Hi Ken, Lol! I love it. That would be extremely funny. That does kind of remind me of the original Donkey Kong with some unique twists.
On 3/21/11, Ken the Crazy <[email protected]> wrote: > Imagine a donkey-Kong style of game in which an enraged psychopath gets up > onto the Sears Tower and starts chucking bowling balls at passers by, and > you have to stop him. At first, you're outside the building and so you > don't have much warning as the balls come crashing down--all you hear is the > thuds, the screaming of terrified people and so on, not to mention the > cartoonish boioioioioing if one hits a person. Once you're in the building, > climbing the stairs it's a bit easier because the balls come crashing--right > to left, fall, left to right, fall, and so on--and they don't always fall in > the same places either, because he throws them at different speeds--so they > might skip right over that first drop only to fall through the second, or > they might make it to the fifth--and don't think of trying the elevators, > cuz the psycho disabled them. There would be weapons you can pick up > too--hammers to smash the balls, (two hits for the eight pounders, four hits > for the 16 pounders,) flame throwers to torch them faster, and also power > pills that would allow you to jump over more than two balls at a time, a > thing you couldn't ordinarily do. Be careful, cuz if you are hit with a > bowling ball, you'll lose health points. "Ow! Gosh darn it, that was my > toe," or wherever it hit. Being hit in the feet means not jumping as high > or running as fast. Being hit in the arms means not being able to use your > weapons as well, and being hit in the head means slower reaction time to > simulate confusion. > > Also, the psycho has demolished some of the key stairways up to the top, so > you'll need to climb through elevator shafts to get to that next level, > which, unfortunately for you, will mean that you have to drop all your > current weapons to do it--unless you can figure out a way to turn those > elevators back on. You also have to be careful because the psycho has a > switch that allows him to do just that, so you might find yourself being > flattened by a downrushing elevator. This calls for precise timing--a > little patience goes a long way. You can also trick the psycho into > thinking you're climbing the shaft by going in, wait for him to start the > elevator, run out, wait for it to stop at the bottom, then climb up and ride > to the top. Again, very tricky as first, you're probably not on the bottom > floor and will have to ride it down a ways before it stops, possibly causing > damage to your health points, secondly, jumping off before he smashes it > against the roof, and thirdly, keeping stability as he turns it on and off > rather quickly, trying to throw you from it. > Once you get to the top, the psycho abandons his trunk of balls and grabs > two swords. He hands you one and you start dueling. Whoever falls off the > building first obviously is the loser and goes for a swim in the lake. > Ouch! That was a terribly painful belly flop... The game has no killing, > so anyone can play it. The swords don't cause real wounds, so nobody would > be offended at it--it would just be a great game for a lot of laughs. > Ken Downey > The Addictor > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [email protected]. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to [email protected]. > --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
