News for hackers. Stuff that matters.
Re:Show HN: Beakdown – a game inspired by Joust/Skirmish by smartBean on Tuesday July 28, 2026 @07:14PM (#49091273)
I spent many hours playing Joust/Skirmish with my brother on our BBC B. This is a very nice interpretation. The mobile controls are good. One tiny nitpick, and to be honest I don’t know how you’d solve this for mobile, is that on the original you had 3 controls - left, right and flap. On this version there is just flap left and flap right, which completely makes sense for mobile. I miss the ability to hover though, which with the direction agnostic flap on the original you can do, it not on this one. Apart from that, great.
Re:Show HN: Beakdown – a game inspired by Joust/Skirmish by novlrdotcom on Tuesday July 28, 2026 @07:29PM (#49091410)
Thank you! Yeah on desktop there are three controls but I don't know how I could solve for this on mobile... Any ideas welcome
Re:Show HN: Beakdown – a game inspired by Joust/Skirmish by jmpavlec on Tuesday July 28, 2026 @10:22PM (#49092732)
Wouldn't on screen controls of the three options at the bottom work.. ? At least on my phone there was a big empty space by the bottom.
Re:Show HN: Beakdown – a game inspired by Joust/Skirmish by novlrdotcom on Tuesday July 28, 2026 @10:35PM (#49092803)
Yeah true good point
Re:Show HN: Beakdown – a game inspired by Joust/Skirmish by novlrdotcom on Wednesday July 29, 2026 @03:12PM (#49101713)
I ended up adding controls for the sound effects and music at the bottom of the screen (so it's not empty anymore). Appreciate the feedback :)