I think this is pretty entertaining. Definitely a nice twist. I get the impression it might need to be made a bit harder somehow. I'm not having problems clearing levels (though I'm definitely enjoying doing it).
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#12I always loved this kind of game and playing with the libraries demos (IIRC box2d) back in the day.
Is this using a port of that? I wish there were more not gaming uses for these kinds of interfaces.
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#13I think this is great and a lot of fun. The only improvement I could suggest is that it only seems to clear the bottom line. If I have an incomplete bottom line, but the row above it settles and fills up, it never clears and the rows just keep stacking higher.
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#14Thoughts:
1. Tetris -- Obviously different than Tetris
2. Not Tetris -- https://stabyourself.net/nottetris2/ Similar, but less destructive. Not-Tetris is closer to the original Tetris.
3. Tricky Towers -- https://www.trickytowers.com/ . More similar to this game than Tetris. Tricky Towers blocks aren't destructable, but the physics and very "limited" platform space makes a real game. Special powers (ex: vines) to "solidify" some blocks together really make building higher-and-higher better. The "puzzle" mode of trying to get the most number of blocks with the least height is also very fun.
4. This game -- This is a sandbox for now, the unique part is "impact physics" which can break apart blocks if enough weight / damage were dealt to them. Not a real game yet, but clearly on the path to something fun here. Not sure what the gameplay loop should be, but Tricky Towers is the closest game to maybe draw inspiration from?
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#15Love it. Tetris is such a well worn cultural institution that its ripe for parody.
Reminded me of this Japanese comedy routine involving Tetris[0]
Totally doesn't need any Japanese language skills to enjoy
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#16A funny thing happens if you just press the down arrow and keep it pressed. The game area quickly fills up with squares, and then it just continues to add more shapes until, after a minute or so, the whole page turns black.
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#17This is great. Add shaking, and it'll be perfect.
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#18A funny thing happens if you just press the down arrow and keep it pressed. The game area quickly fills up with squares, and then it just continues to add more shapes until, after a minute or so, the whole page turns black.
I likewise broke it, bravo!
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#19A funny thing happens if you just press the down arrow and keep it pressed. The game area quickly fills up with squares, and then it just continues to add more shapes until, after a minute or so, the whole page turns black.
I also used this to brute-force completion of lower levels :)
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#20Obligatory xkcd: https://xkcd.com/724/ ; there are implementations (google “Hell Tetris”).