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Looking at the title you’ll probably be thinking that this topic is about people cheating in games. Using cheats for invincibility for example or manipulating something or other to give you extra power. Or something along those lines. Well that’s not what this topic is about. This is about the GAMES THEMSELVES cheating.
Mario Kart 64 is probably the best example I’ve seen of this. Have you noticed that when you use a mushroom or a golden mushroom, that you don’t get very far away from the computer players. If you haven’t noticed, go and play and see for yourself. You seen that? Good. Now there are two sides to this argument so I’m going to express both of them.
Firstly I could argue that this is extremely annoying. Which it is. The fact that you use a turbo boost only to get nowhere is extremely tiresome. I know it frustrates me greatly, it frustrates my sister as well when she plays on it.
But then again I could argue that the game only does this to add an extra incentive to the game. To make it more challenging. Which, of course, it does. If and when you win the race you feel a little bit better because you won even though the computer was cheating. In this sense it’s a good thing, but the fact is that the computers cheating.
You think this is the only time it happens? MK64 again, if the computer player gets hit with something they get blown up like you do, but then they speed off at full speed without needing to build it up at all. Whereas you have to build up your speed until it peaks again. This is VERY annoying to me.
It’s not only in Mario Kart that cheating occurs. In the original Excitebike on the NES, when you crash your rider gets flung from the bike and so has to leg it back and jump on again. When the computer players crash though, they stay on their bike and resume driving immediately. It’s quite disturbing to see cheating like this so early on the life of video games.
As I’ve said. This can sometimes be good, because it makes it tougher and so prolongs the lastability. But surely cheating’s wrong, I mean weren’t you told by your parents that cheating is bad and immoral when you were young? I was.
So why is it there? Do the developers and creators of the games put this in on purpose? Do they intentionally frustrate people by allowing certain privileges to computer controlled characters? Or is it merely a bug?
RBS
Mario Kart 64 is probably the best example I’ve seen of this. Have you noticed that when you use a mushroom or a golden mushroom, that you don’t get very far away from the computer players. If you haven’t noticed, go and play and see for yourself. You seen that? Good. Now there are two sides to this argument so I’m going to express both of them.
Firstly I could argue that this is extremely annoying. Which it is. The fact that you use a turbo boost only to get nowhere is extremely tiresome. I know it frustrates me greatly, it frustrates my sister as well when she plays on it.
But then again I could argue that the game only does this to add an extra incentive to the game. To make it more challenging. Which, of course, it does. If and when you win the race you feel a little bit better because you won even though the computer was cheating. In this sense it’s a good thing, but the fact is that the computers cheating.
You think this is the only time it happens? MK64 again, if the computer player gets hit with something they get blown up like you do, but then they speed off at full speed without needing to build it up at all. Whereas you have to build up your speed until it peaks again. This is VERY annoying to me.
It’s not only in Mario Kart that cheating occurs. In the original Excitebike on the NES, when you crash your rider gets flung from the bike and so has to leg it back and jump on again. When the computer players crash though, they stay on their bike and resume driving immediately. It’s quite disturbing to see cheating like this so early on the life of video games.
As I’ve said. This can sometimes be good, because it makes it tougher and so prolongs the lastability. But surely cheating’s wrong, I mean weren’t you told by your parents that cheating is bad and immoral when you were young? I was.
So why is it there? Do the developers and creators of the games put this in on purpose? Do they intentionally frustrate people by allowing certain privileges to computer controlled characters? Or is it merely a bug?
RBS
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Excitebike does look good. Cash problems.
I’ll try my best though.
Zelda I I’m doing that, trying to complete everything on my games but I am also quite heavily involved with Driver for pc. If you haven’t got it GET IT. Addicting as you like and the missions are cool. Got mine from game for £9.99 but I’m sure SR stock it.
So what the price of excitebike at the mo and why is it so good?
I’ll try my best though.
Zelda I I’m doing that, trying to complete everything on my games but I am also quite heavily involved with Driver for pc. If you haven’t got it GET IT. Addicting as you like and the missions are cool. Got mine from game for £9.99 but I’m sure SR stock it.
So what the price of excitebike at the mo and why is it so good?
I have it I like using the suuper fast cars cheat against the cops and making super jumps it is wicked!!!!, ths first level seems harder than it is on the PSX, it must be the control system, but I got past it!!
zeldapro wrote:
Indiana Jones and the Infernal machines,
Cancelled.
and
> Aidyn chronicles
Crap.
Indiana Jones and the Infernal machines,
Cancelled.
and
> Aidyn chronicles
Crap.
I got the Mac version of Driver, Gassy.
For EB64 you can probably expect about 35 quid. why's it good? Becuase it's realistic, fun and fast.
For EB64 you can probably expect about 35 quid. why's it good? Becuase it's realistic, fun and fast.
RastaBillySkank wrote:
> zeldapro wrote:
Indiana Jones and the Infernal
> machines,
Cancelled.
and
> Aidyn chronicles
Crap.
How many times have you played it I rented it, and kept it overdue for a week it is quite addictive especially if you like RPGs!!
> zeldapro wrote:
Indiana Jones and the Infernal
> machines,
Cancelled.
and
> Aidyn chronicles
Crap.
How many times have you played it I rented it, and kept it overdue for a week it is quite addictive especially if you like RPGs!!
Mac version any good?
£35 quid. Hmm
i'll try
£35 quid. Hmm
i'll try
I like PC games better!
GasMask wrote:
> Mac version any good?
It's a direct port.
> Mac version any good?
It's a direct port.
Like the PC version?
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