Over at the IndieGameDev blog, I pointed readers to Hapland, a “Rube
Goldberg Machine” game in which you have to figure out how to make the
machine work in order to accomplish its task: light two torches. It sounds simple enough, but trust me: the game will drive you bonkers.
Hapland, when you first start playing the game. Click the picture to play.
I have not yet given in and looked at the walkthrough, but I may soon…
If Hapland isn’t enough of a challenge for you, you might want to try Hapland 2, which is even more complex.
It’s Sunday, and it’s time for another “picdump!” Here are the memes, pictures, and cartoons…
Here’s your motivation for the day: All you need are three chords and the truth…
It’s Sunday, and it’s time for another “picdump!” Here are the memes, pictures, and cartoons…
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/qxIANXknGvo I even predicted the final line of the skit!
This car was ditched in both senses of the word, and was still there (near…
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It is driving me mad: everything on the page loads except the Hapland applet. Very frustrating.
Hapland2 loads just fine, but that closing comment makes me think I need to complete Hapland before attempting it...
Neat! For more Rube Goldbergesque fun, I like "The Incredible Machine". You can probably find it and its sequel(s) kicking around the cheap game racks beside SimFarm and such. :)
--Ani
FWIW, I worked around this by view-sourcing for the location of the swf and visiting it directly: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/rallen/hapland.swf
View-source on the comment above for some sneaky hidden spam.
Yeah, that "Tina Hatson" just spammed me 300 times...