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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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    English is easier said than done.
  3. 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 :)

  4. 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

  5. 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)