{"author_link":"\/author\/lord\/","author_name":"lord","author_uid":"34005","comments":[{"author_name":"Solifuge","author_uid":"22357","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 7:19am","epoch":1398755640,"text":"Hi, this is Vector from the Victory Garden team! (posting under Solifuge's account) \r\rAw man! I really, really wanted to play this since it's the cleverest implementation of the theme I've seen so far and the graphics look amazing, but without a smartphone I'm going to have to pass : \/"},{"author_name":"daandruff","author_uid":"3244","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 7:25am","epoch":1398756000,"text":"The game didn't respond to my Galaxy S4 more than on touch input, but I figured out you left the debug controls in so I just used the keyboard instead :) Really liked the old style feel you got going, but you probably should've put more time in to the actual game instead of making it multiplayer."},{"author_name":"stephan_h","author_uid":"3707","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 7:32am","epoch":1398756420,"text":"Hmmh. The procedure was bit frustrating. Adding to that the long intro and loud music.\rWhy no singleplayer?\rI appreciate the idea and effort though. :) The blonde surfer reminds me of the Dude in Big Lebowski.\r\rCan it be that you can control one of the sharks with the keyboard, just vertically flipped? ;)"},{"author_name":"Keehan12","author_uid":"8708","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 7:41am","epoch":1398756960,"text":"Pitty I could not play on PC :("},{"author_name":"rorycooke","author_uid":"30038","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 8:12am","epoch":1398758820,"text":"I haven't played a pc game you control with a phone before, its a really nice control scheme"},{"author_name":"Pitoum","author_uid":"7969","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 9:25am","epoch":1398763200,"text":"Thumb up for the techs :D\rLudum dare are great to try some stuff like that! Great job!"},{"author_name":"baykush_figtree","author_uid":"32955","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 4:44pm","epoch":1398789540,"text":"Brilliant! \rI love to see that kind of stuff on game jams. \r\rIt took me a looooong while to load the controller, but it was worth it.\r\rKudos!"},{"author_name":"DazKins","author_uid":"17580","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 6:53pm","epoch":1398797280,"text":"WOW, is all I can say. Even though the game itself was basic and not too much fun, the sheer innovation of the project won me over. Really great idea guys, Well done!"},{"author_name":"FREEZX","author_uid":"20830","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 6:59pm","epoch":1398797640,"text":"Damn those controls are sick :D A little bit laggy, but whatever. I loved every aspect of this game. Innovative, fun, fits the theme, cool pixel art, cool music. Everything done right!"},{"author_name":"BigGiantHead","author_uid":"35295","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 7:05pm","epoch":1398798000,"text":"Awesome game, I really liked the idea. It would have been perfect if the control was better."},{"author_name":"lord","author_uid":"34005","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 8:49pm","epoch":1398804240,"text":"Sorry to the people having problems with the controller! If you're having trouble, we'd love if you could post your phone, phone OS, and phone browser that you're using."},{"author_name":"TeamEagle","author_uid":"23493","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 8:58pm","epoch":1398804780,"text":"fun game, love the graphics, the retro sound and the connectivity :)\r\rwas a bit confused first because I held my iPhone in the wrong landscape apparently, so controls were inverted"},{"author_name":"Oddly Shaped Pixels","author_uid":"33840","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 8:59pm","epoch":1398804840,"text":"Couldnt run it :( Im on Note 3, Chrome and Android 4.4.2"},{"author_name":"CMaster","author_uid":"10609","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 9:02pm","epoch":1398805020,"text":"That's prtty damn cool, though motion controls are wonky as ever."},{"author_name":"FGM","author_uid":"37077","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 9:04pm","epoch":1398805140,"text":"Awesome. The game itself is little bit bland, but the control scheme made it funny to play."},{"author_name":"littleball","author_uid":"14756","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 9:06pm","epoch":1398805260,"text":"I love the tech, it's nice to see something new. Well done"},{"author_name":"Mnemusyne","author_uid":"18059","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 9:18pm","epoch":1398805980,"text":"Great effort!"},{"author_name":"Crawler Studios","author_uid":"31869","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 9:53pm","epoch":1398808080,"text":"Awesome music! Very catchy and fitting to the game."},{"author_name":"elefantopia","author_uid":"37031","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 4:22am","epoch":1398831420,"text":"Amazing use of the phone to control the shark and chomping! Music is cool and the shark facts on the phone are a nice touch. Great work!"},{"author_name":"lord","author_uid":"34005","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 3:44pm","epoch":1398872340,"text":"Glad you guys like the music! It was made by Jeff Fowler, who's not only great at composing music, but also crazy fast. -> http:\/\/jefffowler.io"},{"author_name":"mrhill","author_uid":"15148","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 11:25pm","epoch":1398900000,"text":"Great innovation, bad controls unfortunately."},{"author_name":"TeamPurpleDolphins","author_uid":"37395","time":"May 1, 2014 @ 9:41pm","epoch":1398980160,"text":"This was amazing. Super cool idea to use a mobile as a controller"},{"author_name":"Afal","author_uid":"27397","time":"May 5, 2014 @ 3:05pm","epoch":1399302000,"text":"I couldn't get the accelerometer stuff to work so I was stuck on the left for the majority of the game :\/\rwould have been cool if it did work though :)"},{"author_name":"matthias_zarzecki","author_uid":"3880","time":"May 6, 2014 @ 4:44pm","epoch":1399394340,"text":"Ha, love the title :D"},{"author_name":"udo","author_uid":"6821","time":"May 16, 2014 @ 11:10am","epoch":1400238300,"text":"Controller didn't work for me - page loaded OK, but when I hit "surf's up", nothing happens. (iOS + Safari or Chrome)"},{"author_name":"Moosefly","author_uid":"25343","time":"May 16, 2014 @ 11:25am","epoch":1400239200,"text":"Great game. The mobile control was brilliant! Great audio and fun gameplay. The sprites were a bit too simple. Anyway a good solid game, well done!\r\rJoona@MooseflyGames"}],"images":["ld29\/34005-89acbe14e3526a528ebf090eea896b8c.jpg","ld29\/34005-65191ac929716e39316447fe30c35877.jpg","ld29\/34005-d80b532606b697d094f0e9d1fa9a7a0d.jpg","ld29\/34005-510617f7745a55f8c90c1386269357a4.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/ben.rl.io","text":"Web"},{"url":"https:\/\/github.com\/ben-eath\/the-surf-ace","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"18873","g_author":"34005","g_event":"LD29","g_eventkey":"22","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"18902","g_title":"Ben Eath the Surf Ace","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"191","g_commentcount":"26","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\/34005-shot0.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/342546\/34005-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/342546\/34005-shot2.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/342546\/34005-shot3.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Websocket-based, multiplayer, motion-controlled, shark-frenzy, top-down action game. Control your shark with your phone to eat surfers and boats before facing the notorious shark hater, Ben Eath. Watch for the nets shot by boats, and Ben's spinning surfboard attack! If your score drops below 0, you sink to the bottom of the ocean and lose.\r\n\r\nChrome is recommended, and you'll need one modern smartphone (preferably connected to WiFi) per player.\r\n\r\nMade by a team of Hacker Schoolers in New York.","title":"Ben Eath the Surf Ace"}