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One Button Games Explored

Posted by Zonk on from the poke-poke-poke dept.

An Anonymous Reader wrote: "Gamasutra has published an article about the possibilities available when only one button is used in games. It has some simple, fun Flash examples embedded in it and focuses on basic game theory in a way I've not seen before. It loses some punch towards the end but still provides a number of insights and some interesting ideas."

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  1. One button games and... by Zangief · · Score: 3, Insightful

    No mention of the fantastic Wario Ware?!

    That games includes a lot of minigames controlled only with one button. Not even directions AND one button. Just the button.

  2. One Button Games? by hunterx11 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yes, Macs can play games, like Breakout, and Super Breakout.

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    1. Re:One Button Games? by Nasarius · · Score: 2, Funny

      Don't forget Photoshop!

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  3. For XBOX by TouchOfRed · · Score: 2, Informative

    Fusion Frenzy or whatever it was for XBOX used a lot of these, and they were FUN, especially for games when you have people over, and are just looking for fun with a small learning curve.

  4. This is where Flash games excel by suttree.com · · Score: 3, Informative

    Pick any of these:

    Boat Rider

    Lightning Pool

    Wolf n Swine

    Just so long as the developers understand that Flash games are at their best when the game mechanics are kept simple. That doesn't mean that the game itself has to be simple, there's still room for complexity and depth. Please, flash developers, no more multiplayer games - they just don't work

    Enjoy :)

  5. Re:Fly the Copter.. by teamsteve · · Score: 3, Informative

    there's plenty of one button games available here, thanks to a competition run by retro remakes a month or so ago

  6. Obligatory by herc_mk2 · · Score: 3, Funny
    Back in my day, *all* games were one-button. And you had to share the button with the other players, because we couldn't afford enough buttons for everyone.

    (insert random "you insensitive clods" drivel here)

  7. this... by KillShill · · Score: 2, Funny

    should be in the Apple section... /geese

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  8. My first (and perhaps only) relevant post (ever) by Zepalesque · · Score: 2, Informative

    http://www.hurtwood.demon.co.uk/Fun/copter.swf

    Enjoy :)

  9. Re:Obligatory by CrazyJim1 · · Score: 2, Funny

    You had a button to share? In my household, we had two wires, and we had to connect them by hand to play our video games. And every time we connected the wires, we recieved an electric shock, and we were happy.

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  10. ashamed by Ringl · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I'll admit it, I've held the button