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Memory Eater by Zyper

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made by Zyper for LD29 (COMPO)
Hello! This is my first Ludum Dare entry.
This game is supposed to crash. Every glitch is a feature.
It's my attempt to create cross-platform game (PC and Web) using just C++/OpenGL.
This game was created without any frameworks, just low-level programming.
There's no gameplay, just graphics and moving.
I didn't achieved what I wanted, but it is working (for a short time).

WARNING! Memory eater will eat your browser memory (just a little).
Web https://googledrive.com/host/0BzA9p9eBqjHkZzZTT3F1dENBR1U/index.html
Windows https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzA9p9eBqjHkRGM5TE5OMWs3bHc
Source https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0BzA9p9eBqjHkNlBFMXdENlVTSzQ
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-29/?action=preview&uid=34213

Ratings

Coolness 87% 2
Overall 2.54 1111
Audio 1.44 1037
Fun 2.20 1143
Graphics 3.28 474
Humor 2.30 653
Innovation 3.11 519
Mood 2.65 852
Theme 3.09 707

Feedback

kristof
28. Apr 2014 · 06:41 UTC
The colors got weirder and weirder and after a short while, the game crashed. I don´t know if the colors where intentional... it looked cool though :D
strong99
28. Apr 2014 · 11:51 UTC
@kristof I think its supposed to do that. There's not much.

@Zyper What was your idea on it? It's more an interactive movie like this :) The windows binary went crazy, (too high speed or framerate)
vilya
28. Apr 2014 · 12:38 UTC
It's a decent tech demo...
mess110
28. Apr 2014 · 12:39 UTC
pretty cool. the worm grew and grew, then the colors went crazy then chrome crashed. I would market it as a feature :)

gj in my opinion
mikedirl
28. Apr 2014 · 12:39 UTC
The colors get very trippy after a few minutes. I dont know if it is intentional or not but it looks cool.
Sheepolution
28. Apr 2014 · 12:39 UTC
Oh wow, that was very clever!
Caridorc
28. Apr 2014 · 12:42 UTC
This game is weird and creepy but nonetheless really enjoyable. I loved the different colors at the end.
SmilingCat
28. Apr 2014 · 12:43 UTC
It didn't seem to work in my Firefox Browser, or I couldn't find the secret key despite trying every key on the keyboard.
🎤 Zyper
28. Apr 2014 · 12:57 UTC
@kristof Yeah. It was my intention :)
@strong99 I wanted to make normal game with worm collecting points, but Emscripten (C++ to JS compiler) didn't work well with "delete (*iterator)" or "free" so I redesigned it to this strange crasher. :) Sorry for the crazy Windows binary. For me it was just a little faster than web version.
🎤 Zyper
28. Apr 2014 · 12:58 UTC
@SmilingCat Secret keys are arrows (left and right).
TomCooper3D
28. Apr 2014 · 14:44 UTC
i assume the crash means i win ahah was really cool GG
FileCorrupted
28. Apr 2014 · 14:46 UTC
Interesting, specifically the coding side of it. Completelyfrom scratch? Awesome
kratorspore
28. Apr 2014 · 14:47 UTC
A very clever, well conceived game. Very nice screen effects and fluid controls.
🎤 Zyper
28. Apr 2014 · 14:59 UTC
@FileCorrupted Yea, I was using just GLFW for creating window context and... that's all! Everything is a raw, clean OpenGL (and of course WebGL in Web version).
Seyroth
28. Apr 2014 · 15:10 UTC
Now that's how you handle memory leaks ! I like the originality :)
somethingsimilar
28. Apr 2014 · 15:59 UTC
That's a really sweet idea! Didn't work out what you were getting at until the crash at the end, then I laughed. Quite fun, pretty trippy, not easy on the eyes! :)

Props for making it in C++ though, that sounds difficult..
Tanner
28. Apr 2014 · 16:12 UTC
Oh my goodness! It's freakin' awesome! :D
There were some problems with finding secret keys(ALT+F4 didn't work as I supposed) but finally this colors went crazy !
Reinkout
28. Apr 2014 · 19:36 UTC
That was one hell of a trip! Thank you.
lamphj
28. Apr 2014 · 20:59 UTC
Very cool concept!!
gmaker
29. Apr 2014 · 09:38 UTC
really cool idea using c++ and then js.. awesome!
javifugitivo
29. Apr 2014 · 14:08 UTC
As other devs said, a nice tech demo with interesting effects, but poor gameplay.
Ron74_
29. Apr 2014 · 14:22 UTC
This is basically my game. I had like over 400 000 memory leaks.
lukepilgrim
29. Apr 2014 · 14:24 UTC
I forgot why I'm here
thinkster
29. Apr 2014 · 14:27 UTC
The colour thing is trippy and cool, love the way the longer you play the more weirder it gets. Nice work!
Cosrnos
29. Apr 2014 · 21:29 UTC
I looked around the room immediately after finishing the game and the walls were breathing from the trippy graphics. Fun stuff!
tripleVisionGames
01. May 2014 · 08:09 UTC
Pretty trippy and I think it fits really well with the theme, I felt like the game itself was the monster!
mortus
01. May 2014 · 15:06 UTC
Well, that was weird. I kinda like your description and absolutely love the game title. And I guess there's really great gameplay somewhere above, but the worm is so deep beneath the surface that the game crushes before he can actually get there. Gonna go 'play' it few more times!
🎤 Zyper
01. May 2014 · 15:43 UTC
I finally figured out what was the problem with memory leaks. :D
But I won't update this version. I will let worm live! :)
Now I am ready for the next Ludum Dare.

Thank you all for this nice comments. It is my first (and "symbolic") entry. I didn't know somebody would like this "game".

Also sorry for my english.
Thank you.
StudioWolfox
01. May 2014 · 20:35 UTC
"Press secret key to come" is it me being dirty, or the creator? :P
Blokatt
01. May 2014 · 20:35 UTC
Powered by acid.
Wow, this certainly is an interesting game.
I feel like I've just been on an acid trip.
GreatBigJerk
01. May 2014 · 20:45 UTC
Doesn't seem to do anything. Mashed every key on my keyboard to find the "secret" key...
NeithR
02. May 2014 · 08:30 UTC
My eyes hurt!
But worth it! xD
🎤 Zyper
03. May 2014 · 05:56 UTC
@GreatBigJerk As I said: secret keys are left and right arrow.
@StudioWolfox I don't know. :D It sounds weird, but I didn't thought about second meaning when I was making it.
Figglewatts
03. May 2014 · 09:59 UTC
Really cool idea. I liked the graphics.
joe40001
06. May 2014 · 04:56 UTC
This was the same experience for my eyes that my tastebuds had that time I ate fruity pebbles after taking LSD.

:P

Interesting game, not convinced it actually crashed though... it's not that hard to dispatch an alert message. I wonder if I stared at the screen for like 2 hours would something happen?
Bernhard
10. May 2014 · 14:32 UTC
I looked at the source and tried to find out if the memory eating is a bug or feature, I think its a bug but I'm not sure HAHAHA
JaJ
10. May 2014 · 16:18 UTC
Weird game, but nice style.
🎤 Zyper
10. May 2014 · 17:42 UTC
@Bernhard Yes, it is a bug, because I "commented" (//) a delete operator in main loop.