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24th September, 2009 at 11:44:19 -

Have you heard of this game? It's frontpaged on TIGsource, and causing quite a ruckus. The game itself is a simplistic shmup. The twist lies within the fact that each alien represents a random file on your HD, and if you decide to kill an alien it deletes said file, being killed by the aliens causes the app to be deleted. Interesting concept or pretentious, malware-bull?

I don't know, but I rather it been created than not.

ps. it's supposedly mac-only, but I don't know since I haven't tried it obviously ds.

http://tigsource.com/articles/2009/09/23/lose-lose#comments

 
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24th September, 2009 at 12:02:42 -

Hasn't this sorta thing been done a million times before
without being neither as reported on nor as pretentious

 
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24th September, 2009 at 12:20:03 -

Probably, what's interesting is that it's causing som much commotion, taking time from IMPROTNAT GAEM MAEKNIG!11

 
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24th September, 2009 at 13:12:51 -


Originally Posted by Eternal Man [EE]
if you decide to kill an alien it deletes said file



Why? Õ_Õ That's completely stupid.

 

  		
  		

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24th September, 2009 at 14:32:53 -

What Pixelthief said - not remotely original and the game's creator is talking a lot of BS.

We had a game like that posted on TDC already...
http://www.create-games.com/download.asp?id=7205

Plus there were many similar commercial games such as "Operation Inner Space" and "Virus: The Game".

 
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24th September, 2009 at 16:42:43 -

yes, theres MANY games in the past that work by 'deleting files', and that TDC one is just one example (even that wasn't original, bear in mind). And interesting I've noticed that almost all of them are horrible gameplay space ship shmups. Heck, that one doesn't even have enemies programmed to fire on you. Instead the whole selling point of that game is that its all supposed to be 'deep' and 'insightful' and 'introspective' and that baloney, because the game is supposed to mirror how violence in real life causes lose/lose situations or whatever.

Its an insult to indie game design in general

 
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24th September, 2009 at 19:26:01 -

...having said that, I think the concept has potential as a multiplayer game - it would be quite nice to be able to mess up someone else's computer by beating them in a video game

 
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I saw this yesterday and immediately thought it'd be great to give to your mortal enemies or whatever.

 
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Originally Posted by Sketchy
...having said that, I think the concept has potential as a multiplayer game - it would be quite nice to be able to mess up someone else's computer by beating them in a video game



Yes that would be fun! It'd need a practice mode though.

 
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You're all insane.

 

  		
  		

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24th September, 2009 at 22:05:32 -

Are you serious? It really deletes your files? o.o

Thanks, but i'd rather just crash my ship and delete the app.

 

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24th September, 2009 at 22:49:16 -

This looks like a genious idea!

 
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24th September, 2009 at 22:55:52 -

THIS HAAS GONE WAY OVER TEH BOORD AN IM DELETNG THIS TOPIC APAS CAUS YOUR AL ANRGY WIT ME MY TPIC ISNT NAICE OF YOO!

 
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25th September, 2009 at 01:47:39 -

I hate viruses, they should be shot and runned over by a truck, and then poured with gassoline and set on fire.

 
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25th September, 2009 at 04:09:56 -

Yes, but this virus is fuuuun!

 
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25th September, 2009 at 12:42:15 -

It isn't really a virus though, it's a destructive app which can cause loss of data if you use it in certain ways.

And I can't really agree with it being an insult to indie game design in general, cause I think it highlights what puts indie aside from market design, you alone, as the criminal mastermind you are, can wholly control the end resultat. Either it be a hit game, or a crappy piece of malicious software clad in poetic bull, you decide the outcome. Though I can fully agree that it puts indie games in a bad light towards potential "customers", but a lot of indie games already does that job better.

 
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25th September, 2009 at 17:21:01 -

Obviously it only got onto the front page of TIGsource because it's "pushing the boundaries" or some bollocks. Derek loves that stuff. One of the commenters mentioned that it would be easy for someone to download this and not read the warnings (due to their English being bad, which is very feasible) and ruin their computer. It was irresponsible to post it on the front page, IMO. Should have been kept to the forums.

 
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27th September, 2009 at 08:41:52 -

Now this is pretentious. A poor space shooter game which tries to be important by having "real life consequences". Yeah, the life of a fake alien is worth as much as some important file on my hard drive.

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27th September, 2009 at 13:54:17 -

Preach it Muz.

 
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