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    Arcade for VB4

    here you all are the new games area for you all to play and have a go at, theres 12 games at total so far

    battleships is just to play and wont hold a hi score

    like this thread if you like it

    heres link https://www.rtoc.org/boards/arcade.php

    theres also a new tab after blogs in the navbar

    regards mick

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    Re: Arcade for VB4

    Mick,

    Are these only desktop games and not supported on mobiles?

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    Re: Arcade for VB4

    desktop and laptop as far as i know as they need a flashplayer i think matt

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    Re: Arcade for VB4

    Is there a compatible mobile flash player Mick?

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    Re: Arcade for VB4

    I think getting this to work on mobile will be a non-starter Matt. Even if the flash problem could be resolved, whoever developed these apps would have needed to have programmed in compatibility for game controls, screen-size, mobile o/s's etc. I doubt that's been done and it's outside of Mick's control. I might be wrong though
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    Re: Arcade for VB4

    Quote Originally Posted by Trevhib View Post
    I think getting this to work on mobile will be a non-starter Matt. Even if the flash problem could be resolved, whoever developed these apps would have needed to have programmed in compatibility for game controls, screen-size, mobile o/s's etc. I doubt that's been done and it's outside of Mick's control. I might be wrong though
    exactly trev

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    Re: Arcade for VB4

    stop beating my scores dale

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    Re: Arcade for VB4

    not sure if everyone has seen this but the fact is its not being used so i may take it off if its not used

    currently 3 people have used it in the time its been on ok i now you need a desktop or laptop to play but thought there may of been a little more interest

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    Re: Arcade for VB4

    I'm rarely on the pc so can't play.

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    Re: Arcade for VB4

    I think a lot of people access websites on mobile these days, I know for me it's actually quite rare I fire the laptop up.

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    Re: Arcade for VB4

    I think this arcade function is likely to be used in proportion to how much general message board chit-chat there is (i.e. not much). Our website is used by people who come here to show projects, find advice for problems and to advertise (to a lesser extent). There's just not enough casual FB-type traffic on RTOC to result in an arcade being used in any meaningful way in order to generate a bit of competition and chatter around it.

    Whether lack of use is a reason to pull it from the site, I have no view on. It's quite a cool thing to have.

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    Re: Arcade for VB4

    Also, the way it shows the scores is demoralising for anyone but the top player at each task.

    If it showed the top 10 scores and players that might incentivise people to have another go.

    But we might find that all 10 top scores are the same person where they tried repeatedly and achieved a load of similar results.

    So, again we just have one name on each game.

    And clearly some people have more time to dedicate to these to get their skill level up and up! I'm certainly not going to try and beat those scores that are there now, that would be a waste of time which I don't have much spare amount of.

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    Re: Arcade for VB4

    Quote Originally Posted by Ian S View Post
    Also, the way it shows the scores is demoralising for anyone but the top player at each task.

    If it showed the top 10 scores and players that might incentivise people to have another go.

    But we might find that all 10 top scores are the same person where they tried repeatedly and achieved a load of similar results.

    So, again we just have one name on each game.

    And clearly some people have more time to dedicate to these to get their skill level up and up! I'm certainly not going to try and beat those scores that are there now, that would be a waste of time which I don't have much spare amount of.
    Ian, its supposed to be a bit of fun!

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