bangBang
Games
artillery game
SHOW HN2022
How HN took it
12 positive, 14 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 14 critical, out of 43 comments about the project. Thread score -0.08.
Idea: 6 for, 1 againstPerformance: 1 for, 5 againstDesign: 2 for, 4 againstExecution: 1 for, 4 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Fun, simple game with an interesting learning opponent
From 3 comments
This is a really neat little game--racing to figure out the controls before the AI shoots you is pretty fun. Here's the direct link to the game from the README.md [1] [1]…
abalaji on HNFun! Nice to win against the machine....
worik on HNVery cool! I was slightly confused when I aimed right at the opponent at full force and was prompted to click to restart. Definitely was a bit more interesting once I stopped…
idinnoaname on HN
Nostalgic for Bang Bang and gorillas.bas artillery games
From 3 comments
See also - gorillas.bas (QBasic demo) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyBD0X81tjk - Bang Bang (for Windows 3.1) https://youtu.be/YOa5X0AfvLk?t=548
29athrowaway on HNAs a kid I used to love playing this game ("Bang Bang") in Windows 3.1, I'm glad that someone else remembers it.
amoe_ on HNI spent too many hours playing gorillas.bas on my PS/2
darkwater on HN
Objections
Broken or unplayable on mobile Safari and in some window sizes
From 2 comments
Seems like it might be broken on iphone (safari)? It’s placing two tanks on a blank background directly next to each other every match, and it’s trivially won every match by just…
setr on HNIt behaves randomly on ios safari, tried portrait and album mode. Tapping to shoot works, but when you drag, vertically, horizontally, otherwise, it either does nothing, or…
wruza on HN
Too easy to win at max power on narrow or horizontal screens
From 2 comments
Max power, horizontal, wins every time.
quickthrower2 on HNAm I playing this wrong? Fire forward max power always wins. Computer doesn't get a go.
account-5 on HN
Impossible to hit on large monitors and high resolutions
From 3 comments
Anyone else play on a huge monitor and realize that you couldn't hit the enemy even at max power and perfect angle? Can't help but feel like the AI won after all...
adverbly on HNWas amused to realize this depends on initial window size. My monitor is so large it was impossible to hit each other, even at 100% power and optimal angle.
throwawayhaxor on HNAt 1440p, it is impossible for the computer to win but easy for me to win
umvi on HN
Too fast on 144 Hz displays
From 1 comment
It's also too fast on 144 hz display.
ethpkm on HN
Requests
Add walls or obstacles in the way
From 1 comment
Almost posted an identical comment. They should have a wall in the way
alexnewman on HN
Let the AI learn across games or from the human player
From 2 comments
Super cool but I feel like my own (human) neural network only needed 1 game to get the hang of it and be better than the machine. So it went like this: closely lost the first…
oliv__ on HNIt would be really cool if it also learned from the human player's failures
unobatbayar on HN
Questions
What are the neural network's inputs and outputs
From 2 comments
What is the input and output data of the neural network?
chs20 on HNA no-input two-output deterministic optimization problem is a "neural network"? What are the parameters? What would the layers possibly do if there's more than one? edit: I…
remram on HN
Alternatives named
Gorillas.bas (QBasic)
From 1 comment
See also - gorillas.bas (QBasic demo) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyBD0X81tjk - Bang Bang (for Windows 3.1) https://youtu.be/YOa5X0AfvLk?t=548
29athrowaway on HN
Bang! Bang! for Windows 3.1
From 1 comment
See also - gorillas.bas (QBasic demo) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyBD0X81tjk - Bang Bang (for Windows 3.1) https://youtu.be/YOa5X0AfvLk?t=548
29athrowaway on HN
Gravity Wars
From 1 comment
For those who like artillery games, I hope you've come across Gravity Wars - where planets affect the path of your projectile. I loved the game so much, it's what inspired me to…
yboris on HN
VGA Bomber
From 1 comment
On one of my first computers, there was a game called VGA Bomber which was basically this. I'm sure it's a genre and there are a million variants of it, but for some reason I…
Brendinooo on HN