{"author_link":"\/author\/miketsunami\/","author_name":"MikeTsunami","author_uid":"62227","comments":[{"author_name":"personalurban","author_uid":"43263","time":"Dec 13, 2015 @ 9:27pm","epoch":1450041720,"text":"Great work. Loved it.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Cracking music too!"},{"author_name":"Dinomode","author_uid":"60207","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 12:42am","epoch":1450053420,"text":"I like the idea and its awesome! Should of thought of this."},{"author_name":"samreid","author_uid":"50503","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 5:33am","epoch":1450070880,"text":"Nicely done!"},{"author_name":"danbolt","author_uid":"6930","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 7:02am","epoch":1450076220,"text":"Super cute! I loved that you used the PICO-8 to make art. It makes the game so much better for me.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>When the crow double-backed on me, I got a bit frustrated since I didn't see it coming, but overall I liked how the DNA changed me as I went."},{"author_name":"Elenesski","author_uid":"57748","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 7:05am","epoch":1450076400,"text":"Good graphics.  Really fun game.  Liked how the audio evolved as the game progressed.  I also liked that the player didn't just stop when I released the key, that made it a bit harder too.  Great game."},{"author_name":"trexmix","author_uid":"59937","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 12:10am","epoch":1450137900,"text":"Enjoyable game, but the lag at the end of pressing right was pretty frustrating to me. Made it feel imprecise."},{"author_name":"MicroMacro","author_uid":"52238","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 12:10am","epoch":1450137900,"text":"Nice job!"},{"author_name":"ashdnazg","author_uid":"21623","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 12:11am","epoch":1450137960,"text":"Great little game! Took a few tries to learn timings, and cursed a bit when I died before climbing the tree :)"},{"author_name":"Eingya","author_uid":"55955","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 12:15am","epoch":1450138200,"text":"That's quite cute. also incredibly art for me :p"},{"author_name":"sugarbyte","author_uid":"34276","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 12:15am","epoch":1450138200,"text":"Nice pixel graphics! I apparently don't have the reflexes to even get past the first two horizontal birds. =P"},{"author_name":"Jonathan Whiting","author_uid":"527","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 2:06pm","epoch":1450188060,"text":"Very, hard, and the complete reset on death is super harsh.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Some cute ideas though, and the music is nice."},{"author_name":"fistmaker","author_uid":"56278","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 2:15pm","epoch":1450188600,"text":"Cute game! Music fit the graphics well and the gameplay is good. I enjoyed it!"},{"author_name":"NuggetTeam","author_uid":"65554","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 4:14pm","epoch":1450195740,"text":"Nice game. Simple but funny!"},{"author_name":"danielsann7","author_uid":"56331","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 5:07pm","epoch":1450198920,"text":"love the music!, the mechanics are simple but solid, very hard and challenging game, good job!"},{"author_name":"NirabazGAMES","author_uid":"65891","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 5:11pm","epoch":1450199160,"text":"Catching game with cute graphics. Liked it :)"},{"author_name":"Loneshark","author_uid":"35329","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 5:45pm","epoch":1450201200,"text":"Fun game but was there music? I couldn't hear anything...(Fire Fox)"},{"author_name":"Loneshark","author_uid":"35329","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 5:49pm","epoch":1450201440,"text":"Ignore my last comment about the music as I'm having issues with my sound card in general. I'll re-rate you."},{"author_name":"UntitledQ","author_uid":"12291","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 9:40pm","epoch":1450215300,"text":"This &ldquo;sliding&rdquo; is so evil."},{"author_name":"Modoc73","author_uid":"50179","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 4:35am","epoch":1450240200,"text":"Nice game. I liked the development of different body parts. I wish there where checkpoints along the way."},{"author_name":"Keelan","author_uid":"60615","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 4:01pm","epoch":1450281360,"text":"Really great music. Enjoyed the game, the character did &quot;slide&quot; more than I expected when you release the key though. Loved it though :)"},{"author_name":"Jesse Freeman","author_uid":"6843","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 4:50pm","epoch":1450284300,"text":"Love the concept and the music is perfect. Really great idea to use the &quot;dna&quot; to grow the abilities of the player. Nice work!"},{"author_name":"AndyBrown","author_uid":"5699","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 5:22pm","epoch":1450286220,"text":"Fun game, but I didn't have the patience to get past the jumping section. Checkpoints at each powerup would have really helped with the flow. The music was great though, and I loved the concept!"},{"author_name":"pl0xz0rz","author_uid":"17850","time":"Dec 17, 2015 @ 9:19pm","epoch":1450386840,"text":"The jumping section is bugged, and sometimes makes you unable to move right before the end. Otherwise, nice graphics and pretty good gameplay."},{"author_name":"Pusty","author_uid":"55076","time":"Dec 22, 2015 @ 4:08am","epoch":1450756980,"text":"Neat!"},{"author_name":"Justin Mullin","author_uid":"3128","time":"Dec 22, 2015 @ 4:18am","epoch":1450757580,"text":"Very cool.  The fairly significant momentum\/slow deceleration on the character adds a lot, I think.  I liked the frequent new abilities, and though the difficulty was pretty reasonable, though it's definitely annoying to restart from the very beginning."},{"author_name":"scorched","author_uid":"48268","time":"Dec 22, 2015 @ 5:01pm","epoch":1450803360,"text":"The game is cool until you get legs! After that it is hard to avoid even the very first spikes!"},{"author_name":"HeyChinaski","author_uid":"11211","time":"Dec 23, 2015 @ 10:42pm","epoch":1450910220,"text":"Great game. Really enjoyed it.  Loved the low res art and the use of both themes :)\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Congrats"},{"author_name":"Jupiter_Hadley","author_uid":"27744","time":"Dec 29, 2015 @ 8:35pm","epoch":1451421000,"text":"Cute little game! I included it in my Ludum Dare 34 compilation video series, if you&rsquo;d like to check it out :) https:\/\/youtu.be\/EztdlDzFrUE"},{"author_name":"Big Cow","author_uid":"51323","time":"Jan 2, 2016 @ 3:16pm","epoch":1451747460,"text":"Hehe I liked this it reminded me of games on the c64. I liked the upgrades and the simple addictive gameplay. Nice job!"},{"author_name":"andrewkennedy","author_uid":"20990","time":"Jan 3, 2016 @ 5:24pm","epoch":1451841540,"text":"Nice simple idea, the space key changing kept it from getting stale.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Wish it didn't take so long to get back where you were after you died, it started feeling a little frustrating."},{"author_name":"Martin Vilcans","author_uid":"10862","time":"Jan 4, 2016 @ 10:43pm","epoch":1451947080,"text":"How I miss checkpoints... ;-)"}],"images":["ld34\/62227-46ca6fe3e425a22e48e525980cd58935.jpg","ld34\/62227-bc608d14c937c71852a8a5e074c9c9ab.jpg","ld34\/62227-03ac86822f3242890be9dc30e75e048c.jpg","ld34\/62227-0395d45c315726b23eefc4eebd2f0188.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.newgrounds.com\/portal\/view\/667358","text":"Web"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"6347","g_author":"62227","g_event":"LD34","g_eventkey":"31","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"6409","g_title":"Grow Big and Go Home","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"398","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\/62227-shot0-1450030307.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/511439\/62227-shot1-1450030307.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/511439\/62227-shot2-1450030307.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/511439\/62227-shot3-1450030307.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"LudumDare 34 entry for both the \"Two Button Controls\" and \"Growing\" themes. Play as a worm trying to return home while avoiding crows and picking up DNA sequences that allow you to evolve and grow body parts!\r\n\r\nControls:\r\n- Right key to move right\r\n- Space key to perform action\r\n\r\nTools:\r\n- Engine: Unity\r\n- 2D Graphics: PicoEDITOR","title":"Grow Big and Go Home"}