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mobile skiing game
SHOW HN2015
How HN took it
7 positive, 9 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 11 critical, out of 28 comments about the project. Thread score -0.09.
Execution: 0 for, 6 againstDesign: 3 for, 3 againstIdea: 1 for, 0 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
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What HN said
What people liked
Gorgeous visual design and satisfying physics
From 3 comments
awesome visual design, and the physics of carving through the snow is super satisfying/addicting. great job man!
petekistler on HNGorgeous UI and artwork!
thoughtpalette on HNawesome visual design, and the physics of carving through the snow is super satisfying/addicting. great job man!
petekistler on HN
Fun and addictive gameplay
From 2 comments
awesome visual design, and the physics of carving through the snow is super satisfying/addicting. great job man!
petekistler on HNAbsolutely love the game! Well done!
patrickambron on HN
Objections
Android version missing at launch; iOS only
From 2 comments
Will you be releasing an android version?
micro_cam on HNSadly no iOS here. Did you include the monster? Because it sais endless. I hope that's just to trick people.
lawl on HN
Constant background noise and audio bug
From 2 comments
There's a constant background noise in your homepage video that doesn't seem to be related to what's happening in the game. Is that intentional?
beering on HNJust a quick note: if I turn the audio off and then tap "Main Menu" in the settings screen, the audio turns back on. I like the game!
theOnliest on HN
Skid marks show while jumping
From 1 comment
When you jump, it still shows the skid marks. Other than that, this is awesome!
jbrooksuk on HN
Requests
Add abominable snow monster
From 1 comment
Nice! Needs abominable snow monster though... :-)
adnanh on HN
Show speed in km/h instead of mph
From 1 comment
Well done! Just one thing I noticed, the speed is mph and the distance unit is meters. Would be nice to change speed to km/h.
henningo on HN
Questions
What Unity3D license is used
From 1 comment
I really like the game and the graphics, but what kind of license of Unity3D is it ?
Smackouze on HN
How Apple chooses to feature apps
From 1 comment
Does anyone know the process Apple uses to decide to feature an app? Is there a process completely separate from initial approval that goes through every new app, or does it just…
tmuir on HN
Alternatives named
Original SkiFree and its iOS clone
From 2 comments
This looks gorgeous. On a related note you can get the original game too - https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/skifree/id588839086?mt=8 Not as pretty though :)
Chanie on HNI don't know how they can say they're the "official" one, or use the original assets, when the publisher of it has nothing to do with the original SkiFree author (nor is there…
Andrenid on HN
Intellivision Skiing
From 1 comment
Reminds me of Intellivision Skiing
dougdonohoe on HN