• Game: Iron Pony Challenge

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    The email this came in asked me if I liked stock descriptions. To that, I respond- does Pinkie Pie like parties?

    Love ponies? Love sports? Love mashing your keyboard buttons?! Then you'll love My Little Pony Friendship is Magic - Iron Pony Challenge! Compete in over six events, challenging different skills each time. Have fun, earn achievements, and vie for the high score along the way! Still not convinced? Try it out and you'll be hooked!

    Be sure to read the instructions or use the instruction tips if you're a Neophyte!

    The game can be found here, on jinrohdev's DeviantArt.
    Wednesday, September 21, 2011 op
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    39 comments:

    1. Colt ClassicSeptember 21, 2011 at 9:00 PM

      aaawwwwww yeeeeaaaahhh!!!!!

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    2. And I'm a Mormon...September 21, 2011 at 9:01 PM

      Iron pony challage huh?
      I'm game!

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    3. Roman500September 21, 2011 at 9:01 PM

      My keyboard how I pity it.

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    4. PhysicallyPossibleSeptember 21, 2011 at 9:02 PM

      I AM THE IRON BRONY!

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    5. HanselSeptember 21, 2011 at 9:03 PM

      Oh, Cereal, I love your humor...

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    6. Colt ClassicSeptember 21, 2011 at 9:04 PM

      this is kinda hard.

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    7. And I'm a Mormon...September 21, 2011 at 9:08 PM

      Mr. Sheen couldn't win....

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    8. wackyponySeptember 21, 2011 at 9:09 PM

      it seems... sorta unresponsive, but responsive at the same time.

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    9. And I'm a Mormon...September 21, 2011 at 9:09 PM

      Oh, as a note: I count no less than 10 hearts in that title...

      That's a lot of love...

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    10. RagnrSeptember 21, 2011 at 9:10 PM

      CONSARN IT I HAVE STATICS TO DO

      WHY DO YOU DO THIS TO ME

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    11. PhysicallyPossibleSeptember 21, 2011 at 9:11 PM

      I counted eight hearts...

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    12. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2011 at 9:16 PM

      If anypony is wondering, it appears it respond to the RELEASE of the key, rather than simply pressing it

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    13. HanselSeptember 21, 2011 at 9:19 PM

      @PhysicallyPossible Nope, there's ten. (Don't forget the 'I' in "Iron Pony" and the hearts in "Pony")

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    14. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2011 at 9:21 PM

      I counted 13

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    15. NDupree93September 21, 2011 at 9:21 PM

      Not related to this post, but on twitter it says there was a post for the 3rd NaPoWriMo pep talk, but it doesn't appear to actually be on the site, and the link on twitter leads to "Page Not Found".

      Was it deleted for some reason, or am I just having a weird night with Twitter?

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    16. MattatattaSeptember 21, 2011 at 9:29 PM

      The tug of war game can be won by simply hitting ALL OF THE ARROW KEYS AT THE SAME TIME.

      It's a pretty buggy game...

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    17. wackyponySeptember 21, 2011 at 9:34 PM

      I have to agree with Mattatatta, it felt buggy, and slow.

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    18. DavidSeptember 21, 2011 at 9:38 PM

      I count 11: 8 in the Iron Pony Challenge title, and 3 in the MLP logo.

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    19. GaruuSpikeSeptember 21, 2011 at 9:38 PM

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    20. WhitbaneSeptember 21, 2011 at 9:38 PM

      Damn, didn't make the top fifty!

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    21. GaruuSpikeSeptember 21, 2011 at 9:40 PM

      Ughhh, MSPaint graphics. Do not want.

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    22. WhitbaneSeptember 21, 2011 at 9:40 PM

      Heh, Tug of War was difficult until I mashed on ALL THE BUTTONS.

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    23. RagnrSeptember 21, 2011 at 9:41 PM

      just got 76 on the ball bounce

      giving credit to applejack

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    24. SandmanSeptember 21, 2011 at 9:48 PM

      Yeah, 3rd place on the long jump for a couple minutes!

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    25. Aaron DouglasSeptember 21, 2011 at 9:50 PM

      Kind of chunky, but a fun diversion. I have to admit the graphics were rough, but I appreciate seeing something besides Desktop Ponies for once.

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    26. StargazerSeptember 21, 2011 at 9:51 PM

      @Sandman

      Yeah, I had 3rd place for a bit with 986 then someone bumped me down to 5th lol.

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    27. StargazerSeptember 21, 2011 at 9:52 PM

      hitting Z over and over with your left hand crossing over to hit the up button was... rather difficult too... But was fun I guess...

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    28. Rusty StarSeptember 21, 2011 at 10:02 PM

      It needs more work with the controls.

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    29. EonMasterSeptember 21, 2011 at 10:19 PM

      meh, needs work. I hated trying to mash the 'z' key, feels so unnatural. Also would've preferred if they used vectors, the MSpaint designs just don't look that good.

      Overall, not bad(better than I could do), but it really feels like it could use some more work.

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    30. DeRockProjectSeptember 21, 2011 at 10:25 PM

      This game kinda sucks. Further evidence that all great pony games REQUIRE horror. That last pony game could've been pretty mediocre if it didn't have the Blank Flank Ending.

      BTW yeah, why is the title FULL of hearts and pink like that's what we like about My Little Pony for being so damn girly or something.

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    31. Cobalt CometSeptember 21, 2011 at 10:48 PM

      A little rough around the edges. but not too bad overall. The Rainball Bounce game, I dunno about the ball just bouncing off-screen. And the Tug-o-war you can win easily if you just press all the arrow keys at once it seems. :P

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    32. pmcollectorboySeptember 21, 2011 at 11:29 PM

      Meh. It's not Story of the Blanks.

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    33. HeroInfernoSeptember 22, 2011 at 3:14 AM

      At the tug of war, I'm losing, so what do i do?
      mash ALL THE BUTTONS!

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    34. AnonymousSeptember 22, 2011 at 7:52 AM

      Thanks for playing everypony! Thanks for posting this too Cereal. I appreciate it. ^^

      It's nice to have heated competition on the scoreboards again. I hope you all have fun. The overall game was inspired by Hyper Olympic for the Famicom. It was kinda my muse so that's why the game may seem a little dated. ^^

      Personally, I'm pleased with how it came out, but I'm kinda biased. It's a shame I cannot look upon it with fresh eyes. For the time being, I just can say, practice. I sucked at some of the events at first, but with practice I can not quite dominate, but give a good college try.

      After some time, any issues that just seem to be infuriating people, I'll try to address.

      Thanks everypony! You're the best!

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    35. 0September 22, 2011 at 9:29 AM

      A> The scoring is invisible during gameplay. This is a massive negative to the appearance of competition. There is some scoring shown in the game, but nothing indicating how it relates to the overall score at the end of the events. This is about as negative a design flaw as Sonic Colors grading you more for being slow and meticulous about exploiting powerups than clearing a level with speed and skill. As it is, there's very little reason to play the game more than once. It's extremely hard to tell if one's making progress without outright doing all of the events again.

      B> All the same flaws that were there the first time I played it are still there. The last game should put a cool-down before accepting directional inputs, or automatically consider an input wrong for pressing the wrong key in tug of war. Every game responding to key-ups should be responding to key-downs. The instructions for events might be better written by teaching someone the creator knows in person to play each game, and asking them to describe in their own words how the game works.

      C> It's a nice effort that needs polish. It's playable, and entertaining for a few minutes, but it doesn't quite match up with NES/SNES/DOS Olympic-type games. (I'm not going back through the library of Atari 2600 games to see if there's one there, but I wouldn't be surprised if there is one there to draw design ideas from.)

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    36. AnonymousSeptember 22, 2011 at 12:11 PM

      @Retl

      Thanks Retl! Commenting here after you commented on my DA when the game first went up weeks ago. Thanks for the support! It's nice to have such a fan of the game.

      I appreciate the feedback, those Olympic games are fun too. Don't forget California games for the 2600!

      The scoring is pretty intuitive, it's really easy, do your best at an event and you'll get a good score! Couldn't be easier than that.

      Timed events just go as fast as you can and everything else, get the highest score! Easy! There's no secrets here!

      Thanks again for playing man, I appreciate it. Keep practicing!

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    37. AnonymousSeptember 22, 2011 at 12:46 PM

      @Octavia

      Thanks for the feedback Octavia! ^^ Glad you're enjoying it. The ball bounce used to bounce on the edges of the screen, but the general consensus of testers was to remove it to make it more challenging.

      I'll look into the bug with the tug 'o war and fix it when I get home. It should have been addressed in the code already, but the testers kinda quit on me at the end so it didn't get a proper test. ^^

      Thanks!

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    38. VegaSeptember 22, 2011 at 7:04 PM

      Sounds like fun, until you actually play it and can't win anything...since it's either too hard or the controls are buggy.

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    39. AnonymousSeptember 23, 2011 at 7:56 AM

      Hey everypony! A few tweaks that were requested have been made to the game. ^^

      Have fun!

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