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Re: Missile Game

#3
FWIW I’m happy to try it anyways even if it doesn’t work on mobile. The popup is the only reason I currently have no clue what the game might be like.

Re: Missile Game

#4
Cool! Quite difficult (reverse scroll makes it tough on trackpad). I have a soft spot for games that let you play within 2 seconds of boot, and this does, congrats on that. Is it intentional that it starts on level 9?

Re: Missile Game

#5
This is fun on mobile, tested on ios; I had to close the “works on desktop only” popup (via a popup blocker), but then I could tap to move in that direction and I enjoyed playing this way.

Re: Missile Game

#6
post #4

Cool! Quite difficult (reverse scroll makes it tough on trackpad). I have a soft spot for games that let you play within 2 seconds of boot, and this does, congrats on that. Is it intentional that it starts on level 9?

You can change the level under Menu > Setting

Re: Missile Game

#8

This is fun on mobile, tested on ios; I had to close the “works on desktop only” popup (via a popup blocker), but then I could tap to move in that direction and I enjoyed playing this way.

Requesting Desktop Website also works.

Re: Missile Game

#9
More context: this was a Flash game that was popular in my social group 15 years ago. In that version, you started on level 1 and had to clear X obstacles to move to the next level. Then when you cleared X obstacles on level 9 you won the game. (I don't remember what X was, specifically.) You had five lives across all levels and when you crashed out the fifth time, you had to start over on level 1.

This modern remake seems to pop you into level 9 with practically infinite obstacles and just one life. Makes sense since most people who got good ended up fairly consistently reaching the end of the game. I'm sure they would have wanted to play only level 9 and compare with each other how far they could get.

Re: Missile Game

#10
Here are links to the flash game this is based on:

Embeded: https://www.albinoblacksheep.com/games/missilegame3d

SWF file: https://www.albinoblacksheep.com/swf/roboman/missilegame3d(w...

I much prefer the flash version, when run in actual Adobe Flash (Flash Player Projector 29, OS X 10.9, Intel i7-4790K). Something about the controls feels much tighter versus the web remake.

When played in the Ruffle flash emulator, there's something wrong with the collision detection; I can't get past the first level. (The visuals are wrong too, there's much more aliasing.)

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