XMoto.js

Games

browser motorbike game

SHOW HN2016

36points
15comments
#904of 2,264 in 2016
Top 40%of 2016 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

5 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 1 critical, out of 9 comments about the project. Thread score +0.33.

Idea: 1 for, 0 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Nostalgia for the original XMoto and Elastomania games

    From 3 comments
    • Neat! I have loved Elasto Mania, Action SuperCross, XMoto and the likes for years and now I can play it on the browser! Apparently this project is 2 years old now, shame that I…
      petetnt on HN
    • oh my this is wonderful. I spent so much time playing this in high school.
      KTamasEnty on HN
    • I thought I was the only one who had played this.
      fiatjaf on HN
  • Impressive work porting the game to the browser

    From 2 comments
    • Very nice work! I noticed a pretty significant bug (i think). The ghost character actually clears the checkpoints for the current rider! As an example, on level two, the rider…
      asynchronous13 on HN
    • That is fantastic, great job!
      royletron on HN

Objections

  • Controls and physics feel different from the original XMoto

    From 1 comment
    • Looks like controls are completely different from https://xmoto.tuxfamily.org/. In Elastomania and original XMoto left/right just adds momentum, and in XMoto.js it just tilts the…
      ycmbntrthrwaway on HN
  • Checkpoint bug where ghost rider clears checkpoints

    From 1 comment
    • Very nice work! I noticed a pretty significant bug (i think). The ghost character actually clears the checkpoints for the current rider! As an example, on level two, the rider…
      asynchronous13 on HN

Requests

  • Add multiplayer

    From 1 comment
    • Looks really cool! Have you thought about adding multiplayer? I really wish someone would do the same for Elma/Elastomania. I feel like it has much more funnier physics with it's…
      jozan on HN
  • Support for Elastomania-style levels or game

    From 1 comment
    • Looks really cool! Have you thought about adding multiplayer? I really wish someone would do the same for Elma/Elastomania. I feel like it has much more funnier physics with it's…
      jozan on HN

Questions

  • Is the project still active?

    From 1 comment
    • Looks really cool! Have you thought about adding multiplayer? I really wish someone would do the same for Elma/Elastomania. I feel like it has much more funnier physics with it's…
      jozan on HN
  • Is compatibility with original XMoto planned?

    From 1 comment
    • Looks like controls are completely different from https://xmoto.tuxfamily.org/. In Elastomania and original XMoto left/right just adds momentum, and in XMoto.js it just tilts the…
      ycmbntrthrwaway on HN

Alternatives named

  • Original XMoto

    From 1 comment
    • Looks like controls are completely different from https://xmoto.tuxfamily.org/. In Elastomania and original XMoto left/right just adds momentum, and in XMoto.js it just tilts the…
      ycmbntrthrwaway on HN
  • Elastomania

    From 2 comments
    • Looks really cool! Have you thought about adding multiplayer? I really wish someone would do the same for Elma/Elastomania. I feel like it has much more funnier physics with it's…
      jozan on HN
    • Looks like controls are completely different from https://xmoto.tuxfamily.org/. In Elastomania and original XMoto left/right just adds momentum, and in XMoto.js it just tilts the…
      ycmbntrthrwaway on HN
  • Action SuperCross

    From 1 comment
    • Neat! I have loved Elasto Mania, Action SuperCross, XMoto and the likes for years and now I can play it on the browser! Apparently this project is 2 years old now, shame that I…
      petetnt on HN

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