+Steve Jones Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 wow it's like they took GTA and took out anything exciting, or criminal, or fun, and all the cool vehicles. seriously though do they use these to train real bus drivers ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ignorama Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 wow it's like they took GTA and took out anything exciting, or criminal, or fun, and all the cool vehicles. seriously though do they use these to train real bus drivers ? What do you mean "took out all the cool vehicles"? In case you missed that, they are driving a Bus! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freewheel Posted September 22, 2017 Author Share Posted September 22, 2017 OK, OK - I'm going to extend this. Until PRGE. Which means you have until 23:59 (Pacific time), October 22 to complete it. I'd really like to release some more secrets on the one year release anniversary, but said secrets would allow you to essentially cheat this contest. Ignorama, that should give you time to try it, depending on how the shipping goes. Same easier rules apply - prove that you've driven a full run (in Desert Bus, give me the odometer readings when the 5 bugs hit the windshield. And in Arctic Bus, just grab a picture of the Dawson City splash screen) and you'll get a prize. If anyone's insane enough to do a double run (16 hours), you will be crowned grand champion of Desert Bus, with a little something extra! You'll need to get a picture of the 2nd destination welcome screen (Tucson or Whitehorse). And yes, bathrooom breaks are hard. That's part of the challenge. When people do this on other platforms, they do it in teams for a reason 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ignorama Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 If it would have pee-breaks I could guarantee to complete the challenge, but so I will try it, but I think I will fail. 16 hours is a long, long time I guess I will fail, but maybe I find at least some "bugs" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+fdr4prez Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+fdr4prez Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+nanochess Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 Ok, this is coming too far... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ignorama Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 Got my copy today, I will try my best, but I am afraid this challence is too brutal for me I really love the air fresher insert! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freewheel Posted October 7, 2017 Author Share Posted October 7, 2017 Ladies and germs, we have someone, right now, competing for the title of Ultimate Intellivision Desert Bus Champion. I have definitive proof of an 8 hour leg completed. They're going for the round trip - 16 hours of straight driving! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utopia Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 (edited) Ladies and germs, we have someone, right now, competing for the title of Ultimate Intellivision Desert Bus Champion. I have definitive proof of an 8 hour leg completed. They're going for the round trip - 16 hours of straight driving! If he makes it to the end he will probably be driving the "porcelain bus" What a sadistic challenge to win some crappy....I mean high quality vinyl banner. Edited October 7, 2017 by Utopia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ignorama Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 (edited) Nope, because we made it with a team I told a friend about this challenge and his reply was "sounds fun", so I asked freewheel if its okay to play the game with two players. He said it is and so two german people, who like to drive a bus, went on a loooong journey. We are at 335 Miles right now on the second trip, so if nothing goes wrong (oh lord, please no) we reach Tucson in about half an hour. The "funny" part: We failed our first try, which seemed to be impossible, at 359 miles on the first trip. No joke, we drove 359 miles and then overheated the bus. That was the moment when I realized how deep Desert Bus is, because I never felt a loss in a Videogame so painful in my heart and stomach. I was so angry, so sad and also kind of empty at the same time. Edited October 7, 2017 by Ignorama 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freewheel Posted October 7, 2017 Author Share Posted October 7, 2017 We have a winner! Apparently you guys were right, and Germans are insane when it comes to driving sims. Ignorama has sent me more than enough proof that he (with friend) has indeed driven 16 straight hours in INTVDB. Nothing pleases a sadist artist more than to see their creation used and appreciated to its fullest. Especially to hear that they drove 6-7 hours in addition, for nothing. That's just awesome. These guys basically played 24 hours of DB. I'll put your prize package together this weekend, hopefully. And I'll get working on setting up ROM sales. Plus I'm going to release the rest of the cheat codes. No reason someone else can't enjoy this without the pain. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeM_Intellivision Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 Congrats!! I was going to give it a go but "only" for 8 hours at a time but real life got in way. Nice job guys! Joe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-crew Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 Congrates Ignorama and Friend !!!! I had a feeling you would win this ... Cheers !!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmart604 Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 Wow! That is truly impressive/crazy. Lol! Congrats! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+intellivotion Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 Ignorama und Freund, this was nearly heroic! Congrats for the well deserved prize 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 You guys are insane, but it's awesome that you completed the challenge! Well done. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ignorama Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 Thank you guys for the kind words As the title says its an Endurance Contest and with a friend it gets much easier. Alone its probably impossible, at least for me, because I just can't play that long without any bathroom breaks. In fact we watched old Royal Rumble Matches on WWE Network and time went by pretty quickly considering what we did. So its may not the greatest game-experience, but it also wasnt wasted Time. Just hat Fun and drove a bit Bus meanwhile. And of corse: Vegas Baby 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 https://youtu.be/mLUeKyl3alo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-crew Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 Thank you guys for the kind words As the title says its an Endurance Contest and with a friend it gets much easier. Alone its probably impossible, at least for me, because I just can't play that long without any bathroom breaks. In fact we watched old Royal Rumble Matches on WWE Network and time went by pretty quickly considering what we did. So its may not the greatest game-experience, but it also wasnt wasted Time. Just hat Fun and drove a bit Bus meanwhile. And of corse: Vegas Baby Fun is what its all about !!!! Cheers !!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ignorama Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 (edited) True. And a big thank you to freewheel and all other developers/publishers who offer rewarded competitions. Its a very nice gesture, because they just throw in there own money (for shipping) and stuff! As a collector its also very nice to get hands on some really rare items that way Edited October 7, 2017 by Ignorama Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfy62 Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 I can't believe you guys did that! Outstanding,what a great video game accomplishment!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utopia Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 What a great effort....now do it again on the even more magnificent Arctic Bus!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freewheel Posted October 15, 2017 Author Share Posted October 15, 2017 Ignorama is definitely the INTVDB champion! But there's still time - I'm going to give it this week to see if anyone else is insane enough to try, and then for the one year anniversary, release ROMs for sale and the various cheat codes that no one's bothered to figure out. Hopefully a few people can at least use those to see some more of the game's features (without driving 8 hours, lol). There are still prizes available, sadists! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmart604 Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Ignorama is definitely the INTVDB champion! But there's still time - I'm going to give it this week to see if anyone else is insane enough to try, and then for the one year anniversary, release ROMs for sale and the various cheat codes that no one's bothered to figure out. Hopefully a few people can at least use those to see some more of the game's features (without driving 8 hours, lol). There are still prizes available, sadists! There's also still time for you to book a quick weekend trip to Portland. Just sayin. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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