Comments on: Game Idea #36: Birthday Party! http://www.patrickcurry.com/thoughts/game-idea-36-happy-birthday/ A new game idea every week and other ramblings on game design from an upstart game designer. Sat, 11 Oct 2008 22:30:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 Comment on Game Idea #36: Birthday Party! by: Alexis http://www.patrickcurry.com/thoughts/game-idea-36-happy-birthday/#comment-4304 Wed, 21 Mar 2007 22:16:21 +0000 http://www.patrickcurry.com/thoughts/game-idea-36-happy-birthday/#comment-4304 i loved the title! i think it would get a lot of buyers, especially kids. it sounds good but it might get a little boring. it might also be teaching kids that they can have whatever they want and it might ruin the wonderfulness in a birthday once a year! haha. i still like it and it would be a great way to brighten a day for a kid. "if you finish your homework, you can have a birthday!" i loved the title! i think it would get a lot of buyers, especially kids. it sounds good but it might get a little boring. it might also be teaching kids that they can have whatever they want and it might ruin the wonderfulness in a birthday once a year! haha. i still like it and it would be a great way to brighten a day for a kid. “if you finish your homework, you can have a birthday!”

]]> Comment on Game Idea #36: Birthday Party! by: Erin http://www.patrickcurry.com/thoughts/game-idea-36-happy-birthday/#comment-1635 Sun, 15 Oct 2006 08:25:15 +0000 http://www.patrickcurry.com/thoughts/game-idea-36-happy-birthday/#comment-1635 Woohoo for birthdays! (Thanks, babe.) And as for not being able to imagine anyone wanting to have virtual parties -- that's how I feel about almost everything in videogame land (the real thing is preferable to the virtual any day, in my book), but it's still a crazy successful, creative, thriving industry! So why not virtual parties. Bring on the ice cream! Mmmmmm . . . ice cream . . . Woohoo for birthdays! (Thanks, babe.) And as for not being able to imagine anyone wanting to have virtual parties — that’s how I feel about almost everything in videogame land (the real thing is preferable to the virtual any day, in my book), but it’s still a crazy successful, creative, thriving industry! So why not virtual parties. Bring on the ice cream! Mmmmmm . . . ice cream . . .

]]> Comment on Game Idea #36: Birthday Party! by: Montegue Blister http://www.patrickcurry.com/thoughts/game-idea-36-happy-birthday/#comment-1506 Mon, 02 Oct 2006 21:41:39 +0000 http://www.patrickcurry.com/thoughts/game-idea-36-happy-birthday/#comment-1506 What a fantastic idea - a permanent children's party. I can imagine the game character eating too much party food and vomiting all over the feet of another partygoer's Mother, or a poor magician struggling to entertain an unruly bunch of bored kids. Or maybe it's the kind of truly inspired party where they play Three Legged French Blindmans Buff or What Are We Shouting Chin chin! Montegue Blister Author of Strange Games http://strange-games.blogspot.com/ What a fantastic idea - a permanent children’s party. I can imagine the game character eating too much party food and vomiting all over the feet of another partygoer’s Mother, or a poor magician struggling to entertain an unruly bunch of bored kids. Or maybe it’s the kind of truly inspired party where they play Three Legged French Blindmans Buff or What Are We Shouting

Chin chin!

Montegue Blister
Author of Strange Games
http://strange-games.blogspot.com/

]]> Comment on Game Idea #36: Birthday Party! by: linead http://www.patrickcurry.com/thoughts/game-idea-36-happy-birthday/#comment-1278 Wed, 06 Sep 2006 10:14:46 +0000 http://www.patrickcurry.com/thoughts/game-idea-36-happy-birthday/#comment-1278 I'd take sandcastle creator over this as a casual market game, I just cant imagine anyone wanting virtual parties, except maybe going a little more adult and doing a Bachelor Party! game...it'd be huge in japan. I’d take sandcastle creator over this as a casual market game, I just cant imagine anyone wanting virtual parties, except maybe going a little more adult and doing a Bachelor Party! game…it’d be huge in japan.

]]> Comment on Game Idea #36: Birthday Party! by: Patrick Moran http://www.patrickcurry.com/thoughts/game-idea-36-happy-birthday/#comment-1277 Wed, 06 Sep 2006 07:05:48 +0000 http://www.patrickcurry.com/thoughts/game-idea-36-happy-birthday/#comment-1277 I think there is a huge market for these sorts of games. The game is immedietly familiar and seemingly low risk. This isn't a hit with the hardcore, traditional gamer but I think it could be a slow burner with the "casual market". Way to take a chance and share this with us! I think there is a huge market for these sorts of games. The game is immedietly familiar and seemingly low risk. This isn’t a hit with the hardcore, traditional gamer but I think it could be a slow burner with the “casual market”. Way to take a chance and share this with us!

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