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Re: VVVVVV Source Code

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post #16

I’ll take the chance to reference Super Hexagon by the same author. Incredibly fun and addictive game as well while being super simple. I recall reading somewhere that the author spent only a day or so writing it. And PPPPPP, the soundtrack for VVVVVV, is neat too!

I'll add a shoutout to PPPPPPowerup!, an album of remixes of PPPPPP, and MMMMMM, an album of metal covers of PPPPPP.

Re: VVVVVV Source Code

#32
post #6

Awesome game. Good to see the code is authentically bad for an indie game of that era.

I find the code genuinely inspiring. A lesson that being precious about code quality is not always the best way forward.

Re: VVVVVV Source Code

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post #16

I’ll take the chance to reference Super Hexagon by the same author. Incredibly fun and addictive game as well while being super simple. I recall reading somewhere that the author spent only a day or so writing it. And PPPPPP, the soundtrack for VVVVVV, is neat too!

I had no idea Super Hexagon was from the same developer! That was so much fun, while being a very different kind of game to VVVVVV.

I always find it interesting when indie developers pivot to an entirely new genre of game after some initial success, some wonderful gems came out that way (such as Fallen London -> Sunless Sea -> Cultist Simulator).

Re: VVVVVV Source Code

#35
post #16

I’ll take the chance to reference Super Hexagon by the same author. Incredibly fun and addictive game as well while being super simple. I recall reading somewhere that the author spent only a day or so writing it. And PPPPPP, the soundtrack for VVVVVV, is neat too!

I've spent so many hours of my life for this game.

Also shared it with many people and made them go crazy. I believe I still have 5 or 6 copies in my Steam inventory. Just in case.

Same for V, SMB, Braid and so many others. Sometimes, all you need is a little inspiration and crappy graphics.

Re: VVVVVV Source Code

#36
post #7

Loved the game, sweet and short. It's one of those twists that reward programmers that can think outside of the box and execute instead of downloading some generic libraries and making yet another platformer.

I don't know about short, some of those screens took forever to beat! (and I finally hit one I just couldn't and abandoned the game, but it was indeed fun up to then)

Re: VVVVVV Source Code

#37
post #16

I’ll take the chance to reference Super Hexagon by the same author. Incredibly fun and addictive game as well while being super simple. I recall reading somewhere that the author spent only a day or so writing it. And PPPPPP, the soundtrack for VVVVVV, is neat too!

I don't have any other reliable way to enter a flow state other than playing super hexagon for ten minutes.

Re: VVVVVV Source Code

#38

Incredibly fun game, I'm not a huge gamer but I remember buying the Humble Bundle just to get this. One of the few games that I've spent the time to finish. Awesome work, Terry, and thank you for the great times! btw also fuck you for veni vidi vici, jeez that took me a while! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CtiY5D6HCs

I'm ashamed to say that, as much as I appreciate the wonderful game, I gave up :)

Re: VVVVVV Source Code

#39
VVVVVV is very simple game but exceptionally well made. Tight controls coupled with interesting level layouts made it both a puzzle to solve (how to do a section) and then required dexterity to execute it.

And music in this game is top tier.

I remember getting it in a bundle which I bought for some other game, and VVVVVV turned out to be my favorite.

Re: VVVVVV Source Code

#40

Incredibly fun game, I'm not a huge gamer but I remember buying the Humble Bundle just to get this. One of the few games that I've spent the time to finish. Awesome work, Terry, and thank you for the great times! btw also fuck you for veni vidi vici, jeez that took me a while! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CtiY5D6HCs

I remember buying the bundle and thinking "I'll just play that lightweight 2D platformer while waiting for the bigger, more interesting games in the bundle to download"...and then spending the entire evening on it.
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