{"author_link":"\/author\/master4523\/","author_name":"master4523","author_uid":"2668","comments":[{"author_name":"Robotic","author_uid":"8502","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 12:42pm","epoch":1355747820,"text":"Nice AI, funny taunts. But the keys kinda suck IMHO"},{"author_name":"h.attila","author_uid":"8403","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 7:48pm","epoch":1355773380,"text":"A role-reversed platformer is a great idea for this theme, but the guy refused to die when his lives were lost (I'm not sure whether it's a bug or I missed something)."},{"author_name":"soupy","author_uid":"18230","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 12:43am","epoch":1355791080,"text":"I like the hero AI and level design, but it seemed rather easy with very little reason to try playing again. The design concept was also very good."},{"author_name":"emveyh","author_uid":"8574","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 2:44pm","epoch":1355841540,"text":"Nice little game, the hero AI works great :D"},{"author_name":"TijmenTio","author_uid":"18775","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 2:52pm","epoch":1355842020,"text":"Nice AI! And the taunts were really funny!"},{"author_name":"gameXcore","author_uid":"7049","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 8:49pm","epoch":1355863440,"text":"This could have been a really fun game, with a few more levels \/ other minion types."},{"author_name":"bitwise-constructs","author_uid":"14345","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 9:07pm","epoch":1355864520,"text":"Nice AI, but the tutorial level was harder than the actual level since he kills off the enemy you spawn before you have the chance to put a second on the screen."},{"author_name":"Tommislav","author_uid":"2393","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 9:50pm","epoch":1355867100,"text":"I really liked this game, and the AI worked out very good indeed. I especially liked how the worthless you felt as the boss when the hero constantly killed off all your precious minions X-D"},{"author_name":"AdventureIslands","author_uid":"11391","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 9:54pm","epoch":1355867340,"text":"Nice idea for a game, bit difficult because the hero keeps killing your minions hella fast. especially in the tutorial. Miniman's taunts were nice add."},{"author_name":"GreenPixelDev","author_uid":"19538","time":"Dec 19, 2012 @ 12:41am","epoch":1355877360,"text":"Good job! I really liked the concept and I couldn't help but imagine playing Megaman as Dr. Wily :D"},{"author_name":"Tyren","author_uid":"17601","time":"Dec 19, 2012 @ 2:45am","epoch":1355884800,"text":"Overall a good idea, but the timer to place a new minion seemed a bit short to me."},{"author_name":"bugninja","author_uid":"8142","time":"Dec 19, 2012 @ 4:16am","epoch":1355890260,"text":"It's OK.  I like the idea of being the boss in a boss battle :)  Good humor too."},{"author_name":"DaGamesta","author_uid":"18923","time":"Dec 19, 2012 @ 5:58am","epoch":1355896380,"text":"Very good game, some bugginess but I liked the hero running through the castle, must've been tough to program in this time span.  I also like the concept, and it was rather fun if not expanded upon as much as it could have been.  But hey, that's what this competition is for, to get things started!"},{"author_name":"YopSolo","author_uid":"16503","time":"Dec 19, 2012 @ 7:41am","epoch":1355902560,"text":"cool one :)"},{"author_name":"KWL_TW","author_uid":"18962","time":"Dec 19, 2012 @ 9:49am","epoch":1355910240,"text":"Haha!Captain Megaman!"},{"author_name":"dremelofdeath","author_uid":"17159","time":"Dec 19, 2012 @ 1:17pm","epoch":1355922720,"text":"The AI and his comments are awesome. I had fun playing it. The controls were a little strange, but I liked it overall. Good job with the theme."},{"author_name":"bigbadwofl","author_uid":"8326","time":"Dec 19, 2012 @ 1:33pm","epoch":1355923680,"text":"Cool concept and funny text. Well done.,"},{"author_name":"WiseGAMER","author_uid":"15721","time":"Dec 19, 2012 @ 5:32pm","epoch":1355938020,"text":"Nice game and funny!"},{"author_name":"WiseGAMER","author_uid":"15721","time":"Dec 19, 2012 @ 5:32pm","epoch":1355938020,"text":"Nice game and funny! I hate miniman!"},{"author_name":"HeyChinaski","author_uid":"11211","time":"Dec 19, 2012 @ 10:03pm","epoch":1355954280,"text":"A very tricky concept to pull off butyou did a pretty good job of it.  A bit on the easy side, the hero always seem to die at the same place but good fun nonetheless."},{"author_name":"cwilloughby","author_uid":"18255","time":"Dec 20, 2012 @ 8:16am","epoch":1355991060,"text":"The AI is great.  Would love to be expansion on the idea.  Love the retro look\/feel and the homage."},{"author_name":"Faust","author_uid":"18319","time":"Dec 20, 2012 @ 10:13am","epoch":1355998080,"text":"Interesting AI, excellent job."},{"author_name":"Mythalore","author_uid":"12844","time":"Dec 20, 2012 @ 7:12pm","epoch":1356030420,"text":"Nice graphics, good A.I. and a solid take on the theme, well done!"},{"author_name":"zenmumbler","author_uid":"17143","time":"Dec 20, 2012 @ 10:01pm","epoch":1356040560,"text":"Mega-america vs the red trapeziums of doom. Not sure why I have an avatar in the world as I'm more the force behind the curtains. Kudos for implementing a mini-AI to play through the level. He did get stuck in the center of the 2nd row for me, where he has to jump 2 blocks away. Good!"},{"author_name":"JFlegle","author_uid":"17748","time":"Dec 20, 2012 @ 11:15pm","epoch":1356045000,"text":"Love the AI, lots of strategy in this game."},{"author_name":"StoneMonkeyStudios","author_uid":"15650","time":"Dec 20, 2012 @ 11:53pm","epoch":1356047280,"text":"Fight, Miniman!  For everlasting peace!\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Entertaining little experience.  As mentioned previously, Miniman appears to get stuck the middle row of the level, where he has to jump two blocks over and above him.  \r<br\/>\r<br\/>If only Megaman could shoot in any direction like Miniman could..."},{"author_name":"Dew","author_uid":"11118","time":"Dec 21, 2012 @ 12:33am","epoch":1356049680,"text":"Fun and fast. Nice game."},{"author_name":"dek","author_uid":"11517","time":"Dec 21, 2012 @ 2:49pm","epoch":1356101040,"text":"Very nice idea. Impressive AI!"},{"author_name":"raincole","author_uid":"17708","time":"Dec 21, 2012 @ 5:25pm","epoch":1356110400,"text":"Very good. I like the idea you can pause time."},{"author_name":"fishbrain","author_uid":"3007","time":"Dec 21, 2012 @ 5:35pm","epoch":1356111000,"text":"Nice concept, well done, I enjoyed it. Good AI. I liked the graphics too (but would have preferred a different style of Minion)."},{"author_name":"tcho_i_er","author_uid":"18809","time":"Dec 21, 2012 @ 11:00pm","epoch":1356130500,"text":"Many humor in this game, the IA was great (but maybe a bit buggy sometime when he has to jump right to left), too bad it's that short but still that's a really great game !"},{"author_name":"Edocentrique","author_uid":"18304","time":"Dec 22, 2012 @ 9:06am","epoch":1356166860,"text":"It's a good idea !"},{"author_name":"har_g","author_uid":"18614","time":"Dec 23, 2012 @ 12:35pm","epoch":1356265800,"text":"Nice work."},{"author_name":"Falkreon","author_uid":"5762","time":"Dec 24, 2012 @ 4:12am","epoch":1356322020,"text":"Controlled allright, the concept could work... game was extremely short and easy, but the time spent on the AI really did make you start to dislike the hero. Nice work overall."},{"author_name":"Gungnir","author_uid":"15389","time":"Dec 25, 2012 @ 4:08am","epoch":1356408180,"text":"Good concept and theme, would have enjoyed some more minion variety, or the ability to spawn more. Having to press enter took my hands away from resting on the default controls."},{"author_name":"Mista Koo","author_uid":"19456","time":"Dec 25, 2012 @ 2:59pm","epoch":1356447240,"text":"Good concept, needs more enemy variety and a few cues from tower defense games."},{"author_name":"Mesene","author_uid":"6870","time":"Dec 26, 2012 @ 12:40am","epoch":1356482100,"text":"already said but... nice IA and idea :) wish there were more levels"},{"author_name":"lotusgame","author_uid":"19058","time":"Dec 27, 2012 @ 10:21am","epoch":1356603360,"text":"Too bad there is no more levels.. It's cute."},{"author_name":"Houly","author_uid":"7224","time":"Dec 27, 2012 @ 11:44pm","epoch":1356651540,"text":"Yeah, that was cool. And worked really great, too. Had fun and a nice twist on the platformer genre."},{"author_name":"PaulSB","author_uid":"1626","time":"Jan 6, 2013 @ 10:21pm","epoch":1357510560,"text":"Great concept! Like the idea of being the unseen villain deploying those minions against the classic platforming hero. I would say the game itself was however quite limited with no great strategy to it. Definite potential here."}],"images":["ld25\/2668-ef1ca0b20d840b602ae8fa70b80792e6.jpg","ld25\/2668-e837964bd77d3b66332c421334261c63.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/kagdb.viridimilitis.com\/ld25\/index.html","text":"Web"},{"url":"http:\/\/kagdb.viridimilitis.com\/ld25\/Malificius_Windows.zip","text":"Windows"},{"url":"http:\/\/kagdb.viridimilitis.com\/ld25\/Malificius_Sources.zip","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"27847","g_author":"2668","g_event":"LD25","g_eventkey":"14","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"27877","g_title":"Miniman vs Dr. Malificius","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"328","g_commentcount":"40","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\/\/201083\/2668-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/201083\/2668-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Miniman vs Dr. Malificius, a.k.a how to do a reversed 2d platform game in 48 hours.\r\n\r\nStory:\r\nYou are Dr. Malificius, an evil demon living in a huge castle.\r\nOne day, a little man wearing a blue outfit gets into your castle and starts running and shooting everywhere.\r\nDon't let him go!\r\n\r\nControls:\r\nWASD\/arrows -> Move Dr. Malificius\r\nMouse left button -> Spawn minions\r\nMouse right button -> Kill a minion\r\nSpace -> Pause\/resume the time\r\nR -> Restart the level if you're stuck<\/p>","title":"Miniman vs Dr. Malificius"}