Game Review 1 (written by Some2guy) Added on: 08/16/2006
The Incredible Machine is an old game I used to play when I was younger. Now, it is no longer made, and I have to rely on these kinds of websites to provide these games for me. I think it is much more fun than many of today's games. It is a very entertaining puzzle game.
In this game, complex machines are made using simple objects to perform simple tasks. This is why it is called The Incredible Machine. The graphics you cannot really call spectacular as they are 2d where newer games will be 3d, but it is the way the game works that is really spectacular. The Incredible Machine is an old game I used to play when I was younger. Now, it is no longer made, and I have to rely on these kinds of websites to provide these games for me. I think it is much more fun than many of today's games. It is a very entertaining puzzle game.
In this game, complex machines are made using simple objects to perform simple tasks. This is why it is called The Incredible Machine. The graphics you cannot really call spectacular as they are 2d where newer games will be 3d, but it is the way the game works that is really spectacular. Seeing how lots of simple objects are used to produce a result really makes you think differently. Anyone who likes to make things will enjoy playing this game.
It is easy at first, but the difficulty goes up soon and makes it very challenging and enjoyable. Like I said before, it makes you think differently, and that different way of thinking makes changes to the way you see and think of things. It is not a pointless game. In fact, it teaches you a little about how things can work. An important point of this game is logic and reasoning. The placement of important parts is the most important part of the game. In solving the puzzles, parts of a machine need to be place in the correct places in an incomplete machine.
Also, you can make your own machines from scratch for fun, not for obtaining access to certain puzzles. The parts you can use vary. Among the special ones are mouse motors where a mouse runs on a wheel to turn gears, mandrill motors where a mandrill runs on a treadmill for a similar effect, an alligator that bumps up everything that lands on his head, a kettle which makes steam when heated, a boxing glove that pushes things, magnifying glasses which ignite things in conjunction with a light source, lasers which can ignite things or activate light
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Game Review 2 (written by Teenr0cker) Added on: 08/16/2006
This game was made in the early 90's and it is the best logic and physics tool any child could ever play with in the 90's. Learning the properties of all of the hundreds of items will allow you to eventually master all of the hundreds of levels this game has to offer. The concept of a Rube Goldberg machine is one of the most interesting places in this beautiful game.
Rube Goldberg died in the 1970's, he was famous for his hilarious cartoons in which he depicted a very long and extravagant series of slides, levers, ropes, and various chain reactions that would then, after so much hard work, perform a very simple and common task, such as turning a light off or changing the channel with a TV Remote control. In fact, his puzzles were so famous that he was given an award by the National Cartoonist's Society ten years after his death. And now, today, hundreds of college students model their extravagant Rube Goldberg machines using this application as a means of blueprints for the final model. It is only natural that the second place winner of the contest (hundreds entered) of creating best Rube Goldberg’s machines had modeled his machine using this game!
Now, I don’t tolerate puzzle games often, but the Incredible Machine is one of the few games that are excluded. I have never been more interested in the realistic physics and logical solving problem that are involved in this game, and it would be difficult to find another.
The only downside to The Incredible machine would have to be that this is the final installment. Sadly, there are no more games of this caliber or genius. It would be sad to realize one day, that the name "Rube Goldberg" will go unnoticed in the common world for such a series such as this one has died out. However, that does not mean that the legend will not live on! Go forth, get this game! Play it and figure out your own, real-life, Rube Goldberg machine!
The Incredible Machine 3.0 at Wikipedia
The Incredible Machine 3.0 at MobyGames
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Slumo (03/29/2008)
Provides hours of entertainment. Excellent game, some thinking involved but great stuff. Love all the gadgets, for the machine to operateBleackley601 (03/06/2008)
I loved this game.Sprogsa (03/05/2008)
It certainly doesn't cease to entertain! An all time favourite, definitely addictive though, so beware. (03/03/2008)
I love this game!Nesy_raznoe (02/28/2008)
This game is the best game I ever played! It has a great story with many different gaming options. I'm sure everyone that plays this game will love it.Milobauer (02/19/2008)
Classic game with enough puzzles action to keep you busy for years!Eroger04 (01/10/2008)
I used to play this game back in the day and it is still awesome today.1chappo1 (11/28/2007)
Awesome game!Ahcrap26 (11/08/2007)
This game is so good, I can't believe they don't make it any more.Ahcrap26 (11/08/2007)
Great game. This game is so good I can’t believe they don’t make it anymore.Philips45 (11/04/2007)
This is a great game that I loved playing as a kid. It was always fun figuring out how all of the machines work.Joedrem (10/20/2007)
It is worth downloading! One of the best puzzle games ever made! It’s very addictive.Bpage1 (10/01/2007)
Awesome game! Best ever! I played it as a kid and I will play it as an adult! If you like thinking and problem solving, this is the one for youDendenden (09/24/2007)
Fun times! One of my favourite childhood games ever. Really gets you thinking. All the puzzles keep you playing for hours. And since there are so many combinations, the possibilities are literally endless.Retepdrahcro (09/20/2007)
I love the incredible machine, it is the way that life should be. Just the way that one must use one's brain to complete these seemingly easy tasks. Then, to find out that they are not as easy as they may seem. I think that my favourite part of the game is the build your own level part of it. But then again, who doesn't enjoy thatAlmeroni (08/28/2007)
I found this game very nice and now I am back to play it.T5593 (08/09/2007)
I love this game. I defiantly recommend it.Kutabare (07/01/2007)
very addictive game played alot when i was younger should also check incredible toon machineCarombia (06/28/2007)
I have TIM on my pc. I began to play when I was 8, at that time I got borried in level 30 because things get more dificult, rigth now, I took my adiction again, I have been playing for around 3 hours, I`m in level 70 and is like when I was a little kid, so interesting, and almost always it represents a challenge for me.Hak (06/14/2007)
TIM 3 rocks, classic gaming lives on forever. Timeless classic gaming.Sm0723 (06/12/2007)
One of the best PC games I have played, very original, and a lot of fun. Unfortunately, they just don't make puzzle games like this anymore.Valandsor (04/22/2007)
The Incredible Machine is my favorite game. I had so much fun playing around and causing chaos. I loved playing with the rockets and lasers. Hours of entertainment in one sitting.Osicles (04/19/2007)
Awesome game, a true classic. One for the ages even. I recommend anyone and everyone download this masterpiece.Kayla (03/31/2007)
I it is the best game I have ever played on the PC.Kim (11/08/2006)
Very Nice! Seems hard at first but you have to play around with the stuff until you got what you want! It is a very fun game!Iokuaa (09/09/2006)
This game rules. Very difficult at times.Alice_mningy (09/07/2006)
Even though I haven't played the latest version yet, I was used to be crazy with this game years ago since I love solving puzzles and the puzzles are just so crazily made with mices, cheese, rackets.so sometimes i did make some puzzle and kill the mice with rackets, or kill the kids with crochodiles.or jst let them fall.cat can eat mice, and crochodile can eat kids and mice. How nice.Eastman (08/28/2006)
T.I.M. is such an awesome game, I suggest it to everyone who loves classics.Counciler (08/20/2006)
Played this when i was only 13. loved it. My mum hated it, cuz i tried to make an IM in real life. bah. good timesAdam (08/08/2006)
what a great game brings back memories of unbelievable frustration followed eventually by elation. a must have trip down memory laneSpecial Instructions (Source: Support Team | Added on: 03/26/2006)
Instructions for Windows XP/2000:
1) Unzip the file incredible_machine_3.0,_the.zip to c:\machine
Right click the file called: TIMWIN.EXE
Click on Properties.
Then a new window will pop up with 3 TABS across the top each named:
Click on Compatibility
Select:
1. Run this program in compatibility mode for: Windows 95 and 2. Run in 256 colors
2) Run c:\machine\SETUP.EXE
3) Install the game by using minimal installation and don't do the compatibility test
Start the game from your Windows Start Menu. |
