Driftmania
Games
racing game
SHOW HN2024
276points
65comments
#240of 3,515 in 2024
Top 7%of 2024 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
9 positive, 13 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 8 critical, out of 34 comments about the project. Thread score +0.07.
Design: 1 for, 5 againstIdea: 2 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Fun, polished racing game with good feel
From 3 comments
Just played it for 10 minutes! Great game. One remark: to start the race, you need to select "restart level" even if you just started the game. I would suggest starting the race…
AugusteLef on HNReally enjoyed this for my ten minutes. A note that I found it a bit confusing that 'enter' doesn't select, X does. But the core game feels really good!
gausswho on HNAside, I just realized Vimium doesn't get disabled inside iframes on pages where it's disabled, nor can you disable the iframe domain from the parent page since the iframe regex…
hombre_fatal on HN
Feels like classic arcade racers like RC Pro-Am
From 2 comments
Nice work! It captures the same fast, small-track feel of RC Pro-Am from back in the days of the NES.
cellularmitosis on HNNice work, gives me very Micro Machines vibes for the NES. The only thing I don't like about PICO-8 is that its completely closed source. An open source alternative that seems…
vunderba on HN
Good codebase for learning Python and game code
From 1 comment
I started learning python about 6 months ago and this game is absolutely the most perfect codebase/project i've seen to help me "level-up" my coding game within this particular…
cubano on HN
Objections
Drifting and controls are hard to control consistently
From 2 comments
It's pretty fun! I had problems trying to drift consistently. I wonder if it would help to have a curved accel / decel like gear shifting.
theogravity on HNI was excited by the appearance and sound but found it too hard to control to enjoy. Also took me a couple minutes to get started because I didn't know I had to press 'x' (and…
elwell on HN
Starting a race from the menu is confusing
From 2 comments
Just played it for 10 minutes! Great game. One remark: to start the race, you need to select "restart level" even if you just started the game. I would suggest starting the race…
AugusteLef on HNReminds me of micromachines. I'm not used to PICO games, but I'd expected enter to mean activate instead of bring menu, like "start" would in a console. That menu confused me a…
AlienRobot on HN
Enter key does not select, X does
From 2 comments
Really enjoyed this for my ten minutes. A note that I found it a bit confusing that 'enter' doesn't select, X does. But the core game feels really good!
gausswho on HNI was excited by the appearance and sound but found it too hard to control to enjoy. Also took me a couple minutes to get started because I didn't know I had to press 'x' (and…
elwell on HN
Browser controls are poor and there is no iPhone app
From 1 comment
I wish there was an iPhone app for pico 8, the controls in the browser are terrible.
d--b on HN
Requests
Add a README with screenshots
From 1 comment
You need a README, with screenshots.
Llamamoe on HN
Provide a gameplay clip
From 1 comment
Is there a clip of gameplay somewhere?
redundantly on HN
Make an iPhone app
From 1 comment
I wish there was an iPhone app for pico 8, the controls in the browser are terrible.
d--b on HN
Questions
How to start a race
From 1 comment
Just played it for 10 minutes! Great game. One remark: to start the race, you need to select "restart level" even if you just started the game. I would suggest starting the race…
AugusteLef on HN
What ghost mode does
From 1 comment
This is a great game, one question: what does ghost mode do?
ambigious7777 on HN
Vehicle physics advice for a similar game
From 1 comment
What would be “minimal viable vehicle physics”? I’ve been prototyping an f-zero type game and so far have: - pressing forward increases thrust - thrust makes vehicle accelerate…
bemmu on HN
Why the car starts facing left
From 1 comment
Interesting meta question: Do others expect the car be lined up to go right? Is this a cultural expectation? I come from a LtR writing culture so I was wondering if others were…
lbotos on HN
What the development workflow was
From 1 comment
What was your workflow? Last time I played around with PICO-8 I found the built-in editor to be inadequate. Using an external editor was also annoying for reasons I don't quite…
VyseofArcadia on HN
Alternatives named
Micro Machines
From 2 comments
Reminds me of micromachines. I'm not used to PICO games, but I'd expected enter to mean activate instead of bring menu, like "start" would in a console. That menu confused me a…
AlienRobot on HNNice work, gives me very Micro Machines vibes for the NES. The only thing I don't like about PICO-8 is that its completely closed source. An open source alternative that seems…
vunderba on HN
Super Off Road
From 1 comment
Nice. Reminds me somewhat of Super Off Road, which was an arcade game I loved as a kid: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Off_Road
joemi on HN
RC Pro-Am
From 1 comment
Nice work! It captures the same fast, small-track feel of RC Pro-Am from back in the days of the NES.
cellularmitosis on HN
Pyxel
From 1 comment
Nice work, gives me very Micro Machines vibes for the NES. The only thing I don't like about PICO-8 is that its completely closed source. An open source alternative that seems…
vunderba on HN
TIC-80
From 1 comment
I prefer TIC-80 to PICO-8 for a number of reasons, but this seems okay. I have a bit of a distaste for a lot of popular PICO-8 games which often boil down to "try out my amazing…
bowsamic on HN