Paper Plane Simulator 2007

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.04
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.96
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.56
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.16
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.32
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.09
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.27
Not 2017 because it's not that advanced.

Description: You are a paper plane (wow who'da thunk). As you fly, you eventually run out of power and crash. No real goal other than to maximize your speed, height, and distance over many runs, as well as have fun ;).

Click the buttons with your mouse, space to launch the plane, A and D to change the rotation. Esc to quit.

Running from build:
* Download file from link
* Extact `game.zip` to an appropriate location
* Run `game.exe` from within its folder

Running from source:
* Install Python 3.6 from https://www.python.org/downloads/
* Make sure to include `pip` when installing
* Run `pip install pygame` in the command line
* Run `python game.py` from within the source folder

Thanks to anyone who actually plays this game!

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@c0nst4ntin Whoops, forgot to undo the space keybind after launch. Too late to fix that?

Malware alarms probably going off because it's too sensitive.

@xeinix I chose pygame for this because I didn't have experience with anything except Unity, and that can be a pain to set up.

@emanvidmaker Understandable, have a nice day

@boundtotheearth Yeah, I thought actual momentum power would be different from what everyone else would do. I was right sort of?

Anyways, a big thanks again to all who have rated and played my game! :)

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screenshot
Genres: simulation
Tools: pygame

Comments16

C0nst4ntin31 Jul 2017, 10:54
The Realy cool idea, and a good interpretation of the theme. But you can continue pressing space to get a boost while in the air. Maybe you can improve on the art next time, but overall nice game!
madalaski
madalaski31 Jul 2017, 14:56
Got a malware alert when executing the file. You might want to look into that...
HolyBlackCat
HolyBlackCat31 Jul 2017, 15:04
Got a malware alert too (using Avast).
TastyMascarpwne
TastyMascarpwne31 Jul 2017, 15:47
Super addictive! 88.39 is my best distance. Can you beat it?

If you get a malware alert just compile it from source if you are unsure. Who uses AV systems anyway?
Zyzzyzzyz31 Jul 2017, 16:32
Simple but effective. The physics of the paper plane are interesting and a lot of work seems to have gone into making it behave as close as possible to the real thing.
Lazzor1 Aug 2017, 00:04
Got a little over 100 meters, that's fine I guess :D Nice game!
boundtotheearth1 Aug 2017, 13:39
Simple and surprisingly realistic! I like your interpretation for the "power" that's running out.
jekstrom1 Aug 2017, 22:47
Neat! I was able to break it by rotating the plan backwards and down at like a 30* angle.
The physics felt pretty good for the plane. I was able to get it about 72 feet.
ProgrammingDimension
ProgrammingDimension1 Aug 2017, 22:55
Cool game.

I liked the physics on the paper, it is the strong part of the game and you did it very well.

There's a bug, I think, that when you already are flying, you can push the space button to give it a boost, but I saw that you already know that. (doesn't affect at all the coolness of the game, I think it's better this way)
There's another,tied to the space bug, that if you aim to the "sky" and continue to press space, eventually you will die, but the speed will be stuck on 10000 and the distance will be negative, like someone show above.

After all, I liked the game, and I think you implemented the concept very well.

Keep Coding!
evbo
evbo2 Aug 2017, 16:17
Cute game that delivered on what was advertised. The plane physics were quite convincing!

Glad to see Python 3.6 make an appearance. I ran from source with no problems.
pyrosneak7 Aug 2017, 13:11
Simple game, quite easy if you jsut angle up and tap space repeatedly. Good job though!
PRANEET56
PRANEET5611 Aug 2017, 11:12
Nice game! 156 was my highest. Tapping space repeatedly can make it go even far.
Gorka11 Aug 2017, 20:44
Good concept, I liked the physics. It's maybe a bit simple, but you can easily add features if you want, like upgrades or vertical / horizontal goals.
I managed 207 tapping space once, it's actually really challenging to try and maintain momentum this way, but really satisfying.
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