Hi all,

Here is my attempt at platformer:

http://apps.facebook.com/beta_max

Sorry it does require you to log in with your Facebook account (Sorry non.fb users ) But I need an id to save your progress with.

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Wow, you really think so? Thank you 

I can do some tutorials on the Facebook integration if people are genuinely interested in putting their applications into the Social eco-sphere.

Flickers like crazy here. Then won't actually let me start the game.

OSX.

Kev

Looks cool, but I don't have facebook account (and never will) to try.

Very smooth animation! It works quite well for me. I don't see that there is anything I to suggest adding or changing, except maybe having some music would be nice. And sound effects. (Chimes/bells for the captures--probably more appropriate than swallowing sounds. A polite belch here or there could be funny and OK.) Do you have provisions for music/sound? Is this something still in the works?

I did have to reboot when I completed Lollipop Lane. I had lost two lives and was on my third life upon completion. When I arrived at the goal, I was able to see some stats, and then got a message: something unforeseen happened -- please refresh.

When I first bring up the program, Enter does not select the first world which is highlighted. I have to arrow key to the right and then back to the first item. Only then does the Enter key work. I might have to redo this to check if I am reporting this accurately.

Ack, it happened again. This time I got all the sweets (but somehow missed a cookie?) and when I selected "Go to Map" after the completion, i got the "Oops" screen again. Also, the graphics are not refreshing at this point (on the error message screen). The browser I'm using is IE8. I've had problems with this browser on Java games before. What was the last time??? Ah, the "Time for Words" game. http://www.java-gaming.org/topics/time-for-words/24399/view.html

Maybe you've only released the single level so far?

Discovery process: once I found out that headbumping the stripped cubes tended to make them disappear without giving me any points, I stopped doing so, and instead used them only for getting to higher cubes. But one cube I hit from below not only brought up a goody, it brought up 7 of them after repeated headbumps. I was surprised by this, but I think it is a good thing, to have some variety in the behavior of the world's objects that promotes searching. Also, it gives an element (potentially, though it didn't occur in this first wave) of having to do things in a correct order.

I'm guessing that it is possible to jump over the little critters. I haven't tried this yet, as it has been pretty easy to just wait them out.

Very cool! Are you still working on a title for the game as well? Nice job of sticking to the theme/concept.

Has anyone done a poll as to WHY 90% people turn off the sound? (Could it be crappy, annoying and/or inappropriate music?)

MIDI files should be easy to arrange. I'm assuming just write for the general midi setup. Any half-way decent sound editor app can do this, I would think. My Sonar Homestudio can do this. Unfortunately Audacity doesn't really support MIDI.

@ra4king -- It's been like 20 years or more since I played a Mario game. And even then, it was in the arcade where I used to work (Berkeley's Silver Ball Gardens), never on a desktop. I never really got into it though.

@ra4king -- if the game doesn't offer the option, there is always the volume knob on the computer! I know I've used it.

 I personally hate using spacebar, if I have to use it a LOT.

Then use the UP key      . I put spacebar in as my artist wanted it.

I should really do a game tutorial page.... 

That is wierd. There are 18 levels, so not sure why it is dieing at the end of that level for you. I will check the logs later when I get home and see if there is anything serverside..

ah I hear some Kevin MacLeod music in that game =D

Ah the classic FF + OSX issue. Bah! I think it is to do with the plugin it uses...

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