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Overall i liked it, it was fun","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":786059,"author_name":"Lumous","author_uid":"lumous","epoch":1649147081,"text":"Perfect, its very nice =) Good idea ","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":786092,"author_name":"Rowlna","author_uid":"rowlna","epoch":1649147260,"text":"very very fun!!! this game is highly replayable and quirky (if you use laptop you might have a bad time but it works very well in concept) i would say this is easily a top 10 game in my book\n ![hihgscore.png](\/\/\/raw\/a4a\/44\/z\/4c6cf.png)","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":786136,"author_name":"stamestratagem","author_uid":"stamestratagem","epoch":1649147531,"text":"creative idea! \nsome keys are not working but very well done with the leaderboard","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":786144,"author_name":"albertnez","author_uid":"albertnez","epoch":1649147574,"text":"The idea is simple, but the game ended up being way more fun that I expected. Those mechanics are really nice and keep you hooked! The game is very polished overall and looks great, congratulations!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":786200,"author_name":"LDJam user 2331","author_uid":"2331","epoch":1649147983,"text":"Really creative and polished game! :D The key color feedback for what to hold and let go worked really well and the score board gave it a lot of replay value. :)","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":786458,"author_name":"Arscene","author_uid":"arscene","epoch":1649149496,"text":"This game feels like playing QWOP, great job! One of my fav for sure.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":787939,"author_name":"Xeke-Death","author_uid":"xeke-death","epoch":1649159201,"text":"I BEAT ELYSIA! \n\nI cannot think of a single thing that I would like to see different in this game. \nGreat work!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":787985,"author_name":"Austin Sierra","author_uid":"austin-sierra","epoch":1649159451,"text":"Good but Not as good as blant \ud83e\udd23 \ud83d\ude02 \ud83d\ude05","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":788598,"author_name":"Lawrence","author_uid":"lawrence","epoch":1649162558,"text":"This was a very nice game, it felt like Twister for your fingers, because different from other typing games it's not so much about raw writing but, but about figuring out a way under time pressure how to press awkward key combinations. \n\nGood job!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":788627,"author_name":"Finn Pickart","author_uid":"finn-pickart","epoch":1649162716,"text":"The game looks and sounds fantastic.\nThe art style, music, voice over. Everything is so great and polished and that in this little amount of time.\nIt was finger twisting and mind bending. Holding down the wrong keys, because I think I'm holding the right one but it's one beside. Fun.\nI encountered the know issues with the keyboard, but it wasn't a huge issue.\nIf it helps, I was using the German (Qwertz) Layout on a M1 MacBook Air.\nBut it really wasn't a huge deal and didn't bother much.\nIt also doesn't fall under consideration for the ratings, I just pretend everything worked fine.\nI mean, it did for the most part so yeah.\nGood game","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":788628,"author_name":"LDJam user 269161","author_uid":"269161","epoch":1649162718,"text":"It's like Twiste with fingers! I love the Idea!! But I ran into the keyboard problem thingy where no more keys we're recognized ","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":788642,"author_name":"Nectanebo","author_uid":"nectanebo","epoch":1649162778,"text":"Really interesting concept and very fun!\nFor some reason some buttons weren't accepted, as if it's some responsive problem.. I don't know if it just me.\nGreat idea and game overall, simple but on point! Nice!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":788654,"author_name":"ReRonin","author_uid":"reronin","epoch":1649162896,"text":"That was really fun! Tried beating the highest scores a few times but other people seem to be way better.\nThis might also be fun with 2 people to press the keys","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":790239,"author_name":"Gabriel Dias Oliveira de Almeida","author_uid":"gabriel-dias-oliveira-de-almeida","epoch":1649170511,"text":"Congrats for the game, I loved to play Twister on my PC :D","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":792600,"author_name":"Nerzal","author_uid":"nerzal","epoch":1649180411,"text":"Gameplay: \nThe fact that i'm able to chose my keyboard layout is really helpful. \nI am really really bad at this game. Really bad. So bad!\n\nFelt like playing twister with my hands on my keyboard and got totally confused after a few seconds!\nIt has kind of a fun element to it though!\n\nAlthough the highscore system do add a layer of replayability i'll not try it again to be honest, as i was just really bad. Sorry.\n\nGraphics: \nThe artstyle made me feel like a nuclear bomb commander in the 1970s who is desperately trying not to launch the nukes!\nThat's a huge plus! \n\nAudio:\nThe music and the voice on the telephone really added to my frustration while failing to press the correct buttons. That is a plus! I just felt totally overwhelmed playing this game.\n\n","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":794041,"author_name":"iva1","author_uid":"iva1","epoch":1649185927,"text":"This game is beautiful. This game is fun. This game is amazing. This game is mind-blowing. I love this!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":797977,"author_name":"Okamit","author_uid":"okamit","epoch":1649206647,"text":"This is really fun haha, I agree with others, definitely felt like twister for my fingers! Perhaps would make for  some interesting online co-op gameplay as well?\n\nLoved the artstyle and the voice acting, it really added to the experience, and the music is great.\n\nI like that you have configiurations for different keyboard layouts, that's a nice touch.\n\nGood job!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":798087,"author_name":"beats","author_uid":"beats","epoch":1649207786,"text":"The mechanics are great similar to GIRP. Playing on stream, as you already knew the keyboard, could not always press al the keys at the same time but it is still a novel idea and solid entry overall.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":801687,"author_name":"smartwilliam","author_uid":"smartwilliam","epoch":1649248696,"text":"This game was really fun! Simple and hilarious, twister for your fingers! Great job and great idea!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":802095,"author_name":"Kylazaur","author_uid":"kylazaur","epoch":1649252140,"text":"Like twister with your finge... (looks at comment above). Welp, it was really well done, should be very proud of this one!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":807952,"author_name":"Wendel Scardua","author_uid":"wendel-scardua","epoch":1649299657,"text":"I really liked the tension the game generates, at some points I thought more time had passed than it actually did (\"this time I'll enter the leaderboard for sure...\" \"wait, what do you mean my time was only 1:08 !?\")\n\n\n","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":809578,"author_name":"Shampop","author_uid":"shampop","epoch":1649331220,"text":"You found a very innovative concept, and you turned it to 11 ! I really like that every aspect is done and consistent as a whole, great job !","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":809591,"author_name":"BrothersT","author_uid":"brotherst","epoch":1649331409,"text":"Saw this being played on stream. I really wanna play and try and get the high score, but seems the key press bug is affecting me with almost every combination of keys. I'll hold off rating and come back and see if you've fixed this soon :)","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":810262,"author_name":"LDJam user 258850","author_uid":"258850","epoch":1649340326,"text":"Awesome concept! Perfect with the theme, music and visuals were all awesome! Great submission! :)","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":814309,"author_name":"Artyom Volkov","author_uid":"artyom-volkov","epoch":1649404865,"text":"I love such a simple and fun idea. The only complaint is that there is no Dvorak layout!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":814813,"author_name":"JUSTCAMH","author_uid":"justcamh","epoch":1649417377,"text":"Thanks for joining the stream and sending in your game! It's such an awesome idea I wish I had working tech and a hand camera to showcase how epic the game makes you feel. Here's the vod if you'd like to rewatch: https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/videos\/1449607637","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":817498,"author_name":"elysiagriffin","author_uid":"elysiagriffin","epoch":1649468679,"text":"Thanks for submitting your game for me to play on my stream!\n\nIf you\u2019d like to rewatch the playthrough, you can find it here: \nhttps:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/videos\/1450167991?t=0h44m39s\n\nGood luck on your ratings, see you next LD! :D\n\n\ud83d\udc9c Elysia Griffin AKA Button Feedback Lady\n\nhttps:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/elysiagriffin","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":818032,"author_name":"SAGIII","author_uid":"sagiii","epoch":1649489077,"text":"Hello! We had a similar idea before chosing our actual game concept. Pretty cool and well executed.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":818894,"author_name":"Supersonic","author_uid":"supersonic","epoch":1649509709,"text":"Twisted! :-) cool idea and really fun to play, good job","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":823714,"author_name":"Chairshot Games","author_uid":"chairshot-games","epoch":1649629299,"text":"Love it! I've never seen this idea before and you executed it flawlessly. Art and Music are great too. One of the best games I've seen so far.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":833920,"author_name":"LDJam user 250426","author_uid":"250426","epoch":1650346832,"text":"I was one of the unfortunate few that couldn't play because of the multiple key issue, but this was very well done and I didn't hold my crappy keyboard against you in the ratings xD I just wish I could have enjoyed the game to the fullest extent!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":836953,"author_name":"oillen","author_uid":"oillen","epoch":1650570295,"text":"This game defeated my Keyboard ... lol - @andidebob are you going participate in Rocket Beans Jam this year?","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":838334,"author_name":"Jay Sirtest Productions","author_uid":"jay-sirtest-productions","epoch":1656593361,"text":"Very Quirky and Challeging to play for a long time which I like in the end","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"}],"format":"md","images":["ld50\/wayback-placeholder.png"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/andidebob.itch.io\/the-manbutton-project","text":"Link"},{"url":"https:\/\/andidebob.itch.io\/the-manbutton-project","text":"Link"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"83724","g_author":"1036785","g_event":"LD50","g_eventkey":"110","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"390159","g_title":"The Manbutton Project","g_status":"WAYBACK","g_place":"44","g_commentcount":"35","g_site2_node_id":"289404","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":{"n_key":"289404","n_urlkey":"390159","n_parent":"276397","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/50\/the-manbutton-project","n_slug":"the-manbutton-project","n_type":"item","n_subtype":"game","n_subsubtype":"jam","n_author":"36785","n_created":"1649116390","n_modified":"1778841112","n_version":"896313","n_status":"WAYBACK"},"node":{"_collation":{"body_sanitizer":"TextUtils::SanitizeHTML via existing importer","event":"LD50","removed_author":false},"_superparent":9,"_trust":9,"author":36785,"body":"The Manhattan Project was a research and development undertaking during World War II that produced the first nuclear weapons.\n\nThis has nothing to do with the game, we just thought it is a weird coincidence how both sound similar.\n\nAnd there's nukes. 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