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

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Post by LPTS » Tue, Jun 17, 2008, 6:45 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…

This is great. This is exactly the type of game I loved as a kid.

It must feel good to have your game to such a good spot and just have to tweak it and add cool bosses and a few more mechanics like level editors or retro zelda levels. Already a great flash game and also a lot of room to grow with a bit more work. I wish I could play it full screen.

I will buy it, but not tonight. I am looking forward to seeing the next version, where you take it from pretty damn awesome to totally badass.

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

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Post by andreyf » Tue, Jun 17, 2008, 7:13 AM UTC

Multiplayer mode would be beyond awesome. Flash-based MMORPG, maybe?

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

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Post by whiletruepass » Tue, Jun 17, 2008, 7:46 AM UTC

I really want to like this game, I really do. But the keyboard controls make it unplayable. They have a habit of sticking in the game, so I walk straight off the ledge or into a robot swarm. Does anyone else get this?

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

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Post by louislouis » Tue, Jun 17, 2008, 1:46 PM UTC

Great game, very addictive! Will definately play again when I'm bored!

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

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Post by volida » Tue, Jun 17, 2008, 5:55 PM UTC

reitzensteinm wrote: post #40

randy wrote: post #19

Fun game, but it's missing the huge boss battles that made Smash TV so awesome (Seriously, if you want to up your conversion rates on purchases, make that last room in Episode 4 an onslaught to remember instead of four easily disposable dorks).

That's a good point. We'll definitely put bosses in for the next version.

you should have a very short domain name linking directly to the game. I tried to recomend the game and the easier way was to tell them google for robokill

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

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Post by swivelmaster » Tue, Jun 17, 2008, 6:03 PM UTC

whiletruepass wrote: post #73

I really want to like this game, I really do. But the keyboard controls make it unplayable. They have a habit of sticking in the game, so I walk straight off the ledge or into a robot swarm. Does anyone else get this?

Sometimes. I think it's a Flash thing and it depends on the speed of your computer. Perhaps key up events aren't being fired correctly.

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

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Post by superchink » Tue, Jun 17, 2008, 6:42 PM UTC

This game ruined my productivity for about 2 hours last night. Thanks a lot!

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

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Post by astine » Tue, Jun 17, 2008, 9:32 PM UTC

icky wrote: post #34

Glorious game. My only question is why do the robots carry cash?

Real questions: why is there a shop in the middle of a warzone?

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

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Post by sdp » Tue, Jun 17, 2008, 10:51 PM UTC

astine wrote: post #78

icky wrote: post #34

Glorious game. My only question is why do the robots carry cash?

Real questions: why is there a shop in the middle of a warzone?

Presumably, there is high demand for supplies in the middle of a warzone.

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

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Post by Harkins » Wed, Jun 18, 2008, 1:23 AM UTC

...if I pause to change audio settings, the first option throws away my progress without warning. Happened twice to me, doesn't make me want to keep playing.