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Released Games => Smaller games => R-Type 3.141592653589793238469 => Topic started by: Nifflas on July 19, 2009, 15:03:16

Title: About the game & what about that title?
Post by: Nifflas on July 19, 2009, 15:03:16
Me and Yann (previously used the name Nurykabe on the forums) created this game for the No More Sweden 2009 competition! One of our "themes" that we were assigned is "Bootleg", hence the game title. It has nothing to do with the actual R-Type though. Enjoy (http://www.ni2.se/files/games/R-Type3141592653589793238469.zip)!

The name is probably a copyright infringement, so I hope nothing bad will happen. Then of course, we couldn't make the entry fit into the "Bootleg" theme while still being legitime.
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Post by: Shawnachu on July 19, 2009, 15:18:07
Okay I'm completely lost O_o
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Post by: LimeLemon on July 19, 2009, 15:43:58
Is 3.141592653589793238469 supposed to be pi with the 21 first decimals? In that case, it's 3.141592653589793238462. A 2 at the end, not a 9. And if it's supposed to be pi in 21 decimals, it's 3.141592653589793238463, a 6 comes after the 2 so you gotta round that up to a 3.
Title: Re: About the game & what about that title?
Post by: Nifflas on July 19, 2009, 15:59:49
We're not after an approximation of pi here. In the spirit of the game, we're after the number 3.141592653589793238469, that's something different! By this reason, if you should never refer to the game as "R-Type pi" (although "R-Type almost pi" is acceptable).

(Besides, the 9 might have something to do with a clue about how to use the impulse charge)
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Post by: LimeLemon on July 19, 2009, 16:20:48
Okay, I think I kinda get it...
The game is weird btw. I kinda understand some things, but it's very... spr?nkel.
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Post by: Salmoneous on July 19, 2009, 16:24:22
When I saw the title I was like...
I played it just to try and the game is mad chaos. I will try it later. Well. Epic!
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Post by: Gorfinhofin on July 19, 2009, 17:23:03
I love the completely messed-upness of this game. It reminds me of something... I'll get back to you when I think of it X-P
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Post by: Firecat on July 19, 2009, 18:53:47
I think this game its a parody to games where you must do alot of things:
Spoiler: (click to show/hide)
The overall game its werid
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Post by: Purple Pineapple on July 19, 2009, 19:02:19
Oh boy new Niff game. *playing*

EDIT: Ok. Very weird. I got stuck on the chess game.
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Post by: victor12 on July 19, 2009, 21:09:20
*downloads*
uh... what is this? O_o i don't get it
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Post by: minmay on July 19, 2009, 22:39:00
man, nicklas nygren, seriously, oh my god, dude, how much of that stuff did you take



In all seriousness, though, this is honestly just about the most addictive game I've played lately.
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Post by: googoogjoob on July 19, 2009, 23:27:40
I think this is the least Nifflas-y Nifflas game ever.

Also I think I saw the word "walrus" in one of the little messages that flash across the screen as the scores "load".
Title: Re: About the game & what about that title?
Post by: Nifflas on July 20, 2009, 02:00:54
I don't get what's so weird about the game! All you really have to do is to use the Boost button as much as possible to gather the powerups, get EXP points, level up to a LVL 46 TOOTHPICK GODESS, then suicide your way back to level 15, then just use the impulse charges and plasma gun like crazy! That way, you'll get enough points to unlock the 3D mode! Press 8 a lot!
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Post by: Miss Paula on July 20, 2009, 02:35:25
"oh you!"
Title: Re: About the game & what about that title?
Post by: Purple Pineapple on July 20, 2009, 02:36:14
I don't get what's so weird about the game! All you really have to do is to use the Boost button as much as possible to gather the powerups, get EXP points, level up to a LVL 46 TOOTHPICK GODESS, then suicide your way back to level 15, then just use the impulse charges and plasma gun like crazy! That way, you'll get enough points to unlock the 3D mode! Press 8 a lot!
That's pretty weird in itself..
Title: Re: About the game & what about that title?
Post by: LimeLemon on July 20, 2009, 02:57:21
I don't get what's so weird about the game! All you really have to do is to use the Boost button as much as possible to gather the powerups, get EXP points, level up to a LVL 46 TOOTHPICK GODESS, then suicide your way back to level 15, then just use the impulse charges and plasma gun like crazy! That way, you'll get enough points to unlock the 3D mode! Press 8 a lot!
That was just as random as the game itself. There is no powerups or EXP. There is absolutely no 3D mode. You instantly lose if you press 8.
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Post by: Pick Yer Poison on July 20, 2009, 03:21:55
LimeLemon, allow me to shorten your post to the most important word:
random
The point of the game is that there is no point. Just sit back and let the crazy flow. ;)
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Post by: Firecat on July 20, 2009, 05:43:48
Sit back, bash the a-s keys and dont touch bettewen 7 and 9 since its evil and disturbing.  :P2

Also ,in the stats load one of the things are "Its all fake"
Title: Re: About the game & what about that title?
Post by: Purple Pineapple on July 20, 2009, 06:00:17
Another game with the sort of random loading text is bookworm. Though it seems Nifflas made many more.
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Post by: inky84 on July 20, 2009, 06:41:08
This is madness!
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Post by: inky84 on July 20, 2009, 06:44:08
wait.... I won!
Title: Re: About the game & what about that title?
Post by: J on July 20, 2009, 09:22:18
I think this is the least Nifflas-y Nifflas game ever.
Funny. I actually thought it was the MOST Nifflas-y Nifflas game in a long while. X)

"oh you!"
XD
Title: Re: About the game & what about that title?
Post by: inky84 on July 20, 2009, 09:26:43
just hold the right key and mash the A, S and Space keys XD
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Post by: smeagle on July 20, 2009, 10:10:49
 X-P :nuts: :huh: C) X)
that is one weird game!
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Post by: Dynamite on July 20, 2009, 12:37:31
wow o__o

Spoiler: (click to show/hide)
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Post by: PONTO on July 20, 2009, 12:47:26
This is indeed more of a parody on videogaming. Reminds me of "You have to burn the rope".
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Post by: googoogjoob on July 20, 2009, 13:28:10
This is indeed more of a parody on videogaming. Reminds me of "You have to burn the rope".

I don't think it's a parody so much as something new; though it does have elements parodying R-Type, they're hardly R-Type-exclusive elements. (Beyond the basic shooter setup, I didn't see anything very R-Type-y about it.) (You Have to Burn the Rope isn't really parody either- it's funny, but it doesn't really make fun of anything in particular.)

This game is hardly a game. It's more an experience of massive confusion.
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Post by: heartskuppy on July 20, 2009, 15:59:11
this is awesome. :crazy:
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Post by: Terv on July 20, 2009, 16:41:35
I loved it. That is all.
Title: Re: About the game & what about that title?
Post by: Comhon on July 20, 2009, 18:37:53
Nice game but too fast
Title: Re: About the game & what about that title?
Post by: inky84 on July 21, 2009, 20:55:07
why are there subliminal messages!
Title: Re: About the game & what about that title?
Post by: TechnoGeek on July 21, 2009, 22:03:16
why are there subliminal messages!
because the game is so random.  :P2
Title: Re: About the game & what about that title?
Post by: Nifflas on July 22, 2009, 03:09:18
We wanted to win the subliminal message category at the NMS compo, which we did! The messages are stuff like "Eat food or you may die", "Breathe air". That way, there's no way you can say the messages didn't work!
Title: Re: About the game & what about that title?
Post by: inky84 on July 22, 2009, 05:54:37
We wanted to win the subliminal message category at the NMS compo, which we did! The messages are stuff like "Eat food or you may die", "Breathe air". That way, there's no way you can say the messages didn't work!
ARE YOU INSANE?

now some people's untrained subconscious minds (those whom have done no subconscious  protection exercises) will try to kill themselves when they're hungry X_X

do you know what you're meddling with?

anyway, congratulations on getting the award and stuff ^_^

[mod]Edited out ridiculously large text, which is against the Official Forum Rules.[/mod]
Title: Re: About the game & what about that title?
Post by: Pumpkinbot on July 22, 2009, 07:35:03
May I say something?
...I can? Good.

...

WTF?!
That is all.

[mod]And again, removed large font formatting. See the Official Forum Rules please.[/mod]
Title: Re: About the game & what about that title?
Post by: TheRealTJ on July 22, 2009, 20:53:46
Is one of the flashing images the awesome smiley?

Nifflas, you are awesome.
Title: Re: About the game & what about that title?
Post by: Evil on July 24, 2009, 12:38:31
I lost the game...

This is hard
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Post by: Gaeel on July 24, 2009, 14:02:41
I got the green, red and silver staves, but I think there's one missing.
Can I get to lvl 34-Vermillion with these staves and the powercharge only, or am I missing something?

Beautiful game BTW, love the bloom and phong shading on the "female" protagonist
Spoiler: (click to show/hide)
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Post by: PONTO on July 24, 2009, 15:10:02
Did you just make all that up or am I missing something? xD
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Post by: TechnoGeek on July 24, 2009, 16:59:04
Did you just make all that up or am I missing something? xD

no kidding XD
i can only describe this in one word: random.
how do you lose? is it really at 65, or just randomly?
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Post by: Purple Pineapple on July 24, 2009, 19:15:22
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Post by: TheRealTJ on July 24, 2009, 21:30:40
Did anyone else find the secret ending?  XD
Spoiler: (click to show/hide)
Really superb game, Nifflas. Great detail. I'm curious, though,
Spoiler: (click to show/hide)

Edit:
Spoiler: (click to show/hide)
But how do you
Spoiler: (click to show/hide)
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Post by: inky84 on July 25, 2009, 03:22:44
just hold the right key and mash the A, S and Space keys XD
anything similar?
Title: Re: About the game & what about that title?
Post by: Purple Pineapple on July 25, 2009, 04:00:59
Yeah. One's in a spoiler. X) I was replying to Evil's
I lost the game...

This is hard
Title: Re: About the game & what about that title?
Post by: Gaeel on July 25, 2009, 05:53:17
But how do you
Spoiler: (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: (click to show/hide)
Title: Re: About the game & what about that title?
Post by: inky84 on July 25, 2009, 07:19:15
Yeah. One's in a spoiler. X) I was replying to Evil's
I lost the game...

This is hard
lol, yeah okay :P
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Post by: Mathexpert on July 25, 2009, 07:36:48
are you guys (gaeel and therealtj) just making this stuff up? :P2 I have no idea what you guys are talking about!!! :crazy: :nuts:
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Post by: TheRealTJ on July 25, 2009, 17:55:08
But how do you
Spoiler: (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: (click to show/hide)
Thanks!  C) Also, I found out
Spoiler: (click to show/hide)
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Post by: TechnoGeek on July 25, 2009, 22:47:28
i can't seem to get anywhere except negative mode, overdrive, door of terror, then die. if i let go of th right arrow, i lose instantly.

but i still love this game XD
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Post by: Bored2death on July 26, 2009, 02:08:28
How long is this game???
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Post by: Dynamite on July 26, 2009, 03:39:54
(http://www.clipartof.com/images/emoticons/xsmall2/508_twitching_eyes.gif)
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Post by: inky84 on July 26, 2009, 09:55:49
But how do you
Spoiler: (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: (click to show/hide)
Thanks!  C) Also, I found out
Spoiler: (click to show/hide)
Spoiler: (click to show/hide)
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Post by: Mathexpert on July 26, 2009, 21:32:20
how do you do the chess stuff?
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Post by: Purple Pineapple on July 26, 2009, 21:33:08
You can't. It's checkmate.
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Post by: TheRealTJ on July 26, 2009, 23:03:23
how do you do the chess stuff?
You need to
Spoiler: (click to show/hide)
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Post by: Saml on July 27, 2009, 06:48:37
@TheRealTJ

I think I found the
Spoiler: (click to show/hide)
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Post by: Bored2death on July 27, 2009, 06:57:21
Someone should make an LP of this game... how to win, etc...
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Post by: Firecat on July 27, 2009, 07:26:46
[Dramatism]Great game but im stuck in level 4
Spoiler: (click to show/hide)
[/Dramatism]
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Post by: Bored2death on July 27, 2009, 08:01:42
I can't even get past the first part... I think...
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Post by: Mathexpert on July 27, 2009, 08:31:42
huh? there are levels? all I do is fly and press a and s until a door comes and then I see a black screen shorty after.... could someone tell me how to do it?
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Post by: Firecat on July 27, 2009, 08:39:19
huh? there are levels? all I do is fly and press a and s until a door comes and then I see a black screen shorty after.... could someone tell me how to do it?

Note the word "Dramatism" betewen my post
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Post by: Bored2death on July 27, 2009, 08:45:26
Are you saying everyone here is just posting made up stuff? :whoa:
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Post by: googoogjoob on July 27, 2009, 09:39:11
Are you saying everyone here is just posting made up stuff? :whoa:

Of course not. This is all true.
Title: Re: About the game & what about that title?
Post by: Bored2death on July 27, 2009, 09:47:13
I haven't seen any of these things...
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Post by: Razzorman on July 27, 2009, 10:46:23
huh? there are levels? all I do is fly and press a and s until a door comes and then I see a black screen shorty after.... could someone tell me how to do it?

Its easy!
Spoiler: (click to show/hide)
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Post by: inky84 on July 27, 2009, 10:46:34
[Dramatism]Great game but im stuck in level 4
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[/Dramatism]
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Post by: Kael Seoras on July 28, 2009, 22:30:31
Ok...I'm intrigued. I just downloaded this and am preparing for randomness XD

edit:...
...
...
...
...WTF?!?!?!??!!? :shocked: Wow, I was petrified the whole time XD What was that?!?!?!
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Post by: mcbpete on August 02, 2009, 18:01:15
Nice, I'm liking the up-c-down-c-left-c-right-c-a-b-c-start debug mode where everything turns into sonic sprites.

BTW:

Spoiler: (click to show/hide)
Title: Re: About the game & what about that title?
Post by: Kasran on August 02, 2009, 21:37:40
Not to be a killjoy, but I'm starting to get sick of the fake descriptions of the game. -.-
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Post by: Mathexpert on August 03, 2009, 00:44:26
Not to be a killjoy, but I'm starting to get sick of the fake descriptions of the game. -.-
I know, me too. :S Could some one (if anyone knows how to) tell me what to do? Or even make a video? :)
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Post by: Bored2death on August 03, 2009, 01:46:18
^ Seconded. (videos would be nice, or an actual description)
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Post by: Purple Pineapple on August 03, 2009, 02:01:32
Ok. Here's everything about the game:
Spoiler: (click to show/hide)
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Post by: googoogjoob on August 03, 2009, 02:14:12
Ok. Here's everything about the game:
Spoiler: (click to show/hide)
Spoiler: (click to show/hide)
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Post by: inky84 on August 03, 2009, 06:24:55
Nice, I'm liking the up-c-down-c-left-c-right-c-a-b-c-start debug mode where everything turns into sonic sprites.

BTW:

Spoiler: (click to show/hide)
...

you're probably talking about the quantum gamma belt which turns the asteroids into cheese? similar to that of WADF, and if i'm not mistaken, I could probably compare the two.
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Post by: Olly on August 03, 2009, 18:07:34
Haha, this game is class. On the third time I just mashed buttons. Everything was fine until the 'Door of Terror' turned up :/. Thankfully it disappeared and I got some awesome stats. Whether that means I 'finished' the game or whether it's just a random thing I don't know.
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Post by: Mathexpert on August 03, 2009, 22:37:36
Personnaly, I think that everything that is fake should be removed. (wasting bandwidth, ya know?)
Title: Re: About the game & what about that title?
Post by: Purple Pineapple on August 03, 2009, 22:53:55
I'm just surprised the mods let it get this offtopic..
Title: Re: About the game & what about that title?
Post by: Bored2death on August 03, 2009, 23:08:56
Maybe Nifflas told them to? He seems to want the game to be really confusing...
Title: Re: About the game & what about that title?
Post by: Purple Pineapple on August 03, 2009, 23:09:33
But he made no effort to start it.
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Post by: Mathexpert on August 03, 2009, 23:14:16
But he made no effort to start it.

But mods did...

This post also is a lie. And so is this which I'm typing right now. PARADOX!?!?!1!?ONE
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Post by: Bored2death on August 04, 2009, 00:12:08
I don't get what's so weird about the game! All you really have to do is to use the Boost button as much as possible to gather the powerups, get EXP points, level up to a LVL 46 TOOTHPICK GODESS, then suicide your way back to level 15, then just use the impulse charges and plasma gun like crazy! That way, you'll get enough points to unlock the 3D mode! Press 8 a lot!

This was the first part where any weird posts were done. Nifflas DID start it.

Oh, and I've never seen negative mode, but I have gotten to the door of terror. What am I missing there?
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Post by: Mathexpert on August 04, 2009, 00:18:24
Oh, and I've never seen negative mode, but I have gotten to the door of terror. What am I missing there?

neither have I...
Title: Re: About the game & what about that title?
Post by: Bored2death on August 04, 2009, 00:19:37
I feel... so left out...  :sad:
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Post by: Teper on August 04, 2009, 04:22:48
It seems I can't play this. I've got the sound, but I just see a black screen. That's probably because I'm on Parallels desktop for macintosh, but all other Nifflas games worked fine for me.
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Post by: Yonowaaru on August 06, 2009, 20:32:52
WHAT THE HELL!
The man in corridor 15 broke my ship and now the chess pieces are falling on me!
What do i do?
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Post by: The stickman on August 09, 2009, 00:16:45
This game wouldn't be fun without the supposedly "fake" descriptions, impulse charge, the 8 key, AtESE drums, the overly complicated level system, and the giant bee with laser eyes.
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Post by: Purple Pineapple on August 09, 2009, 03:33:42
Spoiler: (click to show/hide)
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Post by: victor12 on August 09, 2009, 11:51:01
and the giant bee with laser eyes.
there is no giant bee with laser eyes.
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Post by: Razzorman on August 09, 2009, 12:17:48
Yes there is. Its in a hidden room on the fifth floor in the mansion where you are supposed to scare away the fish from the Chinese furniture power up. Its awesome. :D
Title: Re: About the game & what about that title?
Post by: Purple Pineapple on August 09, 2009, 22:05:57
and the giant bee with laser eyes.
there is no giant bee with laser eyes.
Duh.
Title: Re: About the game & what about that title?
Post by: loadedpizza on August 10, 2009, 10:17:57
What's with the random target reticule? And what's with the random spheres with letters on them? For some reason i can't get them (or is this there something wrong with the game i downloaded?)
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Post by: googoogjoob on August 10, 2009, 13:47:04
What's with the random target reticule? And what's with the random spheres with letters on them? For some reason i can't get them (or is this there something wrong with the game i downloaded?)

I believe the point of these random things is that they are in fact random.
Title: Re: About the game & what about that title?
Post by: TechnoGeek on August 11, 2009, 03:35:38
you get the best ending by pressing the boost button together with m, z, alt, f4, and the key for any bubbles with letters that appear, all at the same exact instant in time. I've done it. once. After this combo, you must eat food (or you will die) and activate the hyper-boost shield. Then, it's a simple matter of hitting the door of terror's mail slot with your new plasma-ion cannon.
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Post by: Purple Pineapple on August 11, 2009, 04:25:58
m, z, alt, f4
What about 8?
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Post by: LPChip on August 11, 2009, 10:19:08
m, z, alt, f4
The game crashes when I try this combo...
Title: Re: About the game & what about that title?
Post by: loadedpizza on August 11, 2009, 10:46:30
the intro rules state that you press the 'Boost' button to collect powerups. Does this button exist because i just don't see it (or is it something sinisterly obvious?) also, it would be nice if someone could post a vid/guide to passing the door of doom (or was it terror?)
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Post by: PONTO on August 11, 2009, 15:43:57
m, z, alt, f4
The game crashes when I try this combo...
Alt + F4 is the Windows shortcut to close an application, that's why the game crashes with that combo. xP
That information is wrong.

Edit: In fact I guess I'm going to lock this. This thread has been little more than random, useless and misleading suff for about 5 pages.