{"author_link":"\/author\/crushenator\/","author_name":"Crushenator","author_uid":"14401","comments":[{"author_name":"purplelilgirl","author_uid":"18262","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 5:00pm","epoch":1418057700,"text":"I love this! :) The gameplay is really creative and fits the theme really well, you managed to fit a story and instructions all on one screen. \r<br\/>I am unfortunately not that great at driving :)"},{"author_name":"MikeTheWayne","author_uid":"38926","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 5:03pm","epoch":1418057880,"text":"Very enjoyable game, controls got a bit clunky near the end, and it took me a while to figure out what the magnifying glass was for, but when I did find out, I was astonished at the amazing innovation of the idea. Too bad I couldn't rate based on innovation. However, still a great game."},{"author_name":"Crushenator","author_uid":"14401","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 5:08pm","epoch":1418058180,"text":"I accidentally got the ratings categories mixed up. Woops."},{"author_name":"voxel","author_uid":"1789","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 6:00pm","epoch":1418061300,"text":"Nice. The magnifying glass works pretty well and i flipped that jeep like a pro. I'd like to see you belly dance to this music for me next time"},{"author_name":"TriSquare","author_uid":"45249","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 2:04am","epoch":1418090340,"text":"This Game Is Great :)"},{"author_name":"Coconut Mage","author_uid":"25528","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 2:18am","epoch":1418091180,"text":"Super Fun Super Creative"},{"author_name":"billrizer","author_uid":"43727","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 2:20am","epoch":1418091300,"text":"Creative gameplay although a little hard at first!"},{"author_name":"sweenist","author_uid":"43909","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 3:49am","epoch":1418096640,"text":"Overall pretty interesting idea. I had a hard time controlling the vehicle, but I always have trouble with WASD movement. Nice graphics and theme! Very clever!"},{"author_name":"Asaratha","author_uid":"47271","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 4:12am","epoch":1418098020,"text":"This game is really, really cool! This mechanic is awesome and I'd love to see it expanded upon in the future. Keep up the awesome work!"},{"author_name":"Shivur","author_uid":"36762","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 6:16am","epoch":1418105460,"text":"Wow that's what we call a good game!"},{"author_name":"sorlok","author_uid":"28370","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 7:23am","epoch":1418109480,"text":"Loved the &quot;zoom in&quot; idea, and I feel like it really fit the theme perfectly (which is very tough given this theme). I felt like &quot;space&quot; should have been mapped to &quot;flip the jeep&quot;, or maybe I just rolled it too much. :P\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Would love to see this polished up and the concept extended upon!"},{"author_name":"MrBadIvan","author_uid":"44988","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 11:18am","epoch":1418123580,"text":"Adorable, little bit hard to play, but nice idea and realization."},{"author_name":"dieblume86","author_uid":"44675","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 11:25am","epoch":1418124000,"text":"Great idea, i like it."},{"author_name":"bogdan.tana","author_uid":"17418","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 11:31am","epoch":1418124360,"text":"Really original way to traverse a treasure map! A bit difficult to control the car across the river. Twitch is heavily influenced by crazy physics. I often pilot the car vertically, pretty fun to watch though:D Good game!"},{"author_name":"Reyn","author_uid":"25581","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 11:47am","epoch":1418125320,"text":"The best use of the theme that I'v seen so far. I ran into a couple of situations where the jeep stopped responding after I flipped it. AFAIK there is no restrictions to using public domain models and texture for the Jam, your art is great. Music fit perfectly. Welcome back :P"},{"author_name":"Tuism","author_uid":"35114","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 12:21pm","epoch":1418127360,"text":"Really cool, interesting mechanic there, I like the way you actually made sure each part was necessary during the journey with different situations.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Was it fun? Not sure, but it was certainly memorable :)\r<br\/>\r<br\/>The writing was also a great touch :)"},{"author_name":"Manderxan","author_uid":"44492","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 12:22pm","epoch":1418127420,"text":"Very nice! Interesting concept. Would make for an excellent mini-game in a larger game. Makes me think of Indiana Jones."},{"author_name":"Team-KwaKwa","author_uid":"32076","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 3:26pm","epoch":1418138460,"text":"Good idea, it was challenging to follow the car and also to follow the correct path. Music is a bit repetitive, but add to the mood. Good concept for the theme."},{"author_name":"bushmango","author_uid":"5852","time":"Dec 10, 2014 @ 2:26am","epoch":1418178060,"text":"Wow, this is an awesome concept! My son and I race. I happily won."},{"author_name":"Yarek","author_uid":"22486","time":"Dec 10, 2014 @ 7:44am","epoch":1418197140,"text":"I loved it! It's really original and amazingly well done! Congrats!! I almost fell down the clift, but I got my treasure :P"},{"author_name":"Demy","author_uid":"44801","time":"Dec 10, 2014 @ 9:54pm","epoch":1418248140,"text":"Spent half of game driving upside down. Looks like car feels good anyway. Smart idea with the magnifier and map."},{"author_name":"Coolway99","author_uid":"44750","time":"Dec 11, 2014 @ 12:24am","epoch":1418257140,"text":"Really neat entry! It suffers from what all the entries tend to suffer, which is repetitive sounds. Other than that, it's actually really neat. I love the concept, though the flip jeep button put me in a canyon wall, shot me out of it, and made me sink into the river."},{"author_name":"Newt_","author_uid":"34427","time":"Dec 11, 2014 @ 12:30am","epoch":1418257500,"text":"WOW! Love love love! Fantastic job!"},{"author_name":"Justin Mullin","author_uid":"3128","time":"Dec 11, 2014 @ 12:36am","epoch":1418257860,"text":"You nailed the look of this game (the map, etc. are lovely), and I love the setup.  The actual driving bit is maybe not so fun, but the concept is so novel I didn't really care.  =)"},{"author_name":"Murchurl","author_uid":"44531","time":"Dec 11, 2014 @ 12:37am","epoch":1418257920,"text":"Really cool idea!"},{"author_name":"hbocao","author_uid":"25980","time":"Dec 11, 2014 @ 12:45am","epoch":1418258400,"text":"This was pretty clever! Very, very unique. Awesome job!"},{"author_name":"psychonull","author_uid":"31386","time":"Dec 11, 2014 @ 12:55am","epoch":1418259000,"text":"This is a great idea! it fit the theme perfectly. Graphics and sound are awesome. Good job."},{"author_name":"jtpup0","author_uid":"36526","time":"Dec 11, 2014 @ 1:41am","epoch":1418261760,"text":"Really cool idea, I understood what I had to do right away with little to no instruction, the truck flips a lot though the gameplay mechanic is stellar"},{"author_name":"skulioskarsson","author_uid":"34872","time":"Dec 11, 2014 @ 11:52pm","epoch":1418341620,"text":"Well done, I really enjoyed it :)"},{"author_name":"vinull","author_uid":"19362","time":"Dec 12, 2014 @ 1:13am","epoch":1418346480,"text":"Love the idea, good job using the theme.  I had trouble crossing the water - it seemed like I was supposed to go between the rocks, but I just sank if I tried.  I ended up make it across the first river by riding on the rocks, but this was too difficult on the lake."},{"author_name":"StMatn","author_uid":"18894","time":"Dec 12, 2014 @ 1:15pm","epoch":1418389800,"text":"Very nice game!\r<br\/>\r<br\/>The idea with the magnifying glass is really awesome!\r<br\/>\r<br\/>The game would be even more awesome, if you could find a way to procedurally generate levels or provide more than one level. That would give it more replayability value, which would be great, since gameplay is really fun!\r<br\/>\r<br\/>The physics could be improved a little bit, since the truck can sometimes drive on its side and made a huge jump one time, when i hit a wall ;)\r<br\/>It would be great, if you made the &quot;flip jeep&quot; button more visible. When the truck was unmovable one time, I got pretty mad, when I noticed the button after reloading the game-page (played the web version) :D Well, in fact thats not your fault, I just didn't scroll down to look for such a button. Maybe you can make any profit out of this info ;)\r<br\/>\r<br\/>The graphics look very nice and the music is really fitting. That made the game even more enjoyable!\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Great work!"},{"author_name":"Warboys","author_uid":"33962","time":"Dec 13, 2014 @ 10:56am","epoch":1418467860,"text":"Very creative and unique, nice job with the idea. Of course, I went left because you told me not to ;)"},{"author_name":"pkenney","author_uid":"30865","time":"Dec 15, 2014 @ 6:17am","epoch":1418623920,"text":"Dang I got my truck stuck!  Flipped it over once and was able to recover.  Second time I really blew it and it got stuck forever, so I never made it to the end.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Very clever idea for the theme and a really nice feel to the presentation.  Good job!"},{"author_name":"MaesK","author_uid":"30782","time":"Dec 22, 2014 @ 8:48pm","epoch":1419280980,"text":"Great idea! Reminds me of the lens of truth of Ocarina of Time... but with cars that can flip and drive while sideways :D Nice work!"}],"images":["ld31\/14401-f219cd7b9bfe436e49ddd86bcc77d79f.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.mannedmars.com\/ld31\/DadsGoldWeb.html","text":"Web"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.mannedmars.com\/files\/dadsgold.zip","text":"Windows"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"14829","g_author":"14401","g_event":"LD31","g_eventkey":"26","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"14859","g_title":"Dads Gold","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"131","g_commentcount":"34","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\/\/407933\/14401-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Take your Fathers Jeep on a perilous Journey through Deserts & Canyons to find your great grandfathers treasure.\r\n\r\nWhew! My first Ludum Dare since #LD24\r\n\r\nI felt limited by my skill in Unity as I've only been using it for a week or two now. There's some very ghetto game play elements because of that.\r\n\r\nI've opted out of the compo & Graphics category because I used some public domain textures and the vehicle is of course from the Unity asset store. I also ran out of time pursuing my own attempt at a 3D model which turned out to be a total abortion.\r\n\r\nFor the 2D map and letters I used GIMP.\r\n\r\nFor the music I used FL Studio and my trusty M-Audio Keystation 88es.\r\n\r\n\r\n ","title":"Dads Gold"}