Intrepid Homoludens Posted August 25, 2004 "Bitch, you just wait til I escape! I'm gonna castrate you and your whole family!" Data Design Interactive have just partnered with the maker of Habitrail (those colourful plastic modulars that make up your pet hamster's crib)... ".... to produce a computer game to be released on the Sony Playstation 2 and PC....The game is based on Habitrail's own Character 'Herbie the Hamster'. You have to navigate Herbie safely around the house inside his plastic exercise ball. There are four lavishly designed environments including a kid's bedroom, the kitchen, the garden and even the attic! Each of these environments has cleverly designed puzzles and difficulties, so you must be on your guard to successfully direct Herbie to the end of each level and win the prize of his favourite Living World hamster food. However do not worry, Herbie is never injured or goes hungry for too long!" Game Informer Oh man, Habitrail! This brings back memories from the 70's (along with Jake's disturbing post of those arcade nerds pics). My parents never let me have a hamster, let alone a Habitrail, but we at least had one at 3rd grade in school in our homeroom. Anybody old enough to remember that? They still make 'em, I imagine. D'you think PETA would get pissed over this? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jake Posted August 25, 2004 Reminiscent of super hamster plane Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris Posted August 25, 2004 See Trep, that could have been written up as a news post (hint hint) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Intrepid Homoludens Posted August 26, 2004 You think so?! Honestly, I was that close to actually posting it as news, but after doing some research I felt this looked to be just another kiddie game on level with those Lego racers and such, out there but not much in terms of impact. I could post it as news if you want. Whatcha say, guys? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris Posted August 26, 2004 Go for it. Since The Thumb is a selective news source (read: we're too lazy to actually post all the important stuff), we thrive on random crap like this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris Posted August 26, 2004 Hooray! We actually have lots of news today! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
