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kris008

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Posted at: 9/26/08 03:55 PM

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ok the average game on ng is somthing around 800KB...some of the top games on ng are around 5-9MB (1 MB = 1024KB)

so i wanted to set a challenge...the 1kb game compertition.

ok the rules are the game has to be 1kb or LESS!!!
it cant just be a quiz or just be a button it has to be a GAME!!! and it has to survive the judgement in the flash portal!!
Basically the person who scores the HIGHEST after judgement wins!
what do you win? NOTHING...just the pure thrill that you beat everyone else.

you can show your game on spamtheweb for now all the contestents will submit there game to the flash portal on 30th September at 10pm GMT

so good luck and have fun :)

and no loading the file externally..thats cheating.

p.s. Hope i posted this in the right place :s sorry if i diddnt


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At 9/26/08 03:55 PM, kris008 wrote: so i wanted to set a challenge...the 1kb game compertition.
ok the rules are the game has to be 1kb or LESS!!!

Thats limited to 1k letters ^^ (without grahics)

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Short deadline. Any prizes?


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kris008

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the prize is just the pride that you beat everyone else...its just for fun you won't recieve anything

to show the kind of thing were after heres a 1.5kb game here this sample shows you what can be done with such a small file size...although this is still too big :D


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At 9/26/08 03:59 PM, xedon wrote: Thats limited to 1k letters ^^ (without grahics)

Don't forget compression, it should allow two to five times more "letters". Vector graphics (and small GIFs for that matter) don't take up a lot either.

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At 9/26/08 04:11 PM, GustTheASGuy wrote:
At 9/26/08 03:59 PM, xedon wrote: Thats limited to 1k letters ^^ (without grahics)
Don't forget compression, it should allow two to five times more "letters". Vector graphics (and small :GIFs for that matter) don't take up a lot either.

Didnt know there was such thing as compression for single letters :p
In my GCSE ict class i got told every letter takes up 1 byte :p

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Glaiel-Gamer held one of these a few months back, so maybe if you come up with another idea [his says AS3, but there was an AS2 side part too].

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kris008

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yup there have been games in the past less than 1KB but this challange is to do a better one than everyone else....
heres another game to inspire you 1.7KB here


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1k probably won't be that great as far as games go. 10k you might see significantly better results. Also that snake game should be under 1k. I saw a version a while ago at less than 700 bytes.


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wow well want sum advice in the dynamic text box uncheck AutoKern it adds an extra kb worth of space open. Im at 1kb but do we need to add direction ingame or is it okay in the description cause in the snake game I found that it didnt have directions in game.

um lol? thats just about all I have to say to you right now


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I remember I made a pong game in about 700 bytes :X That was extremly simple; making a full game in under 1kb is silly :o


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At 9/26/08 08:55 PM, liaaaam wrote: I remember I made a pong game in about 700 bytes :X That was extremly simple; making a full game in under 1kb is silly :o

maybe so but I'm enjoying the challenge.

My game is called SPACEBAR SMASHER1k its file size in properties reads as 946 bytes.(also what do you think a good bg color could be?"

SPACEBAR SMASHER1k

um lol? thats just about all I have to say to you right now


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Ok, this is 3kb, but whatever. I made it in 30 minutes :P
http://spamtheweb.com/ul/upload/260908/7 6751_kbgame.php


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Ooops, wrong file. heres the finished one:
http://spamtheweb.com/ul/upload/260908/7 6815_kbgame2.php


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liaaaam

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At 9/26/08 09:16 PM, hollowbullet wrote: My game is called SPACEBAR SMASHER1k its file size in properties reads as 946 bytes.(also what do you think a good bg color could be?"

SPACEBAR SMASHER1k

That's a game? That's just holding space :/ It shouldn't have taken 946 bytes that's for sure :P


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At 9/26/08 10:36 PM, liaaaam wrote:
At 9/26/08 09:16 PM, hollowbullet wrote: My game is called SPACEBAR SMASHER1k its file size in properties reads as 946 bytes.(also what do you think a good bg color could be?"

SPACEBAR SMASHER1k
That's a game? That's just holding space :/ It shouldn't have taken 946 bytes that's for sure :P

well your supposed to tap it but ya I just found it funny that some people would be rapidly hitiing their keyboards to play such a tiny little game, but yours is pretty good for 3kb

um lol? thats just about all I have to say to you right now


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um whats it about? Just a simple point and click? Im trying to figure out sumthin better if not I may just stick with SPACEBAR SMASH

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hmmm this has one floor

#include :P

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At 9/26/08 11:25 PM, adam2510 wrote: #include :P

flaw*

And he said no external loading; I think. Anyway, that would still make the .swf file size be same as if you didn't #include.


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some nice games comming together, and yes i did say no loading externaly.


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hmm, I will have to try something here. Im good at API, so I will probably make an API based game.

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Here's one I made earlier (but just fixed and compressed).
It's 1.77kb:

It's called 'SquareGame'

It was Bowserknight who thought up the idea, I was just the low level code monkey.

I'm standing here and the atmosphere is literally a duck.


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Forgot the instructions:
Arrows to move.
You are the square.
You must touch the circle.
But do not get caught by the triangles or pentagons.
Good luck sir, I think it's stereotypically obvious the fate of the whole 1.77kb rests with you.

I'm standing here and the atmosphere is literally a duck.


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^Ha, that's awesome. Reminds me of that fly the copter game.


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At 9/27/08 06:43 AM, Toast wrote: done. it's less than 700 bytes

http://spamtheweb.com/ul/upload/270908/4 5793_one_kb_game.php

That is well good :) You win sir.


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hehe thanks for the feedback guys. i wonder if i could make the filesize even smaller


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just got back from work :)...wow toast thats cool!! nice job


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At 9/27/08 06:43 AM, Toast wrote: done. it's less than 700 bytes

http://spamtheweb.com/ul/upload/270908/4 5793_one_kb_game.php

What FPS is that running at? Seems slow 'cause the ship is jerky :/

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