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I really think you might be on to something. It's just as much fun to play as any of the big hits in this genre I can think of - really is in the same class as

by alex_c 17y ago

I really think you might be on to something. It's just as much fun to play as any of the big hits in this genre I can think of - really is in the same class as Tetris, Bejeweled, etc. Some random thoughts: - I started reading the instructions, failed to visualize any of it, and said "screw it, I'll just start playing and pick it up as I go". The good news is the gameplay itself is very intuitive. - appearances are SO important in the iPhone world. If it looks like it's starting to pick up momentum, absolutely get a good designer on board and give it an overhaul. I can easily see someone else take your gameplay, give it a lot of polish, and release an app that will leave yours in the dust - that would really suck. edit: just bought the iPhone version. Well worth the $0.99.

iamwil 17y ago
Same here. Though I'd say the size of the blocks gave me a much better clue as to what's going on instead of the color. If there was something, like icons that "degrade" naturally, like...say from big birds to small birds...(that explode with lasers at the end), it'll probably help.
rms 17y ago
Amichail, I am very happy for you. You were able to make a new puzzle game with gameplay on the order of Tetris and that is a very rare achievement. There can't be more than 10 puzzle video games that have gameplay as compelling as Tetris or Bejeweled or even BreakThru and derivatives. BreakThru is called Big Money on Popcap. Dropzap's similarity to that definitely NP-complete game is what makes me think your game is also NP-complete. I think the guy saying this is better than Tetris is being a little hyperbolic, but maybe it's just because I consider Tetris to be (by far) the greatest video game ever made. I don't mean this to be in any way offensive, but I always kind of looked at you as the official mascot of the site. "I think 1 is the optimal number of amichails." http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=925382 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=925382 It now looks like you are going to find success. Have you given any thoughts to the eventual design/theme? Robots? Dinosaurs? Demolition? Or keep it purely or mostly abstract? One incentive for a theme or improved design is that you can use that version 2.0 to justify a new round of reviews on the app review websites. Now all we need is a social news site that uses DropZap scores to determine story order! :D I'd settle for a high score page where people get to link to their personal or business site.

by alex_c 17y ago

iamwil 17y ago

Same here. Though I'd say the size of the blocks gave me a much better clue as to what's going on instead of the color. If there was something, like icons that "degrade" naturally, like...say from big birds to small birds...(that explode with lasers at the end), it'll probably help.

rms 17y ago

Amichail, I am very happy for you. You were able to make a new puzzle game with gameplay on the order of Tetris and that is a very rare achievement. There can't be more than 10 puzzle video games that have gameplay as compelling as Tetris or Bejeweled or even BreakThru and derivatives. BreakThru is called Big Money on Popcap. Dropzap's similarity to that definitely NP-complete game is what makes me think your game is also NP-complete. I think the guy saying this is better than Tetris is being a little hyperbolic, but maybe it's just because I consider Tetris to be (by far) the greatest video game ever made. I don't mean this to be in any way offensive, but I always kind of looked at you as the official mascot of the site. "I think 1 is the optimal number of amichails." http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=925382 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=925382 It now looks like you are going to find success. Have you given any thoughts to the eventual design/theme? Robots? Dinosaurs? Demolition? Or keep it purely or mostly abstract? One incentive for a theme or improved design is that you can use that version 2.0 to justify a new round of reviews on the app review websites. Now all we need is a social news site that uses DropZap scores to determine story order! :D I'd settle for a high score page where people get to link to their personal or business site.