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41 Comments
That’s… that’s just horrible. This is definitely video games as art. I don’t think I’ve had this much of an emotional reaction to any made thing before. I don’t think I’ve ever felt this particular way before.
I almost want to hate you for doing this to me, but I did this myself, which I suppose is the point of video games a a medium. To see the content, you have to be an active participant in it, which is something a creator can really take advantage of.
Of course, everything has a stronger emotional impact when you’re tired and hungry and it’s dark. I’ll check this out again in the morning. Ugh, or not. The thought of opening that file again makes me cringe.
Man, I had to close the game and now I’m even feeling a tad nauseous. Never a few pixels seemed this graphic to me.
I don’t quite understand why I’m drilling holes in someone’s skull. And being forced to do it over and over… What is the purpose?
Ok, I’m stuck. I can’t get beyond the first part, assuming that there’s more.
There’s a little more, but not much.
While I can barely stand to call this a game, I get the impression that I would ‘win’ if I drilled and possibly poured acid into the correct part of a given victim’s head. Am I correct in assuming this? I don’t want to play the game any longer to find out.
Someone’s been reading articles on Jeffrey Dahmer.
I’m stuck, I’m killing lots of nazis (I think, I didn’t read the story) by filling their heads with holes and dripping acid into them (hell yeah) but I haven’t reached the level 1 boss yet.
But really, I love it. I just wish I knew a bit about neuroanatomy and whatnot; that’d probably make the experience more FUN. No, but I’d be able to see the range of reactions (depending on whether you tried to be scientifically faithful or not). And I could possibly WIN THE GAME. There are unlimited continues, but this game is so hard. I’ll come back and give it another go after I get an MD.
Your recent games make me want to curate an exhibition of ‘art games’ arranged in a line going from ‘least emotionally harrowing’ to ‘most emotionally harrowing’. Ideally a collection of your games would go right at the end.
I’m not kidding or anything, I’d like to do that. But I don’t even remotely have the means… ah well.
Very nice. Finally someone’s getting it. Games eh… eh? Well done. One of the coolest things done with the medium to date.
this is awesome but i cant remmeber exactly where the frontal lobe is it on the left or the right side i guess im goingt o have to try it on my friends
HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH JUSTIFYING MURDER BY CALLING YOUR VICTIMS NAZIS YOU SICK BASTARD
im a dog trainer this is how iget dogs to o bey too
I played this game while having dinner. I lost my appetite. Interesting game though. How do I turn him into a zombie? I’ve tried all kinds of combinations and got a few different responses but none of them seem to be acceptable. I’ve even tried googling out of desperation. Heh.
Haha AWESOME GAME. I have a funny feeling that you CANT win. You just keep killing until you quit in despair at your failure. Perhaps you eventually get arrested but I didnt try it that long.
A very authentic and terrifying simulation of brain damage.
Ah, you CAN make a zombie :)
That was brilliant–a game based on the exploits of Jeffery Dahmer.
How tragic.
From the comments, this looks really interesting, but it won’t run on my Mac for some reason…
Actually, of all the games I’ve tried downloading here, none of them are working on my Mac. This is weird because a download of Rara Racer is what brought me to this site. Any idea what the issue is?
Marc,
What version of OSX are you running?
Do you have a PPC or Intel mac?
What happens when you double click to run them?
If the program randomly just closes then if you could do the following that would be neat:
run the Console application, scroll down to the bottom of the log window, and let me know what messages are there that look like they came from the program that didn’t open properly.
I would really appreciate this!
Weird. I tried it again today and it worked fine. I’m using an Intel Mac, OSX Version 10.6.4.
The problem before was the program just shutting, so if it ever happens again I’ll be sure to check out the Console app and let you know. Thanks for the help!
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On a side note, that was a pretty interesting game. I love how the minimalist design still gets the message across. Makes me wonder why companies spend most of their budget on graphics/special effects sometimes.
oh, ok – thanks for checking :)
I escaped.
Anyone working on a FAQ? I’m stuck.
Not to my knowledge. And, being stuck is okay.
cool game. but i cant figure out where to drill, how deep and how many drops of acid. i would assume 1 drop because 2 makes him a brain dead idiot and i lose.
anyone got a tut on this?
Testing to see if these comments are legit and if I can actually comment.
[ increpare says : thanks for the spam. ]
is this supposed to be… you know, fun?
Not sure how this is a successor to superposition puppies, but, I couldn’t continue past the 4 attempts in a row in which I attempted to do nothing and the two that didn’t work like the character wanted. Bothered me too much…
This game is amazing!
Thanks for this piece of art!
I’ve tried several conditions,but I still can’t figure out the deepest meaning of it.A brain contains both pros and cons of everything.
Hmm.. I’ve killed so many people trying to make a zombie. But with no luck. Some tips, anyone?
Maybe reverse engineering will work. (The art of playing a game)
Oh… I forgot there’s source code..:P
Twelve times I tried and yet I am still denied.
(And that’s my sane limit.)
It’s not working for me anymore, under Mountain Lion… It blips a blue screen and then crashes. :(
(Had a relevant conversation and wanted to show this.)
Yeah, not working for me, it crashes when I try to open. Running osx 10.7.5. Really curious to see it though! Love your games.
Woo, I managed to beat the game.
Is there anyone who could give some sorta hint for us ‘less able’ players?
fix this game it doesn’t run
It’s open source. you fix it.
If you’d like me to fix it, give me more details on the problem – explain what happens, if any errors are displays, for instance.
this shit sucks lmao
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