Tiny World
Games
text adventure
SHOW HN2012
49points
28comments
#481of 1,677 in 2012
Top 29%of 2012 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
4 positive, 7 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 3 critical, out of 14 comments about the project. Thread score +0.15.
Design: 1 for, 2 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Fun to play and the illustrated mode is more functional
From 3 comments
I really liked it. I understand the point is not to actually play this game at work (what if you use a Linux distribution or Mac OS?), but to have some fun playing it :)
munchor on HNNeat! Had fun trying it out.
wildmXranat on HNNot only is it prettier, but it is also more functional, helping you navigate the world. I think this is the first time I've seen a text adventure illustrated like this (although…
jaredsohn on HN
Objections
Background music is annoying and hard to turn off
From 1 comment
That music is super annoying and there's apparent way to turn it off (without playing the SFW version)
jiggy2011 on HN
Requests
Add Windows 7 skin or multiple editors
From 1 comment
Now if you could choose for a Windows 7 skin, or even multiple editors...
bashzor on HN
Support OSX and Linux screenshots
From 1 comment
Make that OSX and Linux aswell. Screenshots aren't that hard to come by ;)
awef on HN
Questions
Does the tracker appear in the bottom right, and which browser and OS?
From 1 comment
Does the tracker not appear bottom right? Which browser and OS?
willvarfar on HN
Alternatives named
Schemaverse
From 1 comment
I'd also offer up schemaverse https://schemaverse.com/
bane on HN
Hardly Working Facebook spreadsheet
From 1 comment
Not only is it prettier, but it is also more functional, helping you navigate the world. I think this is the first time I've seen a text adventure illustrated like this (although…
jaredsohn on HN