Arcade Games On Buildings!

DOOManiacDOOManiac Worst. Critic. Ever. Join Date: 2002-04-17 Member: 462Members, NS1 Playtester
edited February 2005 in Off-Topic
<div class="IPBDescription">Tetris ftw!</div>I saw this on Blue's News today:

<img src='http://www.blinkenlights.de/images/arcade/tetris/bnf-tetris-medium.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
Its some building in France that lets you dial in w/ a cell phone and actually play tetris with the building, along with Pong and Breakout and Pac-Man. :D

<a href='http://www.blinkenlights.de/arcade/games.en.html' target='_blank'>Clickx0r</a>
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  • DragonMechDragonMech Join Date: 2003-09-19 Member: 21023Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    Finally a reason to own a cell phone! <!--emo&:0--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wow.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wow.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    3 Hives out of 3! <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/hive5.gif' border='0' alt='user posted image' /><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/hive5.gif' border='0' alt='user posted image' /><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/hive5.gif' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
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  • InfinitumInfinitum Anime Encyclopedia Join Date: 2002-08-08 Member: 1111Members, Constellation
    I'd love to see a video of that in action

    I seem to recall this being an old experiment though...
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  • SnidelySnidely Join Date: 2003-02-04 Member: 13098Members
    I'm trying to find the article on a "real-life" pac-man game I read. IIRC, you arranged a game, and could be pac-man or one of the ghosts. You chase your targets down in a designated area of the city. Madly cool.
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  • Mad_ManMad_Man Join Date: 2003-06-13 Member: 17359Members, Constellation
    that almost wants me to go to france just to play pong on the building
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  • SwiftspearSwiftspear Custim tital Join Date: 2003-10-29 Member: 22097Members
    I just want to be able to draw images in lights <img src='http://swiftspear.0x01a4.com/Img/Emotes/Evil-fix.gif' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
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  • JezpuhJezpuh Join Date: 2003-04-03 Member: 15157Banned
    So basicly people spent money on this useless thing so others can watch you suck at a game? And how does it work? I mean, there's probably going to be a couple of people wanting to play a game. Do you just have to wait your turn? I certainly hope they've got some sort of fix for that, as it would be quite stupid.
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  • coriscoris Join Date: 2003-07-08 Member: 18034Members, Constellation
    It's probably very expensive to play.

    Looks very cool, though, but it must be very annoying if you live in one of those aparments and the players keep turning your lights on and off :D
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  • Mad_ManMad_Man Join Date: 2003-06-13 Member: 17359Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-coris+Feb 5 2005, 07:08 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (coris @ Feb 5 2005, 07:08 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> It's probably very expensive to play.

    Looks very cool, though, but it must be very annoying if you live in one of those aparments and the players keep turning your lights on and off <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I think it would be like a 9-5 type thing were everyone who should be gone is gone by night
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  • RellixRellix Join Date: 2003-02-15 Member: 13572Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    What happens if a bulb blows?
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  • Nemesis_ZeroNemesis_Zero Old European Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 75Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Constellation
    If I recall correctly, this began as a piece of performance art where two players in different cities could play against each other. I found the idea pretty damn cool.
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  • SkulkBaitSkulkBait Join Date: 2003-02-11 Member: 13423Members
    Is it just me, or is that particular version of the game completely broken?
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  • RellixRellix Join Date: 2003-02-15 Member: 13572Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    Maby thats what happens when the bulbs blow then....
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  • JezpuhJezpuh Join Date: 2003-04-03 Member: 15157Banned
    You should try to write some nasty things with tetris <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • SupernornSupernorn Best. Picture. Ever. Made. Ever. Join Date: 2002-11-07 Member: 7608Members, Constellation
    Thats really cool. I want to play Pong infront of that building damnit.
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  • Mad_ManMad_Man Join Date: 2003-06-13 Member: 17359Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-Supernorn+Feb 5 2005, 08:29 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Supernorn @ Feb 5 2005, 08:29 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Thats really cool. I want to play Pong infront of that building damnit. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    buy me my tickets and ill play you all you want =P
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  • LikuLiku I, am the Somberlain. Join Date: 2003-01-10 Member: 12128Members
    Damn nifty, I want to see Mario or The Legend of Zelda on there.
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  • BerettaBeretta Join Date: 2003-08-16 Member: 19794Members
    NS on there anyone?
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  • Mad_ManMad_Man Join Date: 2003-06-13 Member: 17359Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-Beretta+Feb 5 2005, 11:42 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Beretta @ Feb 5 2005, 11:42 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> NS on there anyone? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    if you get a big enough building
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  • DragonMechDragonMech Join Date: 2003-09-19 Member: 21023Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    <!--QuoteBegin-Mad Man+Feb 5 2005, 10:52 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Mad Man @ Feb 5 2005, 10:52 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Beretta+Feb 5 2005, 11:42 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Beretta @ Feb 5 2005, 11:42 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> NS on there anyone? <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    if you get a big enough building <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    We'd need a building 1600 windows wide, and 1200 windows tall....
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  • Mad_ManMad_Man Join Date: 2003-06-13 Member: 17359Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-DragonMech+Feb 5 2005, 11:54 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (DragonMech @ Feb 5 2005, 11:54 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Mad Man+Feb 5 2005, 10:52 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Mad Man @ Feb 5 2005, 10:52 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Beretta+Feb 5 2005, 11:42 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Beretta @ Feb 5 2005, 11:42 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> NS on there anyone? <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    if you get a big enough building <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    We'd need a building 1600 windows wide, and 1200 windows tall.... <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    im shure you could settle for 800x600 just this once seeing as the pixel is bigger then you
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  • DragonMechDragonMech Join Date: 2003-09-19 Member: 21023Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    <!--QuoteBegin-Mad Man+Feb 5 2005, 10:58 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Mad Man @ Feb 5 2005, 10:58 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> im shure you could settle for 800x600 just this once seeing as the pixel is bigger then you <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Well, if you're going to be playing a game on a huge building I'd think you'd want to go all out.... <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • Private_ColemanPrivate_Coleman PhD in Video Games Join Date: 2002-11-07 Member: 7510Members
    It'd be really hard to play ns using a phone for controls ...
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  • NegativityNegativity Join Date: 2004-08-08 Member: 30463Members
    Reminds me of a Weird Al song. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->

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  • SoulSkorpionSoulSkorpion Join Date: 2002-04-12 Member: 423Members
    I swear I've seen something like this before several years ago. Except I think it was in Germany, and it turned out to be a hoax.
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  • ZeroByteZeroByte Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 3057Members
    There was one in America (which is the first one I heard of). You didn't use cellphones to control that one, I think you had to be in front of the building physically to play the game.
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  • MantridMantrid Lockpick Join Date: 2003-12-07 Member: 24109Members
    Oh my god. If this thing is real, I am so going to go to it when I'm in France this summer...
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  • HazeHaze O RLY? Join Date: 2003-07-07 Member: 18018Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-DragonMech+Feb 6 2005, 12:03 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (DragonMech @ Feb 6 2005, 12:03 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Mad Man+Feb 5 2005, 10:58 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Mad Man @ Feb 5 2005, 10:58 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> im shure you could settle for 800x600 just this once  seeing as the pixel is bigger then you <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Well, if you're going to be playing a game on a huge building I'd think you'd want to go all out.... <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    We'd have a massive video card inside too.
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  • ComproxComprox *chortle* Canada Join Date: 2002-01-23 Member: 7Members, Super Administrators, Forum Admins, NS1 Playtester, NS2 Developer, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Silver, Subnautica Developer, Subnautica Playtester, Pistachionauts
    Sigh, all you nubs.

    Here is the first place I have heard of it - <a href='http://www.blinkenlights.de/index.en.html' target='_blank'>http://www.blinkenlights.de/index.en.html</a>

    They made it bigger and better here - <a href='http://www.blinkenlights.de/arcade/index.en.html' target='_blank'>http://www.blinkenlights.de/arcade/index.en.html</a>

    Enjoy.
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  • ThaldarinThaldarin Alonzi&#33; Join Date: 2003-07-15 Member: 18173Members, Constellation
    Microsoft will use this idea to make a console on buildings for bored business men. Any name suggestions?
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  • BG_DaveBG_Dave Join Date: 2004-02-22 Member: 26779Members
    Trying to work in that office with the lights flashing on and off would kinda blow...

    Not to mention a health and safety risk for those with epilepsy.
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