Fun Puzzles For The Down Time

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  • Voltage Spike
    Ce n'est pas un personne
    • Jun 2004
    • 1049
    #1

    Fun Puzzles For The Down Time

    I hate to post something that is, essentially, an advertisement, but I was just playing around with the web site for J.J. Abrams new movie (of whom LosT is something of a fan), and it is really cool. The first puzzle is already a lot of fun (accessed by interacting with an online PDP-11 "emulator" interface), and definitely for fans of the Mystery Challenge.

    Check it out on http://www.scariestthingieversaw.com ... I knew there had to be a hidden message so I kept pressing. The way in which it is done is a great way of presenting "old tech" through a new medium.
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    • PunkAB
      Member
      • Aug 2007
      • 66
      #2
      Re: Fun Puzzles For The Down Time

      Interesting. If anything, a nice marketing campaign. Looks like it's still in progress, at a dead end right now...

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        • Voltage Spike
          Ce n'est pas un personne
          • Jun 2004
          • 1049
          #3
          Re: Fun Puzzles For The Down Time

          Originally posted by PunkAB
          Interesting. If anything, a nice marketing campaign. Looks like it's still in progress, at a dead end right now...
          I assume they'll keep adding puzzles until the movie comes out in September. Right now, I know of only one; you should decoded a hidden message before hitting a dead end.

          Also there is another web site you can deduce, but I haven't had a chance to explore it, yet.

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            • PunkAB
              Member
              • Aug 2007
              • 66
              #4
              Re: Fun Puzzles For The Down Time

              Originally posted by Voltage Spike
              I assume they'll keep adding puzzles until the movie comes out in September. Right now, I know of only one; you should decoded a hidden message before hitting a dead end.

              Also there is another web site you can deduce, but I haven't had a chance to explore it, yet.
              *nod* We're at the same spot then. I agree, though, pretty slick setup. I dig the PDP-11 sim.

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                • LosT
                  Contest Creator / Goon
                  • May 2004
                  • 1389
                  #5
                  Re: Fun Puzzles For The Down Time

                  Down time? hehe

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                    • Ellen
                      Member
                      • Aug 2008
                      • 86
                      #6
                      Re: Fun Puzzles For The Down Time

                      Since I have absolutely NO free time these days to look at stuff like this.. is that site just a puzzle/campaign, or is it an actual ARG? I had a lot of fun with this one while it was running. http://somethinginthesea.com/ They actually sent (usps) content to my house, and delivered stuff to people in the NY area via period-style couriers.
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                        • zfasel
                          CFP Review Board / DC312
                          • Aug 2008
                          • 19
                          #7
                          Re: Fun Puzzles For The Down Time

                          It's time to begin training young grasshoppers

                          http://www.toughestdeveloperpuzzleever.com/begin/

                          Can you make it all 100 levels?
                          - -

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                            • PunkAB
                              Member
                              • Aug 2007
                              • 66
                              #8
                              Re: Fun Puzzles For The Down Time

                              Originally posted by zfasel
                              It's time to begin training young grasshoppers

                              http://www.toughestdeveloperpuzzleever.com/begin/

                              Can you make it all 100 levels?
                              Yes, I can. Overall, I wasn't that impressed, and I'm not that smart.
                              I suppose a good mind-juice-flowing exercise though.

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