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Review by elias all reviews by elias

First, this wasn't easy to get working. It used for(int.. construct
which is broken in MSVC, it hardcoded a color depth of 24 (16, 32 are
the common ones - desktop_color_depth() also works), and, most evily,
it
seemed to require page flipping - which fewer and fewer HW supports (at
least not mine under linux :P). OTOH, that's a problem of Allegro for
not providing a function set_best_mode () and some functions to make
screen updating more transparent, not requiring to hardcode one
particular mode. Anyway, with the described changes, it worked nicely.

It's a very nice looking speedhack entry. Of course, since it's a
speedhack entry, it isn't really a complete game. But there is some
basic gameplay. I managed to win (it's too easy to win) and also die.
Still, including gameplay of at least some minutes would have been a
big
plus - but few manage to do so in a speedhack, i miserably failed
myself.

I really like the gfx, especially the 3d floor. I think it's also a
good
effect for a speedhack entry, a simple effect, which still makes it
look
like something special - could have been my idea if I hadn't have the
idea to do a rotating hex map :) And I also like the jelly monsters a
lot - they have this very distinct look to them.

About the speedhack requirements, they are all met. It plays on mars,
there's a GUI, and there's jellies and molecules. So, I can only say,
quite well done - just use more time for gameplay next time (which I'm
also telling to myself).

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