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!]
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7:51 PM on 05.14.2008
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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.
For Shame.
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!
This game = enjoyable in real life, while drunk. Not on wii in room ;(
I know. I've lived in this town for 28 years.
Disc golf is one of the mini games in the monkey ball game... it's not too much fun to play though :(
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.