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Okay, let me explain......
My idea is that you buy a playstation game for 50p from the shop and if you die in the game it corrupts the CD and you cant play it anymore, meaning you would have to go and pay another 50p to carry on the game.....
Advantages:
1. The better gamer will be able to get a game for under a quid!
2. It will make people think about the game more eg. Strategies and different routes to take etc.
3. 50p means you can basically buy a demo of the game and see what it is like.
4. There will be more competition between you and your mates that have the game, boasting abut how little you payed for the game.
5. A competition could be set for every person that completes the game, meaning people will want to pay.
Disadvantages:
1. The discs may cost more than 50p to produce (I'm not quite sure how much they cost, but I'm guessing that if they made alot then the price of the discs would fall).....
If anyone can reply and tell me how much they cost to make, you would be a grate help
2. People that arent so good at the game could end up paying £500 for it! Oh well!
3. It could get kinda tiresome going to the shop all the time, but to overcome this you could just buy £10 worth of discs.
If you can think of any more advantages or disadvantages, then just post a message, and if you think my game idea is anygood.
Thanks
Dav1d
My idea is that you buy a playstation game for 50p from the shop and if you die in the game it corrupts the CD and you cant play it anymore, meaning you would have to go and pay another 50p to carry on the game.....
Advantages:
1. The better gamer will be able to get a game for under a quid!
2. It will make people think about the game more eg. Strategies and different routes to take etc.
3. 50p means you can basically buy a demo of the game and see what it is like.
4. There will be more competition between you and your mates that have the game, boasting abut how little you payed for the game.
5. A competition could be set for every person that completes the game, meaning people will want to pay.
Disadvantages:
1. The discs may cost more than 50p to produce (I'm not quite sure how much they cost, but I'm guessing that if they made alot then the price of the discs would fall).....
If anyone can reply and tell me how much they cost to make, you would be a grate help
2. People that arent so good at the game could end up paying £500 for it! Oh well!
3. It could get kinda tiresome going to the shop all the time, but to overcome this you could just buy £10 worth of discs.
If you can think of any more advantages or disadvantages, then just post a message, and if you think my game idea is anygood.
Thanks
Dav1d
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I personally think the industry needs to get rid if cd's and start another format. Surely this day and age some kind of cartridge can be invented that houses microchips with a whopping game on it that is comparitive to a cd game? This could stop a lot of piracy as well.
As to the original 50p cd idea. I wouldn't buy a cd for 50p knowing that I would have to buy another if I died. Jeeps! I would have to be a miilionaire playing Quake arena.
Also there's enough cd's floating about now surplus to requirements.
Steve
As to the original 50p cd idea. I wouldn't buy a cd for 50p knowing that I would have to buy another if I died. Jeeps! I would have to be a miilionaire playing Quake arena.
Also there's enough cd's floating about now surplus to requirements.
Steve
Street Fighter would cost a fortune.
Zelda would be cheap(ish) for most people.
Then theres the problem of cheats having invincibility and son on and also replayability is out the window, also the problem of chipping so that it dosn't corrupt and people getting cheap games.
Theres tons of problems with this, lol nice idea though but maybe it's just wishful thinking.
Zelda would be cheap(ish) for most people.
Then theres the problem of cheats having invincibility and son on and also replayability is out the window, also the problem of chipping so that it dosn't corrupt and people getting cheap games.
Theres tons of problems with this, lol nice idea though but maybe it's just wishful thinking.
Sounds good but it's a little bit far out don't you think?
But I got Zelda64 for 50p once, jammy or what?
But I got Zelda64 for 50p once, jammy or what?
Come on now who would be with this. You would have half the population in a blind rage. Think of the accidents, THE CARNAGE!!
Worst case scenario:
You've spent £50 on one game only completing the first level. On the last occasion you die and in a fit of uncontrollable anger you throw the disc violantly at the wall. But unknowingly it turns into a ninja throwing star like thingy (because of the speed it is thrown at), while it is in mid air your mum enters through the door. Before she can say shes got the cheap 50p disc embedded into her irregular sized head. Her face looking as if she had just seen sonja out of eastenders undress You then get put into prison (or young offenders) and meet a big ginger body builder called Bartholomew who makes you his long time friend (Nudge nudge wink wink) etc etc.
COME ON! you can know see the implications of what could happen if your barn pot idea ever became a reality. If not just think about the waste, would the discs be recycled?-you see you hav'nt thought this through.
Worst case scenario:
You've spent £50 on one game only completing the first level. On the last occasion you die and in a fit of uncontrollable anger you throw the disc violantly at the wall. But unknowingly it turns into a ninja throwing star like thingy (because of the speed it is thrown at), while it is in mid air your mum enters through the door. Before she can say shes got the cheap 50p disc embedded into her irregular sized head. Her face looking as if she had just seen sonja out of eastenders undress You then get put into prison (or young offenders) and meet a big ginger body builder called Bartholomew who makes you his long time friend (Nudge nudge wink wink) etc etc.
COME ON! you can know see the implications of what could happen if your barn pot idea ever became a reality. If not just think about the waste, would the discs be recycled?-you see you hav'nt thought this through.
Dav1d wrote:
> Dont you just hate that!
It used to be only 30p to play on the machines, now
> its a whopping £1 for 1 meesly credit!
Yeah its rediculous some games you put a quid in and play for 2 secs and the gameover screen appears. I Stole that off the simpsons with the waterworld arcade where milhouse put 25 quarters in for one play and walks one step and gameover appears.
Good episode
> Dont you just hate that!
It used to be only 30p to play on the machines, now
> its a whopping £1 for 1 meesly credit!
Yeah its rediculous some games you put a quid in and play for 2 secs and the gameover screen appears. I Stole that off the simpsons with the waterworld arcade where milhouse put 25 quarters in for one play and walks one step and gameover appears.
Good episode
Dav1d wrote:
> Dont you just hate that!
It used to be only 30p to play on the machines, now
> its a whopping £1 for 1 meesly credit!
Yeah its rediculous some games you put a quid in and play for 2 secs and the gameover screen appears. I Stole that off the simpsons with the waterworld arcade where milhouse put 25 quarters in for one play and walks one step and gameover appears
> Dont you just hate that!
It used to be only 30p to play on the machines, now
> its a whopping £1 for 1 meesly credit!
Yeah its rediculous some games you put a quid in and play for 2 secs and the gameover screen appears. I Stole that off the simpsons with the waterworld arcade where milhouse put 25 quarters in for one play and walks one step and gameover appears
An Advantage is that it could be like renting a game
what about paying some small amount of money and the game that you can download from the net can have an encrypted game timer on it so when you time is up you cant play it anymore unless you download either a full version of the game or the next level which deactivates the game timer.
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