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The movement left and right is very slow but I eventually adapted to that.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1130663,"author_name":"Deruitda","author_uid":"deruitda","epoch":1744120798,"text":"The graphics and music are great!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1130683,"author_name":"D0vid","author_uid":"d0vid","epoch":1744120971,"text":"Nice music and crisp pixel art :D loading was smooth for me on itch.io using firefox, fyi ! ","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1130712,"author_name":"BatTheCat","author_uid":"batthecat","epoch":1744121234,"text":"love the reference of the classic balloon fight... but i love more the music: chorando se foi quem um dia s\u00f3 me fez chorar","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1130721,"author_name":"Bismark","author_uid":"bismark","epoch":1744121305,"text":"Funny ! Earned amount is in dollars ? millions of dollars ? ... or cents ?","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1131053,"author_name":"Ricesteam","author_uid":"ricesteam","epoch":1744123776,"text":"The chiptune music got me rolling! GL!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1131129,"author_name":"duckmaniac","author_uid":"duckmaniac","epoch":1744124282,"text":"Oh, fun game! I also thought at first that you have to dodge particles and that you can shoot with a gun :) Would be a cool addition to the mechanics by the way!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1131730,"author_name":"yancharkin","author_uid":"yancharkin","epoch":1744128325,"text":"@bismark Good old gold. Maybe we\u2019ll be using it again soon enough \ud83d\ude04\n\n@duckmaniac I was planning to add it - just didn\u2019t have the time. I\u2019ll likely include it in the post-jam version.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1135526,"author_name":"yancharkin","author_uid":"yancharkin","epoch":1744158562,"text":"@batthecat Heck yeah, amigo! \ud83d\ude04","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1135872,"author_name":"GameDevTraum","author_uid":"gamedevtraum","epoch":1744164458,"text":"baloon fight with trump is hilarious :laughing: the music is exquisite","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1144942,"author_name":"neowhoru","author_uid":"neowhoru","epoch":1744347668,"text":"interesting game concept but i expected to use the guns :D ","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1146411,"author_name":"yancharkin","author_uid":"yancharkin","epoch":1744404789,"text":"@neowhoru Yeah, that was the plan \u2014 just didn\u2019t have enough time to get it in.","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1146560,"author_name":"silkworm_sweatshop","author_uid":"silkworm-sweatshop","epoch":1744408466,"text":"Cute little game, even if it's not that deep, I wanted to pop the other's balloons though :sweat_smile:. Lambada music made me smile. 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Overall good fun, but I seemed to have a gun and no button worked to shoot (I mashed all my keyboard buttons and only managed to turn the music off), and I'm not sure how it fits the theme outside of going down to the depths of recession... Alright, I guess that fits :)","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1154188,"author_name":"MoD_Wiz","author_uid":"mod-wiz","epoch":1744979053,"text":"Why people don't post their scores? Mine is 156 and i think it's HUGE, probably the best score.\nMain character looks familiar, remind me of that actor with small role in a home alone 2. Probably just a coincidence.\n\n\nThis is the best game ever. It\u2019s tremendous. Absolutely tremendous. I asked one of my friends, great guy by the way, and he said that he never seen game that good in his whole career. And everyone in the room agrees. Everyone in the whole country. Believe me.\nThe sacks of money? Beautiful. The best sacks. They're HUGE, folks. Really big.\nAnd the graphics? Let me tell you, they\u2019re fantastic. The best graphics. I mean, look at those money floating around!\nAnd you play as a handsome guy with beautiful balloons. Most handsome guy with the most beautiful balloons.\nDo yourself a favor play Money Maker 2025. Play it. Win! Be a champion! It\u2019s going to be HUGE. Believe me. \n![\u0421\u043d\u0438\u043c\u043e\u043a \u044d\u043a\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0430 2025-04-18 \u0432 15.05.59.png](\/\/\/raw\/b63\/46\/z\/6c4d9.png)\n","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1154583,"author_name":"yancharkin","author_uid":"yancharkin","epoch":1745057555,"text":"@mod-wiz Ha-ha-ha, nice one! I confirm that everything you said is 100% correct.","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1154873,"author_name":"LDJam user 258850","author_uid":"258850","epoch":1745090216,"text":"at first i thought i had to doge the embers :face_palm: i love the style and audio, but i cant get more than like 32 ToT haha great game!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1156258,"author_name":"rbbhn","author_uid":"rbbhn","epoch":1745351332,"text":"Man, I don't even want to get into the chaos this game is parodying, but it's a very well made game. 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No _depth_ to this whole 'economy' thing, right? And hey, I don't even have to use my gun.\n\n**It\u2019s just a silly, satirical little game - but just in case, here\u2019s a disclaimer: I have no intention of offending anyone, and my opinion isn\u2019t necessarily reflected in what the game might imply. Things are rarely one-dimensional or even two-dimensional and often have some _depth_. And sometimes, they don\u2019t. Which is which? I don\u2019t know.**\n\n- Controls: Arrow keys.\n- The game was made with [Pyxel](https:\/\/github.com\/kitao\/pyxel), a retro game engine for Python.\n- **The HTML5 version doesn\u2019t run all that smoothly (as you might expect). It takes quite a while to load for some reason, and during that time, it might seem like nothing\u2019s happening. Seems to run a bit better on Itch. 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No _depth_ to this whole 'economy' thing, right? And hey, I don't even have to use my gun.\n\n**It\u2019s just a silly, satirical little game - but just in case, here\u2019s a disclaimer: I have no intention of offending anyone, and my opinion isn\u2019t necessarily reflected in what the game might imply. Things are rarely one-dimensional or even two-dimensional and often have some _depth_. And sometimes, they don\u2019t. Which is which? I don\u2019t know.**\n\n- Controls: Arrow keys.\n- The game was made with [Pyxel](https:\/\/github.com\/kitao\/pyxel), a retro game engine for Python.\n- **The HTML5 version doesn\u2019t run all that smoothly (as you might expect). It takes quite a while to load for some reason, and during that time, it might seem like nothing\u2019s happening. Seems to run a bit better on Itch. 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