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My one-week game – d000hg

d000hg
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Posts: 144
From: Durham, UK
Registered: 07-27-2004
[update] - Hosted it somewhere better!

http://rav.efbnet.com/1w1b2/entries/d000hg2.zip
Did this for a contest on www.GameDev.net - the rules say you're only allowed one week, and one button to control the play. (And ESC to get the menu).

Comments?

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HanClinto

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Posts: 1828
From: Indiana
Registered: 10-11-2004
Hey!

The download didn't seem to work -- does FreeWebs allow direct links?

--clint

d000hg
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Posts: 144
From: Durham, UK
Registered: 07-27-2004
Right-click and select to save the file

Thanks for the heads-up on that.

HanClinto

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Posts: 1828
From: Indiana
Registered: 10-11-2004
Still not working.

It looks like when I do that, FreeWebs takes the referring page and returns that to the requester (so clicking on the link opens a new window that is this thread, and right-click saving that link saves the HTML for this page).

So I get a 17KB file that says it's the zip file, but if you open it up, it's just HTML.

Cheers!

--clint

Edit: Btw, I'm using Firefox, 1.0.7

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d000hg
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Posts: 144
From: Durham, UK
Registered: 07-27-2004
Just tested it. Clicking the link just reloads this page. If I right-click and select to save, it starts downloading a 7Mb file. Could be a FF issue. Try copy-pasting the file address into your browser's address bar?
HanClinto

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Posts: 1828
From: Indiana
Registered: 10-11-2004
Pasting it into the browser *did* work.

When you click on a link, most browsers send information with that link request that says what page you're coming from. My guess is that Freewebs doesn't allow external linking, but in the case of anonymous linking (by just pasting the link into the URL bar), it will let that through.

Cheers!

--clint

HanClinto

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Posts: 1828
From: Indiana
Registered: 10-11-2004
Tried it out, nice game!

I played it a number of times, and the highest I got was 5/6.

Sometimes, it seems like the jetpack runs out of juice even though I'm firing it, and it's like it lets me go downwards even though I'm firing it full-blast.

Other than that, lots of fun! I'm impressed you were able to make a full side-scroller with just one button!

--clint

d000hg
Member

Posts: 144
From: Durham, UK
Registered: 07-27-2004
Well yes you have limited fuel (the green bar on the left). Collecting a red gas tank will give you some more but you have to watch quite carefully since fuel is consumed quite rapidly.
The best technique seems to be to use short bursts and keep low to the platform below you since the jet gives less lift as you get higher.

Unless you got fuelpacks and couldn't still fly long enough?

d000hg
Member

Posts: 144
From: Durham, UK
Registered: 07-27-2004
I re-hosted the file; all problems should be gone.

I just tried to play and couldn't find the 6th pills either! I'm sure I have completed it but I keep falling in the sea next to a laser or something stupid.

So a challenge - can anybody complete it, and if so in what time?

HanClinto

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Posts: 1828
From: Indiana
Registered: 10-11-2004
Okay, cool, thanks! I'll re-download it and let you know what I think.

--clint

bennythebear

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From: kentucky,usa
Registered: 12-13-2003
seems pretty good, especially for the one week limit. 5/6 is the best i could get too. i don't know where the 6th one is at .

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