Comments on: Game Idea #1: Toothache http://www.patrickcurry.com/thoughts/game-idea-1-toothache/ A new game idea every week and other ramblings on game design from an upstart game designer. Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:39:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 Comment on Game Idea #1: Toothache by: Mi•chael Karn•ja•na•pra•korn » Ideacasting by Jack Cheng http://www.patrickcurry.com/thoughts/game-idea-1-toothache/#comment-1529 Fri, 06 Oct 2006 09:00:48 +0000 http://www.patrickcurry.com/thoughts/game-idea-1-toothache/#comment-1529 [...] In addition, I like Patrick Curry’s format- I think it’s a good way of breaking down the trains of thought, so I’m adopting a similar one (as you can already see). [...] […] In addition, I like Patrick Curry’s format- I think it’s a good way of breaking down the trains of thought, so I’m adopting a similar one (as you can already see). […]

]]> Comment on Game Idea #1: Toothache by: Idea #1: Ideacasting - Jack Cheng http://www.patrickcurry.com/thoughts/game-idea-1-toothache/#comment-1505 Mon, 02 Oct 2006 17:45:20 +0000 http://www.patrickcurry.com/thoughts/game-idea-1-toothache/#comment-1505 [...] In addition, I like Patrick Curry’s format- I think it’s a good way of breaking down the trains of thought, so I’m adopting a similar one (as you can already see). [...] […] In addition, I like Patrick Curry’s format- I think it’s a good way of breaking down the trains of thought, so I’m adopting a similar one (as you can already see). […]

]]> Comment on Game Idea #1: Toothache by: mason http://www.patrickcurry.com/thoughts/game-idea-1-toothache/#comment-15 Sat, 14 Jan 2006 16:28:22 +0000 http://www.patrickcurry.com/thoughts/game-idea-1-toothache/#comment-15 did we miss an obvious "little shop of horrors" tie-in? did we miss an obvious “little shop of horrors” tie-in?

]]> Comment on Game Idea #1: Toothache by: Guy Incognito http://www.patrickcurry.com/thoughts/game-idea-1-toothache/#comment-14 Thu, 12 Jan 2006 15:07:15 +0000 http://www.patrickcurry.com/thoughts/game-idea-1-toothache/#comment-14 Eyes roll back in her head=novocaine is working. Tears=give her more novocaine. That's the funny. Eyes roll back in her head=novocaine is working. Tears=give her more novocaine. That’s the funny.

]]> Comment on Game Idea #1: Toothache by: Patrick http://www.patrickcurry.com/thoughts/game-idea-1-toothache/#comment-10 Fri, 06 Jan 2006 06:10:00 +0000 http://www.patrickcurry.com/thoughts/game-idea-1-toothache/#comment-10 I vaguely remember Life & Death. All I really remember is that I thought it was hard when I played it long ago. Operation was a bit of inspiration for this idea. One of the reasons I think Toothache game would work well on the DS is that the lower screen would show the patient's mouth (which is the touch-screen), while the top screen would show a close-up of the patient's nose, eyes, and eyebrows. The patient would make faces of joy or pain, depending on what you do to their teeth, gums, and tongue. This could serve as a HUD of sorts, giving the player some basic information about how he's doing. Even a knocked-out patient could flinch and crunch-up her eyebrows when in pain. And by the way, thanks for the feedback guys. :-) I vaguely remember Life & Death. All I really remember is that I thought it was hard when I played it long ago.

Operation was a bit of inspiration for this idea. One of the reasons I think Toothache game would work well on the DS is that the lower screen would show the patient’s mouth (which is the touch-screen), while the top screen would show a close-up of the patient’s nose, eyes, and eyebrows.

The patient would make faces of joy or pain, depending on what you do to their teeth, gums, and tongue. This could serve as a HUD of sorts, giving the player some basic information about how he’s doing. Even a knocked-out patient could flinch and crunch-up her eyebrows when in pain.

And by the way, thanks for the feedback guys. :-)

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