Author Topic: More new GS games coming soon (Read 464297 times)

comicus · « **Reply #480 on:** August 07, 2008, 06:13:28 PM »

[quote name=\'Bob Zager\' post=\'193644\' date=\'Aug 7 2008, 05:52 PM\']
The following link to amazon.com, is to show what the Press Your Luck handheld game looks like, out of the package:

http://www.amazon.com/iToys-Press-Your-Luc...4823&sr=1-2

After linking to it, you can click to see TWO views of the unit out of the packaging.
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If the board squares actually change, that immediately becomes the Coolest Game Ever Manufactured In The History of The World. I'm not expecting it... just hoping.

clemon79 · « **Reply #481 on:** August 07, 2008, 07:03:35 PM »

[quote name=\'CountdownRound\' post=\'193647\' date=\'Aug 7 2008, 03:13 PM\']
If the board squares actually change, that immediately becomes the Coolest Game Ever Manufactured In The History of The World. I'm not expecting it... just hoping.[/quote]
I'm hoping that Alyssa Milano is waiting for me out in my car when I leave work tonight, wearing a trenchcoat and only a trenchcoat, and holding a small plate of Hickory Farms Summer Sausage and crackers. Maybe with one of those yummy cheese spreads.

Both are equally likely of actually happening.

Sodboy13 · « **Reply #482 on:** August 08, 2008, 12:32:30 AM »

[quote name=\'CountdownRound\' post=\'193646\' date=\'Aug 7 2008, 05:11 PM\']
Actually, combining this with the 2nd edition Endless TPIR game would give you the ultimate at-home Price simulation.
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That's my plan for it once this thing makes its way to clearance for $15. MB '86 edition + Endless 2nd edition + this doohickey should make for a nice presentation. One question, though: can you cue up specific games on demand, or do you just have to take them as they come?

MikeK · « **Reply #483 on:** August 08, 2008, 12:38:40 AM »

[quote name=\'Sodboy13\' post=\'193659\' date=\'Aug 8 2008, 12:32 AM\']One question, though: can you cue up specific games on demand, or do you just have to take them as they come?[/quote]
Play the game however you prefer. Each game card has a 3-digit number which needs to be entered into the game.

I agree with Hastin--definitely worth $20, probably not worth it at $30.

tpirfan28 · « **Reply #484 on:** August 08, 2008, 05:19:44 PM »

For those crazy enough to play Clock Game on the desktop game, be aware it doesn't allow four digit prices, yet there are prizes that are more than $900...so don't waste imaginary time on trying to punch in $1000.

clemon79 · « **Reply #485 on:** August 08, 2008, 06:27:10 PM »

[quote name=\'tpirfan28\' post=\'193687\' date=\'Aug 8 2008, 02:19 PM\']
For those crazy enough to play Clock Game on the desktop game, be aware it doesn't allow four digit prices, yet there are prizes that are more than $900...so don't waste imaginary time on trying to punch in $1000.[/quote]
Wait, what? You're telling me that it's possible to configure the device such that you simply cannot win the selected game?

Matt Ottinger · « **Reply #486 on:** August 08, 2008, 06:44:47 PM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'193693\' date=\'Aug 8 2008, 06:27 PM\']
Wait, what? You're telling me that it's possible to configure the device such that you simply cannot win the selected game?[/quote]
I read this as merely saying it's never going to be a four-digit prize, so if you're going to start high, start at $900.

clemon79 · « **Reply #487 on:** August 08, 2008, 06:50:07 PM »

[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'193696\' date=\'Aug 8 2008, 03:44 PM\']
[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'193693\' date=\'Aug 8 2008, 06:27 PM\']
Wait, what? You're telling me that it's possible to configure the device such that you simply cannot win the selected game?[/quote]
I read this as merely saying it's never going to be a four-digit prize, so if you're going to start high, start at $900.
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Ohhhhhhh! Okay, that I get.

tpirfan28 · « **Reply #488 on:** August 09, 2008, 09:40:55 AM »

[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'193696\' date=\'Aug 8 2008, 06:44 PM\']
[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'193693\' date=\'Aug 8 2008, 06:27 PM\']
Wait, what? You're telling me that it's possible to configure the device such that you simply cannot win the selected game?[/quote]
There are prizes in the range between $900-$999. As I found out, I was attempting to push $1,000 on the keypad after a "higher" on $900. The game doesn't accept four digits, and I spent a good two or three seconds mashing the 0 to make it work, which it didn't.[/quote]

Moral: Get "higher" on $900, go to $950 or something like that.

Hastin · « **Reply #489 on:** August 11, 2008, 02:10:53 AM »

Or start with 999 and go down.

clemon79 · « **Reply #490 on:** August 11, 2008, 02:22:03 AM »

[quote name=\'Hastin\' post=\'193787\' date=\'Aug 10 2008, 11:10 PM\']
Or start with 999 and go down.
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Um, no, the point being made was that that would be a *moronic* bid, because unless you're right on the nose, it gives you absolutely no useful information.

MikeK · « **Reply #491 on:** August 11, 2008, 07:20:01 AM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'193788\' date=\'Aug 11 2008, 02:22 AM\'][quote name=\'Hastin\' post=\'193787\' date=\'Aug 10 2008, 11:10 PM\']Or start with 999 and go down.[/quote]Um, no, the point being made was that that would be a *moronic* bid, because unless you're right on the nose, it gives you absolutely no useful information.[/quote]
Astute Price fans know that $999 shows up frequently as a Clock Game price. It's hardly moronic.

Mike Tennant · « **Reply #492 on:** August 11, 2008, 11:29:19 AM »

A TPIR tabletop game has turned up on eBay. It's no bargain, but there it is for someone who wants one ASAP.

clemon79 · « **Reply #493 on:** August 11, 2008, 11:31:33 AM »

[quote name=\'MikeK\' post=\'193791\' date=\'Aug 11 2008, 04:20 AM\']
Astute Price fans know that $999 shows up frequently as a Clock Game price. It's hardly moronic.[/quote]
If the electronic version tops out at $999, then I'm going to suggest (nay, fervently hope, for the sake of the mean IQ of the electronic gaming industry) that $999 shows up as a price significantly less frequently in the electronic game than it does on the actual television show.

MikeK · « **Reply #494 on:** August 11, 2008, 01:25:07 PM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'193797\' date=\'Aug 11 2008, 11:31 AM\'][quote name=\'MikeK\' post=\'193791\' date=\'Aug 11 2008, 04:20 AM\']Astute Price fans know that $999 shows up frequently as a Clock Game price. It's hardly moronic.[/quote]
If the electronic version tops out at $999, then I'm going to suggest (nay, fervently hope, for the sake of the mean IQ of the electronic gaming industry) that $999 shows up as a price significantly less frequently in the electronic game than it does on the actual television show.[/quote]
I've played Clock Game once on my tabletop game. In that one playing, I had a $999 price. Thus, at that rate, every Clock Game should have a $999 price. :-)

Since the photos of the items came directly from the show (different pricing game backdrops and props can be seen, like the Shopping Spree price tag on a loop or the Punch-a-Bunch backdrop), surely the prices came from there as well.