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Interstellar by jsmars

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made by jsmars for LD30 (COMPO)
Thanks for trying my LD30 compo entry!
Didn't have much time this LD but I hope you like it!

Has online highscores, be sure to be top 10!
Your computer name is used for online highscore name.

You may need to install XNA redist to get it working (if the game crashes at startup), the installer is in the rar!

Use arrow keys and shift to play, enjoy!
F10 - fullscreen
M - toggle music

Post any thoughts or bugs in comments, thanks! :)
Windows http://www.jsmars.com/downloads/Interstellar_1.0_LD.rar
Source http://www.jsmars.com/downloads/Interstellar_Source.rar
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-30/?action=preview&uid=3933

Ratings

Coolness 52% 3
Overall 3.67 153
Audio 3.52 135
Fun 3.80 74
Graphics 3.88 140
Humor 3.24 135
Innovation 3.48 308
Mood 3.36 253
Theme 4.00 55

Feedback

invi
25. Aug 2014 · 08:49 UTC
Lovely! Reminded me of the good old NES days.
ViliX
25. Aug 2014 · 08:49 UTC
Nice art style :)
It feels a bit hard.
Sequenceko
25. Aug 2014 · 08:50 UTC
Nice graphics, game is hard though and fun. Nice use of the literal meaning of the theme haha.
Foofur
25. Aug 2014 · 08:51 UTC
The game didn't work... I tried to run the exe but windows says it stopped working all the time :(
Healthire
25. Aug 2014 · 08:56 UTC
Surprisingly fun for such a simple mechanic. I like the graphics and music a lot. Difficulty can be a bit spiky because of randomness.
🎤 jsmars
25. Aug 2014 · 10:47 UTC
Sorry Foofur, forgot to mention you may need to install XNA redist, it's in the rar file.
dunin
25. Aug 2014 · 14:29 UTC
fun but too short for making a lot of retry (the point where the situation is almost impossible come too fast).
High score add really to the fun...
Nice mood, the music make the absurd of the situation totally normal...
sneeuwpopsneeuw
25. Aug 2014 · 15:44 UTC
it would be nice if you change the name play 1.0 into something like windows or downloud.
SpringPowered
25. Aug 2014 · 15:49 UTC
It is quite fun, though as someone else said, the difficulty is a bit wonky because of the randomness.
What I really don't appreciate though is that it uploads my computer's name to the internet... And it does so without telling me.
🎤 jsmars
25. Aug 2014 · 16:13 UTC
Sorry SpringPowered, I can change it afterwards if you like, just tell me to/from what. Your computer name is shown at the title screen which is used for online highscores, didn't have time to make it changeable.
Pheonise
25. Aug 2014 · 16:23 UTC
This was an excellent game! The controls were simple to get a hold of, the graphics were very consistent (and the colissions looked great), and the sounds matched great.

Loved it!

Made it onto the leaderboards, too ;)
Jupitron
25. Aug 2014 · 21:56 UTC
Tried to play it but didnt work. Is there a workaround?
Hoopsnake Games
26. Aug 2014 · 13:46 UTC
Awesome game and fairly difficult to boot. Excellent that you managed to incorporate stats & leaderboards in as well.
sputnik
26. Aug 2014 · 15:15 UTC
Love the leaderboard. Always a ++
Xaychru04
26. Aug 2014 · 20:20 UTC
Nice game, the gameplay felt a bit random but I enjoyed making it on to the leaderboard. :)
Snoother
26. Aug 2014 · 21:51 UTC
Nice graphics and music, which set up well the feel of the game. And the gameplay is very addictive (especially thanks to the scoreboard); and I particularly like how the gameplay ties in with the theme. But the difficulty does seem a bit inconsistent. Sometimes you'll hit an essentially impassable cluster in 5 seconds, other times you'll glide through with ease for at least 20 seconds.
🎤 jsmars
27. Aug 2014 · 10:26 UTC
Yeah the randomess does add some inconsistency, but for this I think it's ok. It's a bit like Spelunky with the randomess I guess, sometimes you get a good run and sometimes not, it adds a bit to the excitement :)
Lokarunith
27. Aug 2014 · 16:03 UTC
really cool game, music and mechanics are over the top, managed to do 33.93 seconds
ChuiGum
29. Aug 2014 · 04:20 UTC
Awesome awesome innovation! Very fun!
DaGamesta
29. Aug 2014 · 05:18 UTC
Haha, first off all, ty for taking connected worlds seriously like our team did. XD Our games are rather similar. I loved the concept, graphics, and music. A bit hard, but it seems like it's meant to be that way. A+ from me. :)
Ted Brown
01. Sep 2014 · 19:20 UTC
GOTY

I half-hoped that the stretchy bit would slingshot asteroid back at themselves, but that's a bit much to hope for for 48 hours, I think!

So much awesomeness in a little package. Well done!
jpverkamp
02. Sep 2014 · 04:50 UTC
Definitely connected worlds! For how simple it was, I spent entirely too long playing it. Didn't *quite* make it into the high scores, but I came close. I could see this idea going somewhere, especially if you got all this working in 48 hours...
PaperBlurt
07. Sep 2014 · 19:29 UTC
Woah.
These graphics was really nice.
Good job.