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https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bobsgame/bobs-game

Has anyone heard about this game - Bobs game had a huge viral marketing campaign involving nintendo and a 100 day protest to have his game published as a ds game which had reggie speak about it in 2008.

Now 5 years later the game has appeared on kickstarter

Also check out http://bobsgame.com for the full story and all the crazy sheinaigans including his plans to make a $10 handheld console and his board meeting with nintendo

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What is "bob's game?"

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"bob's game" is a Multiplayer Adventure RPG for PC, Mac, Linux, and Android (Phones, Tablets, OUYA, nVidia Shield, Kindle TV, and more!)

"bob's game" is a forerunner and founder of the indie games movement, originally announced in 2008 for the Nintendo DS, campaigning against the treatment of developers by the big console companies, and overshadowed by the incredible success of Minecraft and games like Angry Birds on the iPhone App Store. As far as I can tell, "bob's game" may still be one of the largest games (if not the largest) by one person!

Just as I stated then, I intend it to be the last great "16-bit" game- perhaps the greatest of all!

"bob's game" is a game about a puzzle game called 'bob's game,' developed within the game by the virtual "bob" character, the "final boss" of the game. It is a hybrid between Zelda, Pokemon, Harvest Moon, and Earthbound, with massively multiplayer elements.

The 'bob's game' puzzle game inside the "bob's game" RPG is a puzzle game in which you can build your own puzzle games, including all existing types! It is the greatest puzzle game ever made, and the only puzzle game objectively better than Tetris.

"bob's game," however, is far more than just a game. It is a living work of art, a decade-long art project that spans websites, consoles, videos, music, books, alternate realities, and real-life events. It is a product of the heart. It is a lifelong aspiration and a true tour de force masterpiece. (The work an apprentice makes to become a master.)

It is a game within a game about the development of itself in realtime, paralleled with a real life tournament to coincide with the virtual. "bob's game" blends the line between reality and simulation, and reality and extra-dimensional reality. "bob's game" breaks both the so-called "4th wall" and further yet- the "5th wall," unlocking the secrets of "the Matrix," or "the Womb" as it is referred to in some editions of the Bible.

"bob's game" reveals the nature of the universe for what it really is to a generation that needs it the most. "bob's game" is the most important thing to happen to mankind in hundreds, if not thousands of years.

"bob's game" is the vehicle for a prophecy, written by a "self taught" "genius" "prophet." It carries within it a message that will revolutionize society and change the world. It is the beginning of a new era for mankind.

"bob's game" actually alters reality itself for those who play it. It is a key into another dimension. It teaches the secrets of the heart, the secrets of mind control and psychic power to a generation that has has the wool pulled over their eyes by criminal syndicates.

"bob's game" is the ultimate cult game. It is a new religion for the modern world, inspired by and intended as a natural spiritual successor to previous disguised religion games such as Earthbound and Zelda and movie retellings of an ancient spellbook (The Old Testament) such as "The Matrix."

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bobsgame/bobs-game
Post edited April 26, 2014 by zogby
you lost me at "multiplayer"
oh my bob
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P1na: you lost me at "multiplayer"
I have 0 clue how that will work in the rpg except if its just the mini-game portion of the game

Like you play the rpg and can kick back playing a tetris mini game against people for fun
Uh...right...I totally believe that "bob" is just going to go buy a van and develop his game...I might have been interested if the pitch didn't sound like it was coming from a lunatic who eats roaches.
Not for me but I wish him/them well with it.
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zogby: "bob's game" is a forerunner and founder of the indie games movement, originally announced in 2008 for the Nintendo DS, campaigning against the treatment of developers by the big console companies, and overshadowed by the incredible success of Minecraft and games like Angry Birds on the iPhone App Store.
Sounds a bit hyperbole. Without doing the prerequisite googling, I feel certain there was an 'indie games movement' long before 2008. Maybe in a less 'internet highly visible facebook/twitter/kickstarter' way, but there nonetheless. Or maybe that's just revisionist history just in my mind. /shrug who knows
Oh god, this guy is still trying to get his game developed? I guess a Kickstarter was one way to convince himself to actually finish it. =/

"bob's game"
Post edited April 26, 2014 by RayRay13000
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RayRay13000: Oh god, this guy is still trying to get his game developed? I guess a Kickstarter was one way to convince himself to actually finish it. =/

"bob's game"
Yikes. What an attention whore.
For some reason, I was thinking about this and checked it on Kickstarter...it actually was funded!
I see the Kickstarter page links to a downloadable demo. Has anyone here actually tried it?