[Game]Pokitto Grand Prix

Pokitto Programming Games
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That’s almost exactly what Akira Toriyama did in Dragon Ball.
All the saiyans were named after vegetables (typically root vegetables) e.g.

  • Kakkarot = Carrot
  • Vegeta = Vegetable
  • Tarble = Vegetable
  • Raditz = Raddish
  • Paragus = Asparagus
  • Broly = Broccoli

Even ‘saiyan’ (originally ‘saiya jin’) was a reversal of ‘yasai’ (meaning vegetable).

Aside from soppa maybe being soup and karistys possibly involving carrots, I couldn’t even begin to guess what these mean.

Seems fine to me. Aparently @jonne doesn’t agree though. :P

Edit
I decided not to say “I bet one of these contains reindeer” because I thought that was being too stereotypical, but it turns out one of them does, so I would have been right. :P

Why would this spoil it? Would it make you hungry all the time? Or do you just not like Nakki Keitto?

Edit
Or is it the idea of the pilots being aliens?

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Better ideas are welcome :wink:

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I like the ‘Finnish food names’ idea, but I did have a think just in case.
My ideas for backup names are (in no particular order):

  • Ekzec
  • Tarble
  • Elf
  • Geezip
  • Tekst
  • Jayson

I’ll let you guess the meaning

Answer

File formats

  • Ekzec = exec = .exe
  • Tarble = tarball = .tar or .tar.gz
  • Elf = executable and linkable format = .elf
  • Geezip = gzip = .gz
  • Tekst = text = .txt
  • Jayson = JSON = .json
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@Hanski , you know me. I am a dyed in the wool traditionalist.

Names should be short (to fit on screen) & homage to days past. Sorry. I can’t help it :wink:

… just a suggestion, I like the other suggestions also, really.

kuva

Edit, for reference, for the young players

1541
Mos
Vic
Beeb
Lisa
Zzap

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1541 and Vic were the only two I wouldn’t have guessed.

The company itself is still sometimes called “The Beeb” even now.
(Aparently Queen used it on an album.)

(I don’t know if it’s a local thing, but we also sometimes call them ‘buh-buh-cuh’ because of the way children are taught to learn the sounds that letters make.)

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A new release is here :slight_smile:

There are quite much changes this time (and it has taken quite a while):

  • The race against 6 NPC contenders! The race is 3 laps long. The time trial is also there.
  • The menu system
  • The picture of the contender pilots
  • The race can be restarted, continued or exited by pressing C in during the race. The same works for the time trial.

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PokitGP.bin (92.0 KB)

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Ofcourse, the obligatory oldskool taunts should be there

taunts

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Oh my gosh I can’t wait to try this!!

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Beeb looks like a tiny head with a huge Fro

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That is funny! I have to add that kind of taunting to the game :grin:

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It’s great, I’m totally loving it. It needs a countdown at the beginning, I always stay behind :expressionless: Also I noticed the player ship sometimes blinks, like it’s not drawn for a single frame or something.

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Thanks!
Yeah, that is in the list.

You just have to practise more :wink: My best is 4th but I think I can improve still.

That have to be fixed

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A poll to settle the naming debate:

  • Finnish Food
  • File Formats
  • Retro Stuff

0 voters

And for the lazy people who can’t be bothered to scroll:

Finnish Food:

  • Nakki Keitto
  • Musta Makkara
  • Veri Lätty
  • Poron Käristys
  • Herne Soppa
  • Liha Pulla

File Formats:

  • Ekzec
  • Tarble
  • Elf
  • Geezip
  • Tekst
  • Jayson

Retro Stuff:

  • 1541
  • Mos
  • Vic
  • Beeb
  • Lisa
  • Zzap
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Why not use file format for the the first name and retro stuff for the last name?

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Not a bad idea, though I think the other way around works better.

  • 1541 Ekzec
  • Mos Tarble
  • Vic Elf
  • Beeb Geezip
  • Lisa Tekst
  • Zzap Jayson

Rather than:

  • Ekzec 1541
  • Tarble Mos
  • Elf Vic
  • Geezip Beeb
  • Tekst Lisa
  • Jayson Zzap

Or maybe a mixture?

  • Ekzec 1541
  • Mos Tarble
  • Vic Elf
  • Beeb Geezip
  • Lisa Tekst
  • Jayson Zzap
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I like these the best :slight_smile:

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Perhaps in the future the opponents along with their names could be procedurally generated, plus you might use some of these words for their home planets too.

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I am planning to put 3 pilot per page, so there is room for the name and a short info, like the motto or something.

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I think that would make them a bit too generic.

Their planets can be named after Finnish food. :P

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Actually, I was only half-serious with that suggestion :wink: , but I think we got really nice names with combined retro themed and file formats names. I am happy I do not have to chase “Liha Pulla” (a meatball) in the race :slight_smile: