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From: "Ben James" <hungryghost@clara.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: New game: Squeak
Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2001 19:03:20 +0100
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Cheers Matt! Thanks for the feedback. The game is pretty much a rip-off of
Bejeweled, must admit. I liked the flash game so thought a Yaroze version
would be nice. I got the idea (if you hadn't guessed :) for the blurring
from your pingping game. Your other points:

- Yeah I prefer the fruit as well. The colors seem to compliment each other
better.
- Originally I was going to have several sets of graphics for variety but I
couldn't think of enough 'themes' to make it worth while, hence just the
fruit and veg.
- I'm afraid it is possible to get stuck on a screen. I added the joker to
reduce the problem but it can still happen. Perhaps putting in a check for
no legal moves would be better and then refresh the screen to stop the
player getting stuck.
- Sorry about the score disappearing, I'll sort that one out.

Thanks again for your comments!

Ben


"Matt Verran" <mverran@btinternet.com> wrote in message
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Excellent work Ben.  Is it the same rules as Bejeweled (flash game)?  I
havn't played that in a while but your game did remind me of it, just as
brilliantly addictive.  I love the cartoon sound effects on the title screen
and the cool blurring.

Just a few (hopefully constructive) critiscisms:

-The fruit look better than the veg, maybe the tomato is a bit large?  Maybe
this is just me tho.
-Why not make the item type (fruit/veg) random, then switch it when you use
the joker?
-Is it possible to be locked on a screen with no moves? I think I was but I
could have just been a bit blind.
-Can you have a highscore on the titlesceen, or display it when the game is
over?  I wanted to post my best score but once my game was over it seemed to
be lost.

Give yourself a hearty pat on the back tho, fantastic work once again.
MattV

Ben James <hungryghost@clara.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Hi everyone,
>
> I have a new game online, "Squeak". Nothing epic but maybe a bit of fun.
If
> you like puzzles and you like fruit, this one's for you. Any comments and
> suggestions welcome!
>
> http://www.netyaroze-europe.com/~madmonk/
>
> -Ben
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