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April 13, 2017

hatlight [browser]

Hatlight by Anna Anthropy is a short cave exploring platformer. Can you find the seven batteries and find out what's their purpose? The game is made is Scratch, so you can have a look at the code if you want to learn how it was made or even have a go at creating your own remix.

15 comments:

  1. Anonymous13 April 2017 at 13:43

    Yes, and yes. Now I'm just wondering if it has an 'end', or if you just "Hup" your way around exploring?

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  2. Tristan Fraker13 April 2017 at 15:31

    the end, i guess, is the banner...or is there more?

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  3. Anonymous13 April 2017 at 16:19

    I always appreciate the heads up, but this one was just awful: bad physics walking over surfaces, sluggish controls (mainly a delay with jumping...which is just critical), terrible graphics.

    It's way too easy to get confused where you are since there's no map. The lack of lighting seems like it's there only to make things more annoying. Why do the batteries show up when everything else is dark?

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  4. Bart13 April 2017 at 16:48

    Well I picked this one because I think it's really well done for being a game coded in Scratch, which is a tool to teach kids how to code.
    (And the source is well documented too)

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  5. Anonymous13 April 2017 at 19:07

    I likes it! I found the physics comfy, and I'm a fuss for my platform physics.

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  6. Nat R.13 April 2017 at 20:45

    Man, I just kept looking around because I thought he said nine, but I'd already explored everything. Then I had all of them anyway. Oh well...
    Yeah, I tried Scratch once, and a lot of the stuff the developer was able to do with it is complicated and really cool. Like the lighting effects. Could you tell that the actual movement/surface-interaction code is in a red rectangular sprite that remains hidden the whole time, and the sprite with the boy costumes just follows it? That reduces some of the weird effects you might get with platform edges and stuff. It's so interesting to be able to look into a game like this.

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  7. Rogerup13 April 2017 at 21:30

    I like simple games like that. This one reminded me of Farafalla.

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  8. Kiel B13 April 2017 at 23:09

    The game was good, I don't understand the complaint about the physics. They may not be silky smooth, but they are consistent. After the first or second screen it becomes intuitive.

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  9. wyatt (leslie on FB)14 April 2017 at 13:16

    thanks, bart!
    great little game with my morning coffee :)
    i didn't have a problem with the controls at all and really enjoy these types of mazes that make you think and remember where to go next...
    exploring the environment was fun after the lights were on... no map needed with such a small game :)

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  10. Anonymous14 April 2017 at 17:25

    Great game, really enjoyed playing it. Am having a go at the build-your-own version on the Scratch website, and having lots of fun doing that.

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  11. Rebecca15 April 2017 at 02:41

    Loved it. It reminded me of Nevermore.

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  12. Anonymous16 April 2017 at 16:04

    What a cute game!!! :o (^____^)!!!!

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  13. Anonymous16 April 2017 at 23:28

    So cool! I'm learning Scratch at coderdojo and this game is so nice!

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  14. hespetr317 April 2017 at 12:42

    I liked it. I hate really difficult jumping stuff etc. and this was smooth to me. Cute, too.
    Would have played more if it were bigger.

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  15. eightoclock17 April 2017 at 14:52

    It was fun, but I wish there would have been something extra for finishing. Some bit of the cave (besides the banner) that was only visible once you were done and you had to go search for.

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