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To the author of the article: I'm jealous you found such a great friend to play the game with. ;-) I found the game interesting but without social interaction

by tofflos 10y ago

To the author of the article: I'm jealous you found such a great friend to play the game with. ;-) I found the game interesting but without social interaction it wasn't able to keep me engaged... So I uninstalled it after a day or so. Secondly... I reinstalled the game and opened up the second puzzle to see what my score was. Surely _my_ solution must have been better than the standard 240? Nope! Now I'm scratching my head trying to figure out how you did it. You bastard! ;-)

piggybox 10y ago
Same here. I'm gonna lose a few days of sleep thanks to the author.
- TeMPOraL 10y ago
  Me too. Also a friend of mine installed TIS-100 just last night and started working on beating my scores, so I need to take care of that too!
  - otakucode 10y ago
    Yeh, I haven't tried Shenzen I/O yet, though I intend to. But I've played TIS-100 and I actually got into it because I saw people on IRC competing via leaderboards with one another. It's quite fun.
gravypod 10y ago
> I'm jealous you found such a great friend to play the game with. ;-) I found the game interesting but without social interaction it wasn't able to keep me engaged... So I uninstalled it after a day or so. I'm in a university, surrounded by people who do this sort of thing for fun, and no one I know will play the game. We've come to jokingly call it "work-simulator" and most people I've talked to who should enjoy this game just see "oh no it's work".
- StavrosK 10y ago
  My reaction was pretty much the same. Not really "oh no, it's work", but "if I'm going to code, I want to code something other people (and I) can use. For example, a friend and I had a few spare hours, so we made this: https://www.timetaco.com/ https://www.timetaco.com/ That sort of thing seems like a better use of my time than playing a game. Then again, there are times when I just want to play a game, and I don't want to code, so I don't begrudge anyone how they choose to spend their time.
  - animal531 10y ago
    For both of you I recommend Factorio. It's more game-like and you don't realise as easily that you're (essentially) programming, since it feels like you're just building conveyor belts to move materials around.
- Too 10y ago
  If it looks like work maybe you can play it in the office without being caught :)
  - gravypod 10y ago
    I do the next best thing, I play in class.
icambron 10y ago
I cracked open this game when a friend was visiting. We pair programmed on it for hours and it was a blast. Now I can't quite bring myself to play it alone.

by tofflos 10y ago

piggybox 10y ago

Same here. I'm gonna lose a few days of sleep thanks to the author.

TeMPOraL 10y ago
Me too. Also a friend of mine installed TIS-100 just last night and started working on beating my scores, so I need to take care of that too!
- otakucode 10y ago
  Yeh, I haven't tried Shenzen I/O yet, though I intend to. But I've played TIS-100 and I actually got into it because I saw people on IRC competing via leaderboards with one another. It's quite fun.

gravypod 10y ago

> I'm jealous you found such a great friend to play the game with. ;-) I found the game interesting but without social interaction it wasn't able to keep me engaged... So I uninstalled it after a day or so. I'm in a university, surrounded by people who do this sort of thing for fun, and no one I know will play the game. We've come to jokingly call it "work-simulator" and most people I've talked to who should enjoy this game just see "oh no it's work".

StavrosK 10y ago
My reaction was pretty much the same. Not really "oh no, it's work", but "if I'm going to code, I want to code something other people (and I) can use. For example, a friend and I had a few spare hours, so we made this: https://www.timetaco.com/ https://www.timetaco.com/ That sort of thing seems like a better use of my time than playing a game. Then again, there are times when I just want to play a game, and I don't want to code, so I don't begrudge anyone how they choose to spend their time.
- animal531 10y ago
  For both of you I recommend Factorio. It's more game-like and you don't realise as easily that you're (essentially) programming, since it feels like you're just building conveyor belts to move materials around.
Too 10y ago
If it looks like work maybe you can play it in the office without being caught :)
- gravypod 10y ago
  I do the next best thing, I play in class.

icambron 10y ago

I cracked open this game when a friend was visiting. We pair programmed on it for hours and it was a blast. Now I can't quite bring myself to play it alone.