{"author_link":"\/author\/mark_ffrench\/","author_name":"Chinchilla","author_uid":"5017","comments":[{"author_name":"Arsenio117","author_uid":"16174","time":"Aug 27, 2012 @ 10:51pm","epoch":1346107560,"text":"LOL this was hilarious!!!!"},{"author_name":"Haddy22","author_uid":"14967","time":"Aug 28, 2012 @ 5:37pm","epoch":1346175120,"text":"too bad there was not an easy way to restart it-  (that I knew of)  you had to refresh the player to try again.  Fun little game non-the-less"},{"author_name":"Porpentine","author_uid":"14425","time":"Aug 28, 2012 @ 7:12pm","epoch":1346180820,"text":"this is exactly how evolution went down"},{"author_name":"Chinchilla","author_uid":"5017","time":"Aug 29, 2012 @ 10:35am","epoch":1346236200,"text":"Dooooh - posted this in a rush! Hitting Enter restarts!!"},{"author_name":"goerp","author_uid":"14225","time":"Sep 1, 2012 @ 4:41pm","epoch":1346517360,"text":"haha, that was unexpected.I had fun playing this. Although I like the way it looks, less time on graphics and more on the game might have made it even moren enjoyable, with more varied gameplay."},{"author_name":"RARoadkill","author_uid":"13308","time":"Sep 10, 2012 @ 5:55pm","epoch":1347299400,"text":"it made me laugh. think you should keep working on this one. add some more features."}],"images":["ld24\/5017-37a0e2d05044b5959a605ccccabfc92b.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/bit.ly\/SKktoZ","text":"Web"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"29236","g_author":"5017","g_event":"LD24","g_eventkey":"12","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"29266","g_title":"Evo... launch-ion?","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"194","g_commentcount":"6","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\/\/163678\/5017-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Bah... ran out of time on this one . I kinda like the way it looks... but thats about all :)\r\n\r\nI wanted to add multiple evolutionary stages (I even have them modelled) and a few different abilities gained along the way, but I have a habit of putting off the important stuff (like gameplay features and working physics) in favour of playing around with visual effects.\r\n\r\nNext time I'll hopefully have a bit more time and energy to devote to LD!\r\n\r\nControls\r\n=========\r\nSmash the left and right cursor keys until they break, then hit space to (evo)launch your fish out of the water.\r\n\r\n-Volcanos (evo)launch you up in the air, try to dive into them with the down arrow key!\r\n\r\n-Collect the blue scraps of DNA for no discernible reward!\r\n\r\nIf your fish should fail hit Enter and you'll get a new one to (evo)launch. <\/p>","title":"Evo... launch-ion?"}