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they involved 12 year old americans clicking start, run and typing "format c:"
another type was one of two varients.
The first was a simple on screen game, often a simple platform game (for example "bandit bites" which would be played on screen by a caller. They would shout commands like "up" "down" "left" "jump", that kinda thing, and it would be played on screen.
Naturally the longer the delay the harder it is to play. Richard and Judy's game "you say, we pay" involves the caller trying to describe what was on the plasma behind them, however in earlier episodes, people were watching on Sky (when channel 4 had a MASSIVE delay) and this caused problems.
The other type, more popular in the early 90s, involved using keys on your touchtone phone (these were fancy and new at the time), to give the commands.
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seamus21514 posted:
Can somebody explain to me what these phone games were, and how do they work?
they involved 12 year old americans clicking start, run and typing "format c:"
another type was one of two varients.
The first was a simple on screen game, often a simple platform game (for example "bandit bites" which would be played on screen by a caller. They would shout commands like "up" "down" "left" "jump", that kinda thing, and it would be played on screen.
Naturally the longer the delay the harder it is to play. Richard and Judy's game "you say, we pay" involves the caller trying to describe what was on the plasma behind them, however in earlier episodes, people were watching on Sky (when channel 4 had a MASSIVE delay) and this caused problems.
The other type, more popular in the early 90s, involved using keys on your touchtone phone (these were fancy and new at the time), to give the commands.
CD
So how long is the Channel 4 delay on Sky these days?
Hymagumba posted:
Naturally the longer the delay the harder it is to play. Richard and Judy's game "you say, we pay" involves the caller trying to describe what was on the plasma behind them, however in earlier episodes, people were watching on Sky (when channel 4 had a MASSIVE delay) and this caused problems.
So how long is the Channel 4 delay on Sky these days?
SE
they involved 12 year old americans clicking start, run and typing "format c:"
another type was one of two varients.
The first was a simple on screen game, often a simple platform game (for example "bandit bites" which would be played on screen by a caller. They would shout commands like "up" "down" "left" "jump", that kinda thing, and it would be played on screen.
Naturally the longer the delay the harder it is to play. Richard and Judy's game "you say, we pay" involves the caller trying to describe what was on the plasma behind them, however in earlier episodes, people were watching on Sky (when channel 4 had a MASSIVE delay) and this caused problems.
The other type, more popular in the early 90s, involved using keys on your touchtone phone (these were fancy and new at the time), to give the commands.
Thanks, but '"format c:"?
Hymagumba posted:
seamus21514 posted:
Can somebody explain to me what these phone games were, and how do they work?
they involved 12 year old americans clicking start, run and typing "format c:"
another type was one of two varients.
The first was a simple on screen game, often a simple platform game (for example "bandit bites" which would be played on screen by a caller. They would shout commands like "up" "down" "left" "jump", that kinda thing, and it would be played on screen.
Naturally the longer the delay the harder it is to play. Richard and Judy's game "you say, we pay" involves the caller trying to describe what was on the plasma behind them, however in earlier episodes, people were watching on Sky (when channel 4 had a MASSIVE delay) and this caused problems.
The other type, more popular in the early 90s, involved using keys on your touchtone phone (these were fancy and new at the time), to give the commands.
Thanks, but '"format c:"?