Telltale Games

names_are_useless · 04/23/2008, 01:31 pm

I heard on the Videlectrix website that you Telltale people took these guys out to lunch ...

I must know all the juicy details!

*Tester Scott* · 04/23/2008, 01:55 pm

We wouldn't want to spoil the fantasy.

*MarkDarin* · 04/23/2008, 02:43 pm

It was a very stressful lunch.
All they had for lunch was tap water, artichoke, and "Cheese Burger in a Can".
They insisted that we use computers to make video games. We tried to assure them that we do, but they continued to insist anyway. Then we danced.

Iron Curtain · 04/23/2008, 06:38 pm

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Originally Posted by MarkDarin

They insisted that we use computers to make video games. We tried to assure them that we do, but they continued to insist anyway.

Really? Whenever I program, I use my brain, muscles, and fingers. No computers are involved in my body!

Edit: BTW, Did the Videlectrix guys also insist that your games have GOOD GRAPHICS?!?!?!?!?

Kayube · 04/23/2008, 07:31 pm

Well, "good graphics" to them is like... Atari 5200... so it's not like it's very hard to do that.

LuigiHann · 04/23/2008, 07:59 pm

I just realized that this Strong Bad thing will pretty literally be a "computer game on TV," which should make them happy.

Emily · 05/06/2008, 06:23 am

Look here!

Proof that we're working together on this thing.

Well, "together" is a relative term. But it's proof that they're involved.

wisp · 05/06/2008, 06:57 am

...well, at least it's proof they're doing something...with a wiimote.

names_are_useless · 05/08/2008, 10:35 pm

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Originally Posted by Emily

Look here!

Proof that we're working together on this thing.

Well, "together" is a relative term. But it's proof that they're involved.

Did you really tell them the Wiimote would work on "all the latest systems"?

Those things ONLY work on the Wii! Silly Telltale

wisp · 05/09/2008, 12:01 am

i've heard tales of people, who were using their wiimotes in connection with other devices...

Sterrance · 05/09/2008, 12:20 am

Are they familiar with modern gaming technology. Beyond SCUMM?

ShaggE · 05/09/2008, 02:56 am

On the subject of Videlectrix, I'd kill for a remake of "Where's An Egg". Greatest game in history.

BiggerJ · 05/10/2008, 12:14 am

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Originally Posted by ShaggE

On the subject of Videlectrix, I'd kill for a remake of "Where's An Egg". Greatest game in history.

That game was made by Videlectrix's partners in the Soviet Union. Videlectrix only released it in the west when they stumbled upon a manual page which enabled them to figure out how the heck you play it. Most likely, no trace of the original developers has been found since the Berlin Wall fell.

Molokov · 05/10/2008, 12:31 am

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Originally Posted by BiggerJ

That game was made by Videlectrix's partners in the Soviet Union. Videlectrix only released it in the west when they stumbled upon a manual page which enabled them to figure out how the heck you play it. Most likely, no trace of the original developers has been found since the Berlin Wall fell.

You mean there's actually a manual page that tells you how to play it? I mean, it's fun and all, but I just clicked places randomly until I found the egg....

I really have no idea if there's any logic to that game....

LuigiHann · 05/10/2008, 12:49 am

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Originally Posted by Molokov

You mean there's actually a manual page that tells you how to play it? I mean, it's fun and all, but I just clicked places randomly until I found the egg....

I really have no idea if there's any logic to that game....

Play it a few times and you start to spot patterns.

ShaggE · 05/10/2008, 02:52 am

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Originally Posted by BiggerJ

That game was made by Videlectrix's partners in the Soviet Union. Videlectrix only released it in the west when they stumbled upon a manual page which enabled them to figure out how the heck you play it. Most likely, no trace of the original developers has been found since the Berlin Wall fell.

That may be, but riddle me this: Have you ever seen Videlectrix and Sovietlectrix in the same room? And is it not true that in Soviet Russia, game develops YOU?? And most importantly, was this post just an excuse to make a Russian Reversal???

BiggerJ · 05/10/2008, 03:26 am

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Originally Posted by Molokov

You mean there's actually a manual page that tells you how to play it? I mean, it's fun and all, but I just clicked places randomly until I found the egg....

I really have no idea if there's any logic to that game....

The page used to be linked on the Videlectrix website, but not any more. However, you can still view it here - it's the fictional auction site where they bought the page from a Russian seller.

Shwoo · 05/10/2008, 05:04 am

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Originally Posted by Molokov

I really have no idea if there's any logic to that game....

There is. I'll spoiler it because figuring out how to play it is half the fun.

In every location, there is an person and an object. One of these people has an egg. You can ask people about people or things and they'll tell you the person near that thing, the thing near that person, or the location they're at. You can also ask if they know where an egg is, but the majority of characters won't know. Also, the majority of characters will always lie, which is pretty easy to spot if you ask them a question that you already know the answer to. Only one character both knows where an egg is and isn't a liar, so the real aim of the game is to figure out who that person is. Once you do, you can just go and shoot the person who has an egg.

I think Where's An Egg? might be one of my favourite games on homestarrunner.com.

ShaggE · 05/10/2008, 07:13 am

^ Seconded. It's a funny joke at first, but it's really a solid game. Reminiscent of Hunt The Wumpus, too.

Hallrunner is another really good one.

Juhsayngul · 05/10/2008, 07:19 am

I love how with Hallrunner you can just change the .xml file to make the game however you want.

04/23/2008, 01:31 pm	#1
names_are_useless Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 11	Those Videlectrix guys I heard on the Videlectrix website that you Telltale people took these guys out to lunch ... I must know all the juicy details!

04/23/2008, 01:55 pm	#2
Tester Scott Mayonnaise Afficionado Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: San Rafael, CA Posts: 595	We wouldn't want to spoil the fantasy. __________________ "No man can be a pure specialist, without being in a strict sense, an idiot." - George Bernard Shaw "Remember, every time a April Fools joke is played, a point-n-click adventure game concept is killed." -Ron Gilbert

04/23/2008, 07:31 pm	#5
Kayube Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 28	Well, "good graphics" to them is like... Atari 5200... so it's not like it's very hard to do that. __________________ And so, The Cheat mashed fire in the war room...

04/23/2008, 07:59 pm	#6
LuigiHann Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2,660	I just realized that this Strong Bad thing will pretty literally be a "computer game on TV," which should make them happy. __________________ "I think it's the idea that counts, not the actual method. As long as you set out to cause a horrible death through insects eating the person, you're good." - apenpaap

05/06/2008, 06:23 am	#7
Emily Formerly of the Telltale Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Francisco Posts: 4,549	Look here! Proof that we're working together on this thing. Well, "together" is a relative term. But it's proof that they're involved. Last edited by Emily; 05/06/2008 at 06:58 am.

04/23/2008, 02:43 pm	#3
MarkDarin Telltale Team Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 468	It was a very stressful lunch. All they had for lunch was tap water, artichoke, and "Cheese Burger in a Can". They insisted that we use computers to make video games. We tried to assure them that we do, but they continued to insist anyway. Then we danced.

05/06/2008, 06:57 am	#8
wisp annoying...and ignored Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: somewhere, Germany Posts: 1,142	...well, at least it's proof they're doing something...with a wiimote.

05/09/2008, 12:01 am	#10
wisp annoying...and ignored Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: somewhere, Germany Posts: 1,142	i've heard tales of people, who were using their wiimotes in connection with other devices...

05/09/2008, 12:20 am	#11
Sterrance Crapfully Yours! Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 77	Are they familiar with modern gaming technology. Beyond SCUMM?

05/09/2008, 02:56 am	#12
ShaggE Deep Mushroom Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 3,316	On the subject of Videlectrix, I'd kill for a remake of "Where's An Egg". Greatest game in history. __________________ "This grass feels funny. It feels like... pants." - Kirby A song. Also a song.

05/10/2008, 07:13 am	#19
ShaggE Deep Mushroom Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 3,316	^ Seconded. It's a funny joke at first, but it's really a solid game. Reminiscent of Hunt The Wumpus, too. Hallrunner is another really good one. __________________ "This grass feels funny. It feels like... pants." - Kirby A song. Also a song.

05/10/2008, 07:19 am	#20
Juhsayngul Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 151	I love how with Hallrunner you can just change the .xml file to make the game however you want.

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