As you can see for yourself, it's a wonderful idea, but it's a shame our title suggestion wasn't used: "Play It In The Library." Pity.
[Thanks to everyone who sent this in!]
As you can see for yourself, it's a wonderful idea, but it's a shame our title suggestion wasn't used: "Play It In The Library." Pity.
[Thanks to everyone who sent this in!]
Reader Comments (117)
Posted: Oct 2nd 2009 10:34PM benjaminhc said
It`s crazy how much talk there is of losing, and games on this page... but no one seems to be mentioning The Game... because I just lost it =[
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Posted: Sep 30th 2009 10:08PM (Unverified) said
best part is if you visit the website, there is a high scores list and near the top are names like Guest and bestbuy
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Posted: Sep 30th 2009 7:50PM Bacon Deity said
It technically is, but it's just like getting AIDS.
If you fuck someone without knowing they have it, that's an unfortunate accident, though still stupid if you didn't use protection. But if you do know, you're gambling greatly, and there's about a 100% chance you'll lose, so you're even more retarded.
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If you fuck someone without knowing they have it, that's an unfortunate accident, though still stupid if you didn't use protection. But if you do know, you're gambling greatly, and there's about a 100% chance you'll lose, so you're even more retarded.
Posted: Sep 30th 2009 9:01PM (Unverified) said
It's not a computer virus as it doesn't copy its self
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Posted: Sep 30th 2009 9:28PM (Unverified) said
It actually doesn't count as any of the bad things (ie. virus, malware, spyware, or adware) because all of them do what they do without the user's knowledge or permission. By playing the game, you're giving it permission, so you're just a moron for using it.
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Posted: Oct 1st 2009 3:04PM phizzyphizzy said
Definitions aside, I was wondering if virus scanners would pick this up as malware, surely an application deleting files at random should be seen as bad, right?
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Posted: Nov 5th 2009 5:19AM (Unverified) said
Posted: Sep 30th 2009 7:48PM ALBGunner04 said
I am too fucking scared to even try it, but I'd love to see the outcome of my system after I lose lol
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Posted: Sep 30th 2009 7:48PM SoCoolCurt said
wow that's a really cool concept. don't think i'm man enough to play it though lol. i'm in college and if i lost one of those files, i'd be screwed.
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Posted: Sep 30th 2009 7:48PM RKN said
Did anyone ever play that game "Inner Space", released way back in 1995? That game would have you blast away files on your hard drive, each level would be made up of a folder and you collect the files in that folder for credits or blast them away.
The larger your hard drive, the longer the game would take to beat.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation:_Inner_Space
Back when I played it when I was 9, you would also blast away viruses in the game, I had thought that I had actually destroyed real viruses that were on my PC. : )
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The larger your hard drive, the longer the game would take to beat.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation:_Inner_Space
Back when I played it when I was 9, you would also blast away viruses in the game, I had thought that I had actually destroyed real viruses that were on my PC. : )
Posted: Sep 30th 2009 7:51PM JoshMilewski said
Haha, that's pretty cool.
But this game, Lose/Lose, is pretty um... how should I say it... fucking bullshit.
Seriously, this is going to fuck so many people over. Poor ethics, Zach Gage.
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But this game, Lose/Lose, is pretty um... how should I say it... fucking bullshit.
Seriously, this is going to fuck so many people over. Poor ethics, Zach Gage.
Posted: Sep 30th 2009 7:54PM JoshMilewski said
Though visiting the linked site gives me some more insight into the "art game" aspects of this project, I still think releasing this game publicly is going to inadvertently piss off and depress a number people.
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Posted: Sep 30th 2009 7:57PM sonicspike41 said
"to inadvertently piss off and depress a number people."
People who don't read all the constant warnings maybe.
Not sure if he put another warning in-game or not, but I should hope so. That way no one could argue that they were sent it by a friend who didn't include the readme or a link to the site.
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People who don't read all the constant warnings maybe.
Not sure if he put another warning in-game or not, but I should hope so. That way no one could argue that they were sent it by a friend who didn't include the readme or a link to the site.
Posted: Sep 30th 2009 8:07PM strictnein said
Inner Space! That was a great game and the first thing I thought of when I saw this.
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Posted: Sep 30th 2009 8:27PM JoshMilewski said
Yeah, but I can imagine people not believing the warnings. It's just a game, how could it actually destroy my PC? etc.
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Posted: Sep 30th 2009 10:34PM Bjork said
@Geist
Yeah, but like Sonic said, it's just a game. You remember that game that tells you to stick to the path and go directly to grandma's house? What happens if you do just that? When you get to Grandma, they tell you that you LOSE the game!
Besides, it's just a game, completely different from jumping into a bear pen (which I'd totally do if I was in a game).
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Yeah, but like Sonic said, it's just a game. You remember that game that tells you to stick to the path and go directly to grandma's house? What happens if you do just that? When you get to Grandma, they tell you that you LOSE the game!
Besides, it's just a game, completely different from jumping into a bear pen (which I'd totally do if I was in a game).
Posted: Oct 1st 2009 11:29AM Sarge said
The version I have / had doesn't work on NTFS-formatted drives. So you could probably play on a FAT16/32 drive. Wonder if you can pick up, say, a flash drive or something.
And yeah, I played that back on my Pentium 166 with a 2GB hard drive. Great concept, and great execution. It was a lot of fun.
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And yeah, I played that back on my Pentium 166 with a 2GB hard drive. Great concept, and great execution. It was a lot of fun.
Posted: Oct 1st 2009 2:15AM aristokrat said
I am kind of interested in this now that I've found out that it's for Mac. Maybe I'll give it a go next time I have to re-install one of my computers. Figure a fresh install is worth trashing to see what the fallout of a program like this is. If only I could figure out how to save a screenshot from the game right before it crashed.
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Posted: Sep 30th 2009 7:53PM Colossalhat said
What this guy has developed is malware by all definitions, even if it is disguised as a game. I hope nobody ever gets the idea to sneak this into a big budget game.
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Posted: Oct 1st 2009 10:15AM corneliusm said
It's not really disguised. There are warnings all over the site and the game itself.
I'm tempted to load this into a virtual machine just to see how well i do before it borks windows.
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I'm tempted to load this into a virtual machine just to see how well i do before it borks windows.
Posted: Sep 30th 2009 7:53PM sonicspike41 said
Is it just me, or does the download point to a .zip file that only contains a Mac version of the game? All I saw in the archive was a .app file that in Windows shows up as a folder.
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Posted: Sep 30th 2009 8:00PM Special Agent Steve said
Is it just me or do you not like all the porn on your computer?
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Posted: Sep 30th 2009 8:04PM sonicspike41 said
I was going to play "see how long you can avoid the aliens, then watch the program delete itself when your ship blows up".
Also, I'd never let my porn get deleted. It's so special I put it in a folder named Joystiq.
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Also, I'd never let my porn get deleted. It's so special I put it in a folder named Joystiq.
Posted: Sep 30th 2009 9:06PM Special Agent Steve said
Nice. I did the same with mine but it's under a folder called:
Spreadsheets 2008.
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Spreadsheets 2008.
Posted: Sep 30th 2009 9:29PM (Unverified) said
sonicspike41 @ Sep 30th 2009 8:04PM
I only wish that WAS the point of the game.
Survive as long as you can and resist temptation to shoot any ships.
Longer you survive, larger your score.
EXTREME MODE
I guess to fit in with the whole Lose/Lose thing, the higher your score, it will create a file with bits created from a your score to the power of itself.
Even a score of 10 creates a huge number, and a huge file of course.
Score goes up by 1 every 2 seconds.
Maybe this could be the sequel, Lose/Lose/Lose
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I only wish that WAS the point of the game.
Survive as long as you can and resist temptation to shoot any ships.
Longer you survive, larger your score.
EXTREME MODE
I guess to fit in with the whole Lose/Lose thing, the higher your score, it will create a file with bits created from a your score to the power of itself.
Even a score of 10 creates a huge number, and a huge file of course.
Score goes up by 1 every 2 seconds.
Maybe this could be the sequel, Lose/Lose/Lose
Posted: Sep 30th 2009 11:49PM original fred said
You guys keep your porn in individual folders?
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Posted: Oct 1st 2009 12:05PM (Unverified) said
mine is in a folder in a folder [Config] -> [MSMETADATA] and that folder is marked as hidden.
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Posted: Oct 1st 2009 1:43PM (Unverified) said
and I don't hide any porn b/c I go on redtube or spankwire n stream it...
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