TIGSource: Paper Moon Out on Blurst

Paper Moon Out on Blurst

Derek Yu — Fri, 01 May 2009 22:17:00 +0000

Great news – Paper Moon has been released on Blurst! The game, which features lovely black and white paper cut-out graphics, began as a short demo for Gamma 3d, but has been fleshed out in a collaborative effort between IA and Flashbang Studios, and makes use of Blurst’s recently added online leaderboards. Big pimpin’ Adam Saltsman (Gravity Hook) was responsible for much of the game’s original graphics.

As much as I enjoy Flashbang’s games, variety is the spice of life and Paper Moon is a great addition to their growing arsenal of fun, Unity-based web games. I hope there are more collaborations on the way!

"Paper Moon Out on Blurst" by Dave Cobb

Mon, 04 May 2009 01:45:14 +0000

This is a nice expansion on the orginal Gamma version…but where’s the anaglyph 3d? I didn’t get these pro red/blue glasses for nothing!

"Paper Moon Out on Blurst" by Teknogames/Beau Blyth

Sun, 03 May 2009 22:44:52 +0000

An amazing, solid, whimsical experience. Wish It was 3d for me!

"Paper Moon Out on Blurst" by Dudeman

Sun, 03 May 2009 07:35:26 +0000

Fun game! I like the different paths.. Although two are fairly similar, they’re still pretty neat. Music is great, and I really enjoyed the cardboard-cutout art.

"Paper Moon Out on Blurst" by Alex May

Sat, 02 May 2009 22:39:41 +0000

hahaha

"Paper Moon Out on Blurst" by Alec

Sat, 02 May 2009 22:33:11 +0000

I’m glad to hear that it makes you think of suicide.

"Paper Moon Out on Blurst" by rolf

Sat, 02 May 2009 19:42:10 +0000

holy crap … that’s artsy and deep.

and by artsy and deep i mean ugly and boring. the music lets me think of suicide …

"Paper Moon Out on Blurst" by BMcC

Sat, 02 May 2009 14:02:15 +0000

Heck yes! The new music is great.

The new everything is great.

"Paper Moon Out on Blurst" by jimmykane

Sat, 02 May 2009 10:06:57 +0000

@C-:

I haven’t played Paper Moon yet, so I can’t comment on that, but for the likes of Raptor Safari and Minotaur China Shop, an arbitrary time limit makes a lot of sense if you want to include a competitive scoring element into the game, like an arcade game.

"Paper Moon Out on Blurst" by the2bears

Sat, 02 May 2009 05:22:35 +0000

@Psychotronic - I’ll try re-installing unity, thanks for the tip. Made sure the plug-in had focus, so that’s the next try.

Bill

"Paper Moon Out on Blurst" by C-

Sat, 02 May 2009 05:20:47 +0000

What is it with Flashbang and arbitrary time limits? Also, XBox 360 controller support FTW!

"Paper Moon Out on Blurst" by Cobalt

Sat, 02 May 2009 02:26:42 +0000

Bill! I’ve only seen screenshots of this game. The video is much nicer. Very smooth…

"Paper Moon Out on Blurst" by Alec

Sat, 02 May 2009 01:09:39 +0000

I see “W” as basically being the same as “Up” arrow. What I’m allergic to is setting the button that would normally be used for ladder climbing to jump. (whatever that would be)

But, whatever. :)

"Paper Moon Out on Blurst" by Fuzz

Sat, 02 May 2009 00:12:44 +0000

“Flashbang’s experiment will test the idea that a small number of dedicated fans can provide large amounts of support. Costing $20 for six months, subscriber benefits would include downloadable versions of Flashbang’s browser-based games. Operating costs would be covered entirely by a mere 5,000 subscriptions, Flashbang calculates.”

I’ll definitely be getting this. I would much prefer download versions.

"Paper Moon Out on Blurst" by Lim-Dul

Fri, 01 May 2009 23:41:38 +0000

So am I, mate, so am I - you may recall my rants on the TIGSource forums about up for jump. ^^

However, this is by no means game-breaking (anybody recall 65 Million and One BC?); since you use “up” ONLY for jumping in the game you can get used to it (no biggie) - it would simply be nice if there was an alternate button to do it - perhaps BOTH “up” AND “Z” to jump?

Just my two cents - otherwise the game is top-notch and I dare say pretty innovative with the “pop” mechanic.

"Paper Moon Out on Blurst" by SteveSwink

Fri, 01 May 2009 23:40:57 +0000

W also works for jump…

"Paper Moon Out on Blurst" by Alec

Fri, 01 May 2009 23:30:44 +0000

Haha, changing jump to up was Steve’s idea. The old controls were Space/Z to jump and X to pop, which I still prefer.

I was going to try to add a cheat code to the game to switch the controls around, but I couldn’t figure out a quick way to do it.

I think I’m allergic to games that use Up as jump or something.

"Paper Moon Out on Blurst" by Lim-Dul

Fri, 01 May 2009 23:25:01 +0000

Up for jump - whyyyyy? Ironically there even is an alternate “pop” button (X) but no alternative jump button… :-(

Well, JoyToKey it is then…

"Paper Moon Out on Blurst" by Nava

Fri, 01 May 2009 23:18:52 +0000

I love this game :) It’s getting lots of media attention too, that’s super exciting. Go play it, everyone!

"Paper Moon Out on Blurst" by Psychotronic

Fri, 01 May 2009 23:13:34 +0000

@the2bears

I had the same problem. Try re-installing Unity.

"Paper Moon Out on Blurst" by Fuzz

Fri, 01 May 2009 23:05:03 +0000

I wish it was downloadable. =( Is it not possible to make downloadable games in Unity, or do Flashbang just not do it?

"Paper Moon Out on Blurst" by Alec

Fri, 01 May 2009 22:55:45 +0000

Since the game is a web plugin, you have to click on it for it to get input focus.

(this might be your problem?)

"Paper Moon Out on Blurst" by the2bears

Fri, 01 May 2009 22:50:15 +0000

Hmmm… keyboard and XBox 360 controller are both being ignored. Can’t move.

Bill

"Paper Moon Out on Blurst" by IceNine

Fri, 01 May 2009 22:38:07 +0000

I was just playing this, very delicious.