{"author_link":"\/author\/mortl8324\/","author_name":"Custard Games","author_uid":"9841","comments":[{"author_name":"DdlyHeadshot","author_uid":"23095","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 1:09pm","epoch":1367240640,"text":"Really quite a fun game, not that I've managed to get very far..."},{"author_name":"psychopsam","author_uid":"12354","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 5:12am","epoch":1367298420,"text":"Great game, and I only got to 52 seconds.  Nice and simple and easier to learn.  Hard to master. Nice thing about the 'tader too.  Well done!"},{"author_name":"karlin","author_uid":"18552","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 2:04pm","epoch":1367330340,"text":"I really enjoyed this and the art was great. Best I managed was 28s."},{"author_name":"Andrei Barsan","author_uid":"4218","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 2:33pm","epoch":1367332080,"text":"It's quite fun, but a tad difficult, even after getting used to it. It would be more fun to progress through (shorter) levels, with each being a tad harder than the next."},{"author_name":"Galvesmash","author_uid":"20148","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 2:47pm","epoch":1367332920,"text":"Great Game man! Too difficult D: My best time was 43s (btw the first asteroid was the best! XD)"},{"author_name":"hardycore","author_uid":"13215","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 3:47pm","epoch":1367336520,"text":"Great little game!  I think you got teh difficulty just right!  Its amazing how much that background sound does for teh mood of the game! Good art too!"},{"author_name":"ericlass","author_uid":"21343","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 3:48pm","epoch":1367336580,"text":"Cool game, but I'm not fast enough."},{"author_name":"ComicSans","author_uid":"21220","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 3:49pm","epoch":1367336640,"text":"Rocket # should go up every time you restart.  ;)"},{"author_name":"smealum","author_uid":"22789","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 3:54pm","epoch":1367336940,"text":"neat little game ! nice art, funny intro (also loved the easter egg when you get &quot;mashed&quot; into the potato :P) and minimalistic gameplay that fits the theme pretty well. good job !"},{"author_name":"orange08","author_uid":"4109","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 4:47pm","epoch":1367340120,"text":"Rather difficult. I would have liked to be able to shoot at incoming asteroids to clear my path. Pretty nice, anyway."},{"author_name":"Gravity Games","author_uid":"17764","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 6:45pm","epoch":1367347200,"text":"Wow, I really liked this one, but I wasn't able to beat it. Funny alternate message when you hit the potato BTW..."},{"author_name":"Purplescape","author_uid":"19858","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 11:00pm","epoch":1367362500,"text":"Fast paced and fits the theme well. It's also really difficult. Nice space potato"},{"author_name":"dalbinblue","author_uid":"13960","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 4:25am","epoch":1367382000,"text":"Fun!  Reminds me a lot of the iOS Hypership out of Control."},{"author_name":"ilovepixel","author_uid":"13148","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 5:59am","epoch":1367387640,"text":"The movement was really fast, I think the best I did was 42s. It's still a nice game and kept playing for a few rounds."},{"author_name":"powstrike","author_uid":"23840","time":"May 2, 2013 @ 6:25am","epoch":1367475600,"text":"Lawl this game is too easy, have completed it 4 times already on my 3rd hour of trying. P.S I'm asian. \r<br\/>\r<br\/>Proof! http:\/\/imgur.com\/NKKHxdh"},{"author_name":"patrickward","author_uid":"22335","time":"May 2, 2013 @ 3:07pm","epoch":1367506920,"text":"Holy space potatoes, that's fast! It's quick, but fun. Kudos to whoever beats it. Nice job on the graphics, humor, and sounds."},{"author_name":"Ernyz","author_uid":"2537","time":"May 2, 2013 @ 3:18pm","epoch":1367507580,"text":"Woah, that was pretty difficult O.o still, the game fits the theme perfectly :)"},{"author_name":"TheBenjaneer","author_uid":"20637","time":"May 3, 2013 @ 8:59pm","epoch":1367614440,"text":"Lol, I wonder who else found that easter egg?\r<br\/>( for the record, i thought there might be one there, and wondered what would happen, I'm not actually that bad at the game xD )\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Nice game. Pretty Challenging"},{"author_name":"sudorossy","author_uid":"7905","time":"May 4, 2013 @ 12:05am","epoch":1367625600,"text":"Fun game. Love the 3D effect the asteroids give."},{"author_name":"S0larCode","author_uid":"13842","time":"May 4, 2013 @ 6:15pm","epoch":1367691000,"text":"So difficult, but in a good way!"},{"author_name":"messiano","author_uid":"22060","time":"May 4, 2013 @ 6:17pm","epoch":1367691120,"text":"Loved the humour and gameplay! Quite addictive."},{"author_name":"lightsoda","author_uid":"19698","time":"May 4, 2013 @ 6:34pm","epoch":1367692140,"text":"Hard, 60 seconds seem way longer. The prize is totally worth it though!"},{"author_name":"loxo","author_uid":"23206","time":"May 4, 2013 @ 6:34pm","epoch":1367692140,"text":"Fun to play, but quite hard. The story is really good too. Though, I don't like that the asteroid field is different every time."},{"author_name":"Jellycakes","author_uid":"13474","time":"May 4, 2013 @ 6:34pm","epoch":1367692140,"text":"Really fun game. Definitely minimalist and kept me interested even though I kept dying. The end prize was definitely worth the pain though. Nice job!"},{"author_name":"GranaDa","author_uid":"11561","time":"May 5, 2013 @ 12:13pm","epoch":1367755680,"text":"Good game. Really hard to master. Loved the graphics and colors. Good job!"},{"author_name":"Skoggy","author_uid":"7478","time":"May 6, 2013 @ 2:01pm","epoch":1367848560,"text":"Very simple yet fun and challenging. Kind of like a bullet hell shooter with no bullets."},{"author_name":"Dietrich Epp","author_uid":"7606","time":"May 12, 2013 @ 8:32am","epoch":1368347220,"text":"Cmon, give me some shields.  Controls are solid and it's fun, but too hard."},{"author_name":"Exclamation Mark","author_uid":"22286","time":"May 18, 2013 @ 11:25pm","epoch":1368919200,"text":"Bah! Ignore anyone who says the game is too hard! It's a video game challenge at it's finest! Hard, but fair and rewarding! Nothing ground breaking, but very well executed."},{"author_name":"GeorgeBroussard","author_uid":"8631","time":"May 20, 2013 @ 7:44pm","epoch":1369078740,"text":"I really dig the art style. I never got very far but I think you could polish this up to be quite fun."},{"author_name":"shawn42","author_uid":"571","time":"May 21, 2013 @ 12:49am","epoch":1369097040,"text":"Very fun.. and HARD. Got mashed right away! 43 seconds was about my best. Fun game and I love your style of art."}],"images":["ld26\/9841-c358f2554bd95c95f88c13bb2fb87fcb.jpg","ld26\/9841-3e0de991dbb64ab7e3f46488e966c8c4.jpg","ld26\/9841-ee9b40ffcbc042e29a042a7fb51e5c80.jpg","ld26\/9841-79650f85722af62f713d5eed62bf909b.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.custardgames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/asteroidsthe-side-scroller.jar","text":"Download"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.custardgames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/asteroidsthe-side-scroller-small.jar","text":"Download (small screen)"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.custardgames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/asteroidsthe-side-scroller-code.zip","text":"Source"},{"url":"http:\/\/custardgames.com\/","text":"Website"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"25734","g_author":"9841","g_event":"LD26","g_eventkey":"16","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"25764","g_title":"ASTEROIDS! (the side-scroller)","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"416","g_commentcount":"30","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\/9841-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/9841-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/9841-shot2.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/9841-shot3.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"You play as a rather unfortunate test pilot aboard a \"minimalistic\" rocket ship (no unnecessary features such as slowing down or landing), who has to attempt to navigate his way through a field of asteroids without getting smashed to a billion pieces! \r\n\r\nMy first Ludum Dare entry, and the second game I've ever made! I've decided to go for a game with very simple mechanics, but is difficult as hell to win. While most people chose to go for a minimalistic art style, I've decided to keep the controls (only up\/w and down\/s) and actual gameplay minimalistic instead. It seems extremely impossible initially, but after awhile you get the hang of it.\r\n\r\nI programmed the game from scratch in Java, using ecplipse for code, and paint.net for all the textures. I will be posting a post-mortem either on LD or on my website. (www.custardgames.com)\r\n\r\nIf anyone actually manages to beat the game, post a screenshot with a timestamp next to the winning page!<\/p>","title":"ASTEROIDS! (the side-scroller)"}