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Analog Wipeout

You know what happens when you put too many smart German designers together? They form a design collective and make an analog version of a videogame. You know, like electromechanical Pong, or Tetris in building lights.

Or, in this case, they take one of the coolest games of its age, Wipeout, and take it analog. 

 

Behold Racer — an arcade racing game with a distinct analog twist.

Racer - analogue/digital video game mashup - Installation views from sputnic on Vimeo.

Incredibly Strange Games #3 News:
I’m excited to announce that thanks to the savings we realized by cancelling our fax newsletter, we’ll be including a BONUS cover-mounted cassette tape with the next issue of Incredibly Strange Games! 
The tape will include a cassette-cast featuring Necrosoft’s Brandon Sheffield and Frank Cifaldi of Lost Levels b/w some incredibly strange game music, including the debut of international game developer super group Thee Developers.
It should be available at the GDC Bookstore in early March for your purchasing pleasure!
Oh and we’ll have an exclusive play-through of one of the 90’s oddest CD-ROM adventures, Re-Elect JFK! (Assuming our friends at Brookins Lawn and Ornamental Spraying Service, Inc. come through with the delivery…)

Incredibly Strange Games #3 News:

  • I’m excited to announce that thanks to the savings we realized by cancelling our fax newsletter, we’ll be including a BONUS cover-mounted cassette tape with the next issue of Incredibly Strange Games! 
  • The tape will include a cassette-cast featuring Necrosoft’s Brandon Sheffield and Frank Cifaldi of Lost Levels b/w some incredibly strange game music, including the debut of international game developer super group Thee Developers.
  • It should be available at the GDC Bookstore in early March for your purchasing pleasure!
  • Oh and we’ll have an exclusive play-through of one of the 90’s oddest CD-ROM adventures, Re-Elect JFK! (Assuming our friends at Brookins Lawn and Ornamental Spraying Service, Inc. come through with the delivery…)

Yorda and Ico getting ready to ride Space Mountain.

Yorda and Ico getting ready to ride Space Mountain.

Valet Parking 1989. No other words are needed.

Valet Parking 1989. No other words are needed.

Chip music with a 2600? Pretty cool.

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Sadly, it’s no Ninja Golf, with Lee Travino taking on demons or Payne Stewart, it’s just a bog-standard NES golf game with an inexplicably cool name.

Sadly, it’s no Ninja Golf, with Lee Travino taking on demons or Payne Stewart, it’s just a bog-standard NES golf game with an inexplicably cool name.

Real life Wip3Out!

End of the line for Incredibly Strange Games fax newsletter… (click to enlarge by the way)

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Merry Christmas! (via @garywhitta)

Merry Christmas! (via @garywhitta)

Ms. Pac-Man tournament 3! Details! Come by!

Ms. Pac-Man tournament 3! Details! Come by!