Comments on: Friday Java Fun

Friday Java Fun

Rhaomi — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:45:07 -0800

Two slimes. One circle. Infinite addiction. Welcome to the world of Slimeball.

Slime Volleyball, AKA "One Slime", is the old standby, but scads of mods and variants have proliferated over time: Two-player Slime Volleyball, with stats and uniforms and game-modifying codes Power Slime, a Volleyball variant where the players are given random special abilities Slime Soccer, Slime Space Soccer, Slime Bowling, Slime Tennis, Slime Ice Hockey, and Slime Basketball Slime Dodgeball and Slime Rugby, two games with magnetic play in which slimes can "pick up" the ball on their domes and toss them across the field. Slime Cricket and Slime Boxing, too. Have you proven yourself unworthy? Search for winning strategies on the SlimeWiki. Or just vent your frustrations to your fellow Inferior Human Controlled Slimes on the Slime Forum. And finally, an (aging) online solution for enterprising Mefites itching to deliver a virtual smackdown.

By: danb

danb — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:06:06 -0800

Holy crap, I forgot all about this game. I'm just as terrible at it now as I was lo those many years ago. Thanks for the post -- I love the wiki!

By: lilkeith07

lilkeith07 — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:47:03 -0800

I remember these games. These were the only games that we could get past the school security site. I wasted a lot of class time playing these. We even had tournaments when the teacher was out of the room and the loser had to go to the machines and buy everybody soda.

By: Orange Pamplemousse

Orange Pamplemousse — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:51:51 -0800

By: Kronoss

Kronoss — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 23:22:52 -0800

Arrrrgh. I hate you so much, white slime.

By: davidmsc

davidmsc — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 00:33:30 -0800

I am humbled that one of my early MeFi posts (from 2001!) has been included in this roundup.

By: Hollow

Hollow — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 00:34:32 -0800

The black slime, its serving technique reads me like a book.

By: treepour

treepour — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 01:09:14 -0800

This brings back the emotional agony of PE class in totally geeky way. Um, yeah, thanks for that. What's next, a low-res game where the coach elects team leaders and the team leaders pick who they want on their teams and you're the absolute last to be picked? (Whining aside, it was kinda fun, and the AI seems pretty neat).

By: Citizen Premier

Citizen Premier — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 02:14:16 -0800

Yes! I scored a point!

By: darksasami

darksasami — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 02:27:10 -0800

Thank you for inspiring me to put my fist through a bloody fucking wall. I apparently have some lingering issues around failure and humiliation. Anybody got some spare drywall mud?

By: Nedroid

Nedroid — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 07:05:07 -0800

Who needs to score points? I'm just happy when I get it over the net.

By: jenkinsEar

jenkinsEar — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 09:21:17 -0800

Ahh, I thought this post was about John Edwards.

By: BitterOldPunk

BitterOldPunk — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 12:42:42 -0800

I cannot score a single freakin' point against the pathetic white slime. I suck.

By: [expletive deleted]

[expletive deleted] — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 16:13:12 -0800

To paraphrase Evan in Superbad: Well that was..fun..I mean what the fuck..why do they make the game..you know if you can't even..you know..win.

By: AdamFlybot

AdamFlybot — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 06:21:50 -0800

The trick is to throw your computer across the room in a fit of rage.

By: Muffpub

Muffpub — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 09:58:14 -0800

I've never heard of any of this stuff, but this is amazing. Thank you. I think Slime Tennis is the real jewel here. The learning curve is still kinda steep, but it's a lot better than volleyball. My first match I got crushed 3-1, but the second time I tried on clay court and played to a grueling 8-6 loss. Now I have to go check out the other ones...

By: mismatched

mismatched — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 16:00:46 -0800

Two-player slime volleyball made my Junior High computer class fun. That, and wandering around with cameras. Can't remember anything else we did, actually.