{"author_link":"\/author\/barkergames\/","author_name":"barkergames","author_uid":"17604","comments":[{"author_name":"@TeddyNashor","author_uid":"24963","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 12:27am","epoch":1387239720,"text":"hmmm couldnt figure it out, maybe something to do with where the little ships come out of, but after 6-8 deaths I gave up. Thanks."},{"author_name":"ambi","author_uid":"31451","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 12:28am","epoch":1387239780,"text":"I don't know how to finish the game. I died many times but seemed to be unable to find a way to defeat the enemies."},{"author_name":"peacegiverman","author_uid":"13850","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 12:32am","epoch":1387240020,"text":"Good art and well polished. Too bad you only get one level."},{"author_name":"jmcrafty","author_uid":"29763","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 12:35am","epoch":1387240200,"text":"I couldn't get it to run unfortunately. I have Windows 7, 6gb RAM, AMD graphics card."},{"author_name":"loggs2","author_uid":"29178","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 1:46am","epoch":1387244460,"text":"Cool game I just wish it was longer. I was able to succeed and defeat the ship on the first try, but this meant the game was like 10 seconds. :)"},{"author_name":"barkergames","author_uid":"17604","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 1:56am","epoch":1387245060,"text":"Yes, sadly I wasn't able to make it as long as I wanted to :("},{"author_name":"jomomomo","author_uid":"4914","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 8:38pm","epoch":1387312380,"text":"Can't play windows games"},{"author_name":"supremefist","author_uid":"6395","time":"Dec 19, 2013 @ 10:55am","epoch":1387450200,"text":"I couldn't figure out where to shoot the mothership... maybe give some kind of a clue? Trial and error is no fun! Good execution, though!"},{"author_name":"Cezel_","author_uid":"30673","time":"Dec 20, 2013 @ 7:05am","epoch":1387522800,"text":"The game didnt start and I dont know why."},{"author_name":"ChrisMingay","author_uid":"15929","time":"Dec 20, 2013 @ 10:03am","epoch":1387533480,"text":"Like the concept and especially the enemy ship movements but I am clearly missing something because I couldn't tell when I should be using my one missile."},{"author_name":"TheStolenBattenberg","author_uid":"31753","time":"Dec 20, 2013 @ 10:08am","epoch":1387533780,"text":"This looks really fun, but I couldn't figure it out! Sorry! I'll try it again some time, but for now it's added to my to do folder!"},{"author_name":"Ace","author_uid":"10247","time":"Dec 20, 2013 @ 10:54am","epoch":1387536540,"text":"It's a nice game, though a bit too easy to beat.\r\rYou should have more levels that you have to beat, maybe salvage one missile from the defeated ship and using it on the next one."},{"author_name":"Alex Rose","author_uid":"19499","time":"Dec 20, 2013 @ 11:38am","epoch":1387539180,"text":"I defeated the aliens. A p-pow.\r\rI don't think it was that difficult to figure out where to shoot. The whole thing's symmetrical, so it was obviously going to be either the bottom or the top.\r\rThe control scheme is cool. I enjoyed just flying around dodging things for a bit at the start.\r\rNice one man."},{"author_name":"tobbez","author_uid":"19361","time":"Dec 20, 2013 @ 1:43pm","epoch":1387546680,"text":"Quite a short game, the boss didn't really have anything that made him interesting."},{"author_name":"SerialVelocity","author_uid":"29908","time":"Dec 20, 2013 @ 2:03pm","epoch":1387547880,"text":"Took a few tries but wasn't really sure how to destroy the big ship? Is there a weak point? Good start though."},{"author_name":"barkergames","author_uid":"17604","time":"Dec 20, 2013 @ 2:30pm","epoch":1387549500,"text":"For those of you who try to run it but it just doesn't start:\rYou probably don't have the XNA 4.0 Framework installed.\rLink is above description.\r\rIf that doesn't work let me know.\r\rThanks for playing my game everyone :)"},{"author_name":"glovecat","author_uid":"28794","time":"Dec 20, 2013 @ 4:59pm","epoch":1387558440,"text":"I've just checked that you can destroy the enemy starship using two differents strategies :P. Good idea but toooooo short. But anyway you finished the game, congratulations!"},{"author_name":"LD_LAN_Party","author_uid":"26312","time":"Dec 21, 2013 @ 1:24am","epoch":1387588740,"text":"I like the mothership graphic."},{"author_name":"NiceAlexanderAS","author_uid":"7045","time":"Dec 21, 2013 @ 1:51am","epoch":1387590360,"text":"hahaha Excellent Work, i love the pixel art on this game! :D Was kind of hard but was fun to play! Great work n_n"},{"author_name":"bowlercaptain","author_uid":"14337","time":"Dec 21, 2013 @ 7:25am","epoch":1387610400,"text":"Couldn't figure it out originally based on ship design - I assumed I would be shooting some specific feature of the ship: into the docking bay, engines, etc., but a comment's suggestion made it not terribly difficult. I liked how the cycles of the weapon sounds were a simple multiple at eachother, making kind of a beat out of the sounds."},{"author_name":"PaperBlurt","author_uid":"26530","time":"Dec 21, 2013 @ 8:44am","epoch":1387615140,"text":"Good usage of atmosphere together with gameplay!\rNice!"},{"author_name":"runvs","author_uid":"29172","time":"Dec 21, 2013 @ 8:46am","epoch":1387615260,"text":"Nice and working Game! \rI figured out quite fast, what to do (and where to shoot). Unfortunately the game closes after i destroyed the alien ship, so no ending scene, credits or score for me. :-(\rMore levels would have been great, also so Music could have given the game some nice touch as well as some more particle effects.\rThe always displayed notice for Fullscreen is not neccesary and distracts me a little bit. \rNevertheless a nice game which fits the theme in multiple ways!"},{"author_name":"VAMflax","author_uid":"14280","time":"Dec 21, 2013 @ 6:20pm","epoch":1387649700,"text":"I figured it out! :D\rI like the control scheme a lot. Would play a fully realised non-one-missile version! :D\rNice work!"},{"author_name":"Daveloper","author_uid":"29237","time":"Dec 21, 2013 @ 7:38pm","epoch":1387654380,"text":"Good attempt at the theme. though it wasn't quite clear how you would need to use your only missile."},{"author_name":"moomoo112","author_uid":"11665","time":"Dec 21, 2013 @ 7:59pm","epoch":1387655640,"text":"I like how you are just out of luck if you miss. Its a nice use of the theme."},{"author_name":"Lennaert Hoh\u00e9","author_uid":"30382","time":"Dec 22, 2013 @ 12:31am","epoch":1387671960,"text":"I like the twist on the theme: one missile, doesn't matter."},{"author_name":"MisoraStudios","author_uid":"29698","time":"Dec 23, 2013 @ 3:51am","epoch":1387770360,"text":"Like the art."},{"author_name":"Jupiter_Hadley","author_uid":"27744","time":"Dec 24, 2013 @ 9:50pm","epoch":1387921500,"text":"I beat the game!!! Nice job! I included it in part 10 of my Ludum Dare Compilation video series, if you'd like to take a look :) http:\/\/youtu.be\/iZspNc9Kmjk"},{"author_name":"RodRoy1","author_uid":"31418","time":"Dec 25, 2013 @ 12:56pm","epoch":1387975860,"text":"Nice idea, but i think the implimentation of the jam theme kind of ruins this game. Only getting one missle makes this anticlimactic. Maybe if you had to go through a level before coming to the boss. Just an idea :D"}],"images":["ld28\/17604-10d01b4adf73e423756dd46cf263e3d7.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/goo.gl\/U6F7rr","text":"Windows(XNA)"},{"url":"http:\/\/goo.gl\/kPTJs8","text":"Code"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/download\/details.aspx?id=20914","text":"XNA Redistributable"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"21726","g_author":"17604","g_event":"LD28","g_eventkey":"20","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"21755","g_title":"A Snowball's Chance In Space","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"740","g_commentcount":"29","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\/\/308734\/17604-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Aliens have invaded!\r\nThey have come to destroy everything.\r\nYou are the only fighter left.\r\nand our only hope to save Earth\r\n\r\nOh, and you:\r\nonly have one missile left!\r\n\r\nRequires XNA 4.0 (Link above)","title":"A Snowball's Chance In Space"}