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SelenicMartian
Sep 14, 2013

Sometimes it's not the bomb that's retarded.

Oh, you've got a PAL user on the team. That means you can do Skate Attack... http://www.midasinteractive.com/products/sony-ps2/skate-attack.html

Or this http://www.midasinteractive.com/products/sony-ps2/snowboard-racer-2.html
And this sounds X-treme! http://www.midasinteractive.com/products/sony-ps2/x-treme-express.html

As for snowboarding, I like "find the halfpipe" objective. Write a plot about your character searching the world for a halfpipe full of Nazi gold, using snow_boarding as their cover. His superhero sign is the dickbutt aurora borealis.

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SelenicMartian
Sep 14, 2013

Sometimes it's not the bomb that's retarded.

It's strange to see a game where you hurt yourself not for the glory of Satan.

The level seems to have a hub area around the starting point where you can play around, and then it extends into specific paths, like the one wrapping around the outer wall near the end.

SelenicMartian
Sep 14, 2013

Sometimes it's not the bomb that's retarded.

The dummy animals were probably used as secret equipment stashes for our halfpipe-seeking superhero.

SelenicMartian
Sep 14, 2013

Sometimes it's not the bomb that's retarded.

I've... found a Midas-published game that even their official website did not include in the list of crap they've released.

JP, PAL only

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000087H89/

13 moves!

Oh crap, it has a gamefaq. http://www.gamefaqs.com/ps2/257427-ultimate-sky-surfer/faqs/7505

quote:

Sky Surfer is the start of what could be a great genre of Next Generation
Sports games. The idea is simple enough, Take the snowboard skills to the air
Where you must performs massive tricks and spin combinations to earn as many
Points as possible. This video game looks like it was rushed for release but
Shouldn't be dismissed as something to avoid.
Shouldn't it?

It appears, there's also a cheat to ride a dirt bike.

SelenicMartian fucked around with this message at 07:15 on Apr 17, 2015

SelenicMartian
Sep 14, 2013

Sometimes it's not the bomb that's retarded.

Living in that block must suck. Every time some bastard in stolen shorts jumps from a dumpster to an air conditioner playing "the floor is lava" you get noisy fireworks. Then some dummy smashes into your window and a dude yells "Flying butt twist!"

SelenicMartian
Sep 14, 2013

Sometimes it's not the bomb that's retarded.

Ovues posted:

Sometimes, the game is very forgiving, and then for a single challenge or two, they are almost impossible. What do you see from the footage?
Looks rushed? Pretty much everything seems to lack a coat of paint. The project was probably reasonably planned but poorly managed, so they've got the basics of everything done first, but didn't have the time to fully test the level borders, the physics or the challenges.

Not sure, why our wood-grinding superhero is trying to pick a fight with the audience at the finish line of every event though.

SelenicMartian
Sep 14, 2013

Sometimes it's not the bomb that's retarded.

Free Running is going downhill fast. The slopes seem especially bad because they were too steep and you can't see where they end because the camera is too slow to rise.

A PSP version of FR exists. How badly does that control?

SelenicMartian
Sep 14, 2013

Sometimes it's not the bomb that's retarded.

Ovues posted:

So, uhh, wait it out for a couple more episodes?
That sounds promising, you know. Yeah?

SelenicMartian
Sep 14, 2013

Sometimes it's not the bomb that's retarded.

This starts to look like classic Tomb Raider levels, minus all the tigers and spikes.

SelenicMartian
Sep 14, 2013

Sometimes it's not the bomb that's retarded.

It's impressive that in a 3-minute TAS of Tony Hawk's 2 for the GBA the game doesn't look half as broken as some of the stuff you've played here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FC_Oh_REllI

SelenicMartian
Sep 14, 2013

Sometimes it's not the bomb that's retarded.

The freighter map looks evil. So many paths, so many lead to a drop to the bottom.

SelenicMartian
Sep 14, 2013

Sometimes it's not the bomb that's retarded.

Look at this extreme sport!
http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-CURLING12/curling-2012

SelenicMartian
Sep 14, 2013

Sometimes it's not the bomb that's retarded.

The barbed wire fence for no reason was a nice addition.
Is this map smaller than the tutorial area?

SelenicMartian
Sep 14, 2013

Sometimes it's not the bomb that's retarded.

The bonus level looked neat. They've put more effort into it that they did in half of the normal stages, though I wish they did more things with fire, like setting the board ablaze and igniting a rocket or something.

SelenicMartian
Sep 14, 2013

Sometimes it's not the bomb that's retarded.

Did one of you stabilize the footage?

SelenicMartian
Sep 14, 2013

Sometimes it's not the bomb that's retarded.

The one-sided crowds, hill snowboard adrenaline, ghost vehicles, air surfing, and the game going "..." at your trick chain... This was worth waiting for :magical:

What's next?

SelenicMartian
Sep 14, 2013

Sometimes it's not the bomb that's retarded.

Meanwhile some crazy people have started on the story mode of Skate 3 with team rear end Pandas
http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3724298

SelenicMartian
Sep 14, 2013

Sometimes it's not the bomb that's retarded.

Daigerus posted:

It doesn't really do the game in any favors to have the camera fixate on the player's body 90% of the time
But how else can anyone see the dummy's butt?

SelenicMartian
Sep 14, 2013

Sometimes it's not the bomb that's retarded.

Can you break the levels in this one and go surfing on the beach?

SelenicMartian
Sep 14, 2013

Sometimes it's not the bomb that's retarded.

:stare: They've modelled enough land to put a race track there. Whoever made this weren't good with testing and managing development efforts...
Oh, it was made by now Rockstar San Diego. They carried this approach to Red Dead Redemption.

SelenicMartian
Sep 14, 2013

Sometimes it's not the bomb that's retarded.

Uh... did anybody lose a memory card?
I got a used copy of Free Running shipped with other PS2 stuff today, and inside the box somebody forgot a 32MB PS2 card with nothing but system data on it.
I suppose, even if I get tired of the dummy bum, I'll keep a lot of memories.

Are you planning to do Thrasher: Skate and Destroy?

SelenicMartian
Sep 14, 2013

Sometimes it's not the bomb that's retarded.

That roof was on fire. I wonder if I'll hear the same dude lines playing as the Asian girl in baggy pants character.

BioEnchanted, what was the thing that made the game crash for you? The video gallery?

SelenicMartian
Sep 14, 2013

Sometimes it's not the bomb that's retarded.

Huh. I went into the gallery, started the intro (the only video you get at the start), went back, and the game didn't crash. It did take a really long pause to load the unlocked tricks list though.

It plays smoother than it looks in the videos, at least in the gym. I'll investigate further later.

SelenicMartian
Sep 14, 2013

Sometimes it's not the bomb that's retarded.

Ovues posted:

What is this game?
The video makes it look like a part of the Wipeout series.

SelenicMartian
Sep 14, 2013

Sometimes it's not the bomb that's retarded.

This one is really the most stoked out of the bunch.

SelenicMartian
Sep 14, 2013

Sometimes it's not the bomb that's retarded.

The story of the game seems to be about the suffering of the PENS crew.

How do you unlock the shark accessory? Can you surf as the walrus? Can you surf on the walrus?

SelenicMartian
Sep 14, 2013

Sometimes it's not the bomb that's retarded.

:stare:
I just realised, it's a sea lion.

Has the game already burned through all of its level elements? Those gates are getting really samey.

SelenicMartian
Sep 14, 2013

Sometimes it's not the bomb that's retarded.

That was a different kind of extreme.

SelenicMartian
Sep 14, 2013

Sometimes it's not the bomb that's retarded.

And that was the end of Alvin and the ChimpPunks.

I dipped into Free Running and finally got the video menu crash. It's not often that you see a PS2 BSOD and bitch about a missing file. Strangely, I was able to avoid it later to get rid of exclamation marks making unlocked content.
The game is promoting adidas in subtle ways. I showed up for the race to unlock the second chapter in their black sneakers, and the opponent had a voiced line saying that he liked them. Also, adidas-labelled gear gives you the greatest stat boosts with minimal health impact.

The best moment so far was Sebastien telling me how I'm getting better and will soon be ready for new challenges, immediately followed by the standard race victory scene with him sobbing on his knees at my feet. :smug:

What we didn't see in the videos is that clearing challenges usually unlocks new ones on a different map in the same chapter. You don't actually spend an hour at the home base or the flats doing everything, but instead hop between them because a good flying butt twist session in one area opens up 'the floor is lava' in the other.

SelenicMartian
Sep 14, 2013

Sometimes it's not the bomb that's retarded.

It's got a nice rhythm to it and is pretty fun except for those times a slight control error sends you way off course and you have to restart the whole challenge. Freighter! :argh:
The pace is pleasantly slow for a wall-running game from the developers of the 1999 Aliens vs Predator.
Oh, Rogue Warrior is also theirs...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVoyGUcXepc

SelenicMartian
Sep 14, 2013

Sometimes it's not the bomb that's retarded.

You polished your score quite well.

Have you dumped any more games onto our PAL pal BioEnchanted?

SelenicMartian
Sep 14, 2013

Sometimes it's not the bomb that's retarded.

Dung dodging failed, this looks awful. Freaky Flyers at least has cutscenes.
Any guesses, whether they were just incompetent to make split screen leave lots of empty black space, or whether it was done for the sake of fps?

You should try reaching back to the tricking roots

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Xpc6XMuR20

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WsmAddSf4c

SelenicMartian
Sep 14, 2013

Sometimes it's not the bomb that's retarded.

Let's not play! *proceeds to do 50 laps*

So, the next game is from the makers of Splashdown 1&2? Will Amman Ra sing the Ancient King of Bling again?

SelenicMartian
Sep 14, 2013

Sometimes it's not the bomb that's retarded.

Banjos for music, or decades-old pop. You're riding beefed up lawnmowers.
Actually, there are lawnmower racing games, apparently. :psyduck:

Lawnmower Racing Mania 2007... 8.6 user rating on Metacritic from some seven guys.


Oh, and here's some French people racing combine harvesters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frXy3R78_h8

SelenicMartian
Sep 14, 2013

Sometimes it's not the bomb that's retarded.

Average Teenager Videogame Offroad Fury 2.

Are there any silly cheats?

SelenicMartian
Sep 14, 2013

Sometimes it's not the bomb that's retarded.

The Endor mode looks like a watered down race in 1nsane http://www.gog.com/game/1nsane

SelenicMartian
Sep 14, 2013

Sometimes it's not the bomb that's retarded.

The races in 1insane are a jolly clusterfuck of bouncy cars, bending physics and no roads. Haven't played it in a while but I think there's a mode where the target checkpoint changes for everyone when someone hits the current one, so some guy way behind might get lucky and be the closest racer to the next objective.

SelenicMartian
Sep 14, 2013

Sometimes it's not the bomb that's retarded.

Ovues posted:

Ooh, that sounds pretty interesting, actually.
The mode's called Jamboree and is as chaotic as I remember.
Turn the audio way down in before the race starts.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKc2j-fANWk

SelenicMartian
Sep 14, 2013

Sometimes it's not the bomb that's retarded.


I'm afraid, I can't let you do that, INS.

Tricking events on these race levels is like Aggressive Inline challenges on the Hill Bike Boredom maps.

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SelenicMartian
Sep 14, 2013

Sometimes it's not the bomb that's retarded.

For the slowest class it doesn't really seem slow.

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