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Nice work. :)","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1161548,"author_name":"MaxineY","author_uid":"maxiney","epoch":1759782265,"text":"Wow it's really intense kkkkk\nThe fisheye effect on the TV is well done!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1161938,"author_name":"MrMaico","author_uid":"mrmaico","epoch":1759788430,"text":"WOW! Good job. Simple but very very effective. I can see people speed running this! Not me, as I'm bad gamer. ","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1164581,"author_name":"liumeishan","author_uid":"liumeishan","epoch":1759824528,"text":"so cuteeeee !!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1167520,"author_name":"pro4","author_uid":"pro4","epoch":1759855086,"text":"Fun little game! Nice artwork and controls. My total time was 1:35:49. The last stage was a little tough, but was able to get past it!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1168211,"author_name":"OLEGATOR0270","author_uid":"olegator0270","epoch":1759861577,"text":"Very nice graphics","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1168431,"author_name":"unpronounceable","author_uid":"unpronounceable","epoch":1759863689,"text":"The only improvements that I see would be more levels and some sort of wind up on the bosses charge attack. Enjoyed playing it, good job.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1173594,"author_name":"leorean","author_uid":"leorean","epoch":1759946402,"text":"Oh boy, the music immedately cought me!! And I love the juicy sound effects and CRT shader - great entry, kudos!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1173620,"author_name":"esh_k","author_uid":"esh-k","epoch":1759946750,"text":"great game!! beautiful graphics, pleasant controls! good job!!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1173627,"author_name":"harujam","author_uid":"harujam","epoch":1759946809,"text":"Nice retro vibes and spicy hardness. Defeating the mouse boss was a bit tricky though already in the second level.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1175201,"author_name":"Eugenik","author_uid":"eugenik","epoch":1759981958,"text":"Awesome graphics and music!.\n","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1177872,"author_name":"Starlight Glimmer is best poney","author_uid":"starlight-glimmer-is-best-poney","epoch":1760048383,"text":"![Screenshot_20251010_001546.png](\/\/\/raw\/f90\/1\/z\/6f231.png)\n\nVery pleasant game. A nice and unique play on the Donkey Kong formula. I have nothing constructive to say, though at the end I yearned for more levels.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1178350,"author_name":"fritzendugan","author_uid":"fritzendugan","epoch":1760073960,"text":"Heyyy I think I recognize this crt shader xD Looks awesome though really convincing vibe, menus are smooth as well. Music slaps, I was immediately bobbing up and down in my chair :D OMG DID I STRUGGLE at that first level lol (I honestly thought that was the end of the game when I finally beat him but was pleasantly surprised you managed 3 levels!!). By the third I felt like I had true mastery (even though I'm probably still really bad). Awesome job!![Screenshot 2025-10-10 at 01.24.31.png](\/\/\/raw\/95a\/3\/z\/6f282.png)","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1179639,"author_name":"Disvent","author_uid":"disvent","epoch":1760124866,"text":"I hated that damn glasses-wearing mouse!!!\nI\u2019m terrible at games like this, so beating the boss was really tough - but also super satisfying!\nThe retro vibe is awesome - music and visuals work perfectly together.\nFantastic game!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1179734,"author_name":"graebor","author_uid":"graebor","epoch":1760127862,"text":"Dang this is hard!! Great job though, and the music rules.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1181407,"author_name":"lectvs","author_uid":"lectvs","epoch":1760215514,"text":"Fun game and great music!! Only complaint I have is that the boss should have a tell before he's about to dash. Otherwise great stuff! :smile: ","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1181414,"author_name":"LooksLikeSomething","author_uid":"lookslikesomething","epoch":1760215644,"text":"Love the retro vibe ! That's a great game, very hard though!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1183542,"author_name":"johnnysix","author_uid":"johnnysix","epoch":1760389126,"text":"Very cool - loved the character style - very much akin to the old 8-bit era loaded from a tape machine!\n\nBonus points for the music - great job there.   I couldn't make it past the first level, too old and slow for anything that requires skill or reaction time :smile: ","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1183804,"author_name":"jacobingalls","author_uid":"jacobingalls","epoch":1760412728,"text":"It felt really hard until i realized that you could just run straight to the book and use the generous invincibility.\n\n![Screenshot 2025-10-13 203051.png](\/\/\/raw\/da9\/b1\/z\/6f5f7.png)","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1184091,"author_name":"LDJam user 237945","author_uid":"237945","epoch":1760460821,"text":"@jacobingalls oh, record time! So the invincibility makes You go trough the cage... ok, playtest playtest playtest :D \nThanks for playing and thanks for the feedback!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1185720,"author_name":"filgru","author_uid":"filgru","epoch":1760785200,"text":"Really nice and fun game! It gives off strong Donkey Kong vibes(I used to play that a lot as a kid). The graphics and music are super cool and I love the retro screen effect. Great job!!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"}],"format":"md","images":["ldjam-media\/sha256\/0a\/0a668683c6c0d26c55420ff0e9379ee56323dcd58f93c12f38b39d9183787d6b.png"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/madr.itch.io\/biblio-worm","text":"Link"},{"url":"https:\/\/madr.itch.io\/biblio-worm","text":"Link"},{"url":"https:\/\/madr.itch.io\/biblio-worm","text":"Link"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"88995","g_author":"1237945","g_event":"LD58","g_eventkey":"112","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"426816","g_title":"Biblio-Worm","g_status":"WAYBACK","g_place":"189","g_commentcount":"23","g_site2_node_id":"416510","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":{"n_key":"416510","n_urlkey":"426816","n_parent":"415614","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/58\/biblio-worm","n_slug":"biblio-worm","n_type":"item","n_subtype":"game","n_subsubtype":"jam","n_author":"237945","n_created":"1758792612","n_modified":"1779320330","n_version":"1325717","n_status":"WAYBACK"},"node":{"_collation":{"body_sanitizer":"TextUtils::SanitizeHTML via existing importer","event":"LD58","removed_author":false},"_superparent":9,"_trust":5,"author":237945,"body":"[Or just play it here on itch.io](https:\/\/madr.itch.io\/biblio-worm)\n\nA retro arcade platformer where you play as a bibliophile bookworm on a mission to recover your stolen collection of three golden books from the evil librarian in the Rat Library.\n\n\n### Controls\n\nWASD \/ Arrow Keys \/ Left Analog Stick\nSpace \/ X \/ A Button\nLeft Mouse Button \/ Enter \/ G \/ Square \/ X Button\nEscape \/ Start Button\n\n\n### Gameplay Tips\n\nFlying books deal damage - 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