ZSprite Squared game?

Hi,

just wondering if the demo game "Squared" that comes with Z sprite is an original idea oir not cos I was gonna do a game very similar to it.

If you haven't seen it imagine this.

You have a blank screen with your 'player' being the mouse cursor (or alternative image) then 'objects fly on and you have to avoid them for x seconds.

Each level the number of objects increase in speed/AI and the avoid time gets longer.

Has anyone seen a game like this cos wanna write it.

Yeah, I've played another game like this before. Someone posted a flash version here a little while ago.

Uh, I used to play a game like that on my father's 8088-based XT like, what - maybe 20-25 years ago?

Go ahead - write another one. :o)

Hmmm.... even if not original, you can still make it with more decoration/enhances, should still be popular.

Its not an original idea, there are a good handful of games floating around which does basically the same. I think you are safe to do your own version without problems at all. I have another version on my website which have two modes, one true to the other versions I have seen, and another mode where there are bonus pieces you can pickup which reduces the player size again or slows down the speed of the pieces to pick up.