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Why is this so popular? There are more interesting ways to integrate physics in a classic game, like this one: http://www.referencegames.com/ http://www.referen

by hhm 18y ago

Why is this so popular? There are more interesting ways to integrate physics in a classic game, like this one: http://www.referencegames.com/ http://www.referencegames.com/

iamdave 18y ago
You completely miss the entire point of video games: fun.
- hhm 18y ago
  IMO, a video game that goes to the 1st place on Hacker News' front page has to be clever, not fun. Having this game make a very simple (and typical) use of physics doesn't make it terribly clever.
  - iamdave 18y ago
    If you want a "clever" (read: interesting; read again: intellectual; read once more: poignant) game, play Chess, or Stratego, or Risk. If you want a game that's not fun, well, I'd probably just say "lighten up".
    - alex_c 18y ago
      The context isn't what games hhm wants to play, the context is what games (if any) hhm wants to see at the top of hacker news.
      - hhm 18y ago
        Exactly. Also, if you want good games, I used to be a games developer so I could post cool & fun games, but that's not the point of hacker news.
palish 18y ago
I liked it. It's simple, to-the-point, and moderately fun. It also probably took a lot more work to put together than one might think just from looking at it. Also, there is an interesting "hack" to me, but it's sort of a stretch. Notice that the game powered by the Box2D physics engine. It's cool to me how that physics engine has revolutionized 2D games in a small way. Erin Catto, its creator, decided to open source it, and now suddenly we have hundreds of games that have been able to experiment around with physics in gameplay. And new gameplay in small games is just one step away from new gameplay in AAA titles like Half-Life 2 ... Portal was inspired by a small game that a few Digipen students created for their final project, for example. (It's called Narbacular Drop. Check it out -- it's fun! http://tinyurl.com/5m2qtp http://tinyurl.com/5m2qtp) So I think we should encourage people to continue experimenting with new gameplay ideas... hint hint.
Timothee 18y ago
I'm with you. I don't get it... The physics part is pretty minimal and doesn't seem to bring anything to the gameplay: the "corpses" don't really slow you down and the fact that your "bullets" can hit on the way down don't add much either. Oh well, it's Sunday.
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by hhm 18y ago

Why is this so popular? There are more interesting ways to integrate physics in a classic game, like this one: http://www.referencegames.com/ http://www.referencegames.com/

iamdave 18y ago

You completely miss the entire point of video games: fun.

hhm 18y ago
IMO, a video game that goes to the 1st place on Hacker News' front page has to be clever, not fun. Having this game make a very simple (and typical) use of physics doesn't make it terribly clever.
- iamdave 18y ago
  If you want a "clever" (read: interesting; read again: intellectual; read once more: poignant) game, play Chess, or Stratego, or Risk. If you want a game that's not fun, well, I'd probably just say "lighten up".
  - alex_c 18y ago
    The context isn't what games hhm wants to play, the context is what games (if any) hhm wants to see at the top of hacker news.
    - hhm 18y ago
      Exactly. Also, if you want good games, I used to be a games developer so I could post cool & fun games, but that's not the point of hacker news.

palish 18y ago

I liked it. It's simple, to-the-point, and moderately fun. It also probably took a lot more work to put together than one might think just from looking at it. Also, there is an interesting "hack" to me, but it's sort of a stretch. Notice that the game powered by the Box2D physics engine. It's cool to me how that physics engine has revolutionized 2D games in a small way. Erin Catto, its creator, decided to open source it, and now suddenly we have hundreds of games that have been able to experiment around with physics in gameplay. And new gameplay in small games is just one step away from new gameplay in AAA titles like Half-Life 2 ... Portal was inspired by a small game that a few Digipen students created for their final project, for example. (It's called Narbacular Drop. Check it out -- it's fun! http://tinyurl.com/5m2qtp http://tinyurl.com/5m2qtp) So I think we should encourage people to continue experimenting with new gameplay ideas... hint hint.

Timothee 18y ago

I'm with you. I don't get it... The physics part is pretty minimal and doesn't seem to bring anything to the gameplay: the "corpses" don't really slow you down and the fact that your "bullets" can hit on the way down don't add much either. Oh well, it's Sunday.

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