WIP need input

This is a little grapple/ platform engine I've put together.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/666516/grappledemo.exe

I was wondering if anyone has seen something like it.

Objective... get to the top?

Controls: normal platform plus space for toggle grapple, and left/ right arrow to swing.

Please forgive the placeholder sprites. I'm still debating on what style to use.

Really leaning to a silhouette kinda thing.

Any opinions on that as well I guess.

Hmm that's more of a speed/ linear type.

Love the retro-ness tho.

Man I've been grappling with the grapple issue for ages, so hard to make a good one which has momentum. You could make a 'doodle jump' ish sort of game where you have to gain as much height as possible maybe set to sky scrapers so you can have moving platforms to grap and if you get past the sky scrapers you can maybe grapple on to birds or planes lol stupid idea.

Thats pretty sweet! Shows promise for cool idea

As reference for the physics of it, I would recommend also finding a copy of an old Amiga/PC game called Fury of the Furries (not that kind of furry). One of the characters in it had a grappling rope thing and I remember it feeling really good in terms of weight and momentum. They also made it so you could wrap your rope around objects as you swang around them. Here's a vid but you should try it sometime for the controls

http://freespace.virgin.net/hugo.elias/ ... pendul.htm

you should use real "pendulum physics", it'll look a lot cooler, that page has a great simple method to implement it.

Thanks guys, but I really wasn't going for using momentum, although quasi's link does make me want to try a few experiments.

I was actually going for a jetpack kinda thing, so the only time that would work is when your not trying to swing.

And this is you game?

I am not good know scirra but i make a this game on 2 minutes.

NO sounds, no music, bad graphic, bad phisics, no animation, no menu and NO GAME.

Sorry for my bad english.

but the graphics quality is improving.

<img src="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/666516/smiley-red.png">

but the graphics quality is improving.

<img src="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/666516/smiley-red.png">

I see you draw well, then why in the game this is not?

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I see you draw well, then why in the game this is not?

Why don't you just read the first post? All your questions are answered there...

> I see you draw well, then why in the game this is not?

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Why don't you just read the first post? All your questions are answered there...

I very badly know English because I do not understand what is written there.

Normally a lurker, but HAD to comment this time!

but the graphics quality is improving.

newt Seriously the funniest thing I've seen all week!

And the "not getting it" in the next post makes it that much better.

heh

If only emoticons paid.

Newt that's pretty sweet.Did you use hinge for that?.Good job keep it up.