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[z84c00]

I guess this kinda goes in art as well but given the constraints of the technology, if you were to design a new type of G&W game, what would it be and what would it look like?

[pelle]

I think there was some game programming competition on that subject a few years ago that could be a good starting point. My internet skills are not up to finding it now though.

[z84c00]

Yeah, but I was kinda hoping folks on here would chime in rather than point at google.. You know, talk about game design and stuff..

-Z8

[SirNiko]

I'd love to see some LCD games that lean more towards a level-based game than an endless arcade game for a high score. A puzzle game where you use the LCD tiles to make various mazes (like Sokoban, for example) would be great. Better still if you could find a way to combine various tiles to make a level based action title. You might be able to make a simple version of Super Mario Bros using combinations of pits, goombas and overhead blocks in simple combinations.

Or perhaps you're only interested in endless arcade-style games like most (all?) of the original Game and Watch series.

[s0]

i think a roguelike would be great for the format because

1. realtime tends to be terrible on these things because they're so slow (most of the tiger handhelds were basically unplayable). for a turnbased game it wouldn't really matter.

2. no need to rely on content, you can generate endless dungeon levels

[Sved]

So kids know what we're talking about. (this one is my favorite, and it still works!)

I think a Zelda 2/Binding of Isaac game would work great with the format.

[pelle]

Yeah, but I was kinda hoping folks on here would chime in rather than point at google.. You know, talk about game design and stuff..

-Z8

Incredibly unhelpful comment. I did not point you at google, I told you about something closely related that could help you as a starting point learn more on the subject and see what modern designs already exist. The only way your comment makes sense is if creating the thread was only for chit-chat, not to actually research and learn something about what a modern g&w could be like. I know if I was trying to learn about some obscure genre and asking for suggestions on a forum one of the best possible answers would be learning that a bunch of such games have been recently created so I could go study them and possibly feed what I learn back into the forum thread for further discussion.