Classic Video Poker
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Classic Video Poker
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How HN took it
37 positive, 39 neutral or asking, 11 mixed, 41 critical, out of 128 comments about the project. Thread score +0.05.
Execution: 4 for, 22 againstDesign: 16 for, 7 againstPerformance: 2 for, 10 againstIdea: 3 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
CRT visual effect and retro look praised
From 3 comments
The CRT looks really good. Definitely a good reproduction of classic video poker.
werdnapk on HNThis is so cool, I really dig the CRT look! Nice job!
bloopernova on HNIt's a very accurate emulation, it feels almost like a video. Great work!
glimshe on HN
Audio and overall nostalgic feel praised
From 2 comments
The audio is so good!
jihadjihad on HNGreat nostalgic implementation, took my money for sure. One suggestion I'd make to make it more like the real thing is make a number press of 1-2-3-4-5 hold/unhold their…
computershit on HN
Runs well in browser, including mobile
From 2 comments
Very simple, very good. I love the CRT effect. And being able to immediately play in the browser like this, even from mobile, is amazing. Also serves as a stark reminder of why…
birracerveza on HNThis works very well in a mobile browser. Super impressive! Only issue I had was a slow initial load time. Not sure if that is due to Godot, or the size of the assets.
camdenreslink on HN
Objections
Pair of Aces does not pay Jacks or Better; aces counted as low
From 3 comments
Ended on a hand of: K J A A Q and did not receive the Jacks or Better $1 payout. According to a brief search about the rules of video poker, a pair of aces is considered better…
krenzo on HNThe visuals are perfect, looks very much like a CRT...nicely done. I think I found a bug though...pair of Aces doesn't pay as "Jacks or Better": https://imgur.com/a/78B3oPV
tyingq on HNAces are the low card in the game. You are not the first person to say this! I need to look at the math again to make them high cards... However in my opinion (at risk of getting…
appstorelottery on HN
Game freezes or errors after several hands, server overloaded
From 3 comments
Nice, very fun! Did freeze after playing a few hands. These are the logs: Failed to load resource: net::ERR_HTTP2_PROTOCOL_ERROR…
bluepanda1234 on HNCrash when 4 cards held (attempting to deal 1): Failed to load resource: net::ERR_HTTP2_PROTOCOL_ERROR index.js:369 TypeError: Failed to fetch at Object.create…
empressplay on HNGame froze for me: index.js:369 SCRIPT ERROR: Invalid get index '13' (on base: 'PoolStringArray'). onPrintError @ index.js:369 index.js:369 at: _http_request2_completed…
Kapura on HN
Slow initial load time and large wasm file
From 2 comments
this takes a very long time to load. why is that?
lacoolj on HNwasm file is 42.9mb, it's way too big, doesn't godot strip unused things?
WhereIsTheTruth on HN
Audio only plays on left channel
From 2 comments
Nice. Sounds seem to only come from left channel, and also had the "pair of Aces" issue, but otherwise job well done.
richrichardsson on HNIs there a reason it's only playing sound effects on the left side? Using macOS/Chrome/Earbuds there's nothing on the right.
carstenhag on HN
Requests
Fix aces to count as high for Jacks or Better
From 2 comments
This is amazing! Thank you for building it. Please fix the bug with a pair of Aces. I fell like I'm getting robbed each time it happens. Also, here's the correct payout odds and…
hn8305823 on HNThat is a bug :)
jcampbell1 on HN
Keyboard controls for holding and betting
From 2 comments
Besides fixing the low Ace value, I would suggest allowing the player to use the keyboard play. It looks like the space bar does trigger a deal. Perhaps 1-2-3-4-5 selects and…
chriscjcj on HNGreat nostalgic implementation, took my money for sure. One suggestion I'd make to make it more like the real thing is make a number press of 1-2-3-4-5 hold/unhold their…
computershit on HN
Option to disable CRT effect
From 2 comments
This looks great. Audio's left-speaker only? Might be a problem on my end. I will learn video poker, and get good at this. I wouldn't mind an option to disable the CRT…
rezmason on HNI'll look into the audio. Might also be an idea to disable CRT effect... thanks for your feedback :-)
appstorelottery on HN
Play-again or restart without page reload
From 2 comments
Very, very nice. A "play-again" button/screen would be a nice addition, as reloading the page to play again takes some time.
fransje26 on HNThis is amazing! Thank you for building it. Please fix the bug with a pair of Aces. I fell like I'm getting robbed each time it happens. Also, here's the correct payout odds and…
hn8305823 on HN
Gamble feature to double winnings
From 2 comments
Nice! Although most video pokers allow you to gamble your winnings so you can double up (up to 10 times) or lose it.
nikolay on HNYes - this is the next feature I'm going to add.
appstorelottery on HN
Questions
Will the source code be released?
From 2 comments
Thanks for sharing! This is really well done. I was wondering if you would be willing to put the source code for this on GitHub? I've been meaning to learn Godot for a while for…
mplewis on HNThis is amazing! Totally nailed it. Do you plan on releasing the source? Even if it’s not open source I’d like to take a peek.
pryelluw on HN
Why is the game slow to load?
From 2 comments
This is more a question of curiosity than one of judgment: why does it take so long to load? I guess I expected it to be very fast because of the relative simplicity. Forgive me,…
CSSer on HNthis takes a very long time to load. why is that?
lacoolj on HN
Alternatives named
ZimJS for browser animation
From 1 comment
There are alternatives to Godot, in particular I'll mention ZimJS https://zimjs.com/about.html#features Like you, I recently created an online casino game, Cheat at Blackjack…
andy800 on HN
Jacks-or-Better game by nickbarth on GitHub
From 1 comment
aha this is great! I did one in phaser and typescript a while back. definitely not as fancy this though! pretty fun game once you have some of the basic strategy down.…
hinicholas on HN