{"author_link":"\/author\/g-beuneker\/","author_name":"Geared Games","author_uid":"45678","comments":[{"author_name":"joemid","author_uid":"92338","time":"Aug 28, 2016 @ 5:37pm","epoch":1472405520,"text":"Awesome!  Near-perfect Atari port of NMS.  Infinite jump is cool- Love the ship controls on the planet- tho- a way to call back the ship after you jump out and it sails off into oblivion would be nice... Of course, that'll probably come in the NES port!"},{"author_name":"kadexus","author_uid":"52822","time":"Aug 28, 2016 @ 5:37pm","epoch":1472405520,"text":"Very nice artstyle and sound design! Also surprisingly polished AND you had time left over! Great job :)"},{"author_name":"FisherG","author_uid":"110989","time":"Aug 28, 2016 @ 5:45pm","epoch":1472406000,"text":"Runs smooth.\r<br\/>Funny Pop culture references.\r<br\/>Entire game is a big joke about No mans sky.\r<br\/>No enemies that I could find."},{"author_name":"Dia6lo","author_uid":"89936","time":"Aug 28, 2016 @ 6:13pm","epoch":1472407680,"text":"I want a refund for this D:"},{"author_name":"phantomunboxing","author_uid":"112443","time":"Aug 28, 2016 @ 6:19pm","epoch":1472408040,"text":"You don't need to put the program debug database in the zip file :D... Great game"},{"author_name":"CalmKai","author_uid":"64382","time":"Aug 28, 2016 @ 6:26pm","epoch":1472408460,"text":"Great Game!"},{"author_name":"StarStorm295","author_uid":"87422","time":"Aug 28, 2016 @ 6:57pm","epoch":1472410320,"text":"I love it! Something so cute about it! Great work!"},{"author_name":"slam_nine","author_uid":"112272","time":"Aug 28, 2016 @ 6:59pm","epoch":1472410440,"text":"Nice job of remaking (demaking?) NMS in very retro atari-like graphics! The game runs smooth too."},{"author_name":"chriiis88","author_uid":"63875","time":"Aug 28, 2016 @ 8:08pm","epoch":1472414580,"text":"That's actually pretty damn cool. You could post this to the NoMansSkyTheGame subreddit, too. I bet they'd be interested in the game."},{"author_name":"SmallPhil","author_uid":"39162","time":"Aug 29, 2016 @ 1:05am","epoch":1472432400,"text":"It tickles.\r<br\/>It tickles.\r<br\/>It tickles.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>\r<br\/>This game is awsome !"},{"author_name":"Loyance","author_uid":"47228","time":"Aug 29, 2016 @ 1:38am","epoch":1472434380,"text":"Better than original. Great job!"},{"author_name":"NinjaNic","author_uid":"105778","time":"Aug 29, 2016 @ 3:36am","epoch":1472441460,"text":"Nothing can give me an authentic No Man's Sky experience better than Old Man's Sky!! I love it! Countless hours of so much fun! I can't believe this was only made in a few days, it's amazing. Nice work!\r<br\/>\r<br\/>By far my favorite game of the jam\/compo so far. (Even though it doesn't have anything to do with ancient technology.)"},{"author_name":"Azlen","author_uid":"18078","time":"Aug 29, 2016 @ 8:08am","epoch":1472457780,"text":"Disappointed that planets don't wrap around, I was hoping to find my ship eventually.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Amazing work!"},{"author_name":"asteryz","author_uid":"34841","time":"Aug 29, 2016 @ 10:51am","epoch":1472467560,"text":"Great atmosphere, well done :)"},{"author_name":"pi_pi3","author_uid":"38955","time":"Aug 29, 2016 @ 11:23am","epoch":1472469480,"text":"No aliens. I.e. noone to be found. Noone to be found in the universe. Noone to be found in the sky... No Man in the Sky... This game does No Man's Sky better than No Man's Sky."},{"author_name":"colapolka","author_uid":"110210","time":"Aug 29, 2016 @ 12:28pm","epoch":1472473380,"text":"Controlls and overall look and feel enchant with remarkable smoothness. Well done!"},{"author_name":"Ib1s","author_uid":"110514","time":"Aug 29, 2016 @ 12:30pm","epoch":1472473500,"text":"The best possible No man's sky pixel game which could be done in one weekend. It has a great atmosphere and is fun to play for a while.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Oh and btw: my name is George ._."},{"author_name":"peterthehe","author_uid":"46596","time":"Aug 29, 2016 @ 1:57pm","epoch":1472478720,"text":"Amazing parody (?) of No Man's Sky. The art is really pretty. If only there were music...\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Overall the game is really well polished and very much so cleverly made. Great job. Is everything procedural?"},{"author_name":"Geared Games","author_uid":"45678","time":"Aug 29, 2016 @ 4:44pm","epoch":1472488740,"text":"@peterthehe\r<br\/>There should be music in the game though?\r<br\/>\r<br\/>But to answer your question:\r<br\/>The planets, stars, planet surfaces, organisms and alien bases are procedural."},{"author_name":"cortica","author_uid":"112401","time":"Aug 29, 2016 @ 5:50pm","epoch":1472492700,"text":"Great work!"},{"author_name":"PlanetHoward","author_uid":"99140","time":"Aug 29, 2016 @ 8:55pm","epoch":1472503800,"text":"Not much gameplay, but I have to point out the controls are better than most games I've tried, it's responsive, fast and just feels really good to use"},{"author_name":"Mr.Chippy","author_uid":"59448","time":"Aug 29, 2016 @ 10:29pm","epoch":1472509440,"text":"It feels very smooth and polished.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Thank you for saving me 60 dollars on No Man Sky."},{"author_name":"SbstnC","author_uid":"26059","time":"Aug 29, 2016 @ 10:54pm","epoch":1472510940,"text":"Very cool graphics, sound. The joke, on No man's sky is cool.\r<br\/>It's fun to move around in the ship, but you better make sure you have no momentum while getting off the ship, unless you want to see it glide awayyyyyyyyyy ^^"},{"author_name":"josephblt","author_uid":"28270","time":"Aug 30, 2016 @ 12:10am","epoch":1472515500,"text":"Come on bro? No multiplayer?!?!?! Hehe just kidding nice submission. Nice idea."},{"author_name":"Crown Games","author_uid":"54512","time":"Aug 30, 2016 @ 12:33am","epoch":1472516880,"text":"Wow! Great game! Exactly what No Man's Sky is like"},{"author_name":"UltraRat","author_uid":"27370","time":"Aug 30, 2016 @ 7:09am","epoch":1472540640,"text":"I understand that reference dot gif\r<br\/>\r<br\/>I like the variety of the text, made me laugh as well as the punny title."},{"author_name":"steph88","author_uid":"113244","time":"Aug 30, 2016 @ 7:48am","epoch":1472542980,"text":"Hi, nice game and congratulations ! the title remembers me no man's sky :D coincidence ? XD Simple mechanics that still offered a decent amount of challenge.We're realizing a video with several games of the Ludum Dare #36. We made the same thing at the previous jam.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Can you add your game on indiexpo.net ? (it's free) \r<br\/>So we can include also your game in the video ;) \r<br\/>p.s. write #LDJAM in the game's description."},{"author_name":"colozz","author_uid":"55089","time":"Aug 30, 2016 @ 9:59am","epoch":1472550840,"text":"What a relaxing game, 60$-worth!"},{"author_name":"onyon","author_uid":"112297","time":"Aug 30, 2016 @ 10:49am","epoch":1472553840,"text":"Cool retro vibe, better than NMS :D"},{"author_name":"eott","author_uid":"40748","time":"Aug 30, 2016 @ 10:59am","epoch":1472554440,"text":"This is just amazing. Perfect capture. However you're doing this, keep doing it, because it's awesome."},{"author_name":"novotmike","author_uid":"94173","time":"Aug 30, 2016 @ 12:24pm","epoch":1472559540,"text":"Expected someone to make a game with &quot;No Man's Sky&quot; reference, but not in my wildest dreams did I see this coming! Oh snap! I like everything about this game!"},{"author_name":"mat1er","author_uid":"20749","time":"Aug 30, 2016 @ 2:00pm","epoch":1472565300,"text":"So close of no man sky, I nearly asked for a refund!"},{"author_name":"blinry","author_uid":"64665","time":"Aug 30, 2016 @ 2:23pm","epoch":1472566680,"text":"Smooth and fluid controls, well done! Getting in and out of the spacecraft was fun! We were disappointed that some of the small planets had no thingies on them. Nice take on the original. Fun flavor text on the plants (the bushes especially). Would have been nice to have some hills on the planets, but them being bland was probably kind of the point :P"},{"author_name":"Dimatt","author_uid":"111728","time":"Aug 30, 2016 @ 2:43pm","epoch":1472567880,"text":"Haha, funny game! I can't actually afford No Man's Sky, nor would i buy it anyway, so this was a cool little thingo."},{"author_name":"David Cookie","author_uid":"66030","time":"Aug 30, 2016 @ 2:46pm","epoch":1472568060,"text":"aha ok.. it looks like No Man's Sky got quite a few parodies xD It could be a really good game with some new mechanics! The feeling is already satisfying as is, and you have quite a sweet humor :) Well done!"},{"author_name":"mlho7","author_uid":"94569","time":"Aug 30, 2016 @ 2:53pm","epoch":1472568480,"text":"I can run it with my graphic card, awesome.\r<br\/>This retro version maybe is more punchy that the original one, well done, George is a good name for anything. Good job on music."},{"author_name":"Pickens Inc.","author_uid":"25346","time":"Aug 30, 2016 @ 6:24pm","epoch":1472581140,"text":"Lovely atmosphere, and I ADORE the parallax stars. Best \r<br\/>part of the game. Had to look up to make sure the 2600 could handle Parallax, and it could so well done. More variety is my only qualm. Great!"},{"author_name":"Volcanic Giraffe","author_uid":"111242","time":"Aug 30, 2016 @ 9:04pm","epoch":1472590740,"text":"I like the biomes, color style and that ground gradient.\r<br\/>Ship looks like a fly insect to me."},{"author_name":"Elit3dGaming","author_uid":"50291","time":"Aug 31, 2016 @ 2:24am","epoch":1472609940,"text":"Very relaxing and visually appealing. Great game, loved it."},{"author_name":"xirion11","author_uid":"21497","time":"Aug 31, 2016 @ 2:58am","epoch":1472611980,"text":"I really liked this game, the music was relaxing, I liked piloting the ship, I liked the moving stars, I liked George. Really nice game!"},{"author_name":"blubberquark","author_uid":"7968","time":"Aug 31, 2016 @ 11:15am","epoch":1472641800,"text":"Short and sweet!"},{"author_name":"WERT Studio","author_uid":"55091","time":"Sep 1, 2016 @ 8:41pm","epoch":1472762160,"text":"like the orginal nothing to do makes fun for 2 min and looks fine"},{"author_name":"randomhuman","author_uid":"56477","time":"Sep 2, 2016 @ 12:31am","epoch":1472775960,"text":"The comments on all your discoveries are pretty funny. Not the best NMS parody I've played this jam, but it fit the theme much better than the other one."},{"author_name":"lordedwin","author_uid":"115384","time":"Sep 12, 2016 @ 3:01pm","epoch":1473692160,"text":"Very good game ! The concept is awesome, I think that it will be important to add puzzles to the game !!!"},{"author_name":"csanyk","author_uid":"10473","time":"Sep 14, 2016 @ 2:27am","epoch":1473819720,"text":"Awesome parody\/demake of NMS.  I thought it captured the look of the Atari 2600 quite well, though not the sound obviously.  Some really harsh random noise and buzzing would have made it for me.  Although the music is nice.  A bit more purpose and variety would have been even better, but then it wouldn't have skewered NMS so perfectly."},{"author_name":"rad1c","author_uid":"85409","time":"Sep 23, 2016 @ 9:24pm","epoch":1474665540,"text":"Better gfx and more content delivered than in the original, great job."}],"images":["ld36\/45678-5b7ce9bdd1c6db3037a50b4515d9a10d.jpg","ld36\/45678-7c072a4ccecec164cd26311f1a33088c.jpg","ld36\/45678-12f9deb70586d437cce969ac76ce5a72.jpg","ld36\/45678-131f8cbd6df31717c2be7bfd88e00400.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/gamejolt.com\/games\/old-man-s-sky\/183625","text":"Windows"},{"url":"http:\/\/gamejolt.com\/games\/old-man-s-sky\/183625","text":"OS\/X"},{"url":"http:\/\/gamejolt.com\/games\/old-man-s-sky\/183625","text":"Linux"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"677","g_author":"45678","g_event":"LD36","g_eventkey":"35","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"659","g_title":"Old Man's Sky","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"99999","g_commentcount":"46","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\/\/570486\/45678-shot0-1472404890.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/570486\/45678-shot1-1472404890.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/570486\/45678-shot2-1472404890.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/570486\/45678-shot3-1472404890.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"A classic rendition of the game No Man's Sky in wonderful atari 2600 colours.\r\n\r\nMuch like the real game, you can explore planets and... well that's it basically. Have fun!","title":"Old Man's Sky"}