A Game You Play In Two Separate Windows

HopSlide and Tiny Fragments full games - they're both short, but interesting games with something cool in common, so why not combine them into a single fun video?
Edited by: Dan White and Ben Ranger
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[@sunnywunny]

the fact that one solution required having 2 instances of the game open is insane

[@smirkyglint5437]

Yeah thats so incredibly clever

[@jc___underscore___]

Achievement Unlocled 2 be like:

[@MMMaple]

"editor feeding schedule"

[@Permafry42108]

the real question is what is so complex about a feeding schedule that he needs a spreadsheet and not just a word doc?;

[@BiFurDoggy]

​@Permafry42108 he's micromanaging their nutrition for optimal productivity, clearly

[@lazergurka-smerlin6561]

feeding schedule

[@outerspaceproduction]

How else will you know when to feed them?

[@korneldekany6689]

I was about to comment that

[@BiFurDoggy]

My opinion in the first game progressed from "seems okay" to "kinda cool", then to "oh shit this rules" really fast. What a cool little game!

[@user-ow1bc4sx2r]

Yeah! They built onto it so well

[@Kurokuma10]

These desktop icons got me dying. 😂😂

[@Bit125_]

btd7 leaks

[@doce3609]

I would really love to see these BTD7 leaks

[@penewoldahh]

The long giraffe got me

[@smirkyglint5437]

Same

[@Crystal_galaxy99]

Why y’all not talking about his editor feeding schedule like he locked his editor in his closet and is making him work😂😢

[@tommiteo4437]

feet (weird) feet (not weird) What exactly is Tyler doing with those?

[@ERROR_DUBB5]

nunya in the business district

[@frantisekvrana3902]

Feeding the Editor.

[@asabad1268]

​@@frantisekvrana3902🤨

[@abitcool]

Research.I'm Assuming.

[@jackalscry8173]

Making false btd7 leaks to coverup the real ones.

[@macrobioscopic]

4:53 THE FOLDER JUST FOR GIRAFFE

[@smirkyglint5437]

😂😂😂😂

[@josh91101]

lets not talk about feet (not weird) and feet (weird)

[@sargentgullible2794]

He is a fan of Let's Game It Out. Hope it evolves into a Giraffe Hydra.

[@Clenner0]

EDITOR FEEDING SCHEDULE

[@LucasGleason]

@@sargentgullible2794random reference, but appreciated

[@IcelyPuzzles]

hMmM tHis gAme sEems fAmiliar :} but you should know that the same dev of this game made a game called 'windowframe' that was about resizing windows instead, which may have been more thematic to combine into one video, and there's a few other meta games like this actually :) but this game is great, especially as a game jam game lol

[@daviddevries5792]

Ah, my favourite puzzle game couple, together again

[@yepdonkdonker124]

Chess Battle Advanced :D

[@jonsparks3430]

Chess battle advanced

[@hello_hi1]

Chess battle advanced guy has visite

[@B0az0n]

Chess battle advanced. Oh hey extraterrestrial boulder

[@anonymoususer188]

Woah. HopSlide is crazy. That seems like a pain to code, but it was totally worth it for the reveal of how to hold down two buttons at once.

[@macrobioscopic]

I dont know if the editor just put those folder there or tyler just thought "it might look funny if i put it here"

[@fromandtounknown6575]

theyre from the editors, if you compare to obs in upper left, different font and text size

[@Sopsy_Hallow]

@@fromandtounknown6575 i think u can change those in windows, the font and sizes, so idk if that means anything toward your theory

[@esajpsasipes2822]

@@Sopsy_Hallow but the tall folder for the girrafe is imposible to do ig.

[@kraykyle]

The background is so unhinged. Feet pics, and so many he needs 2 folders, giraffes (respectable), and editor feeding schedule, and BTD7 leaks

[@Bonderstan]

That shits crazy

[@bobbergob]

It's really cool to see games play with the concept of using windows as a puzzle mechanic! They often make for some interesting puzzles/gameplay

[@syndere6755]

Agreed. Messing with expectations like that is cool

[@ShadowCubeGT]

there also a space shooting game that do that

[@LucasGleason]

@@ShadowCubeGTlemme guess, windowkill? (Yeah its sick, too bad I can only play the demo)

[@Therealjosso]

“Feet (weird)” “Feet (not weird)” “Giraffes” “Editor feeding schedule” “Btd7 leaks” What are these folders

[@imsteve3493]

I can see that Tyler is very into the common length measurement unit in the US, I wonder how many of those he has

[@Coolguy2F47]

Probably 7 like the rest of us

[@theglitch5386]

That first game really feels like a tech demo for a much longer, Bunburrows-esque puzzle game. Like, the base game is a dozen different, simple instances of classic game genres, only for you to reach the end of it and gain the ability to make the different games interact. Imagine a 9x9 minesweeper game giving the hints for a blank soduku card, or playing tetris to make a stairway for a platformer guy to climb up. That mechanic with the window positioning could be used to 'link' different games and start the meta puzzles. I could even see some lore develop around it with a "There is no Game"-style narrator trying to test their games for bugs and constantly commenting on how the player finds unique ways to break them.

[@matter9929]

I missed like the first 40 seconds of the first game because i was busy staring at the folders 💀💀

[@michellehamstra]

“Editor feeding schedule” “bloons td7 leaks” “feet weird & not weird” and then there is giraffes

[@carpedm9846]

The first game feels like it has the potential of Partrick's Parabox in terms of mechanics. Like, imagine different worlds, and you need to lime up your windows to connect the different worlds, open a second copy of the slider window to have 1 room link with 2 rooms for shenanigans, or using 2 slider windows for toggle blocks that show 2 of a color, a 3rd window perhaps, or even a slider inside a platforming level. Maybe 2 layered slider with toggle blocks that only activate if the upper layer slider is over them.

[@daviddevries5792]

Tyler must have a massive feet pic collection if he needs 2 folders

[@outerspaceproduction]

Well one is weird, the other isn't!

[@Forgotten89]

Bloons td7 leaks...Tyler know what to add on a background

[@AveragealienWhocosplays-gj2tg]

Man the folders got some wild names

[@DeepseaGaming1000]

Hop Slide is such a cool concept, definitely one of the freshest puzzle games I've seen in a while

[@theuseraccountname]

I imagine the reason there aren't more games like the first is that it would be really difficult to program at scale, but has quite a lot of potential though.

[@Willdoom-kl2mo]

Earliest I've ever been to a video seen hopslide on icely's channel and played tiny fragments myself

[@stupiditiusmaximus]

Funny that I watch this while I'm working on a presentation and watching YT videos on split-screen, innit?

[@sonicwaveinfinitymiddwelle8555]

One solution requiring you to have 2 instances of the game open is a reference to Achievement Unlocked 2

[@ortamatama5479]

You always found fun puzzle games to play! Been loving your recommendations as I've been playing it with my family together 😊

[@Treeko13]

Hop slide's concept is extremely cool

[@HexaBurger]

love the icons at the bottom of the screen, almost perfect, I wish they also had the correct icons and size, once I noticed I can't unsee the difference

[@ShinySwalot]

That first game was amazing

[@andiheart]

Very cool! Love this kind of out of the box game designs!

[@C4pungMaster]

Tiny Fragments have such a huge Nitrome vibe to it. The UI, the artstyle, the music, the gimmick-based gameplay

[@smartg27]

The first game you played should be made into a full game digging into all the mechanics they have and how they interact awesome short game with massive potential

[@dat1boi727]

“3 puzzle games” series when?

[@pandaboeet]

there is a rogue-like bullet hell shooter game called "windowkill" that has even crazier window mechanics than the first game, and i think you should play it

[@anonymoususer188]

I love both of these. I kind of want full length, more fleshed out versions of both of them that expand on their mechanics and have some more difficult puzzles.

[@luuc4sflp]

I had so much fun playing hopslide, its so cool

[@Klero6869]

I love how you put so many little details in your videos. All the folders little edidted things.

[@gsquared8730]

Love Tyler’s folders at the bottom of the screen; “feet (weird), feet (not weird), girrafes, editor feeding schedule, and blooms td7 leaks”.

[@twobladedswordsandmauls2120]

There is one other game I can think of that required you to have two separate windows open, and that was "Who's Lila". It actually asks you to do it twice. The first is to access a characters fake facebook account (though this is technically unrequired, as the information you need is thankfully also in the game itself), and the second requires downloading the free "DLC" that serves a similar role to the "Slide" window in Hop/Slide (Albeit, the Puzzle/Mystery game version of it). Not sure it would be a great fit for the channel, but I thought I should still bring it up. ~~~ Actual suggestion: on the Flashpoint Archive, there are several escape room games by a developer called "Neutral". Vision, Linkage, RGB, Lights, Sphere, Switch, and especially Elements are some of the best escape room games I've ever played and manage to do a great job of actually making the player legitimately think. They also don't really have stories, and are just pure puzzle solving in fairly brightly lit escape rooms. Mostly very satisfying puzzle solving (Though the lack of dialogue or proper hint system did result in a few "wait, I could click on that?" moments that did legitimately suck). ~~~ Good Job on the video!

[@1e1001]

OneShot also requires you to use two windows for a section of the game

[@wiredcoffee9347]

Reminds me of the game 'Framed' where you moved around the scenes as the character proceeds. @Aliensrock played it on the channel but i recommend playing it yourself if anyone is interested in short puzzle game

[@pineslines]

Hopslide was amazingly well made, could’ve used less flashing with the overlay though haha

[@tschichpich]

That giraffs folder is sick. even got the extra high one for neck space

[@sohamsengupta6470]

Absolutely banging ideas both of em

[@davialves5264]

Hopslide is an absolute classic imo, i always revisit it at least once a year

[@iamadooddood4331]

For level 14, taking into account that the cannonball doesn't move with the puzzle pieces, there are two other solutions. The safer and easier solution would be: Move bottom to bottom left, and top left to bottom. The cannonball will go down, then right (redirected by an arrow), then down (redirected by another arrow). The moment it gets redirected by the down arrow at bottom right, switch bottom right with top right. If you time it correctly, the green block will be hit. The trickier solution (which I've verified to also work) is: Move bottom to bottom left, and top left to bottom. The cannonball will go down, then right (redirected by an arrow). Right after the redirection, switch bottom with bottom right. If you time it correctly, the down arrow will redirect the cannonball. Finally, switch bottom with top right. Again, if you time it correctly, the green block will be hit. Also, he walks on the cannons easily, as you saw in levels 12 and 13.

[@noface7842]

Loved playing both games, love HopSlide more tho

[@Nostrite]

FINALLY, hop slide, ive been waiting for eons

[@koxukot]

I love your folders xD

[@Damariobros]

Interesting! This is kind of like Sky Keep from Skyward Sword, you shift the dungeon rooms around as you go through the dungeon!

[@titusc994]

Both were cool, I really liked the aesthetics and ingenuity of the first (pop slide) best

[@blockshift758]

"they say level 14 is crazy" Me not noticing Tyler is already done with it.😮

[@Yuki-qq3tn]

The desktop icons are legendary, also ima need to see the feeding schedule

[@PerfectZeroMusic_]

Between the two games i gotta say i absolutely loved the first one There's something i really like about games that play around with the game window and the instance of the game itself

[@dakkenly]

Rhythm Doctor does the game window craziness in a wild way

[@persephone4476]

I definitely liked HopSlide more. I like when games try new things and get meta.

[@brandiepop]

both games were incredible but the first game had some incredibly creative ideas put into it, whereas the second game is just a cool little puzzle game

[@trololoboi2934]

By the way, Fancade, a mobile collection of fun minigames has a minigame similar to the second game. It's called Frames and it's also quite challenging!

[@PapaBass]

Hopslide might be one of the greatest things i've seen since Anor Londo

[@zakyng3172]

the files in the background are a nice touch, also dont forget to feed the editor

[@aaronoziel409]

I really liked hop/slide, what an interesting and technically unique game.

[@theAcum]

Window Kill is a bullet hell game, it also have the concept of interactimg with multiple windows

[@Goobt64]

I think I liked the first game a little better, it had more interesting mechanics, I don’t know how they’d expand on it, but I hope they can!

[@Zorgdub]

Hop was super interesting. I only wish there was more.

[@Torosiken]

i'm more intrigued by the first one, the concept is pretty unique. the second one i've seen the idea before but the cannon interaction is interesting

[@EpicGuest_Gamer]

You should try windowkill, it’s made of windows where you fight off against enemy’s and bosses using your cursor, your window and your abilitys from upgrading to win! You also have to keep expanding the closing window to see enemy’s, it is a new game and it is quite great, I played it myself found,when I unlocked a lazer guy, he was quite good

[@CreeperCat0407]

This world needs more puzzle games based around moving around parts of the world

[@MikaAndroid]

"bloons td 7 leaks" Hmm, do you know anything that we don't, Tyler

[@NoobMicesters]

I love the desktop icons

[@alasdairsinclair916]

Question: What happens if you open 2 slide windows and go through a doorway leading to contradicting spots? Like on one window blue leads to red, the other green.

[@AJOlaks]

the little folders in the bottom left are such a great little joke\ Besides the Editor Feeding Schedule, that one is important

[@kaderen8461]

two folders being "feet (weird)" and "feet (not weird)" is sending me

[@jayglenn837]

Grapefruits aren't spicy. Tyler needs to check if he's allergic lmao.

[@ninagrosh]

BRO what are his folders "Feet (weird)" "Feet (not weird)" "Giraffes" "Editor feeding schedule" "Bloons TD 7 leaks"

[@dzaki8331]

The second game reminded me of framed. Still waiting for that part 2 tyler

[@SunxPaul]

If you liked that play WindowKill it’s all in in that concept

[@phoenixsspark6150]

both games were awesome

[@robertperry4419]

First game seemed soooo cool

[@ahmedshaikha8938]

Put these together and you get the old flash game continuity

[@EllishGD]

Fun fact: there's a fnaf fangame that requiers to play in two its series' games at the same time. It's five shows at wario btw

[@MathewSan_]

Great video 👍

[@gregg8721]

Oh my god I’ve finally played a game before Tyler has

[@ChadTanker]

the first game was crazy and has so much potential but its probably difficult to program

[@KhamarjahaMd-ml9gk]

My reaction to hopslide First reaction:Real good! Second Reaction:Kinda nice Third reaction : oh fuck these rules

[@mrrb]

That first game gives me some patrick parabox chills

[@smirkyglint5437]

I just love the desktop 😂

[@lancebrown998]

love the backround lol

[@matts154]

If you want more of this style of game, The Pedestrian has a similar but different concept.

[@rextanglr4056]

this reminds me of a flash game called continuity

[@Rodasboyy]

The hidden folders had me XD

[@fromandtounknown6575]

editors having fun today

[@darioferretti3758]

There is a roguelike called windowkill that uses this concept in a great way, it's a twin-stick shooter tho

[@alexholker1309]

I like Tiny Fragments better out of the two games - letting Lemmings AI handle the character movement while the player just manipulates the game world seems nicer than swapping back and forth between the platformer and the sliding block puzzle. HopSlide does do more with the mechanic between the blocks of varying sizes, the sliding block mechanic and the fourth wall breaking puzzles, but it's less polished.

[@pideperdonus2]

I love “Tyler’s” desktop.

[@well8250]

that first one is just impressive

[@HalfBoyHalfGod]

Never seen a creature more befitting for the name Bob

[@jackwilder2544]

I definitely loved the first one way more then the second.

[@BaconNuke]

Hopslide at first I was like "okay some manipulation with sliding rooms, not *that* crazy" but then the green room happened with needing blocks in certain positions and then it more earned the windowed design in my eyes AND THEN THE RED ROOM.. okay wow.. actually using windowed mode was sick.. like meta puzzles being it's whole thing was really nice.. wish there was a win screen tho lol Tiny Fragments was a lot more.. contained.. like it didn't use *your* windows and just was rearranging scenes, still good puzzles but when compared to the metaness of Hopslide it just isn't *as* novel with the window idea... but it being a whole game with levels gives it points in my eyes Both are good, can't decide which I like more.. maybe Bob's game just because

[@user-rm4tn2ex9e]

The 1st one was the best it was just so creative

[@EpsilonRosePersonal]

I think Hop and Slide was the more interesting of the two, largely due to how it played around with its gimmick. The other one was a little two straight forward with its puzzles.

[@GenTheFurredArtist]

Editor Feeding Schedule.. Feet (weird).. Feet (not weird).. Bloons TD7 Leaks.. and giraffes. All is normal here.