Macgoober by Richard Rice

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made by Richard Rice for LD27 (COMPO)
I only ended up having 8 hours, so I reduced my scope quite a bit.

You have 10 seconds to disarm the time-bomb. There are 5 levels of progressing difficulty.

Each wire has a simple calculation effect on the power level. The power level and target power level are different on each of the 5 play levels. A new wire is introduced each play level until all 5 wires are affecting the result.

Keys:
1 - toggles blue wire effect
2 - toggles green wire effect
3 - toggles red wire effect
4 - toggles cyan wire effect
5 - toggles yellow wire effect

space - starts next level

Ratings

Coolness 24% 1698
Overall 2.32 1111
Audio 1.94 823
Fun 2.37 972
Graphics 2.37 868
Innovation 2.68 778
Theme 3.42 310

Feedback

optimality
26. Aug 2013 路 16:34 UTC
I can't figure out what to do. On the first level I win if I fill up the green bar, but on the second one filling up the green bar loses?
zzForrest
27. Aug 2013 路 15:32 UTC
Wow, impressive for 8 hours! If I get this right, each wire has a specific effect and you have 10 seconds to get the green bar to where the arrow points? Nice design! I really enjoyed it. 4/5
馃帳 Richard Rice
27. Aug 2013 路 18:13 UTC
Thanks. Yes each wire has a simple calculation effect on the power level. The power level and target power level are different on each of the 5 play levels. A new wire is introduced each play level until all 5 wires are affecting the result.
joekinglake
27. Aug 2013 路 18:21 UTC
I can't figure it out, i'm stuck after the first level.
onzephyr
27. Aug 2013 路 18:25 UTC
Cool idea. well put together especially considering the time limit you had. nice game
RARoadkill
28. Aug 2013 路 03:41 UTC
Very impressive for 8 hours
Darien
29. Aug 2013 路 01:18 UTC
Not bad for eight hours. It would be nice to be able to restart the same level if you lose instead of going all the way back to the beginning.
zeh
29. Aug 2013 路 01:22 UTC
A little hard to understand the interface, but nice idea.
fferro234
29. Aug 2013 路 01:23 UTC
Yea, I am not sure what I am supposed to be doing. Is there a target power level for each level. Does it say anywhere in the game what power level we are trying to get for each level?
fferro234
29. Aug 2013 路 01:25 UTC
Nevermind, now I realize that its the arrow to the left of the power gauge.
HD408
29. Aug 2013 路 19:03 UTC
Short, but not bad, especially for 8 hours.
Antidote
31. Aug 2013 路 22:30 UTC
I can't understand what to do. Passed to the fourth level, but I have no idea what I did right or wrong. Would be nice to get a better explanation on how to play it.
Though it's a nice job for 8 hours.
Dan
04. Sep 2013 路 14:56 UTC
Clever! Makes you think!