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Wardive, Wi-Fi Hotspot DS Game

Cirno — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 00:43:13 MST

@Witzbold: Well done, Witzbold. :D

Cirno

Wardive, Wi-Fi Hotspot DS Game

Witzbold — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 06:54:14 MST

@VipingViper: [www.konami.jp]

凸（゜▽゜）凸

Witzbold

Wardive, Wi-Fi Hotspot DS Game

brooza — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 04:14:23 MST

It'd be interesting in the car or train, speeding past loads of enemies

brooza

Wardive, Wi-Fi Hotspot DS Game

joelface — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 02:38:19 MST

its a cool idea!! seems really hit or miss, but i love how sometimes a game comes out of something so unusual.. something no one else would ever imagine as being a game..

very cool.

joelface

Wardive, Wi-Fi Hotspot DS Game

the-red-terror — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 00:54:39 MST

But the last time I tried to play DS while walking I hit a doorframe... It looks like fun, but is it worth potential injury?

the-red-terror

Wardive, Wi-Fi Hotspot DS Game

JimmyPageJun1or — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 23:08:41 MST

I should put this on my R4, it has captured my curiosity...

JimmyPageJun1or

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GOLD5 — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 22:43:56 MST

I would say more about it but I am typing this from a dummy account in a cafe in Singapore. I've gotta keep on the move or the Klartrons will catch up to me. Next update in 72 standard universal time units. peeeyo.

GOLD5

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DaiMacculate — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 22:04:43 MST

@DrunkenTrom: That made for the most fucked up pull quote on the main page I think I've ever seen.

DaiMacculate

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DrunkenTrom — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 22:00:17 MST

"available just by walking a different way home"

Seems like a great idea until:

Suddenly little johnny looks away from his screens and realizes he has no idea where he is.

"Come over here little boy and I'll give you some candy" says the nice looking man dressed in a jogging outfit standing next to the big van...

DrunkenTrom

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D3Anon — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 21:51:11 MST

@VipingViper:

Actually the penguin is right

[nerd mode]
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops/plus
[/nerd mode]

D3Anon

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iustmex — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 21:47:31 MST

in places like rome or new york, it'd be cool to compare results from riding bus routes and get high scores

iustmex

Wardive, Wi-Fi Hotspot DS Game

Onizuka-GTO — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 20:58:01 MST

its awesome.

I had no problem picking up no more then six hotspots just by sitting in my room, in my street.

I just had fun running up and down my stairs.

Think i'll try going out the backgarden, out on the front lawn, and then take it out when i go out to town.

;)

Onizuka-GTO

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Terrorsaur. — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 20:57:53 MST

Heh,

now how many people actually get the reference to "wardrive"
hell, wardialing.

Terrorsaur.

Wardive, Wi-Fi Hotspot DS Game

Vander — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 20:01:36 MST

DS Lite. The Opera browser does suck......noodles. I still can't wait to upload this into the R4 and get to blasting away my WiFi connection: Fort Sensible.

Vander

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2NinjasTapedTogether — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 19:54:30 MST

@Vander: I've never had real issue with it. I think that may be the Opera Browser itself... I mean... didn't that thing kinda suck noodles?

Then again, do you have a DS Lite or the fat one? That may also be a factor...

2NinjasTapedTogether

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Vander — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 19:17:23 MST

Doesn't the DS have really bad WiFi reception? The Opera Browser has trouble finding a signal that's across the street sometimes.

Vander

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Green-clad Gamer Dude — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 19:00:27 MST

Sounds interesting, but perhaps more practical in larger cities.

Green-clad Gamer Dude

Wardive, Wi-Fi Hotspot DS Game

totoengima — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 18:38:19 MST

well I just spend a couple of minutes with it and was surprised at how simple yet ingenius the gameplay is.

You start out at a screen with basic wifi info of the strongest wifi signals to your location. Starting the game your given 6 types of gameplay choices which apparently vary the speeds of the enemy. You are supposed to 'protect "cristal" against invaders' which are big red triangles. the game plays reminiscent to asteroids except instead of a ship shooting you have to tap the triangles to destroy them. The Triangles also become bigger (and harder to destroy) the closer you are to a wifi signal. All in all its an interesting way to keep one preoccupied during a bus ride and hopefully the next version will feature some powerups or more intricate enemies (different signal strength creates different enemies)

totoengima

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Iron_Dragon_2.0 — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 18:31:50 MST

I'm too busy making Mario cry to try that...

Iron_Dragon_2.0

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mizzle — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 18:30:47 MST

Ooh the lines between virtual and reality continue to blur. The creators of this should show before and after pics of fat people losing weight cuz they walked around playing.

mizzle

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Ergophobia — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 18:30:36 MST

@Ergophobia: and unpon looking it up it is MGS:PO or at least thats what it says on the box.

Ergophobia

Wardive, Wi-Fi Hotspot DS Game

Ergophobia — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 18:29:23 MST

@VipingViper: it would be MGPO or MGPO+ there still is a 'Gear' In the title

Ergophobia

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ZeroBackup — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 18:24:47 MST

This makes me want to grab a flash card and go wardriving with my DS....plus pirate lots of games.

ZeroBackup

Wardive, Wi-Fi Hotspot DS Game

VipingViper — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 18:22:53 MST

@Witzbold: You mean MPO, or MPO+.

Not MGS PO.

VipingViper

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Ajh — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 18:20:50 MST

That'll be interesting. Fan-made games are always...an experience.

Ajh

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DaiMacculate — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 18:15:13 MST

I tried to get my friend who just got an R4 to load this up and play with it so I could see how it works, but he is more interested in creating new menu themes for it :P

DaiMacculate

Wardive, Wi-Fi Hotspot DS Game

Ergophobia — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 18:09:37 MST

Wouldn't be to interesting up here in the Mountains. I could see it being fun in a big city.

Ergophobia

Wardive, Wi-Fi Hotspot DS Game

Witzbold — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 18:08:55 MST

Hey this sounds pretty cool!

Games that take advantage of wi-fi hotspots is always cool. Kinda like how MGS PO+ hotspots become new characters you can attempt to recruit. In Subarashiki Kono Sekai other players became shops, and hotspots turned into EXP.

Witzbold

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onidavin — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 18:06:47 MST

Man, turning wardriving into a game is delicious. Makes me wish I had a DS flash drive, as I live by a lot of college housing -- where SSIDs are abundant!

onidavin