Wall-sized, multi-touch 'Missile Command' -- every gamer's fantasy
By Joshua Topolsky 
posted May 13th 2008 11:24AM
posted May 13th 2008 11:24AM
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doesn't seem fair
Yeah it's clearly a cheat, so don't idolise the ones with the best highscore people :)
I say they cut out the middle man and have a giant square that depress onto the screen, ultimately wiping every enemy out at once.
Where's the fun?
Shouldn't my iphone be able to do this?
Yes, it should. Get to coding.
Who says the iPhone isn't able to do this? Unless you're positive that nobody's developing that game for the iPhone 2.0 software. Are you positive about that?
Also, didn't you notice that guy wearing a black turtleneck? Come on, put the pieces together, don't make me spell it out for you.
If your iPhone were the size of a wall, yes.
Or your fingers were the size of toothpics.
getting sick of multitouch news
If this were a porn site I bet you wouldn't be...
GTA IV would be insane on this. I could push the hooker's head down on my unit while were in the park, and complete all my fantasies
You fantasize about getting STD from hookers? I guess beggars can't be choosers.
Put the controller down and step away slowly.
"You fantasize about getting STD from hookers?"
you say that like it's a bad thing...
Could use some stereo sound effects.
iPhone and Missile Command touchscreen. Been there, done that.
The iPhone will be the best mobile game machine around in a few months or so.
You are an idiot, I just got done reading your post history and you are just a babbling mouth breathing retard. you really think the iphone will be the best portable gaming platform? you are just a frickin moron.
@TeetDogs
haha, your post made almost shit myself in delight.
throw a "made me" in my previous post, damn Engadget and their lack of an edit button!
You're right, it will be the best mobile game machine. Apart from the PSP. And all the flavours of Gameboy. And possibly the Gizmondo. But apart from those, it will be pretty much be at the top, jostling with the Nokia N-Gages for the unenviable title of "Best Mobile Game Machine apart from PSP, Gameboy and Possibly Gizmondo"
Oh, and like Teetdogs I took a look at your previous posts. All I took away from that experience was this:
"I can eject a whole stream of pee just seeing the word "3G iPhone." "
Teetdogs: You call him a retard, but you spent the time to read all his posts?
Who's more foolish? The fool or the fool who follows him?
Well I should HOPE he is mouth breathing I mean what else would he breath through. Never mind I don't want to even know :-)
i love all the "pew pew pewww" going on
this "pew pew pewww" sfx is much better imho.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7ht0a2-OnA
Nice demo, but with apparently unlimited missiles... *bah*
I got bored watching it. It just looks like you're playing a vertical version of whack a mole. If you still have fun at Chuck E. Cheese, then I guess you're in luck.
What could make a game of Missile Command more exciting?
Uh. Almost anything? Heart failure? 20 foot tall geckos? A toothbrush?
...call me back when it plays runs Portals.
More like, come back to me when this plays DEFCON.
Well it gets the gamer out of the chair.
It's kind of cool, but the game isn't played properly. The whole idea is that you had a limited amount of missiles at certain silos. On this one you have an unlimited amount, which is ridiculous. Even with the unlimited missiles, though, those guys still sucked!
Years of my university life just flashed back.
And these guys don't seem to know anything about the strategy for Missile Command ... : )
I think the idea here is to show what else can be done with the wall... you guys bitching about the game having unlimited missiles and what have you are just nit picking. Get over it.
Well, any doofus knows you can play a game on a touchscreen. Even when it's at that orientation. So the game's the only thing of interest... and with unlimited missiles it isn't interesting.
wow, seizure-tastic!
why does every computer visionary HAVE to wear a black turtleneck???
God wears black-turtlenecks.
I wear long sleeve shirts under short sleeve shirts under long sleeve shirts
Fantastic work! More for the concept than the game, but it's videos like this which show us the direction - e.g. that Wii 3D display, which was fantastic.
Damn, is it me or has engadget become overrun with h8rs who are sure their way is better?
I dunno, giant touch screen Missile Command seems like teh secsiness to me. I'd hit it.
wow this is an extremely riviting read,,,,, i wear short shorts under long long pants if you is getting my niggle
Hahaha and i thought brawl-eye was bad. I cant imagine how overloaded your brain would get playing that game on a freaking wall.
Amazing.
ahh the flashing colors...
You mean you have to use your hands? That's like a baby's toy!
Been there, done that, but with fricken' laser beams. Oh, and I put the source up too:
http://blog.insightvr.com/?p=12
The haterade cup over flow'th
nice multitouch demo!