Comments on: And Seven wins by a nose!

And Seven wins by a nose!

empath — Thu, 26 May 2011 21:39:24 -0800

Japan World Cup. It's in Japanese, but if you don't understand a word of what's going on here, but just click on random stuff until the race starts.

By: empath

empath — Thu, 26 May 2011 21:41:29 -0800

Apparently there is also a Vol 3 and Vol 1

By: auto-correct

auto-correct — Thu, 26 May 2011 21:43:23 -0800

I was going to cheer for the panda bear until I saw the oil drum horse. Never thought I'd wright that sentence.

By: auto-correct

auto-correct — Thu, 26 May 2011 21:48:15 -0800

I can assure everyone that this 100% worth the next 6 minutes of your time.

By: unliteral

unliteral — Thu, 26 May 2011 21:51:25 -0800

My panda bear aced it. It was a close thing with that trollop flashing her cooch at everyone to keep them behind her.

By: spikeleemajortomdickandharryconnickjrmints

spikeleemajortomdickandharryconnickjrmints — Thu, 26 May 2011 21:54:15 -0800

I think I won? I don't know.

By: dersins

dersins — Thu, 26 May 2011 21:55:05 -0800

I can assure everyone that this 100% worth the next 6 minutes of your time. I'm going to go ahead and say that reasonable people may hold differing opinions on this particular point.

By: King Bee

King Bee — Thu, 26 May 2011 21:55:30 -0800

I bet on the girl to win with the number 1 horse coming in second (I think). This is what happened. Did I control this or am I just that good at picking horse races?

By: hippybear

hippybear — Thu, 26 May 2011 22:00:42 -0800

MetaFilter: just click on random stuff

By: ShutterBun

ShutterBun — Thu, 26 May 2011 22:09:41 -0800

I did the exact same thing, King Bee. Couldn't tell if it was "who do you think will win?" or "who do you want to win?"

By: ob1quixote

ob1quixote — Thu, 26 May 2011 22:12:08 -0800

Well, so far I've gotten 6-1, 2-1, and 7-4. I haven't won. It does appear to be random-ish.

By: gen

gen — Thu, 26 May 2011 22:28:58 -0800

*face palm*

By: Guernsey Halleck

Guernsey Halleck — Thu, 26 May 2011 22:45:33 -0800

I managed to catch the name of the girl, "Pink Pheremone," and the mini-Australian, "Pee-pee Donut." I think that alone is worth the price of admission.

By: weapons-grade pandemonium

weapons-grade pandemonium — Thu, 26 May 2011 22:52:16 -0800

Never thought I'd wright that sentence. posted by auto-correct You can say that again :^)

By: Jibuzaemon

Jibuzaemon — Thu, 26 May 2011 22:54:32 -0800

Ballet, side-step horse ftw

By: p3t3

p3t3 — Thu, 26 May 2011 23:24:04 -0800

My 1.5 year old loved it. Thanks! I'm a lousy better though.

By: chaff

chaff — Thu, 26 May 2011 23:28:23 -0800

I think I came across this somewhere else late late at night a few nights ago and decided that it was a dream . . glad to see it's real! The two dudes doing a cossack kick-dance on the horse's back are my favorites, followed closely by the head-banging giraffe and the sideways Charleston horse. If you search the related videos there's a ton more . . . if you feel you need that sort of thing.

By: King Bee

King Bee — Thu, 26 May 2011 23:35:52 -0800

I did the exact same thing, King Bee. Off to OTB it is with me, then!

By: stonepharisee

stonepharisee — Thu, 26 May 2011 23:45:33 -0800

I have no Japanese, and am unable to get the thing to start. Just click around . . . but there are many options at each stage. Could someone who has got there please post more detailed instructions?

By: Mister Fabulous

Mister Fabulous — Fri, 27 May 2011 00:12:46 -0800

Did 8 completely fall apart for everyone else? Because that was a thing of beauty

By: ob1quixote

ob1quixote — Fri, 27 May 2011 00:19:19 -0800

When the application first loads, a movie plays. There is a skip button in the lower left if you're not interested. Then an information screen appears, along with a floating, flashing button labeled Japan World Cup 2. Click this button to begin. You will be presented with the post parade. If you wish to skip this, find the button in the lower center-left labeled Bet and you can proceed to the betting screen. You may be presented with an odds screen, click the floating button to proceed to bet selection. There are three types of bets from left to right respectively, win, quinella, and exatca. A win bet is obviously a bet on which horse will win the race. In a quinella, you bet on two horses and win if they cross the finish line first and second regardless of the order. In an exacta you bet on two horses, and win if they cross in the order you have selected. Click the number of the horse you want to select, or use the Next and Previous buttons at the sides of the screen, then click the orange button on the nameplate to confirm. Select a second horse for a quinella or exacta in a similar fashion. You then select an amount to bet, and click OK. Your ticket is then displayed along with two buttons. The left button allows you to place another bet (you can bet up to three times per race). The right button proceeds to the race. There are three races before the game ends. Hope that helps, stonepharisee.

By: mreleganza

mreleganza — Fri, 27 May 2011 02:19:01 -0800

THANK YOU ob1quixote. None of the permutations of buttons I was choosing got me to the race.

By: ShutterBun

ShutterBun — Fri, 27 May 2011 04:29:13 -0800

Reminds me a bit of the "Royal Ascot", "Camel Race" and "Chariot Race" from various Las Vegas casinos, which appear to be no more. (The "Camel Race" has been absent from the Luxor for at least a year) They're basically mechanically-driven horses/camels/chariots that you bet on the 1-2 finishers. It's loads of fun because it A: takes a long time to finish a race, B: costs as little as 25 cents to play, and C: is generally hilarious to watch. I'm guessing these three factors probably figured into the game's demise from Vegas. Awesome way to spend your last 10 bucks on a Sunday morning, though.

By: Fizz

Fizz — Fri, 27 May 2011 04:54:00 -0800

It's in Japanese, but if you don't understand a word of what's going on here, but just click on random stuff until the race starts. This is my favourite way to browse the web.

By: Paid In Full

Paid In Full — Fri, 27 May 2011 06:48:31 -0800

That wasn't very realistic.

By: DarlingBri

DarlingBri — Fri, 27 May 2011 06:49:53 -0800

auto-correct: I can assure everyone that this 100% worth the next 6 minutes of your time The six minutes it taked for it to load, you mean? BORED NOW.

By: stonepharisee

stonepharisee — Fri, 27 May 2011 11:26:13 -0800

Merci, kind ob1quixote.

By: Winnemac

Winnemac — Fri, 27 May 2011 15:39:33 -0800

The French horse is "Pink Pheremone" and the American jockeys are "the Chicken brothers". Is this stuff common? I really need to go place bets on the ponies someday it seems.

By: codacorolla

codacorolla — Mon, 30 May 2011 07:40:25 -0800

A damnit! I just wrote a FPP for this... incredibly fun. There are a lot of videos on YouTube if you search for Japan World Cup 3, which are as fun as betting, imo.

By: not_on_display

not_on_display — Mon, 30 May 2011 23:22:57 -0800

Same here: I came across this via someone's mlkshk post and was amazed to find someone has posted, like, 70 of these, to Youtube... and I was just loving the absurd nature of the whole experience, and wanted to share. It was much more difficult interacting with the posted link, but kinda fun once I clicked the right combination of buttons. I'm gonna go back to watching the races on youtube. GO SWERVING HORSEY! BEAT SIDEWAYS RUNNING HORSEY!!

By: not_on_display

not_on_display — Tue, 31 May 2011 00:05:05 -0800