Hii!!! Does anyone remember the desktop pets that everyone had like, 4-5 years ago? The ones that almost definitely had malware of some kind.
I remember when I was younger that I was always disappointed I couldn't have one of my hyper-fixations (Not a big sad, but still :P).
NOW THOUGH, I have relatively okay python and pygame knowledge, and you know what that means...!! That's right, I made a tiny game! It is quite literally, as tiny as it gets. It is a itty bitty 100 by 80 (relatively, not counting the added label thingy. (I'm not good at technical terms >- >')) pixel game window with a tiny SIFFRIN in it! I specify, it is not that fancy. The Siffrin bobs up and down, and that is quite literally it at the moment, but I love it anyways, and I figured I'd post the file in case anyone else wanted it! (More notes are after the break, along with a way to actually get Mini-Sif! Cuz I'm not a cruel monster xD)
Great, you continued! I'm glad to see you're interested enough to continue >:)
First!! Notes about the game! The game will be at the very end, plz continue reading just a bit more tho, this tells abt any possible errors/annoyances and how to download! ;v; (Downloading facts are bold & italic btw) Thank you in advance, see you at the bottom, byeeee!
Notes:
It's a little weird in the manner that it starts dragging from the upmost top corner (due to it being pygame and that's just the (0,0) of pygame) but it's easy enough to drag to wherever you want it!
Yes, the game window will be covered by tabs, I don't have it so that it always stays on top, too much work atm, might fix later.
This isn't mobile tested, sorry phone-folks ;-; Just Windows atm. Might work on others? Not sure tho. I don't really code on my phone, so it'd be hard to check. '\('^')/'
Download the folder and extract the file to get it working! Even zipped the file still works, but it's a lot slower, so I recommend downloading and extracting for computer/laptop/whatever-you-managed-to-get-it-working-on's ease!
It has a proper icon! (A little doodle of Siffrin's blade,) but if it doesn't show up from the downloaded file, (As mine did not,) try making a shortcut of it for your desktop, go to the properties of said shortcut, ensure you're on the shortcut tab, and click Change Icon..., you'll find the little image. Hit apply and boom :) The shortcut now works. You can leave the og copy to sit in your downloads folder for 48 years. Just don't delete the og, since that's what the shortcut is opening.
If the shortcut breaks in the manner that the shortcut can't find the og, check Properties, -> Shortcut -> and Target location/Target/Start In. These should be directing to the og. If they are not, change them so they are. That's what I've found usually works :)
If you ever can't find the window, like it's glitched out, just close and restart xD sometimes it'll bug out by going back to it's base while you're dragging it up-left, leading to it being out of sight quite literally. It's a bit of a hassle to fix, but closing and reopening the application does the job just fine.
And now, the GAME!!!
Yes, it's shared through my google drive. Sue me and my grandmother. It's just the easiest way since I don't have a Dropbox account yet.
OFC, the standard rules apply. If insertdisc5 somehow finds this little piece of code and wants it removed, first off, I'd bloody squeal at getting contacted by my favorite game developer, but also yeah, it's getting removed ASAP xD
Thanks for reading this far, have lots and lots of fun glancing at this dude as your productivity tanks, and enjoy! (Also, comment how much you love them if it works! It really boosts my ego, and doing that means I might make patches to add more for this little fellow, like friends!!)
(And also just- sorry for the really, really long ramble xD I promise I'm not this ramble-y, I just wanted to ensure everything is clear before downloading, since I'm not scum not even worth being beneath my shoe, and I make sure people know my stuff is safe and easy to install! :D)
BTW!! If there are problems with the code in any manner, like it not starting properly or breaking a LOT more than it reasonably should, and you don't know how to fix it, feel free to comment! :) I'll try and get back to you with a fix, or like- I'll msg you further for details before I try to fix it. It's best if you post specifically what the problem is, + what it's doing or saying. And now, pictures!!)
(First image is a picture of the game and it's icon. The second is a recording of Mini-Sif actually bopping up and down. Sorry for the poor quality ;-;)
