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My bees in Skyrim make delicious mead, which I've modded to give me the "drunk" status effect which, in turn, makes my character randomly ragdoll and fall to the ground which, subsequently, has been the source of much high jinks including tripping and falling off the tallest mountain in the game.
10/10, would drink sweet sweet honey booze again.
posted by dazed_one at 8:04 AM on December 16, 2019 [8 favorites]
10/10, would drink sweet sweet honey booze again.
posted by dazed_one at 8:04 AM on December 16, 2019 [8 favorites]
I love bees.
posted by Alterscape at 8:08 AM on December 16, 2019 [3 favorites]
posted by Alterscape at 8:08 AM on December 16, 2019 [3 favorites]
This is what the internet was supposed to be for. And it's a great reminder that the world is large and full of brilliant weirdos. Enough of them that tens of people decide to gamble on the success of bee games.
I'm not entirely convinced that bees controlling a mecha is unrealistic. It's just an interface and incentives challenge. And I am a little sad that nobody makes video games about my very specific field of study. (I guess they do make summer blockbusters about it fairly often, even if it's often cringe-worthy, so I really can't complain.) But, this is great fun.
posted by eotvos at 8:08 AM on December 16, 2019 [3 favorites]
I'm not entirely convinced that bees controlling a mecha is unrealistic. It's just an interface and incentives challenge. And I am a little sad that nobody makes video games about my very specific field of study. (I guess they do make summer blockbusters about it fairly often, even if it's often cringe-worthy, so I really can't complain.) But, this is great fun.
posted by eotvos at 8:08 AM on December 16, 2019 [3 favorites]
Little sad Buck Bumble wasn't reviewed, though I guess they wouldn't have much to say about robobees.
The monarchies.io game seemed really interesting to me but I've done horribly in my attempt.
posted by GoblinHoney at 8:09 AM on December 16, 2019
The monarchies.io game seemed really interesting to me but I've done horribly in my attempt.
posted by GoblinHoney at 8:09 AM on December 16, 2019
I can't recall, were there bees in SimAnt? Trying to work through, whether it should exist on this list.
Great post.
posted by Fizz at 8:11 AM on December 16, 2019 [2 favorites]
Great post.
posted by Fizz at 8:11 AM on December 16, 2019 [2 favorites]
I was going to make a joke about Q-bee, but honestly you should just read this fucking deranged wiki entry.
posted by selfnoise at 8:17 AM on December 16, 2019
posted by selfnoise at 8:17 AM on December 16, 2019
ctrl+F 'Minecraft'
no results
closes article.
posted by anastasiav at 8:31 AM on December 16, 2019 [3 favorites]
no results
closes article.
posted by anastasiav at 8:31 AM on December 16, 2019 [3 favorites]
There weren't any bees in SimAnt, but if someone made a SimBee game in the same vein it would probably score well.
I saw the author directly address the lack of Buck Bumble on Twitter.
posted by RobotHero at 8:38 AM on December 16, 2019
I saw the author directly address the lack of Buck Bumble on Twitter.
posted by RobotHero at 8:38 AM on December 16, 2019
ctrl+F 'Minecraft'
I must admit my son and I were very happy to have the addition of bees with the latest update. As soon as I saw that they were added I opened one of our worlds and proceeded to put bee hives everywhere. And like a jerk, I even put them into the Nether where the bees promptly died because of lava.
posted by Ashwagandha at 8:52 AM on December 16, 2019
I must admit my son and I were very happy to have the addition of bees with the latest update. As soon as I saw that they were added I opened one of our worlds and proceeded to put bee hives everywhere. And like a jerk, I even put them into the Nether where the bees promptly died because of lava.
posted by Ashwagandha at 8:52 AM on December 16, 2019
It's also worth watching the video embedded there, which mentions a lot of games not reviewed in the article because the bees aren't the main focus.
posted by RobotHero at 8:56 AM on December 16, 2019
posted by RobotHero at 8:56 AM on December 16, 2019
Issues: the game depicts bees as eating pizza and controlling a mecha: wrong!
Clearly, this bee "expert" hasn't been watching the right bees.
posted by hanov3r at 9:01 AM on December 16, 2019 [3 favorites]
Clearly, this bee "expert" hasn't been watching the right bees.
posted by hanov3r at 9:01 AM on December 16, 2019 [3 favorites]
in which bees are completely anthropomorphized or function like a spaceship
I have questions.
posted by readinghippo at 9:21 AM on December 16, 2019 [2 favorites]
I have questions.
posted by readinghippo at 9:21 AM on December 16, 2019 [2 favorites]
Bee Mario isn't included? I'm not mad, everyone knows the Bee Suit was the second most useless power-up after the Spring Mushroom.
On the other hand, Cloud Mario was the bees' knees. (sorrynotsorry)
posted by The Pluto Gangsta at 9:37 AM on December 16, 2019
On the other hand, Cloud Mario was the bees' knees. (sorrynotsorry)
posted by The Pluto Gangsta at 9:37 AM on December 16, 2019
I had no idea that there were *so many* bee games.
posted by tavella at 9:39 AM on December 16, 2019 [3 favorites]
posted by tavella at 9:39 AM on December 16, 2019 [3 favorites]
And I am a little sad that nobody makes video games about my very specific field of study. (I guess they do make summer blockbusters about it fairly often, even if it's often cringe-worthy, so I really can't complain.)
Friend, I specialize in natural gas conservation*. Cry me a river.
*It isn’t actually about holding in farts, but sometimes I like to pretend.
posted by nickmark at 10:07 AM on December 16, 2019 [8 favorites]
Friend, I specialize in natural gas conservation*. Cry me a river.
*It isn’t actually about holding in farts, but sometimes I like to pretend.
posted by nickmark at 10:07 AM on December 16, 2019 [8 favorites]
nobody makes video games about my very specific field of study. (I guess they do make summer blockbusters about it fairly often,
I'm trying to think what field of study would meet these criteria.
posted by RobotHero at 1:00 PM on December 16, 2019
I'm trying to think what field of study would meet these criteria.
posted by RobotHero at 1:00 PM on December 16, 2019
Zookeeper
Paper Boy
Roller Coaster Tycoon
Spy Hunter
posted by nickmark at 1:26 PM on December 16, 2019
Paper Boy
Roller Coaster Tycoon
Spy Hunter
posted by nickmark at 1:26 PM on December 16, 2019
sometimes the creators are interested in bees only beecause they allow a multitude of puns around on the letter B. Hilarious.
The failure to appreciate those kinds of high caliber jokes has already set me in opposition to this reviewer.
posted by Going To Maine at 4:30 PM on December 16, 2019
The failure to appreciate those kinds of high caliber jokes has already set me in opposition to this reviewer.
posted by Going To Maine at 4:30 PM on December 16, 2019
If eating pizza and controlling a mecha is wrong then I don't want to be right.
posted by ckape at 4:48 PM on December 16, 2019
posted by ckape at 4:48 PM on December 16, 2019
You mean BEE right
posted by Pastor of Muppets at 3:12 PM on December 17, 2019 [1 favorite]
posted by Pastor of Muppets at 3:12 PM on December 17, 2019 [1 favorite]
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