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Nerf Gun Challenge Continues

Parody of my own game play? What do you do when you don't have enough money for weapons? You kill other players for money. Hooray! Give me 20 dollars.

jdodson Admin wrote on 10/21/2012 at 05:58pm

Killing others for money? YOU PLAY APB LIKE AN ASSASSIN!

Speaking of, how much money do you make per kill?

jdodson Admin wrote on 10/21/2012 at 05:59pm

Thats cool you can hang out of the car and shoot, I haven't seen that in a game before.

Missile_Drop_Kick Post Author wrote on 10/22/2012 at 03:04am

Haha, well, not much, it's like 15 per criminal (for me at least, it goes up if your threat level is higher for killing and completing missions. 15 is near enough for the twenty dollars song.) However, if you arrest them I think it's anywhere between 15 to 1000. I guess you get about 1000 for killing one or arresting one with a threat level of 5 (which means the player has killed at least 5 in a row without dying once).

Missile_Drop_Kick Post Author wrote on 10/22/2012 at 03:07am

I love shooting out the windows, it is good stuff.

jdodson Admin wrote on 10/23/2012 at 12:35am

Thanks for the details, look forward to checking it out. And shooting out the windows!

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The first mission.. A bad failure.

Here I am trying to get enough money for the lethal weapons and play with the keyboard instead of a controller. I don't think this mission went well. You can really tell I have limited mobility with the keyboard.

Missile_Drop_Kick Post Author wrote on 10/20/2012 at 06:37pm

Huh, video won't load. - http://www.twitch.tv/themissiledropkick/c/1707143

jdodson Admin wrote on 10/20/2012 at 06:38pm

For me it's the other way around, I can totally do better w a keyboard and mouse than a controller. You can plug in the USB Xbox controller into a PC if you find that easier for some games.

jdodson Admin wrote on 10/20/2012 at 06:40pm

Yeah, I am going to fix the twitch embed as it only works in Firefox the right way.

In the next few days all should be better but I don't know when I'll do the embed in a way that will work on all platforms until twitch supports that. Hopefully soon!

Missile_Drop_Kick Post Author wrote on 10/20/2012 at 06:41pm

Haha, I"m getting better at it. But, it is sucking out the joy from my gaming. Although, I did hit people more often. I guess I'm mostly a controller guy.

BR Supporter wrote on 10/20/2012 at 10:07pm

Keyboard really has a much higher skill curve than a controller. Once you get better it offers a lot more possibilities than a controller does, at least in my opinion. Keep practicing and you'll get a lot better.

jdodson Admin wrote on 10/20/2012 at 11:30pm

Ok so I changed the twich embed to have the logo be a bit smaller and less whitespace under it.

When Twitch supports embed on all platforms, ill update it. Still nice to see the logo and a straight click through at the top.

jdodson Admin wrote on 10/20/2012 at 11:30pm

Oh and I agree with BR, keep up the keyboard+mouse, its a whole new awesome world. I can understand it feeling really different though, it totally does at first.

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Going Live with the Nerf Gun Challenge

I'm streaming APB with a brand new character. Trying to use keyboard and non lethal. This will probably go badly.

Bring Me....Red Pages

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In the first Watch Out For Fireballs, we did a show about the evolution of a series. For the second, we went with something closer to a revolution. Adventure games simplified their parser through the years, starting with straight up text (Use lamp on torch) to a verb based system (like Monkey Island) and eventually moved to this entirely contextual, one click interface. How did this change the game?

Myst is a product of this entirely. The puzzles deal with mechanics, literally, because when you only have one possible interaction with something, "operate" makes the most sense. The nouns you interact with in Myst generally are just switches, buttons and levers: perfect... Read All

killz

Had a few good games. Killed about 12 players. Wee. Have to start learning how to play with keyboard and mouse.

Online Game Meetup and Play: Quake Live

I want to meet up with you all and play Quake Live next Wednesday the 24th @ 6pm PST. Quake Live is a modern port of Quake 3 Arena that is sponsored by iD Software and free to play at http://www.quakelive.com.

See you Wednesday!

Jacob_Richardson wrote on 10/19/2012 at 05:54am

My cousin is extremely into this game. He is really competitive. He played it a heck of a lot. He's pretty interested in the new E-Sport type game Shootmania.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 10/19/2012 at 02:14pm

Haven't heard of Shootmania. I'll have to look it up. Interesting, they seem to be promoting the map editor pretty heavy.

Travis Admin wrote on 10/20/2012 at 04:48am

I'm installing the stuff necessary for Quake Live now. So weird that at the turn of the century my PC could barely handle Quake 3, but now I'm playing it in a browser.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 10/20/2012 at 10:44pm

:D I know it's awesome how things progress.

Travis Admin wrote on 10/24/2012 at 05:52pm

Still happening? I haven't seen anything about it since this post.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 10/24/2012 at 06:04pm

Yep, still on! Ill post something to the main page again to remind folks.

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Super Turbo Turkey Puncher 3 High Score

One addition to Doom 3 I loved was Super Turbo Turkey Puncher 3. It's a really funny game which nods to the original Doom. There is a Arcade Cabinet of Super Turbo Turkey Puncher 3 in the Mars Base Kitchen you can play right at the start.

The only thing you can do in the game is punch and kill Turkeys. One thing I noticed during this play through of Turkey Puncher is that if you hit the punch button faster you get a higher score for killing a Turkey. With that knowledge I punched turkeys to my current high score of 26,220.

I issue a challenge to all Super Turbo Turkey Puncher 3 fans, attempt to beat my score and post your results. I claim current champion status until... Read All

Travis Admin wrote on 10/20/2012 at 02:17pm

I simply don't think I have the drive to get a score that high in a button pressing simulator, but I'm impressed at your dedication :)

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 10/20/2012 at 03:04pm

Noooooooo, it's skill. SKILL!!

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 04/24/2013 at 04:57am

Travis you really must try for my high score. I know you technically might not want to, even now many months later but have you thought about the future?

For instance you may very well be on your death bed thinking..... "Why didn't I press that button more times?"

The more you know...

Travis Admin wrote on 04/24/2013 at 02:34pm

You're just digging up all kinds of old posts lately :)

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 04/24/2013 at 02:38pm

This one I actually remembered. And really, you don't want to die with regret.

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The Devil is Real. I Know Because I Built his Cage

I picked up Doom 3: BFG Edition on launch day because I love all things Doom. I was blown away with the original Doom and how it ushered in the era of shooters. I love Doom 2 and the double barred shotgun. When Doom 3 came out and I had a computer good enough to play it I enjoyed it for its dark horror style. A few years later I replayed Doom 3 and again, enjoyed its dark atmosphere but that time I turned off the lights and cranked up the sound.

When iD Software announced Doom 3: BFG Edition I was excited. Doom 3: BFG Editions big additions are the original Doom & Doom 2. It also includes some new content for Doom 3 in the Lost Levels. It can also be played in 3D,... Read All

The GOG Book? Wait it's.. Mac Support!

Awesome video for a new feature to drop from Good Old Games. Now with book... errr Mac Support!

Here are a few of the offerings on Mac on sale:

http://www.gog.com/en/promo/mac_games_launch_promo_18_10_12

For all 50 GoG games on Mac hit this link then filter by system:

http://www.gog.com/en/catalogue

Staring Stoically at Perfection: Mega Man X

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There's a joy to be had in perfection through simplicity. The kind of perfection that comes without dizzying highs. Revolution over evolution, etc. That's what I think of when I think of Mega Man X.

Mega Man 2 was my first NES game (along with SMB and, puke, Operation Wolf) and my imagination was ignited by the setting and concept. There's something elemental to the idea of killing an enemy to get his power. It's why ancient tribes ate the hearts of their enemies. This game allows you eat metallic heart after metallic heart until you have the power of a dozen tribes. Mega Man X perfected what Mega Man 2 started and that's why we chose it for the first episode of Watch... Read All

jdodson Admin wrote on 10/18/2012 at 02:14am

Like you Gary, I started with Mega Man 2 as well. Kind of glad I did because Mega Man 1 was pretty hard. That said, I could go on and on about Mega Man 2 and how much I love it so much.

Mega Man X is a really good game. I like you, dug the little things too. For me, the ability to have a cool ability from the start was pretty awesome. I didn't do much until the shot was fully charged up myself. Wall jumping was a nice addition because I felt like Mega Man jumps were pretty hard as is, now if you don't make it by just a bit you can wall jump to safety.

The music and graphics were good and the game came with more of a story than the others.

My only real negative on this game is the speed Mega Man travels. I would have sped him up a bit because he just felt... too slow? Its a minor gripe for such a good game though.

jdodson Admin wrote on 10/18/2012 at 04:24am

Just found this: Mega Man X cosplay http://imgur.com/a/u1gZE

Gary_Butterfield Post Author wrote on 10/19/2012 at 08:49pm

That slow movement thing might be something I missed in my last playthrough. I do think it looks a little like he runs in place as he moves, which might contribute to that.

jdodson Admin wrote on 10/20/2012 at 01:14am

That may be now that I think about it. If you play it again and it doesn't come to you then awesome, just something I noticed :D

Then again Mega Man was never really fast to start with.

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