Keysmash
Games
typing game
SHOW HN2024
113points
70comments
#757of 3,515 in 2024
Top 22%of 2024 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
5 positive, 9 neutral or asking, 7 mixed, 9 critical, out of 30 comments about the project. Thread score -0.07.
Design: 0 for, 7 againstIdea: 1 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Simple, fun and effective typing practice
From 3 comments
This is really good, simple and effective! Though once it gets harder I feel overwhelmed when I can't keep up anymore. Weird because I know where keys are without looking, but…
giancarlostoro on HNCute! Thanks for sharing! I love the ZSA's tool for learning to type on their keyboards [0] - you might take inspiration from that. I love that they have both prose and…
BossingAround on HNThis is nifty. Played for a bit. Can type 90-120 so was pretty easy for me. Haha nice work!
dandigangi on HN
Objections
Letters that appear together are hard to type and feel overwhelming
From 3 comments
This is really good, simple and effective! Though once it gets harder I feel overwhelmed when I can't keep up anymore. Weird because I know where keys are without looking, but…
giancarlostoro on HNI stopped at 1144 and 114. This could really use more of a difficulty ramp. After level 20 or so I really didn't notice it getting any harder and it sort of got boring. There was…
soggybutter on HNNeat but many letters get stuck and won't register as being pressed when multiple appear at once.
z3ncyberpunk on HN
Sound effects are annoying
From 4 comments
I like the idea but for the love of god use a btter sound effect. Here's some www.freesound.org
bobsmooth on HNNice except the sound.
uhepran on HNMy ears are ringing.
shimonabi on HNThanks a lot for sharing this, I would love to see an audio mute button :)
surajcm on HN
Layout and spacing differ from real typing and code
From 3 comments
My parents forced me to take typing lessons on typewriters in the 90s and I am thankful they did, of course that had some technical limitations in regard to speed but it…
lycos on HNneat idea, but horrendous font selection. the upper case "I" in deletedIds is indistinguishable from lower case "L". also, didn't like the feel of typos. typically, I know when I…
dylan604 on HNFor me, the excessive spacing makes this pretty painful. If we need a whitespace buffer inside every set of parentheses, I'd expect the IDE to do it for me.
drc500free on HN
Requests
Add an audio mute button or better sound effects
From 2 comments
Thanks a lot for sharing this, I would love to see an audio mute button :)
surajcm on HNI like the idea but for the love of god use a btter sound effect. Here's some www.freesound.org
bobsmooth on HN
Add a difficulty ramp
From 1 comment
I stopped at 1144 and 114. This could really use more of a difficulty ramp. After level 20 or so I really didn't notice it getting any harder and it sort of got boring. There was…
soggybutter on HN
Support words, sentences or code practice
From 2 comments
My parents forced me to take typing lessons on typewriters in the 90s and I am thankful they did, of course that had some technical limitations in regard to speed but it…
lycos on HNThis is neat! Thanks for sharing! One thing I've been looking for (and would pay money for) is a tool/game that helps me improve my typing speed in real-world scenarios,…
mtlynch on HN
Alternatives named
Monkeytype and Typeracer
From 2 comments
It's gotta be fun, and Typing for the Dead is a good one. https://store.steampowered.com/agecheck/app/246580/ More recently though, there's https://monkeytype.com/ and…
fragmede on HNTyperacer.com Monkeytype.com 10fastfingers.com
bobobob420 on HN
keybr
From 1 comment
This is neat! Thanks for sharing! One thing I've been looking for (and would pay money for) is a tool/game that helps me improve my typing speed in real-world scenarios,…
mtlynch on HN
Typing of the Dead
From 2 comments
It's gotta be fun, and Typing for the Dead is a good one. https://store.steampowered.com/agecheck/app/246580/ More recently though, there's https://monkeytype.com/ and…
fragmede on HNHas anyone tried this game that uses typing as part of the game play? https://store.steampowered.com/app/940680/The_Textorcist_The_Story_of_Ray_Bibbia/
dingo999 on HN