Comments on: Game 20: Icarace http://nmccoy.net/2010/06/20/game-20-icarace/ A new game every week - games added Sunday nights Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:04:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Oddball http://nmccoy.net/2010/06/20/game-20-icarace/comment-page-1/#comment-275 Oddball Wed, 23 Jun 2010 01:17:19 +0000 http://nmccoy.net/?p=129#comment-275 Now 940 in 25. Now 940 in 25.

]]> By: Oddball http://nmccoy.net/2010/06/20/game-20-icarace/comment-page-1/#comment-274 Oddball Wed, 23 Jun 2010 01:04:54 +0000 http://nmccoy.net/?p=129#comment-274 I smash the space bar as quickly as possible, then manage to barely level out over the water, wait for the speed to level out, then repeat two times. You should just barely clear land before the wings melt off, and fall heroically to your death. I smash the space bar as quickly as possible, then manage to barely level out over the water, wait for the speed to level out, then repeat two times. You should just barely clear land before the wings melt off, and fall heroically to your death.

]]> By: nmccoy http://nmccoy.net/2010/06/20/game-20-icarace/comment-page-1/#comment-269 nmccoy Tue, 22 Jun 2010 10:16:58 +0000 http://nmccoy.net/?p=129#comment-269 If you make it as far as the land, you've landed successfully as far as the game's concerned. And how the heck did you manage that time/distance, autofire or something to just go as absurdly fast as possible? I'm genuinely baffled. Also impressed, but baffled. If you make it as far as the land, you’ve landed successfully as far as the game’s concerned. And how the heck did you manage that time/distance, autofire or something to just go as absurdly fast as possible? I’m genuinely baffled. Also impressed, but baffled.

]]> By: Oddball http://nmccoy.net/2010/06/20/game-20-icarace/comment-page-1/#comment-264 Oddball Tue, 22 Jun 2010 02:18:47 +0000 http://nmccoy.net/?p=129#comment-264 Well, I guess I might as well post a top score. 853 distance in 27 seconds. There isn't some trick to landing that I'm missing, is there? One that doesn't involve burning my wings off and bellyflopping? Well, I guess I might as well post a top score.
853 distance in 27 seconds.

There isn’t some trick to landing that I’m missing, is there? One that doesn’t involve burning my wings off and bellyflopping?

]]> By: nmccoy http://nmccoy.net/2010/06/20/game-20-icarace/comment-page-1/#comment-260 nmccoy Mon, 21 Jun 2010 20:33:55 +0000 http://nmccoy.net/?p=129#comment-260 Time. Something else I didn't make clear is that the timer stops once you're over land, so you can keep going for distance without ruining your time score for that run. Time. Something else I didn’t make clear is that the timer stops once you’re over land, so you can keep going for distance without ruining your time score for that run.

]]> By: Oddball http://nmccoy.net/2010/06/20/game-20-icarace/comment-page-1/#comment-259 Oddball Mon, 21 Jun 2010 20:05:31 +0000 http://nmccoy.net/?p=129#comment-259 If you added a bit at the end where distance/time=score, that would help to clarify the purpose. As it is, the first instinct is to make the first number as big as possible. That 77; is that time-to-land, or distance? If you added a bit at the end where distance/time=score, that would help to clarify the purpose. As it is, the first instinct is to make the first number as big as possible.

That 77; is that time-to-land, or distance?

]]> By: nmccoy http://nmccoy.net/2010/06/20/game-20-icarace/comment-page-1/#comment-253 nmccoy Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:56:21 +0000 http://nmccoy.net/?p=129#comment-253 For the record, my personal best is 77. For the record, my personal best is 77.

]]> By: nmccoy http://nmccoy.net/2010/06/20/game-20-icarace/comment-page-1/#comment-252 nmccoy Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:54:47 +0000 http://nmccoy.net/?p=129#comment-252 That'll get you the max distance, the real challenge is how low you can get your time-to-land. ;) That’ll get you the max distance, the real challenge is how low you can get your time-to-land. ;)

]]> By: StephenM3 http://nmccoy.net/2010/06/20/game-20-icarace/comment-page-1/#comment-251 StephenM3 Mon, 21 Jun 2010 11:39:01 +0000 http://nmccoy.net/?p=129#comment-251 Took me a while to 'get' the game, and exactly as long to understand the name of it. Fun, but at this point I'm just flapping steadily right next to the water, in a sort of weird rhythm-game where you simply count each beat, and if you miss a single beat you lose. (Not that it syncs to the music or anything, but you get what I mean.) Took me a while to ‘get’ the game, and exactly as long to understand the name of it. Fun, but at this point I’m just flapping steadily right next to the water, in a sort of weird rhythm-game where you simply count each beat, and if you miss a single beat you lose. (Not that it syncs to the music or anything, but you get what I mean.)

]]> By: nmccoy http://nmccoy.net/2010/06/20/game-20-icarace/comment-page-1/#comment-248 nmccoy Mon, 21 Jun 2010 07:15:19 +0000 http://nmccoy.net/?p=129#comment-248 CHANGELOG: * Improved cloud shadow contrast CHANGELOG:
* Improved cloud shadow contrast

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