100 varieties of awesome

January 6, 2010 4:25 PM

100 Cupcakes. 100 Games. How many have you played?
posted by jacquilynne (36 comments total)

none.
posted by Postroad at 4:36 PM on January 6, 2010

They don't have one for Night Trap. I can kind of understand why.
posted by PostIronyIsNotaMyth at 4:41 PM on January 6, 2010

Indeed, this is awesome. I love how they are a mixture of video & computer games, board games, and traditional games. The detail on each is wonderful.

I would gorge myself on Yars Revenge cupcakes if given the chance.
posted by Dr-Baa at 4:48 PM on January 6, 2010 [1 favorite]

I've played 75 of thes-OH GOD WHAT HAVE I DONE WITH MY LIFE
posted by threetoed at 4:49 PM on January 6, 2010

I've only played 51 of the games, but I would probably eat all of the cupcakes.
posted by chudmonkey at 4:52 PM on January 6, 2010

Postroad: "none."

Impossible. By looking at the page you played the game that the bonus level is for, so your number must be at least 1. Also, you just lost the game.

~60 for me (that I actually played); I could identify many more, but some baffled me ("Qvegl Zvaqf"? "Jvgf naq Jntref"? "Gvqqyljvaxf"???).
posted by PontifexPrimus at 4:52 PM on January 6, 2010 [1 favorite]

I find it strange that Postroad has never played chess, checkers, Yahtzee or any other classic games.

These were brilliant, btw, if only because the Munchkin Duck of Doom caught me by surprise.

(How many have I played? 80 or so?)
posted by eyeballkid at 5:02 PM on January 6, 2010

Barrel of Monkeys is a game?! I thought it was just a barrel of monkeys.
posted by dirigibleman at 5:03 PM on January 6, 2010 [1 favorite]

You're thinking of sardine tin of monkeys. That is just awful. Really no child should be exposed to that. Emotionally scarring and also quite messy.

Barrel of monkeys on the other hand is made of unicorn dust and rainbow juice.
posted by Babblesort at 5:06 PM on January 6, 2010 [1 favorite]

A cupcake paying homage to cribbage.

And I thought I had seen it all.
posted by GuyZero at 5:11 PM on January 6, 2010 [1 favorite]

Doing fine 'til I hit Pit (75). Then I had to go have a shower.
posted by Mike D at 5:14 PM on January 6, 2010

This is fantastic.
posted by rollbiz at 5:25 PM on January 6, 2010

threetoed: "OH GOD WHAT HAVE I DONE WITH MY LIFE"
I scored 82, and my first thought was "Hmm, maybe that childhood wasn't so bad."

Good stuff. But let's see them try making a cupcake of 4 Second Frenzy though.
posted by Hardcore Poser at 5:53 PM on January 6, 2010

84. Hm, thought I'd do better than that.
posted by NMcCoy at 6:02 PM on January 6, 2010

dr baa said almost exactly what i came here to say.
posted by empath at 6:06 PM on January 6, 2010

That was some fantastic fondant!
posted by futureisunwritten at 6:59 PM on January 6, 2010

They don't have one for Night Trap. I can kind of understand why.

Or Chiller.
posted by RobotVoodooPower at 7:16 PM on January 6, 2010

86. Do I win the nerdoff?
posted by aubilenon at 7:36 PM on January 6, 2010

What, no Go?
posted by leotrotsky at 8:05 PM on January 6, 2010

75. Six of them I have played for the first time in the past few months. I have to say that the Scattergories and Duke Nukem cup cakes are my favorites.
posted by lilkeith07 at 8:06 PM on January 6, 2010

89
posted by edgeways at 8:08 PM on January 6, 2010

All the underground pumping-up fun of Dig Dug, but in cupcake form. I want a dozen of those.
posted by porn in the woods at 8:17 PM on January 6, 2010

90. Wooooo!
posted by rifflesby at 9:05 PM on January 6, 2010

This makes me want to promise to never again declare that I just don't have time to do something.
posted by Rudy Gerner at 9:10 PM on January 6, 2010

52, but I'm counting that liberally.

For instance, a number of the video games listed I've played clones of, but never the original game.
posted by Target Practice at 10:17 PM on January 6, 2010

I notice a nice one for Rock, Paper, Scissors, but no love for the superior version, Rock, Paper, Scissors, Lizard, Spock.
posted by fairytale of los angeles at 10:48 PM on January 6, 2010

85
posted by papercake at 6:39 AM on January 7, 2010

Far below everyone else here in terms of game count, I think. Oh well. Favorite cupcake - 71, Munchkin, without a doubt. The other cupcakes featuring actual game characters seems a tad disturbing, if you ask me, especially Link in 80. Is that psychotic murderous rage in those big eyes or what?
posted by wet-raspberry at 7:57 AM on January 7, 2010

Either someone was is gifted or has too much time on their hands. I like the first option.
posted by Mastercheddaar at 8:46 AM on January 7, 2010

96. Thank you metafilter, for answering the question "What have you done with your life?". Apparently it's playing obscure games that cross generations!

Seconding the cribbage cupcake. That and Mille Bornes. Haven't though of those in years, since grandpa passed away.
posted by fnord at 9:47 AM on January 7, 2010

They had a cupcake for Twixt - awesome. I remember playing that some 20-25 years ago, pulled out of the stack of my dad's old strategy/wargames. Is there a cupcake for Avalon Hill's 'Starship Troopers'?
posted by FatherDagon at 10:04 AM on January 7, 2010

Oh yeah, and 92.
posted by FatherDagon at 10:07 AM on January 7, 2010

63, with Wits & Wagers being the newest-to-me on that list (and recommended).
posted by DevilsAdvocate at 12:33 PM on January 7, 2010

Liars Dice? Looked like Yahtzee to me.
posted by Thorzdad at 2:39 PM on January 7, 2010

That's what I thought at first too, Thorzdad. When I saw the Yahtzee scorepad further down I went, "wait, they used that one twice..." until I went back up and checked the first one. They should have put on six or more dice, so it would be less likely to be confused with Yahtzee.
posted by DevilsAdvocate at 4:49 PM on January 7, 2010

These were much better than I expected. I am blown away. The Tomb Raider one is my favorite because she focused in on what made the game popular. I do wonder what "cupcake randomization" is and if that job is available.
posted by chairface at 11:34 PM on January 7, 2010