Lights Out

enormous · 09:34 PM

Presenting: Lights Out!
A Lights Out/Fiver clone

It's back!! The ipk may now be found in the App Gallery!
http://www.precentral.net/homebrew-apps/lights-out

Please continue to post issues/suggestions in this thread. Thanks for all the support!

Lights Out v0.2.0 (8/1)

Initial release

Lights Out v0.3.0 (8/2)

New dark theme
Added background image
Removed header
Cleaned up code
Added Help scene (currently empty)
Changed application menu
Changed level selection button
Game should no scroll now
Reset button now resets game board to last selected level

Lights Out v0.3.1 (8/2)

Minor bug fixes
Fixed help screen version

Lights Out v0.4.0 (8/10)

Added random game mode NOTE: some random sets MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE TO WIN!
Game now starts with all lights in off state
Reset button now functions correctly, and will reset random mode to last randomly generated set
Changed button style
Added counter for number of moves when victorious
Added functionality to check if randomly generated set has a solution

This is my first webOS application. I initially started working on it as a learning experience, but once I got the JavaScript port working, I couldn't stop! I feel as though the game has reached a point where I can release it (it's playable, and is sort-of webOS-ified).

How to play

Pressing one of the lights will toggle it and the four lights adjacent to it on and off. (Diagonal neighbors are not affected.) The game provides a puzzle: to switch all the lights off, preferably in as few button presses as possible.

Known Issues

To Do

Add help scene (with game play instructions)
Add high scores/leaderboard
~~Move difficulty selector~~
~~Remove header~~
New icon
Name change?
Improve button graphic
~~Implement random game mode~~

Credits

Original JavaScript written by Andrew Gacek (andrew@dgi.net) and can be found here.

This application is available for free, but cannot be redistributed, and the source code is not open source.

johnsavage06 · 08/01/2009, 03:13 PM

awesome i remember having a game like this when i was younger,

tanks for the app

jedwardmiller · 08/01/2009, 03:42 PM

This was such a great game! Great to have it on the Pre too!

Dtom2444 · 05:51 PM

Awesome! I've always had a special place in my heart for this game, and from what I've played so far, works perfectly! Thank you so much!

Suggestions/Requests:
-Either make the difficulty option a button next to the reset button, or put it in the dropdown menu. Seems kind of confusing with just the word there.
-A timer and a high score leaderboard would be great.
-An undo button/option would be fantastic.

BUG: When I select the Easiest difficulty, it changes the board to only 3 lights on. But when I want to restart the puzzle and press "Reset", it turns on all the lights. It should go back to the starting default configuration (in this case, only 3 lights turned on).

Or was that done on purpose? If so, may I suggest a restart button?

BesmirAmeti · 08/01/2009, 06:38 PM

A how to play the game would be helpful

enormous · 08/01/2009, 10:32 PM

Thanks for all of the comments and suggestions! I'm glad people are enjoying it. OP has been updated to add more detail.

jhoff80 · 08/01/2009, 10:42 PM

Yeah, I think difficulty and reset should go in the App Menu (the top left corner) and then you have room in case a notification comes in too, and then you don't have to worry about the scene scrolling.

But still, this is fun (and difficult).

frankos72 · 08/01/2009, 10:44 PM

Yeah, so I used to could do this as a kid. Right now I'm beginning to doubt I still have that same brain ability. Anyway thanks for a game I'll play! Well till I beat it anyway.

HeartofaKing · 08/01/2009, 10:49 PM

Gonna try

liggy · 08/02/2009, 11:40 AM

Awesome!!

First I thought there is no way to turn all lights of, but you can ... I can't wait to give this to my kids - that'll blow their mind !

Thanks, enormous -

tidusmccoy1515 · 08/02/2009, 12:48 PM

this is great, thanks

enormous · 08/02/2009, 10:06 PM

Just uploaded an update

Lights Out v0.3.0 (8/2)

New dark theme
Added background image
Removed header
Cleaned up code
Added Help scene (currently empty)
Changed application menu
Changed level selection button
Game should no scroll now
Reset button now resets game board to last selected level

grifterz · 08/03/2009, 12:26 AM

thanks for the game

Mononoko · 08/03/2009, 02:04 AM

Definitely needs a move counter and highscore table. But a great game none the less. very sleek and simple.

Dtom2444 · 08/03/2009, 04:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by enormous

Just uploaded an update

Lights Out v0.3.0 (8/2)

New dark theme
Added background image
Removed header
Cleaned up code
Added Help scene (currently empty)
Changed application menu
Changed level selection button
Game should no scroll now
Reset button now resets game board to last selected level

Awesome! Glad to see so many welcome improvements so quickly after initial release. Looking forward to further releases!

mike_103 · 08/03/2009, 06:52 AM

Thanks a bunch for the game, it works wonderful. Definitely brings me back to my childhood when I had the game.

Just a heads up, when you updated to 0.3 the "about" page still shows 0.2.

One idea you may want to do (and I think this may be how the game was when I had it as a kid, but it's been so long I forget) is have a simple "random" thing to turn lights on instead of the preprogrammed levels you currently have. So, basically the random function can randomize the number of lights on as well as their locations, if a person doesn't like the one generated they hit generate again and again until they get one they like. That way it's a never ending game people can play.

Keep up the great work, it looks wonderful and functions amazingly.

HeartofaKing · 08/03/2009, 07:16 AM

thanks for the update

Mhunterjr · 08/03/2009, 08:13 AM

Thanx alot man. This game makes me feel like an idiot. When I was 8 I had no problem, now, not so much...

ypetrik · 08/03/2009, 08:59 AM

great app!

ruffrydasean · 08/04/2009, 12:33 AM

can't wait for this to be re-added

08/01/2009, 03:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
johnsavage06 Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: oakland, cali Posts: 98 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 16 Thanked 18 Times in 15 Posts	awesome i remember having a game like this when i was younger, tanks for the app
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08/01/2009, 03:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
jedwardmiller Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: MD Posts: 75 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 30 Thanked 13 Times in 10 Posts	This was such a great game! Great to have it on the Pre too!
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08/01/2009, 05:36 PM	#4 (permalink)
Dtom2444 Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Stamford Bridge Posts: 122 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 19 Thanked 29 Times in 16 Posts	Awesome! I've always had a special place in my heart for this game, and from what I've played so far, works perfectly! Thank you so much! Suggestions/Requests: -Either make the difficulty option a button next to the reset button, or put it in the dropdown menu. Seems kind of confusing with just the word there. -A timer and a high score leaderboard would be great. -An undo button/option would be fantastic. BUG: When I select the Easiest difficulty, it changes the board to only 3 lights on. But when I want to restart the puzzle and press "Reset", it turns on all the lights. It should go back to the starting default configuration (in this case, only 3 lights turned on). Or was that done on purpose? If so, may I suggest a restart button? __________________ "We all follow the Chelsea!!!" Last edited by Dtom2444; 08/01/2009 at 05:51 PM.
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08/01/2009, 06:38 PM	#5 (permalink)
BesmirAmeti Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 2 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	A how to play the game would be helpful
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08/01/2009, 10:32 PM	#6 (permalink)
enormous Homebrew Developer Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: D.C. Area Posts: 195 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 73 Thanked 39 Times in 20 Posts	Thanks for all of the comments and suggestions! I'm glad people are enjoying it. OP has been updated to add more detail.
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08/01/2009, 10:42 PM	#7 (permalink)
jhoff80 Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Boston-area Posts: 6,973 Likes Received: 116 Thanks: 418 Thanked 1,252 Times in 710 Posts	Yeah, I think difficulty and reset should go in the App Menu (the top left corner) and then you have room in case a notification comes in too, and then you don't have to worry about the scene scrolling. But still, this is fun (and difficult).
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08/01/2009, 10:44 PM	#8 (permalink)
frankos72 Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 530 Likes Received: 13 Thanks: 68 Thanked 102 Times in 56 Posts	Yeah, so I used to could do this as a kid. Right now I'm beginning to doubt I still have that same brain ability. Anyway thanks for a game I'll play! Well till I beat it anyway. __________________ frankos72 Simple Bible - Simple Bible Pro - Bits of God Website My Day Job: www.pigstands.com
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08/01/2009, 10:49 PM	#9 (permalink)
HeartofaKing Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 26 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 22 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Gonna try
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08/02/2009, 11:40 AM	#10 (permalink)
liggy Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 25 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Awesome!! First I thought there is no way to turn all lights of, but you can ... I can't wait to give this to my kids - that'll blow their mind ! Thanks, enormous -
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08/02/2009, 12:48 PM	#11 (permalink)
tidusmccoy1515 Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 83 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 1 Thanked 8 Times in 7 Posts	this is great, thanks
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08/02/2009, 10:06 PM	#12 (permalink)
enormous Homebrew Developer Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: D.C. Area Posts: 195 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 73 Thanked 39 Times in 20 Posts	Just uploaded an update Lights Out v0.3.0 (8/2) New dark theme Added background image Removed header Cleaned up code Added Help scene (currently empty) Changed application menu Changed level selection button Game should no scroll now Reset button now resets game board to last selected level
	Liked by Thanked By: Dtom2444

08/03/2009, 12:26 AM	#13 (permalink)
grifterz Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 19 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 6 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	thanks for the game
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08/03/2009, 02:04 AM	#14 (permalink)
Mononoko Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 132 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 13 Thanked 46 Times in 23 Posts	Definitely needs a move counter and highscore table. But a great game none the less. very sleek and simple.
	Liked by

08/03/2009, 06:52 AM	#16 (permalink)
mike_103 Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 10 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 10 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks a bunch for the game, it works wonderful. Definitely brings me back to my childhood when I had the game. Just a heads up, when you updated to 0.3 the "about" page still shows 0.2. One idea you may want to do (and I think this may be how the game was when I had it as a kid, but it's been so long I forget) is have a simple "random" thing to turn lights on instead of the preprogrammed levels you currently have. So, basically the random function can randomize the number of lights on as well as their locations, if a person doesn't like the one generated they hit generate again and again until they get one they like. That way it's a never ending game people can play. Keep up the great work, it looks wonderful and functions amazingly.
	Liked by

08/03/2009, 07:16 AM	#17 (permalink)
HeartofaKing Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 26 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 22 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	thanks for the update
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08/03/2009, 08:13 AM	#18 (permalink)
Mhunterjr Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,461 Likes Received: 115 Thanks: 64 Thanked 294 Times in 180 Posts	Thanx alot man. This game makes me feel like an idiot. When I was 8 I had no problem, now, not so much...
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08/03/2009, 08:59 AM	#19 (permalink)
ypetrik Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 3 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	great app!
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08/04/2009, 12:33 AM	#20 (permalink)
ruffrydasean Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 89 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 2 Thanked 5 Times in 4 Posts	can't wait for this to be re-added
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