{"author_link":"\/users\/hacksawunit","author_name":"HacksawUnit","author_uid":1011949,"comments":[{"id":1123586,"author_name":"OadT","author_uid":"oadt","epoch":1744019113,"text":"Managed to get to level 8 :sweat_smile: At first I was afraid all preview will be gone after level 2, but was good to see it was really only the orange ones. Took a moment to get the hang of it, but was a fun game then!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1124187,"author_name":"Aleksey4adoff","author_uid":"aleksey4adoff","epoch":1744034278,"text":"A great idea for mixing genres! Excellent implementation!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1125828,"author_name":"Mathstr0fficial","author_uid":"mathstr0fficial","epoch":1744063988,"text":"A super inventive take on the falling block puzzle genre! All the presentation is top notch, and the gameplay is incredibly satisfying, but in its current state it feels a touch on the difficult side with the lack of any midair control. My full (well, up to level 7) playthrough is linked below!\n\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/mMOEiSv5y-U","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1131230,"author_name":"MateusBoga","author_uid":"mateusboga","epoch":1744124996,"text":"Very unusual and unique kind of game, would have definitely never thought of putting tetris and golf together like this. It's definitely very hard, and I hope you get the orbs back if you accidentally drop them out of bounds! I found no bugs, don't have much else to say other than great work once again!\n\n\n![Screenshot_138.png](\/\/\/raw\/296\/e\/z\/6b6ac.png)","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1141077,"author_name":"HacksawUnit","author_uid":"hacksawunit","epoch":1744243816,"text":"Thanks to those who've played so far! :)\n\n@mateusboga Don't worry! If you miss the grid with an ingot, you lose 1\/2 of a mulligan but it is placed back into the queue just like if you had cleared it.","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1150218,"author_name":"gdman","author_uid":"gdman","epoch":1744576939,"text":"Very nice game with great art and attractive gameplay combination of two (for me it remidns of dr.mario + worms\/scorched earth). At first I was struggling with controls, but then got into the rhythm of it and managed to get to 8th level.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1150446,"author_name":"LeReveur","author_uid":"lereveur","epoch":1744585592,"text":"I'm too bad at this game, too much parameters have to be taken in account. But even if I couldn't go through the first level after many tries, I can tell at least that its fun and the arts are pretty cool, so: well done!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1156808,"author_name":"Sheepolution","author_uid":"sheepolution","epoch":1745433785,"text":"For how simple this game is, it's a lot of fun! It's super satisfying when you manage to shoot the block exactly where you want it to land. There's a lot of good game design in this game that is to be appreciated. That you need to try to remove a specific block, that you regain health when you manage to do so, the wind to keep things fresh. After a while I actually stopped using the arrow keys, and ignored the indicator. Could be a separate difficulty. I managed to get level 8. Level 18 would take quite a while I'm afraid. Anyway, good job!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1156822,"author_name":"Starlight Glimmer is best poney","author_uid":"starlight-glimmer-is-best-poney","epoch":1745435527,"text":"Takes a hot minute to grasp, but this is the most positively challenging game I've played this LD. I'm bad at tetris (technically, tris), and at golf, and I loved it.\n\n![Screenshot_20250423_210353.png](\/\/\/raw\/f90\/1\/z\/6c6ba.png)","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1157299,"author_name":"pickens-inc","author_uid":"pickens-inc","epoch":1745515187,"text":"Oh man, I am so bad at this! Love the concept. I didn't like that theme, but this would have been a perfect entry for that \"combine 2 incompatible genres\" LD! The implementation is super charming and the presentation is great. I found there to be a few too many factors for my small brain to manage - I never quite felt like I was able to predict where the piece would end up. I think that would have been a lot easier if you were batting the piece directly into the playing field, rather than you hitting, then getting a second screen with the playing field. Maybe thats just me though! Really clever idea, well done!!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1157429,"author_name":"angry_fridge","author_uid":"angry-fridge","epoch":1745526542,"text":"Cool concept but, the controls took a bit time to get used to but I think it was fine. Like the above comment, I think there were too many things moving at once and the actual area of interest was a bit small. Other than that, I think this is a pretty good entry for a 48 hour jam! Well done!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1157786,"author_name":"blobo","author_uid":"blobo","epoch":1745600121,"text":"Oh man that wind. I kept forgetting it existed and then WHAM! I piece missed my target by 4 or 5 whole units. The wind is a perfect addition to the game, by the way. Love it.\n\nI don't know exactly how to feel about the lives mechanic. Like- yeah, being able to lose is important for a game like this, but man- I got really close in two runs, only to lose to something that I think is a bit... unfair? Getting 5 in a row clears a line, right? And I've had situations where I clear the gold one by having a vertical line go beyond the bounds of the board. Then I lost my last run of the recording by getting 5 in a row, but beyond the bounds, and I lost. It felt like the rules were a bit inconsistent there... I don't know. Going back to hole 1 after that feels punishing, but without lives there's no penalty for failure... I'm not sure what to do about that.\n\nAnyway, I recorded my runs to give as much feedback as possible! Here you go:\n\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fPN5gBCQZG0","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1157993,"author_name":"Alchemic","author_uid":"alchemic","epoch":1745617423,"text":"Took a while to master the controls! Very challenging game. I like how there are lots of variables that make it so that you can't rely on your muscle memory *too* much, but there's still a ton of skill involved.\n\nI think I only got to about level 4 or 5.","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"}],"format":"md","images":["ld57\/wayback-placeholder.png"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/kirklindsay.itch.io\/cast-iron-hammer-golf","text":"Web + Source Code"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"68668","g_author":"1011949","g_event":"LD57","g_eventkey":"111","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"292415","g_title":"Cast Iron Hammer Golf","g_status":"WAYBACK","g_place":"99999","g_commentcount":"13","g_site2_node_id":"409259","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":{"n_key":"409259","n_urlkey":"292415","n_parent":"406845","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/57\/cast-iron-hammer-golf","n_slug":"cast-iron-hammer-golf","n_type":"item","n_subtype":"game","n_subsubtype":"compo","n_author":"11949","n_created":"0","n_modified":"0","n_version":"1292430","n_status":"WAYBACK"},"node":{"id":409259,"parent":406845,"_superparent":9,"author":11949,"type":"item","subtype":"game","subsubtype":"compo","published":"2025-04-07T01:28:08Z","created":"2025-04-02T21:37:14Z","modified":"2025-04-25T21:43:43Z","_trust":11,"version":1292430,"slug":"cast-iron-hammer-golf","name":"Cast Iron Hammer Golf","body":"![demo.gif](\/\/\/raw\/dae\/2\/z\/69efd.gif)\n\nCan you beat all 18 levels?\n\nHints:\n- Use the left and right arrow keys to angle your shot.\n- Plan your shot by pressing the up and down arrow keys.\n- Press and hold the spacebar to charge your shot, then release to swing.\n- The fish indicates wind. 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