five deals in the Amazon.com Gold Box. The identities of each deal will be revealed one at a time.

Here's how it will work:

• At 12:01 AM PST the first deal will be the Gold Box Deal of the Day. Its special discounted price will be available all day only on Friday, Feb. 22 (or until we run out.)
• Starting at 6:00 AM PST, the second deal will be featured as a Lightning Deal. This special price will be available for the following four hours.
• Each of the three remaining deals will also be Lightning Deals. Starting at 10:00 AM, 2:00 PM, and 6:00 PM PST, each deal will be available for four hours after it begins.
• Discounts on each deal will be available only while supplies last.
• Learn more about Gold Box Deals in our Help section.

[that_pope]

Interesting on the amazon wii video games deal. I will definately keep my eye open tomorrow and see if I want anyof the games. I already have most of the big name games, but I still need to buy Zack and Wiki, and I could be convinced to get Super Mario Strikers or Elebits or something if the price is right

[2/325Falcon]

Lol JackThompsonaments.