If you managed to catch
the last Engadget Show, you inevitably saw our own
Paul Miller carve it up a bit on
Tony Hawk: Ride. Of course, Mr. Miller is known 'round these circles as a "professional skater," so there's a solid chance he could've handled just about anything the guys and gals at Activision threw his way. The reality of the matter is that not everyone feels safe and secure on something resembling a skateboard, and now we're being let in on the world of prototypes that were used to land on the final design. Within the read link you'll find randomly placed arcade buttons, trucks with no wheels, a terrifying amount of sensors and a comical amount of duct tape. Yeah -- even the whiz kids that make your dreams a reality start with duct tape. Go on, have a peek if you're in disbelief.
posted Nov 25th 2009 11:41AM
Imagine a bunch of gaming engineers furiously flapping their feet on those buttons to get the most out of their last quarter.
Prototypes usually are pretty rough. Its all about function, form comes later. Love the duck tape.
@Myzter
Nice try disguising a spam link as a legit comment, you're still a tool.
Should have used Gaff tape.
Can the eds either switch to saying "source link" or change it back from "source" to "read". It's getting a little confusing now.
@(Unverified)
I agree, I was trying to go to the "read link" that was mentioned but clicked on the "via" link and got the wrong stuff.
@(Unverified) I always click on the picture, no possible way to click the wrong way then. What's so confusing about that?
@Thijsie I think they're complaining, as am I, that a "read" link is mentioned in the write-up, but doesn't exist in the layout. I was confused as well, until I read the complaint comment.
Not sure why duct tape would be surprising. You can use almost anything while prototyping including paper, clay, wire, string, tape, blocks of wood, pipecleaners, pvc, foam, etc. As long as it can hold together and demonstrate some aspect of the intended form or function preferably without catching on fire then it doesn't matter what it's made of.
the game is a piece of shit.
@(Unverified)
I'm guessing you played it or demoed it? Because i was thinking of buying it for my little brother who likes to skateboard
@Ryujin If he likes to skateboard, he'll hate Ride for sure.