Joust
Games
multiplayer arcade remake
SHOW HN2021
257points
103comments
#144of 2,533 in 2021
Top 6%of 2021 by points
How HN took it
DebatedReal support and real criticism
19 positive, 17 neutral or asking, 7 mixed, 19 critical, out of 62 comments about the project. Thread score +0.01.
Design: 2 for, 9 againstExecution: 3 for, 4 againstPerformance: 0 for, 5 againstIdea: 3 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Fun, nostalgic and faithful to the original's movement feel
From 4 comments
I just joined for a quick session - just wanted to say that this is really fun and very well done (especially for someone who has played Joust before). Thanks for sharing!
interblag on HNI played Joust a lot as a kid, the character movement looks a really good reproduction of the original to me.
rjsw on HNThank you, that was an awesome bit of 5 minutes of nostalgia. I know it must have taken you hours to build, and I could only get a few minutes to play, but it was worth your…
RobertRoberts on HNThis is magnificent.
hhh on HN
Good sound design
From 1 comment
Love the sounds!
hungryforcodes on HN
Objections
Server errors and crashes under load
From 3 comments
All I get, no matter how many times I reload is, Error -- We encountered an error when trying to load your application and your page could not be served. Check the logs for your…
c17r on HNTried to toggle sound, now it's down. > We encountered an error when trying to load your application and your page could not be served. Check the logs for your application in the…
codingminds on HNNeat! It's definitely crashed right now. I think we hurt it.
cacois on HN
Loud volume warnings
From 2 comments
Holy volume warnings. My dog left the room.
TheDudeMan on HNI listen to my music with my speakers set to 40%. I had to change them to 6% to comfortably play this game.
skrowl on HN
Mobile controls obscured or unclear
From 3 comments
On Safari using an iPhone XR, the left and right movement buttons are obscured by the bottom navigation bar.
10000truths on HNOn mobile, it's not obvious how to do anything other that fly up by tapping the screen.
supercheetah on HNSo neat! Where are the left/right controls on iPad?
airhead969 on HN
Lag and jitter with many players
From 3 comments
This is superb, addicting as hell, and now I have to force myself to stop because I have real work to do. The game gets increasingly jittery as it gets busier. It might be worth…
yoz on HNUnplayable for me. My character's movements are very rough and they're jittering all over the place.
poopsmithe on HNHow do I win in this game? You should include some instructions so that newcomers can enjoy the game instead of being confused. Also, I have a fast connection, yet I experience…
tresvert on HN
Requests
Add instructions or a how-to-win guide
From 2 comments
I have no idea what's going on. I can't tell if that's intentional or if it's broken.
onion2k on HNHow do I win in this game? You should include some instructions so that newcomers can enjoy the game instead of being confused. Also, I have a fast connection, yet I experience…
tresvert on HN
Add chat feature
From 1 comment
Why not implement some kind of chat feature as well? Maybe push enter to type something and it will appear above your head.
xwdv on HN
Add match statistics or scoreboard
From 1 comment
Thats awesome. Would love to see match statistics
episode0x01 on HN
Reduce network traffic by sending inputs instead of full state
From 1 comment
If you can figure out a way to only send inputs for each player instead of their full state, it should significantly reduce network traffic and lag for each player-- right now…
Scaevolus on HN
Questions
How does gravity and jumping work
From 1 comment
Great work on the 'feel' of the movement. Would love to know how the gravity/jumping works. I'm a little disappointed the sound effects of the feet are missing - that was one of…
sombremesa on HN
Is it at risk of copyright issues
From 1 comment
I have a joust-esque game as well but never released it because of fear with copyrighted graphics. Is that a risk with something like this?
atlantageek on HN
Alternatives named
Killer Queen
From 2 comments
See also: Killer Queen (and Killer Queen Black)
sleepybrett on HNReminds me of good times playing Killer Queen in Chicago.
phibz on HN
Original Joust arcade and Atari 400 cartridge
From 1 comment
Atari 400 (cartridge).
rjsw on HN
Robotron 2600 port
From 1 comment
Robotron got a fantastic port for the 2600 recently [0] (WIP). It supports twin-stick mode but that's pretty unusable on original Atari controllers without a special rig. Genesis…
kgwxd on HN