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Re: Bob's Game

#21

Post by jart »

ddtaylor wrote: post #7

Repo: https://github.com/bobsgame/bobsgame/ (deleted, see edit below) I looked at it a few weeks back and it's really strange. It has really weird restrictions that don't make any sense regarding the license - I'm not even sure if they even are legal. The author claims he is sharing the source but that nobody else can fork it, unless they fork it on GitHub?! Anyhow, within a few seconds of reading the source you'll f…

> #bob's game is: ##THE GREATEST PUZZLE GAME EVER MADE [...] bob's game is "source available" [...] but not "Open Source" That means no forks except to create pull requests!

Would you consider deleting your fork? It goes against the author's wishes and I don't feel comfortable gawking at someone who might be experiencing health issues. He's clearly trying to distance himself from the attention it's received.

Re: Bob's Game

#22

Post by stalco »

msoucy wrote: post #13

Oh man. I remember this as it was coming out. It was certainly a wild ride... I was in high school at the time and didn't know how to react to the whole protest thing. I remember I played the heck out of the demo that he released for the Nintendo DS - the Tetris parody in-game, "Tetrid", was a bit of a mindbend, and could probably cause seizures, but the deformed block shapes made an interesting puzzle.

this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6jw8fv-XsQ

Re: Bob's Game

#23

Post by rozab »

ddtaylor wrote: post #7

Repo: https://github.com/bobsgame/bobsgame/ (deleted, see edit below) I looked at it a few weeks back and it's really strange. It has really weird restrictions that don't make any sense regarding the license - I'm not even sure if they even are legal. The author claims he is sharing the source but that nobody else can fork it, unless they fork it on GitHub?! Anyhow, within a few seconds of reading the source you'll f…

GitHub ToS requires you to allow others to fork your code on GH. This policy leads to a lot of bizarre licensing decisions on the site.

https://docs.github.com/en/github/site-policy/github-terms-o...

Re: Bob's Game

#24

Post by entelechy0 »

tombert wrote: post #6
alickz wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Great channel I particularly liked the Ulillillia and Nasubi videos

I watch the Ulillillia video whenever I feel depressed about the world. It's excellent and bizarrely kind of inspiring to me.

same af

Re: Bob's Game

#25

Post by jgon »

dec0dedab0de wrote: post #10

Interestingly enough, I bet the idea of staying in a room with a shower, and food delivery for 100 days doesn't seem like that big of deal to most people anymore.

Isn't that basically solitary confinement, something we consider to be cruel and unusual punishment? I would actually challenge anyone to make it past 30 or even 50 days under those circumstances without losing it. I bet it is much, much harder than you think.

Re: Bob's Game

#27

Post by ddtaylor »

jart wrote: post #21
ddtaylor wrote: post #7

Repo: https://github.com/bobsgame/bobsgame/ (deleted, see edit below) I looked at it a few weeks back and it's really strange. It has really weird restrictions that don't make any sense regarding the license - I'm not even sure if they even are legal. The author claims he is sharing the source but that nobody else can fork it, unless they fork it on GitHub?! Anyhow, within a few seconds of reading the source you'll f…

> #bob's game is: ##THE GREATEST PUZZLE GAME EVER MADE [...] bob's game is "source available" [...] but not "Open Source" That means no forks except to create pull requests! Would you consider deleting your fork? It goes against the author's wishes and I don't feel comfortable gawking at someone who might be experiencing health issues. He's clearly trying to distance himself from the attention it's received.

I don't have any forks of his code, it's the first result for searching for the repo on GitHub. In either case, I do believe once the source code to something has been released it's fair to continue to archive it.

Re: Bob's Game

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Post by GranPC »

stalco wrote: post #22
msoucy wrote: post #13

Oh man. I remember this as it was coming out. It was certainly a wild ride... I was in high school at the time and didn't know how to react to the whole protest thing. I remember I played the heck out of the demo that he released for the Nintendo DS - the Tetris parody in-game, "Tetrid", was a bit of a mindbend, and could probably cause seizures, but the deformed block shapes made an interesting puzzle.

this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6jw8fv-XsQ

Nope, that's bob's game (the game that "bob's game" is about) - which is a mishmash of many different puzzle games into one. Tetrid is inside bob's game, and it's also the first minigame you encounter inside "bob's game". This is it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cP8nmaVWjDE

Re: Bob's Game

#29

Post by GranPC »

AlwaysRock wrote: post #2

Very good video on the topic. It's odd. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A47maEySTdI

Take that video with a big grain of salt - some of the information there is incorrect and the timeline is somewhat wrong.

Re: Bob's Game

#30

Post by redisman »

tombert wrote: post #6
alickz wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Great channel I particularly liked the Ulillillia and Nasubi videos

I watch the Ulillillia video whenever I feel depressed about the world. It's excellent and bizarrely kind of inspiring to me.

I remember following him and Bobs game back in the day. Outsider art for video games
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