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[Notch]

V V V V


When I met Terry at TIGJam UK2, I asked him if I could make a
four kilobyte version of VVVVVV, one of the most infuriatingly
good games in existance. He said yes. :-D

   Play it!    (or the original)

(I was briefly considering naming it KKKK. You know.. Four k?
 But then someone mentioned KKK.)

[increpare]

Excellent!  Definitely one of the most substantial 4k games I've played : )

[s0]

Same here. The most amazing thing is that it feels almost as good as the original. Great job! 

[TheDustin]

This pastiche is tasty. A nice Chinese multi-cart version of V^6 if I do say so myself. I thought the "Veni, Vedi..." homage was neat.

[increpare]

Can't pass through the left side of the screen two from the bottom and three from the left...

[Notch]

That's intentional. :D

[Akari]

It's somewhat sad that this runs more smoother than the original

But great job, anyway.

[Farbs]

I'd like to post something constructive or interesting here, but the best I can muster is that this is rad. This is rad.

[r.kachowski]

[alspal]

haha, that's annoying.

[superflat]

I love it... It's interesting how your level design differs from Terry's.  Both have their own flavour.  I like how you have the reflectors placed in rooms you don't expect, and that there's no real differentiation between hub and stages.

It's easier than VVVVVV, though!

[Notch]

The hub went because I could only fit 8*8 rooms in the game. I tried to mimic terry's design, but I guess I'm not as brilliant, or potentially (and more positively) my own preferences just shone through.

The Crewmen act as sort of a mix between the trinkets and the crewmen, which throws the design off a bit imo.

[Terry]

This is so cool!

Do you still have the version with the procedurally generated overworld from TIGJam? I really loved exploring it

[superflat]

The hub went because I could only fit 8*8 rooms in the game. I tried to mimic terry's design, but I guess I'm not as brilliant, or potentially (and more positively) my own preferences just shone through.

The Crewmen act as sort of a mix between the trinkets and the crewmen, which throws the design off a bit imo.

I must admit I would like the shiny, shiny trinkets.  Do you not have a spare 20 bytes for that? (...or whatever crazy amount you'd fit it into...)

I actually really enjoyed the level design - you used Terry's nice 'platforms placed at right intervals for cool auto-flip sequences' technique really well.  I like how fluid it is, and the disappearing platforms are really satisfying.

[CiroContinisio]

Ah ah... in the end it seems you made it, but you still have to make it again because there's the small step? (just asking)

[Notch]

This is so cool!

Thank you!! :D

Do you still have the version with the procedurally generated overworld from TIGJam? I really loved exploring it

I probably have it in the local history on the MacBook, but it's at (my day job) work unfortunately and I won't get back there until Monday. I still think making it predesigned levels was good for the game. :-)

[shrimp]

I feel proud to say "I was there" 
I really suck at it though... maybe as much as I suck at the original, lovely though it is.

Congrats on the game, and on the scary flamepit of comments on the indiegames post! 

[Terry]

I still think making it predesigned levels was good for the game. :-)

Oh no, I totally agree! I'm just hoping you have that old version too, I really liked it.

[alphasmart]

This is sick.  In the good way, obviously.  You've outdone yourself this time, notch, it's even better than megaman4k.

I do wonder, though: as great as the Java4K thing is (and it is getting exponentially great year-on-year I think)...does it really count to have a "4K" game if it requires a 100+ MB runtime?

Still, this is probably the best thing since...well, V^6.

[Notch]

Well, would a 4k flash game count as a 4k game? A 4k x86 binary using ANY api (including opengl)?

You've got a point, though. =)