tamagotchi
Games
virtual pet game
SHOW HN2019
256points
67comments
#131of 2,195 in 2019
Top 6%of 2019 by points
How HN took it
LovedMost comments that take a side are positive
14 positive, 23 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 1 critical, out of 40 comments about the project. Thread score +0.35.
Idea: 5 for, 0 againstDesign: 4 for, 0 againstExecution: 1 for, 0 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Cute, calming artwork and animations
From 4 comments
Personally, I think a little more feedback into what effect each action has would be good. I couldn't figure out if the buttons did anything at all except change the animation.…
RugnirViking on HNgreat job! only a couple of seconds with the game and i felt calmed down somehow lol we need more slow paced, calming things like this
workthrowaway on HNIt's very cute!
t0astbread on HNGreat artstyle. You should make it a fully fledged PWA. I would have downloaded it in a heartbeat.
dynamite-ready on HN
Fun to explore button combinations
From 1 comment
I thought clicking around different combinations of buttons to discover what would happen was part of the fun. I kept trying to kill it to no avail.
AllanHoustonSt on HN
Objections
Unclear what buttons do; needs status feedback
From 1 comment
Personally, I think a little more feedback into what effect each action has would be good. I couldn't figure out if the buttons did anything at all except change the animation.…
RugnirViking on HN
Name trademark concern (Tamagotchi)
From 1 comment
I'd rename it. Tamagotchi is still a trademarked name, and someone still owns it and produces toys with the name. Ignoring that, it seems a fun little thing. I have trouble…
shakna on HN
Skin tone options limited
From 1 comment
Can you add a brown face choice? Right now the choices are peach (caucasian) or alien.
natex on HN
Requests
Add brown skin tone option
From 2 comments
Can you add a brown face choice? Right now the choices are peach (caucasian) or alien.
natex on HNSure, thanks for the suggestion!
ben85ts on HN
Rename the project
From 2 comments
I'd rename it. Tamagotchi is still a trademarked name, and someone still owns it and produces toys with the name. Ignoring that, it seems a fun little thing. I have trouble…
shakna on HNYou’re absolutely right, would love any suggestions!
ben85ts on HN
Package as Android app or PWA
From 2 comments
Love the game! It would be nice to wrap this up in an Android app and put it on the market place just because when I build games like these my kids end up closing the browser…
minhajuddin on HNGreat artstyle. You should make it a fully fledged PWA. I would have downloaded it in a heartbeat.
dynamite-ready on HN
Add a README
From 1 comment
I've never said this before but, I really wanted a read.me file for this...
ghostbrainalpha on HN
Questions
How were the SVGs and animations made?
From 2 comments
Looks amazing! How did you make the SVG/animations? I'm just a developer, but seeing stuff like this really makes me want to learn design.
JDiculous on HNHow did you make the SVGs though? Did you draw them yourself, or get them somewhere else?
JDiculous on HN
What JavaScript constructor pattern is used?
From 2 comments
I've never seen this pattern before in JS, in the parameters for the constructor. playing with it in the browser, I can see it lets you define default values for expected…
nkrisc on HNI like the style of the code. Can talk about your inspiration for it? I haven't seen Javascript written in that way before. It's clean but, at least to me, unintuitive. What is…
throwaway35784 on HN
Alternatives named
Pwnagotchi
From 1 comment
I've been playing Pwnagotchi with my daughter. (Not really, cause she's still too young.) Thanks for the inspiration though.
Fnoord on HN
Death Stranding
From 1 comment
Try playing death stranding. It’s very calming making “deliveries” while enjoying the great graphics and music.
trianglem on HN