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Karoshi
Topic Started: Jun 5 2009, 09:08 PM (922 Views)
Slagar
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Been watching this game forever, now their making an Iphone version and everything. Truely one of the best game serieses evar (as far as internet games go).

The goal: To die. But it's not as easy as it sounds!

http://www.karoshigame.com/

Karoshi 2.0 was "internet game of the month" in EDGE magazine
"Some of the most LOL-worthy and mind-bending puzzles I have ever seen" - TIGsource on Karoshi 2.0
Karoshi Suicide Salaryman was in WIRED.com's top 5 PC games of 2008
The Karoshi games have been featured in several magazines and on popular websites



The real meaning of "karoshi"
"karoshi" is a Japanese word and should technically be written "karoushi" in western letters and "過労死" in Japanese. "karoshi" can be translated as "death from overwork", a phenomenon typical to Japan and Japanese culture. More info at Wikipedia.

The Karoshi games actually have little to do with this concept, although they can be seen as a metaphor for it.

The name was chosen for the series because it's original, has an interesting/surprising meaning, and a salaryman for the main character fits the game well.
No because you're a democrat living in Texas, which is IMPOSSIBLE meaning you do not exist. - AceofSpades
Violence solves everything. Like jigsaw puzzles. I could not find the piece that completed the cloud on the left side, so out of anger I punched my sister. Her earring came off and as I bent down to pick it up so that I could sell it at a pawn shop, I noticed it had landed right on top of the piece I needed. - Fintron
So I tied a noose in my closet, and then my dad came by and was like, "lol Chris why you tioeing nooses in your closet?" -Mafujalate329
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I played this game, its at addicting games.
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I bet this isn't half as good as CAVESTORY which is coming to Wii
"I didn't pull her hair or called her anything, she just looked pissed. So I left." - Drk, 2012

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Jun 6 2009, 09:25 AM
I bet this isn't half as good as CAVESTORY which is coming to Wii
*internet game

*also it's free

*not to mention I bet it is better
No because you're a democrat living in Texas, which is IMPOSSIBLE meaning you do not exist. - AceofSpades
Violence solves everything. Like jigsaw puzzles. I could not find the piece that completed the cloud on the left side, so out of anger I punched my sister. Her earring came off and as I bent down to pick it up so that I could sell it at a pawn shop, I noticed it had landed right on top of the piece I needed. - Fintron
So I tied a noose in my closet, and then my dad came by and was like, "lol Chris why you tioeing nooses in your closet?" -Mafujalate329
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*cavestory is free

*i'm pretty sure it's better

*you got me with the internet thing

*i just noticed this topic
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*it's a game about suicide and that makes it cooler
No because you're a democrat living in Texas, which is IMPOSSIBLE meaning you do not exist. - AceofSpades
Violence solves everything. Like jigsaw puzzles. I could not find the piece that completed the cloud on the left side, so out of anger I punched my sister. Her earring came off and as I bent down to pick it up so that I could sell it at a pawn shop, I noticed it had landed right on top of the piece I needed. - Fintron
So I tied a noose in my closet, and then my dad came by and was like, "lol Chris why you tioeing nooses in your closet?" -Mafujalate329
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I played Super Karoshi.. it's pretty boring.

It also makes no sense whatsoever lol
"I didn't pull her hair or called her anything, she just looked pissed. So I left." - Drk, 2012

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Jun 25 2009, 12:53 PM
I played Super Karoshi.. it's pretty boring.

It also makes no sense whatsoever lol
That's because it's a puzzle game, ya' know, built for the type of people with the intelligence to understand it :Fintron!:

Alright so that was the mean way of putting it, here's the nice way. I didn't understand it at first either. You have to stick with it for a while. srsly, this is one of the best known games on the internet for a reason.
No because you're a democrat living in Texas, which is IMPOSSIBLE meaning you do not exist. - AceofSpades
Violence solves everything. Like jigsaw puzzles. I could not find the piece that completed the cloud on the left side, so out of anger I punched my sister. Her earring came off and as I bent down to pick it up so that I could sell it at a pawn shop, I noticed it had landed right on top of the piece I needed. - Fintron
So I tied a noose in my closet, and then my dad came by and was like, "lol Chris why you tioeing nooses in your closet?" -Mafujalate329
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Oh I beat it, I'm just saying it was pretty ridiculous.
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More or less I was just fuckin with you. I wanted to see if you'd get mad at my smartass comment :P

And yeah, it's very ridiculous, but I love it.
No because you're a democrat living in Texas, which is IMPOSSIBLE meaning you do not exist. - AceofSpades
Violence solves everything. Like jigsaw puzzles. I could not find the piece that completed the cloud on the left side, so out of anger I punched my sister. Her earring came off and as I bent down to pick it up so that I could sell it at a pawn shop, I noticed it had landed right on top of the piece I needed. - Fintron
So I tied a noose in my closet, and then my dad came by and was like, "lol Chris why you tioeing nooses in your closet?" -Mafujalate329
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