{"author_link":"\/author\/lpcustom\/","author_name":"lpcustom","author_uid":"20747","comments":[{"author_name":"Jesse111","author_uid":"22856","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 4:30am","epoch":1367209500,"text":"This is the hero Ludum Dare deserves"},{"author_name":"nicotuason","author_uid":"21669","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 4:31am","epoch":1367209560,"text":"game was ok... but the FRYING SAUCER was awesome"},{"author_name":"McDonaldsWizard","author_uid":"22461","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 4:32am","epoch":1367209620,"text":"It doesn't follow the theme at all, but that doesn't stop it from being fun. The difficulty ramps up nicely. Loved blasting that biggie size fries."},{"author_name":"Jack Zackowitz","author_uid":"22419","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 4:34am","epoch":1367209740,"text":"The first think I thought when booting up the game was. &quot;wow, this game could use some french fry bosses&quot;.\r<br\/>Did not dissapoint."},{"author_name":"pvwradtke","author_uid":"3728","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 4:39am","epoch":1367210040,"text":"Funniest game I played so far, congrats!"},{"author_name":"NeverAutomatic","author_uid":"18283","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 5:34am","epoch":1367213340,"text":"Great game! I thought the flying fries shooting fries was a nice touch. haha"},{"author_name":"cjacobwade","author_uid":"21238","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 5:39am","epoch":1367213640,"text":"Reminds me of Luftrausers!"},{"author_name":"Broxxar","author_uid":"22132","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 7:47am","epoch":1367221320,"text":"Hands down the best potato game I've played so far, and that's really saying something on account of how many damn potato games there are."},{"author_name":"Perry","author_uid":"15778","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 7:48am","epoch":1367221380,"text":"All around nice entry. Very solid."},{"author_name":"lpcustom","author_uid":"20747","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 7:55am","epoch":1367221800,"text":"Thanks for all the great comments. I'm trying to get around to rating all of your games as well!"},{"author_name":"shaircast","author_uid":"23050","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 8:03am","epoch":1367222280,"text":"SO MANY POTATOES IN LD LOL"},{"author_name":"jhrrsn","author_uid":"18114","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 10:00am","epoch":1367229300,"text":"Haha, very cool Asteroid\/Lunar Lander mashup. Good job man!"},{"author_name":"rujo","author_uid":"12028","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 10:43am","epoch":1367231880,"text":"i want potatoes now"},{"author_name":"Follett","author_uid":"11500","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 12:16pm","epoch":1367237460,"text":"That was ridiculous! I LOVE IT!"},{"author_name":"Tiago Ling Alexandre","author_uid":"10988","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 12:26pm","epoch":1367238060,"text":"Very nice game! A little too hard for my untrained fingers though! The potato themed foes were very cool!"},{"author_name":"Tiago Ling Alexandre","author_uid":"10988","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 12:29pm","epoch":1367238240,"text":"Very nice game! A little too hard for my untrained fingers though! The potato themed foes were very cool! Very nice music, definitely gonna check Muse Score!"},{"author_name":"aquilicoco","author_uid":"22746","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 1:13pm","epoch":1367240880,"text":"Kill potatoes...\r<br\/>Kill potatoes...\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Good work"},{"author_name":"netguy204","author_uid":"5044","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 6:35pm","epoch":1367260200,"text":"So, astroids + lunar lander actually works quite well and I enjoyed it. Controls felt good. The game was smooth and felt good to the touch. I think the balance would have been improved by adding a little bit of missile command (lose points when enemies hit the surface.)"},{"author_name":"PsenFilip","author_uid":"20764","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 6:44pm","epoch":1367260740,"text":"Haha Potatoes everywhere!\r<br\/>I read Lunar lander but I had to go hard crash my ship in order to believe it. Really good mash-up... works great."},{"author_name":"FuzzyWuzzie","author_uid":"22923","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 6:46pm","epoch":1367260860,"text":"Really great mashup of asteroids and lunar lander! Difficult, but fun!"},{"author_name":"PurpleMoustache","author_uid":"20308","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 9:10pm","epoch":1367269500,"text":"You passed the secret LD26 test: the theme wasn't Minimalism. It was Potatos ALL ALONG!\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Good job!"},{"author_name":"lpcustom","author_uid":"20747","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 2:55am","epoch":1367290200,"text":"netguy204, I actually started adding that in, but I didn't put a condition for game over on it or show the &quot;health&quot; of the base on the screen."},{"author_name":"CagedRat","author_uid":"557","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 6:07am","epoch":1367301720,"text":"POTATOES... IN... SPAAAACE!!"},{"author_name":"nilstastic","author_uid":"2443","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 12:30pm","epoch":1367324700,"text":"nice game! A little too hard, I crashed a lot :)"},{"author_name":"mortl8324","author_uid":"9841","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 1:49pm","epoch":1367329440,"text":"Very funny game. Felt a bit repetitive after awhile, and I didn't feel any incentive too keep trying. But otherwise, really funny game!"},{"author_name":"goerp","author_uid":"14225","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 7:33pm","epoch":1367350080,"text":"I never had the need to refuel. I always died before I had to refuel. \r<br\/>Played well and looked good. \r<br\/>You missed the theme I think. You should have come up with a silly reason why it would be Miminalism (like I did)."},{"author_name":"junt74","author_uid":"20520","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 1:33am","epoch":1367371680,"text":"Nice graphics, sounds, and potatoooooo!\r<br\/>I would be happier if I could check how much point I've got score when the game is over."},{"author_name":"Tyro","author_uid":"12708","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 2:14am","epoch":1367374140,"text":"I really enjoyed this one. Flying around and blasting cosmic spuds is an unrivaled experience."},{"author_name":"tcstyle","author_uid":"4834","time":"May 3, 2013 @ 8:45pm","epoch":1367613600,"text":"Interesting take on asteroid to add gravity (and potatoes). The controls are too sensitive."},{"author_name":"SmilingCat","author_uid":"21630","time":"May 7, 2013 @ 2:33am","epoch":1367893680,"text":"Adding gravity to your basic asteroids game makes it a bit more interesting. Good job!"},{"author_name":"Korda","author_uid":"14993","time":"May 7, 2013 @ 11:46am","epoch":1367926860,"text":"Congratulations on your first game! You have done a good job. Potatoes should have been the theme."}],"images":["ld26\/20747-9debfd9fc6d8562d7d896c8f2a53459a.jpg","ld26\/20747-2591fcd1c09c26a8c3221c21a921a4f7.jpg","ld26\/20747-0fecdb9404932fcb673e75047f571cc8.jpg","ld26\/20747-6f93959a2b5455037b1b96098a8efc3c.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/randyyates.us\/ld26\/PotatoRoids.exe","text":"Windows"},{"url":"http:\/\/randyyates.us\/ld26\/index.html","text":"Web"},{"url":"http:\/\/randyyates.us\/ld26\/PotatoRoidsSource.zip","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"25004","g_author":"20747","g_event":"LD26","g_eventkey":"16","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"25034","g_title":"Potatoroids","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"721","g_commentcount":"31","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\/\/233892\/20747-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/20747-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/20747-shot2.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/20747-shot3.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"This is my first Ludum Dare. I created this entry with GameMaker Studio Pro, which I've been using for about three weeks. I'm not new to programming but I am new to game making. This entry doesn't adhere to the minimalism theme very well, but pretty much anything I can write is minimalist. \r\n\r\nThis is an Asteroids meets Lunar Lander game. You control a space ship which is tasks with defending the world against asteroids and spaceships in the form of potatoes and french fries respectively. Gravity keeps pulling your ship down so you have to maintain flight while shooting at the bad guys. You also have limited fuel on the ship. You have to refuel by landing on the Fuel platform. This can be challenging. Use the force. \r\n\r\nYou get a 1UP every 20,000 points. \r\n\r\nSFX - created in BFXR.\r\nMusic - created in Muse Score.\r\nArt - GM sprite editor and Gimp.\r\n","title":"Potatoroids"}