Why yes this is Mr. Domino, your probably wondering why “no one can stop him.” Maybe it lies in the fact that he is the “23-fold Domino world record holder in various disciplines” (Weijers). I can only assume that “23-fold” pertains to 23 folds in a long running line of dominoes, thus handing out the well deserved title “Mr. Domino to Robin Paul Weijers. “No one is stopping” this man, having generated a full-blown website offering domino thirsty savys arrays of dominoes from every color under the sun, as well as bulk boxes offering thousands of colored plastic planks. Driven by a world record, which I am not even entirely sure to be still standing, Robin Paul Weijers life seems to revolve around setting dominoes and well, knocking them down…
So you probably never would have assumed I enjoy the hobby of “Dominoeing?” Besides a non-existent word, I take no part in such hobby, although, I did own a set of “Domino Rally” way back in the day, which was really awesome to anyone who may not have enjoyed such nostalgia. To be perfectly honest my only reasons for such an introduction to this post was due to a search concocted for “Mr. Domino”. So what the fuck? Who is Mr. Domino? And how come nobody can stop him? I can be sure that maybe just a few individuals, especially a few I know personally, know what this post pertains to in reality. Let me cut the bullshit and give you the break down…
I speak on behalf of Mr. Domino for the PSX!
Or, (ドミノ君をとめないで。) Domino-kun o Tomenaide!
So the “real” Mr. Domino in my eyes would actually have to be an actual domino. Not to say that Robin Paul Weijers doesn’t deserve the title, but PSX’s Mr. Domino better stands as the real deal in my opinion, you know, being a domino and having a domino wife and all. Certainly there is no competition here, but for the sake of my blog I am just going to resort to speaking on behalf of the video game character, Mr. Domino.
Released in 1998, Mr. Domino had been released as a Japanese only game, very shortly after was sent to America and a few other countries ( all in 1998). Back around 98′ my dad had owned a game store which beheld the game Mr. Domino. Myself, being 8 years old, always went with the games that offered flashy colors and lovely names. At the time I really never picked up the game’s true essence, I believed to have enjoyed the music and graphics more than anything. Till this day the music astounds my ear, and now I think I can play through nearly the whole thing.
What’s the game about? Well, Mr. Domino, for whatever reason places dominoes in an “unstoppable” sprint around a course. Whilst running about the course Mr. Domino needs to activate traps that are needed to complete each level. Skilled players could activate a trap and have that trap push more dominoes into another trap. This allows for larger combos, thus boosting your score. Mr. Domino must avoid perils about his jog, dodging electricity, cars backing up, cats running about, and even other domino friends trying to “stop” Mr. Domino, for whatever reason they have to do so. The game boasts 6 levels including… a casino, a grocery store, grandpa’s house, a carnival, a park, and a city. I have played through all of the levels, though the last city level is left unfinished. With that said I was originally going to do this blog only when I finished the game. Although, with lack of material I will just bite the bullet and deal with the fact that I have not finished the game, although I shall place it in my prog blog so I will try to finish it. I’ve been given no choice at this point, it will just take a bit of practice here and there, I believe I have it down but the last level is just so precise and requires you to be flawless. Sometimes such focus is beyond my barriers, not as to say I couldn’t complete this game in time, though I can be ADD at times. So… maybe light years away, Mr. Domino will be stopped as we know it, and maybe I could rest soundly…