{"author_link":"\/author\/philstrahl\/","author_name":"Phil Strahl","author_uid":"47131","comments":[{"author_name":"Reccy","author_uid":"41489","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 6:23pm","epoch":1450203480,"text":"Fun little game, but a bit hard to get used to the valves. I love the retro Game&Watch aesthetic of it though."},{"author_name":"exhidor","author_uid":"64080","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 6:26pm","epoch":1450203660,"text":"great job ! i really feel like if I was playing a "pysical" Game and Watch ! The graphics is really nice !"},{"author_name":"ripatti","author_uid":"15853","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 6:28pm","epoch":1450203780,"text":"Excellent implementation. I like graphics and the style. But the game itself is too simple to play for long time."},{"author_name":"in3orn","author_uid":"65201","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 6:31pm","epoch":1450203960,"text":"Pretty hard when steam goes to 4th level but I really enjoyed it! Great work!"},{"author_name":"Tony Coculuzzi","author_uid":"8692","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 7:09pm","epoch":1450206240,"text":"Very cool! I loved the look of it"},{"author_name":"Dooskington","author_uid":"25167","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 7:10pm","epoch":1450206300,"text":"Cool little game. I love the aesthetic."},{"author_name":"Ben Allen","author_uid":"45512","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 7:11pm","epoch":1450206360,"text":"I don't think I completely understand how the game works but I love the whole look and feel of it! Would be cool if the buttons physically pressed while holding the A or D keys."},{"author_name":"Ampera","author_uid":"38557","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 7:19pm","epoch":1450206840,"text":"Neat but challenging game. It feels like a real game and watch."},{"author_name":"Phil Strahl","author_uid":"47131","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 7:24pm","epoch":1450207140,"text":"@Ben Allen: Thanks! Maybe I'll do a mobile port of it. The trick is to hold the key down when the little guy is 1 step in front of the obstacle and release it after the following tick so you won't deplete your energy."},{"author_name":"Taffaz","author_uid":"19054","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 7:42pm","epoch":1450208220,"text":"This game is great, reminds me of a turtles game I had as a kid or my Mario watch."},{"author_name":"GoodwolfStudio","author_uid":"59750","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 8:21pm","epoch":1450210560,"text":"I love the aesthetic and atmosphere. The gameplay however is a bit too harsh for me."},{"author_name":"sorle","author_uid":"30402","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 8:32pm","epoch":1450211220,"text":"Well you really nailed the game&watch looks. That game gave me nostalgic feelings. Good one!"},{"author_name":"TerraCottaFrog","author_uid":"55226","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 11:05pm","epoch":1450220400,"text":"Great ode to the game and watches of the past! It gets pretty hard!"},{"author_name":"GFM","author_uid":"7375","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 11:13pm","epoch":1450220880,"text":"Great job! Even though I've never played in a game & watch, it really captured the feeling of playing in those old, low-res handheld games (we used to call 'em "mini-game", here...)\r\rMy two cents: I think the activation of doors and valves should had been sync'ed with the game tick. It would make a lot more sense, to me..."},{"author_name":"cynicalmonkey","author_uid":"53023","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 7:59pm","epoch":1450295640,"text":"You have absolutely captured what it was like playing these type of games as an 80's kid, and i had about as much fun playing it as i did them then. its tough to grade it because you clearly nailed what you went for. but i can't say i enjoyed playing it :("},{"author_name":"Bobrocket","author_uid":"10241","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 8:19pm","epoch":1450296840,"text":"This game is beautiful. Very awesome :D"},{"author_name":"hiki911","author_uid":"60838","time":"Dec 17, 2015 @ 6:54pm","epoch":1450378140,"text":"after this game i have found my "elektronica" with game about wolf and eggs and spent a lot of fun time. but this game is fun too"},{"author_name":"MAnimal","author_uid":"54020","time":"Dec 18, 2015 @ 9:57pm","epoch":1450475520,"text":"interesting idea, but not so fun to play, great visual..."},{"author_name":"Knowledge","author_uid":"34045","time":"Dec 19, 2015 @ 3:31pm","epoch":1450538760,"text":"Got error "not valid win32 application""},{"author_name":"Phil Strahl","author_uid":"47131","time":"Dec 19, 2015 @ 5:59pm","epoch":1450547640,"text":"Knowledge: What's your Windows version? Are you logged on as admin or standard user? Did the download finish? Game should be around 7 MB, so maybe just download again? Thanks for trying :)"},{"author_name":"DarkGrisen","author_uid":"42213","time":"Dec 21, 2015 @ 7:52pm","epoch":1450727220,"text":"It's a funny game and it would also be fun if you added more variation to the game. Maybe different maps or something.\r\rWell done!"},{"author_name":"loxo","author_uid":"23206","time":"Dec 21, 2015 @ 8:51pm","epoch":1450730760,"text":"Great work, the game looks and feels like it's real, only the animation of the buttons is missing. When I played the second time, the doors stayed closed the whole time (only the graphics)."},{"author_name":"hexagore","author_uid":"34027","time":"Dec 21, 2015 @ 9:14pm","epoch":1450732140,"text":"Tricky game to judge because of the limitations of the game & watch things... but as a loving recreation and a new game of that type? This is awesome."},{"author_name":"Jod","author_uid":"20442","time":"Dec 21, 2015 @ 10:48pm","epoch":1450737780,"text":"Great style choice, both in music and graphics!"},{"author_name":"Levi D. Smith","author_uid":"19778","time":"Dec 22, 2015 @ 12:52am","epoch":1450745220,"text":"Nice remake of the classic hand held games of the 80's."},{"author_name":"Dmitrix","author_uid":"10093","time":"Dec 22, 2015 @ 8:40am","epoch":1450773300,"text":"Nice Documentary!"},{"author_name":"freaknarf","author_uid":"46874","time":"Dec 22, 2015 @ 12:08pm","epoch":1450785780,"text":"Very nice design choice :)\rIt reminded me memories of Bomb Sweeper...\rThe game becomes quite hard after level 10, especially when steam is getting higher... It's hard to go beyond level 15 for me :p\rGreat old school vibe !"},{"author_name":"WERT Studio","author_uid":"55091","time":"Dec 22, 2015 @ 10:36pm","epoch":1450823460,"text":"i want to be honest with you i don´t like the game maybe i am to stupid but i do´nt get it and this makees me cry anyway great graphics.-"},{"author_name":"Galvesmash","author_uid":"20148","time":"Dec 23, 2015 @ 1:09am","epoch":1450832640,"text":"Good tribute game. Interesting mechanics and a bit hard to get the right timing.\rI liked your initiative to revive an old game mechanics.\rGreat Job!"},{"author_name":"Jupiter_Hadley","author_uid":"27744","time":"Jan 3, 2016 @ 9:38pm","epoch":1451856780,"text":"I think it glitched for me, but I like the feel of this game. I included it in my Ludum Dare 34 compilation video series, if you’d like to check it out :) https:\/\/youtu.be\/3B2_gBg5rhI"},{"author_name":"Thingo Studios","author_uid":"31541","time":"Jan 4, 2016 @ 10:12pm","epoch":1451945220,"text":"On the one hand, this is a perfect recreation of a Game and Watch, with charming graphics and an obvious ton of attention to detail.\r\rOn the other hand, it's not very fun. I also wish the buttons for the inputs were A and L so that you had to use two hands like you would on an actual console, even though that would be kind of annoying."}],"images":["ld34\/47131-7609de8056a0b4c596f0f7a39ebfa595.jpg","ld34\/47131-867efdc740daee452caf5ad6cae0a907.jpg","ld34\/47131-83dafc6e3aeae374cf4e10ab6cc66ae9.jpg","ld34\/47131-eb04818f578b416120dfd2cb54d24997.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/pixelprophecy.com\/games\/pressure-run\/downloads\/pressure-run-pixel-prophecy.zip","text":"Windows"},{"url":"http:\/\/pixelprophecy.com\/games\/pressure-run\/downloads\/pressure-run-ld34-pixel-prophecy.gmz","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"5637","g_author":"47131","g_event":"LD34","g_eventkey":"31","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"5597","g_title":"Pressure Run","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"144","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\/\/511439\/47131-shot0-1450047114.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/511439\/47131-shot1-1450047114.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/511439\/47131-shot2-1450047114.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/511439\/47131-shot3-1450047114.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Oh no! The factory caught on fire and it's your duty to help the workers reach the exit. But steam pipes and floor gaps threaten them on their way to safety, be sure to disarm those obstacles before the worker reaches the hazard. But beware: Holding a door platform or valve closed for too long will deplete your energy.\r\n\r\nHow many workers will you get to safety?\r\n\r\n---\r\n\r\nThis one went quite well. After some fussing about I recalled how well those good old Game & Watch handhelds from 30 years ago played with just two buttons. I always wanted to make one of those things anyway, so I took the chance to make it a reality this weekend.\r\n\r\nThe game is a little challenging but once you got the hang of it it's quite fun. The trick is to hit and hold the platform\/valve key before the worker reaches the obstacle. After the tick, you can release it. I've also made a little video if you just want to watch ;)\r\n\r\nControls:\r\n * A and D. Hit either to start the game.\r\n * Esc to exit.\r\n\r\nNotes:\r\n * Game is Windows standalone .exe\r\n * You can resize the window to your liking\r\n * 5 lives\r\n * The steam pipes activate after the first round after each miss\r\n * With each saved worker, the game gets faster\r\n * After a couple of saved workers, your energy energy bars increase\r\n * Also, the steam will get more intense the longer you play\r\n\r\nGameplay Video:\r\n * https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Dt9RXnip9oc\r\n\r\nMaking-Of Documentary:\r\n * https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_mmsjc97VH8","title":"Pressure Run"}