{"author_link":"\/author\/thebigshot\/","author_name":"TheBigShot","author_uid":"52247","comments":[{"author_name":"nurabsal","author_uid":"21614","time":"Apr 20, 2015 @ 2:50am","epoch":1429497900,"text":"gets more fun as you get the hang. with some polish could be really great. not so unconventional though"},{"author_name":"gamedevBear","author_uid":"25885","time":"Apr 20, 2015 @ 2:52am","epoch":1429498020,"text":"Fun to play, though I had problems with the boomerang not picking up the heart and instead hitting me with the bomb despite successfully hitting an enemy."},{"author_name":"ViliX64","author_uid":"29167","time":"Apr 20, 2015 @ 3:19am","epoch":1429499640,"text":"I like the simple graphics."},{"author_name":"ErikU","author_uid":"30880","time":"Apr 20, 2015 @ 3:19am","epoch":1429499640,"text":"Oh wow. Tough game. Took a good number of tries to finally win. Score of 68. Liking the music and graphics, and gameplay was addictive. Well done!"},{"author_name":"sydan","author_uid":"50347","time":"Apr 20, 2015 @ 3:28am","epoch":1429500180,"text":"The difficulty curve on this game is high, be sure to read the description to understand how to play. However once you get into it it's a really challenging and run mechanic to work with and the turn around time on failure is so fast it doesn't matter if you die a lot."},{"author_name":"FuzzyWuzzie","author_uid":"22923","time":"Apr 20, 2015 @ 3:34am","epoch":1429500540,"text":"Adorable graphics and very innovative mechanic! I had *a lot* of fun playing this. I didn't find any issues either. Well done!"},{"author_name":"Flygamer101","author_uid":"48756","time":"Apr 20, 2015 @ 3:38am","epoch":1429500780,"text":"Pretty good graphics and gameplay, but not really that great of a theme."},{"author_name":"Havacore","author_uid":"19064","time":"Apr 20, 2015 @ 5:14am","epoch":1429506540,"text":"Yea!! Got that blue sumbitch!\r<br\/>\r<br\/>So it was pretty confusing at first, but it's really fun once you figure out how it all works."},{"author_name":"manabreak","author_uid":"11177","time":"Apr 20, 2015 @ 5:21am","epoch":1429506960,"text":"Pretty cool gameplay!"},{"author_name":"morgondag","author_uid":"51821","time":"Apr 20, 2015 @ 6:03am","epoch":1429509480,"text":"Nice pixelart!"},{"author_name":"TheBigShot","author_uid":"52247","time":"Apr 20, 2015 @ 6:56am","epoch":1429512660,"text":"Thank you for your Comments :) I really enjoyed making this game and playing all the other games."},{"author_name":"Evgiz","author_uid":"12507","time":"Apr 20, 2015 @ 7:03am","epoch":1429513080,"text":"Really cool! Loved the concept, it's really original in my opinion. Graphics are decent, sounds too. Would've liked some decent music with it though. Keep up the good work!"},{"author_name":"yahooda","author_uid":"28367","time":"Apr 20, 2015 @ 7:05am","epoch":1429513200,"text":"Very innovative! It's difficult but not frustrating, probably because the smooth controls and simplicity made me understand why I lost so I could improve next time."},{"author_name":"Alondo1990","author_uid":"52863","time":"Apr 20, 2015 @ 7:09am","epoch":1429513440,"text":"Awesome Game. Really something new. I think it goes quite well with the theme. Loved the music as well. Great work."},{"author_name":"ajopart","author_uid":"40976","time":"Apr 20, 2015 @ 9:17am","epoch":1429521120,"text":"Hardcore. But really fun. Congratulations !! Addictive, neat, simple and original. I must be tired because I didn't grab the rules right away. Nice job !"},{"author_name":"TheBigShot","author_uid":"52247","time":"Apr 20, 2015 @ 9:36am","epoch":1429522260,"text":"Yeah we are all tired. I really want to sleep, but there are so many cool games to try out. Thanks for your Comment :)"},{"author_name":"aaronjbaptiste","author_uid":"19914","time":"Apr 20, 2015 @ 10:22am","epoch":1429525020,"text":"Pretty cool idea, sometimes the boomerang seemed to pass right through things, but it was still good fun.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Hard too! But that's a good thing."},{"author_name":"Armanky","author_uid":"22901","time":"Apr 20, 2015 @ 3:24pm","epoch":1429543140,"text":"Whoa, this game's really cool.  I like how you hurt yourself if you miss an enemy and how it balances with healing yourself when you do, since it discourages reckless shooting.  This would've done great in the arcade era!"},{"author_name":"strawfield","author_uid":"30672","time":"Apr 20, 2015 @ 5:35pm","epoch":1429551000,"text":"5\/5 for innovation definitely. It's a nice spin on boomerangs that has room for further development. \r<br\/>It's a nice game. Took me a while to figure out what was going on though."},{"author_name":"bpleonvong","author_uid":"50097","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 5:22am","epoch":1429593420,"text":"Boss is hard, what happens at the end?! Fun game."},{"author_name":"aeveis","author_uid":"8854","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 5:29am","epoch":1429593840,"text":"Great gameplay and difficulty curve! the blue guy was a surprise. Great job!"},{"author_name":"Mental Atrophy","author_uid":"26025","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 5:33am","epoch":1429594080,"text":"This was very good.  My best time was 37 seconds.  Early on I spam attacks since I'm guaranteed to hit a lot of things, after that I start aiming more carefully so I don't kill myself."},{"author_name":"TheBigShot","author_uid":"52247","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 6:07am","epoch":1429596120,"text":"Thank for the kind comments again. When you kill the blue guy it plays a victory sound and you win the game :) Didnt have much time to add extra things. But I can udate the gae if you guys like and upload a new version somewhere else."},{"author_name":"PIXEL^3","author_uid":"10948","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 6:23am","epoch":1429597080,"text":"A really well polished game with some really good game feel going on."},{"author_name":"Archonthewizard","author_uid":"52352","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 7:13am","epoch":1429600080,"text":"Tons of fun- took me a while to figure it out.  Very impressive considering it was coded from scratch"},{"author_name":"Yamzho","author_uid":"40804","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 7:41am","epoch":1429601760,"text":"Nice game ! ;)"},{"author_name":"wg_phancock","author_uid":"51056","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 10:33am","epoch":1429612080,"text":"Really well done mechanic."},{"author_name":"PIXEL^3","author_uid":"10948","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 7:56pm","epoch":1429645860,"text":"Made a twitch highlight of my review. http:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/alucardx60\/c\/6578204"},{"author_name":"andrewjoy","author_uid":"44467","time":"Apr 22, 2015 @ 2:44am","epoch":1429670340,"text":"Fun game, challenging too :D"},{"author_name":"Crefossus","author_uid":"23130","time":"Apr 22, 2015 @ 10:17pm","epoch":1429740720,"text":"Really polished with an innovative weapon! Great job balancing the difficulty. I like the sfx, win music,  and attention to detail on the enemies and art."},{"author_name":"Xaychru","author_uid":"16472","time":"Apr 23, 2015 @ 11:07am","epoch":1429786920,"text":"Nice concept, a bit short, but feels polished and the music is really nice, congrats on your first LD! :)"},{"author_name":"Omiya Games","author_uid":"20557","time":"Apr 23, 2015 @ 11:33pm","epoch":1429831680,"text":"Had a lot of fun in the live-streaming session.  Pretty darn hard, but felt very fair.  Hard to believe it's your first entry.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>For a future update, line-of-sight would really help assist the aiming."},{"author_name":"LukeZaz","author_uid":"36267","time":"Apr 25, 2015 @ 2:17am","epoch":1429927920,"text":"Very nice game, the boss was unexpected and it was nice to hear a unique soundtrack for it."},{"author_name":"Dorgam","author_uid":"52637","time":"Apr 27, 2015 @ 12:05pm","epoch":1430136000,"text":"Although there is not much connection to the theme, the game is still fun"},{"author_name":"blubberquark","author_uid":"7968","time":"May 9, 2015 @ 5:52pm","epoch":1431193620,"text":"I like the risk involved in shooting the boomerang. My only gripe is that you die when you touch the edge of the screen."},{"author_name":"Almost","author_uid":"1168","time":"May 9, 2015 @ 10:09pm","epoch":1431209040,"text":"This is pretty cool, and it felt polished for a Ludum dare entry."},{"author_name":"TeamSpatch","author_uid":"50621","time":"May 11, 2015 @ 6:23pm","epoch":1431368280,"text":"Nice entry, very well balanced. We have to fight against the enemies AND ourself ^^.\r<br\/>Graphics simple, retro and efficent.\r<br\/>Good : )"}],"images":["ld32\/52247-c5604e307f42efbe786330b09513fde5.jpg","ld32\/52247-8691a172e0e2d7fbbca852079a574f5a.jpg","ld32\/52247-b37e3cb9a4a5b02024450bfbed75b878.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/rcizjezkvjm69wa\/Boomerang.jar?dl=0","text":"Windows (.jar)"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/rcizjezkvjm69wa\/Boomerang.jar?dl=0","text":"OS\/X (.jar)"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/wm7o1jlvi62hw0f\/LudumDare.7z?dl=0","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"10538","g_author":"52247","g_event":"LD32","g_eventkey":"27","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"10572","g_title":"B000MERANG","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"71","g_commentcount":"37","g_site2_node_id":"0","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":[],"node":null,"orig_images":["http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/444368\/52247-shot0-1429496708.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/444368\/52247-shot1-1429496708.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/444368\/52247-shot2-1429496708.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"B000MERANG is a simple game that challenges you to use a B000MERANG to kill the enemies that are surrounding you. But be carefull, if you dont hit the enemies the B000MERANG will hit you instead. \r\n\r\nControls:\r\n> Movemenet: W,A,S,D\r\n> Shoot: Mouse Click\r\n> Aim: Mouse\r\n\r\nHow to Play?\r\nDestroy all the enemies as fast as you can. You can do so by firing your B000MERANG at one of the yellow Bombs around you. The B000MERANG will then carry the bomb into the enemy. But if you miss, it will fly back into you\r\nand you will lose health. Enemies also drop health.\r\n\r\nThis was my first Ludum Dare and I really enjoyed it. This game is written entirely in Java from scratch. Thank you very much for playing my Game.","title":"B000MERANG"}