{"author_link":"\/author\/xatulu\/","author_name":"Xatulu","author_uid":"21938","comments":[{"author_name":"Doccrazy","author_uid":"21790","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 3:27am","epoch":1367205720,"text":"Great visuals, and made me rage quite a bit. Nice one!"},{"author_name":"B","author_uid":"22144","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 11:40am","epoch":1367235300,"text":"Graphics look cool! Cant' rate because I couldn't get it to work on my Mac :\/ Sorry!"},{"author_name":"Awennor","author_uid":"6812","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 11:43am","epoch":1367235480,"text":"Interesting game! I actually managed to play it on a Mac! Good job, overall!"},{"author_name":"Morgawr","author_uid":"8711","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 11:43am","epoch":1367235480,"text":"Game was pretty smooth, jumping mechanics were quite annoying (jumping+right = getting stuck in next tile). The gameplay was very annoying when getting stuck at any wrong turn.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Overall it's solid, I liked the music."},{"author_name":"Toki Anholmes","author_uid":"18147","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 11:44am","epoch":1367235540,"text":"hey, great graphics and music. I think it might be better if there wasn't these raging holes."},{"author_name":"CiderPunk","author_uid":"7534","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 11:44am","epoch":1367235540,"text":"the jumping needed more work i think. looks and sounds ace though!"},{"author_name":"MagiMaster","author_uid":"23161","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 11:44am","epoch":1367235540,"text":"For an exploratory platformer, the Try Again areas kill the flow."},{"author_name":"Mousseto","author_uid":"19089","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 11:44am","epoch":1367235540,"text":"Graphics and music are great! Maybe just too much bored when i get stuck."},{"author_name":"Xatulu","author_uid":"21938","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 11:48am","epoch":1367235780,"text":"Hey guys, thanks for the feedback!\r<br\/>Yeah, i probably should have taken another approach for level design, and my collision detection is abmyssal, maybe i will improve it by adding a phys2d engine in the aftermath!"},{"author_name":"agmcleod","author_uid":"15813","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 12:53pm","epoch":1367239680,"text":"Can't seem to get the mac one running. Did you export as a runnable jar? &quot;Exception in thread &quot;main&quot; java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError: com\/xatulu\/LudumDare\/LudumDare : Unsupported major.minor version 51.0&quot;"},{"author_name":"LACrackers","author_uid":"22997","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 12:55pm","epoch":1367239800,"text":"Yes, but i will try again later today on my mac, haven't been able to test it on Linux and Mac Os X as of now, though that errors seems like your Java version is older then the one required."},{"author_name":"raincole","author_uid":"17708","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 1:16pm","epoch":1367241060,"text":"The art stuffs are creative. The jump is a little buggy... sometimes you can't jump while touching wall"},{"author_name":"Dietrich Epp","author_uid":"7606","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 1:20pm","epoch":1367241300,"text":"It's like a handbook of dirty tricks.  Dead ends, invisible platforms... post a map :-)"},{"author_name":"Xatulu","author_uid":"21938","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 1:24pm","epoch":1367241540,"text":"Added the Map as screenshot"},{"author_name":"dstozek","author_uid":"22673","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 1:29pm","epoch":1367241840,"text":"These &quot;try agains&quot; are really annoying! But it's satisfying overall"},{"author_name":"TaleLore","author_uid":"21654","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 1:33pm","epoch":1367242080,"text":"Liked the graphics. I see what you mean by collision detection problems, but still a good game."},{"author_name":"YM","author_uid":"11344","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 1:53pm","epoch":1367243280,"text":"Dead ends :("},{"author_name":"AlvaroH","author_uid":"21599","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 6:00pm","epoch":1367258100,"text":"I love the graphics!"},{"author_name":"Zekyon","author_uid":"20619","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 6:01pm","epoch":1367258160,"text":"The graphics, sound and difficulty are very awesome!.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Nice game, congratz!"},{"author_name":"JimmyLord","author_uid":"23245","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 6:07pm","epoch":1367258520,"text":"Simple fun platformer, sticky walls when jumping and dead ends hurt, but enjoyed exploring the maze."},{"author_name":"karsyf","author_uid":"17889","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 6:16pm","epoch":1367259060,"text":"Like the sparse visuals, the collision detection bugs were a little annoying =D Potato!"},{"author_name":"@SamPotasz","author_uid":"21972","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 6:58pm","epoch":1367261580,"text":"Good work! Agreed that the game would be simpler &amp; better w\/out the dead ends, but I love the music :)"},{"author_name":"Fabien Por\u00e9e","author_uid":"20926","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 10:01pm","epoch":1367272560,"text":"How can a game look this cute and be so mean? :)\r<br\/>Love the music."},{"author_name":"AestheticGamer","author_uid":"22278","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 12:04pm","epoch":1367323140,"text":"The effort in visuals and audio is definitely appreciated. I also had some fun with it, but yes, the collision detection issues and the trial and error gameplay lead to diminishing the result. I feel if you tackled this again, maybe added some mechanic to the gameplay to spice it up, and of course work a bit on design and collisions, this could be a fun time. Good job on your first self-made game effort, though!"},{"author_name":"TheAwesomeProgrammer","author_uid":"20524","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 1:27pm","epoch":1367328120,"text":"I love the movement, but as you also say the collision is a bit of. But it is a awesome platform game :D"},{"author_name":"Mago","author_uid":"5227","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 1:36pm","epoch":1367328660,"text":"Simple but fun game. I realy liked minimal grafic and music is very neat. Great job."},{"author_name":"lightnarcissus","author_uid":"20680","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 2:14pm","epoch":1367330940,"text":"Few problems aside, it stays true to the theme quite admirably!"},{"author_name":"FuzzyWuzzie","author_uid":"22923","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 3:38pm","epoch":1367335980,"text":"Nice graphics and I love the music, but the jumping needed work. Maybe instead of needing to push the jump key, you could auto-jump if jump is held down?"},{"author_name":"tonic","author_uid":"66","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 3:44pm","epoch":1367336340,"text":"A bit frustrating and the gameplay could be refined a bit, so keep working on it. I like the graphics! :)"},{"author_name":"EdoMiyamoto","author_uid":"18304","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 3:57pm","epoch":1367337120,"text":"It's nice, only problem is you can't always jump when facing a wall !"},{"author_name":"Xatulu","author_uid":"21938","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 4:25pm","epoch":1367338800,"text":"@FuzzyWuzzie: Yeah, the whole physics and controls need work, those will be the next parts i'm tackling.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>@Tonic: Will do, currently rewriting it so it doesn't use Slick (see my Journal)\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Thanks for the input guys!"},{"author_name":"Benjamin","author_uid":"2952","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 5:05pm","epoch":1367341200,"text":"Nice little platformer, you can't jump if you have a block just in front of you. Even if the theme was minimalist, adding some bonus to collect like coins would have made the game better imho."},{"author_name":"Yakyb","author_uid":"4649","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 5:45pm","epoch":1367343600,"text":"enjoyed this, despite some annoying collision bugs had a very nice feel to it"},{"author_name":"Test User","author_uid":"15303","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 5:57pm","epoch":1367344320,"text":"The collision detection did make it a little tedious to jump around, but besides that, it was fun running around the maze."},{"author_name":"lasergans","author_uid":"18111","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 6:15pm","epoch":1367345400,"text":"Potato &lt;3  \r<br\/>Nice graphics. \r<br\/>Did run good on Mac 10.7.5"},{"author_name":"Alex Rose","author_uid":"19499","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 6:37pm","epoch":1367346720,"text":"It'd be nice if it had a button for restarting, instead of just saying it on the wall, and the jump physics felt a bit like you only set a constant velocity up and then down, rather than using acceleration?\r<br\/>\r<br\/>But those are minor qualms, overall it's a cool game, really fits the theme. Nice one."},{"author_name":"Xatulu","author_uid":"21938","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 6:46pm","epoch":1367347260,"text":"@Alex Rose: Well you can Press F10 (not on mac thou, OsX kills that..), but yeah, adding a permanent OnScreen Button might me nice.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>And yeah, thats what i did, i didn't have more time for proper physics, will be in the game in a later stage! Thanks for the input!"},{"author_name":"Shugor","author_uid":"14284","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 9:30pm","epoch":1367357100,"text":"I found that the graphics and music were pretty nice, but as others have previously said, dead ends and difficulty jumping when too close to a block killed the mood. By the way, that is a nice potato."},{"author_name":"jhrrsn","author_uid":"18114","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 10:24pm","epoch":1367360340,"text":"Gameplay is quite sticky. I enjoy the concept and the audio. The 'try again' pits are infuriating though :P"},{"author_name":"lotusgame","author_uid":"19058","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 10:24am","epoch":1367403540,"text":"Nice graphics and huge work on level design. Too bad controls are so awful. Sometimes you can't jump even if there isn't any obstacle over your head. Whatever it's a great job :)"},{"author_name":"fullmontis","author_uid":"21736","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 1:16pm","epoch":1367413860,"text":"Very frustrating when you reach a dead end and have to restart from the beginning. I like the simple visual style."},{"author_name":"The Consul","author_uid":"13454","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 2:05pm","epoch":1367416800,"text":"The dead ends are frustrating. Also one cannot jump while next to a tile.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Good job though. The graphics are nice!"},{"author_name":"robotality","author_uid":"22760","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 2:36pm","epoch":1367418660,"text":"The &quot;try again&quot; part was rather frustrating and the controls were a little bit difficult but overall nice platformer"},{"author_name":"BrothersT","author_uid":"12722","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 3:01pm","epoch":1367420160,"text":"Haha, nasty game! I like it. I think because I pretty much made it to the end first time, despite the huge level."},{"author_name":"Travis Irby","author_uid":"22035","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 8:09pm","epoch":1367438640,"text":"Like the unique look to this game and the memorization mechanic is clever, nice job!"},{"author_name":"Kiwiboi","author_uid":"20891","time":"May 2, 2013 @ 5:42pm","epoch":1367516220,"text":"Yes the collision is quite a problem but other than that it's pretty enjoyable! :D The music is great and it fits the theme well! :)"},{"author_name":"Rafael Sales","author_uid":"22086","time":"May 2, 2013 @ 7:29pm","epoch":1367522640,"text":"Cool game dude. Congratz!"},{"author_name":"Neonlare","author_uid":"1913","time":"May 3, 2013 @ 11:36am","epoch":1367580660,"text":"Hit collision is terrible. Running into a wall and jumping flat out stops your vertical movement dead and it shouldn't, it feels pretty unnatural that way. However there's a lot of content in this and the gameplay was otherwise pretty damn nice."}],"images":["ld26\/21938-ff88a376db75780bc96dd92a6f5e2e3f.jpg","ld26\/21938-a73cf71c288d3625ea8e98bf6c75aec5.jpg","ld26\/21938-57182429b76f70398cb4427b60650141.jpg","ld26\/21938-3c40c4e87a4275a23a7fa1a141f8e428.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/goo.gl\/0LPF3","text":"Applet"},{"url":"https:\/\/github.com\/Xatulu\/LudumDare26\/raw\/ld48-final\/builds\/MinimalJump_Windows.jar","text":"Windows"},{"url":"https:\/\/github.com\/Xatulu\/LudumDare26\/raw\/ld48-final\/builds\/MinimalJump_Mac.jar","text":"OS\/X"},{"url":"https:\/\/github.com\/Xatulu\/LudumDare26\/raw\/ld48-final\/builds\/MinimalJump_Linux.jar","text":"Linux"},{"url":"https:\/\/github.com\/Xatulu\/LudumDare26\/tree\/ld48-final","text":"Github"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"25313","g_author":"21938","g_event":"LD26","g_eventkey":"16","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"25343","g_title":"MinimalJump","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"1045","g_commentcount":"48","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\/21938-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/21938-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/21938-shot2.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/21938-shot3.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"My game has some miner issues with collision detection, i will try to be better next time.\r\n\r\nIt's a simple 2D-side scrolling lybrinth. Even if you often end up stuck, don't fret. There is a portal out of that hell hole. Even if it will take forever to find it.\r\n\r\nSorry for the Try again holes..\r\nUploaded a map for those who want to avoid those.\r\n\r\nRegarding Mac Os X problems:\r\nJust tested with latest OsX + latest Java version, running smoothly.","title":"MinimalJump"}