Scribblenauts is a puzzle game for the Nintendo DS where you play as a boy collecting stars that are always out-of-reach. Seems conventional, but the fun comes in where you can use anything to try and collect the stars. Simply type or write in what you think you’ll need, and the game will produce it. So, if there’s a star up in a tree, you could type “Ladder” and use the ladder to get it. Or, you could be a bit more creative and type “Beaver” and have a beaver come in and chew down the tree. This is all outlined in the trailer below:
Here’s the thing: the word list for this game is IMMENSE. Pretty much every noun you can think of can be utilized. At E3 they were demoing the game for the first time, and showed off a mode where you can just summon anything, and have it interact with other things. Without spoiling much, here is a video entitled “God Versus The Kraken”:
The latest episode of Co-Op has them summoning a trampoline, a lion, a lion tamer (!) and, yes, Cthulhu, (the Scribblenauts segment starts at 10:38). This is a must-see, if only for the Cthulhu / Vampire / Vampire Hunter fight.
Negotiations are underway to bring The Random Acts of Stupidityness to the internet, either on Facebook video or Youtube. Until then, enjoy these gifs:
This show was literally amazing.
Apr 18
one can only hope that Sherri Shepard’s Twitter can consistently maintain this level of quality information.