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Beneatha steal pie by howieV (binarygirl)

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made by howieV (binarygirl) for LD29 (COMPO)
as i always do..i spent faarr too long wrestling with java to put my game in an applet.. every ludum seems like a different error.. this time i couldnt crack it.. some daft error constantly popping up. and for some reason now all my previous game applets give me the same error. maybe its an update thing.. anyways it doing my head in for the last.. i think im done with java forever ;p

anyhoot.. hope you enjoy my little ditty (i didnt have time to do much but i tried with what little time i did have)

sorry for it being a downloadable jar (small)
if anyone wants to help me get it working in a applet
your more than welcome haha


cheers
howie
:)
All Platforms (Java JAR) https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/37043204/beneathastealpie.jar
Src https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/37043204/src.rar
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-29/?action=preview&uid=8824

Ratings

Coolness 87% 2
Overall 2.52 1124
Audio 1.54 1017
Fun 2.16 1155
Graphics 3.73 225
Humor 3.60 82
Innovation 2.10 1172
Mood 2.79 736
Theme 2.08 1186

Feedback

awanegenebayo
28. Apr 2014 · 14:43 UTC
I have to admit i laughed when i discovered that i indeed had been unopposed. Nice looking Game but very, very short.
CayoDaves
28. Apr 2014 · 14:43 UTC
Just to be clear, actions are very limited, yes? Otherwise I thought it was pretty good joke. The environment looks awesome! It's a shame there aren't more mechanics.
kratorspore
28. Apr 2014 · 14:43 UTC
This made me laugh out loud and for that it gets a fair few stars from me!
Phyyl
28. Apr 2014 · 14:46 UTC
Very short, but great graphics!
tehryanx
28. Apr 2014 · 14:58 UTC
this is gorgeous. Makes me want to play more of your games :)
rincewind_cz
28. Apr 2014 · 16:01 UTC
The cake is a lie! But it's nice looking ;)
🎤 howieV (binarygirl)
28. Apr 2014 · 16:42 UTC
cheers guys.. yes the actions are limited and its very short but i was nursing two hangovers and fighting with java security things for most of the time haha.. but i kind of like what i managed to squeeze in :)
nonentheless
29. Apr 2014 · 13:28 UTC
Great head movement while walking :)
blockbot
29. Apr 2014 · 13:42 UTC
Wonderful art!
Robber
29. Apr 2014 · 14:42 UTC
hahaha..one funky character, looks like he does the moonwalk in reverse..now, i want some pie
Hyoga-3D
29. Apr 2014 · 15:15 UTC
Good graphics, nice game.
FyberOptic
29. Apr 2014 · 15:30 UTC
Trust me, I wasted time trying to deal with my own share of Java applet problems, so I know the feeling. I finally cut my losses and decided I would just pack it up as a download when the time came. I probably should have experimented with that BEFORE the competition, but I didn't even realize I was going to do it until the last minute! Anyhow, what you've got here turned out well, the artwork is good and the animations are smooth. It's just unfortunate that you couldn't get any gameplay elements added. Nice work nonetheless!
PaperBlurt
29. Apr 2014 · 16:04 UTC
nice graphics that tie well with the theme!
cageinabird
29. Apr 2014 · 16:35 UTC
The art and animation is super. I laughed at the end too. :)
Knowledge
29. Apr 2014 · 18:20 UTC
It's not chalenge at all!!!
Why did you do that?!
dook
29. Apr 2014 · 21:18 UTC
I won!
conormn
29. Apr 2014 · 23:00 UTC
Agree, the art is very nice. Loved the fact that being told up front that there wouldn't be opposition didn't stop me from thinking that there would be.
Kerdelos
30. Apr 2014 · 15:10 UTC
Awesome graphics yet I would have hoped for more things to do hahah
MonsieurS
30. Apr 2014 · 18:38 UTC
To the point and nice graphics. Loved it. :)
7heSAMA
30. Apr 2014 · 20:42 UTC
Yeah it's not actually funny, and semi decent graphics can't make up for that.
Sorry to be so harsh but it's bugging me to see all this ridiculous praise.
🎤 howieV (binarygirl)
30. Apr 2014 · 23:54 UTC
ridiculous praise ? hah.. soz you didn't like it.. i said that i literally had barely any time to work on it..tis all fun anyhoot :)

just tried yours.. doesn't run for some reason..
tomvert
01. May 2014 · 08:24 UTC
Not much of a game, but still a unique visual style that has catch my interest, I liked the objects in the foreground. could be use in another game.
Dreii
02. May 2014 · 07:46 UTC
Lol, Completely unopposed!
Knowledge
02. May 2014 · 15:58 UTC
Please play my game again!!!
Cake&Code
03. May 2014 · 16:20 UTC
The world looks awesome and super moody. Things got tense when I saw that spider come down! Then I just got the pie, very funny :)
goerp
08. May 2014 · 08:02 UTC
Haha, nothing wrong with a pun!

I like the moody graphics. it clashes a bit with the silly pun this game is, but they are nice.
I saw in your profile, that you are a musician. This game could have used some moody or silly music. Or have I missed it? Maybe next time music and no applet attempt?

I can relate to your Java applet annoyance. It's a nice idea but too much hassle (and a fair chance it will not work on someone elses computer).
For a Ludum Dare a jar is fine, a lot of people post .exe files, so why not a .jar?
jujule
09. May 2014 · 19:29 UTC
Simple and fun! Could you implement moonwalk for the post comp version?
🎤 howieV (binarygirl)
09. May 2014 · 20:34 UTC
haha i think he looks like he's backwards moonwalking already .. but good idea ;p ya i really always want to put audio/music in my entries (it might even be my favourite part) but i just really didnt have time this time.. just speaking from personal experience im always in favour of just clicking a web link as opposed to downloading and running something ..i supposed its not too much hassle tho ;p cheers guys :)