{"author_link":"\/author\/nickw\/","author_name":"Nick Weihs","author_uid":"21927","comments":[{"author_name":"MrSylar59","author_uid":"38521","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 4:47pm","epoch":1408984920,"text":"Nice game with a good idea, Great job"},{"author_name":"Ludipe","author_uid":"20471","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 8:17pm","epoch":1408997520,"text":"I just finished the game, quite fun and very original. It was hard to control the character at first but after a few minutes you get the hang of it. I want more levels :D"},{"author_name":"psychomonster","author_uid":"17723","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 8:42pm","epoch":1408999020,"text":"Cool artworks... cool soundscape, nice physics... never passed the secound level... I'm a noob... really cool gravity physics..."},{"author_name":"FrankieSmileShow","author_uid":"1892","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 4:41am","epoch":1409027760,"text":"Super solid game, takes a little while to get the hang of those controls, but really satisfying once you nail that landing. Extend it a bit and you could sell this on mobile, definitely."},{"author_name":"lakael","author_uid":"39285","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 4:48am","epoch":1409028180,"text":"i had an absolute blast playing this game. Well done."},{"author_name":"kewry","author_uid":"12789","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 6:23am","epoch":1409033880,"text":"Super hard to get into but really awesome once you get used to the controls, took me ages thou"},{"author_name":"Devtactics","author_uid":"775","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 10:41am","epoch":1409049360,"text":"Happy trails! Nice job. :)\r<br\/>\r<br\/>I like the fact that you've come up with a different look for space instead of just making it boring black."},{"author_name":"AtomicVikings","author_uid":"25123","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 2:05am","epoch":1409104800,"text":"super awesome game! could do with a bit more music, or make the music a bit louder. keep adding to this game. I want to see more! :D"},{"author_name":"Lokiman","author_uid":"16285","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 2:07am","epoch":1409104920,"text":"The idea is simple but it works and it's fun! :D"},{"author_name":"InfectionTeam","author_uid":"37445","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 4:59am","epoch":1409115240,"text":"Awesome idea XD really funny, but daaaamn it's hard hahaha, I kept smashing into the sun until I gave up, btw, found this weird bug lol \r<br\/>I landed in a planet in a way that I got stuck bouncing repeated times, made a little video of it xD https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=k8i2aGeGDDo"},{"author_name":"IAmSpencer","author_uid":"24919","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 7:15pm","epoch":1409166600,"text":"Once you get a handle of the controls, it's a pretty fun little game, great job :)"},{"author_name":"Budaniel","author_uid":"38918","time":"Aug 29, 2014 @ 3:26am","epoch":1409282460,"text":"I like the simple, clean aesthetic and the controls were pretty tight. I made it to the next universe, and am looking forward to seeing if you make a sequel."},{"author_name":"yodamaster","author_uid":"38165","time":"Aug 29, 2014 @ 4:38pm","epoch":1409329980,"text":"The physics drive me crazy!"},{"author_name":"Alexandre Szybiak","author_uid":"18469","time":"Aug 30, 2014 @ 9:35pm","epoch":1409434200,"text":"Haha such a silly idea :D"},{"author_name":"commodoreKid","author_uid":"39580","time":"Sep 1, 2014 @ 2:47pm","epoch":1409582520,"text":"Cool physics and story but really hard to understand how it really works."},{"author_name":"Nuclear Napalm","author_uid":"38866","time":"Sep 2, 2014 @ 5:39am","epoch":1409636040,"text":"Art-style and sounds are great! At the beginning controls are not clear enough and sometimes unpredictable, but after a couple levels you get used to it. Happy trails! :)"},{"author_name":"nesis","author_uid":"2726","time":"Sep 2, 2014 @ 8:26pm","epoch":1409689260,"text":"Lovely game, very creative idea. The physics of it really intrigued me. Nice touch with the trail indicating your trajectory given your current input. I was tempted to see if I could build up enough momentum to slingshot out of one of the earlier levels without the trampoline, but I suspect it's not possible :("},{"author_name":"ConflictiveLabs","author_uid":"15810","time":"Sep 6, 2014 @ 6:27am","epoch":1409984520,"text":"This needs more levels! This is like mega intergalactic pogo trampoline jump. Really fun idea! To bad there aren't enough levels but it's a great work for the compo."},{"author_name":"Jupiter_Hadley","author_uid":"27744","time":"Sep 6, 2014 @ 9:34pm","epoch":1410038940,"text":"Cute story! I included it in part 17 of my Ludum Dare 30 Compilation video series, if you&rsquo;d like to check it out :) http:\/\/youtu.be\/02vIiZyi3-c"},{"author_name":"OrangeeZ","author_uid":"12415","time":"Sep 7, 2014 @ 6:35am","epoch":1410071400,"text":"Oh, I burned myself over 20 times at second level, lol. But other levels were pretty simple. \r<br\/>It was fun, thanks for this entry!"},{"author_name":"DeathPidgeon","author_uid":"41674","time":"Sep 7, 2014 @ 6:36am","epoch":1410071460,"text":"This is like Kerbal Space Program meets pogo sticks. I like the retro '50s graphic design and game play. Took a little pratice to get used to the controls, I thought W and S were to accelerate and slow down respectively but it turned out all the keys were directional."},{"author_name":"bob_fish","author_uid":"14144","time":"Sep 7, 2014 @ 6:37am","epoch":1410071520,"text":"Great job! Loved the physics. Quite hard but good. Loved art and music, really set the mood."},{"author_name":"Cake&amp;Code","author_uid":"10976","time":"Sep 9, 2014 @ 5:32am","epoch":1410240420,"text":"It was fun to slow the speed down so much that you'd stutter on top of the planets, the spammed pogo sound was just funny to boot :D"},{"author_name":"AdamHarte","author_uid":"4760","time":"Sep 9, 2014 @ 5:43am","epoch":1410241080,"text":"I was confused on the first world, but ended up playing till the end. Nice little game."},{"author_name":"orbitantlers","author_uid":"21650","time":"Sep 9, 2014 @ 6:47am","epoch":1410244920,"text":"Amusing :)  \r<br\/>Figuring out the controls at first made navigation difficult, but when I had them figured out it became a bit too easy. \r<br\/>Perhaps what threw me off at first was the way the navigation arrow &quot;jittered&quot;; made it seem like my input wasn't working when it actually was."},{"author_name":"plash","author_uid":"14542","time":"Sep 13, 2014 @ 12:28am","epoch":1410567780,"text":"I like the music, but not the theme. Mechanics are too frustrating.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>On the very first world, it was unclear (or rather, seemingly ineffective) that I could push the player away from the planet, and I got stuck in an ear-murdering tiny-jump position where the only way out was to restart."}],"images":["ld30\/21927-d6bb3ca0dafc80c830bebc57c4c9566d.jpg","ld30\/21927-50520f9e935bcfe965d862c106b0f7fb.jpg","ld30\/21927-9b9bc5d19152ffe7fe6651cff1c3da4c.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/storage.wertle.com\/LudumDare\/Nick\/LD30\/HTML.html","text":"Web"},{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/154796290\/LD30.zip","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"17909","g_author":"21927","g_event":"LD30","g_eventkey":"24","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"17938","g_title":"Pogo the Universe","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"153","g_commentcount":"26","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\/\/375043\/21927-shot0.PNG-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/375043\/21927-shot1.PNG-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/375043\/21927-shot2.PNG-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"What happens if you take a pogo stick and jump on a trampoline?  SPACE!","title":"Pogo the Universe"}