Many Ninjas by Parappa

made by Parappa for LD30 (JAM)

Sorry, but I decided to ignore the theme this time and make a game about ninjas. Because ninjas.

This is a simple Incremental genre style game, and if you're curious about this kind of thing, there are a ton of good links on Reddit. I recommend Cookie Clicker, Coin Box Hero, and A Dark Room, but there are lots of other great ones.

http://www.reddit.com/r/incremental_games

Big thanks to Korba for his iconic Block Ninja sprites!

http://opengameart.org/content/block-ninja-2d-sprites

Web	http://bushidoburrito.com/games/many_ninjas/
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-30/?action=preview&uid=20543

Ratings

Coolness	30%	1796
Overall(Jam)	3.15	434

Fun(Jam)	3.74	57
Graphics(Jam)	2.95	546
Humor(Jam)	3.75	50
Innovation(Jam)	2.53	633
Theme(Jam)	1.67	756

Feedback

mess110

25. Aug 2014 · 17:25 UTC

nice twist to the clicking game. really good entry. gj

c_livid

25. Aug 2014 · 17:26 UTC

Well I like the game but since it doesn't have anything to do with the theme...

43iscoding

25. Aug 2014 · 17:26 UTC

That's even more awesome than cookie clicker! :D

PLUNDER ALL THE RICE ^^

c_livid

25. Aug 2014 · 17:55 UTC

http://i.imgur.com/jsdHszk.png I have to admit it is a little bit adicting

Alexandre Szybiak

25. Aug 2014 · 20:02 UTC

Well that's a lot of ninjas ! Really cool, really addictive, more than cookie clicker in my opinion.

dkkarate

26. Aug 2014 · 03:22 UTC

I got to 1.7e+80 ninjas. fun and very addicting :) I wish it had more to do with the theme though.

SevenKingdomsSurvivors

26. Aug 2014 · 06:14 UTC

Ha. Definitely reminds me of Cookie Clicker. Great job.

Oxeren

26. Aug 2014 · 06:21 UTC

That's awesome! :) Presumably at some point the world consisted mostly of ninjas and rice :D

ATTA Games

26. Aug 2014 · 06:25 UTC

Nice entry, but I don't see connection with theme.

NickFrushour

26. Aug 2014 · 06:38 UTC

I just played for like an hour. Nothing to do with the theme, but super fun!

gamehelp16

26. Aug 2014 · 12:06 UTC

A nice incremental game! Like it :D

jurnacsr

26. Aug 2014 · 19:05 UTC

Fun little game you have here - I love the incremental games as well! Nothing to do with the theme, but there are worse things.

🎤 Parappa

26. Aug 2014 · 23:36 UTC

Reddit discussion happening here, for anyone interested,

http://www.reddit.com/r/incremental_games/comments/2ek27h/many_ninjas_my_incremental_game_entry_for_ludum/

John Drury

27. Aug 2014 · 23:47 UTC

This game made me lol

liquidminduk

31. Aug 2014 · 04:16 UTC

crazy amount of ninjas!
Played it for longer than most games so far, but as others have mentioned, not really connected to the theme.
Highly addictive though

slumber

31. Aug 2014 · 04:21 UTC

I tried this game because my eyes were drawn to the colors and the art style. I can't say I enjoyed it though. I sat there just clicking the mouse over and over on the harvest rice till I had hundreds. So I bought some upgrades and more troops. Did some attacks. But I got bored super fast. Just not for me I guess.

SketchyGalore

31. Aug 2014 · 04:27 UTC

A nice cookie-clicker, though not sure about the whole theme-abandoning thing...

RodRoy1

31. Aug 2014 · 04:32 UTC

Oh god, another cookie clicker. Welp, there goes another couple of hours of my day. I don't know why these types of games are so hypnotizing, but ether way good job. I was entirely enthralled. Also loved the fact that the game plays itself after you max out everything. XD

jukimv1986

31. Aug 2014 · 04:57 UTC

Does it ever end? I got to around 1.00e+102 hahaha Very clever mechanics and funny to play, even if not tied to the theme. Great job!

mrexcessive

02. Sep 2014 · 17:18 UTC

Hi there. These clickerbox games are terrifying... even when you know what it is, when you have read about the design principles and the psychology behind it, you still play them for a while... just to see how smooth the animation stays ;) Good job!

Saphyre

03. Sep 2014 · 19:23 UTC

Connected worlds ?

Moosefly

11. Sep 2014 · 19:30 UTC

The amount of rice I had turned negative for a while after buying an upgrade. These increment games are just too damn addicting, also played to the 10^100:s :P. The mechanics you added to the Cookie Clicker formula also worked nicely.

Anssi@MooseflyGames

TaoPhoenix

10. Nov 2014 · 09:47 UTC

It's my first clicker game in a long while, so the novelty was good for me. I got to the e120's and let it go there too.

That seems to be the spot, after about an hour and change.