#1 Button Presser by Jvdwijk

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made by Jvdwijk for Ludum Dare 51 (JAM)

Your boss has given you a task of utmost importance. You are to press a red button every 10 seconds or less - you don’t want to find out what happens if you don’t… Like the good worker you are you start doing your task, yet your co-worker keeps annoying you by bragging about his high score in the mini game “the amazing asteroids”. You decide to kill two birds with one stone and try beating your co-worker’s high score whilst also continuing to press the button. Watch out though, because it turns out that various things will try to get in your way. Will you be able to succeed?

Ratings

Overall 403th 3.681⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Fun 603th 3.361⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 465th 3.458⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Theme 188th 4.097⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 529th 3.708⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Audio 270th 3.671⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Humor 77th 4.044⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Mood 402th 3.632⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Given 24🗳️ 19🗨️

Feedback

LDJam user 262766
04. Oct 2022 · 09:10 UTC
Simple concept, pretty art but i think bad using of the JAM theme it feels like superfluous
MaRJaGiL
04. Oct 2022 · 09:13 UTC
Love the UI within the coputer, it's a really fun touch. I did get fired eventually because I tried to play the asteroids game too much. Great work, love the music.
owca
04. Oct 2022 · 09:15 UTC
Really cool idea and good humor :smile:
KeithSwanger
04. Oct 2022 · 09:15 UTC
A game within a game! If only I weren't so terrible at asteroids xD
Great presentation, it really sets the mood while playing. Nice job!
Ninai
04. Oct 2022 · 09:17 UTC
I really enjoyed the game, even though I was a bit frustrated, I kept finding myself coming back. I played this without a mouse and with a mousepad, which was a bit counterintuitive, as rotating the rocket was a bit slow and then switching to the button would not be great. But I believe that is on me. This reminds me of games, I used to play when I was younger, and the voices were pretty fun. I'll be sure to come back to this game, with a proper mouse :)
kromeboy
04. Oct 2022 · 10:09 UTC
Nice twist on the theme. Love the art style and the computer interface.

Also, why is the TAB on the bottom of the keyboard :-D
m11
04. Oct 2022 · 12:30 UTC
Great humour, and really loved the computer UI :)
CDManiac
04. Oct 2022 · 13:04 UTC
You were able to make me find some fun in a game as boring as Asteroids. That's an amazing feat. Good and simple idea, kind of funny situation too. Could have been a The Stanley Parable ending! GG
Eugenik
04. Oct 2022 · 16:57 UTC
Very fun experience!.
elysiagriffin
04. Oct 2022 · 17:37 UTC
Thanks for submitting your game for me to play on my stream!

If you’d like to rewatch the playthrough, you can find it here: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1608912292?t=9h4m16s

Good luck on your ratings, see you next LD! :D

💜 Elysia Griffin AKA Button Feedback Lady
https://www.twitch.tv/elysiagriffin

![Highscore.png](///raw/5a7/b/z/520dd.png)
Artyom Volkov
04. Oct 2022 · 19:28 UTC
This game has vibes of the previous LD, but still, works with the current one extremely well. Great job.
LDJam user 251170
04. Oct 2022 · 22:10 UTC
Interesting/fun concept! Nice voice acting! I liked the multitasking idea, the graphics set for a great environment, but I couldn't quite get used to the asteroid game. I don't remember what the original asteroid played like, but as for my nowadays taste in games, the minigame, to me, felt really slow and somewhat unresponsive. All in all a very fun game, nonetheless, I'll just have to accept I'll forever be bad at it haha
Stefan Laimer
04. Oct 2022 · 23:27 UTC
Absolutely fantastic game! There are so many things that really stand out. The graphics, the music and the voice lines are lovely, the theme was implemented amazingly and the game itself is super addictive. A bit frustrating at times but in a good way :D

Also I really love some of the little things, like the links is your credits menu or also that your game doesn't start at 100% volume. It's also super cool that you added an online leaderboard this time! I'm only rank 3 for now but I'll probably play it a lot, just like I did with your last game.

I only wished it was possible to restart the game even faster, but other than that it's phenomenal! Really great job!!

![score.PNG](///raw/b24/22/z/52307.png)
LDJam user 238552
04. Oct 2022 · 23:46 UTC
Enjoyed this game, I wish I could restart the desktop game without restarting the entire game if I hadn't let the button timer elapse. I made it into the top 10, briefly!
Stefan Laimer
05. Oct 2022 · 11:36 UTC
noooooo...so close to beating d0lega's score...

I will get it at some point!!

![score.PNG](///raw/b24/22/z/524cf.png)
LDJam user 279622
05. Oct 2022 · 19:06 UTC
i am the world's worst button presser, confirmed
JavaSaurus
05. Oct 2022 · 21:01 UTC
Very well done, I'm a sub-par button presser as expected ! I really like the esthetics, they bring me back to my childhood computer. Love it ! Perhaps the fire rate could be higher to make it EXTRA click-spammy, but I really enjoyed it, well done, beautiful entry ! :)
jamdong15
07. Oct 2022 · 08:03 UTC
Wowow, game-ception, haha. Really interesting!! Admittedly, I wasn't that good at the asteroid game but this was still a really interesting entry :) Also, I love the voices. I think my only piece of feedback would be to switch the "shoot" mechanic to be a key, such as the enter key; it was a bit difficult switching back and forth between the mouse and the key. Otherwise, really unique entry!! Great job.

Also, I'd really appreciate if you could rate my game! :) Any feedback would be wonderful.
MikkyTi
07. Oct 2022 · 18:37 UTC
such a fun idea! I like this graphics btw))
Skvader_418
07. Oct 2022 · 20:47 UTC
the Polish and graphics are top notch. But damn is this hard, cant get anything above 100
etrealjunior
07. Oct 2022 · 22:01 UTC
Congratulations I really liked your game, the references were very good, with great gameplay, and the helper clips helped to guarantee you 5 stars, my congratulations again, a big hug.
amarokczukay
09. Oct 2022 · 16:38 UTC
fun game with hard to master gameplay. i mean my brain is not made for that hahaha
graphics are nice and game overall feels polished!
Euler Moises
11. Oct 2022 · 11:42 UTC
Oh!!!

What a cool idea! Just like my life!

I can't play without something popping up that I have to do.

It's very well done.

I didn't find any bugs.

Congratulations to the team!
Honest Dan
17. Oct 2022 · 19:59 UTC
This made me sad. I tried very hard to get anywhere near the leaderboard, but alas, I failed. My slow rocket ship was destroyed repeatedly by the space cookies :( A fun multitasking game, with a lot of "RNG react fast" moments. I think because the game was so difficult, I was mainly struggling with the asteroid game - before even considering the distractions. I may have enjoyed a little bit more if the game was a little easier to begin with!
LDJam user 250426
21. Oct 2022 · 05:06 UTC
I really like the humor and idea of this but the asteroids part needed to be a lot snappier. I think you couldn't change your momentum quick enough to make necessary adjustments and would have to rely on rotating and shooting incoming asteroids. One thing that did help a lot was the generously small hitbox though!
Other than the movement of the ship, the whole game is really solid and I like all the little bits that immerse you into BonkOS and this button clicking world xD

Also that keyboard is cursed lmao
Ava Skoog
21. Oct 2022 · 08:13 UTC
Well done on a funny game 😁 It was mostly fine and of course very intuitive, and it was really nice to have the notes for the rocket game at all times, but I do agree with others that the rocket was way too slow. Props for voice acting the boss! Music is nice—perhaps it fits the rocket game more than the surrounding game, but that makes it fit anyway 🤔 Enjoyed myself, but did feel a bit snubbed when said slowness of the rocket led to my losing. But on the whole really neat! I like the little details on the desk, and that's one weird keyboard 😅 Neat with the progression of the chat messages. Well done!