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Grow big or go home by Jeroenimoo0

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made by Jeroenimoo0 for LD34 (COMPO)
The only growth is in the title unfortunetly... But you can feel like super meat boy with just the 2 mouse buttons (and the mouse).

I would loved to add more than 3 levels and sound. Overall weird enough the control works good for me.

I will be releasing more levels for this, links will be posted here or on twitter.

Some people talked about the mouse being locked, I did this because testing with some friends and family showed that weird enough with the locked mouse you have more control. It takes some getting used to however.

--- Requirements ---
!!! Requires java 8 !!!
Linux & OS/X not tested, let me know if it works or not!

Having trouble running the jar? Use "java -jar GrowBigOrGoHome.jar" from the command line. Suggested by @batmanasb

--- tools ---
The game was written in Java using LWJGL 3, I also used Lombok & Guava. All in a maven project which you can import straight into your eclipse workspace.

--- My Records ---
Level 1 - 00:23:75
Level 2 - 00:39:74
Level 3 - 00:21:64

--- Updates ---
I released an updated version with 6 levels. You can find the download here http://bit.ly/1QKmOyw
Windows https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4qO9lea9ZJadWJ6aWVmQ0w3ckU/view?usp=sharing
OS/X (Has not worked so far) https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4qO9lea9ZJadWJ6aWVmQ0w3ckU/view?usp=sharing
Linux https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4qO9lea9ZJadWJ6aWVmQ0w3ckU/view?usp=sharing
Source https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4qO9lea9ZJaZUJfWXlucGlhcHc/view?usp=sharing
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-34/?action=preview&uid=9361

Ratings

Coolness 48% 1427
Overall 3.78 116
Fun 3.70 121
Graphics 3.36 339
Innovation 3.13 498
Mood 2.95 484
Theme 3.70 506

Feedback

Os_Reboot
14. Dec 2015 · 05:53 UTC
Incredible visuals. The particle effects are awesome. Controls are extremely smooth. Some sound would make this entry. Well done!
blohod
14. Dec 2015 · 06:05 UTC
Really nice look, I am as bad at it as I am a super meat boy, so I couldn't get past level two, even some basic noises from bfxr would of been nice.
batmanasb
14. Dec 2015 · 06:53 UTC
The mouse turning is a really clever idea, but sadly doesn't work well with low sensitivity... but still clever! On a side note, if anyone is wondering how to execute a .jar, type this in the terminal "java -jar GrowBigOrGoHome.jar"
wuppy29
14. Dec 2015 · 10:29 UTC
Fun to see Super Meat Boy with only mouse controls.
This game would have really benefited from a jump sound or two. I would recommend using bfxr, you can create jump sounds with that in minutes.
Great game overall, but very frustrating that you couldn't see the mouse, which results in the character randomly turns around at times.
Studiosaurus
14. Dec 2015 · 12:44 UTC
Great controls! really satisfying to move.
yokcos700
14. Dec 2015 · 13:01 UTC
What a novel control scheme. It's wakened a bit by the fact that I can't see my cursor, but the platforming is pretty solid, the difficulty curve is great and the length it delightful. It doesn't stick around long enough to get old and repetitive. Every level is a new challenge. Could do with a checkpoint on the final level, though.
sydan
14. Dec 2015 · 13:10 UTC
This is really good. I was pleasantly surprised by the fantastic placement of checkpoints. Really kept me playing. I wish I could see my mouse though...
2pae
14. Dec 2015 · 13:11 UTC
Very good animation, i love it. Its funny.
psychomonster
14. Dec 2015 · 19:32 UTC
^Nice piece of gameplay. After a short time of learning how to control the char it was very nice to play this game. With some sounds the game would be much better. Never mind, it feels like a very fast paced arcade runner... leveldesign is very nice... but I didn't pass the 3rd level :D
Kakureta
14. Dec 2015 · 22:43 UTC
fun little game. Controls are original and graphics are simple but nice.
PlasterPhantom
15. Dec 2015 · 17:05 UTC
Feels really smooth! The camera is a bit too shaky in my opinion though. Fun little game (: You can notice it's inspired by Super Meat Boy haha
Flip120
15. Dec 2015 · 20:38 UTC
Incredible effects! and easy to control it. Good job
crucknuk
15. Dec 2015 · 21:26 UTC
Control are very cool, the animation of the character is also nice. Well done!
Kuality Games
15. Dec 2015 · 22:40 UTC
This is IGAD!
bitdecaygames
16. Dec 2015 · 19:17 UTC
Sadly, I could not run the jar. I'm on OSX. Here is my stack trace:

java -jar GrowBigOrGoHome.jar
Starting...
java.lang.NullPointerException
at net.jeroenimoo0.ld34.Game.main(Game.java:114)
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NullPointerException
at net.jeroenimoo0.ld34.Game.main(Game.java:122)

And just an FYI, my game.data file was completely empty.
MemoryLeek
17. Dec 2015 · 11:48 UTC
Got it working on Linux after some fiddling :)
Challenging and fun control scheme, good physics, nice graphics, good level design.
Not much not to like in this one, except for the lack of sound and music perhaps :)
Evannex
18. Dec 2015 · 05:27 UTC
Great game! Very addicting, level 3 is very frustrating without a checkpoint though. :D Would benefit greatly from sound, but overall an amazing entry. Well done!
euske
23. Dec 2015 · 14:33 UTC
I thought Level 3 was evil but eventually I could run through it!
ninos
01. Jan 2016 · 11:22 UTC
Nice game, control is perfect just like the level design. Overall nice game