I was thinking of this type to be a casino style. you gamble some cash, then draw a card or something. I know its not correct but that would make it interesting. At 02:19 a.m. 22/12/2009, you wrote: >I have seen these machines, ---- we have them in England too, and in America I >believe (sinse one featured in the film toystory), ---- though the background >music may be various things not just the lambada you mention. > >The problem is that they are actually a horrendous scam, sinse the jaws on the >crane arm only tighten properly one time in about 50 (there is actually a >mechanical switch inside the machine that assures this). > >As to making it an audio game, ---- well I'm personally not sure about that, >sinse it'd be a rather symple one even for a basic arcade game, and would need >a good few extra features to be interesting to play, and by the time you'd >added those features, ---- your probably talking about a completely different >game entirely. > >Beware the grue! > >Dark. > > >----- Original Message ----- From: "Nicol Oosthuizen" <noosthui...@sars.gov.za> >To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> >Sent: Monday, December 21, 2009 12:56 PM >Subject: [Audyssey] new game idea: teddy bear machines > > >>Attention all south African members: arrie willem and jakob >>But you guys in other parts of the world may also comment. >>Have you seen those machines where one can win a teddy bear by beating >>a little game? >>My mom has always told me about these machines, they are very tricky. >>Basically you are using an arm to pick up one of the teddy bears inside >>the machine. You have to press buttons similarly to those found on >>joysticks, the arm is inside the machine. >>Its very tricky, most of the times the teddy bear falls off the arm into >>the bucket before one can retrieve it. >>Basically one have to move the arm forward somewhat like in a >>sidescroller, till the arm riches a teddybear, then one have to try and >>pick up the bear with this arm and bring it to the side of the bucket >>and lift it high enough so that the machine releases it. >>The machine will try its best to drop the bear again. >>So how would you guys feel about a game similar to these teddy bear >>machines ?Of course, I am not the potential developer, I just wish that >>a game like these teddy bear machines can be made. >>The teddy bear machines I have been to, while you play the game and also >>while the machine idles until someone else plays, the music these >>machines plays, is the lambada tune instrumentally. >>Have you guys in other parts of the world also seen these teddy bear >>machines?Some of them even contains watches. >>A teddy bear catch game would rock. >>have a sunny day >> >>Please Note: This email and its contents are subject to our email legal >>notice which can be viewed at http://www.sars.gov.za/Email_Disclaimer.pdf >> >>--- >>Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org >>If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. >>You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >>http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >>All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >>http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. >>If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, >>please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. > > >--- >Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org >If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. >You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. >If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, >please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
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