Inspirational Report #09
1. If You Win the Game, You Keep the Console
Section titled “1. If You Win the Game, You Keep the Console”For this challenge, hand people a Nintendo DS, a PlayStation, a new iPhone or a Nintendo Switch and tell them the rules: beat the game, and you keep the console. No retries, no mercy. Can anyone actually win under that kind of pressure?
2. This Is What Happens When You Finish Candy Crush
Section titled “2. This Is What Happens When You Finish Candy Crush”For this video, push through the endless levels of Candy Crush to finally see what happens at the very end. Is there a secret cutscene? A reward? Or the realization that you’ve wasted months of your life? Probably all of them…
3. Can’t a Man Do His Job in Peace?
Section titled “3. Can’t a Man Do His Job in Peace?”In this video, try out Bridge Constructor: The Walking Dead, a simulator where you have to build bridges while zombies, survivors, and chaos constantly ruin every plan you make.
4. My Wife HATES Spiders… So She’s Playing Kill It With Fire
Section titled “4. My Wife HATES Spiders… So She’s Playing Kill It With Fire”For this challenge, give your spider-terrified wife the ultimate nightmare, and make her play Kill It With Fire. Watch as she battles, screams, and possibly destroys your entire house trying to eliminate virtual spiders she swears look “too real.”
5. KINDLY KEYIN GOES TO WAR
Section titled “5. KINDLY KEYIN GOES TO WAR”In this video, try out Totally Accurate Battle Simulator, a game that emulates the real physics of a war. Would you be a good leader for your army? Let’s find out!
6. I Downloaded the Oldest Game on the App Store
Section titled “6. I Downloaded the Oldest Game on the App Store”For this experiment, search the App Store and download the oldest surviving game still available. Play it, review it, and see how well (or how horribly) a relic from the dawn of mobile gaming holds up in 2025.
7. Is Anyone Still Playing Among Us in 2025?
Section titled “7. Is Anyone Still Playing Among Us in 2025?”Jump into Among Us in 2025 and see if the lobbies are alive, dead, or full of the last remaining die-hard impostors. Are people still playing, or is the ship completely abandoned?
8. Game or Dare! (Kids Choose the Challenge)
Section titled “8. Game or Dare! (Kids Choose the Challenge)”Lastly, for this video, go out on the street and interview random kids, giving them a choice: play a quick video game against you, or take on a dare to receive a special prize. Film their reactions as they realize they messed with the wrong guy by picking the video game…