A clone of the hacking minigame from Paradroid, using the HTML5 canvas API. This version is for one or two players.
Run npm install followed by gulp and open dist/index.html.
There are twelve lights in the center of the screen. The object of the game is to switch as many of them to your colour as possible before the timer runs out. You have ten seconds!
Once the timer fills up, the game begins. Each player has five power nodes, and a random arrangement of wires connecting to the lights. Move a node up and down to select a wire, then use the node to power that wire.
Some wires can power multiple lights; some lights require multiple powered wires. Nodes only last for a few seconds before burning out, so use them wisely.
Players: You can play with one player against the computer, or two players against each other.
Nodes: Use A D and ← → to set the number of nodes each player starts with.
This way you can balance a game between two players of different skill levels
(including the computer).
Timer: Set the length of a round, anywhere between 2(!) and 20 seconds.
Player 1:
W Move node up
S Move node down
D Use node
Player 2:
↑ Move node up
↓ Move node down
← Use node
Esc Return to menu
When a round is over, press any key to start a new round.
I started this game as a way of learning the HTML5 canvas API, using a simple vector-based layout. After making some progress, I heard about lowrezjam, a game jam with a 64x64 pixel restriction. Realizing this would probably fit nicely, I made an alternate version with a pixel layout. The two versions share the same underlying game code, but each has its own renderer.
Currently the vector renderer is out of date, as I had to prioritize the pixel renderer for the jam. :)
- Sound effects on/off
- Node repeaters / colour switchers
- Smarter AI