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Porting THREES to Luxe, Part One
- DiabloD3 11y agoThrees seems to be a game like 2048, but changing how tile sliding and combination works.
- jepler 11y ago2048 appeared soon after threes, and was criticized for appearing to be a quick and cheap copy of that game. (edit: wikipedia's version of the story is more complicated still: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threes#Legacy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threes#Legacy )
- doppp 11y agoIt was the other way round. If you see the bottom of the 2048 page (https://gabrielecirulli.github.io/2048/ https://gabrielecirulli.github.io/2048/), it is mentioned that "Created by Gabriele Cirulli. Based on 1024 by Veewo Studio and conceptually similar to Threes by Asher Vollmer." 2048 was created over a weekend and is actually a very poorly designed game but went viral, arguably because of HN. The 2048 craze prompted the creators of Threes to publish this incredibly detailed and lengthy writeup on the creative process of Threes: http://asherv.com/threes/threemails http://asherv.com/threes/threemails. Threes, on the other hand, is truly a very well-executed piece of art and magnificently designed. The developer of 2048 wrote a post about his viral success here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7704800 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7704800 (couldn't find the article as it has since been removed). Kudos to him for giving credit. At the end of the day, both games left their mark on the games industry and is an excellent example on the effect of cloning and virality.