Super Resizer by foolmoron

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made by foolmoron for LD31 (COMPO)
Play the game by resizing your browser!

PLEASE ALLOW POPUPS! The game only runs in the popup!!

Works only on desktop browsers, Chrome preferably (Firefox works too).

Ratings

Coolness 84% 2
Overall 3.33 409
Audio 2.65 585
Fun 2.79 834
Graphics 2.96 637
Humor 2.74 389
Innovation 4.42 13
Mood 2.68 772
Theme 4.24 65

Feedback

Gabbmonkey
08. Dec 2014 · 05:20 UTC
Awesome!
fachexot
08. Dec 2014 · 05:29 UTC
I'm not sure if it worked on Firefox. It was pretty easy to just resize the windows to one of the boxe's size. Maybe the second boxes and the black wholes did not work? I don't know, but I am more rating the idea behind and the potential. So: very nice :)
mactinite
08. Dec 2014 · 05:32 UTC
That's less than one screen! ;) Really neat idea.
keyboardmonkey
08. Dec 2014 · 05:45 UTC
This looks like fun! My tiling window manager controls window positioning, so I'll have to try this on a stacking wm. Nice logo too :)
jrap
08. Dec 2014 · 06:10 UTC
Woah.
raincole
08. Dec 2014 · 06:10 UTC
It's the most creative submission I've seen so far in this LD.
But how to beat lv2? My pop up resizes itself so fast I can't even touch it.
🎤 foolmoron
08. Dec 2014 · 06:31 UTC
When the popup resizes, let go of the mouse and let it do its thing! It will stop animating at a certain size and then you can keep playing.
Lawls
08. Dec 2014 · 06:44 UTC
My browser can't shrink small enough!
Vtor
08. Dec 2014 · 06:48 UTC
Wow! Great Idea.
On Safari it does not work because the square is a little larger than the minimum window size, on Firefox it was a little choppy.
🎤 foolmoron
08. Dec 2014 · 06:51 UTC
Gah, I was afraid some browsers wouldn't let you go shrink enough. Oh well, try Chrome if possible :)
Soron
08. Dec 2014 · 07:17 UTC
Interesting idea, which plays with the theme in a clever way :). Needs more game, but hey, it's Ludum Dare.
doitle
08. Dec 2014 · 07:18 UTC
This is pretty novel. I've never seen a game based on your actual browser window before. Also perfectly fits the theme. The game IS the one screen.
Jaenis
08. Dec 2014 · 07:21 UTC
That was something totally new! Great idea and execution!
eforen
08. Dec 2014 · 07:27 UTC
Took a little while (and some comment reading) to figure out, but decently fun after that. I'm not sure I got it, though... just sort of felt like doing the same thing over and over for no good reason. Tutorial, maybe would help, or objective.
jthistle
08. Dec 2014 · 07:31 UTC
Great idea, not compatible with safari however :P
woodecker
08. Dec 2014 · 13:44 UTC
I never thought will be fun to play resizing the window! In safari the left resize doesnt work...
🎤 foolmoron
08. Dec 2014 · 17:12 UTC
I just pushed a fix that should make the game work with Safari's window size limitations. Let me know if there are more problems! Chrome is still the best to use though :P
zompi
08. Dec 2014 · 20:32 UTC
Innovative - it IS! I'm not sure if it fits the theme of one screen, because there are lot of screens showing up, but... the theme is strange and can be interpreted in many ways :P

It is fun at the begin, but there is no challenge. It would be awesome if you could put some puzzles here.
But the idea is fantastic, kudos for this :)
pjimmy
09. Dec 2014 · 00:54 UTC
very original use of the theme, 5 stars for innovation
uvwar
09. Dec 2014 · 01:03 UTC
A cool 'outside the box' interpretation! I did have my cubes completely dissapear on me though mid re-size and I couldn't find them again (causing me to lose). This was on Firefox.
TriSquare
09. Dec 2014 · 01:10 UTC
Very Cool Game, Hard to control and should implement key input to make resizing more fun. Also The Audio was blastin in my speakers and it hurt me.
ParaPup
09. Dec 2014 · 03:02 UTC
That's Crazy very very great concept.
ruthiepee
09. Dec 2014 · 03:13 UTC
The concept is absolutely BONKERS in the best way possible. I was laughing my ass off trying to play this on Chrome for Mac, because level 3 makes the window go nuts and resize itself all over the screen (maybe because the scrolling text in the title bar?) Firefox worked beautifully on Mac, though. I got a high score of 15. Brilliant execution of the theme; I've never seen anything remotely like this game before. OH and I love the particles on the edge of the screen!
Evergreen Games
09. Dec 2014 · 06:17 UTC
Awesome idea! totally unique. not much gameplay. definitely worth developing further.
hitchh1k3r
10. Dec 2014 · 03:19 UTC
I tried it in Safari first and I couldn't make the window narrow enough, but like you said Chrome worked fine. Very cool game, I couldn't get past the second level, and wasn't sure exactly what was expected of me... but interesting idea, and a unique take on the theme. Good work!
johnbrynte
10. Dec 2014 · 20:18 UTC
It's really an example of thinking outside the box, and it's the second submission I see using browser windows in this LD. Gamewise I'm not entirely sure I understood what to do, I just sat resizing my window for a while, which was ridiculously funny considering the circumstance. Interesting!
Wertle
10. Dec 2014 · 22:43 UTC
This was a super cool interpretation of the theme. Really innovative and cool. I had a really hard time figuring out how to play the game (for those reading through the comments trying to figure it out - you need to resize the window to touch the edges of the square), and even after figuring out how to play, I wasn't too sure what the ultimate objective was. Nice job!
🎤 foolmoron
10. Dec 2014 · 23:59 UTC
@johnbrynte What's the other browser game? I knew other people must have used the browser windows but I haven't found any.

@Wertle You just keep going until you run out of "resize energy" (yellow border around screen). Thanks for playing!
Luke Molnar
11. Dec 2014 · 00:35 UTC
5/5 for innovation. Good job!
Gigawicket
14. Dec 2014 · 04:47 UTC
Very interesting! Definitely a concept I haven't seen before. Well done!
thristhart
14. Dec 2014 · 17:10 UTC
A cool idea for the theme! Unfortunately as it stands it's almost more of a tech demo than a game. Would be cool to see the resize mechanic used for more!
dunin
15. Dec 2014 · 17:05 UTC
Good idea but need more things to be fun. Did you what Managore made last LD (hop slide)?
I like what you made with the window's title!
🎤 foolmoron
15. Dec 2014 · 20:45 UTC
@dunin Yes I've seen Hop Slide and I love everything Managore does and he's amazing and I hope I can be 1/10th as awesome as him one day .__.
Omiya Games
16. Dec 2014 · 20:58 UTC
The innovation on this one is up the wazoo! A fascinating experiment, but a bit tedious as well.
janovbyrnisson
16. Dec 2014 · 20:59 UTC
Interesting game, I don't really get the goal of it, but you can have fun with constant resizing of the browser window. :D
mrexcessive
18. Dec 2014 · 14:33 UTC
Hi there. Interesting idea. Found it a bit of a nightmare for clicking outside the window while selecting - but my mouse is crappy... Good job!
Xanjos
18. Dec 2014 · 22:08 UTC
Really clever take on the theme and well executed.
maxmetallica
29. Dec 2014 · 20:26 UTC
nice work