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Subpixel by Paul Sinnett

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made by Paul Sinnett for LD31 (COMPO)
This is a memory game (similar to Simon) using the subpixels of an LCD monitor. Watch the pattern and repeat by clicking with the mouse.

I was initially going to make a procedural maze game of some kind, but when I heard that Ralph Baer had died I decided to make this instead as a tribute.

This game was made in Scratch, with bitmap images for the sub pixels and glowing dot made in Inkscape. To see the source code, go to the web link and click on the blue See Inside button.
Web http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/38044782/
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-31/?action=preview&uid=11312

Ratings

Coolness 20% 2185
Overall 3.06 704
Audio 2.94 411
Fun 2.94 699
Graphics 3.06 579
Theme 4.12 99

Feedback

Gins
08. Dec 2014 路 03:06 UTC
Pretty cool idea! The different pitches for each color are very helpful to memorize the sequence, so you can/have to use two things: melody AND a graphical pattern at the same time. Really fun, good luck for the rest of the LD! This could have potential as a mobile app btw.
mrexcessive
08. Dec 2014 路 16:03 UTC
Hi. Nice game, but dam frustrating! Not unlike Simon game, loved that, so thank you for the memories. Shame that the pitch doesn't track left to right... found that confusingly un-piano-like, if that's a thing. Good job!
馃帳 Paul Sinnett
09. Dec 2014 路 00:06 UTC
I've since found out that there was a make of screen that used a yellow sub-pixel in addition to the red, green, and blue. So that would have been even closer if I'd zoomed right in on one pixel.

It's surprising how hard it is. I think 5 is the best I've managed so far.
TheMonsterFromTheDeep
09. Dec 2014 路 02:20 UTC
It's a pretty cool idea but kind of difficult simply because there are so many sub-pixels on the screen.
ianh
09. Dec 2014 路 02:21 UTC
Hey neat, a Scratch entry!
NickMakesGames
09. Dec 2014 路 02:21 UTC
man, you really went all out with the theme, huh? You made an entire game out of just a few **pixels** of the screen. That's really cool, and extremely creative.
WiErD0
09. Dec 2014 路 02:23 UTC
Cool idea, I like how each of the different colors played different sounds. Also, complements on actually doing something useful with scratch. I think I basically reached the limit of what it can do by trying to make AI with it, and basically got about 3 FPS after that. I've heard that they have done some improvements lately, though, so maybe those make it fast enough to be usable.
RHY3756547
09. Dec 2014 路 02:43 UTC
Nice twist on the theme! Only downside is that it seems to generate the same pattern every time, which seems to be down to your deterministic random number generator. Custom sound effects may have also been a better fit for the game instead of using the note blocks (note blocks create really harsh sounds). Very cool nevertheless!
thatwhichis
09. Dec 2014 路 04:13 UTC
so THAT'S scratch! I keep hearing people talk aboot it; first time really seeing it. Thanks for the tip on Sees Inside button!

Also Simon much harder with so many subpixels '>_>
digibody
09. Dec 2014 路 04:34 UTC
Nice idea. I like it, except the colors repeat too much, maybe a different landscape of colors and shapes would be 'easier' more fun to play.
Geckoo1337
09. Dec 2014 路 22:51 UTC
Creative. Neat ++
FlashRocks
10. Dec 2014 路 23:13 UTC
Nice idea and well-executed.. just not really a Simon fan, haha :D
pjimmy
13. Dec 2014 路 14:45 UTC
nice take on a Simon game, very challenging, well done
01rafael
29. Dec 2014 路 05:50 UTC
Nice concept but no intuitiveness here
panda
29. Dec 2014 路 05:51 UTC
Great use of the theme! This is a fun little Simon game.