84 replies to this topic

[cvshokaku41]

Very fun game. Everything about it is done well.

10/10

[S-Chuck]

I finally beat the last bonus level (*whew*) but only because the stones happened to line up just right to make it much easier (it took only 9 moves).

I am curious, Simon, as to how many columns long that last bonus level DOES extend (as I have played a number of what seemed like very long games and yet I never reached a right wall).

[Simon Donkers]

I finally beat the last bonus level (*whew*) but only because the stones happened to line up just right to make it much easier (it took only 9 moves).

I am curious, Simon, as to how many columns long that last bonus level DOES extend (as I have played a number of what seemed like very long games and yet I never reached a right wall).

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Wow

When making this game I often wondered whether it would actually be useful to spent so much time making that bonus level because I though nobody would ever get that far. Very well done. The bonus level is 10.000 px width. With stones of 24 pixels that is 416 lines. Good luck finishing it until the end
For all people who are now wondering what I am talking about, just beat the game and you will find out. All in all it requires only 51 victories to get within the final level. And the final level is quite nice if I may say so myself.

[Tekkaman Blade]

This game is great. Very addictive and totally professional. Two player mode is very cool.

[Timmins]

Great work, Simon. This game doesn't deserve to have the same amount of replies as Kung Keno's Intro Game. The menu was beautiful, the button rollovers were smooth, and the little game which is being played in the backgorund is immaculate. I still can't beat the easiest level, but everyone else can, so I know it works. The little wave of green when you rotate one of the markers is very nice, and smooth.

Well done,

Timmins
www.timmins.net.tf

[Simon Donkers]

Thanks for the replies.
Timmins, you aren't the only one that can't beat easy mode as far as I have heard from the rest. Just keep trying, you'll get there in the end.

Staff rating has been given at GameMakerGames. Bacteria got an 8.5. That is only 0.1 lower then Seiklus.
Review by YoMamasMama can be found here.
Enjoy and keep those replies coming.

[score_under]

I can't beat level 2 arcade!!
Is there a trick to this??

[ras_914]

Quite an improvement over the first one, and the first was already pretty good. Managed to beat all three difficulty levels in normal mode, and I'm currently having a blast going through the arcade levels. Love the new graphical touches, as well.

One question, though: is it possible to keep the music from coming on at all? The first Bacteria game kind of got me used to having my own music in the background while I played.

[S-Chuck]

I can't beat level 2 arcade!!
Is there a trick to this??

I assume that you mean Level 2 on Easy (green). There is no real trick. It is just a matter of hitting the right tiles at the right time... just like every other level.

One question, though: is it possible to keep the music from coming on at all? The first Bacteria game kind of got me used to having my own music in the background while I played.

If you are talking about the music coming back on after you have completed a level, that is, unfortunately, a bug.


As a result of the first question, I openned up this game for the first time since the Christmas Holidays began and noticed a new image in the top left corner of the screen activated by the date. So I changed my computer's date to New Years Day and openned the program again and the image changed to a new one.

An interesting touch there, Simon

[Simon Donkers]

Thanks for all the comments

I can't beat level 2 arcade!!
Is there a trick to this??

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Not really. Just keep practicing.

One question, though: is it possible to keep the music from coming on at all? The first Bacteria game kind of got me used to having my own music in the background while I played.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Click on the button music: on or press M to disable the music. There is a bug which S-Chuck pointed out when you disable the music during the victory music it won't stop but in all other cases it will stop. And if this bug occures, enabling and disabling the music will stop the bug from happening again.

As a result of the first question, I openned up this game for the first time since the Christmas Holidays began and noticed a new image in the top left corner of the screen activated by the date. So I changed my computer's date to New Years Day and openned the program again and the image changed to a new one.

An interesting touch there, Simon

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I added a few undocumented features to the game. For instance at Christmas and new year. Those are not all though. Good luck finding everything out with this game

[Charlo]

Very nice game, too bad I suck at it. Nice job on the AI. Good graphics too.

[Timmins]

Will there be a B3? I can't see much updates which haven't been covered from version 1 to version 2, can you?

Timmins

[S-Chuck]

I can.... 4 player mode! (1 player and 3 AI or 4 players)

[gerdi]

CURSE U SIMON!! and curse this game. I almost killed my computer because of this game. And i almost busted my LCD moniter that costed more than the actuall computer. =|

-gerdi

[Timmins]

CURSE U SIMON!! and curse this game. I almost killed my computer because of this game. And i almost busted my LCD moniter that costed more than the actuall computer. =|

Um, ok.

I can.... 4 player mode! (1 player and 3 AI or 4 players) 

Yea, or even online multiplayer mode; 2 - 4 players at once!

Timmins

[lmt32!]

Uhm... I don't know if you know about this, but...
http://www.thejab.co...wsite/balm.html
either you copied that game, or that game copied you?
Or I've got it all completely wrong?

[S-Chuck]

Uhm... I don't know if you know about this, but...
http://www.thejab.co...wsite/balm.html
either you copied that game, or that game copied you?
Or I've got it all completely wrong?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Check the credits of Bacteria 2...

He states in there that his game was inspired by Disinfect the Core

Personally, I like this game much more than that one even though they are extremely similar

[Sheik06]

Not very originall idea....
http://www.absolufla...egie/jeux.shtml
Just look at the first game of this topic... But nicelly adapted to gm. And with more modes like multiplayer.

[lmt32!]

Oh.... sorry, I jumped to conclusions.
Shame though, I thought this was original.

Still good coding and that though. Congrats.
This version is a lot nicer.

Edited by lmt32!, 15 January 2005 - 05:08 PM.

[Sheik06]

Oh, I need to excuse my self. I didn't saw your post about the same thing as mine...