{"author_link":"\/author\/quarry\/","author_name":"Quarry","author_uid":"10270","comments":[{"author_name":"ecool377","author_uid":"16979","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 4:22am","epoch":1367209020,"text":"cool"},{"author_name":"CogentInvalid","author_uid":"22583","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 4:24am","epoch":1367209140,"text":"Overall a pretty fun game. It would be nice if it didn't throw you directly into the action, though, so that you could get used to the controls first."},{"author_name":"baldwinthree","author_uid":"11948","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 4:27am","epoch":1367209320,"text":"Fun game! Had to get into the hang of it at first. It seems a lot easier if you don't go for anything and just concentrate on staying alive... not enough desire for bananas."},{"author_name":"Jonapulse","author_uid":"20270","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 4:28am","epoch":1367209380,"text":"Fun little frantic game.  I liked the look of it especially - pretty ufo, and the animation never felt janky."},{"author_name":"Kom","author_uid":"12552","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 4:28am","epoch":1367209380,"text":"Aside from the lack of sound and the fact that pickups occasionally appear to spawn in an impossible to reach spot, this is a reasonably alright game."},{"author_name":"Jonapulse","author_uid":"20270","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 4:28am","epoch":1367209380,"text":"Fun little frantic game.  I liked the look of it especially - pretty ufo, and the animation never felt janky."},{"author_name":"Rose","author_uid":"7352","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 4:29am","epoch":1367209440,"text":"This is a great LD game! The gameplay is simple but the mechanics make it challenging enough to require some skill. Plus the graphics are simple but appealing. Good work!"},{"author_name":"netgrind","author_uid":"12128","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 4:30am","epoch":1367209500,"text":"I got stuck under a block and lost all my lives instantly the first time I played, that felt pretty lame, I would destroy all blocks on screen or make you a ghost for a second."},{"author_name":"Broxxar","author_uid":"22132","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 4:31am","epoch":1367209560,"text":"What happens when you fill the green bar all the way!? TWICE I died right before it was full. ARGH\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Fun game though, would really benefit from sound\/music."},{"author_name":"Cory Martin","author_uid":"3043","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 4:33am","epoch":1367209680,"text":"The controls are satisfying and frustrating at the same time."},{"author_name":"Quarry","author_uid":"10270","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 1:04pm","epoch":1367240340,"text":"Thanks for all the nice comments everyone! Also the game is &quot;finished&quot; when you fill the bar completely but that doesn't have any other effect (such as increased score etc.)"},{"author_name":"martijn","author_uid":"20699","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 1:17pm","epoch":1367241120,"text":"Looks great"},{"author_name":"grimpunch","author_uid":"11189","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 1:38pm","epoch":1367242380,"text":"you get 5 stars for humor just for that description. :P"},{"author_name":"nintendoeats","author_uid":"22819","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 1:43pm","epoch":1367242680,"text":"That's really hard p_p\r<br\/>\r<br\/>I got to the top, but I couldn't see the message because I was taping space to not die and it started the game over.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>That's really hard."},{"author_name":"cmayhem","author_uid":"22508","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 1:43pm","epoch":1367242680,"text":"I like the frantic gameplay. You really have to keep cool head or you die. The graphics are clean and minimal. Very nice overall."},{"author_name":"YSelf Tool","author_uid":"10854","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 1:44pm","epoch":1367242740,"text":"Music\/Sounds would be great. Works (with up arrow, space was not accurate enough), but a higher display would be great, because the time is often too short to get your bananas."},{"author_name":"PushmePullyu","author_uid":"2817","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 1:45pm","epoch":1367242800,"text":"Your banana computation sold it for me sir! Good job!"},{"author_name":"Stiju","author_uid":"17770","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 1:53pm","epoch":1367243280,"text":"Good game. It would be nice to have some kind of ending screen when the bar filled up 100%, showing total score or so.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>I might have clicked through one but I'm not sure because the game just restarted when it finished."},{"author_name":"EdoMiyamoto","author_uid":"18304","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 2:28pm","epoch":1367245380,"text":"Except for a few bananas poping in the wall, it's good"},{"author_name":"Gama11","author_uid":"16160","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 2:29pm","epoch":1367245440,"text":"Cool idea, I really like the graphics style as well. However, I really missed sfx and the controls didn't feel good at all."},{"author_name":"Quarry","author_uid":"10270","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 2:38pm","epoch":1367245980,"text":"Wow, really sorry for the lack of end screen. It ended up being a &gt; rather than &gt;= in the code!"},{"author_name":"ThirteenWB","author_uid":"22557","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 4:28pm","epoch":1367252580,"text":"Was a good game but would be nice to have some kind of introductory level even if it was just slightly slower, I found myself dying almost instantly the first time I played it.\r<br\/>Like the idea of collecting bananas, and gameplay was fun once you got the hang of it. Good job :)"},{"author_name":"gilmore606","author_uid":"22003","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 5:02pm","epoch":1367254620,"text":"I'm offended that the game places the blame directly on me for dying.  I think whoever put those electric fields there bears at least some of the responsibility."},{"author_name":"Quarry","author_uid":"10270","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 5:07pm","epoch":1367254920,"text":"You are the one that keeps hitting them, not the guy who put them there !!!!SOLELY FOR YOUR SAFETY!!!!"},{"author_name":"mushbuh","author_uid":"23002","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 6:55pm","epoch":1367261400,"text":"WHY WOULD ALIENS NEED BANANAS SO UNREALISTIC"},{"author_name":"Quarry","author_uid":"10270","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 7:06pm","epoch":1367262060,"text":"BUT IT'S SO MINIMALIST, CONSIDER THAT!"},{"author_name":"egos","author_uid":"20701","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 7:13pm","epoch":1367262480,"text":"nice game and polishing but its not minimalist its simplist"},{"author_name":"PyroSneak","author_uid":"22612","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 7:51pm","epoch":1367264760,"text":"Fun little game :)"},{"author_name":"dasrkrain","author_uid":"20241","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 8:20pm","epoch":1367266500,"text":"good job!"},{"author_name":"Jiggawatt","author_uid":"5551","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 3:39am","epoch":1367292840,"text":"This is a pretty nice take on one-button games."},{"author_name":"omaromeir","author_uid":"23110","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 6:33am","epoch":1367303280,"text":"I had fun even though it can be really difficult. Cool graphics :)."}],"images":["ld26\/10270-d351c921fbdaea5f524de300c24a8a8e.jpg","ld26\/10270-c85814fc7ce17c5acb9dc1aab45716ef.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.mediafire.com\/?riyx7c8f7ijqby0","text":"Windows, OS\/X and Linux"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.mediafire.com\/?qaf93wfymlbydjn","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"27224","g_author":"10270","g_event":"LD26","g_eventkey":"16","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"27254","g_title":"Exploid","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"861","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\/10270-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/10270-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"UP OR SPACE TO FLY AND LEFT OR RIGHT TO MOVE HORIZONTALLY!\r\n\r\nGO THROUGH A LONG TUNNEL AND DODGE LAZORS AND BLOCKS.\r\n\r\nCOLLECT BANANAS FOR SCORE AND HEARTS FOR LIVES AND SCORE!\r\n\r\nYOUR PRIORITY IS BANANAS; THEY AFFECT YOUR SCORE MORE, HEHE, SCORE-MORE.\r\n\r\nP.S: IF YOU DON'T COLLECT THE GOD-DAMNED BANANAS YOU'LL SCORE A LOT LESS THAN YOU COULD WITH THE GOD-DAMNED BANANAS. THE SCORE FORMULA IS DISTANCE_TRAVELLED^2 \/ (BANANAS\/TOTAL_BANANAS) + HEARTS_COLLECTED * 50<\/p>","title":"Exploid"}