Topic: When The Robots Get Bored...

[-<WillyP>-]

...they build dance floors!

Submitted By Insanity Bringer

[Kaiaatzl]

And the ice spindles turn into disco queens!

[Scyphi]

How do you know it's for the robots and not the prisoners? Maybe the robots wanted to keep the prisoners busy while they were being imprisoned.

[-<WillyP>-]

Because it says so here.

[SaladBadger]

heh, I actually meant to write "hostages" there

[Matthew]

When robots get bored, they make dance floors. When hostages get bored, they take over the dance floor.

[TechPro]

You know, that pic could be a Pic Of The Day.  We haven't had a new one in quite a while.

[Matthew]

You know, that pic could be a Pic Of The Day.  We haven't had a new one in quite a while.

*cough*

 

[Alieo]

How in the HECK is there 234 seconds to escape the mine??? Is there an easier difficulty level other than "Trainee" that I'm unaware of? Perhaps it's set to Kindergarten... no wait... Pre-K... no, no... I got it... DAYCARE... no, that's still to hard... nursery! Wait... still to hard... WOMB! lol So it goes: Preconception, Womb, Nursery, Daycare, Pre-K, Kindergarten, Trainee, Rookie, Hotshot, Ace, Insane.

[SaladBadger]

The mine's escape time is set to be much higher than that of normal levels.

[-<WillyP>-]

You know, that pic could be a Pic Of The Day.  We haven't had a new one in quite a while.

*cough*

 

* ...WillyP... agrees.

[Kaiaatzl]

How in the HECK is there 234 seconds to escape the mine??? Is there an easier difficulty level other than "Trainee" that I'm unaware of? Perhaps it's set to Kindergarten... no wait... Pre-K... no, no... I got it... DAYCARE... no, that's still to hard... nursery! Wait... still to hard... WOMB! lol So it goes: Preconception, Womb, Nursery, Daycare, Pre-K, Kindergarten, Trainee, Rookie, Hotshot, Ace, Insane.

But I played Trainee when I was in Kindergarten!

Yeah, that level basically requires you to do everything during the mine destruction... and trust me... it's usually not enough time to find everything.
There are a whole bunch of invulns that are very useful even though there are no robots -- because you don't need to stop and shoot the red mines.

I did manage to find the hostages in that level once... never again.  And I'm planning an all-hostage, no save allowed run of D1, D2, and Vertigo on Hotshot next... doesn't bode well.

[Scyphi]

I always seemed to find the prisoners in that level fairly consistently. Not really sure how...I just managed to do it anyway as I'm running along grabbing things.

I now have a vivid image of a prisoner doing some disco moves in my head, BTW.  

[Alieo]

 I always thought the hostages were doing half jumping jacks. But I don't have those kinds of hostages anymore. I upgraded to the hi-res ones. I think they just stand there and look all... hi-res and sh**. lol

[TechPro]

How in the HECK is there 234 seconds to escape the mine??? Is there an easier difficulty level other than "Trainee" that I'm unaware of? Perhaps it's set to Kindergarten... no wait... Pre-K... no, no... I got it... DAYCARE... no, that's still to hard... nursery! Wait... still to hard... WOMB! lol So it goes: Preconception, Womb, Nursery, Daycare, Pre-K, Kindergarten, Trainee, Rookie, Hotshot, Ace, Insane.

That particular level starts with you destroying the reactor, which then opens the door to the maze of tunnels you have to navigate in order to exit.  It's programmed with a really long reactor time just so that you stand a chance to 1) go the distance and 2) have a chance to pick up a LOT of additional power ups if you hurry hurry hurry.  It's actually kind of fun (which is good in a game).