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The first time I was hit with the futuristic hovercraft bomb in the 1990's, my mind was forever changed. I was constantly sidetracked, daydreaming about these amazing vehicles, and that one day far in the future 10 years from now, I'd be hovering 350 MPH down the highway! When I laid my eyes on F-Zero, my mind quickly devolved into mush thinking ONLY about this game which I never owned. As a result, it gave me permanent brain damage and ADHD.  Next came a Christmas gift from my family. Streex - The futuristic racing cars that you launch by slamming your fist down on a pump, which you can crash into a tower of Jenga blocks. I couldn't wait for the future!  Then my friend showed me Hover Race, which looked like rear end, but was sort of cool because it was kind of 3D? And you could race using your phone and computer?? Woah.   Near the back of my magazine subscription was this ad that astounded me. The possibility that I could be hovering down my street (or school!) giving thumbs up  as I drove by.. but my parents were not so keen on that prospect since they didn't have an extra vacuum cleaner to give me. If only they knew how this would benefit them; hovering like an F-Zero car to work.
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My hovercraft is full of eels!
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Apr 4, 2023 22:37
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Nobody ever built that drat hovercar ever
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Apr 4, 2023 22:42
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I got this Bespin from Taco Bell and it hovered holy poo poo
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Apr 4, 2023 23:02
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F-Zero was great
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Apr 4, 2023 23:05
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Fartington Butts posted:I got this Bespin from Taco Bell and it hovered holy poo poo That's pretty rad. I had a Streex from a McDonald's Happy Meal. Much cheaper looking, but still cool. 
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Apr 4, 2023 23:06
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I could never figure out what the garbage outside of the track was in F Zero and why it killed you. Like why can't I just hover over it all?
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Apr 4, 2023 23:09
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i always liked the Wipeout style of racing hovercars. you can picture it as being a kind of future F1
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Apr 4, 2023 23:12
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Who do I have to sick for the gasoline?
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Apr 4, 2023 23:14
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Devils Affricate posted:I could never figure out what the garbage outside of the track was in F Zero and why it killed you. Like why can't I just hover over it all? I always thought it was like, a city far below??? A future city, that is far below
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Apr 5, 2023 00:21
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Devils Affricate posted:I could never figure out what the garbage outside of the track was in F Zero and why it killed you. Like why can't I just hover over it all? Outside the track is a big drop, but that may not be obvious since it's all on one layer, and with today's displays it makes that even more apparent. Mute City has the city outside the track with vehicles whizzing by on streets.
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Apr 5, 2023 01:36
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Panic! At The Tesco posted:i always liked the Wipeout style of racing hovercars. you can picture it as being a kind of future F1 Darn it, I meant to post that as well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHMzCpy0fXc Designers Republic, etc etc. This is 27 years old now 
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Apr 5, 2023 01:42
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cinnamon rollout posted:I always thought it was like, a city far below??? A future city, that is far below Good Sphere posted:Outside the track is a big drop, but that may not be obvious since it's all on one layer, and with today's displays it makes that even more apparent. Mute City has the city outside the track with vehicles whizzing by on streets. Yeah that's the problem, it was all done with SNES's mode 7 so it just looked like a flat surface. I figured maybe it's supposed to represent a city way below an elevated track, but the game's graphics didn't convey that at all. On one hand I'm thinking maybe it looks like that because that's the best they could do with the available technology, but on the other hand it does such a bad job of it that you'd think they would have just ditched the idea of trying to portray such a thing. It would be like trying to make a technical schematic with water colors. Just paint something else.
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Apr 5, 2023 01:52
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I forgot all about streex!! That stuff was rad.
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Apr 5, 2023 02:19
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i had a Typhoon remote-control hovercraft toy as a kid https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Vtvb2ZJzC0 it took one of those big ni-cad battery packs that was basically half a dozen AA batteries wrapped together in plastic and the battery took forever to charge and the battery life sucked rear end and it was loud as hell so i didn't wind up playing with it all that much
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Apr 5, 2023 02:29
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it also didn't move nearly as fast as shown in that commercial lol
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Apr 5, 2023 02:30
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Regarding the F-Zero track in the OP the black areas with thousands of dots are the spectator stands and there’s a city on the skyline. My memory from thirty years ago is telling me that it’s mentioned in the manual but it’s entirely possible I’m making that up. E: I was wrong, but the races are above the city and the barriers are anti-gravity fields which is why you can’t go over them. 
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Apr 5, 2023 02:34
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Uhhh....I think I have an idea for a great goon project...
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Apr 5, 2023 03:39
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you can make your own hover device using common household items first get a disc with a hole in the middle of it like an lp or a cd then get a tread bobbin glue the bobbin to the disc so the the hole in the bobbin lines up with the hole in the disc inflate a balloon slide the inflated balloon over the bobbin (while keeping it crimped or twisted so that is doesn't deflate) uncrimp your balloon marvel at the hover m a g i c
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Apr 5, 2023 05:02
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hoverin boffa over ops mouth
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Apr 5, 2023 05:05
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gently caress yeah what would eventually be directx
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Apr 5, 2023 05:06
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OB-GYN Kenobi posted:Uhhh....I think I have an idea for a great goon project... It says there's a 200 pound limit. 
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Apr 5, 2023 05:18
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Animal-Mother posted:It says there's a 200 pound limit. Just glue 3 of them together...
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Apr 5, 2023 06:23
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It's better to suck the car down using a fan to create a vacuum underneath, increasing downforce and better sticking the car to the driving surface, increasing traction. Although it would not drive so well over a body of water or small rocks and leaves I suppose.
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Apr 5, 2023 06:31
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Blow posted:It's better to suck the car down using a fan to create a vacuum underneath, increasing downforce and better sticking the car to the driving surface, increasing traction. Dubious username/post combo
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Apr 5, 2023 07:13
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Blow posted:It's better to suck the car down using a fan to create a vacuum underneath, increasing downforce and better sticking the car to the driving surface, increasing traction.   adjustable plexiglass skirts and a snowmobile motor providing suction the 2D was way cooler looking (they are essentially the same car) 
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Apr 5, 2023 07:37
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-bAAP6honY
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Apr 5, 2023 07:45
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Devils Affricate posted:Yeah that's the problem, it was all done with SNES's mode 7 so it just looked like a flat surface. I figured maybe it's supposed to represent a city way below an elevated track, but the game's graphics didn't convey that at all. On one hand I'm thinking maybe it looks like that because that's the best they could do with the available technology, but on the other hand it does such a bad job of it that you'd think they would have just ditched the idea of trying to portray such a thing. It would be like trying to make a technical schematic with water colors. Just paint something else. It's either the non-pixel-perfect display that hides this, or my imagination as a kid. I was not predisposed to technological limitations, and I saw a shadow over the city, so it looked raised enough to me. This added to the fact it was displayed on a CRT. (which is no bad thing.. I love CRTs) MrQwerty posted:gently caress yeah what would eventually be directx Cool I did not know that. Modulo16 posted:I forgot all about streex!! That stuff was rad. It owned bones. I think I may just get some off ebay because I'm still a literal child at 40. Animal-Mother posted:It says there's a 200 pound limit. Beat me to it. Colonel Cancer posted:Just glue 3 of them together... lol Farmer Crack-rear end posted:i had a Typhoon remote-control hovercraft toy as a kid That was like The Rattler, which had 10 wheels. Me and a friend both had one. It ran for maybe a good 10-20 minutes. Still fun while it lasted. 
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Apr 5, 2023 19:52
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BAGS FLY AT NOON posted:Regarding the F-Zero track in the OP the black areas with thousands of dots are the spectator stands and there’s a city on the skyline. My memory from thirty years ago is telling me that it’s mentioned in the manual but it’s entirely possible I’m making that up. Neat, I didn't know there was like a defined world or anything. Also Lol at thinking it would take until the 2500s for multi-billionaires to be a viable rich guy
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Apr 5, 2023 19:56
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My car is hyper-on you racist rear end in a top hat.
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Apr 5, 2023 19:57
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But thanks for telling everyone how you, a loving idiot, would try to build a car like mine if you used all the brains in your little rat skull.
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Apr 5, 2023 20:03
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Hover loving owned. Were the graphics really THAT terrible? 
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Apr 5, 2023 20:17
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YeahTubaMike posted:Hover loving owned. Were the graphics really THAT terrible? Yes the graphics were really weird and unfitting for a such a game, but this was also PC gaming in the 90s. So checkerboard roads and ancient buildings were okay I guess?
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Apr 5, 2023 20:21
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Good Sphere posted:
Holy poo poo, I've been wondering what this game was for years now. They used to have it as a display game in the electronics department of a regular wal-mart Good Sphere posted:
It was boys life. You can just say boys life
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Apr 5, 2023 20:22
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Milo and POTUS posted:It was boys life. You can just say boys life You are correct. I did get the x-ray glasses. It was a letdown they were made out of cardboard, but to my surprise, they did work! I could see people’s spooky skeletons. And all took was a feather in the lens.
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Apr 5, 2023 20:45
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I bought Balistic NG and it's like the PS1 Wipeout games.
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Apr 5, 2023 21:03
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People don’t build cars anymore in modern times. You just suck your daddys dick and go down to the Mercedes dealer.
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Apr 5, 2023 21:48
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0G9YoHqU-K0
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Apr 6, 2023 06:11
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We were on a beach in the ‘90s and a hovercraft arrived. It just pulled up on the beach with the kids swimming around near it. A promo crew jumped out and gave us some kicking rad stuff. And then they went away.
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Smugworth posted:Nobody ever built that drat hovercar ever Of course not. Now excuse me as I fly off to work in my homemade helicopter powered by a lawnmower engine.
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