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Cute art style, would have loved to play it more.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1027106,"author_name":"Tod Semple","author_uid":"tod-semple","epoch":1697604554,"text":"@prismapunch what browser \/ os are you using where escape doesn't work?","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1027116,"author_name":"aucguy","author_uid":"aucguy","epoch":1697607886,"text":"I liked the additional ice cream flavor (I only found one) which I found quite funny. I also liked the parallax effect with the background. Also, I'm glad you could join Ludum Dare!","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1027182,"author_name":"Flying Dog Fish","author_uid":"flying-dog-fish","epoch":1697620099,"text":"I managed to get stuck in your game. I filled every spot with something and couldn't get rid of the tool in my hands and go inside the house to sleep. Also after I started writing this comment I couldn't get back in the game. I guess I'll have to reload it.\n\nAnyway, cute kid art and a soothing music selection.","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1027229,"author_name":"Gossian","author_uid":"gossian","epoch":1697627857,"text":"Love that you got your kids involved with is. There should definitely be more kid art games about!","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1028956,"author_name":"Peredom","author_uid":"peredom","epoch":1697811351,"text":"Nice little game. I could imagine a 3 hour game based on these kind of simple mechanics and a lot of possible combinations and actions, and having to figure out how to get things you want...","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"}],"format":"md","images":["ld54\/wayback-placeholder.png"],"links":[],"metadata":{"g_key":"92009","g_author":"1295865","g_event":"LD54","g_eventkey":"117","g_subevent":"EXTRA","g_urlkey":"435936","g_title":"Farmer Bob","g_status":"WAYBACK","g_place":"99999","g_commentcount":"7","g_site2_node_id":"377263","g_hide":"Y","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":{"n_key":"377263","n_urlkey":"435936","n_parent":"371459","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/54\/farmer-bob","n_slug":"farmer-bob","n_type":"item","n_subtype":"game","n_subsubtype":"extra","n_author":"295865","n_created":"1696040522","n_modified":"1765482413","n_version":"1190944","n_status":"WAYBACK"},"node":{"_collation":{"body_sanitizer":"TextUtils::SanitizeHTML via existing importer","event":"LD54","removed_author":false},"_superparent":9,"_trust":1,"author":295865,"body":"Help Farmer Bob get some delicious strawberry ice cream.\n\n![screen_shot.png](\/\/\/raw\/9b3\/84\/z\/60556.png)\n\n# Controls\n\n**Move:** WASD, arrow keys, or a joystick.\n\n**Use:** E, space, or joystick-A\n\n**Drop:** ESCAPE or joystick-B\n\nI worked on this game with my 2 kids (7 and 10). They helped with the art and design. Kids are amazing! They come up with the best ideas.\n\n# Gameplay\n\nThe gameplay is simple. It\u2019s like a PBS Kids game. So pretend you are 7 years old when you are playing.\n\nIt is possible to get stuck. Pro-tip: don't go crazy with the shovel. You'll have to restart the game.\n\nThe game has 4 ways to win. If you want a bigger challenge, find the other flavors of ice cream.\n\n# About the game\n\nMost of the art was drawn in Procreate on an iPad and touched up in Photoshop. I used a custom game engine I\u2019ve been tinkering with for the last few years. It\u2019s C++ with emscripten for the web build.\n\nI didn\u2019t make the sound effects and music. Thank you, internet!\n\nI love the Extra format! It\u2019s the only way I can make a game with everything in my life. 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