Megatanks in the maze
Creator: Evil Mastermind2 || First Published: 09/05/2007 || Players: 2 || Size: 35x30
Categories: None
Rating: 8.90 in 10 ratings
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Comments:
Evil Mastermind2 (09/05/2007 06:08am | Edited: 09/05/2007 06:16am):
As you are wandering through Evil Masterminds maps you come across the oldest looking
arcade game you have ever seen.

A single sentence flashes on the screen, as if taunting you, [INSERT COIN!]

Figuring an arcade machine like this has to be kept around awbw for a reason you
cautiously put in a coin. The resulting blast of sound and dust almost knocks you over. When
the dust settles the screen is brightly lit up, with the title written on the screen flashing
various vibrant colours. MEGATANKS IN THE MAZE!

"You have chosen to play MEGATANKS IN THE MAZE!" A loud muffled voice says, putting
far too much emphasis on the games title. "Thats a GRRRRRRREAT choice!!" The voice
continues, reminding you vaguely of an old cerial advert. "The object of the game is to get at
least one of your INFANTRY through the MAZE and to capture one of the enemy HQ'S!!! But
watch out! There are MEGATANKS in the MAZE!!!!!" The voice bellows above the games
surprisingly loud music, putting emphasis on the most innapropriate of words. The game then
continues in a similar way to tell you stuff you probarbly already knew... "APCs can SUPPLY
other UNITS" "RECHON can move FASTER than other UNITS" "INFANTRY die if they are shot
by a MEGATANK!!!" The infantry wanders round a corner and is hit by a bullet, causing him
to leap into the air and then fall through the ground... "If you eat a SUPER pac dot you can...
Wait, SORRY, wrong GAME!!!"

You are about to leave the cheesy machine to rest and go find something else to do when
you are hit by a second blast of noise. You look back at the screen and see that the game
has started...
Evil Mastermind2 (09/05/2007 06:13am):
(See if you can spot the references to stuff in the first post)

Play with fog on and CO powers off.

The megatanks wander blindly round the maze. Maybie i should put some other units too,
maybie an enemy rechon or two, but i was aiming for an old game and generally you have to
be cornered to ever die, i could put some more megatanks on though...

The Megatanks have to move their full movement range each turn untill they find something to
shoot. Then they chase it.

I dont suppose this would be too hard for OS, and they have a really long timer. I just thaught
it might be a bit of fun.
Evil Mastermind2 (09/05/2007 06:24am):
OS Victory: You emerge victorious, the game bombards you with another explosion of
sound but you are kind of used to it now. "WELL DONE!!! YOU RANKED 8745th!!!!!" A
highscore board flashes up:

1st E.M with 99999
2nd E.M with 99999
3rd E.M with 99999
4th E.M with 99999

It continues like that for the top 100, you figure whoever this E.M fellow is he must have
WAY too much spare time on his hands.

OS Defeat: "GAME OVER!" You sigh and let go of the controlls "MAYBIE YOU SHOULD TRY
AGAIN!!!" No thanks, you think to yoursellf. Then figuring you're probarbly doing the world a
favour you kick the machine, it shudders for a moment and then explodes. You walk away
victorious.
leevil (09/05/2007 07:49am):
wtf!! you freak!
Evil Mastermind2 (09/05/2007 08:08am):
Lol

What can i say, i was bored.

Its funny though, right?
Shadow Star (09/05/2007 09:03am):
it, is impossible, all Black Hole needs to do is move a few megatanks to cover the few key
points needed to stop Os.
as for the map on the standpoint of the references, i applaud them, but think that it would be
hard for anyone to play the megatanks correctly.
Evil Mastermind2 (09/05/2007 09:10am | Edited: 09/05/2007 09:21am):
True. I did say Megatanks should move their full move, probarbly in a random direction, but
people most probarbly wont, and with FOW on its hard to tell if they cheated or not.

I could...

A. Mess about with the maze a bit. I have a few ideas.
B. Take out some of the extra megatanks i put in, origionally there were 3, but im not sure
how many it would be a good idea to leave.
C. Allow only myself to play as BH, you can trust me, right?

For A, i reckon if i made the maze into small, tetris-shaped blocks it would be a lot harder for
the Megatanks to block paths.

Of course this would make it REALLY hard for BH to win, but im the only person i can see
ever playing this map at all, and i will be BH. There is no shame in losing, right?
Shadow Star (09/05/2007 10:25am):
even with three, that's one more megatank tha Black Hole needs.
if you want, i could show you.
as BH, with only two megatanks, i can effectively stop your chances of winning.
(just, as an example game, that's all.)
Evil Mastermind2 (09/05/2007 10:28am):
Not if i change it, I will change part of it quickly, just to show you what i mean.
Evil Mastermind2 (09/05/2007 11:11am):
I edited it completely now, what do you think?
Evil Mastermind2 (09/05/2007 11:12am):
I edited it completely now, what do you think?
Evil Mastermind2 (09/05/2007 11:21am):
Evil Double post...
Shadow Star (09/05/2007 11:34am):
much better, now it takes a lot more megatanks to block up all the exits.
and by the time BH sets up, OS will have gotten to the HQ.
of course, i've already mapped out the msot effective route where the least megatank
activity will occur.

that's the problem, the map is sadly quite predictable.
Evil Mastermind2 (09/05/2007 11:40am):
Then i will move some of them later... Porbarbly

Couldnt the Megatank user map out that same route and put megatanks there?

Infact, if i take out the rechon all OS have is a shot in the dark, no matter what.

Maybie i should do that, as you told me to via PM...
Evil Mastermind2 (09/05/2007 12:56pm | Edited: 09/05/2007 12:56pm):
I bet he tries to box in his HQ with Megatanks...

Not a sporting bone in his body...
Nyvelion (09/05/2007 01:43pm):
I like the idea, but I think I still see a way that BH has barely enough time to block
every path to the end.
Evil Mastermind2 (09/05/2007 02:08pm):
Yeah, thats what i meant.

Maybie i just have a high opinion of people...

I wanted to see if he would play only if he could win easilly. I could move both the
megatanks back afterward.
adder 85 (09/08/2007 08:40am):
THIS....IS.....PERFECT....*loves old arcarde games* 50 cents/10
ichbinsehselber (11/15/2016 10:15pm):
funny idea for a map (9/10) from me
PWNHAMMER247 (11/15/2018 07:24pm):
ohhhhhhh so other apcs are bait/decoys?



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