Author Topic: More new GS games coming soon (Read 464376 times)

gamed121683 · « **Reply #225 on:** November 19, 2007, 05:12:45 PM »

I stumbled upon this tidbit this afternoon. 10 Letters, $100, Coming soon to a toy store near you.

http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6503816.html

clemon79 · « **Reply #226 on:** November 19, 2007, 05:13:08 PM »

[quote name=\'JayDLewis\' post=\'170010\' date=\'Nov 19 2007, 02:07 PM\']
One final thing, has anyone seen a PS2 "game show." It's called "BUZZ: The Mega Quiz Show." It's $40 at WallyWorld and comes with 4 ring-in buzzers.
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This has been out in the UK for quite a while, and was just recently ported over to North America. It's supposed to be pretty good.

Bob Zager · « **Reply #227 on:** November 19, 2007, 05:54:23 PM »

[quote name=\'JayDLewis\' post=\'170010\' date=\'Nov 19 2007, 05:07 PM\']
Spotted at TRU up here in Canadia a 1 vs 100 handheld game. I'm not sure if this is the same thing others have been talking about, or if some of you are calling a PnP/Jaks Pacific unit a hand held. [/quote]

The one you are talking about is now available at nbcuniversalstore.com for $20! I haven't seen it in any stores as of yet.

Boy, that's some news about board and DVD game versions of MGC! It wouldn't surprise me, though, if the rules are altered for home game play.

A short video at tdmonthly.com from last month's Fall Toy preview show, featured Kevin McNulty from Endless Games, primarily talking about their forthcoming "The Godfather," trivia game. In the background you briefly can see prototype box art for a new Family Feud board game (with the new logo), and TWO prototype box art works for their TPIR second editon DVD game. One of those has Drew Carey pictured on it!

http://www.toydirectory.com/monthly/video/...20Godfather.swf

Sodboy13 · « **Reply #228 on:** November 19, 2007, 10:42:06 PM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'170012\' date=\'Nov 19 2007, 04:13 PM\']
[quote name=\'JayDLewis\' post=\'170010\' date=\'Nov 19 2007, 02:07 PM\']
One final thing, has anyone seen a PS2 "game show." It's called "BUZZ: The Mega Quiz Show." It's $40 at WallyWorld and comes with 4 ring-in buzzers.
[/quote]
This has been out in the UK for quite a while, and was just recently ported over to North America. It's supposed to be pretty good.
[/quote]

Apparently, the set of 4 buzzers plugs into the USB port on the PS2 (you can buy a second set of buzzers and play 8 at a time.) This has got me curious: would one be able to take these controllers, plug them into a PC, and use them with a program like Joy2Key? Regardless, I might pick this one up - the reviews have been quite glowing.

clemon79 · « **Reply #229 on:** November 19, 2007, 11:04:17 PM »

[quote name=\'Sodboy13\' post=\'170051\' date=\'Nov 19 2007, 07:42 PM\']
Apparently, the set of 4 buzzers plugs into the USB port on the PS2 (you can buy a second set of buzzers and play 8 at a time.) This has got me curious: would one be able to take these controllers, plug them into a PC, and use them with a program like Joy2Key?
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The chances are *really* slim. The device would have to identify itself to Windows as a standard gamepad / joystick, so that Windows knows what driver to load for it. It's not impossible (the mic from Karaoke Revolution handshakes quite nicely with a PC, but it helps that Logitech made it and so it's basically just one of their USB headsets), but since it's a custom device, it's pretty unlikely.

(That said, the Xbox 360 Guitar Hero guitars also work just jim-dandy on a PC, but then, due to the nature of the 360, all of the controllers so far have been cross-compatible. The Big Button Pads that come with Scene It! for the 360 should be no exception, though I haven't tested them personally. But now that you mention this, I really should...)

ShoeHorn · « **Reply #230 on:** November 20, 2007, 03:49:43 AM »

[quote name=\'Sodboy13\' post=\'170051\' date=\'Nov 19 2007, 10:42 PM\']
Apparently, the set of 4 buzzers plugs into the USB port on the PS2 (you can buy a second set of buzzers and play 8 at a time.) This has got me curious: would one be able to take these controllers, plug them into a PC, and use them with a program like Joy2Key? Regardless, I might pick this one up - the reviews have been quite glowing.
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According to the Buzz! - Wikipedia entry:

"The buzzer set is a USB device, and connects to the USB ports on the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3. It can also be plugged into a standard PC, where it is detected using standard human interface device (HID) device drivers as a 20 button joystick (five buttons per handset)."

clemon79 · « **Reply #231 on:** November 20, 2007, 11:40:15 AM »

[quote name=\'ShoeHorn\' post=\'170075\' date=\'Nov 20 2007, 12:49 AM\']
"The buzzer set is a USB device, and connects to the USB ports on the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3. It can also be plugged into a standard PC, where it is detected using standard human interface device (HID) device drivers as a 20 button joystick (five buttons per handset)."
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Heh. I should have thought to look that up. That's *really* interesting. That's I-might-need-to-pick-one-up interesting. (At least, after I test the Big Button Pads, since wireless almost always = better, and my experience has been that, even though they are infrared devices, they work *really* well on the Xbox.)

MikeK · « **Reply #232 on:** November 23, 2007, 09:20:05 AM »

While out and about this morning, I spotted the Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? game for the Nintendo DS at GameStop for $30. I doubt I'd buy that game at half that price.

/I don't need a damn game to tell me I'm smarter than a 5th grader
//One better be in order to teach high schoolers
///Did snag Impossible Mission for the DS for $10 at GameStop
////Long live vintage 80s video games

clemon79 · « **Reply #233 on:** November 23, 2007, 02:58:33 PM »

[quote name=\'MikeK\' post=\'170303\' date=\'Nov 23 2007, 06:20 AM\']
///Did snag Impossible Mission for the DS for $10 at GameStop
////Long live vintage 80s video games
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Stay awhile. Stay forever.

Bob Zager · « **Reply #234 on:** November 27, 2007, 11:59:49 AM »

For those who missed out on the super special at Best Buy on the Jeopardy! DVD game system, Walmart is now offering a package deal consisting of the J! DVD system, plus MGA's $100,000 DVD game for around $45. Still pretty high, considering the Best Buy closeout price! Walmart also had the Singing Bee board game for around $15!

KB Toys' website is now offering the Identity card game, in a small tin box, for $9.99 plus shipping!

Has anyone bought, played, or seen demos of the big 10-pack of game show based DVD games from Imagination? If so, I'm curious to find out how What's My Line?, To Tell the Truth, and Beat the Clock play.

clemon79 · « **Reply #235 on:** November 27, 2007, 12:02:58 PM »

[quote name=\'Bob Zager\' post=\'170617\' date=\'Nov 27 2007, 08:59 AM\']
For those who missed out on the super special at Best Buy on the Jeopardy! DVD game system, Walmart is now offering a package deal consisting of the J! DVD system, plus MGA's $100,000 DVD game for around $45.
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If you want just the Jeopardy game by itself, it's $60.

Bob Zager · « **Reply #236 on:** November 27, 2007, 12:42:13 PM »

Just found this link at Barnes and Noble's website for the 10-pack DVD set:

http://gifts.barnesandnoble.com/search/pro...n=9781400665143

It appears as though What's My Line? IS NOT one of the games in the set! Instead the game is the Howie Mandel hosted Would You Rather...?, aka Zobmondo!

You'll also notice that the logos for BTC and TTTT are different, and the two Family Feud games use last season's logo!

WhammyPower · « **Reply #237 on:** November 27, 2007, 02:52:35 PM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'170618\' date=\'Nov 27 2007, 11:02 AM\'] [quote name=\'Bob Zager\' post=\'170617\' date=\'Nov 27 2007, 08:59 AM\']
For those who missed out on the super special at Best Buy on the Jeopardy! DVD game system, Walmart is now offering a package deal consisting of the J! DVD system, plus MGA's $100,000 DVD game for around $45.
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If you want just the Jeopardy game by itself, it's $60. [/quote]
$15 back on the Pyramid game still isn't enough to make me run and get it

tvwxman · « **Reply #238 on:** November 27, 2007, 03:26:04 PM »

[quote name=\'Bob Zager\' post=\'170621\' date=\'Nov 27 2007, 12:42 PM\']
Just found this link at Barnes and Noble's website for the 10-pack DVD set:

http://gifts.barnesandnoble.com/search/pro...n=9781400665143

It appears as though What's My Line? IS NOT one of the games in the set! Instead the game is the Howie Mandel hosted Would You Rather...?, aka Zobmondo!

You'll also notice that the logos for BTC and TTTT are different, and the two Family Feud games use last season's logo!
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Has anyone seen the TTTT game? I never knew that existed?

Strikerz04 · « **Reply #239 on:** November 27, 2007, 05:21:21 PM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'170012\' date=\'Nov 19 2007, 04:13 PM\']
[quote name=\'JayDLewis\' post=\'170010\' date=\'Nov 19 2007, 02:07 PM\']
One final thing, has anyone seen a PS2 "game show." It's called "BUZZ: The Mega Quiz Show." It's $40 at WallyWorld and comes with 4 ring-in buzzers.
[/quote]
This has been out in the UK for quite a while, and was just recently ported over to North America. It's supposed to be pretty good.
[/quote]

You are correct sir.

Its damn good, especially for the game and the buzzers itself. The host looks like he belongs on "South Park", and has a touch of Simon Cowell (except cheesier), but the material is vast and the play along factor is abundant. An average game that I've played is normally 30-40 minutes or so; You'll definitely have a ball with it.