Wall-sized, multi-touch 'Missile Command' -- every gamer's fantasy

What could make a game of Missile Command more exciting? If you said playing it on a gigantic multi-touch screen, you're probably right. Luckily for you, someone has gone to all the trouble so you won't have to. A gentleman named Steve Mason has created a large-scale version of the game that can be played by hand using multiple contact points. The result? Extreme awesomeness. Don't believe us? See the video after the break, then just try and tell us you don't want to get in on that action.

[Thanks, Penny]

[OneLove @ May 13th 2008 11:27AM]

doesn't seem fair

[Wwhat @ May 13th 2008 11:42AM]

Yeah it's clearly a cheat, so don't idolise the ones with the best highscore people :)

[Low Ranked @ May 13th 2008 12:39PM]

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?

[Flashpoint @ May 13th 2008 11:31AM]

Shouldn't my iphone be able to do this?

[barry99705 @ May 13th 2008 11:33AM]

Yes, it should. Get to coding.

[Zak @ May 13th 2008 11:38AM]

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.

[Pochi @ May 13th 2008 12:11PM]

If your iPhone were the size of a wall, yes.

[j_g_puff @ May 13th 2008 1:13PM]

Or your fingers were the size of toothpics.

[peekinde @ May 13th 2008 11:37AM]

getting sick of multitouch news

[Harkonian @ May 13th 2008 12:20PM]

If this were a porn site I bet you wouldn't be...

[McCulligan @ May 13th 2008 11:38AM]

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

[Wwhat @ May 13th 2008 11:44AM]

You fantasize about getting STD from hookers? I guess beggars can't be choosers.

[NHAnimator @ May 13th 2008 11:54AM]

Put the controller down and step away slowly.

[tha-don @ May 13th 2008 4:53PM]

"You fantasize about getting STD from hookers?"

you say that like it's a bad thing...

[mmh @ May 13th 2008 11:52AM]

Could use some stereo sound effects.

[Steffen Jobbs @ May 13th 2008 12:04PM]

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.

[Teetdogs @ May 13th 2008 12:12PM]

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.

[MeatyPi @ May 13th 2008 12:33PM]

@TeetDogs
haha, your post made almost shit myself in delight.

[MeatyPi @ May 13th 2008 12:34PM]

throw a "made me" in my previous post, damn Engadget and their lack of an edit button!

[j_g_puff @ May 13th 2008 1:25PM]

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." "

[Ben Grimsbo @ May 13th 2008 6:28PM]

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?

[Chris Taylor @ May 13th 2008 10:23PM]

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 :-)

[matt @ May 13th 2008 12:08PM]

i love all the "pew pew pewww" going on

[swingin' dick hero @ May 13th 2008 12:19PM]

this "pew pew pewww" sfx is much better imho.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7ht0a2-OnA

[Bad Beaver @ May 13th 2008 12:14PM]

Nice demo, but with apparently unlimited missiles... *bah*

[modified @ May 13th 2008 12:23PM]

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.

[absurdio @ May 13th 2008 12:30PM]

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.

[techk8 @ May 13th 2008 7:49PM]

More like, come back to me when this plays DEFCON.

[retro77 @ May 13th 2008 12:34PM]

Well it gets the gamer out of the chair.

[nathan.wong @ May 13th 2008 12:34PM]

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!

[Adam @ May 13th 2008 1:16PM]

Years of my university life just flashed back.

And these guys don't seem to know anything about the strategy for Missile Command ... : )

[Jay Lucky @ May 13th 2008 12:49PM]

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.

[Bob S. @ May 13th 2008 2:32PM]

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.

[cbylife @ May 13th 2008 12:49PM]

wow, seizure-tastic!

[ed @ May 13th 2008 1:18PM]

why does every computer visionary HAVE to wear a black turtleneck???

[Jordan @ May 13th 2008 1:33PM]

God wears black-turtlenecks.

[Jordan @ May 13th 2008 1:33PM]

I wear long sleeve shirts under short sleeve shirts under long sleeve shirts

[Jase @ May 13th 2008 1:12PM]

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.

[The Pepto Pimp @ May 13th 2008 1:41PM]

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.

[Spike @ May 13th 2008 1:44PM]

wow this is an extremely riviting read,,,,, i wear short shorts under long long pants if you is getting my niggle

[ChrisMizzleInfo @ May 14th 2008 12:20PM]

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.

[Josh @ May 13th 2008 3:42PM]

ahh the flashing colors...

[Rainier @ May 13th 2008 4:37PM]

You mean you have to use your hands? That's like a baby's toy!

[a random John @ May 13th 2008 4:48PM]

Been there, done that, but with fricken' laser beams. Oh, and I put the source up too:
http://blog.insightvr.com/?p=12

[skulldriveshaft @ May 14th 2008 2:33AM]

The haterade cup over flow'th

nice multitouch demo!