You may have heard about this Redditor who played a single game of Civilisation for 10 years – hopefully finding time to get out for the odd root beer. Here’s Edge on the subject. It’s fascinating stuff. After a decade of playing, the world’s a “hellish nightmare of suffering and devastation.” Uh-oh. Somebody unlocked New Jersey.
Anyway, we thought we’d get in on the action, so we sold one of our unpaid interns an iPhone and sent him ten years back into the past, with nothing but Canabalt to keep him company. Canabalt, after all, is already a hellish nightmare of suffering and devastation.
We also told him that if he died – in the game, right? We’re not monsters – we’d go back in time and kill him for real. (Oh right. We are monsters.) Here are his reports. I absolutely promise I didn’t just make them up because I’m bored and I have a cold.
DAY ONE
Canabalt, eh? Quite like this. It’s a bit like, oh, Jetpack Joyride?
DAY FIVE
Still running. Just passed a second spaceship.
DAY 400
Just passed a third spaceship. This game is raaaad.
DAY 1138
Earned the secret shoot button.
DAY 2501
My god, it’s full of doves.
Day 3000
What a milestone. If the Today program wants to get in contact, I’m willing to talk. Davis or Webb only, mind.
DAY 3,400
Unlocked a new jetpack!
[Sorry everyone - slow day.]
