ASCII 219 by richtx
Single Button Platformer
** Updated to tone down the background which some found distracting. Level edits to demonstrate that keys toggle the gates on/off. Also, the one button only control is what I intended to be the minimalism factor. ***
The name of the game is "ASCII 219" (cursor block in ascii).
You play as the simple text cursor looking for adventure.
You control this platform game with just the space bar.
Make sure the game window is focused to get key input working.
** Updated to tone down the background which some found distracting. Level edits to demonstrate that keys toggle the gates on/off. Also, the one button only control is what I intended to be the minimalism factor. ***
The name of the game is "ASCII 219" (cursor block in ascii).
You play as the simple text cursor looking for adventure.
You control this platform game with just the space bar.
Make sure the game window is focused to get key input working.
| Web | http://caprockgames.com/ld26 |
| Windows/OSX/Linux Jar | http://caprockgames.com/ld26/ld26.jar |
| Source | http://caprockgames.com/ld26/ld26_richtx_source.zip |
| Original URL | https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-26/?action=preview&uid=14045 |
Ratings
| Coolness | 73% | 3 |
| Overall | 3.43 | 303 |
| Audio | 2.35 | 761 |
| Fun | 3.48 | 173 |
| Graphics | 2.71 | 804 |
| Humor | 2.13 | 627 |
| Innovation | 3.43 | 316 |
| Mood | 2.84 | 584 |
| Theme | 3.88 | 249 |
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Tricky and fun, though! Good job!
Having the mini map in the top right was pretty cool as well.
Nicely implemented idea. Enjoyed it.
Very cool, I especially liked jumping off of walls.
At first I was skeptical; I thought it wasn't going to work as a core mechanic, but you proved me wrong. It's awesome.
Interesting use of the theme. I found it a fun little exploration game with obviously minimal controls and graphics to boot. I did find some parts incredibly frustrating (almost to the point of giving up), when it wouldn't register my jump and at other times would register me hitting a wall when I was simply cruising along the ground!
I did end up giving up, though I think I was near the end at this point:
http://i.imgur.com/scFZLDk.png
My guy just kept going back. and forth. and back. and forth. and there was little I could do about it while the same plink sound kept playing over. and over. and over. I couldn't even leave it unattended for too long, since if it DID manage to escape the gap it would have ran back into it. I do try and play every game through to the end and give it as much of a chance as I hope people do to mine, but I unfortunately wasn't willing to either restart the game or wait for my escape!
Up to the part where I got stuck the game was good and overall I enjoyed the experience. I appreciate that me getting stuck may have been me "losing", but the frustrations with the bugs put me off playing the game from the beginning again.
There was a few glitches in the audio later on in the game (on Firefox, Windows), but nothing to severe. Made it all the way to the end.
Great game nonetheless! Nice work