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Power-mad modder puts Sonic the Hedgehog at the heart of the most tedious game ever made, so you can speed boost to the end in 3 straight hours instead of 8. (www.pcgamer.com)

submitted 7 months ago by jeze64@midwest.social to c/games@lemmy.world

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[-] MrFunnyMoustache@lemmy.ml 5 points 7 months ago

If nothing interesting happens in the game for 8 or 3 hours, why would you willingly play it? Also, why is Sonic only 2⅔ times faster than a bus, isn't the point of Sonic that he can run at the speed of sound?

[-] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 82 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Desert Bus was released as a protest game. In the 90s video games were demonized for being nothing more than violence simulators. Penn & Teller took that as a challenge and had some developers make the most non-violent game they could think of.

It was made as a novelty. The people who made it knew it was boring, that’s the joke. The main group that still actually plays it is a charity group who suffers through it while getting donations for Child’s Play charity.

[-] MrFunnyMoustache@lemmy.ml 7 points 7 months ago

Thank you, this is very interesting.

[-] cafuneandchill@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Vinesauce Joel's playthrough of it is also very iconic

[-] trigonated@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

Joel also has a real-time flight from Sweden to Brazil in Flight Simulator that's very entertaining despite being several hours long.

[-] cafuneandchill@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

Oh yeah, I remember that

[-] jeze64@midwest.social 16 points 7 months ago

You're asking questions you donut want the answer to.

[-] SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago

Get a group of friends and drink while doing it?

Nothing interesting happens at a mall, pub, but people still enjoy those solo with friends.

[-] MrFunnyMoustache@lemmy.ml 1 points 7 months ago

Ok, that does sound hilarious. Especially if there is a mod that you get a DUI in the game if you drive poorly.

[-] BirdEnjoyer@kbin.social 9 points 7 months ago

I heard he only hits the speed of sound when he's rollin' around.

But part of the legacy of Desert Bus is that it was a big charity series that kind of set the stage for GDQ later in gaming history. A sort of virtual road trip.
So a lot of people have nostalgia for it.