A popular college pastime will soon come to video game consoles.
Thus begins The Lantern's article on Incredible Technologies' game version of Ohio's noble pastime of "cornholing". Armed with only a vague knowledge of the strange rituals conducted by the denizens of middle(ish) America and a widely accepted definition for cornholing, I expected a whole different ball game.
Sadly, Nintendo isn't abandoning its trend of family-friendly shovelware for the Wii in favor of horrible deviant-friendly shovelware. Instead of a game in which the Wiimote is put to nauseating use, Incredible Technologies is releasing Target Toss Pro: BAGS, which, in spite of its potentially questionable title, has nothing to do with forced penetration, corn-based or otherwise.
Answering the questions nobody asked, Andy Kniaz, executive director of Incredible Technologies, explained why they were making a game about throwing a bag of corn through a hole, "Our designers basically realized there's no reason why you couldn't really make a video game of it." An astute observation to be sure, but one that doesn't address why you wouldn't "make a video game of it."
Aside from the endlessly entertaining "throw the object through the hole" gameplay Target Toss Pro: BAGS brings to the table, it will also reportedly feature "Vegas BAGS" mode, in which players are given a card out of a 52-card deck for every shot made attempting to construct the best poker-hand possible. It's worth noting that "Vegas BAGS" is also a term with two very dissimilar meanings, and one which I would heartily advise you refrain from using should you find yourself in negotiations with a Vegas hooker.
[Thanks, Jonathan!]
most popular
RSS feed
MORE IN OUR 
133 comments + 163700 views
what
huh?
I was hoping that cornholing would be a euphemism for something else :(
In before "I'll show you a cornhole..."
I thought this was announced for WiiWare...
Cornhole in Cincinnati
The west side of Cincinnati has been widely accepted as the birthplace of Cornhole.[citation needed] The first games were played in the early '60s and dubbed "cornhole" due to the bag's feed corn stuffing.
Cornhole is popular around Cincinnati and is played during family activities, like picnics, during tailgating, and other social events.
no fucking way!
Speaking of Cincinnati...
Everybody's laughing and riding and cornholing except Buster.
Everyone's laughing and riding and cornholing except Buster.
Oh shit, jinx.
And then they proceeded to make a game about salad tossing, because chefs around the world enjoy this healthy, family-friendly pastime.
I actually love this game, but I cannot see how it would be fun for very long on a video game. There is a bar that I go to here, that has the game and I have to say that I get bored after about half an hour. Oh wait, that is like every other Wii game that is no Mario Galaxy or Zelda. So I guess this works.
sure, they'll make THIS, but they won't take me up on my "fling poo like a monkey" concept. whatever.
I want a Wii game where I clean the back of ceiling fans. Can someone make this happen?
Why the fuck would anyone want to play this?
Ugh.......
Gaybear is going to be really disappointed...
SHOVELWARE
Is there gonna be a Cornholio outfit?
Don't worry. Mama will fix it.
Yes, you too can now enjoy the thrill of virtual conrnholing, along with other popular backwoods events like the County Line Moonshine Run, the 800-meter Sibling Rape and my personal favorite, Wife-in-Bondage Boxing. Good times for all, the Arkansas way!
when is someone going to tell the rest of the world that corn hole used to mean something completely different. go and look on urban dictionary which definition is rated higher.
so....cornhole gets a Wii game before disc golf does....fail
I graduated college. I'm supposed to be away from this shit.
Ironic, I was actually introduced to this game while I was camping all night at a Best Buy to get a Wii. It's actually pretty fun, but a Wii game? Really?
For Shame.
@TUBATIC .. I love that Bevis reference..
But seriously.. It is stuff like that game that is turning the Wii into almost a complete novelty as far as disc based games go.. I find it strange that while the Wii has alot of potential, it is largly ignored. :o/ Oh well, maybe someday I make a gr8 WiiWare title and show 'em how its done. Ten Dollar! Ten Dollar!
I love cornholing as much as the next guy (seriously, I'm a UC grad), but I just don't see the point of this. Granted, I said the same thing about Cooking Momma, and numerous other titles.
oi :( the real thing is oh so much more enjoying. the pub that I go to has this game set up outside, along with ping pong.
This game = enjoyable in real life, while drunk. Not on wii in room ;(
As part of the tradition at OSU, this then leads to more drinking, then couches and dumpsters being set on fire, cars flipped over, and general mayhem all around.
I know. I've lived in this town for 28 years.
Where's the Cleveland Steamer game where you play as a captain trying to make it as driver in the corrupt world of steamboat racing in Lake Erie.
Incredible Technologies deserves to go bankrupt for this. Fuck Golden Tee.
@cannonball
Disc golf is one of the mini games in the monkey ball game... it's not too much fun to play though :(
Jesus christ, just how hard is it to actually go out and play it in real life? My friends and I rigged up a cornhole set with old cardboard and beanbags. Far cheaper than buying this crap, and almost certainly a hell of a lot more fun.
The Lantern got quoted somewhere. Man, that paper sucks.
I've seen the cornhole arcade cab, so this isn't a total shock. I'm really more surprised by OSU's crappy paper getting a quote than on the game. I go to OSU and I hardly ever read that junk. My boss and I got a good laugh outta this.
"Ironic, I was actually introduced to this game while I was camping all night at a Best Buy to get a Wii."
That isn't irony. In fact, it's the opposite of irony. Sorry this stuff bugs me.
As to the story, I see this shit, and I get scared. Are we really so devoid of ideas that this is being made for the Wii? Come on.
...seriously?