Robokill: Superb new Flash game from News.YC members

I'll be coming back to play again... Neat! Can I ask how long it took to build, how many of you there are, and if there is any engine over the flash? I've never built a game before, so it's all foreign to me.

Re: Robokill: Superb new Flash game from News.YC members

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Post by rsa » Mon, Jun 16, 2008, 3:07 AM UTC

Can anyone give a more insight on how these games are build ?

Re: Robokill: Superb new Flash game from News.YC members

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Post by reitzensteinm » Mon, Jun 16, 2008, 3:16 AM UTC

Wow, thanks guys! I'm kind of surprised to see it at the top, I actually submitted this when I first released looking for some feedback, but it was buried pretty quickly.

I've talked a bit about the technical aspects in another thread here:

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=203952

I'd love to answer any questions anyone has, and I'm especially interested in getting any feedback on the purchase proposition and payment process if anyone does decide to buy it.

Re: Robokill: Superb new Flash game from News.YC members

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Post by hhm » Mon, Jun 16, 2008, 3:21 AM UTC

This is quite impressive! An only usability detail: why do you need all users to approve access to the file system, if that functionality is only required for saving games? I'm sure most users will be scared by that banner.

Re: Robokill: Superb new Flash game from News.YC members

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Post by rms » Mon, Jun 16, 2008, 3:23 AM UTC

reitzensteinm wrote: post #6

Wow, thanks guys! I'm kind of surprised to see it at the top, I actually submitted this when I first released looking for some feedback, but it was buried pretty quickly. I've talked a bit about the technical aspects in another thread here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=203952 I'd love to answer any questions anyone has, and I'm especially interested in getting any feedback on the purchase proposition and payme…

For $9.95, I think you would do alright on Xbox Live Arcade/PS3 Network... have you thought about developing for those platforms?

Re: Robokill: Superb new Flash game from News.YC members

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Post by agotterer » Mon, Jun 16, 2008, 3:23 AM UTC

drawkbox wrote: post #3

Well done, gameplay is just fucking muhwhuaaa!

Thanks a lot. I just spent the last hour playing. Very cool though! Great job.

Re: Robokill: Superb new Flash game from News.YC members

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Post by Ravenlock » Mon, Jun 16, 2008, 3:29 AM UTC

Bravo. Love the Zelda-dungeon-esque level design, the warp points make getting around easy, and the death penalty is extremely well handled. A joy to play, just lost an hour to it and never noticed the time pass. Well done.