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Nice job\n","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":842646,"author_name":"krit1k","author_uid":"krit1k","epoch":1664768725,"text":"Good work)","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":844573,"author_name":"LauraHur","author_uid":"laurahur","epoch":1664805939,"text":"Great entry! turns out i'm not that great at the shooting.. but it's fun and it looks awesome!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":844583,"author_name":"justabread","author_uid":"justabread","epoch":1664806101,"text":"I think you managed a good balance between making the games easy enough to be understood in seconds but not making it too easy by adding difficulty each round. Well done! The music was a tad too loud in my opinion. ","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":844997,"author_name":"Climbing Dolphin","author_uid":"climbing-dolphin","epoch":1664811769,"text":"I don't know how you did this, but you did it! The mini-games are fun, and the difficulty increases as long as you are winning. My favourite one is the shoot mini-games!\nGood job, cowboy!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":846310,"author_name":"LDJam user 234567","author_uid":"234567","epoch":1664824752,"text":"Great mini games. The western theme fits perfectly and the graphics are very nice.\nThis game is a pleasant surprise.\n\nI'll come back and play later :thumbsup: ","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":848576,"author_name":"NichiiExE","author_uid":"nichiiexe","epoch":1664838362,"text":"Super fun game and awesome art! Such a cool idea and style!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":850604,"author_name":"Jacob Diaz","author_uid":"jacob-diaz","epoch":1664849111,"text":"the art is super nice","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":851745,"author_name":"thx4nothing","author_uid":"thx4nothing","epoch":1664859124,"text":"Really awesome game! Impressive art!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":852735,"author_name":"jk5000","author_uid":"jk5000","epoch":1664868452,"text":"A really well made and pretty fun little jam game. The visuals and music is especially good for a game in the compo category. The gameplay is overall fine, but nothing super innovative. Overall a good compo game. Well done.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":857692,"author_name":"busisen","author_uid":"busisen","epoch":1664899957,"text":"I think it says a lot when you have art that great and still it's not the most impressive thing about the game. Was really fun too. Genuinely enjoyed it and I'm super impressed you managed to pull all of this together in 48 hours.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":861173,"author_name":"Serxiolas","author_uid":"serxiolas","epoch":1664917897,"text":"Nice retro arcade vibe! Smooth control. Excellent visuals, very cohesive. Amusing music. Very well done!!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":861361,"author_name":"zubspace","author_uid":"zubspace","epoch":1664919023,"text":"Really great work which matches the theme perfectly. Love the mini-games and how they are connected to the wild west. The artwork is excellent. I'm really impressed. Good job!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":863597,"author_name":"Ben Parisi","author_uid":"ben-parisi","epoch":1664940178,"text":"I echo what other say about it being impressive you got all these minigames polished in the time. Great work. This feels like a complete product with no rough edges. ","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":863754,"author_name":"AndreiSh","author_uid":"andreish","epoch":1664942501,"text":"I'm amazed by your art and music!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":864081,"author_name":"ghostbomb","author_uid":"ghostbomb","epoch":1664948966,"text":"Got 1000 points!  I'm surprised that more people didn't make Wario Ware style games this Jam.  It's not the most unique idea but it's a great way to make a good entry.\n\nThese were great!  Art Was great, music was great, games were great!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":864243,"author_name":"LDJam user 280036","author_uid":"280036","epoch":1664951427,"text":"Fantastic presentation. Pixel art is great, music is thematic, and all the games work flawlessly. I ended up dying to the two tumbleweeds. I see the comparisons being drawn with WarioWare and I think that's spot on. Impressed that you were able to get this much done with this level of polish. Great job!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":864326,"author_name":"LDJam user 298734","author_uid":"298734","epoch":1664952822,"text":"minigames looks fun\uff01","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":869786,"author_name":"ShaunShepherd","author_uid":"shaunshepherd","epoch":1665010140,"text":"Really well balanced difficulty curve and mini games. Everything thing has a sound or animation really great stuff. Rock solid work! ","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":870748,"author_name":"LDJam user 271014","author_uid":"271014","epoch":1665027383,"text":"The pixel art is super cohesive and and looks great! The difficulty curve on the minigames keeps them interesting without being too repetitive. I managed to get 800 points. Really well done!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":870751,"author_name":"Hydezeke","author_uid":"hydezeke","epoch":1665027423,"text":"Really fun package of minigames presented as a really challenging gauntlet. It's so polished!! Really impressive especially for compo, wow","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":870756,"author_name":"lustdante","author_uid":"lustdante","epoch":1665027473,"text":"Oh wow. This entry is super clean and polished. Well done! I also really dig into Wario Ware interpretation of the theme!!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":872443,"author_name":"Luka Roli","author_uid":"luka-roli","epoch":1665063331,"text":"Great stuff. The whole thing is well-packaged and polished. Love everything from the sound effects and soundtrack to the snappy controls and the whole visual presentation.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":872445,"author_name":"LDJam user 302410","author_uid":"302410","epoch":1665063347,"text":"Great art!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":873983,"author_name":"LDJam user 280624","author_uid":"280624","epoch":1665085229,"text":"Very polish submission. Fantastic work!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":874197,"author_name":"Corporation","author_uid":"corporation","epoch":1665088238,"text":"Nice little collection of mini games) I can realy imagine myself playing this with my dad at the cinema before movie on the old arcade machine, back in the days XD","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":878062,"author_name":"Shibaya","author_uid":"shibaya","epoch":1665174765,"text":"Art is really nice and the game is super polished! Very good job!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":878652,"author_name":"Jos\u00e9 Bonilla","author_uid":"jose-bonilla","epoch":1665192702,"text":"Love this implementation of mini games. The games really feel satisfying and polished (I loved the feel of the jiggle minigame). Nice graphics and mood. I'd love to see more minigames... The difficulty ramp up seemed balanced. Congratulations","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":878923,"author_name":"Jag","author_uid":"jag","epoch":1665207344,"text":"I love these types of game! I think you did a fantastic job with this! I've seen quite a few of these 10-second random mini game types all over but I think you really pulled through on really tying it all together and keeping it related. The timing between levels was generous and it made a lot of sense what I had to do (I've played others where it made no sense what I had to do from level to level). I also liked that you gave us lives so one death doesnt mean starting all over. Thanks for the great game!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":882142,"author_name":"Dannyk1994","author_uid":"dannyk1994","epoch":1665323188,"text":"Nice game, super fun and loved the music! Great work!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":882272,"author_name":"Alex de la Cour","author_uid":"alex-de-la-cour","epoch":1665326394,"text":"What a fun game! Every level felt polished and well executed, tied together well with a cowboy theme and with a good increase in difficulty. The pixel art was vibrant and readable, and the music suited the game perfectly. Thoroughly enjoyable!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":886654,"author_name":"Malai","author_uid":"malai","epoch":1665592520,"text":"Some great wario ware vibes :)\nSimple but very polished.\nWould have loved if it had an mouse only alternative for dodging, maybe left and right mouse click, just in case one cant switch fast enough :D","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":889680,"author_name":"LDJam user 299210","author_uid":"299210","epoch":1665931689,"text":"I liked the polish in this game! All of the mini games were well done, and the music was great. This is a solid entry.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":890933,"author_name":"alpharock6","author_uid":"alpharock6","epoch":1666071349,"text":"Super impressive with how much is going on here, especially for a compo game! The art is super cohesive and really supports each minigame. The overall audio and mood are awesome, and fun minigames! Really solid all around entry :)","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":891413,"author_name":"UkuleleFury","author_uid":"ukulelefury","epoch":1666133748,"text":":D Wow, really impressive and a lot of fun! I love all your excellent pixel art! Each stage immediately puts a smile on your face when you see it. Your sounds and music are great (thanks for including them!). Really great animations. The gameplay works pretty well in each minigame too. Except _maybe_ the flappy-bird-style jump game was a little tough--I gotta release my jump faster each time! This is very impressive!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":892263,"author_name":"PostFrog","author_uid":"postfrog","epoch":1666253867,"text":"Really nice stuff for a compo! Plays pretty smooth and nice use of the theme(^:","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":893043,"author_name":"BoOdbarbak","author_uid":"boodbarbak","epoch":1666337755,"text":"Great arts, animation, sounds and music. Controls are very good. Fits the theme. Minigames are all really different and everything feels very polished. Not innovative but quite impressive. Great entry! :)","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"}],"format":"md","images":["ld51\/wayback-placeholder.png"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/waffleworks.itch.io\/countdown-cowboy","text":"Link"},{"url":"https:\/\/github.com\/WaffleWorks\/Countdown-Cowboy","text":"Link"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"85012","g_author":"1180090","g_event":"LD51","g_eventkey":"114","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"393792","g_title":"Countdown Cowboy","g_status":"WAYBACK","g_place":"83","g_commentcount":"37","g_site2_node_id":"303333","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":{"n_key":"303333","n_urlkey":"393792","n_parent":"296586","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/51\/countdown-cowboy","n_slug":"countdown-cowboy","n_type":"item","n_subtype":"game","n_subsubtype":"compo","n_author":"180090","n_created":"1664574301","n_modified":"1779479993","n_version":"937403","n_status":"WAYBACK"},"node":{"_collation":{"body_sanitizer":"TextUtils::SanitizeHTML via existing importer","event":"LD51","removed_author":false},"_superparent":9,"_trust":2,"author":180090,"body":"Survive the 10-second countdown in 4 unique wild west-themed minigames! 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