{"author_link":"\/author\/bigbearscot\/","author_name":"BigBearScot","author_uid":"34390","comments":[{"author_name":"vinull","author_uid":"19362","time":"Apr 27, 2014 @ 11:36pm","epoch":1398641460,"text":"When I tap the arrow keys it only works every once in a while."},{"author_name":"BigBearScot","author_uid":"34390","time":"Apr 27, 2014 @ 11:47pm","epoch":1398642120,"text":"Do you mean it moves like this?\r<br\/>\r<br\/>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9ouiHxKVoEg&amp;feature=youtu.be\r<br\/>\r<br\/>If so, then that is the way I designed it :). You are turning on a magnet which pushes a beam across the screen.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>If not, you have found a bug :)"},{"author_name":"bzizizi","author_uid":"6411","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 9:50am","epoch":1398678300,"text":"I guess it works as expected."},{"author_name":"AlbertoSM","author_uid":"18201","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 8:10pm","epoch":1398715500,"text":"Cool concept, but sloooooooow game. Nice job overall!"},{"author_name":"BigBearScot","author_uid":"34390","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 8:43pm","epoch":1398717480,"text":"Thanks for the feeback, I wanted to keep it slow but ran out of tweaking time."},{"author_name":"pinkmonkeyhead","author_uid":"11711","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 5:14am","epoch":1398748140,"text":"Nice magnet mechanics. It would be better to increase the responsiveness of the controls and make it more dynamic"},{"author_name":"hathol","author_uid":"35002","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 11:19am","epoch":1398770040,"text":"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!"},{"author_name":"BigBearScot","author_uid":"34390","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 12:00pm","epoch":1398772500,"text":"hathol, Its a payable tutorial so no need to read :)"},{"author_name":"DragonXVI","author_uid":"35553","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 2:03pm","epoch":1398779880,"text":"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"},{"author_name":"NicoM","author_uid":"32562","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 1:27am","epoch":1398820920,"text":"Interesting mechanic, nice job:)"},{"author_name":"ElStevo","author_uid":"25850","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 4:30am","epoch":1398831900,"text":"Nice concept ! Easy to learn and hard to master, good job !"},{"author_name":"Teesquared","author_uid":"35091","time":"May 10, 2014 @ 6:31pm","epoch":1399746360,"text":"Nice idea using magnetics to control movement. It created a fun puzzler. Theme was a little bit of a stretch but fun game :)"},{"author_name":"klianc09","author_uid":"20290","time":"May 11, 2014 @ 4:02pm","epoch":1399823820,"text":"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."},{"author_name":"BigBearScot","author_uid":"34390","time":"May 11, 2014 @ 11:39pm","epoch":1399851240,"text":"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."},{"author_name":"mortus","author_uid":"20884","time":"May 12, 2014 @ 7:36am","epoch":1399879860,"text":"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."}],"images":["ld29\/34390-c6cbc635a64186947969317f1def6427.jpg","ld29\/34390-327f0677663ec2d974ba7e1d4140e9ca.jpg","ld29\/34390-8955e7ef242aaca9c54e450a09fc09f3.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/bigbeargcu.github.io\/tube\/tube.html","text":"Web"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/ml3d60i2gelzezp\/8QMBJZLINd","text":"Windows(untested)"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/7rcrwe7yqpvm6km\/pkg-Z3UymG","text":"OS\/X"},{"url":"https:\/\/github.com\/BigBearGCU\/LD48-BMD\/tree\/Submission","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"19538","g_author":"34390","g_event":"LD29","g_eventkey":"22","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"19567","g_title":"Tube","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"941","g_commentcount":"15","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\/34390-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/342546\/34390-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/342546\/34390-shot2.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"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. \r\n\r\nYou 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\r\n\r\nEnjoy 5 levels of pixel painting goodness!\r\n\r\nControls\r\n=====\r\nUp or Down key: Toggle top magnet\r\nLeft or Right ket: Toggle bottom magnet\r\nSpace bar: Draw Pixel\r\n\r\nGameplay Footage\r\n===========\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IcK1-uLEAD4\r\n\r\nPS. If you spot any bugs, please feel to post them here or tweet me on @BigBearScot","title":"Tube"}