Post by Space on Apr 3, 2008 17:30:55 GMT 10
Anybody else here heard of this awesome little game?
I downloaded Steam just to buy this game. That's how awesome I find it.
At it's core, it's a simple little game. You're in a neat little vehicle, cruising down a track with three lanes: colored blocks appear in these lanes, and you collect them to form groups of 3 or more in a grid below your vehicle. The twist? The shape of the track, the position of the blocks, and your speed all depends upon the song you choose. This can be ANY FREAKING SONG you might have. Say you have a slow song, like an OCRemix of Dire Dire Docks. Load it up, and you have a nice, mellow, uphill track with smooth curves and lots of blues and purples. Or, if you have a song like Through the Fire and Flames*, you can expect an intense downhill rollercoaster ride, with jagged curves, and reds and yellows everywhere.
You can even play in several different modes, such as Mono, where there's only one type of colored block and a grey block (that you must avoid), or the more advanced Pusher, where you can push oncoming blocks into a different lane.
After you complete a song, it uploads the song you played and your score to the online rankings. (Note: the song data also includes the song's duration and a thumbnail of the track, so you can tell if some high-scoring wanker is using some cheap version.)
I'd highly recommend this game. (Maybe I should review it for SV.) It's a great play, for only $10. (It also comes with the Orange Box soundtrack built in.)
*That's how I found the game, actually. I was looking for a mp3 of the song and found a Youtube video of it in Audiosurf.
Anyways, now onto the challenge portion of this thread.
I've played quite a few songs already. Many of these songs seem to be either unpopular or not well known, sadly. Regardless, I'm inviting anybody who has this game (and the ability to get the songs) to try and beat my scores. They're all in Casual difficulty, using the Mono character. (Ignore any higher difficulty scores; those are my brother.)
Username: spacetails
Spring Valley Christmas - Christmas NiGHTS == (found on gh.ffshrine.org)
Score = 43,219
Samba de Janeiro - Original Version - Samba de Amigo
Score = 69,253
Area X - Megaman ZX == (found on gh.ffshrine.org)
Score = 113,567
The Real Eggman == (found at ssntails.sepwich.com, OGG format)
Score = 6,702 (rather short)
Sound of the Wind - FFCC theme song, english
Score = 58,750 (1st out of 2, global)
Final Boss of Subspace Emissary - SSBB
Score = 42,153
-api- All of the World == (found at newgrounds)
Score = 43,898 (1st out of 4, global, 2nd place has 10,440)
Un-Gravitify - Sonic Riders Zero Gravity == (obtained from site preview, if using IE, wait for it to load, then check Temporary Internet Files for b13_sonic_ending)
Score = 82,168 (3rd of of 4, global)
Golden Hammer theme - SSBB
Score = 64,215 (1st out of 2, global)
This Machine - Sonic Heroes
Score = 59,839
The Wizard Needs Food == (converted from Youtube video using DVDVideosoft program)
Score = 42,470
A New Venture - Sonic Rush Adventure
Score = 55,156
I AM still working on the SV brawl stuff, it's just gonna take a while. Intermediate C++ prof expects us to write a Blackjack game by next Wednesday, and it's just gonna get worse from there.
I downloaded Steam just to buy this game. That's how awesome I find it.
At it's core, it's a simple little game. You're in a neat little vehicle, cruising down a track with three lanes: colored blocks appear in these lanes, and you collect them to form groups of 3 or more in a grid below your vehicle. The twist? The shape of the track, the position of the blocks, and your speed all depends upon the song you choose. This can be ANY FREAKING SONG you might have. Say you have a slow song, like an OCRemix of Dire Dire Docks. Load it up, and you have a nice, mellow, uphill track with smooth curves and lots of blues and purples. Or, if you have a song like Through the Fire and Flames*, you can expect an intense downhill rollercoaster ride, with jagged curves, and reds and yellows everywhere.
You can even play in several different modes, such as Mono, where there's only one type of colored block and a grey block (that you must avoid), or the more advanced Pusher, where you can push oncoming blocks into a different lane.
After you complete a song, it uploads the song you played and your score to the online rankings. (Note: the song data also includes the song's duration and a thumbnail of the track, so you can tell if some high-scoring wanker is using some cheap version.)
I'd highly recommend this game. (Maybe I should review it for SV.) It's a great play, for only $10. (It also comes with the Orange Box soundtrack built in.)
*That's how I found the game, actually. I was looking for a mp3 of the song and found a Youtube video of it in Audiosurf.
Anyways, now onto the challenge portion of this thread.
I've played quite a few songs already. Many of these songs seem to be either unpopular or not well known, sadly. Regardless, I'm inviting anybody who has this game (and the ability to get the songs) to try and beat my scores. They're all in Casual difficulty, using the Mono character. (Ignore any higher difficulty scores; those are my brother.)
Username: spacetails
Spring Valley Christmas - Christmas NiGHTS == (found on gh.ffshrine.org)
Score = 43,219
Samba de Janeiro - Original Version - Samba de Amigo
Score = 69,253
Area X - Megaman ZX == (found on gh.ffshrine.org)
Score = 113,567
The Real Eggman == (found at ssntails.sepwich.com, OGG format)
Score = 6,702 (rather short)
Sound of the Wind - FFCC theme song, english
Score = 58,750 (1st out of 2, global)
Final Boss of Subspace Emissary - SSBB
Score = 42,153
-api- All of the World == (found at newgrounds)
Score = 43,898 (1st out of 4, global, 2nd place has 10,440)
Un-Gravitify - Sonic Riders Zero Gravity == (obtained from site preview, if using IE, wait for it to load, then check Temporary Internet Files for b13_sonic_ending)
Score = 82,168 (3rd of of 4, global)
Golden Hammer theme - SSBB
Score = 64,215 (1st out of 2, global)
This Machine - Sonic Heroes
Score = 59,839
The Wizard Needs Food == (converted from Youtube video using DVDVideosoft program)
Score = 42,470
A New Venture - Sonic Rush Adventure
Score = 55,156
I AM still working on the SV brawl stuff, it's just gonna take a while. Intermediate C++ prof expects us to write a Blackjack game by next Wednesday, and it's just gonna get worse from there.
) and can't be arsed paying, since I can't buy anything online. It's a good game. Still Alive is especially soothing after a long day.
