Comments on: Weird cyberpunk game has pounding electronic soundtrack http://boingboing.net/2012/09/26/weird-cyberpunk-game-has-pound.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sun, 26 May 2013 06:42:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Jen Onymous http://boingboing.net/2012/09/26/weird-cyberpunk-game-has-pound.html#comment-1544232 Jen Onymous Fri, 28 Sep 2012 18:18:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=183715#comment-1544232 Thank you, BB, for bringing this to my attention.  It's tidbits like this--stuff that would otherwise fly under my radar--that makes this site so fantastic. Thank you, BB, for bringing this to my attention.  It’s tidbits like this–stuff that would otherwise fly under my radar–that makes this site so fantastic.

]]> By: Matt Marchini http://boingboing.net/2012/09/26/weird-cyberpunk-game-has-pound.html#comment-1544082 Matt Marchini Fri, 28 Sep 2012 15:20:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=183715#comment-1544082 That's a cool video but had no influence on the design, I've never seen it before today. The style is combination of skate sticker art and early black and white Macintosh graphics. The video compression kind of screws it up, looks better on the phone. Speaking of which, the game is now out and free to download  http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cool-pizza/id541666625?mt=8 Snow Crash was definitely on my mind though. That’s a cool video but had no influence on the design, I’ve never seen it before today. The style is combination of skate sticker art and early black and white Macintosh graphics. The video compression kind of screws it up, looks better on the phone. Speaking of which, the game is now out and free to download  http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cool-pizza/id541666625?mt=8

Snow Crash was definitely on my mind though.

]]> By: Gabriel Cross http://boingboing.net/2012/09/26/weird-cyberpunk-game-has-pound.html#comment-1543317 Gabriel Cross Thu, 27 Sep 2012 17:36:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=183715#comment-1543317 This is, no doubt, what YT sees on her augmented reality glasses when she is surfing the freeways of the greater Los Angeles area. This is, no doubt, what YT sees on her augmented reality glasses when she is surfing the freeways of the greater Los Angeles area.

]]> By: Paul Michael Doherty http://boingboing.net/2012/09/26/weird-cyberpunk-game-has-pound.html#comment-1543316 Paul Michael Doherty Thu, 27 Sep 2012 17:35:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=183715#comment-1543316 Errr, visually it owes more than a little bit to this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SoZzlgQzHM  Errr, visually it owes more than a little bit to this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SoZzlgQzHM 

]]> By: James Britt / Neurogami http://boingboing.net/2012/09/26/weird-cyberpunk-game-has-pound.html#comment-1543225 James Britt / Neurogami Thu, 27 Sep 2012 16:12:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=183715#comment-1543225 "Pounding"?  Hardly.  Quite catchy, though. “Pounding”?  Hardly.  Quite catchy, though.

]]> By: IndexMe http://boingboing.net/2012/09/26/weird-cyberpunk-game-has-pound.html#comment-1542887 IndexMe Thu, 27 Sep 2012 05:38:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=183715#comment-1542887 This is why it is actually a disservice to write about an app, or a book, when the app or the ebook version aren't available yet. No impulse buy! Not that I have an iPhone or was going to buy it but.. ;) I'm talking about buying digital copies. Not forgetting about it then being reminded buy a physical shop display and then buying. This happened to me with Ian McDonald's Be My Enemy too. After seeing it on BB, I read the first book of the series, and hearing it would be out soon read the first five chapters. I really wanted to buy the ebook, and even emailed the publisher (doesn't sell ebooks). Well I see it is out now but I gave up and have read four books since then. I will probably read it one day, but it isn't so urgent anymore. Now that I think about it I did enjoy the series so far, so I'd like to recommend Ian McDonald, but I think BB might want to think twice about doing a story when it is not possible to actually buy the work at the exact time it is posted. As for that game? If I did have an iOS device I might have bought it for kicks even though I very seldom buy games. As it is, I won't. This is why it is actually a disservice to write about an app, or a book, when the app or the ebook version aren’t available yet. No impulse buy! Not that I have an iPhone or was going to buy it but.. ;) I’m talking about buying digital copies. Not forgetting about it then being reminded buy a physical shop display and then buying.

This happened to me with Ian McDonald’s Be My Enemy too. After seeing it on BB, I read the first book of the series, and hearing it would be out soon read the first five chapters. I really wanted to buy the ebook, and even emailed the publisher (doesn’t sell ebooks). Well I see it is out now but I gave up and have read four books since then. I will probably read it one day, but it isn’t so urgent anymore.

Now that I think about it I did enjoy the series so far, so I’d like to recommend Ian McDonald, but I think BB might want to think twice about doing a story when it is not possible to actually buy the work at the exact time it is posted. As for that game? If I did have an iOS device I might have bought it for kicks even though I very seldom buy games. As it is, I won’t.

]]> By: ClintonD http://boingboing.net/2012/09/26/weird-cyberpunk-game-has-pound.html#comment-1542750 ClintonD Thu, 27 Sep 2012 01:06:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=183715#comment-1542750 Pizza, skateboards and cyberpunk. Remind anyone of Snow Crash? Pizza, skateboards and cyberpunk. Remind anyone of Snow Crash?

]]> By: Matt Marchini http://boingboing.net/2012/09/26/weird-cyberpunk-game-has-pound.html#comment-1542333 Matt Marchini Wed, 26 Sep 2012 17:24:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=183715#comment-1542333 It'll be out on Friday It’ll be out on Friday

]]> By: oasisob1 http://boingboing.net/2012/09/26/weird-cyberpunk-game-has-pound.html#comment-1542321 oasisob1 Wed, 26 Sep 2012 17:15:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=183715#comment-1542321 Search for Cool Pizza in appstore doesn't bring me this result. Maybe it's not for US people, or maybe it's not for ipod people, ipad people instead? Search for Cool Pizza in appstore doesn’t bring me this result. Maybe it’s not for US people, or maybe it’s not for ipod people, ipad people instead?

]]> By: technobach http://boingboing.net/2012/09/26/weird-cyberpunk-game-has-pound.html#comment-1542293 technobach Wed, 26 Sep 2012 16:53:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=183715#comment-1542293  Is it weird that I find that music relaxing?  Is it weird that I find that music relaxing?

]]> By: jorgenfleisterman http://boingboing.net/2012/09/26/weird-cyberpunk-game-has-pound.html#comment-1542253 jorgenfleisterman Wed, 26 Sep 2012 16:26:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=183715#comment-1542253  and lost me at "iOS game."  and lost me at “iOS game.”

]]> By: Frank Diekman http://boingboing.net/2012/09/26/weird-cyberpunk-game-has-pound.html#comment-1542251 Frank Diekman Wed, 26 Sep 2012 16:24:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=183715#comment-1542251 You had me at "pounding electronic soundtrack". You had me at “pounding electronic soundtrack”.

]]> By: Matthew Petty http://boingboing.net/2012/09/26/weird-cyberpunk-game-has-pound.html#comment-1542242 Matthew Petty Wed, 26 Sep 2012 16:20:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=183715#comment-1542242 Reminds me of Jeff Minter's stuff like Metagalactic Llamas Battle at the Edge Of Time ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcpmOxguf3c) and Revenge of the Mutant Camels ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjo-LBe1e7Y&feature=related) Reminds me of Jeff Minter’s stuff like Metagalactic Llamas Battle at the Edge Of Time (
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcpmOxguf3c) and Revenge of the Mutant Camels (
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjo-LBe1e7Y&feature=related)

]]> By: OtherMichael http://boingboing.net/2012/09/26/weird-cyberpunk-game-has-pound.html#comment-1542237 OtherMichael Wed, 26 Sep 2012 16:17:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=183715#comment-1542237 I assume she's filling in for somebody currently filling a swimming-pool. I assume she’s filling in for somebody currently filling a swimming-pool.

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