Comments on: Y2:W2 – Tetripong http://jayenkai.socoder.net/2009/08/y2w2-tetripong/ A new game from Jayenkai, every week! (or thereabouts..) Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:28:45 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Jayenkai http://jayenkai.socoder.net/2009/08/y2w2-tetripong/comment-page-1/#comment-6577 Jayenkai Sun, 28 Feb 2010 22:17:44 +0000 http://www.agameaweek.com/2009/08/y2w2-tetripong/#comment-6577 This content was originally created for AGameAWeek.com. If you can read this on any site other than your regular RSS reader, the site has stolen it, and is nothing more than a horribly big spambot trying to get extra google results. <br />How odd, especially with other games working fine. Hmm. Currently playing with this week's game, but I'll have a look at Tetripong in a couple of days for you. If I find anything obvious that could be causing it, I'll let you know. Off the top of my head, it's probably a 32-bit-color issue. For a while, I tried to make everything run in 32-bit, but some gfx cards *still* don't support that!! Better to run in 16 or 24, rather than 32, apparently. Go figure. All these PCs, with all their power, and the simple little things still flummox them! How odd, especially with other games working fine.
Hmm.
Currently playing with this week’s game, but I’ll have a look at Tetripong in a couple of days for you.
If I find anything obvious that could be causing it, I’ll let you know.

Off the top of my head, it’s probably a 32-bit-color issue. For a while, I tried to make everything run in 32-bit, but some gfx cards *still* don’t support that!! Better to run in 16 or 24, rather than 32, apparently.
Go figure.
All these PCs, with all their power, and the simple little things still flummox them!

]]> By: Randolf Richardson http://jayenkai.socoder.net/2009/08/y2w2-tetripong/comment-page-1/#comment-6569 Randolf Richardson Sun, 28 Feb 2010 09:04:09 +0000 http://www.agameaweek.com/2009/08/y2w2-tetripong/#comment-6569 This content was originally created for AGameAWeek.com. If you can read this on any site other than your regular RSS reader, the site has stolen it, and is nothing more than a horribly big spambot trying to get extra google results. <br />I tried to run Tetripong, but I keep getting an error that it couldn't set up the 3D scene. Other games downloaded from this site work fine. Here's the debug.txt file contents, in case that's helpful to you: Tetripong Another Game by Jayenkai Created during Wednesday Workshop Week #215 ------ Socoder.net AGameAWeek.com ------ Game Initialisation Testing AppData Using Appdata ------ I tried to run Tetripong, but I keep getting an error that it couldn’t set up the 3D scene. Other games downloaded from this site work fine. Here’s the debug.txt file contents, in case that’s helpful to you:

Tetripong

Another Game by Jayenkai
Created during Wednesday Workshop Week #215

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Socoder.net
AGameAWeek.com
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Game Initialisation
Testing AppData
Using Appdata

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]]> By: Jayenkai http://jayenkai.socoder.net/2009/08/y2w2-tetripong/comment-page-1/#comment-6305 Jayenkai Fri, 12 Feb 2010 10:05:11 +0000 http://www.agameaweek.com/2009/08/y2w2-tetripong/#comment-6305 This content was originally created for AGameAWeek.com. If you can read this on any site other than your regular RSS reader, the site has stolen it, and is nothing more than a horribly big spambot trying to get extra google results. <br />Flip!?! You don't FLIP a tile in tetris!?! WTF cheaty version of tetris are you playing!?! Or is this the crapola new-age tetris, where they've taken a fantastic game, and added every possible cheat-method into the game, so that it becomes playable by a 2 year old? Euww. Flip!?! The whole point of half the shapes is that they're the wrong way around. If you could just flip them, that'd kill the frustration from getting the one you need but, "ARGH!! It's the wrong way around!" Do yourself a favour, grab a gameboy emulator, good old black+white tetris, sit down for a few hours, and have some classic tetris fun. Flip!?!
You don’t FLIP a tile in tetris!?!
WTF cheaty version of tetris are you playing!?!
Or is this the crapola new-age tetris, where they’ve taken a fantastic game, and added every possible cheat-method into the game, so that it becomes playable by a 2 year old?

Euww. Flip!?!

The whole point of half the shapes is that they’re the wrong way around. If you could just flip them, that’d kill the frustration from getting the one you need but, “ARGH!! It’s the wrong way around!”

Do yourself a favour, grab a gameboy emulator, good old black+white tetris, sit down for a few hours, and have some classic tetris fun.

]]> By: captain http://jayenkai.socoder.net/2009/08/y2w2-tetripong/comment-page-1/#comment-6304 captain Fri, 12 Feb 2010 09:55:20 +0000 http://www.agameaweek.com/2009/08/y2w2-tetripong/#comment-6304 This content was originally created for AGameAWeek.com. If you can read this on any site other than your regular RSS reader, the site has stolen it, and is nothing more than a horribly big spambot trying to get extra google results. <br />hi ! the game is great, but is it normal I can't flip the tiles ? that's way harder than a regular tetris ! hi ! the game is great, but is it normal I can’t flip the tiles ? that’s way harder than a regular tetris !

]]> By: Thunderskull 4024 http://jayenkai.socoder.net/2009/08/y2w2-tetripong/comment-page-1/#comment-3790 Thunderskull 4024 Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:29:39 +0000 http://www.agameaweek.com/2009/08/y2w2-tetripong/#comment-3790 This content was originally created for AGameAWeek.com. If you can read this on any site other than your regular RSS reader, the site has stolen it, and is nothing more than a horribly big spambot trying to get extra google results. <br />If your mac is good enough to emulate a win98 pc, go get DosBox and emulate Win98, run Tetripong with it. If your mac is good enough to emulate a win98 pc, go get DosBox and emulate Win98, run Tetripong with it.

]]> By: Jayenkai http://jayenkai.socoder.net/2009/08/y2w2-tetripong/comment-page-1/#comment-3565 Jayenkai Mon, 31 Aug 2009 22:32:35 +0000 http://www.agameaweek.com/2009/08/y2w2-tetripong/#comment-3565 This content was originally created for AGameAWeek.com. If you can read this on any site other than your regular RSS reader, the site has stolen it, and is nothing more than a horribly big spambot trying to get extra google results. <br />'fraid not. I'm using Blitz3D, and that's Win only. If I used BlitzMax, I could conceivably get Mac versions up and running, but A) I'd need a Mac, and B) there'd be a bunch of obstacles to overcome, mostly system-spec related. Issue B would be simple enough to overcome if I had time, but AGameAWeek doesn't really give you those kinds of luxuries. .. As for issue A.. Feel free to send me a mac ;) ‘fraid not. I’m using Blitz3D, and that’s Win only.
If I used BlitzMax, I could conceivably get Mac versions up and running, but A) I’d need a Mac, and B) there’d be a bunch of obstacles to overcome, mostly system-spec related.
Issue B would be simple enough to overcome if I had time, but AGameAWeek doesn’t really give you those kinds of luxuries.
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As for issue A..
Feel free to send me a mac ;)

]]> By: Karin http://jayenkai.socoder.net/2009/08/y2w2-tetripong/comment-page-1/#comment-3564 Karin Mon, 31 Aug 2009 22:27:22 +0000 http://www.agameaweek.com/2009/08/y2w2-tetripong/#comment-3564 This content was originally created for AGameAWeek.com. If you can read this on any site other than your regular RSS reader, the site has stolen it, and is nothing more than a horribly big spambot trying to get extra google results. <br />No version for us mac users :( No version for us mac users :(

]]> By: Jayenkai http://jayenkai.socoder.net/2009/08/y2w2-tetripong/comment-page-1/#comment-3504 Jayenkai Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:58:01 +0000 http://www.agameaweek.com/2009/08/y2w2-tetripong/#comment-3504 This content was originally created for AGameAWeek.com. If you can read this on any site other than your regular RSS reader, the site has stolen it, and is nothing more than a horribly big spambot trying to get extra google results. <br />Well, sure in this case it's easy enough. But you're very limited. On the one hand, the AI would just be completely worthless. Why have a worthless bat moving around, when the balls already bouncing about, anyway!? On the other hand, a real player. .. Do you really want to sit playing "bounce the ball around" whilst the other guy's sitting playing tetris? Personally, that doesn't sound exciting! JNKPong would be <a href="http://jayenkai.socoder.net/games/startrekpong3.rar" rel="nofollow">Star Trek Pong</a>, and Platdude + Balls would be Pang. But yeah, Platdude in Tetris would work just as well. Again, though. I'm trying to do lots of different games, here.. or at least, not start repeating myself on week 3 (Even if it is year 2!!) So.. Perhaps later. It's in the bag, but the bag of repetitiveness is still well and truly sealed! Well, sure in this case it’s easy enough. But you’re very limited.
On the one hand, the AI would just be completely worthless. Why have a worthless bat moving around, when the balls already bouncing about, anyway!?
On the other hand, a real player. .. Do you really want to sit playing “bounce the ball around” whilst the other guy’s sitting playing tetris?

Personally, that doesn’t sound exciting!

JNKPong would be Star Trek Pong, and Platdude + Balls would be Pang.
But yeah, Platdude in Tetris would work just as well. Again, though. I’m trying to do lots of different games, here.. or at least, not start repeating myself on week 3 (Even if it is year 2!!)
So.. Perhaps later.

It’s in the bag, but the bag of repetitiveness is still well and truly sealed!

]]> By: Shitterwing http://jayenkai.socoder.net/2009/08/y2w2-tetripong/comment-page-1/#comment-3503 Shitterwing Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:51:21 +0000 http://www.agameaweek.com/2009/08/y2w2-tetripong/#comment-3503 This content was originally created for AGameAWeek.com. If you can read this on any site other than your regular RSS reader, the site has stolen it, and is nothing more than a horribly big spambot trying to get extra google results. <br />Bunch of freebies: http://ainc.de - in "games", find Tsunami2010 and links to MOD packs for it). Maybe, make "astronaut" a toggled feature in next release? "I just made a tetris, otherwise Tetriller would be good", as you said - so why not make one Tetris game with Pong balls, Climbers and some other extras under this name? Maybe... JnkPong? (platdude must survive on a level, being destroyed by balls - AI-driven or real opponent. Bunch of freebies: http://ainc.de – in “games”, find Tsunami2010 and links to MOD packs for it).
Maybe, make “astronaut” a toggled feature in next release? “I just made a tetris, otherwise Tetriller would be good”, as you said – so why not make one Tetris game with Pong balls, Climbers and some other extras under this name?
Maybe… JnkPong? (platdude must survive on a level, being destroyed by balls – AI-driven or real opponent.

]]> By: Shitterwing http://jayenkai.socoder.net/2009/08/y2w2-tetripong/comment-page-1/#comment-3502 Shitterwing Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:35:53 +0000 http://www.agameaweek.com/2009/08/y2w2-tetripong/#comment-3502 This content was originally created for AGameAWeek.com. If you can read this on any site other than your regular RSS reader, the site has stolen it, and is nothing more than a horribly big spambot trying to get extra google results. <br />Bobbing with AI? just make the brick's middle always be on the ball's middle - i guess that's not even AI, just a few lines of geometry/physics code. Bobbing with AI? just make the brick’s middle always be on the ball’s middle – i guess that’s not even AI, just a few lines of geometry/physics code.

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