Thursday, December 4, 2008

Christmas break ideas

So I figured a road trip from Tucson to Las Vegas would be the best way to spend Christmas break together. My parents would send us off with plenty of mountain dew and more snacks than costco but the airfare is so steep even from Boise international airport. There is only one solution. Call up Michael Powell and ask to borrow his Sega CD and we are set. 
Desert Bus is our answer 

Desert Bus is the best known minigame in the package, and was a featured part of Electronic Gaming Monthly's preview. The objective of the game is to drive a bus from Tucson, Arizona to Las Vegas, Nevada in real time at a maximum speed of 45mph, a feat that would take the player 8 hours of continuous play to complete, as the game cannot be paused.

The bus contains no passengers, and there is no scenery or other cars on the road. The bus veers to the right slightly; as a result, it is impossible to tape down a button to go do something else and have the game end properly. If the bus veers off the road it will stall and be towed back to Tucson, also in real time. If the player makes it to Las Vegas, they will score exactly one point. The player then gets the option to make the return trip to Tucson—for another point (a decision they must make in a few seconds or the game ends). Players may continue to make trips and
 score points as long as their endurance holds out. Some players who have completed the trip have also noted that, although the scenery never changes, a bug splats on the windscreen about five hours through the first trip, and on the return trip the light does fade, with differences at dusk, and later a pitch black road where the player is guided only with headlights.

1 comment:

prdlbrly said...

I haven't had an eight hour erection since the cinnamen