http://www.metafilter.com/tags/killscreens Posts tagged with 'killscreens' at MetaFilter. Wed, 30 Jul 2008 10:58:41 -0800 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 10:58:41 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/73711/How%2Dhigh%2Dcan%2Dyou%2Dget Don Hodges writes scholarly (but readable) articles on the <a href="http://donhodges.com/Controlling_the_barrels_in_Donkey_Kong.htm">mathematics and logic of classic video games</a> - with a special emphasis on kill screens, such as <a href="http://donhodges.com/galaga_stage_256_fix.htm">"Stage Zero" in Galaga</a>, <a href="http://donhodges.com/how_high_can_you_get.htm">Level 22 in Donkey Kong</a>, and <a href="http://donhodges.com/how_high_can_you_get2.htm">the legendary split screen at the end of Pac-Man</a>. More <a href="http://donhodges.com/archive.htm">here</a>. FYI, for non-classic gamers: "A kill screen is a stage or level in a video game (often an arcade game) that stops the player's progress due to a programming error or design oversight. Rather than "ending" in a traditional sense, the game will crash, freeze, or behave so erratically that further play is impossible." (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kill_screen">Wiki</a>) More kill-screen fun: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=600bQMqrEBE&feature=related">Dig-Dug</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjUpe7Oh1j0">Duck Hunt</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdctZpE-EJA">Pac-Man</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fk1EA8LslW8">Ms. Pac-Man</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPglteec8BA">Donkey Kong</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHuEDSB7N6E">Megamania</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKyw8NHQZg8">Pitfall!</a> tag:metafilter.com,2008:site.73711 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 10:58:41 -0800 classicgaming killscreens videogames jbickers