Moai in Video Games

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Post by surprisetalk » Tue, Jan 09, 2024, 1:32 PM UTC

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#2

Post by cableshaft » Tue, Jan 09, 2024, 3:06 PM UTC

That's a pretty neat project. It is a fairly common addition to video games. Halfway tempted to add one to one of my upcoming games just to get added to this list :P

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Post by novagameco » Tue, Jan 09, 2024, 3:12 PM UTC

For a discussion of the Moai and what happened to them and their creators, I recommend the book "Humankind" by Rutger Bregman

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Post by dharbin » Tue, Jan 09, 2024, 3:23 PM UTC

I don't think I even knew what those "Easter Island" statues were called until I started playing Gradius games.

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#5

Post by bitwize » Tue, Jan 09, 2024, 3:47 PM UTC

Doo-aw! Doo-aw! Doo-aw! Dwa! Dwa!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YImQl5jyUW4

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Post by dfxm12 » Tue, Jan 09, 2024, 3:52 PM UTC

bitwize wrote: post #5

Doo-aw! Doo-aw! Doo-aw! Dwa! Dwa! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YImQl5jyUW4

I can hear this comment :)

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Post by dfxm12 » Tue, Jan 09, 2024, 3:56 PM UTC

What is Konami's obsession with Moai anyway?

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Post by alok99 » Tue, Jan 09, 2024, 4:05 PM UTC

dfxm12 wrote: post #7

What is Konami's obsession with Moai anyway?

The FAQ states:

> Why so many from Konami?

> That’s because of Yoshinori “Moai” Sasaki. (ref)

https://moai.games/faq/

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#9

Post by debugloop » Tue, Jan 09, 2024, 4:12 PM UTC

Love that they include GeoGuessr on their list :)

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Post by mgd » Tue, Jan 09, 2024, 4:13 PM UTC

I love the dedication. Where else can you find obscure things like this but HN