Igor Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 We are celebrating Atari Lynx 30th Birthday and there are new games for all to play! Use this thread to leave comments and your thoughts about this game. Information here may be used for judging the final placement of this game in the programming competition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felyx Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 (edited) Very original game (at least I never saw that before) and funny to play. The different levels of challenge keep the interest intact otherwise it would be very repetitive. Well done and Thank you for sharing this! Attached is the Lyx rom to use with Agacart, converted by myself: GrowingTies.lyx Edited September 2, 2019 by Felyx 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krip316 Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 Didn't work at all on SainT's SD cart. Tried Felyx file that was converted for Agacart and then it worked fine. Fun game. Annoyingly addictive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo Laser Lynx Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 The unique game design stands out on this one for me! I'm talking about the "game mechanics". It's sooo hard coming up with good, working unique game ideas like this (at least if you're a person more interested in graphics, music and/or coding than game-/level-design). I've not played it much yet, but it's been a lot of fun so far. The humour and graphics are really lovely too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadest Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 My first try of the game was on Dr Ludos itch.io site via emulation, the look and feel of the game is so great that nobody (my wife, my sons) noticed that I was playing a Lynx emulated game. They all thought it was just an HTML5 (or Flash) game (which was very strange for them because I'm not used to play this kind of games :D). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UHATEIT Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 Man this game is addictive! Maybe I'm a weird guy bury I've never known what the proper length for a real tie is. I kept making them the length I would want (a little below the belt) but I guess that's not the right size according to this game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drludos Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 (edited) I'm really really glad that you enjoy the game! Thanks again everyone (KevinMos3, Krip316, Karri, Nop90, Fadest, Power, Felyx...) for your help on fixing the Flash Carts issues! Here is a updated build of the game that will work on all the devices. The zip file contains: - A LNX file that will work on emulators and the LynxSD (with saves - see the readme file) - A LYX file that will work on the AGAcart and flashable devices. I've also uploaded the updated build on my website: https://drludos.itch.io/growing-ties GrowingTies.zip Edited September 6, 2019 by drludos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enthusi Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 A fun concept The style is quite modern and it's nice to see it on the Lynx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jum Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 I admit I first thought the concept was a bit simple/stupid. But the game is great! The added challenge curve through the levels is perfect, the gameplay is also perfect for a handheld. Somehow it reminds me of Klax (different challenges that get harder as you progress). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drludos Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 The wonderful @KevinMos3 kindly created not one, but two labels for Growing Ties if you'd like to make your own cart using @karri pcb coupled with @necrocia Lynx cart programmer (https://atarigamer.com/pages/lynx-cart-programmer-pi-hat). Here they are: They both look very cool, thanks again Kevin! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadest Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 Great review of the game by JonMC : https://atarigamer.com/lynx/game-review/GrowingTies/5738223414280192 I agree with him, Growing Ties has this modern indie feeling that is unique on Lynx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+karri Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 Congrats on a great game! These short games with a clear objective suit very well for a Lynx. I fully agree with the review. I created a small video clip for my Jukebox at PRGE. Is this clip ok for you? http://79.125.115.174/pics/GrowingTies.ogv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drludos Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 On 9/15/2019 at 8:10 AM, Fadest said: Great review of the game by JonMC : https://atarigamer.com/lynx/game-review/GrowingTies/5738223414280192 I agree with him, Growing Ties has this modern indie feeling that is unique on Lynx. Thanks a lot Fadest for the info, and thanks Jon MC for the wonderful review! I'm really happy that you all enjoy the game - reading such a great review and your feedbacks here is really a huge boost of morale and motivation to keep making homebrew games! :) @karri: The video is perfect (the format is "stretched" but I guess it's meant to fit your display screen), and thanks a lot for showcasing the game on your PGRE booth! I hope you'll sell plenty of On Duty carts, as the game is very cool and rich content-wise, and feels like it could have been created in the 90's during the commercial life of the Lynx! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadest Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 Jon MC also did a Youtube video review in his homebrew highlights série : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+slx Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 Very nice original idea! My favorite so far (not having played longer with some of the more complex games). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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