Gapper - Revision history

Aderack at 14:10, 20 January 2016

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 * '''[http://www.aderack.com/game-maker/java/gapper.php Play ''Gapper'' online]'''
-==Downloads==
+== Downloads ==
 * '''''[http://www.aderack.com/game-maker/downloads/gapper.zip Gapper]''''' (305.5 kB)
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 [[Category: Experimental]]
 [[Category: Old discoveries]]

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 Prior to this archive's online presence, this game is not known to be publicly available.
-== Archive Status ==
+== Archive History ==
 This game has been part of the archive from within hours of its inception, courtesy of the author's SiNiSTRY BBS.

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 == Archive Status ==
-This game has been part of the archive from within hours of its inception.
+This game has been part of the archive from within hours of its inception, courtesy of the author's SiNiSTRY BBS.
 == Links ==

← Older revision		Revision as of 01:29, 31 March 2015
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	Prior to this archive's online presence, this game is not known to be publicly available.		Prior to this archive's online presence, this game is not known to be publicly available.
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		+	== Archive Status ==
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		+	This game has been part of the archive from within hours of its inception.

	== Links ==		== Links ==

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 Graphics, Concept, Design: [[OmegAkira]]
-==Links==
+== Availability ==
 <videoflash>nbkHSpC8zm4</videoflash>

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 [[Category: Top-down]]
 [[Category: Puzzle games]]
 [[Category: Old discoveries]]

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 [[File:gapper.png|thumb|320px|Gapper]]
-Another potential problem is the whole counter thing. You can't give the player multiple lives, because with the [[Xferplay]] engine the counter won't reset; that would render the game's whole premise meaningless. This isn't necessarily a big deal; it all depends on the game's design. Unfortunately, there's no way to tell where the game would have gone. We've just got the one level, and although it proves its concept it's kind of underdeveloped.
+Another potential problem is the whole counter thing. You can't give the player multiple lives, because with the [[Xferplay]] engine the tile counter won't reset. If the counter carries over, the game is rendered meaningless. This limitation isn't necessarily a big deal; it all depends on the game's design. Unfortunately, there's no way to tell where the game would have gone. We've just got the one level, and although it proves its concept it's kind of underdeveloped.
 So, ''Gapper'' is an interesting experiment. It could have been a neato game. Or not. It's definitely original, though.

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 As far as it goes, ''Gapper'' works just fine. The tiles clear, the door remains locked until they're clear, and then it opens. It's perfect. The main problem is that the game provides no motivation. There is no particular challenge or strategy or danger; it's just digital vacuuming. The closest the game comes to trickiness is the crumbling castle wall. Scoot along it more than twice, and gravity will pull you down, making the route inaccessible. So there's one mechanic, that the game might use.
 Another potential problem is the whole counter thing. You can't give the player multiple lives, because with the [[Xferplay]] engine the counter won't reset. This isn't necessarily a big deal; it all depends on the game's design. Unfortunately, there's no way to tell where the game would have gone. We've just got the one level, and although it proves its concept it's kind of underdeveloped.
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 ==Links==
 <videoflash>nbkHSpC8zm4</videoflash>

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 '''Release type:''' [[Incomplete]]<br />
-'''Release date:''' [[1994]][[Category: 1994]]<br />
+'''Release date:''' N/A (begun in [[1994]])[[Category: 1994]]<br />
 '''Levels:''' 1<br />
 '''Author:''' [[James Faux]]<br />