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Get By EmailThird Webomatica Contest: Bad Video Game Ideas
The third Webomatica contest should be fun for all involved. I’m looking for bad video game ideas.
- Brainstorm an idea for a terrible video game. Some ideas, which should be pretty self-explanatory:
- Peak Oil
- Help Casey Serin Avoid Foreclosure
- Greedo: Who Shot First?
- Sausage Construction Set
- For more brainstorming fodder, here’s a link to some awful video game ideas. Also check out some actual, terrible video games like Cheetamen (here’s a history site), Action 52, ET, this Japanese “ultimate challenge” game, Penn and Teller video game (read more here). Read this list of video games that got a bad reception.
- (A video game based on one of the truly terrible movies you folks had me watch is possible, but a bit obvious).
- “Bad” could mean “stupid” “cynical” “impossible” “gross” or “frustrating” it’s really up to you.
- The best idea or two will be made into a small Flash video game by yours truly. That should be enough of a prize for anyone, I think - but on second thought I’ll throw in a $20 iTunes gift certificate. I’ll work with the idea person(s) directly, during development.
- I have two playable examples coming up shortly - I think you’ll get the idea after those go live.
(Yes, there is a slight ulterior motive for this contest - I need to improve my Flash skills and small, self-contained projects are the easiest way to get my feet wet).
Please post any entries to the contest in the comments below, or write about it on your own blog and link here.
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"Thanks - i'll mention the one day twitter boycott too. But a big reason why I'm okay with leaving Twitter temporarily is because I have FriendFeed - my cojones are not that big." -
AJ Valliant in Cubicle Land
I’ll have to mull this one over. But whatever you do, don’t remake this one:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Custer%27s_Revenge
A Beats Entropy exclusive - that could be amusing. I definitely have a soft spot for the cubicle dweller plight.
Dave I’m sure whatever you come up with will be hilarious.
So … I’m tainted by too much time on Digg, but how about: pin the iPhone on RonPaul using FireFox?
Ha ha - would that be called the “Digg Video Game”?
I prefer to think of it as ‘Diggbait: The Game!’ but either title would work equally fine
I like the idea of Crooks and Grannies
it’s a mugging simulator.
Ok, here’s my idea. It’s actually a series of games based on mundane life events. I figured I’d call the series “Mundane Games”
“Transit Rider”
You control a hapless commuter who is riding (Muni) into work. Your commuter has a pleasure meter. Goal is to max out the pleasure meter on the ride to work before your final stop. This will be hard though, since by virtue of the commute the meter will be going down constantly. If your meter goes to zero, you become a commuter zombie. You can prevent your meter from going to zero by performing the following actions:
* staring at the hot chick on the train,
* grabbing a seat (but don’t knock over granny doing it!)
* getting on without paying fare (adds pleasure cuz you will have money for lunch and the thrill factor)
* surreptitiously eating a donut that you carried on board (don’t get caught!)
You lose pleasure points if (just a sampling):
* You are standing and squeezed in like a sardine
* Someone stinky sits next to you
* You stare too long at the hot chick and her boyfriend berates you
* Crazy person starts acting crazy (and you don’t move to the other side of the train)
Variants or sequels to Transit Rider, using the same basic premise include:
“Coach Class Flyer”
“Checkout Stand Queueing”
“Elevator Rider”
I can think of several “power ups” used to alleviate boredom - iPod, magazine, laptop - all with their own problems. Such as iPod / laptop low battery or magazine keeps being jostled by the other passengers. Or you’re standing and can’t really use the magazine or the laptop.
I think the airplane ride version would be pretty cool - I can think of a lot of problems I’ve had on flights recently - sick passengers - late flights - no seat room - dang.
airplane rider would be awesome, especially if the graphics were similar to line rider.
dude they should make a friday the 13th game where u r jason killing the cmap counsellours for the xbox 360, or the same idea just with nightmare on elm street with u as freddy
[...] Yeah so my third contest self destructed out of lack of interest for all involved. As a token of my interest in reviving the Webomatica contest idea (and sharing ad revenue) here’s number 4, a really quick contest that will wrap up really soon now. I’d estimate we’re about a day or two away. [...]
“Alan Greenspan’s BACHELOR PARTY!”
Navigate Alan Greenspan through a room full of strippers, tipping each $1, while avoiding Andrea Mitchell. You lose (”failed monetary policy”) if you tip the same stripper twice, or if you run into Mitchell, who performs a Mortal Kombat-style finishing move on you.
Heh… that might be a bit cereberal to many… does Alan get to adjust the interest rates too?