Author Topic: Xbox Live Game Shows (Read 2305 times)

Jeremy Nelson · « **on:** January 19, 2010, 04:59:27 PM »

From what I've seen, 1 vs 100 on Xbox Live has been a success for Microsoft. So I ask you- What other game shows do you think would work for Xbox Live?

I think Millionaire could work pretty well. Give X amount of people a shot at Fastest Finger in each round, keep question times at 10 seconds apiece to prevent Google cheaters, and the highest scorers in each round get to play Fastest Finger for the next.

clemon79 · « **Reply #1 on:** January 19, 2010, 05:05:27 PM »

[quote name=\'rollercoaster87\' post=\'234576\' date=\'Jan 19 2010, 01:59 PM\']I think Millionaire could work pretty well. Give X amount of people a shot at Fastest Finger in each round, keep question times at 10 seconds apiece to prevent Google cheaters, and the highest scorers in each round get to play Fastest Finger for the next.[/quote]
The problem is that Millionaire is, at its base, a less interactive and less-scaling-to-massive-audiences version of 1 vs. 100. Why would they add a game that scales *more* poorly?

CarbonCpy · « **Reply #2 on:** January 19, 2010, 05:26:33 PM »

[Insert Comedy "Cash Cab tie-in in the next GTA" response here]

Lirodon · « **Reply #3 on:** January 19, 2010, 06:27:06 PM »

For the mass-multiplayer appeal, I wonder how chaotic Jackpot would be with more than 16 players.

clemon79 · « **Reply #4 on:** January 19, 2010, 07:09:36 PM »

[quote name=\'Lirodon\' post=\'234585\' date=\'Jan 19 2010, 03:27 PM\']For the mass-multiplayer appeal, I wonder how chaotic Jackpot would be with more than 16 players.[/quote]
"I'll take Number 13,235, Geoff!"

"For 37 Microsoft Points, this is my riddle..."

TLEberle · « **Reply #5 on:** January 20, 2010, 12:43:06 AM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'234588\' date=\'Jan 19 2010, 04:09 PM\'][quote name=\'Lirodon\' post=\'234585\' date=\'Jan 19 2010, 03:27 PM\']For the mass-multiplayer appeal, I wonder how chaotic Jackpot would be with more than 16 players.[/quote]
"I'll take Number 13,235, Geoff!"

"For 37 Microsoft Points, this is my riddle..."[/quote]And this, right here, is the problem with just about every game show, with the exception of 1 vs. 100. If you're going to be on a console, the point is to play. Not to watch other people playing, especially if I'm using bandwidth and paying for the Gold Service level pack. Extended Play is a poor substitute for the real deal, but at least you're answering questions and there's a reasonably good game going. (Plus when I got that question on the Fairchild F game system and 95% of the Crowd got pwned, that didn't suck.)