Sorry, but there's just no way we can't post this one because this video certainly deserves all the attention it can get. Set to Moby's Flower, 1K Project II is the result of 1,000 cars combined together in Trackmania. We're sure you'll end up watching this thing a few times just to soak it all in. Kudos to whoever put this together.
Reader Comments (121)
Posted: Sep 3rd 2006 1:44AM (Unverified) said
i've seen this before! It's the 405 in LA during rush hour!
Reply
Posted: Sep 6th 2006 12:31PM Stu L Tissimus said
I....whoa.
(Would've been somewhat more impressive if the cars reacted together, but all of them merging out of that single one was fucking impressive.)
Reply
(Would've been somewhat more impressive if the cars reacted together, but all of them merging out of that single one was fucking impressive.)
Posted: Sep 3rd 2006 12:13AM (Unverified) said
Deffinatly one of the coolest video I've seent his year. Must have taking quiet a lot of work to get that all working.
Reply
Posted: Sep 3rd 2006 12:16AM (Unverified) said
I thought it was pretty cool. Must have took a very long time to make.
If anything, I think that'd make a pretty cool screensaver (maybe, minus the music).
Reply
If anything, I think that'd make a pretty cool screensaver (maybe, minus the music).
Posted: Sep 3rd 2006 12:06AM Drake Lake said
I liked it. It was different from every other video we see of someone 'owning,' and just felt enjoyable and relaxing.
Reply
Posted: Sep 3rd 2006 12:15AM (Unverified) said
It's good but the collision detection is really visibly off. It's probably a stylish effect I'd like to see what that many cars with real interactions would look like.
Reply
Posted: Sep 3rd 2006 12:11AM Lonin said
If I was the marketing director for a new "hip" car line (Yaris, Mazda's RX line, Vibe, etc) I'd commission the creator of this to do a similar one with my car. Have it all start off with one car, split into a thousand, then end with them all combining again... Throw on a different soundtrack and you'd have a really awesome commercial.
Reply
Posted: Sep 3rd 2006 12:18AM ThePimento said
Pretty boring in my opinion. I didn't even watch it through once, as it just got old.
It would be better if there was collision detection. Cars just flying through other cars with no effect is dumb.
Plus the music sucks.
Reply
It would be better if there was collision detection. Cars just flying through other cars with no effect is dumb.
Plus the music sucks.
Posted: Sep 3rd 2006 12:26AM (Unverified) said
@6
Thats actually been done before, a hella long time ago...now see if I can remember what car it was, ehhe. I do recall seeing a commercial exactly as you describe, though...was maybe 25 or so cars, doing a big fancy drive around, skillfully manouvered so as not to touch each other, then suddenly BAM right at the end they all come to s screeching, drifting stop, all in the same place. Gotta love those ads that stick in your mind for years, but you can't ever remember what they were selling...
Reply
Thats actually been done before, a hella long time ago...now see if I can remember what car it was, ehhe. I do recall seeing a commercial exactly as you describe, though...was maybe 25 or so cars, doing a big fancy drive around, skillfully manouvered so as not to touch each other, then suddenly BAM right at the end they all come to s screeching, drifting stop, all in the same place. Gotta love those ads that stick in your mind for years, but you can't ever remember what they were selling...
Posted: Sep 3rd 2006 12:34AM (Unverified) said
Noone plays TrackMania here?
The game has no collision between cars.
This was made by combining replays together, imagine playing the same map 1000 times a little bit differently each time then combining all of the replays.
This game is awesome, you should all try a demo (even if it doesn't do it justice).
Reply
The game has no collision between cars.
This was made by combining replays together, imagine playing the same map 1000 times a little bit differently each time then combining all of the replays.
This game is awesome, you should all try a demo (even if it doesn't do it justice).
Posted: Sep 3rd 2006 12:38AM (Unverified) said
Love Joystiq readers... such a self loathing bunch. You hate everything you read, and yet continue to read everything.
Anyways, what exactly is this? I've never played Trackmania, but I'm assuming this is machinma. Did they do a bunch race recordings and play back all the recordings at once (a la' your typical "ghost" racers)? Can't really think of any other way you could make this, but I don't know what you can do in Trackmania. Must have beena lot of work to get all the recordings with proper variation if so, especially how everything fans out at the start.
Reply
Anyways, what exactly is this? I've never played Trackmania, but I'm assuming this is machinma. Did they do a bunch race recordings and play back all the recordings at once (a la' your typical "ghost" racers)? Can't really think of any other way you could make this, but I don't know what you can do in Trackmania. Must have beena lot of work to get all the recordings with proper variation if so, especially how everything fans out at the start.
Posted: Sep 3rd 2006 12:41AM (Unverified) said
@#13,
That comercial was the Isuzu Gemini wasn't it?
Reply
That comercial was the Isuzu Gemini wasn't it?
Posted: Sep 4th 2006 4:50AM (Unverified) said
this is amazing!
does anyone know a way that i can save this?
Reply
does anyone know a way that i can save this?
Posted: Sep 3rd 2006 12:44AM (Unverified) said
Hiro Protaganist
"This was made by combining replays together, imagine playing the same map 1000 times a little bit differently each time then combining all of the replays."
Wow, that must have tooken a lot of time and effort.All in all, I thought the video was pretty cool. You really don't see much videos like this one at all. Plus, the music was pretty good to.
Reply
"This was made by combining replays together, imagine playing the same map 1000 times a little bit differently each time then combining all of the replays."
Wow, that must have tooken a lot of time and effort.All in all, I thought the video was pretty cool. You really don't see much videos like this one at all. Plus, the music was pretty good to.
Posted: Sep 3rd 2006 12:56AM (Unverified) said
ok, um... WOW? its like Burnout 6 for Wii2, but without crashes.
its "beautiful."
Reply
its "beautiful."
Posted: Sep 3rd 2006 1:02AM (Unverified) said
Am I the only one not seeing a link to a video of any sort?
The read link is not present for me.....
Reply
The read link is not present for me.....
Posted: Sep 3rd 2006 1:07AM Vitamin Awesome said
This totally should've been a car commercial. None of this 30 second crap, in its entirety. Screw the plastic bag floating around in a parking lot, this is the most beautiful thing ever.
Reply
Posted: Sep 3rd 2006 1:15AM (Unverified) said
Wow. I was torn between a complete sense of "WHAT THE CHRIST THIS IS AMAZING" and a profound sense of unnervedness from my semiphobia of clusters.
Oh, and I liked Trackmania before it was cool. 8)
Reply
Oh, and I liked Trackmania before it was cool. 8)
Posted: Sep 6th 2006 3:54PM PlatinumSkeet said
lol Kinda reminds me of a tech video the Sony/MS people show when they introduce a console.
We can have 1,000,000 leaves fly through a tornado or 1,000 golfballs fly around in a room in REAL-TIME...
Whoop-dee-f***n'-Doo
Reply
We can have 1,000,000 leaves fly through a tornado or 1,000 golfballs fly around in a room in REAL-TIME...
Whoop-dee-f***n'-Doo
Posted: Sep 3rd 2006 1:13AM (Unverified) said
it's poetic, they are like purposeful butterflies swimming through a concrete wonderland. then again, i muted the moby and put on some dvorak during the video.
Reply
Posted: Sep 3rd 2006 1:21AM DeadPlasmaCell said
Pretty cool video.. The music blew hard..I had to mute it to get through the video.
Reply
Posted: Sep 3rd 2006 1:25AM (Unverified) said
very creative. the makers of this vid have my respect. and a LOT of free time :)
Reply
Posted: Sep 3rd 2006 2:57PM (Unverified) said
Trackmania would easily be my favorite racing game if it weren't for teh fact that it has no collision detection between cars, which, in my book, is unforgivable for a racing game.
The designer lets you make your own tracks, and race people online with your own custome crazy jumps. Even without the collision, it might be worth picking up if not for one other fatal flaw.
It comes with Starforce.
The video's not bad. I'd like it with less cars, because the ones that drive by without hitting the jump don't add much to the effect, and without collision detection, you get little to no effect from the jumping cars landing.
Reply
The designer lets you make your own tracks, and race people online with your own custome crazy jumps. Even without the collision, it might be worth picking up if not for one other fatal flaw.
It comes with Starforce.
The video's not bad. I'd like it with less cars, because the ones that drive by without hitting the jump don't add much to the effect, and without collision detection, you get little to no effect from the jumping cars landing.
Posted: Sep 3rd 2006 1:37AM (Unverified) said
#: "It's good but the collision detection is really visibly off. It's probably a stylish effect I'd like to see what that many cars with real interactions would look like."
If there were collision detection the scene would look like a giant parking lot. You would achieve complete gridlock with a tenth of the cars used in the video.
I thought it was pretty damn cool. It almost looks like a study in fluid dynamics.
Reply
If there were collision detection the scene would look like a giant parking lot. You would achieve complete gridlock with a tenth of the cars used in the video.
I thought it was pretty damn cool. It almost looks like a study in fluid dynamics.
Posted: Sep 3rd 2006 2:05AM (Unverified) said
Wow...I really hate some of the people that post here. This video was amazing. I don't like very much Moby, but this song was pretty good.
Oh, and to all those that are whining about the cars not hitting each other....are you fucking retarded? They're not supposed to. This isn't about crashing, it's about being in awe of the flow that is created and the beauty that comes from controlled chaos. I'm not trying to sound pretentious, but really, some of you really missed the fucking point.
Reply
Oh, and to all those that are whining about the cars not hitting each other....are you fucking retarded? They're not supposed to. This isn't about crashing, it's about being in awe of the flow that is created and the beauty that comes from controlled chaos. I'm not trying to sound pretentious, but really, some of you really missed the fucking point.
Posted: Sep 3rd 2006 2:31AM (Unverified) said
You guys can find a way to complain about everything. Opinions.. yes they're welcome but whining? Damn. I can see it now..
Doctor: I'm sorry to inform you but you have colon cancer son.
Joystiq reader: Colon cancer? Are you sure?
Doctor: Yes, I'm sure. You have a great chance of survival since we caught it in its early stages. I've done all the necessary testing.
Joystiq reader: WHAT THE FUCK! I wanted a g**damn brain tumor! Hold on wait.. when did you slip that finger past me? All I ever wanted was a malignant brain tumor (preferably in my head) and a sausage McGriddle.
Reply
Doctor: I'm sorry to inform you but you have colon cancer son.
Joystiq reader: Colon cancer? Are you sure?
Doctor: Yes, I'm sure. You have a great chance of survival since we caught it in its early stages. I've done all the necessary testing.
Joystiq reader: WHAT THE FUCK! I wanted a g**damn brain tumor! Hold on wait.. when did you slip that finger past me? All I ever wanted was a malignant brain tumor (preferably in my head) and a sausage McGriddle.
Posted: Sep 3rd 2006 2:43AM (Unverified) said
Its actually similar to a current Volkswagon Rabbit commercial. One white 'rabbit' and one black 'rabbit' drive around and its a simulation of what rabbits do best, so eventually there are lots of grey 'rabbits' running around, until the whole city is clogged with them.
Reply
Posted: Sep 3rd 2006 2:51AM (Unverified) said
Am I the only one who gets a "Loco Roco" vibe here? I'd imagine Loco would be kind-of like this if taken into 3D..
Reply
Posted: Sep 3rd 2006 3:01AM (Unverified) said
w00t! Nice vid, def went on a bit tho :/
Not coolest vid this year :S
Reply
Not coolest vid this year :S
Posted: Sep 3rd 2006 2:53AM (Unverified) said
@13 i think that was the toyota matrix, i saw a lot of those commercials in the movies i just searched on youtube here it is :) though i dont like the music that much its kinda annoying.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=lSKdYKhjtSc
Reply
http://youtube.com/watch?v=lSKdYKhjtSc
Posted: Sep 3rd 2006 4:08PM In A World said
@nate
I bought a Toyota Matrix in the spring, and I was partly influenced by that commercial hehe.
Reply
I bought a Toyota Matrix in the spring, and I was partly influenced by that commercial hehe.
Posted: Sep 3rd 2006 3:16AM (Unverified) said
This is by far the coolest thing I've seen in ages. The top-notch editing is part of it, certainly.
"Lame physics". Really, what's wrong with you guys?
Reply
"Lame physics". Really, what's wrong with you guys?
Posted: Sep 3rd 2006 4:12AM (Unverified) said
Number 33 makes a good point. Still though, I just really wasn't very impressed. I think the only thing that really would have helped was if Robert (the blogger) would have given us something that we should be looking for in the video. Like, I was expecting amazing graphics, amazing environment, or amazing interaction with the environment. The video sure didn't have those things. Beauty and a sense of flow, I suppose so.
Still not that great though.
Reply
Still not that great though.
Posted: Sep 3rd 2006 4:56AM Bedpanjohn said
it reminds me of a river flowing... each car is a drop of water going in its own direction.
many of you are way to critical. people put a lot of work in to this. Putting a lot of work into something doesn't have to make it great but at least appreciate it a little, rather then being critical little kids that only good at criticizing and being little snots...
thats what the internet is, tons of people putting together their hard work. I am happy that i don't have to pay for stuff like Firefox, joystiq, and kick ass videos that people spend hours and hours of their lives for just to try and entertain some people for 60 seconds.
Reply
many of you are way to critical. people put a lot of work in to this. Putting a lot of work into something doesn't have to make it great but at least appreciate it a little, rather then being critical little kids that only good at criticizing and being little snots...
thats what the internet is, tons of people putting together their hard work. I am happy that i don't have to pay for stuff like Firefox, joystiq, and kick ass videos that people spend hours and hours of their lives for just to try and entertain some people for 60 seconds.
Posted: Sep 3rd 2006 11:53AM (Unverified) said
Does the video have to be visible on the front page? The flash player starts streaming the video (using bandwidth), regardless of wheather i choose to play the video or not.
Reply
Posted: Sep 3rd 2006 1:01PM (Unverified) said
That was a waste of my time. The people who made the video didn't even bother with collision-detection for the cars, so I lost interest after three seconds.
Reply
Sorry, you must be logged in to leave a comment.
Featured Stories
The most popular posts
in the last 7 days
- Vita 'UMD Passport' won't be offered in US 196 comments
- Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning review: A tempting fate 142 comments
- EA's Origin has signed up 9.3 million players since launch 104 comments
- David Jaffe leaves Eat Sleep Play, layoffs hit developer [Update] 101 comments
- Don't call it a remake: Final Fantasy X is a 'remaster,' to be clear 93 comments
