Ten 2nd's by Nights57

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made by Nights57 for LD27 (COMPO)
Anybody can get first place in a race, but it takes a special hero to get second place! Become the all time 2nd best racer and win 10 races in second place. It's not a glamorous job, but somebody has to do it.

Ratings

Coolness 46% 1229
Overall 3.59 131
Audio 2.23 718
Fun 3.73 57
Graphics 2.35 876
Humor 3.78 47
Innovation 3.84 73
Mood 2.86 444
Theme 4.32 9

Feedback

GarrettMickley
26. Aug 2013 路 01:49 UTC
I lol'd at some points. Very fun, too.
Zerkruemler
26. Aug 2013 路 18:54 UTC
The links seem to be broken (404)
馃帳 Nights57
26. Aug 2013 路 21:13 UTC
Thanks for the heads up, switched from Dropbox and rehosted it on Newgrounds
Vico
26. Aug 2013 路 21:50 UTC
Another good interpretation of the theme, indeed!
SneManden
26. Aug 2013 路 21:53 UTC
Very funny game. The graphics and sounds were quite poor, but what it lacked in those aspects, it had in fun and challenging gameplay. Quite humorous too - love it!
wally2069
26. Aug 2013 路 21:53 UTC
Neat little racing simulator =)
stephan_h
26. Aug 2013 路 21:54 UTC
This game was way more fun than I expected.
And I am so dumb: It took a few seconds til I realized that you are spot on with the theme.
Bmanrules
26. Aug 2013 路 21:55 UTC
Very nice! Loved the use of "10 2nds". I saw another game with athletes based on the same theme, not sure if it was independent or what, but still awesome! Visuals are fantastic!
Zuige
26. Aug 2013 路 21:55 UTC
The last level laser things didn't seem to quite work as expected but the game was still beatable. Lovely!
SamC
26. Aug 2013 路 21:55 UTC
awesome interpretation of the theme, good job
Latcarf
26. Aug 2013 路 22:01 UTC
Very fun!
The Linux version doesn't work on ArchLinux (because of a version mismatch in libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0) but the web version does. Also you need to include the source.
Thepattybeast
26. Aug 2013 路 22:03 UTC
awesome game and very very cool use of the theme got stuck on level 9.
michail
26. Aug 2013 路 22:04 UTC
Fun idea and very smart level design. The humor is also good :)
imef
26. Aug 2013 路 22:09 UTC
I like the idea! It was quite fun to play!
fdevant
26. Aug 2013 路 22:11 UTC
Hard game! Clever scenes haha.
Diogo Muller
26. Aug 2013 路 22:14 UTC
Great twist on the theme. The game is hard, but it's quite satisfying when you finally get the second place.
馃帳 Nights57
26. Aug 2013 路 22:25 UTC
Thanks for all the nice comments guys! It's really gotten me into a great mood :D.

Thanks for letting me know about the linux mismatch (also that I forgot to up the source)!
flarb
26. Aug 2013 路 23:28 UTC
Hahaha--I love this game. The idea of getting 2nd place is genius. That could be a whole LD48 theme - "underachievement"
whiteravens
27. Aug 2013 路 00:21 UTC
LOL, we have the same interpretation of the theme. Unfortunately, I can't run your game, it crashes on my Windows, and Newgrounds say it's under review.

Try my game out here too:
http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-27/?action=preview&uid=23106
flyingbear
27. Aug 2013 路 01:40 UTC
There's a surprising amount of skill involved in getting 2nd place! Nicely done
dumasflo
27. Aug 2013 路 14:28 UTC
Nice interpretation of the theme :D Surprised me ! Good job ! :)
Zerkruemler
27. Aug 2013 路 18:55 UTC
Very funny, but some levels are more luck than skill and I was not able to finish the last level since it sometimes does not react on my keypresses. Good ideas. Keep on creating such games
hbocao
02. Sep 2013 路 02:47 UTC
Good take on the theme, good graphics and nice sound (which remind me of Gran Prix of Atari era).
ravine
16. Sep 2013 路 21:24 UTC
I really liked how you interpreted the theme!
JonathanG
16. Sep 2013 路 22:29 UTC
Very innovative! It's a simple idea, but fun to play and keep trying at
dcolgan
17. Sep 2013 路 00:48 UTC
Haha this game is hilarious and a great alternate use of the theme.