No, don't throw ME, throw him

April 4, 2008 11:13 AM

Fun Flash Friday: Throw Me - throw the little guy as far as you can. Avoid the thunderclouds. Use the wrecking balls and colored clouds for an extra boost. Simple as that.
posted by champthom (20 comments total)

If you click the spacebar while the ball is in flight you can has balloons.
posted by iconomy at 11:30 AM on April 4

If you score too high people will think they know why.
posted by dawson at 11:32 AM on April 4

Pastabagel at number 4 on the highscore list?
posted by BrotherCaine at 11:54 AM on April 4

dawson scored.
posted by Mblue at 11:58 AM on April 4

1/2 hour just wasted. Thanks!
posted by jstef at 11:58 AM on April 4

Pastabagel at number 4 on the highscore list?
posted by BrotherCaine at 2:54 PM on April 4

Damn straight.
posted by Pastabagel at 12:05 PM on April 4 [1 favorite]

If you click the spacebar while the ball is in flight you can has balloons.

Personally, I think the best use of the balloons is when you're flailing around near the ground, looking for a wrecking ball.

6023/73958
posted by god hates math at 12:06 PM on April 4

Hmm...the game just stopped on me in mid-air as I approached 126K. Still with about half of my stamina. Takes too long, though, in between times when you actually do something constructive in the game.
posted by zeugitai_guy at 12:45 PM on April 4

I got a height of 9036 but can't get past 40,000 distance.
posted by furtive at 12:45 PM on April 4

and then I asked the Lord "Lord, but what about those times when I looked back and only saw one set of footprints in the sand?" And the Lord said, "That was when I slingshotted you, like, all the way into space. lol."
posted by shmegegge at 12:46 PM on April 4 [13 favorites]

I hit the ground at 100 mph and it ended the game--even though I think I was going to bounce into another crane. I suppose it counts how much time you've been on the ground cumulatively, so every bounce counts. Weak!
posted by Citizen Premier at 2:32 PM on April 4

Alright, can someone mash this up with that "limp George W Bush in Bubbleworld" thing so we can bang HIM into a wrecking ball at 500mph?
posted by nevercalm at 2:36 PM on April 4

Drat. I've gotten up to 105k, not quite high enough to sneak onto the scoreboard. More attempts later.

Fun as hell, though that bullshit LIFE thing is dragging me off.
posted by Stunt at 2:56 PM on April 4

Nanaca Crash anyone?
posted by BrianBoyko at 3:36 PM on April 4

Does the background music drum loop make anyone else want to murder their ears?
posted by DoctorFedora at 4:01 PM on April 4

iconomy:

Thanks for the balloon tip. That made the difference between 9K and 63K for me.
posted by Samizdata at 8:14 PM on April 4

I dunno what happened, but at some point I managed to achieve a height of 29025 feet and a max speed exceeding about Mach 7 (~5000 MPH). Sadly, due to the laws of air resistance, all my forward momentum had vanished by the time I got back to ground level; I cratered and bounced backwards, which ended my run at around 100K feet.

Fun game, though.
posted by Reth_Eldirood at 10:31 PM on April 5

And on my very next play, I managed to hit the same glitch again... something that supercharges a midair collision with something, and then impacts with the same point, and does the same thing.... it's random. But I nearly hit 250k in distance, hit today's #1 spot, and this time I hit about Mach 25 or so (18000 MPH) and a top height of about 180k.

And now, I will go and play some other game.
posted by Reth_Eldirood at 10:53 PM on April 5

one can has more balloon stamina how? (88k)
posted by sexyrobot at 1:44 AM on April 6

244,398 miles done by aiming horizontally during the launch and maintaining an altitude of 155ft (use the balloons). At this height the clouds are dense enough to sustain an average speed of 486 miles.
posted by Binliner at 4:42 PM on April 7 [1 favorite]