Duct tape/Deep Space/Gravity=Fun

December 29, 2004 12:31 PM

Great Shockwave Game - "Doom Funnel Chasers" asks you to launch projectiles through space, plugging the funnels o' doom. Each attempt leaves its own trail, producing a fun Spirograph-ic effect. [Found via Qarcade]
posted by bullitt 5 (25 comments total)

This is great fun so far. Level 8 currently has me a bit stuck though.

Thanks for posting this. I needed this lovely little break from my tedious productivity.
posted by Stunt at 12:39 PM on December 29, 2004

Oh wow, this is great. Getting the things to go in orbit is pretty fun.
posted by aerify at 12:45 PM on December 29, 2004

Excellent, my productivity now in a deteriorating orbit...plunk!
posted by everichon at 12:56 PM on December 29, 2004

Oh, great. Now I finish the levels and some insane urge to actually go and grab more of those flags kicks in.

This can only end badly.
posted by Stunt at 12:58 PM on December 29, 2004

This game used to have a penguin named Kevin, right? I'm not utterly delusional?
posted by jacquilynne at 1:01 PM on December 29, 2004

I swear I've played this before...I can't place it though.
posted by puke & cry at 1:04 PM on December 29, 2004

Yes, this is a knock-off of Spaced Penguin, or perhaps they're both know-offs of a game with which I am unaware.
posted by o2b at 1:08 PM on December 29, 2004

ah yes, that's it.
posted by puke & cry at 1:09 PM on December 29, 2004

fun games, i liked them when i first found them. i don't have the patience to find all the ideal paths though.
posted by o2b at 1:10 PM on December 29, 2004

Total fluke -- level 5, first try (on my second go through the levels) I got a distance of 22,465.

Wish I could do it again - that duct tape circled the sun about a gazillion times before plopping home.
posted by devbrain at 1:33 PM on December 29, 2004

462907, damn, that was hard! But lots of fun. Thanks. Alot!
posted by fenriq at 1:34 PM on December 29, 2004

the new version has a twist -- the ball can run into the floating debris and ruin your trajectory.
posted by o2b at 2:04 PM on December 29, 2004

Hmm... BigIdea, aren't they the folks that made Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie?

I, for one, am impressed.
posted by greatgefilte at 2:13 PM on December 29, 2004

8.8 million. #10 on todays list and it didn't even let me finish. Needless to say a huge orbit ion the first try.
posted by mss at 2:26 PM on December 29, 2004

great game! thanks for that.
posted by blendor at 3:13 PM on December 29, 2004

Hint for level 9: You have to shoot it in the right direction, at the right time, at the right speed.

(Yes, I know.)
posted by Laen at 3:43 PM on December 29, 2004

What if this is some kind of Ender's Game?
posted by Laen at 3:52 PM on December 29, 2004

Thanks for the link, bullit 5- a great relief from my suffering in this seemingly endless sick day.
posted by baphomet at 5:04 PM on December 29, 2004

[awesome game]
posted by interrobang at 8:04 PM on December 29, 2004

Ha! Got to level 21 with one shot! That was fun.
posted by codeofconduct at 11:39 PM on December 29, 2004

Hrmph! Can't seem to get it to load... It just keeps giving me a DCR file to download. Clearly I don't have the right things installed here.
posted by antifuse at 11:04 AM on December 30, 2004

Woot! I just landed on today's high scores! 11th place with 12,985,818. I landed a whopping 12,300,000 of those points on the last round with one massive orbit! (200% increase in my score)

Glad most people enjoy the game :)

antifuse, sorry you're having problems. What browser/OS are you using? My setup is pretty standard - IE with XP.
posted by bullitt 5 at 12:16 PM on December 30, 2004

Managed to get through all the levels, but with a rather poor showing. I just went for the straight shot when one was available.
posted by kenko at 12:29 PM on December 30, 2004

antifuse, you need the Macromedia Shockwave Player.
posted by skynxnex at 1:24 PM on December 30, 2004

wow the world's first pretentious video game
posted by jeremy b at 5:48 PM on December 30, 2004