[HN Gopher] Tippy Coco: A Free, Open-Source Game Inspired by Sli...
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       Tippy Coco: A Free, Open-Source Game Inspired by Slime Volleyball
        
       Author : stefankuehnel
       Score  : 55 points
       Date   : 2025-05-04 11:55 UTC (11 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (tippycoco.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (tippycoco.com)
        
       | dr_kiszonka wrote:
       | Since they explicitly don't support mobile devices, it would be
       | good if the website included at least a brief recording showing
       | what the gameplay is like.
        
       | sprawld wrote:
       | Love the game, love the music. I'm getting unreasonably angry at
       | my computer competitor. Well done.
        
       | hombre_fatal wrote:
       | Cute. Being able to walk into your opponent's side makes this a
       | lot more interesting that my memory of Slime Volleyball.
       | 
       | The AI also has some funny emergent behavior that demands that
       | you go over there to knock the ball out of its control.
       | 
       | Since it has a dedicated site and a Discord, I assume there are
       | plans to implement PvP multiplayer.
        
       | mrandish wrote:
       | Wow, unexpectedly fun!
       | 
       | And thanks for supporting Firefox!
        
       | InsideOutSanta wrote:
       | This is the most amount of fun with the fewest amount of game
       | mechanics I've had since Tetris.
        
       | seabrookmx wrote:
       | I loved slime volleyball (and all the offshoots, like slime water
       | polo, tennis, etc) back in the day!
       | 
       | This version is more cutesy but definitely captures the magic of
       | those original games.
       | 
       | The originals were all java applets. I have the class files for
       | them and always wanted to get around to finding a JS emulator so
       | that I could host them on my personal site again. If anyone has
       | some recommendations please comment!
        
         | wbl wrote:
         | Slime Cricket, as someone who lives in the US and knows nothing
         | about it, was very amusing.
        
       | veggieroll wrote:
       | So much fun! Great work.
        
       | SamBam wrote:
       | This is really great. I love the amount of interaction you can
       | have once you realize you can jump over to the other side, and
       | stand on your opponent's head, etc.
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       | I also really like the beginning: the bouncing ball that
       | continues to bounce as you slowly work out that space is jump and
       | WASD are movement.
        
       | continuational wrote:
       | This is great! Especially that you can jump over the net.
       | 
       | A long time ago, I made a clone of the same game for the Ti83+ :)
       | 
       | https://www.ticalc.org/archives/files/fileinfo/290/29096.htm...
        
       | HelloUsername wrote:
       | Very nice! The original can be played on https://oneslime.net/
        
       | mavsman wrote:
       | Wowww this is amazing. I've made a few remakes of slime
       | basketball and am planning to do another one, especially with AI
       | coding now being a thing. This is really nice, well done!
        
       | j-rom wrote:
       | It was a game changer once I realized you could over the net.
       | Super fun game!
        
       | perdomon wrote:
       | Are you the developer? If so, have you thought about
       | incorporating mobile controls?
        
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