{"author_link":"\/author\/secularbaron\/","author_name":"SecularBaron","author_uid":"37422","comments":[{"author_name":"Scruffylooking","author_uid":"35076","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 2:43am","epoch":1398739080,"text":"Felt like I was playing a 2600 game, from the controls, the sounds, the big blocky characters. Very nice design."},{"author_name":"mechabit","author_uid":"34391","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 4:00am","epoch":1398743700,"text":"Hah, very topical, well done"},{"author_name":"pvwradtke","author_uid":"3728","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 4:09am","epoch":1398744240,"text":"I had a good laugh. Initially it plays as bad as the original Atari 2600 E.T. game, but adding the digging sequence makes up a lot. Could find some cartridges. Very fun!"},{"author_name":"gene-z","author_uid":"26095","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 4:29am","epoch":1398745440,"text":"Great idea for a strange game"},{"author_name":"Lolshouse Dev Team","author_uid":"29857","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 4:31am","epoch":1398745560,"text":"A fair rehash of the Atari 2600 game E.T in which you dig the graves of your foes whilst being pursued by child predators in a hellish, abstract dreamscape. Educational!"},{"author_name":"kirbytails7","author_uid":"4767","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 4:50am","epoch":1398746700,"text":"Delightfully clunky and conveniently topical. Great job!"},{"author_name":"ChuiGum","author_uid":"22408","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 4:56am","epoch":1398747060,"text":"Nice graphics and nice game"},{"author_name":"LandoSystems","author_uid":"18212","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 5:22am","epoch":1398748620,"text":"Oh the nostalgia, it burns! Funny topic"},{"author_name":"sP0CkEr2","author_uid":"7135","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 5:40am","epoch":1398749700,"text":"I was hoping someone would do this. and you did not disappoint. epic movement sounds. did someone see elliot?"},{"author_name":"coquinounet","author_uid":"17565","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 12:52pm","epoch":1398775620,"text":"Like it :D Very fun"},{"author_name":"ezolotko","author_uid":"13121","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 12:53pm","epoch":1398775680,"text":"Fun, I like two different viewpoints."},{"author_name":"vogon101","author_uid":"32543","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 3:56pm","epoch":1398786660,"text":"A very fun game. I didn't quite get the point but great nonetheless"},{"author_name":"RARoadkill","author_uid":"13308","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 12:04am","epoch":1398815940,"text":"well that brings back memories, not great memories, but still well done on the game"},{"author_name":"Jyrkface","author_uid":"20894","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 12:07am","epoch":1398816120,"text":"Hilarious and very true to the original game :)"},{"author_name":"epiplon","author_uid":"19410","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 12:08am","epoch":1398816180,"text":"Oh no, why the alien doesn't merge with the Kid? ;-;\rSo sad..."},{"author_name":"JumbocactuarX27","author_uid":"22667","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 12:08am","epoch":1398816180,"text":"Well that was unexpectedly relevant to recent events. Kudos to you two!"},{"author_name":"Switchbreak","author_uid":"2645","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 12:11am","epoch":1398816360,"text":"This is really hilarious. I've never played E.T. but I've seen it being played a few times so I was laughing pretty hard at how accurate this is. Sometimes it's a bit too accurate though, a little less confusion and some less ear-grating sounds would have helped."},{"author_name":"Jason Lay","author_uid":"18254","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 12:13am","epoch":1398816480,"text":"Nice!"},{"author_name":"Moosefly","author_uid":"25343","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 12:14am","epoch":1398816540,"text":"I started my gaming career with NES, so I didn't have first hand experience on E.T. for Atari 2600, but after hearing A LOT about it on the net, I just knew I had to try this one out.\r\rI had no idea what was happening. I thought the music would break my headphones. I still don't know what some of those graphics resemble. I loved it!\r\rAnssi@MooseflyGames"},{"author_name":"GeorgeBroussard","author_uid":"8631","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 12:33am","epoch":1398817680,"text":"I had fun! I really liked the 2600 style art and I loved how topical this was to this weekends dig. Great job."},{"author_name":"yo_milo","author_uid":"37424","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 2:18am","epoch":1398823980,"text":"Very funny and Ad hoc game... \r\rAlso, the atmosphere and the graphics are great, perfect mock up!\r\r5 stars on theme, graphics and Audio... for sure."},{"author_name":"SecularBaron","author_uid":"37422","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 2:24am","epoch":1398824340,"text":"Thanks everyone for the nice comments. Keeps me motivated to work on my larger projects."},{"author_name":"hanoth","author_uid":"3162","time":"May 1, 2014 @ 12:50am","epoch":1398905100,"text":"Hilarious! I love the 2600 style."},{"author_name":"Thorig","author_uid":"14618","time":"May 3, 2014 @ 12:55pm","epoch":1399121400,"text":"Fun game, I was wondering if people made an ET game for this LD. This is one fun ET game."},{"author_name":"Jupiter_Hadley","author_uid":"27744","time":"May 8, 2014 @ 3:35am","epoch":1399519800,"text":"Nice version of ET I included it in part 14 of my Ludum Dare compilation video series, if you'd like to check it out :) http:\/\/youtu.be\/-VvtqXfr-Xs"},{"author_name":"csanyk","author_uid":"10473","time":"May 10, 2014 @ 5:26pm","epoch":1399742460,"text":"Yay, I'm glad someone else had the same idea that I did. I liked your take on this!"},{"author_name":"Dutchess Games","author_uid":"36621","time":"May 17, 2014 @ 6:45pm","epoch":1400352000,"text":"Very true to the original. Wasn't expecting that twist ending."},{"author_name":"Delca","author_uid":"24934","time":"May 17, 2014 @ 7:32pm","epoch":1400354820,"text":"The digging part was good, however the noise just destroyed my ears. I ended up muting the game..."}],"images":["ld29\/37422-b4ac1c9fcfd2807f9e397323f04d5428.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/secularbaron.itch.io\/alien-buddy-btsnmldownload","text":"Download"},{"url":"http:\/\/secularbaron.itch.io\/alien-buddy-beneath-the-surface-of-a-new-mexico-landfill","text":"Web Browser"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"18607","g_author":"37422","g_event":"LD29","g_eventkey":"22","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"18636","g_title":"Alien Buddy: Beneath the Surface of a New Mexico L","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"446","g_commentcount":"28","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\/37422-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Collect the five buried Alien Buddy cartridges while avoiding the authorities.\r\nControls: Space - Interact(when icons at top of screen are present), Arrowkeys - Move\r\nArt - Jane H.\r\nProgramming - @SecularBaron\r\nMade with : GameMaker, GraphicsGale, MilkyTracker\r\n","title":"Alien Buddy: Beneath the Surface of a New Mexico Landfill"}