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Flash game offers doorway into madness

daHIFI — Wed, 02 May 2007 13:09:33 -0800

Game, Game, Game, and Again Game or belief systems are small clumsy rolling-type creatures is a digital poem/game/net artwork hybrid of sorts, or so says the designer, Jason Nelson. Joystiq says thus: It's a portal into insanity. Seriously, we're not even sure that you want to click it, lest you lose your already tenuous grip on reality; for that is the price of Game, Game, Game and Again Game, the weirdest thing that's ever happened to us. We know that sounds like hyperbole, but we don't know what else to call a "game" that forces you to collect hand-drawn syringes, represents your score with spinning arrows and punishes you for dying by replacing your "character" with the words "Not Alive" as a disembodied voice chants "C'mon and meet your maker."

By: bobot

bobot — Wed, 02 May 2007 13:21:25 -0800

hans moleman> my brain

By: brundlefly

brundlefly — Wed, 02 May 2007 13:23:52 -0800

Jesus H. Christ. I think I'm a tad cross eyed now.

By: French Fry

French Fry — Wed, 02 May 2007 13:27:42 -0800

Sweet face crapping abraham that fucked my thinker guts!

By: taliaferro

taliaferro — Wed, 02 May 2007 13:28:22 -0800

I dunno - I'm playing without the benefit of sound, but it doesn't seem like the crazy shit has any bearing on gameplay. By which I mean, I did just fine not reading anything and having my fuzzball jump around until I got to the window. I guess that's not in the spirit of things - is the sound a big factor?

By: aught

aught — Wed, 02 May 2007 13:37:25 -0800

I have a feeling this is the same Jason Nelson I published in Aught way back in 1998. Hm!

By: jokeefe

jokeefe — Wed, 02 May 2007 13:38:16 -0800

I think this is the first video/online game I've ever actually wanted to play. Thanks!

By: thecaddy

thecaddy — Wed, 02 May 2007 14:02:06 -0800

It's like an animated Radiohead cd booklet, or something. If you get to the end, the last (big, 3mb) movie is kind of worth watching. Really weird, but worth watching. If I didn't have a paper to finish I'd totally stick around and overthink this thing.

By: Squid Voltaire

Squid Voltaire — Wed, 02 May 2007 14:04:34 -0800

Seems bit like Richard Foreman the video game... High praise, although I confess I stopped at level 8

By: humblepigeon

humblepigeon — Wed, 02 May 2007 14:07:10 -0800

That game gave me a metaphysical headache. It was a bit like staring at the Kafka for too long.

By: destro

destro — Wed, 02 May 2007 14:18:27 -0800

What I always find amazing is the rational effort it takes to a make programmed insanity like this or Superrad. Somebody had to think about all of these things as they plotted out the game interface.

By: Forktine

Forktine — Wed, 02 May 2007 14:19:46 -0800

Meh. I got to level 7, no problems, but was then too bored to continue. It's sort of cute, but not enough to hold my interest.

By: Windigo

Windigo — Wed, 02 May 2007 14:21:14 -0800

It's like an animated Radiohead cd booklet, or something. Ha! That's EXACTLY what I was thinking. I only played the first 4 levels or so, because I have stuff I need to be doing, but this will definitely get a bookmark from me for a later viewing. Nifty.

By: JHarris

JHarris — Wed, 02 May 2007 14:33:20 -0800

Wow, this sucks.

By: brevator

brevator — Wed, 02 May 2007 14:36:33 -0800

cool.

By: bonehead

bonehead — Wed, 02 May 2007 14:36:46 -0800

It sucks in the best way probable.

By: unmake

unmake — Wed, 02 May 2007 14:38:29 -0800

Looks - and plays - like something only a TIMARA student could love.

By: greytape

greytape — Wed, 02 May 2007 14:56:45 -0800

I also thought of Radiohead. The final video is funny.

By: 23skidoo

23skidoo — Wed, 02 May 2007 15:14:04 -0800

Metafilter: hiding beneath the frozen pudding

By: Pope Guilty

Pope Guilty — Wed, 02 May 2007 15:14:08 -0800

This reminds me unpleasantly of the sort of thing you see at the campus art gallery near the end of every semester. Eugh.

By: unSane

unSane — Wed, 02 May 2007 15:38:39 -0800

It's like a game, only without the fun.

By: bicyclefish

bicyclefish — Wed, 02 May 2007 15:52:56 -0800

Meh meh meh and again meh

By: bicyclefish

bicyclefish — Wed, 02 May 2007 15:53:50 -0800

(ps. Metafilter: Some confusing type of hell built from messy lines )

By: voltairemodern

voltairemodern — Wed, 02 May 2007 16:12:03 -0800

It sucks in the best way probable.

By: scalefree

scalefree — Wed, 02 May 2007 16:52:26 -0800

It doesn't like my MacBook's arrow keys. Sniff.

By: Fuzzy Monster

Fuzzy Monster — Wed, 02 May 2007 16:54:19 -0800

Game, Game, Game and Again Game I Just Lost The Game.

By: Artw

Artw — Wed, 02 May 2007 17:42:32 -0800

It's like an animated Radiohead cd booklet, or something. That's exactly wha... Ha! That's EXACTLY what I was thinking. Oh, me too.

By: DU

DU — Wed, 02 May 2007 18:47:24 -0800

I hadn't thought of Radiohead, but now that you mention it, it IS kind of pretentious and annoying.

By: BaxterG4

BaxterG4 — Wed, 02 May 2007 18:56:58 -0800

It doesn't like my MacBook's arrow keys. Sniff. posted by scalefree at 6:52 PM on May 2 [+] [!] Works good on my PowerBook G4 running Safari.

By: jiroczech

jiroczech — Thu, 03 May 2007 02:29:12 -0800

What a load of wank.

By: Uther Bentrazor

Uther Bentrazor — Thu, 03 May 2007 06:58:10 -0800

man, I hate art.

By: dylanjames

dylanjames — Thu, 03 May 2007 07:50:11 -0800

I'm probably doing disservice to both parties to even mention sketchfighter. game^4 is "art," a fairly quick concept piece. Sketchfighter was labored over for almost a year, with the goal being fun, not art. So why do I mention it? The drawings, of course!