>> Wow, my niece had DDR music playing last night. It got me thinking about how fun it was to play that game and the keyboard equivalent of it.
You should check out Stepmania:
http://stepmaniaonline.net/index.php?page=downloads
It's a free, multiplatform DDR work-alike that has keyboard song packs as well as pad song packs (you can map keys for the non-keyboard song packs too).
osu! is a mouse-based rhythm game that's pretty big (and can be lots of fun), too.
Osu! looks pretty intense and fun. I wonder how well it works on a touchscreen device like a Surface.
It'd certainly play very well if it works well. Looks like it's based directly on the Ouendan series (Elite Beat Agents) for the Nintendo DS where the games are played with a stylus.
I didn't know about osu! but I love Elite Beat Agents so I will definitely be checking this out!
Went to HN today and saw this. Looks pretty good. I wouldn't play it much, but I see an audience for it. It has a lot of potential as well.
1. Color coded directions 2. Progressive difficulty 3. Positive reinforcement (You're doing great!)
I find myself focusing on the top right but also using my peripheral vision to see the upcoming directions.
The better I am with my pattern recognition the more I can focus on the bottom of the screen and have the next 2-3 moves buffered (like a Simon game).
Very good job! I'll forward this one out to my niece. Hope it gets some traction for you!
A few suggestions for future release.
1. Add a variant of soundtracks and speeds 2. Add a variant of end points to change the point of focus. 3. Perhaps even add a "bomb" element. So, if you get X amount of points, you gain bombs (think geometry wars or pacman championship). The bombs will allow you to sort of reset the built up arrows when things get a bit difficult.
Score : 4400