the surprising thing is...

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...that contrary to what you might think from seeing these, you can actually see clearly what you're doing and play accordingly. There are many game cues embedded in what is happening in the psychedelic stuff, and it balances out so that the stuff you need to see is more visible than the pure (unencoded) pyrotechnics.

It's starting to feel nicely like a game now :).

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8O :D :D :D :D :D :D
Yak wrote:you can actually see clearly what you're doing and play accordingly.
The gameplay revolves around expletives then? :wink:
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Al wrote:8O :D :D :D :D :D :D
Yak wrote:you can actually see clearly what you're doing and play accordingly.
The gameplay revolves around expletives then? :wink:
hehe, that's my defence against inappropriate hotlinking ;)...
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I would like to hug whichever of you, Giles or both had the idea for the Nixie-style score digits. Oh yes :D
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Yak wrote:hehe, that's my defence against inappropriate hotlinking ;)...
Fair enough. Looks a bit like Tempest by the way.

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Oh by christ - that looks sweet. :D :D :D
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leekfiend wrote:I would like to hug whichever of you, Giles or both had the idea for the Nixie-style score digits. Oh yes :D
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I'm not actually sure what thing I would be controlling. I'm sure it makes more sense in motion though! Looks wibbly.
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That is looking very nice indeed Yak and Giles. :)

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Coming along, innit?
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Looks like Tempest.

(joke)
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Bog wrote:Looks like Tempest.

(joke)
Old joke love..
Al wrote:Looks a bit like Tempest by the way.
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The joke is that it's an old joke, you see.

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Wow. Like the Nixie tube score counter. :)
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