Everybody Edits

May 8, 2010 2:16 PM

Everybody Edits is a fun Flash game where everyone edits the world and plays in it together.
posted by sveskemus (167 comments total)

Thank you guy who surrounded me with bricks and then helpfully busted me out when I sat there not moving.
posted by Space Coyote at 2:25 PM on May 8, 2010

Just created the "Friends of Mathowie" private room, password "mefi". Not much there yet, but I'm sure we can remedy that...
posted by ZsigE at 2:29 PM on May 8, 2010

You know something is captivating when everyone's playing in there and not posting here.
posted by evilcolonel at 2:55 PM on May 8, 2010

Is this gonna become a thing? Because it has that thing-like feel to it. Just wondering.
posted by Splunge at 2:57 PM on May 8, 2010

Who swore? I'm telling teacher!
posted by evilcolonel at 3:04 PM on May 8, 2010

That is waaaaaaay more fun than it should be.
posted by rollbiz at 3:05 PM on May 8, 2010

My god, it's full of taters!
posted by barnacles at 3:09 PM on May 8, 2010 [1 favorite]

Very good.
posted by Repression Jones at 3:12 PM on May 8, 2010

That huge bouncy pile of arrows is so much fun! Reminds me of a ball pit.
posted by WowLookStars at 3:16 PM on May 8, 2010

The world will forever know that "I AM Gr8 SUCKAZ" -- HEY WHATTAYA DOING? YOU'RE WRECKING IT
posted by evilcolonel at 3:27 PM on May 8, 2010 [1 favorite]

This is way more fun and timewasty than it should be.
I really dig the hi-speed edge transit system that we've got goin' on.
posted by The Esteemed Doctor Bunsen Honeydew at 3:33 PM on May 8, 2010

Stop messing up my tree!
posted by Repression Jones at 3:38 PM on May 8, 2010

Check out FUCKING COASTER. It's incredible!
posted by Inspector.Gadget at 3:38 PM on May 8, 2010

I made so many shooty arrows that my little man flew around circles. And I was amused.
posted by msbutah at 3:41 PM on May 8, 2010

Who made the pac-man maze? You are an artiste!
posted by kuujjuarapik at 3:42 PM on May 8, 2010 [1 favorite]

There seem to be two prevailing attitudes here: "I'ma make something cool!" and "I'ma break something cool!"
posted by The Esteemed Doctor Bunsen Honeydew at 3:44 PM on May 8, 2010 [1 favorite]

I finally got into the recreated Pac-man level after 10 minutes of maneuvering and then the game sent to the lobby WHAT THE HELL COME ON

(this is fun!)
posted by MidAtlantic at 3:48 PM on May 8, 2010

The Esteemed Doctor Bunsen Honeydew, that seems to be most people's raison d'etre in real life, too.
posted by mccarty.tim at 3:48 PM on May 8, 2010 [1 favorite]

It's a tragedy of the commons game. You build things and people come along and trash them, kicking you out as they go. Bah.
posted by motty at 3:49 PM on May 8, 2010

There seem to be two prevailing attitudes here: "I'ma make something cool!" and "I'ma break something cool!"

Welcome to the internet.
posted by Splunge at 3:49 PM on May 8, 2010

The pacman maze was me but I just got booted out for the third time and can't be arsed to defend it any more. Not that I am bitter. Oh no.
posted by motty at 3:50 PM on May 8, 2010 [1 favorite]

FUCKING BASTARD!!! I just spent half an hour (slow computer) painstakingly making a cool purple and orange whizzy-round maze thing, let someone else have first go on it, then some cunt came and swiped green bricks all over it before I could have a go.

I'm off to make my own world where I can play away from the bullies.
posted by penguin pie at 3:50 PM on May 8, 2010

(I'm not given to such foul language on MeFi, but nothing makes me angrier than destruction in a world of brightly coloured virtual bricks, it seems.)
posted by penguin pie at 3:52 PM on May 8, 2010

This became so much more interesting once I hit F11 and discovered the toolbar at the bottom of the screen... Good-bye, Friday evening.
posted by Gordafarin at 3:55 PM on May 8, 2010

Whichever one of you is trying to keep me out of your fancy fortress with left facing arrows, I'm going to come in, and I'm going to kill you.
posted by Askiba at 3:56 PM on May 8, 2010 [5 favorites]

just as soon as I figure out how to do that in this game
posted by Askiba at 3:57 PM on May 8, 2010

This is what Metafilter really is. It's not a place for reasoned discussion (er... sometimes), it's a bunch of tiny emoticon faces going whiz-bang-zoom through a bunch of arrows and getting boxed in by each other.

(the maze bit at the bottom that shoots you all the way to the top is so neat!)
posted by cmyk at 3:59 PM on May 8, 2010 [1 favorite]

I see what you said about cortex there.
posted by Burhanistan at 4:09 PM on May 8, 2010

The map, with little comet trails showing everybody zipping around in real time, is fantastic.
posted by FishBike at 4:11 PM on May 8, 2010

I have no idea how to do anything in this game except get to the same spot over and over. Are there instructions?
posted by desjardins at 4:11 PM on May 8, 2010

Whichever one of you is trying to keep me out of your fancy fortress with left facing arrows, I'm going to come in, and I'm going to kill you.

I made it into the Pac Man fortress! For a glorious two seconds I was there, and then the floor became erased out from under me. Alas.
posted by Gordafarin at 4:17 PM on May 8, 2010

Cursor keys move your little emoticon around, though you can't climb through empty space. Arrows on the map shove you in that direction. Dots on the map seem to slow you down and you can climb up a column of them.

On the bottom there's a row of icons for adding arrows, dots, blocks, or blank squares. Click on one of these and then click on the part of the room to change to what you selected. If you don't see this, and you're in the Friends of Mathowie room, you should see a little password box instead, where you enter: mefi

Does that help any?
posted by FishBike at 4:18 PM on May 8, 2010

As far as I can tell, dots are like anti-gravity. On top of blank spaces, you'll fall, but on dotted spaces, you can move in any direction.
posted by Gordafarin at 4:20 PM on May 8, 2010

I am currently hanging out in a tiny purple brick house with a grey roof, way down in the lower left corner of the F of M room. This is so silly!
posted by FishBike at 4:23 PM on May 8, 2010

I just saw someone remove some blocks to get through, and then replace them. Perhaps the internet isn't as cold hearted as I thought.
posted by msbutah at 4:24 PM on May 8, 2010

And then some jackass kicked me out of my house surrounded by artwork. Screw you internet.
posted by msbutah at 4:27 PM on May 8, 2010

Thanks FishBike. I'm the grouchy face.
posted by desjardins at 4:31 PM on May 8, 2010

This needs something where you could type a message and have it show up in a little speech bubble for a few seconds.
posted by FishBike at 4:31 PM on May 8, 2010

I'm enjoying the 'Calm corner' at the very bottom-left.
posted by Gordafarin at 4:31 PM on May 8, 2010

Wheee! I am zipping around like a motherfucker.
posted by maqsarian at 4:33 PM on May 8, 2010

::waes to Gordafarin from inside the little house under the 'N' in CALM CORNER::
posted by FishBike at 4:34 PM on May 8, 2010

Surprisingly delightful.
posted by interrobang at 4:36 PM on May 8, 2010

Party at FishBike's place!
posted by Gordafarin at 4:38 PM on May 8, 2010

I made the house bigger to accommodate the sudden influx of guests.
posted by FishBike at 4:39 PM on May 8, 2010

I have to go take a whiz, but I'm afraid to leave
posted by evilcolonel at 4:45 PM on May 8, 2010 [1 favorite]

Aaaand there's a penis. Took long enough.
posted by maqsarian at 4:45 PM on May 8, 2010

THAT WAS AWESOME.
posted by Durn Bronzefist at 4:45 PM on May 8, 2010

I've been watching the message in the middle evolve:

FUCK CORTEX
HUG CORTEX (that was my edit)
HUGE CORTEX
HUGE COCKS

This is like a microcosm of the entire Internet right there.
posted by FishBike at 4:47 PM on May 8, 2010 [2 favorites]

Aaaand there's a penis. Took long enough.

There were at least two penises when I first came in.
posted by Gordafarin at 4:47 PM on May 8, 2010

Someone said I was gay so I drew a rainbow flag. Then they said I was a republican. I felt dirty.
posted by msbutah at 4:47 PM on May 8, 2010

Now, I am sitting in a man's stomach...?
posted by Gordafarin at 4:49 PM on May 8, 2010

I drew two three penises (one of which was later turned into a vagina) and called msbutah a republican.

I love having internet access on a plane, but I think I might be creeping out the non-English speaking guy next to me.
posted by geoff. at 4:50 PM on May 8, 2010

Brilliant. Never had so much fun on my netbook.
posted by juiceCake at 4:50 PM on May 8, 2010

Hmm. I just rescued someone from someone's intestinal tract.
posted by Durn Bronzefist at 4:51 PM on May 8, 2010

HEY SMILEYFACE.
STOP FOLLOWING ME.
-GROUCHYFACE
posted by kuujjuarapik at 4:54 PM on May 8, 2010

You can tell when someone's parked and busy building stuff so you can surreptitiously make some directional paths and them suddenly zap them out of there.
posted by Burhanistan at 4:56 PM on May 8, 2010

Somebody keeps trying to kick me out of the house. Strangely that just makes me want to be in there even more.
posted by cyphill at 4:58 PM on May 8, 2010

Whoever put the heart on top of the house: ♥
posted by cmyk at 5:01 PM on May 8, 2010 [1 favorite]

I got kicked from the main room, but I found another Friends of Mathowie room with virtually nothing in it. I am now sitting in that room, floating on top of a golden ziggurat. I hope the founder of the room doesn't mind.
posted by maqsarian at 5:09 PM on May 8, 2010

Jesus. I just checked back on the game and found myself in the middle of a Sarah Palin party.
posted by Sailormom at 5:11 PM on May 8, 2010

EVERYONE IS AWESOME
posted by cyphill at 5:13 PM on May 8, 2010 [1 favorite]

My ziggurat now has a space elevator! Thanks, person!
posted by maqsarian at 5:16 PM on May 8, 2010

Quit ruining my trap, guys!
posted by Auguris at 5:35 PM on May 8, 2010

I just discovered you can jump with the spacebar.
posted by Gordafarin at 5:40 PM on May 8, 2010

Is that first game really called "Rape Gang?" I had to stop.
posted by anshuman at 5:52 PM on May 8, 2010

I never saw anyone so anxious to try out someone else's trap that they bored a hole in the side of it to get in.
posted by evilcolonel at 5:58 PM on May 8, 2010

I'm the woowoo!
posted by xbonesgt at 5:58 PM on May 8, 2010

Where is the option for cybersex with the other emoticons? I'm not seeing it.
posted by The otter lady at 6:07 PM on May 8, 2010

Where is the option for cybersex with the other emoticons? I'm not seeing it.

Didn't you see all the talk about penis drawing upthread?
posted by Burhanistan at 6:08 PM on May 8, 2010

The early link to the Mefi room does the game a disservice, I think (no offense, ZsigE). When anyone can edit, it turns into a chaotic free-for-all. Which has its charms, but when a few talented people stake out a room with limited editing rights, some really amazing stuff can happen.

I just got done with the "5 Floors" room, which I highly recommend. I had the good fortune of coming across it when it was only half-built, and got to watch as 2-3 industrious smilies constructed the rest of it.

The gamespace is split into several distinct levels traversed by a zig-zagging path. Along the floor of each level are a mat of arrow pushing you back to where you started. Each level has a theme -- lava caves, outer space, Mario-esque grassy platforms -- and you have to negotiate some tough platforming gameplay to reach the end.

In order to build it, they laid out "tracks" of zero-gravity dots that crisscrossed the world like scaffolding. They'd move up, down, and across these lines, laying down the platforms and arrows and perfecting the landscape for each level. It was like a two-dimensional Magrathea.

Each designer was followed by a gaggle of impatient players, hopping around with goofy grins and jockeying to be the first to try each section as it was built. The careless ones would plunge off the edge into the void, but the builders thoughtfully left a way back to the level (though you'd have to re-conquer what had already been completed to earn the privilege of re-joining the editors as they built).

In the end, they cleverly left behind a few tracks in between the ceilings and floors of each level, allowing players who'd beat the game to observe those still playing. At the end of the run, players confused by the "audience" following their progress were rewarded with a line of dots that let them join the crowd (or an express elevator to the beginning of the whole thing). Seeing the little X( turn into :D was a treat. Emoting with that limited palate is a challenge, but a fun one.

Thanks for the link, sveskemus, this was surprisingly entertaining!
posted by Rhaomi at 6:10 PM on May 8, 2010 [5 favorites]

I love trapping people in my infinite human centipede
posted by cyphill at 6:11 PM on May 8, 2010 [2 favorites]

Check out the world in the top right corner, there's a whole track set up to the right!
posted by brenton at 6:11 PM on May 8, 2010

Rhaomi: "In order to build it, they laid out "tracks" of zero-gravity dots that crisscrossed the world like scaffolding. They'd move up, down, and across these lines, laying down the platforms and arrows and perfecting the landscape for each level. It was like a two-dimensional Magrathea."

(Relevant video clip, in case that image doesn't make sense out of context.)
posted by Rhaomi at 6:22 PM on May 8, 2010

To add some snark.. i wrote 'html 5' into his flash object. :)
posted by MrLint at 6:33 PM on May 8, 2010

I find the platformy-spaces where you have to jump and jump and jump really frustrating. I get one good jump with the spacebar then boom I've fallen into the "go back to start" area. I love the concept, but typical "mario"-esque gameplay seems way harder than it needs to be. Spent half an hour and can't get it.

Love the concept though.
posted by artlung at 7:06 PM on May 8, 2010

I agree artlung, the floors are really "slippery". Those game-style levels, while awesome and interesting, are really frustrating to actually play. Judging by the other little smiley faces playing with me, it's a universal issue.
posted by Gordafarin at 7:08 PM on May 8, 2010

Everybody hurts.
posted by quoquo at 7:09 PM on May 8, 2010

Sometimes.
posted by peeedro at 7:22 PM on May 8, 2010

Everybody poops.
posted by Gordafarin at 7:25 PM on May 8, 2010

Hah! Too much! Even better when Flash is double-sized (richt-click, choose Zoom.)

Just put GRAR in; later I should go back and put a rainbow around it.

And whoever made that loop where you zip around a 3 x 4 grey/blue block, so fast that you can't edit... _{I Will Find You..}

(Whoever threw the arrow in to break the cycle; THANK YOU)
posted by Hardcore Poser at 7:32 PM on May 8, 2010

Dammit, now I'm all impatient to get home from work. The day's going to draaaaaag now! Can someone come and edit the clock for me?
posted by twirlypen at 7:38 PM on May 8, 2010

I just went back and looked at both Friends of Mathowie levels. There's some really neat things going on in each. Good work, everybody.
posted by Inspector.Gadget at 7:52 PM on May 8, 2010

So I'm looking at an animated emoticon being hurled through a collaboratively created maze of in-jokes and twisty little paths, none alike, when I stop to read the carefully created brick wall saying "Google iPad Cat", and find this, and have now gone from smiling like a goon to laughing like a nut.

MeFi I LOVE YOU but stuff like this is why I will NEVER be able to explain you to the wife. Or friends. Or other non-members.
posted by Hardcore Poser at 7:53 PM on May 8, 2010 [3 favorites]

this.
posted by Hardcore Poser at 7:54 PM on May 8, 2010

> the "5 Floors" room, which I highly recommend.

I haven't sworn this much at a game in years. In fact I hadn't sworn this much even when I was attempting to clean up a client's website from a hijacking earlier this week. I hate everything and I hate this game and I will beat it even if it steals the last fast-muscle twitch available from my rapidly cramping-up hands.
posted by ardgedee at 8:14 PM on May 8, 2010 [1 favorite]

Pissing on as much of the world as I could and then throwing up barriers to keep the next person from overwriting me was actually a blast. Maybe I am a bad person after all...?

I wish this had an option to go full view on the map so I could screenshot, but maybe that's the point. It's like a fighty internet mandala.
posted by rollbiz at 8:23 PM on May 8, 2010

Okay, I beat 5 Floors. My soul can rest easily now. I need a drink.
posted by ardgedee at 8:44 PM on May 8, 2010

P.S.- The Cabal is real. :)
posted by rollbiz at 8:48 PM on May 8, 2010

I just made a beach!
posted by Rumpled at 9:30 PM on May 8, 2010

OK, so it took me 20 minutes to get to the end of level 4 and then the game threw me out. I need to get back to my beach.
posted by Rumpled at 9:47 PM on May 8, 2010

This game is really fun! Fort Cool is the coolest.
posted by One Second Before Awakening at 11:43 PM on May 8, 2010

Whoever is ruining my giant spinning cock trap, you're a fucking asshole and I'd punch you in the face if I passed you in the street.
posted by Threeway Handshake at 12:08 AM on May 9, 2010

MetaFilter: Whoever is ruining my giant spinning cock trap, you're a fucking asshole and I'd punch you in the face if I passed you in the street.
posted by sveskemus at 12:12 AM on May 9, 2010

The sad part is that if everyone disconnects from a really intricate game, the game is lost forever...
posted by spiderskull at 12:47 AM on May 9, 2010

Oh man this kicks Your World Of Text's ass.
posted by The Whelk at 7:11 AM on May 9, 2010

The sad part is that if everyone disconnects from a really intricate game, the game is lost forever...

Yeah, I saved a screen shot of the map just now because the room is pretty much full of stuff, and yet sparsely populated so things people have built are staying intact for the moment. But it would be nice if we could save a shot of the whole thing at normal size instead of map size, at least.

But maybe this is really part of the fun of it? A year from now we can sit around and talk about how "Hey, I was there, man, when they drew the answer in that room. Taters are... well, there's just no way to put it into words. You just had to be there."
posted by FishBike at 7:32 AM on May 9, 2010

I love this. Thank you!
posted by liquorice at 7:44 AM on May 9, 2010

I made a little favorite icon cause I like this.
posted by The Whelk at 8:12 AM on May 9, 2010

The early link to the Mefi room does the game a disservice, I think (no offense, ZsigE).

None taken. I tend to agree - had a lot more fun playing "5 Rooms", which incidentally feels much like an early Nintendo platformer both in theme and ridiculous difficulty, than I did with some of what was going on in Friends of Mathowie. I think that was largely because cool stuff tended to get either wrecked by the penis-drawing brigade, or simply overruled by the next cool thing to come along. (My Trogdor the Burninator didn't last too long.)

That said, the current state of the room is amazing, and it's settled down a bit from the early minutes of complete anarchy to a more stable state. With injokes. I'm sure there's some deeper social point to be drawn out from that, but I'm not at all sure what it is.
posted by ZsigE at 8:25 AM on May 9, 2010

I like how if you let it run without touching it goes back to the start. The little mazes people made are cute. .
posted by The Whelk at 8:26 AM on May 9, 2010

PEOPLE!

I have made an overflow channel Whelkistan pws: lolbutts

Go forth and multiply.
posted by The Whelk at 8:34 AM on May 9, 2010

No offense, whoever I Amontilladoed up in brick - I just wanted to see if I could move your zombie with arrows. Turns out I could! It was tedious and boring, though, so I imprisoned you instead. Sorry.
posted by Michael Roberts at 9:38 AM on May 9, 2010

Hey, I'm next to a Mefite! I'm the smiley!
posted by ersatz at 10:33 AM on May 9, 2010

Cute, we both stand still because we are best friends.
posted by ersatz at 10:33 AM on May 9, 2010

My Mefite friend doesn't move at all. You''l be sorry when I find out who recommended him to eat that sandwich that had been left in his kitchen since Wednesday.
posted by ersatz at 10:41 AM on May 9, 2010

I'm doing the Mario one. I can almost here the "you fell to your death" music... over and over and over again.
posted by AugieAugustus at 10:55 AM on May 9, 2010

I should make mine a distictive emoticon.

Hmmm...needs more mazes...hmmmmm...
posted by The Whelk at 10:57 AM on May 9, 2010

HEAR. Wow, I'm distracted by something.
posted by AugieAugustus at 10:57 AM on May 9, 2010

Oh that Decelerator is super cute.
posted by The Whelk at 10:58 AM on May 9, 2010

Oh that Decelerator is super cute.

It was even better until someone built Pac-Man directly over the top of it. It's designed for free-fall from the white blocks just outside the House O' Schmoop at the top right.
posted by ZsigE at 11:11 AM on May 9, 2010

Edit it! Everyone can!
posted by The Whelk at 11:12 AM on May 9, 2010

GRAR! is a loop. That amuses me.
posted by The Whelk at 11:14 AM on May 9, 2010

Please, please, please do not spoil the incredible secret ending of Augieland. In keeping with the spirit of the application, the edit password is guessable by MeFites only. You are on your honor.
posted by AugieAugustus at 11:33 AM on May 9, 2010

wow, somepeople really want cortex to suck cock.
posted by The Whelk at 12:02 PM on May 9, 2010

huh, i didn't know you could play this COMPETITIVELY.
posted by The Whelk at 12:13 PM on May 9, 2010

It's like Pac-Man meets WoW meets that one Interactive Physics program we had in high school. Man that was an awesome program.
posted by AugieAugustus at 12:16 PM on May 9, 2010

I don;t know if someone is doing a meta-joke but damn they're INSISTENT
posted by The Whelk at 12:23 PM on May 9, 2010

Greifer dude is currently ruining the awesome picture of Zeus someone was making. This is why we can't have nice things people!
posted by The Whelk at 12:30 PM on May 9, 2010

I'm like actively being pushed out of the game - wow...that's just some high-grade trolling right there. Vintage!
posted by The Whelk at 12:35 PM on May 9, 2010

I submit that my stunt post was defaced for unsound reasons. Where in Whelkistan is MetaTalk?
posted by Hardcore Poser at 12:48 PM on May 9, 2010

THERE IS NO MERCY IN THIS DOJO
posted by The Whelk at 12:57 PM on May 9, 2010

Bow to your Sensei.

BOW TO YOUR SENSEI!
posted by Hardcore Poser at 12:59 PM on May 9, 2010

wow, you go Zeus guy.
posted by The Whelk at 2:08 PM on May 9, 2010

Anyone up for another map that's more puzzles and tricks and less cocksucking?
posted by The Whelk at 2:28 PM on May 9, 2010

Everybody Edits is a fun Flash game where everyone edits the world and plays in it together.


I thought that was called "the world".

(Did I flag this post? Didn't mean to - am on iPhone in pub. Sorry.)
posted by Grangousier at 2:40 PM on May 9, 2010

I just wanted you all to know that i've been writing a brutal final paper all weekend (foucault, feminist film theory. fun.), and playing this for about five minutes every hour is more or less the only thing that has kept me sane through that process. so thanks
SO CLOSE GONNA GO FINISH NOW.
posted by The Esteemed Doctor Bunsen Honeydew at 3:00 PM on May 9, 2010

I just wanted to let you know that I have spent wayyy too much time playing this when I have an intense exam tomorrow. Procrastination ftw.
posted by cardern at 4:35 PM on May 9, 2010

Okay, made another one - puzzle/maze frament

The Tubes

PWS: metameta
posted by The Whelk at 4:43 PM on May 9, 2010

Did we lose our MeFi room?
posted by liquorice at 4:49 PM on May 9, 2010

Apparently! but The Tubes is a more or less clean slate with some mazes being built.
posted by The Whelk at 5:05 PM on May 9, 2010

Mazes! More mazes!
posted by cmyk at 6:08 PM on May 9, 2010

AMAZING.


I made a tri-force
posted by The Whelk at 6:12 PM on May 9, 2010

Alright, I made some levels. Somebody please feel free to edit the chicken/hotdog/devil creature on the second one. I have no talent. (and stop cheating and making it easier)
posted by cyphill at 6:22 PM on May 9, 2010

I like the chicken hotdog devil monster.
posted by The Whelk at 8:56 PM on May 9, 2010

These mazes are incredible.
posted by miratime at 9:58 PM on May 9, 2010

I connected the levels to the mazes through a drinking Bender
posted by cyphill at 10:11 PM on May 9, 2010

holy fuck that was one productive bender.


And there is still more space!
posted by The Whelk at 6:01 AM on May 10, 2010

Looks like "Friends of Mathowie" was vacated and has disappeared... :(
posted by rollbiz at 8:09 AM on May 10, 2010

Wow, I just spent three straight hours working on a pink sightseeing maze.
posted by rollbiz at 11:09 AM on May 10, 2010

...and it's wonderful! See the sights of the Tubes! The Triforce! the LOL! The Happy Rabbit!

...now to make s'more ..sights.
posted by The Whelk at 11:18 AM on May 10, 2010

I'm making a platform story adventure called "One Happy Day", pm me if you're interested in helping build and i'll give you the code :) I'm pretty far along, I really wish I could save my progress.

I hope it doesn't die!
posted by cardern at 12:45 PM on May 10, 2010

Well, someone guessed the password.. I probably should have made it stronger but dangit, why do people on the internet have to be such douchebags.. :( He basically destroyed my level, it was really good, too
posted by cardern at 1:36 PM on May 10, 2010

Not to triple post, apparently it was someone named flashback, who also has like 10 rooms to his name and enjoys penises and swastikas quite a bit. Is that just one user with a crapload of spare time or some secret forum of trolls, anyone know?
posted by cardern at 1:49 PM on May 10, 2010

Also, does anyone get the impression that harold_dumbacher has been making his rounds? Doesn't seem to take very long before "CORTEX SUCKS" shows up in every MeFi room. That's pretty creepy, if so...

Anyway, I'm going to start a new "Friends of Mathowie" room since "The Tubes" is pretty full up. Password will be "mefimefi".
posted by rollbiz at 4:19 PM on May 10, 2010

Someone's been writing "kill your dog" for the better part of an hour and ive been erasing it, it's getting boring though :/
posted by cardern at 6:11 PM on May 10, 2010

hey all ASCII artists, the maze needs (hopefully interactive) decorations!
posted by The Whelk at 6:16 PM on May 10, 2010

It loops now! It's more than two minutes long.

I'll take credit for 'Profesional Alley' (spelling later fixed) and the big drop through the ramp next to the pool. After walking the dog I added the Mario type flag launch thingy near the end and some other spaces with lots of arrows. I don't know who I was working with but it was awesome. Come in and try it before it disappears!
posted by xorry at 7:45 PM on May 10, 2010

Nice work xorry, I made the traditional maze and was psyched to see the re-routes! I like "profesional Alley" in its original form, but the correct spelling is good too I suppose. Shows how "profesional" we are...

Decorative people, please come decorate, with something other than stuff about killing dogs preferably.
posted by rollbiz at 7:49 PM on May 10, 2010

Jesus, it just occurred to me: This is my Farmville, isn't it?
posted by rollbiz at 7:49 PM on May 10, 2010 [2 favorites]

Haha, yeah. This is the biggest time waster I've encountered in years. There's a ton of room to add art and more track.
posted by xorry at 7:59 PM on May 10, 2010

Please...do. But I need more art! Aaaaaaart! (interactive art!)
posted by The Whelk at 8:02 PM on May 10, 2010

Alright, y'all get some cool things done in there tonight. I'm off to bed, but I will leave a sentinel in the room to keep it alive.
posted by rollbiz at 8:02 PM on May 10, 2010

Interactive? I ran some track through what I think is your snail, how's that? There's also someone working on a nice strawberry. It's looking great! Can't wait to check everything out in the morning.
posted by xorry at 9:10 PM on May 10, 2010

That's not a strawberry it's sriracha sauce! Thanks for helping with it.
posted by Repression Jones at 10:29 PM on May 10, 2010 [1 favorite]

I am so addicted to this. Damn you, internets!
posted by liquorice at 5:30 AM on May 11, 2010

I tried to make a series of SMB tubes you could bonce through but then, uh I stopped.
posted by The Whelk at 5:34 AM on May 11, 2010

(Now just tweaking the Hall Of Faces in the corner...I kinda want you to just bounce around randomly)
posted by The Whelk at 6:04 AM on May 11, 2010

This has a official site now

Sounds like save support is coming soon.
posted by pixie at 6:24 AM on May 11, 2010

Wow, you guys made "Friends of Mathowie" totally awesome while I was sleeping...The sriracha is my favorite. :)
posted by rollbiz at 9:21 AM on May 11, 2010

I put the reptiles in there a third the way through the run. I was going to draw a snake on a plane, but ran out of room.
posted by peeedro at 10:16 AM on May 11, 2010

that snake is super cool.

I made a little stairway from the brain bolts to extend the reach up to HATE
posted by The Whelk at 10:35 AM on May 11, 2010

What's with all the swastikas in the game rooms?
posted by cyphill at 11:22 AM on May 11, 2010

What's with all the swastikas in the game rooms?

A percentage of people can be trusted to be as awful as possible, especially in an unmoderated, anonymous environment. For example, back when we were all playing world of text the rooms would fill up with "heil hitler," "faggot," and the n-bomb because of these people.
posted by peeedro at 12:30 PM on May 11, 2010

A percentage of people can be trusted to be as awful as possible, especially in an unmoderated, anonymous environment.

I wish something like this on such people.
posted by FishBike at 3:56 PM on May 11, 2010

Attack of the 'I hate Metafilter' Angry face
posted by xorry at 9:50 PM on May 11, 2010

Man, it's pretty bleak. I'm having trouble untangling this vandalism and it's past my bedtime. Maybe tomorrow..
posted by xorry at 10:06 PM on May 11, 2010

I have stared into the face of purest hate. A labyrinth of unending torment and horror and the most sadistic tortures imaginable. A godforsaken hellscape called... Katt's Playground. I only escaped due to a near-miraculous random game reset.

There are only three victims still trapped in it as I type. Pray that it empties and disappears before you read this.
posted by Rhaomi at 4:32 AM on May 12, 2010