Mass Media Midway

Carnivals are addicting, and virtual versions of them are no exception! At first, I threw in $1 just to give it a go which allotted me 50 plays. I was able to complete all 10 levels of the game High Roller within 40 plays, the equivalent of ring toss. After about 20 plays, I managed to figure out some patterns with how the positioning of your gun affects where the ball ultimately ends up. Apparently, I’m one of the few that managed to finish off the game under 50 plays! See the video of the virtual tour of the space for those who are confused.

Moving on with 10 plays in hand, I decided to give a few other games a try. Before I knew it, 4 hours have disappeared into the pages of history, and I was down $7. Bright side, about 75% of the games were completed! Doing the math in my head, I guesstimated an additional $3-5 would net me the infamous gold jacket awarded to those who complete all games, all levels…

…and then I met Darla, and her darts. This game was one of the most frustrating experiences I have ever had during my Home life! There was actually a point where I began to slam my PS3 Dual Shock Controller on the desk to vent my frustration of popping 4 “50″ point balloons, only to miss the last “25″ pointer from excitement. After a few bucks down the drain, I managed to best Darla and her insanely difficult to play game, popping 5 “50″ point balloons in a row. Total amount spent at this point: $14

My last nemesis, the God forsaken yellow blip on Fickle Flapper!! That game became the 2nd bane of my existence, and reigned as the only minuscule, little piece of sh…. tile separating me from my golden Midway jacket. After a long battle of 177 plays spread across 2 days, the yellow tile came home.

Total amount spent: $18 + 13% HST tax = $20.34 CDN with 23 plays left to spare. I had a good start with many of the games, especially High Roller and Ball Squeezer, a game that seemed to suck the cash out of a fair percentage of players. Unfortunately, the darts and yellow tile ended my streak of hopefully netting a cheap jacket. In the end, I was happy with my virtual items and was satisfied that I didn’t give up.

I’m sure Sony was satisfied as well =\