Tube by BigBearScot

made by BigBearScot for LD29 (COMPO)

The goal of this game is to paint the pixels of a given pattern. Sounds easy, but there is a catch you are not able to directly paint them.

You control the magnets "beneath" the "surface" of the screen, and by switching the magnets off and on you are able to guide the beam to the desired pixel. Beware however as there are dead pixels on the screen which cause you to lose points

Enjoy 5 levels of pixel painting goodness!

Controls
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Up or Down key: Toggle top magnet
Left or Right ket: Toggle bottom magnet
Space bar: Draw Pixel

Gameplay Footage
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcK1-uLEAD4

PS. If you spot any bugs, please feel to post them here or tweet me on @BigBearScot

Web	http://bigbeargcu.github.io/tube/tube.html
Windows(untested)	https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ml3d60i2gelzezp/8QMBJZLINd
OS/X	https://www.dropbox.com/sh/7rcrwe7yqpvm6km/pkg-Z3UymG
Source	https://github.com/BigBearGCU/LD48-BMD/tree/Submission
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-29/?action=preview&uid=34390

Ratings

Coolness	24%	1959
Overall	2.78	941

Audio	2.72	586
Fun	2.35	1081
Graphics	2.53	963
Innovation	3.44	299
Theme	2.71	956

Feedback

vinull

27. Apr 2014 · 23:31 UTC

When I tap the arrow keys it only works every once in a while.

🎤 BigBearScot

27. Apr 2014 · 23:42 UTC

Do you mean it moves like this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ouiHxKVoEg&feature=youtu.be

If so, then that is the way I designed it :). You are turning on a magnet which pushes a beam across the screen.

If not, you have found a bug :)

bzizizi

28. Apr 2014 · 09:45 UTC

I guess it works as expected.

AlbertoSM

28. Apr 2014 · 20:05 UTC

Cool concept, but sloooooooow game. Nice job overall!

🎤 BigBearScot

28. Apr 2014 · 20:38 UTC

Thanks for the feeback, I wanted to keep it slow but ran out of tweaking time.

pinkmonkeyhead

29. Apr 2014 · 05:09 UTC

Nice magnet mechanics. It would be better to increase the responsiveness of the controls and make it more dynamic

hathol

29. Apr 2014 · 11:14 UTC

Took me a while to figure out the controls (I don't read no stinking tutorials ;) ), but once I got the hang of it it's actually a nice wee game :) Well done!

🎤 BigBearScot

29. Apr 2014 · 11:55 UTC

hathol, Its a payable tutorial so no need to read :)

DragonXVI

29. Apr 2014 · 13:58 UTC

Bonus points for a fully voiced tutorial :p Nifty little game, once you get the hang of it. Only main thing is I'd've liked the dot to move a bit faster :D

NicoM

30. Apr 2014 · 01:22 UTC

Interesting mechanic, nice job:)

ElStevo

30. Apr 2014 · 04:25 UTC

Nice concept ! Easy to learn and hard to master, good job !

Teesquared

10. May 2014 · 18:26 UTC

Nice idea using magnetics to control movement. It created a fun puzzler. Theme was a little bit of a stretch but fun game :)

klianc09

11. May 2014 · 15:57 UTC

Weird controls, but I got used to them after a while. The idea is nice, but it's quite slow and missing some challenge besides the dead pixels, which aren't much of a hindrance.

🎤 BigBearScot

11. May 2014 · 23:34 UTC

Thanks for the feedback, yep the game is a bit too slow and there isn't much challenge really. Next time, I'm spending more time on polishing up the core experience.

mortus

12. May 2014 · 07:31 UTC

Nice concept. I would like an ability to turn magnets to attract mode though. And you've mentioned that already and I agree that you need more mechanics or more fast-paced gameplay maybe to make it more fun. Right now it's too simple and slow for me. But I like the idea, it just needs some work and polishing.