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Boobies & Robots

by Steve Gibson, Dec 01, 2000 9:45am PST

Related Topics – Games: PC, Ensemble, boobies, Will Wright

An interesting article over on RedHerring asks the simple question, How to design a blockbuster game? (Thanks BluesNews) Obviously Boobies and robots, uhduh!? But apparently these guys decided to consult gaming expert Thresh, Will Wright of Maxis (The Sims), and Bruce Shelley of Ensemble (AoE). Check it:

RH: Is it the same game that you make for hard-core gamers? Bruce Shelley: No, I don't think so. I think you put different games in the same box. What we try to do with Age of Empires is cater to both the hard-core community and the large casual market within the same box, but by putting in different gaming options.

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- Well, he can't be that sharp if he didn't make the obvious boobs-sales connection. : Sampo

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Carmack, Sweeny... New game for you guys!

Killer Robotic Bobbies in Space!

Dec 01, 2000 2:07pm PST

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Carmack, Sweeny... New game for you guys! Killer Robotic Bobbies in Space! : joekramer
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- Robotic Bobbies??? I'd rather have Boobies... : stinky

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Attack of the Killer Robotic Bobbies

Dec 01, 2000 2:04pm PST

Attack of the Killer Robotic Bobbies : joekramer

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Robotic Boobies.... Hmmm...

Dec 01, 2000 2:00pm PST

Robotic Boobies.... Hmmm... : joekramer

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How many games has Thresh designed? Geesh. How Gay

Dec 01, 2000 12:27pm PST

How many games has Thresh designed? Geesh. How Gay : Billy Saw Hurock

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What the hell is going on here? How can "John Carmack" and "John Romero" have 0 posts?

Dec 01, 2000 12:23pm PST

What the hell is going on here? How can "John Carmack" and "John Romero" have 0 posts? : Sampo

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OHH YEAH!!!!!!!!!!1

Dec 01, 2000 12:10pm PST

OHH YEAH!!!!!!!!!!1 : The Kool-Aid Man

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OHH YEAH...

Dec 01, 2000 12:10pm PST

OHH YEAH... : The Kool-Aid Man

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- DON'T CRY, TIM! YOU DA MAN! : UT OWNZ

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Dammit, don't you hate when you bite into a bagel sandwich and all of the stuff squirts out onto your real doll lap?

Dec 01, 2000 12:06pm PST

Dammit, don't you hate when you bite into a bagel sandwich and all of the stuff squirts out onto your rea : xocsida

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- hello fake romero. pup (alt-255?) : pupismyname
- hi GLadiator :P : lurker

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wasssuuppp!

Dec 01, 2000 12:04pm PST

wasssuuppp! : firebone

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best game ever --> megaman 2

Dec 01, 2000 11:20am PST

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      oh there was a sequel ... a horrible, horrible, side scrolling sequel that was nothing like the original... : strider_
      
      then i am glad i have no knowledge of it. : bugsY

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http://www.shugashack.com/funk.y?person=JohnÂ Romero
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Dec 01, 2000 11:58am PST

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- i see said the blind man to his def wife as he came in her ear. tricky. : bugsY

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The best game ever is Super Metroid.

Dec 01, 2000 11:40am PST

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- an excellent choice. : strider_

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Please try out the games I have made.
My homepage (where you can find the game demos) is
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Dec 01, 2000 11:48am PST

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Please try out the games I have made. My homepage (where you can find the game demos) is www.idsoftware... : Lara Croft
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- you have lots of experience with the topic of games and breasts, don't you? ;) : lurker

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Hmmm...which one doesn't belong?

Thresh
Will Wright of Maxis (The Sims)
Bruce Shelley of Ensemble (AoE)

HINT: His initials are Dennis "T." Fong

Dec 01, 2000 11:33am PST

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Hmmm...which one doesn't belong? Thresh Will Wright of Maxis (The Sims) Bruce Shelley of Ensemble (A : snackula
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    - Bwuahahaha, I totally forgot about that one. I was thinking of saying if Thresh is a Gaming Expert then... : stinky
    - or the people who chose the top 100 best hard rock artists at VH1. I just need to rub in those morons : The Kool-Aid Man

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We all remember our classic pseudo-robot and boobs www.realdoll.com right?

Dec 01, 2000 10:53am PST

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We all remember our classic pseudo-robot and boobs www.realdoll.com right? : TERATOGEN
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BOOBIES AND ROBOTS?? HOORAY, COMRADES!!]b

Dec 01, 2000 11:10am PST

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- Even communists need boobies. Al Morganti ESPN : Al Morganti
- DA, KOMMISAR : The_Janitor

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The FAQ of the day comes from the REALDOLL:

Question: Is REALDOLL's hair glued on?
REALDOLL's pubic hair is realistically embedded, one hair at a time, into her silicone flesh.......

Dec 01, 2000 11:04am PST

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- its kinda scary how some people read that and then think to theirselves, "hell yea!! thats fuckin awesom : sexninja!!!!

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Computer and video games have grown significantly in 25 years

There were video games 25 years ago?

Dec 01, 2000 11:06am PST

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The participants were Dennis Fong, aka "Thresh" of Thresh's Firing Squad and Gamers.com's chief gamer, as well as the undefeated champion of such games as Quake and Doom

when was the last time he participated in a tournament? and since when is he the champion of Doom?

Dec 01, 2000 10:19am PST

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- Uhduh, when you are the champion of one game at one time, no matter what game, you are thereby the ch : The_Janitor

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Steve can you add cyan???? Or Purple??

Dec 01, 2000 11:03am PST

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- Brown would be a great color... FOR ME TO POOP WITH! : cot

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ok, i read the ENTIRE article.

A) the title of 'designing a block-buster game' was damned misleading, being as they talked very little about it.

B) the format of the article was HORRIBLE. broken sentences, bad use of the italics tag, kinda tough to read. ugh.

once again, some just proved you don't need to know jack to be an on-line journalist.

Dec 01, 2000 11:04am PST

ok, i read the ENTIRE article. A) the title of 'designing a block-buster game' was damned misleading, ... : [crow]

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testing cyan c{test

Dec 01, 2000 11:02am PST

testing cyan c{test : fusionrx

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I prefer blue I think, and maybe Bolded as well

Dec 01, 2000 11:02am PST

I prefer blue I think, and maybe Bolded as well : fusionrx

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not yellow!

Dec 01, 2000 10:31am PST

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it's like woah

Dec 01, 2000 10:52am PST

it's like woah : -Panther-

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STEVE GIBSON WHAT HAPPNED TO YELLOW TAGS?!

Dec 01, 2000 10:29am PST

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Boobies & Robots, hard-core gamers
kee the pr0n to the comments!

Dec 01, 2000 10:24am PST

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"uhduh"
steve has coined a new phrase!

Dec 01, 2000 10:28am PST

"uhduh" steve has coined a new phrase! : king_darius

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Hmmm, I wonder what makes a killer game...

I KNOW! Let's ask GAMING EXPERT, THRESH!!

Jesus Christ... the guys wins a car playing Quake and suddenly he's a gaming expert? The guy has pretty much admitted in interviews that "If it's not made by id, I don't play it". What the fuck does he know?

Dec 01, 2000 10:06am PST

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Whats up with the red text on the front page????

Dec 01, 2000 9:54am PST

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"RH: To introduce the participants, what is your favorite game and why?
Dennis Fong: It's pretty obvious for me! It's Quake and..."

brain shuts down.

zzzZZZzzz.

Dec 01, 2000 10:15am PST

"RH: To introduce the participants, what is your favorite game and why? Dennis Fong: It's pretty obvious... : [crow]

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You don't need different gaming options, you fool! You just need boobies and robots! And rocket launchers!

Dec 01, 2000 9:47am PST

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