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(Reuters) Amusing Guess the most popular video game in history (HINT: It doens't have the words Tetris, Gran, Duty, Wii, Halo, Zelda, Theft, War, Mario, Sims or Pokemon in its title)   (reuters.com) divider line 249
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xanadian [TotalFark]
2011-11-02 12:35:19 PM
Minesweeper?
 
AdolfOliverPanties [TotalFark]
2011-11-02 12:37:06 PM
Ms. Pac-Man?

(Why didn't they call it Pac-Woman?)
 
xanadian [TotalFark]
2011-11-02 12:38:30 PM
*clicks link*

Hey, that's pretty cool. Guess it should be no surprise considering all the goddamn merchandise and clothing...
 
The-Brain
2011-11-02 12:55:20 PM
Metroid?
 
WaltzingMathilda [TotalFark]
2011-11-02 01:01:05 PM
well, let's see. it's not exclusive to a particular platform, it's available on devices that are considered near necessities in today's culture (which means far more people than gamers have these devices) and the cost is a couple bucks.

yeah, sounds about right.
 
Cake Hunter [TotalFark]
2011-11-02 01:06:58 PM
Is it Sim Mario Duty?
 
Relatively Obscure [TotalFark]
2011-11-02 01:08:08 PM
[...]and is taking the birds to the big screen with film studios.

:\
 
Winning [TotalFark]
2011-11-02 01:09:15 PM
Solitaire?
 
Confabulat [TotalFark]
2011-11-02 01:09:40 PM
I guessed it!
 
Saborlas [TotalFark]
2011-11-02 01:25:38 PM
Nickleback is a popular band, despite the fact that they don't even bother hiding that they haven't written their own music in years (if ever).

Titanic was the highest grossing film of all time for 12 years, despite being a mediocre love story tacked onto a real-life event.

Jersey Shore is a popular TV show, despite the fact that there is not a single redeeming member among the entire cast (DISCLAIMER: or so I gather, I haven't watched it because I'm afraid of catching a retinal version of an STD. I did see the two allegedly most popular cast members show up at a TV "dance party" that was clearly a very lazy excuse to get those two in front of a camera, and they proved themselves to be worthless morons).

Things made to please the lowest common denominator will always be popular, and will never be GOOD.
 
DamnYankees [TotalFark]
2011-11-02 01:37:30 PM
I'd be curious in terms of revenue.
 
Brandyelf
2011-11-02 01:51:00 PM
Space Invaders?
 
Mike_LowELL [TotalFark]
2011-11-02 02:00:15 PM
Who would have thunk that a society of simple, boring people would like simple, boring games?

/Angry Birds flame wars are the best kinds of flame wars.
 
palladiate [TotalFark]
2011-11-02 02:23:30 PM
They're aiming for a billion customers? Did I read that right? I'm pretty certain 1/7th of the word doesn't have access to an iPhone.
 
cgraves67
2011-11-02 02:25:13 PM
What about -ville?
 
xaldin
2011-11-02 02:25:19 PM
Its on droids/ipads as well that I know of.
 
Carousel Beast
2011-11-02 02:26:30 PM
Saborlas: Nickleback is a popular band, despite the fact that they don't even bother hiding that they haven't written their own music in years (if ever).

Titanic was the highest grossing film of all time for 12 years, despite being a mediocre love story tacked onto a real-life event.

Jersey Shore is a popular TV show, despite the fact that there is not a single redeeming member among the entire cast (DISCLAIMER: or so I gather, I haven't watched it because I'm afraid of catching a retinal version of an STD. I did see the two allegedly most popular cast members show up at a TV "dance party" that was clearly a very lazy excuse to get those two in front of a camera, and they proved themselves to be worthless morons).

Things made to please the lowest common denominator will always be popular, and will never be GOOD.

Ever think that perhaps you're wrong and the hundreds of millions of others are right?
 
Jocundry
2011-11-02 02:26:50 PM
xaldin: Its on droids/ipads as well that I know of.

It's available on the PS3 too.
 
Gosling
2011-11-02 02:27:17 PM
I needed those hints, and it took me a while to think, but I managed to guess it.
 
Debeo Summa Credo
2011-11-02 02:27:18 PM
E.T.?
 
soup
2011-11-02 02:27:56 PM
Everybody poops. (and plays angry birds while doing so)
 
cgraves67
2011-11-02 02:28:05 PM
palladiate: They're aiming for a billion customers? Did I read that right? I'm pretty certain 1/7th of the word doesn't have access to an iPhone.

Then it is fortunate for them that it's available on other platforms, such as Android phones, Chrome, and social media sites. I don't know if Facebook has it or not, but G+ does.
 
FerneJohn
2011-11-02 02:28:48 PM
Carousel Beast: Saborlas: Nickleback is a popular band, despite the fact that they don't even bother hiding that they haven't written their own music in years (if ever).

Titanic was the highest grossing film of all time for 12 years, despite being a mediocre love story tacked onto a real-life event.

Jersey Shore is a popular TV show, despite the fact that there is not a single redeeming member among the entire cast (DISCLAIMER: or so I gather, I haven't watched it because I'm afraid of catching a retinal version of an STD. I did see the two allegedly most popular cast members show up at a TV "dance party" that was clearly a very lazy excuse to get those two in front of a camera, and they proved themselves to be worthless morons).

Things made to please the lowest common denominator will always be popular, and will never be GOOD.

Ever think that perhaps you're wrong and the hundreds of millions of others are right?

There's no such thing as a "right" opinion.

/Never played the game.
 
grahambhg
2011-11-02 02:29:11 PM
Sonic? Pong? Centipede? Angry Pig? (darn, I was close with that last one!)
 
Salmon
2011-11-02 02:29:15 PM
artheat.net
 
Doc Daneeka
2011-11-02 02:29:19 PM
Angry Birds is easily the most overrated game of all time.

It's a simple artillery game. Those have been around forever.

media.tumblr.com

It's got bright and polished graphics, but that's about it. It doesn't really do anything that innovative. It gets boring pretty quickly. I just don't get its popularity.
 
NutznGum
2011-11-02 02:29:19 PM
Carousel Beast: Saborlas: Nickleback is a popular band, despite the fact that they don't even bother hiding that they haven't written their own music in years (if ever).

Titanic was the highest grossing film of all time for 12 years, despite being a mediocre love story tacked onto a real-life event.

Jersey Shore is a popular TV show, despite the fact that there is not a single redeeming member among the entire cast (DISCLAIMER: or so I gather, I haven't watched it because I'm afraid of catching a retinal version of an STD. I did see the two allegedly most popular cast members show up at a TV "dance party" that was clearly a very lazy excuse to get those two in front of a camera, and they proved themselves to be worthless morons).

Things made to please the lowest common denominator will always be popular, and will never be GOOD.

Ever think that perhaps you're wrong and the hundreds of millions of others are right?

I get the feeling he thinks that if you can't play the game with a keyboard and a mouse while yapping to your geek friends through a headset, its not a real game.

/what level is your druid?
 
Guidette Frankentits
2011-11-02 02:29:29 PM
Call of Turismo: Sports 2 The Legend of Grand Auto Gears of Super The?
 
Lavallin
2011-11-02 02:29:41 PM
I guessed Farmville, I'd be interested to see how that matched up in terms of numbers of users.
 
Corporate Mofo [TotalFark]
2011-11-02 02:29:53 PM
Global Thermonuclear War?
 
ArtosRC
2011-11-02 02:30:01 PM
soup: Everybody poops. (and plays angry birds while doing so)

I post on Fark.

/Yep, right now
 
Celestialmartyr
2011-11-02 02:30:18 PM
Final Fantasy XIV?
 
bacongood
2011-11-02 02:30:25 PM
soup: Everybody poops. (and plays angry birds while doing so)

A friend asked me how far I was, and when I told him he was surprised that I had gotten that far so fast. I told him I had spent a lot of time on the toilet that week.

He claimed he had never played on the toilet.
 
Guidette Frankentits
2011-11-02 02:30:50 PM
Mobile gaming firm Rovio said on Wednesday its hit game Angry Birds had reached a record 500 million downloads in less than two years since its launch.

Well, yah because it's effing FREE
 
Gilligann [TotalFark]
2011-11-02 02:30:58 PM
So you're saying that a lot of people will download a free game?

What a surprise!
 
JoeCowboy
2011-11-02 02:30:58 PM
Pong?

Asteroids?

JC
 
busy chillin'
2011-11-02 02:31:40 PM
would have never guessed that.

my wife is addicted to that game. She has three stars on every level on a couple versions of the game and working on 3 stars on the latest Rio additions.
 
Jefferson Biatchmagnet
2011-11-02 02:31:50 PM
Carousel Beast: Saborlas: Nickleback is a popular band, despite the fact that they don't even bother hiding that they haven't written their own music in years (if ever).

Titanic was the highest grossing film of all time for 12 years, despite being a mediocre love story tacked onto a real-life event.

Jersey Shore is a popular TV show, despite the fact that there is not a single redeeming member among the entire cast (DISCLAIMER: or so I gather, I haven't watched it because I'm afraid of catching a retinal version of an STD. I did see the two allegedly most popular cast members show up at a TV "dance party" that was clearly a very lazy excuse to get those two in front of a camera, and they proved themselves to be worthless morons).

Things made to please the lowest common denominator will always be popular, and will never be GOOD.

Ever think that perhaps you're wrong and the hundreds of millions of others are right?

The roar of the masses is usually farts.
 
Christian Bale
2011-11-02 02:31:52 PM
Carousel Beast: Saborlas: Nickleback is a popular band, despite the fact that they don't even bother hiding that they haven't written their own music in years (if ever).

Titanic was the highest grossing film of all time for 12 years, despite being a mediocre love story tacked onto a real-life event.

Jersey Shore is a popular TV show, despite the fact that there is not a single redeeming member among the entire cast (DISCLAIMER: or so I gather, I haven't watched it because I'm afraid of catching a retinal version of an STD. I did see the two allegedly most popular cast members show up at a TV "dance party" that was clearly a very lazy excuse to get those two in front of a camera, and they proved themselves to be worthless morons).

Things made to please the lowest common denominator will always be popular, and will never be GOOD.

Ever think that perhaps you're wrong and the hundreds of millions of others are right?


Someone sounds like a butthurt Nickelback fan...
 
Famous Thamas
2011-11-02 02:31:53 PM
soup: Everybody poops. (and plays angry birds while doing so)

I love the "Angry Lunch". Good way to move that lunch time burrito at around 2pm in the afternoon.
 
trappedspirit
2011-11-02 02:32:17 PM
You mean the "most popular" video game in history would be a video game made at that point in history that technological advances have made it possible to put cheap video game players in the hands of most of the population? I would have never ever guessed it would go down like that.
 
haywatchthis
2011-11-02 02:32:29 PM
duck hunt? no wait mike tyson punch out?
 
rebelyell2006
2011-11-02 02:32:58 PM
bacongood: soup: Everybody poops. (and plays angry birds while doing so)

A friend asked me how far I was, and when I told him he was surprised that I had gotten that far so fast. I told him I had spent a lot of time on the toilet that week.

He claimed he had never played on the toilet.

I admit that if I'm really deep into a book or a game, I'll set my laptop in front of the toilet so I just have to lean over.
 
BurnShrike
2011-11-02 02:33:00 PM
Guess the most popular video game in history

Most popular game in history is sex. And if you're not using a video recorder, you're doing it wrong.
 
Goimir [TotalFark]
2011-11-02 02:33:19 PM
Will people still be playing it in 30 years?

People still play pac-man, and in its heyday people payed as much for a single session of pac-man as they do now for a copy of Angry Birds, adjusted for inflation.
 
serial_crusher [TotalFark]
2011-11-02 02:33:20 PM
Are they counting all the devices that have Angry Birds pre-installed on them, like the new Roku players? If so, they really need to give minesweeper and Solitaire a fair shake.
 
Apocalypso
2011-11-02 02:33:26 PM
soup: Everybody poops. (and plays angry birds while doing so)

I'm prairie-dogging right now. Better get going then.
 
Lumbar Puncture
2011-11-02 02:33:35 PM
Bullshiat, Solitaire is installed on more platforms.
 
Doc Daneeka
2011-11-02 02:33:39 PM
I recently got a new iPhone 4S, and downloaded some highly rated games.

While the graphics performance is really nice for a mobile gaming platform, I find that controlling a game with touchscreen only controls can be frustrating and sometimes a real PITA. The experience often makes me wish for the d-pad and buttons on my DS.

My experience has led me to believe that analysts predictions that smartphones will kill off true mobile gaming devices (like the DS and PSP) to be premature. Physical buttons are really needed for precise control and tactile feedback.
 
mpfjr
2011-11-02 02:33:41 PM
I was going to give that game a try then I heard that even if you buy it you still get the advertising banners so I decided to be the only person not playing it.
 
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