Game Hints & Animatino of Years Past
 

Does anyone know where I can find the Game Hints and Animations from past years. I'm compiling an archive of past game animations and game hints so I can better analyze the game hints this year.

Right now I have:
- Game Animations 2003 - 2009
- Game Hint 2010 #1

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2009 Clue # 1 is attached (significance was moonfish, theme of the game)

2009 Clue # 2 (Gave directions to the Zamboni factory, if I remember correctly)

Good Morning Teams,

Take your machine out of the shop on Colorado in
Paramount;
stop by and get connected on Central in Phoenix;
drive by and make a pickup on Minnetonka in Minnetonka;
then head to the field on Evergreen in Dover.

23 Days until Kickoff
See you then


I'll edit with 2008's

Edit:

2008 Hint #1
I actually don't know if I have this on archive, but I think it's the IR board. This was the hybrid mode that took place of autonomous.

2008 Hint #2 (this was the GPS coordinates of Copley Square, where in the middle was a tortoise and a hare, a race.)

"Greetings Teams:
42.349905
-71.076072
342.242026

Happy Holidays and GO TEAMS!"

2008 Hint # 3 (This was a word scramble, I forgot what it spelled.)

"FRC Game Hint #3
Vet hurdling FIRST tetra"

Edit 2:
Drive straight turn left (correct spelling of the anagram)

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Drive Straight Turn Left

The Manual password was something like "Drive!?Straight!!Turn?Left!"
I forget what it actually was.

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Game animations of 2003 - 2009 are all on YouTube.

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

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If you can find 2007's. I think there was a clue with a ringer in it as well as a spider leg, that would be the most interesting to me. But then again, I didn't do FRC that year.

Edit:

VV Thanks Dave.

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Huh, funny you should ask. I just uploaded full res versions of the game animations for 2003 through 2009 to YouTube yesterday. These are all uploaded from first-generation source files, and not copies from the broadcasts. They can be found here:

- 2009- Lunacy

- 2008 - Overdrive

- 2007 - Rack N Roll

- 2006 - Aim High

- 2005 - Triple Play

- 2004 - FIRST Frenzy- (low-res version only, higher res version will be uploaded later when I get around to it)

- 2003 - Stack Attack

-dave



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thanks Dave!

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Very cool. Thanks!

Is linking to these YouTube videos on our website legal by FIRST copyright standards?

I read somewhere that we could also write "Used with permission of FIRST, NASA, and Havabanana Productions. (c) YEAR." Is this true?

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I said that those are the ones I have if anyone has earlier animations that would be nice, but the last one I'm looking for is from 2010 ;)

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I dont even think thats even rendered yet... ;)

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Thanks does anyone else have them from the actual hints, not to offend but I don't want to hear "this is from memory"

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Shhhhhh I'm trying to trick dave!

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It might not be rendered, but it definitely is rendering. How else would Dave be keeping his house warm? :D

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There are no earlier versions. 2003 was the first year that the game was introduced with an animation.

-dave



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The actual quote text is not from memory. The only one I have a doubt about is the interpretation of the second quote, not the second quote. Also I was right about the IR board, that was the 2008 Game hint #1

On the other hand, those game animations bring back good memories.

Edit (to recap)

2009 Hint 1: (Meaning: game theme, lunar)
Moon Fish Picture (see attachment above)

2009 Hint 2: (Meaning: Zamboni, ice game; Trailer)
Good Morning Teams,

Take your machine out of the shop on Colorado in
Paramount;
stop by and get connected on Central in Phoenix;
drive by and make a pickup on Minnetonka in Minnetonka;
then head to the field on Evergreen in Dover.

23 Days until Kickoff
See you then

2008 Hint 1: (Meaning: Hybrid Mode)
IR Board

2008 Hint 2: (Meaning: Race)
Greetings Teams:
42.349905
-71.076072
342.242026

Happy Holidays and GO TEAMS

2008 Hint 3: (Meaning: Drive straight, turn left)

FRC Game Hint #3
Vet hurdling FIRST tetra

I really could just tell you to use the search, I definitely did that to dig these up. :)