'Endless Racing Game' iPhone demo video isn't endless, is endlessly entertaining
By Joshua Topolsky 
posted Nov 2nd 2009 10:28AM
posted Nov 2nd 2009 10:28AM
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posted Nov 2nd 2009 10:28AM
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I detect epic amounts of win in this sector
It's rated 2 stars out of 5 with more than 200 ratings so far... not looking good.
Too bad, the graphics look good and I would love to have a real, bird's eye view racing game like that. Burnin' Rubber, anyone?
Lame game.
Can I turn the phone to portrait mode and play it like Spy Hunter?
90 seconds of my life I wish I had back.
@ Justin Cohen
You just wasted about as much time commenting about wasted time.
@ Jean-Michel Decombe
No, Rock N Roll racing trumps all... end of story
@ Justin Cohen
And it was 97 seconds long ...
You must've missed the last 7 seconds where they tell you about their great warranty.
The game you're looking for is High Speed Chase 2
@ ted1056
I agree. It's overdue for a remake.
"The stage is set, the green flag drops!"
32 iPod Touches @ $200 a pop and the time needed to program and sync everything. That was a small investment.
Cool commercial, though.
It was four touches. Still, $800 is quite a wad for this - great concept, but destined to go the way of Crystal Chronicles.
I'm pretty sure they're not iPods.
Car insurance commercial...not a game.
It is actually a game sponsored by an insurance company. Search for "Endless Racing Game" on the App Store.
nope, its a game.. by a car insurance company...
http://appadvice.com/app/334423064
Admit it. "We're not going to bore you with details..." should actually read "We don't have the details..."
so basically you could say "my insurance company supports reckless driving"
wow... didn't knowcar insurance companies can endorse this type of unskilled driving.... better for their business I guess.
And I have to agree that this one must make the fanbois smile.
@darkmax - Your comment only reveals how little you know about how insurance actually works.
@jbulava
Welcome to engadget.
This will crack open that "I own a dozen iphones" niche market.
I was thinking for a second that owning 12 iPhones might increase 3G performance... if you could somehow pool the signal strength.
Then I remembered what happens when you multiply by "0."
Sisyphus wins.
I'm so glad I read the comments for this post. Sisyphus++
You really only need like 3, cuz you can keep putting the first one at the end. So if you have 2 friends with iPhones, then you're all set.
You need two iPhones 3G to play the game and build a long racing track. And the game has a single-player mode, which is quite simple. You can watch the game demo on YouTube, if you click a button at the end of the video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpmgolVi9A4
It's a clever advergame, using the new peer-to-peer technology of iPhone. I think the Next Level video just shows opportunities of this technology. The game action can jump from iPhone to iPhone. And each switch can open a new level with new features.
It was worth it
Sorry, but I hope there's a mail-in rebate for the 90 seconds of my life I just lost watching that. (I'll eat the 20 seconds it took for me to bitch about it here.)
Back during my 8-bit days, BDS C (I think those are the ones) under CP/M had a racing game that worked on character terminals similar to this.
ZZZzzz...
Looks like the OJ simpson car chase....
You saw a car chase?
I thought that was a parade.
Driving to work on a Saturday morning.
This is pretty clever. Do you set the phones in an order to begin with, and then just move the last to the front?
ok I need another 10 iphones
Unless I've completely missed the point, how would this work on a single phone?
Yes, you've completely missed the point.
it doesn't, however you are correct in assuming you are indeed missing the point.
Ok, sorry for being slowpoke but this IS a game.... riiiiiiiight? Which would only work if you had multiple phones?
Er... it's cool an all but doesn't anyone see my point??? :oS
hehe, you said slowpoke...
http://media.photobucket.com/image/slowpoke/omfgonfire/slowpoke.jpg
if your point is that this app has no practical value, and no value whatsoever in the context of a single phone, and is only a tech demo, then yep, i see your point.
@a: Much more elequently put. Thank you!
It is single player... and its more of a proof of concept than anything. I personally applaud them for their creativity.
Congress will never support a single-player system
That was pretty cool.
Clever- but I will never need to watch it again.
Like @cjwild said this is an insurance commercial. Virj Verzekerd sells insurance, not games.
indeed they dont - that's why the game is for free