Spore release date set!

[Love Rhombus]

Huzzah, now I can make flying monkeys!

[DSYoungEsq]

I will believe it when I actually hold it in my hot, grubby little DNA-combining hands...

[Kythereia]

My fingers are crossed so tightly for this I can barely type...

[Least Original User Name Ever]

Baroo? *ears perk up*

[Lightnin']

So... far... away!

I'm willing to bet, Love Rhombus, that flying critters aren't going to be possible in Spore. It's good to dream, though.

I'm seriously jonesing for this game, as one of my all-time faves was SimLife. The best creature I ever made was the result of trying to simulate that old movie, The Blob. I made a town of humans, and then created a blob and placed it just outside town.

The blob, by the way, was large, incredibly dangerous, but slow. It didn't work the way I'd expected it to, though... Since the creature was so powerful, it couldn't move. However, its offspring could- and they were still really dangerous. They ended up going into town and preying on the humans... and then when they got near the original blob, it would eat them. Basically, the blob was sending out parts of itself to gather food, and then reabsorbing them when they returned.

It was so incredibly cool (in a geeky way, of course). I had designed the critter to function like the blob in the movie, but it found a more efficient way to survive. I love emergent behavior!

I'm really hoping I can have that sort of experience in Spore, too.

[msmith537]

Well, IF that happens, I'm looking forward to designing some seriously fucked up shit.

[Love Rhombus]

Probably means no mer-people, either... . Ah well.

I wonder if you can tamper with the other critters on the planet, like domesticate or mutate them?

[Least Original User Name Ever]

Originally Posted by Love Rhombus

Probably means no mer-people, either... . Ah well.

I wonder if you can tamper with the other critters on the planet, like domesticate or mutate them?

Well...if you can't, you can always nuke them from orbit.

[Martian Bigfoot]

September? Oh damn. Remember when you were a kid and Christmas always seemed a hundred million years away? Well, I just got that feeling again.

[Least Original User Name Ever]

I know....


It's not fair!



*stomps foot*

[A Priori Tea]

Must. Invent. Time Machine. FASTER!

[Least Original User Name Ever]

Originally Posted by A Priori Tea

Must. Invent. Time Machine. FASTER!

Why...it sounds almost like an Eric Cartman once did for a Wii...

[Sublight]

Any news on what the system requirements are? My current system is limping toward retirement and I want to know how good a replacement I'll need.

[lizardling]

Woo HOO.

*runs around* Yes, I did a chairdance in the office, complete with hooting.

[Tamryne]

Oh My God that looks awesome! Why have I not heard of this before?!

This is SO a good reason to keep saving up for a new computer...

[msmith537]

Originally Posted by Least Original User Name Ever

Why...it sounds almost like an Eric Cartman once did for a Wii...

Only seven more months and I can build my army of talking sea otters.

[Baldwin]

So, I take it this is some kind of game? What's so great about it?

[MikeG]

Originally Posted by Lightnin'

So... far... away!

I'm willing to bet, Love Rhombus, that flying critters aren't going to be possible in Spore. It's good to dream, though.

I'm seriously jonesing for this game, as one of my all-time faves was SimLife. The best creature I ever made was the result of trying to simulate that old movie, The Blob. I made a town of humans, and then created a blob and placed it just outside town.

The blob, by the way, was large, incredibly dangerous, but slow. It didn't work the way I'd expected it to, though... Since the creature was so powerful, it couldn't move. However, its offspring could- and they were still really dangerous. They ended up going into town and preying on the humans... and then when they got near the original blob, it would eat them. Basically, the blob was sending out parts of itself to gather food, and then reabsorbing them when they returned.

It was so incredibly cool (in a geeky way, of course). I had designed the critter to function like the blob in the movie, but it found a more efficient way to survive. I love emergent behavior!

I'm really hoping I can have that sort of experience in Spore, too.

Damn, that premise would have been SO much better than the original Blob! Hideous invulnerable monster that sends out fast and terrifying mini Blobs to eat people and bring their nutrients back to the mother creature. I'd watch that in a theater on a really hot day.

[Terminus Est]

Originally Posted by Baldwin

So, I take it this is some kind of game? What's so great about it?

Watch a demo given by Will Wright himself; actual demo begins at around 3:00 into the video.

[sciguy]

Huh. I didn't realize they were going to be able to get DS and mobile in with the initial release. I assumed they'd get the PC / Mac release done, and go with the other platforms later.

And in case you didn't notice the "related stories" links, you maybe be able to sculpt your winged (if not necessarily flying) monkeys earlier than September. And at yet another link (the comments on the right), it's said that it'll be a free release, probably along the lines of a demo a few months before release.

Woohoo!

[msmith537]

Originally Posted by Baldwin

So, I take it this is some kind of game? What's so great about it?

If you like open-ended "sandbox" simulation God games games like SimCity, The Sims, anything Sim, Civilization, anything "Tycoon" (Railroad Tycoon, Rollarcoster Tycoon, etc), Populous, Black & White and so on you will probably like Spore. It's kind of a SimEverything, starting you off at the microscopic level and letting you evolve up to a galactic civilization.

It's not perfect though. I would prefer if the "civilization" mode was more flexible in how it manages cities. It would be nice if you could cover your planet with more realistic urban sprawl.

What's also cool is that everything is user created, from the creatures and plants to the buildings and vehicles.

[Least Original User Name Ever]

Really, this is the first game that should require 850 gigabytes of memory to install and regularly chomps on 4 and a half gigs of RAM.


I hope I'm wrong and we peons can play it.

[RandMcnally]

Damnit! It comes out right when school starts. Horrible timing.

[Captain Amazing]

Originally Posted by RandMcnally

Damnit! It comes out right when school starts. Horrible timing.

You should skip.

[msmith537]

Originally Posted by Least Original User Name Ever

Really, this is the first game that should require 850 gigabytes of memory to install and regularly chomps on 4 and a half gigs of RAM.


I hope I'm wrong and we peons can play it.

Actually, the system requirements are supposedly not much more than those for The Sims 2.

[One And Only Wanderers]

Originally Posted by msmith537

Only seven more months and I can build my army of talking sea otters.

Vordai? Is that you.....

[Least Original User Name Ever]

Originally Posted by msmith537

Actually, the system requirements are supposedly not much more than those for The Sims 2.

Really? Hm. I have to see what the system requirements were for the second Sims.

[Rysto]

That's two weeks after the release date for Duke Nukem Forever, right?

[Least Original User Name Ever]

Originally Posted by Rysto

That's two weeks after the release date for Duke Nukem Forever, right?

Ah..I see what you did there...you insinuated that Spore is never getting released...


Verrrrry tricky there.

[Khadaji]

Originally Posted by Rysto

That's two weeks after the release date for Duke Nukem Forever, right?

Rysto, you stole my joke!

[Pleonast]

Gah! September! out:

I loved SimEarth, SimLife, and ElFish. SimCity and The Sims are great too. Spore has everything I want in a game. I hope this delay means they're getting everything right.

[Terminus Est]

I've had this on pre-order on Amazon for about forever. I just got an email from them about the new release date; they also apologized for the delay.

You can read a hands-on preview of the game - the full game here: http://www.bit-tech.net/gaming/2008/...s-on_preview/1

[Sunspace]

And it's going to be on the Mac as well?

:: toothy jagermonster grin ::

I'm not much of a gamer these days, but I want this. Start with DNA, and evolve into a galaxy-conquering super-race? Yes!! I will destroy them all!!! Bwa-ha-ha-ha-ha...

_{Er, was that out loud?}

[Biffy the Elephant Shrew]

Originally Posted by Baldwin

So, I take it this is some kind of game?

Is that it? I thought the Queen Mushroom was finally making her earth takeover bid.

[Dewey Finn]

Originally Posted by Sublight

Any news on what the system requirements are? My current system is limping toward retirement and I want to know how good a replacement I'll need.

Me too. My current desktop system will be over six years old when this game is released. Right now, I mostly use it for web surfing, so it doesn't matter that it's so old. But I loved SimCity (although not The Sims or any of the other spinoff games), so I'm looking forward to this one. So I plan to use the "recommended system configuration" for Spore as the baseline when I'm shopping for a new system. (Although I suspect that my six-year-old system will meet the minimum system configuration for it.)

[Least Original User Name Ever]

Yeah, weird how someone's actually releasing a game for a Mac. Oh well. I guess you losers can have a game or two to play with.



I kid, by the way.

[msmith537]

Originally Posted by msmith537

What's also cool is that everything is user created, from the creatures and plants to the buildings and vehicles.

To expand a bit futher, that means you can basically create any kind of civilization you like. You can create a race of Homer Simpsons. A race of gingerbread men living in gingerbread cities. A civilization of walking penises if you like. Whatever. My girlfriend isn't much of a gamer, but she expressed a desire to see a race of pink Tyrannosaurus Rex with little bows on them.

[Least Original User Name Ever]

Originally Posted by msmith537

To expand a bit futher, that means you can basically create any kind of civilization you like. You can create a race of Homer Simpsons. A race of gingerbread men living in gingerbread cities. A civilization of walking penises if you like. Whatever. My girlfriend isn't much of a gamer, but she expressed a desire to see a race of pink Tyrannosaurus Rex with little bows on them.

She obviously cannot touch this game. Tyrannosaurus Rex must NEVER have pink bows or be pink in color. NEVER!

I think your girlfriend's Spore privileges are revoked before she really got them.

[msmith537]

Originally Posted by Least Original User Name Ever

She obviously cannot touch this game. Tyrannosaurus Rex must NEVER have pink bows or be pink in color. NEVER!

I think your girlfriend's Spore privileges are revoked before she really got them.

I think she's still somewhat traumatized from some of the "scenarios" I used to run in The Sims 2 using a Sim versions of the two of us and our appartment. Most of them ended with Sim-me burning to death in the kitchen and Sim-GF going insane.

[Love Rhombus]

Or you could have the wonderful idea I'm planning on trying...Giant carnivorous dinosaur fascists! Call it:


T-REICHS!

[Least Original User Name Ever]

Originally Posted by msmith537

I think she's still somewhat traumatized from some of the "scenarios" I used to run in The Sims 2 using a Sim versions of the two of us and our appartment. Most of them ended with Sim-me burning to death in the kitchen and Sim-GF going insane.

Oh...well..I suppose that's fine, then. Carry on.


I may have to find her pink planet and nuke it, though.

[Zjestika]

Between Spore and Fallout 3* I'm predicting the best September ever! I need to start saving money and vacation days.





*The Amazon release date for Fallout 3 is Sept. 28th and my fingers are permacrossed for that to be true.

[Sunspace]

Originally Posted by Least Original User Name Ever

Yeah, weird how someone's actually releasing a game for a Mac. Oh well. I guess you losers can have a game or two to play with.



I kid, by the way.

You mean, us users of superior and more flexible computers. I have Windows XP, Ubuntu and Mac OS X on my machine.

I was thinking about reinstalling The Sims 2 on my Windows partition. After I put AutoCAD on it...

[Least Original User Name Ever]

Originally Posted by Sunspace

You mean, us users of superior and more flexible computers. I have Windows XP, Ubuntu and Mac OS X on my machine.

I was thinking about reinstalling The Sims 2 on my Windows partition. After I put AutoCAD on it...

Yes, yes, yes. You users of computers that have a superiority complex and feel the need to have 8 billion operating systems.

I mess with you. Whatever floats your boat captain, just so long as we get to nuke the pathetic creatures from msmith537's girlfriend's planet together.

[Tristan]

I should have my new PC by then. I'm excited.

Count me in on the Coalition of the Willing to Destroy the Horrible Pink Dinosaurs.

[msmith537]

Originally Posted by Least Original User Name Ever

I mess with you. Whatever floats your boat captain, just so long as we get to nuke the pathetic creatures from msmith537's girlfriend's planet together.

Dude...do you really want to have your cities demolished by a pink She-Rex?


I'm really looking forward to creating all manner of abominations

[Knorf]

... and there was much rejoicing!

[Least Original User Name Ever]

Originally Posted by msmith537

Dude...do you really want to have your cities demolished by a pink She-Rex?


I'm really looking forward to creating all manner of abominations

Fuck that shit. I'll cheat if I have to. Those abominations are going DOWN!

[Baldwin]

Originally Posted by Terminus Est

Watch a demo given by Will Wright himself; actual demo begins at around 3:00 into the video.

Thanks! Yes, that looks pretty cool. Maybe we can get it into the households of Creationists and corrupt their children with science.

[appleciders]

Originally Posted by Least Original User Name Ever

Well...if you can't, you can always nuke them from orbit.

It's the only way to be sure.

This game has more hype than anything I've ever heard of. Here's hoping it lives up to it.