Frogger Synchronized To Real-Life Traffic 43
Cerlyn writes "In order to celebrate 30 years of Frogger, Tyler DeAngelo and his friends created a version of Frogger synchronized to actual vehicles on 5th Avenue in New York City. Unlike a previous (dangerous) attempt at recreating the game, this version fits safely inside of a Frogger arcade cabinet, and pictures and videos of the construction of the game are available as well." (Just scroll down that first link to see the construction details.)
Bad link to the previous version (Score:3)
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I spent a while searching for a copy of the Yahoo! article and came up with nothing. I did find this story from a local news outlet [wyff4.com] that probably says about the same as the Yahoo! article did. I also wasn't able to find more than search engine hints of a followup article saying that the guy was released from the hospital. He missed out [darwinawards.com] on a Darwin award, at least. I imagine he recovered mostly or completely.
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Well he said it was dangerous.
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Damn you videos (Score:2, Informative)
I skipped through the video in the second link then checked the first link for more information...and found that all the information about building it is in videos.
Sigh.
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Agreed. A few screenshots and a real article would have been much more useful. And would use so much less bandwidth that it might not be slashdotted so quickly either.
No, I can't view the Vimeo video - pressing play just switches from a black screen to a black screen. So there is no article. /. please put a video icon on submissions where a video is a substantial/required part of the "article"? Cause this is wasting both time and bandwidth for many of us, for no good reason.
Again, can
Holes! I need holes! (Score:5, Funny)
Holes! I need holes!
Re:Holes! I need holes! (Score:5, Funny)
Jerry, I've been preparing for this moment my entire life.
real life frogger = rest of the world (Score:5, Interesting)
The "real life" frogger story should make you all reflect on how nice we have it in the Western world in terms of pedestrian safety. Real life frogger is an every day reality in every third world country. Pedestrian fatalities are so common it's not even newsworthy. You tube "crossing the street in India" or insert your favorite third world country...
Re:real life frogger = rest of the world (Score:5, Insightful)
I think you'll find that outside North America, most of the Western world does walk extensively, and makes extensive use of public transport. There are even a few enclaves of civilisation in the US itself, like New York City, where this exotic practice can be seen without leaving your sacred soil.
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Re:real life frogger = rest of the world (Score:5, Interesting)
Real life frogger is an every day reality in every third world country.
Hehe, yes. I went to see the Pyramids a number of years ago, and did a bit of solo sightseeing in Cairo too. Crossing streets was a real challenge - pedestrian crossings, street signs or red lights were completely ignored by locals. The best strategy I came up with was to either close my eyes or keep them firmly on the other side of the street while crossing, moving at a steady pace and making a point NOT to watch for incoming cars. The point was that incoming drivers estimated my speed and aimed their cars either in front or behind me (I honestly don't think any of them ever stopped or slowed down to let me pass). Keeping a constant speed helped their estimation, while sudden changes like slowing down (or jumping away in terror :) ) would probably have caused an accident.
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I know you are right, so I Googled "Crossing the street in Canada" instead.
this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTogWQfFUt0 8 minute video of geese crossing the street while trafic stops was the first link.
The police show up around the 7 minute mark to help a slow gozling finish the trip....
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Ah I see you have visited north carolina
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oh, great. (Score:2)
now i got that fucking song stuck in my head
Curious Choice for the Spokesfrog. (Score:2)
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but is the toad a lawyer?
I've played Frogger in real life (Score:3)
It's called crossing the street in Vietnam [youtube.com]
Just keep slow and steady.
Next (Score:3, Interesting)
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Won't somebody think of the children? (Score:1)
Typical, another videogame that encourages youngsters to endanger themselves by running into traffic. Why, when I was a lad I almost got killed by a spider trying to play real-life Centipede. The only solution is to ban all forms of entertainment.
Don't Walk (Score:5, Funny)
I've often thought the Don't Walk sign should make the Frogger splat sound to discourage jaywalking.
just the start of things (Score:2)
i cant wait for GTA 3 based on real life. "Intellectual Property infringement: 3 stars!"
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So level 1 should be some branded driving school training track, then Winslow, Arizona, progressing through New York, and working up to Cairo? There's something there, and lots of product placement and local tourism authority opportunities for alternate revenue streams. The overhead is just one web cam location with internet connection per level. Maybe "Frogger Route 66?"
Is 5th Ave. harder at 9am or 2am?
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A Frogger based on the NJTP traffic around the Manhattan exits--14 toward the Holland, 17 toward the Lincoln--would be exciting. Ditto for one around the lead-in to the George Washington Bridge. Those all have the fun property that cars are either bumper to bumper, leaving few holes, or are going at >55MPH. Within Manhattan, there's a harder level possible trying to cross the East or West Side highways with the same properties.
I don't know of a good way to rank them objectively, but the worst traffic
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Just turn your head, you'll see what's coming up next.