{"author_link":"\/author\/mint\/","author_name":"mint","author_uid":"34790","comments":[{"author_name":"alvarop","author_uid":"31332","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 9:22pm","epoch":1398806220,"text":"Looks like a cool concept but I don't really know what I had to do. I won by randomly pressing keys... which is not good. Care to explain?"},{"author_name":"michelfontes","author_uid":"36835","time":"May 2, 2014 @ 2:14am","epoch":1398996540,"text":"That's when I find out that I can't type without looking at the keyboard! Very frustrating ('caue I suck at it). For those who master typing, it's a great and fun challenge. I tried several times, though."},{"author_name":"mjrevel","author_uid":"34082","time":"May 2, 2014 @ 3:01am","epoch":1398999360,"text":"Enjoyed the game! Made me question how well I really knew the keyboard layout."},{"author_name":"Loneshark","author_uid":"35329","time":"May 2, 2014 @ 3:44am","epoch":1399001940,"text":"This would be cool as a 2-player game =)"},{"author_name":"Fox_in_sox","author_uid":"36959","time":"May 2, 2014 @ 6:36am","epoch":1399012260,"text":"Great idea, but a really really hard game! Seems like I don't know my keybord that good afrerall.:)"},{"author_name":"GamerTaters","author_uid":"35352","time":"May 2, 2014 @ 6:45am","epoch":1399012800,"text":"Interesting twist on an old classic. Tough game."},{"author_name":"petey123567","author_uid":"4433","time":"May 2, 2014 @ 6:48am","epoch":1399012980,"text":"Great idea!  Just needs some bleeps and bloops to really shine!"},{"author_name":"byExclusive","author_uid":"37316","time":"May 2, 2014 @ 7:40am","epoch":1399016100,"text":"Great idea!"},{"author_name":"607","author_uid":"31832","time":"May 2, 2014 @ 9:12am","epoch":1399021620,"text":"Nice concept. When I tried my best to win by just playing I could not succeed though, while by mashing random keys I did. I don't think that's a good thing. It's also too bad that there isn't any sounds or music (at least for me)"},{"author_name":"Ithildin","author_uid":"15664","time":"May 2, 2014 @ 9:49am","epoch":1399023840,"text":"Great idea! It's a pity that, depending on your keyboard layout, the game can become a bit confusing and hard to play."},{"author_name":"whilefun","author_uid":"7424","time":"May 2, 2014 @ 12:36pm","epoch":1399033860,"text":"Neat concept, but I found it super hard to play, and a bit confusing to understand what I was supposed to do."},{"author_name":"fakeyou","author_uid":"7326","time":"May 2, 2014 @ 1:54pm","epoch":1399038540,"text":"Nice idea but I think it's very difficult with multiple balls"},{"author_name":"v3games","author_uid":"34769","time":"May 2, 2014 @ 4:04pm","epoch":1399046340,"text":"Very nice entry!"},{"author_name":"BeeintheCarGames","author_uid":"35402","time":"May 2, 2014 @ 4:21pm","epoch":1399047360,"text":"Not sure I see the connection to the theme of the jam, but it is an interesting and new game idea."},{"author_name":"primaerfunktion","author_uid":"12505","time":"May 2, 2014 @ 4:56pm","epoch":1399049460,"text":"Love the concept. This is one great game you made here!"},{"author_name":"xdegtyarev","author_uid":"5862","time":"May 2, 2014 @ 6:33pm","epoch":1399055280,"text":"I like the idea. Great! Reminds me keyboard solo or similar trainer from the childhood."},{"author_name":"tenpn","author_uid":"1921","time":"May 2, 2014 @ 9:27pm","epoch":1399065720,"text":"Nice idea, although a bit short. The '\/' key is a shortcut for type-ahead-find in firefox and so this block was unavailable to me."},{"author_name":"zdonkeyx","author_uid":"34347","time":"May 2, 2014 @ 10:53pm","epoch":1399070880,"text":"This game was challenging. I had a rough time trying to beat it but I thought it was pretty interesting. Apparently I suck at typing."},{"author_name":"Raiyumi","author_uid":"25829","time":"May 16, 2014 @ 7:12am","epoch":1400224020,"text":"Really nice concept and super tough! I just wish there was more polish and sounds. :)"},{"author_name":"namuol","author_uid":"12236","time":"May 19, 2014 @ 8:49am","epoch":1400489040,"text":"Cool take on the action-typing genre!\r<br\/>\r<br\/>It's a bit too difficult at first; I'd definitely start by only keeping one ball on the screen for a while, and slow things down a bit; then, gradually speed things up and eventually introduce an extra ball every so often."}],"images":["ld29\/34790-97fcedaf0976e386dbcf73abb1c6a2eb.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/mintchipleaf.com\/games\/ludum\/","text":"Web"},{"url":"https:\/\/github.com\/mintleaf\/arkeynoid\/tree\/ld29","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"18439","g_author":"34790","g_event":"LD29","g_eventkey":"22","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"18468","g_title":"ARKEYNOID","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"961","g_commentcount":"20","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\/\/342546\/34790-shot0.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"You play as the person behind the scenes of a game of breakout, trying to bounce back the balls to the player's paddle.They can follow a single ball pretty easy but they don't have a very good time following a lot of them!\r\n\r\nHit keys to knock the ball(s) back at the paddle.\r\nYou lose if all balls get past the blocks, you win if 3 balls pass the paddle!\r\n\r\nA game by mint - @mintchipleaf\r\n(Uses Splat game engine from github.com\/ericlathrop\/splat)","title":"ARKEYNOID"}