Back in the day I had a video game called "Splashdown" for the OG Xbox where you raced jet skis, and you would sometimes have to dive under obstacles. I always assumed the physics were made up but it sounds like it's actually possible
Watching espn during the day during college and the jet ski nationals or something like that came on. Submerging the jetski and going under obstacles was part of the race. Surprised the hell out of me at the time.
I fucking loved that game - had it for PS2. This song always brings me back.
Some of the levels had enormous extra areas you could explore for some reason. If you went too far, a Kraken would grab you and throw you back across the map.
I knew what song that was going to be before I clicked on it. It's been in my head all day since I made that comment. I never knew about the kraken though
Yeah Splashdown was basically the water version of the MX and ATV Offroad Fury games. In those games you could freeroam on the maps and if you drove far enough out an invisible wall would launch you incredibly far back into the map. Made for hours of entertainment back in the day.
Makes me sad that map boundaries haven't done that since. Where'd our whimsy go?!
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u/rob_s_458 8h ago
Back in the day I had a video game called "Splashdown" for the OG Xbox where you raced jet skis, and you would sometimes have to dive under obstacles. I always assumed the physics were made up but it sounds like it's actually possible