PCB Racer by ezolotko

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made by ezolotko for LD29 (COMPO)
Use arrow keys to race your Printed Circuit Board bot to finish. Do not run away from the tracks!

Made with Gameplay3D, XCode/Visual Studio, Blender, Tiled, Photoshop, Audacity and my homemade microcontroller synth.

Ratings

Coolness 97% 2
Overall 3.11 632
Audio 2.39 748
Fun 3.04 535
Graphics 2.94 700
Humor 2.22 714
Innovation 2.98 608
Mood 3.04 505
Theme 2.45 1064

Feedback

Eagle_Scout
28. Apr 2014 · 01:41 UTC
Great job. That music tho. Its stuck in my head!!!!
Tater_hater
28. Apr 2014 · 02:37 UTC
Good game, pretty challenging, but the sounds were a bit annoying. but seriously a good game
conormn
28. Apr 2014 · 02:52 UTC
I want to live here. Camera controls are a little wonky, but I really like the whole package. Great job.
Zolkren
28. Apr 2014 · 11:31 UTC
Cool game.
Jonathan Whiting
28. Apr 2014 · 11:39 UTC
On windows "The program can't start because MSVCP120.dll is missing from your computer. Try reinstalling the program to fix this problem."
GiveMeAllYourCats
28. Apr 2014 · 11:49 UTC
uh-oh: <Error>
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🎤 ezolotko
28. Apr 2014 · 11:51 UTC
@Jonathan Whiting - reuploaded the archive, now it has the libraries

@GiveMeAllYourCats - was reuploading :)

Sorry guys.
chewbye
28. Apr 2014 · 11:52 UTC
Game crashes when going ahead at begining of the game
Jonathan Whiting
28. Apr 2014 · 12:24 UTC
Thanks for fixing!

I kind of adore the ultra harsh music, was giggling like crazy playing this. The off the track punishment was both too vague and too extreme, a substantial speed punishment for veering off would be far more enjoyable.
Karmalis
28. Apr 2014 · 12:34 UTC
I liked the instant fail on going off track. It made me more tense and try harder to be honest. Really enjoyed the game, loving the art style, though as others mentioned, music can get to your brain. Nice work.
Serk
28. Apr 2014 · 12:37 UTC
Simple and fun mechanics, that's great!
Clinthoney
28. Apr 2014 · 12:41 UTC
Personally for me I like games with more art than just colors. But the style is great and I love how fun it gets and the frustration I get when I run off the track (which is good) because it keeps me playing
hexagore
28. Apr 2014 · 13:03 UTC
Really stylistic visuals, great concept. Loved all the models for the capacitors and ICs.
Enzo42
28. Apr 2014 · 13:04 UTC
Thanks now I have that music stuck in my head for the whole day

Good game though, I like the fact its 3D
Liens
28. Apr 2014 · 13:14 UTC
That was cool, when I went really fast reminded me of Tron.
goerp
28. Apr 2014 · 16:02 UTC
haha, your homemade synth almost destroyed my home! Those are some harsh sounds.

I found the graphics with the looming computer parts really enhanced the game.

It got pretty hard pretty fast for me.

Good game.
morganbengtsson
28. Apr 2014 · 17:34 UTC
I like this. Addictive and fun. The music is annoying, though adds to the gameplay, in a strange way.
spotco
29. Apr 2014 · 12:15 UTC
Fun game, but really painful music!
(Would have been x10 better if there was a more visual indicator of where you could/couldn't go!)
BigGiantHead
29. Apr 2014 · 12:49 UTC
Interesting concept...
Romko Pidstryhach
29. Apr 2014 · 12:53 UTC
Well, that was fast. Ending screen is so rapid. I have a strange feeling. Reminds me of Tron
Aomeas
29. Apr 2014 · 13:04 UTC
The sounds are pretty annoying but the game itself is rather good.
What's the link with the theme ?
jellymann
30. Apr 2014 · 12:15 UTC
Challenging! I want more levels!

Would be awesome if there was a leaderboard of fastest times. I'd suggest a quick-restart button like in Trackmania, but then again running away from the track works the same :P
🎤 ezolotko
30. Apr 2014 · 12:30 UTC
@jellymann more levels - this is what I am going to do soon
lajos
02. May 2014 · 02:03 UTC
Awesome looking game! Super hard and fun. But the music.. hmmm
moonmagic
02. May 2014 · 05:39 UTC
Loved racing this brutal circuit while catchy song crumpled itself up in my ear.
DrStahlbart
02. May 2014 · 13:59 UTC
PCB-action, woot! This is one of the "must played" games, because of the game style.
malmazuke
03. May 2014 · 01:49 UTC
intense. i like it
Cake&amp;Code
03. May 2014 · 16:33 UTC
The idea for the game is good and the visuals of being beneath the surface of some technological gadget was pretty cool. I did have some mechanical troubles though.

The timer should have started after the player pressed a key, not immediately after the level loads. Some of the collisions were also far too unpredictable, like on the second level right at the start there is a hard right turn around some component but the hit box spans halfway into the track.

Very fitting music though, and it didn't get annoying :)
🎤 ezolotko
04. May 2014 · 01:20 UTC
Hi @Cake&Code, thanks for the response. Actually now I am working on the next version of this game (and on the iOS port), where the issues you mentioned are already fixed. The main features of the new version will be rival AI cars and more levels. Also, we will try to do something with the music :)
Cake&amp;Code
04. May 2014 · 10:11 UTC
That sounds awesome! Glad to hear you're still working on it and good luck with the porting :D
JonathanG
19. May 2014 · 13:29 UTC
Lo-fi and crunchy racing game. Nice concept of a micro-scale racer. Audio and visuals are definitely in your face! Nice distraction for a few minutes, could do with more longevity.