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tio "mishy maniac" plato ([personal profile] zerofield) wrote in [community profile] piper902020-12-31 07:20 pm

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Hello. I've been working on this in my spare time, and I think it's finally suitable for limited public consumption. This is a game we came up with while testing network connections at home. I've found I miss it, so I've replicated it here.

[ There's a download for a file: pomparty.exe. ]

Instructions are available from the title screen. It's intended for two players, but I've added the ability to have the computer act as your second if nobody is available. There's a difficulty adjustment with a sliding scale from "worse than Chief Roberts" to "better than me," so I think most people will be able to find something suitable within that range.

Please let me know if you find any bugs. I've tested on my own, but if there's one thing I have faith in, it's the ability of a user to do things with software that the programmers never imagined, let alone intended.


[ Congratulations, Rig, you now have a robust two player Puyo Pop at your disposal. Enjoy. ]
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[personal profile] trialbyliar 2021-01-01 03:31 am (UTC)(link)
[IMMEDIATELY PLAYING WITH THIS FOR A BIT. But he does return with feedback afterward.]

Ohh, so it's like a mash-up of Tetris and a match-three game, huh? But competitive? Awesome!! At least one of the geniuses around here is putting their skills to good use!
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[personal profile] trialbyliar 2021-01-01 03:51 am (UTC)(link)
Oh yeah, a little healthy competition never hurt anyone! Hey, since you made this, you must be pretty good at it, right?
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[personal profile] trialbyliar 2021-01-02 12:47 am (UTC)(link)
Then you're the most worthy opponent here! I challenge you to a duel!

[And he can't even cheat at this one given the game in question.]
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[personal profile] trialbyliar 2021-01-02 03:53 am (UTC)(link)
[He probably can't beat her. But he does put up one hell of a fight for someone who only just got a look at this game for the first time today.]
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[personal profile] trialbyliar 2021-01-05 02:37 am (UTC)(link)
Are you surprised? I'm known as the King of Games back home!

[That's a lie. He just can't pass up a solid Yugioh reference when it'll probably slip past unnoticed.]

Buuuut I guess even I can't expect to beat a game's creator on the first try.
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[personal profile] walkingballpit 2021-01-03 04:10 am (UTC)(link)
Sweet, we could use some decent video games. Are there any unexpected boosts in difficulty or is it a standard progression?
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[personal profile] walkingballpit 2021-01-05 03:44 am (UTC)(link)
[ Good to know. Robbie has a point to the question, as Brainy has a hobby of hacking games to up the difficulty levels. ]

I’m not terrible at games. I’ll keep an eye on it and let you know if anything funny starts happening.
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[personal profile] passifloraincarnata 2021-01-09 03:50 am (UTC)(link)
I'm still in the hospital for a few days until the doctors confirm I'm fully recovered, and this looks like a delightful way to pass the time waiting, thank you!

[A puzzle game like this is, in fact, exactly the sort of math problem that functions as soothing white noise for Setsuna, so she sets to learning it in earnest pretty much immediately.]
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[personal profile] passifloraincarnata 2021-01-09 07:58 pm (UTC)(link)
It's not going to be one of my happier memories to think back on, when it's over. Not that I'm not enjoying the chance to test my skills in pattern recognition in Puyo Pop, but ...

[Moebius have mercy, was she really feeling nostalgic for the cafeteria vending machine.]

At least it will be over soon ... though "soon" can't come soon enough. I've missed out on so much ...