# Spaced Penguin (addicting game) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 18, 2004, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spaced-penguin-addicting-game/275538 "2004-11-18T20:59:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![WIGGUM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ce7236/32.png) [@WIGGUM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WIGGUM)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spaced-penguin-addicting-game/275538/1 "2004-11-18T20:59:30Z")
I had to tell someone, and the members of the SDMB are the lucky few. At the time of this post, I have posted today’s highest score of 28,627,259 for [Spaced Penguin](http://www.bigideafun.com/penguins/arcade/spaced_penguin/default.htm). I’ve been addicted to this game for the better part of a week, and I’ve finally hit the big time. I wonder if I can put my achievement on my resume? ---
**Author:** ![UncleRojelio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unclerojelio/32/3160_2.png) [@UncleRojelio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleRojelio)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spaced-penguin-addicting-game/275538/2 "2004-11-18T21:23:24Z")
Crap!!! When I lost the link for this game I thought I would finally be able to kick the habit. DAMN! There goes the rest of this week. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Sevo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sevo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sevo)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spaced-penguin-addicting-game/275538/3 "2004-11-18T21:34:16Z")
133,132. I have a long, long way to go. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spaced-penguin-addicting-game/275538/4 "2004-11-18T22:08:47Z")
> [@Sevo](#): > > I have a long, long way to go. Me, too. I put him into orbit a couple of times. Cool. ---
**Author:** ![Chairman\_Pow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/838e76/32.png) [@Chairman\_Pow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chairman_Pow)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spaced-penguin-addicting-game/275538/5 "2004-11-18T22:18:16Z")
> [@UncleRojelio](#): > > Crap!!! When I lost the link for this game I thought I would finally be able to kick the habit. DAMN! There goes the rest of this week. :smack: Dude, disable Java. Works for me (although it’s a bit drastic). ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Stilettos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/fbc32d/32.png) [@Red\_Stilettos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Stilettos)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spaced-penguin-addicting-game/275538/6 "2004-11-18T22:31:02Z")
You evil, evil man… ---
**Author:** ![WIGGUM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ce7236/32.png) [@WIGGUM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WIGGUM)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spaced-penguin-addicting-game/275538/7 "2004-11-18T22:33:02Z")
I actually have a long, long way to go too. Have you checked out the all-time high scores? They’re in the [Dr. Evil]Billions[/Dr. Evil]!!! ---
**Author:** ![bughunter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aeb1de/32.png) [@bughunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bughunter)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spaced-penguin-addicting-game/275538/8 "2004-11-18T23:38:53Z")
> [@Chairman Pow](#): > > Dude, disable Java. Works for me (although it’s a bit drastic). Well, I just discovered another way… … downgrade your machine to WinNT4.0 – apparently the shockwave 10 player required is not compatible with NT4. Now that’s drastic. ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2004, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spaced-penguin-addicting-game/275538/9 "2004-11-19T00:21:15Z")
What an evil game, gotta go now it’s calling me ---
**Author:** ![Sevo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sevo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sevo)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2004, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spaced-penguin-addicting-game/275538/10 "2004-11-19T20:00:24Z")
Okay, so I’m a doctor at a major university hospital. I read that first post yesterday and played my first game. One of my collegues saw and fired up a game of his own. As of today, 24 hours later, there are seven of us sitting in front of two computers and keeping a list of the best trajectories found to date. Just wanted to share the love. ---
**Author:** ![UncleRojelio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unclerojelio/32/3160_2.png) [@UncleRojelio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleRojelio)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2004, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spaced-penguin-addicting-game/275538/11 "2004-11-19T22:41:46Z")
Here is a related [applet](http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/applets/satellites.html) . Click and drag to send a satellite into orbit. I got a figure-8 going one time but the satellite eventually came crashing down. Somewhere in New Jersey I think. ---
**Author:** ![LordVor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90ced4/32.png) [@LordVor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LordVor)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2004, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spaced-penguin-addicting-game/275538/12 "2004-11-19T22:58:07Z")
1. Almost all of it on level 6, a simple single-body system where I managed to get into an eliptical orbit where my trace filled almost all the screen before I hit the ship. -lv ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2004, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spaced-penguin-addicting-game/275538/13 "2004-11-19T23:02:59Z")
[This](http://www.bigideafun.com/penguins/arcade/doom_funnel/doom_funnel.dcr) is really fun. The penguin is great, but the gravitional attraction of the black hole makes it really interesting. ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2004, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spaced-penguin-addicting-game/275538/14 "2004-11-20T00:51:46Z")
I liek the duct tape ball one better. w00t ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2004, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spaced-penguin-addicting-game/275538/15 "2004-11-20T00:56:24Z")
My penguin score was a mere 322,372. ☹ I wish the sattelite one kept track of orbits. I got one going and left the page up, and it’s still going now 30 minutes later. Its orbit goes off screen. Most of the stable orbits I’ve made get snagged by the moon at some point. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2004, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spaced-penguin-addicting-game/275538/16 "2004-11-20T02:24:50Z")
427,805 Is there like a cheat place that shows the optimal path? ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2004, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spaced-penguin-addicting-game/275538/17 "2004-11-20T02:45:47Z")
I’ve got him stuck on a back-and-forth trajectory now… been going like this for 3 minutes now. Looks like a Spirograph gone mad. **Knorf** - What duct tape ball? Tell me more! ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2004, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spaced-penguin-addicting-game/275538/18 "2004-11-20T03:24:14Z")
Ok, yeah, I’m a bit retarded today. Never mind! ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2004, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spaced-penguin-addicting-game/275538/19 "2004-11-20T06:17:47Z")
The best I can do is 582,336. I’m currently #9 for today. ---
**Author:** ![GrizzRich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7ba0ec/32.png) [@GrizzRich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrizzRich)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2004, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spaced-penguin-addicting-game/275538/20 "2004-11-20T06:43:03Z")
Great!.. Now I’ve gotta postpone my vacation! Yeesh!