Show HN: Space Shooter for Pebbleapps.getpebble.com 24 pointsrompetoto12 years ago10 commentsSaveHideCopy link On HNComments−jflowers4512yThat's pretty cool. I don't have a Pebble so didn't realize they had an App Store ... makes me wonder if Flappy Pebble is next ;)−azdle12yThey're way ahead of you, `Tiny Bird` has been available since Feb: http://www.connectedly.com/flappy-bird-pebble−nacs12yVideo of the game on the Pebble for those curious:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TD_jgNTzv5M#t=30−jflowers4512yI suppose I should have seen that coming. I saw the article about it being on Google Glass now too. What a craze!−anonova12yThis seems to be a clone(?) of Patrick Davidson's [1] Phoenix for TI calculators [2,3].[1]: http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~pad/main.html[2]: http://www.ticalc.org/archives/files/fileinfo/148/14876.html[3]: http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~pad/frames-ti83p.html−rompetotoOP12ySure is. Not a direct clone or anything, I just use a similar style of gameplay/store mechanics. The TI calculator was my first adventure in programming...−lionheart12yWhy is it spelled Pheonix in the logo? Is that just a typo?−rompetotoOP12yHa! good catch, thanks!−lionheart12yI live in Phoenix so it immediately popped out at me.−scottlu212ySomeone should port Invaders. The source code is available. Might want to change the graphics a little to prevent letters from lawyers :)http://www.scottlu.com/Content/Invaders.html
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That's pretty cool. I don't have a Pebble so didn't realize they had an App Store ... makes me wonder if Flappy Pebble is next ;)
They're way ahead of you, `Tiny Bird` has been available since Feb: http://www.connectedly.com/flappy-bird-pebble
Video of the game on the Pebble for those curious:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TD_jgNTzv5M#t=30
I suppose I should have seen that coming. I saw the article about it being on Google Glass now too. What a craze!
This seems to be a clone(?) of Patrick Davidson's [1] Phoenix for TI calculators [2,3].
[1]: http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~pad/main.html
[2]: http://www.ticalc.org/archives/files/fileinfo/148/14876.html
[3]: http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~pad/frames-ti83p.html
Sure is. Not a direct clone or anything, I just use a similar style of gameplay/store mechanics. The TI calculator was my first adventure in programming...
Why is it spelled Pheonix in the logo? Is that just a typo?
Ha! good catch, thanks!
I live in Phoenix so it immediately popped out at me.
Someone should port Invaders. The source code is available. Might want to change the graphics a little to prevent letters from lawyers :)
http://www.scottlu.com/Content/Invaders.html