Comments on: Deflexion – Playing with Lasers http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20051207/deflexion-playing-with-lasers/ Playing with cool gadgets in the ongoing search for the Coolest Gadget Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:11:17 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Self Made Minds » Blog Archive » $100K Site History - December 2005 - CGs first Christmas http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20051207/deflexion-playing-with-lasers/comment-page-1/#comment-302716 Self Made Minds » Blog Archive » $100K Site History - December 2005 - CGs first Christmas Wed, 11 Apr 2007 11:40:26 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20051207/deflexion-playing-with-lasers/#comment-302716 [...] on the graph there was a nice spike on December 7th, this was caused by the exceedingly cool game Deflexion and a big thanks to friends I hadn’t met yet over at Gizmodo. I love it when I find a really [...] [...] on the graph there was a nice spike on December 7th, this was caused by the exceedingly cool game Deflexion and a big thanks to friends I hadn’t met yet over at Gizmodo. I love it when I find a really [...]

]]> By: RevAaron http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20051207/deflexion-playing-with-lasers/comment-page-1/#comment-286 RevAaron Tue, 13 Dec 2005 04:05:51 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20051207/deflexion-playing-with-lasers/#comment-286 No joke. This is pretty cool looking. No, it's not a completely new idea- but I thik you'd be really hardpressed to find anything that is really all that new. Unlike all the other games posted, this is a real boardgame. With real lasers and mirrors. Not just a computer representing them. That counts for a fair bit. Even those "original" games you cite, LaserChess and the like aren't original themselves, they too were based off of other ideas. In short- get over yourselves! No joke. This is pretty cool looking. No, it’s not a completely new idea- but I thik you’d be really hardpressed to find anything that is really all that new. Unlike all the other games posted, this is a real boardgame. With real lasers and mirrors. Not just a computer representing them. That counts for a fair bit. Even those “original” games you cite, LaserChess and the like aren’t original themselves, they too were based off of other ideas. In short- get over yourselves!

]]> By: Edward C http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20051207/deflexion-playing-with-lasers/comment-page-1/#comment-281 Edward C Sat, 10 Dec 2005 15:44:09 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20051207/deflexion-playing-with-lasers/#comment-281 Well the thing is even teh idea might not be original, its' still theirs and they had teh balls to complete it and market it. Doesn't matter...they did it, you weep it. Well the thing is even teh idea might not be original, its’ still theirs and they had teh balls to complete it and market it. Doesn’t matter…they did it, you weep it.

]]> By: Economysizegeek http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20051207/deflexion-playing-with-lasers/comment-page-1/#comment-279 Economysizegeek Fri, 09 Dec 2005 15:45:29 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20051207/deflexion-playing-with-lasers/#comment-279 Actually this board game looks a lot like a game called "Laser Chess" http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?id=4298 This game started out on the AtariST back in the 80s - I was a huge fan - the fact that you can now play it as a board game is seriously cool. Actually this board game looks a lot like a game called “Laser Chess”
http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?id=4298
This game started out on the AtariST back in the 80s – I was a huge fan – the fact that you can now play it as a board game is seriously cool.

]]> By: Nick McGlynn http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20051207/deflexion-playing-with-lasers/comment-page-1/#comment-277 Nick McGlynn Fri, 09 Dec 2005 06:26:38 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20051207/deflexion-playing-with-lasers/#comment-277 THAT IS MY IDEA! YOU STOLE MY IDEA! THAT IS MY IDEA! YOU STOLE MY IDEA!

]]> By: Al http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20051207/deflexion-playing-with-lasers/comment-page-1/#comment-276 Al Thu, 08 Dec 2005 22:27:23 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20051207/deflexion-playing-with-lasers/#comment-276 Sorry I only had a Spectrum, I still think it's "kind of" original for a board game, but you're right about the idea itself not being so original (though still cool). Sorry I only had a Spectrum, I still think it’s “kind of” original for a board game, but you’re right about the idea itself not being so original (though still cool).

]]> By: Desco http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20051207/deflexion-playing-with-lasers/comment-page-1/#comment-275 Desco Thu, 08 Dec 2005 22:14:28 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20051207/deflexion-playing-with-lasers/#comment-275 "This is a really original idea for a game IMO."? I think not. I remember typing in a game on my Commodore 64 called Laser Chess out of a Compute magazine. You can even play this original version and a more advanced version as Java applets here http://www.laserchess.org/ “This is a really original idea for a game IMO.”? I think not. I remember typing in a game on my Commodore 64 called Laser Chess out of a Compute magazine. You can even play this original version and a more advanced version as Java applets here http://www.laserchess.org/

]]> By: rick http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20051207/deflexion-playing-with-lasers/comment-page-1/#comment-274 rick Thu, 08 Dec 2005 21:25:09 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20051207/deflexion-playing-with-lasers/#comment-274 not quite an original idea. this is based on a free program in an old issue of compute! magazine. it gave free source code for the commodore 64 and other platforms of the era so that you could play the game. fun none the less. but not original. not quite an original idea. this is based on a free program in an old issue of compute! magazine. it gave free source code for the commodore 64 and other platforms of the era so that you could play the game. fun none the less. but not original.

]]> By: Geeksquare.info http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20051207/deflexion-playing-with-lasers/comment-page-1/#comment-272 Geeksquare.info Thu, 08 Dec 2005 12:49:21 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20051207/deflexion-playing-with-lasers/#comment-272 <strong>Da videogame a...board game</strong> Alzi la mano chi non ha mai giocato a un videgioco dove bisognava manovrare specchi e altri oggetti per deviare un raggio laser affinché raggiungesse un obiettivo, attivandolo. Un nome fra tutti? Deflektor, che ha spopolato sugli home computer degli a... Da videogame a…board game

Alzi la mano chi non ha mai giocato a un videgioco dove bisognava manovrare specchi e altri oggetti per deviare un raggio laser affinché raggiungesse un obiettivo, attivandolo. Un nome fra tutti? Deflektor, che ha spopolato sugli home computer degli a…

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