{"author_link":"\/users\/koalatte","author_name":"koalatte","author_uid":"koalatte","comments":[],"epoch":1650371122,"event":"LD50","format":"md","ldjam_node_id":293099,"likes":2,"metadata":{"p_key":"166240","p_author":"koalatte","p_authorkey":"1233306","p_urlkey":"391978","p_title":"Ball is Life - and Thank Goodness for Extra!","p_cat":"LDJam ","p_event":"LD50","p_time":"1650371122","p_likes":"2","p_comments":"0","p_status":"WAYBACK","us_key":"1233306","us_name":"koalatte","us_username":"koalatte","event_start":"1648857600","event_key":"110","event_name":"Ludum Dare 50"},"node":{"_collation":{"body_sanitizer":"TextUtils::SanitizeHTML via existing importer","event":"LD50","removed_author":false},"_superparent":276397,"_trust":1,"author":233306,"body":"Watching basketball games is fun, while actually playing is even more fun! I miss shooting some hoops with friends since going out has not exactly been safe lately. Plus, with the NBA playoffs around, I missed the game a little extra (*ba dum tss*)\n\nI also remembered the basketball games in arcades, which were rather popular (there could be a whole section of a store dedicated to these stations). Then, the eureka moment came: \"If I can't play ball physically, I can at least try playing it virtually\". With the Ludum Dare weekend around, I realized the best way to play the game for the weekend was to make the game: [Stick Basketball Arcade](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/50\/stick-basketball-arcade) :basketball: \n\n![stick basketball arcade](\/\/\/raw\/a5f\/83\/z\/4e2b9.png)\n\nThis month has also been rather busy for me IRL, which made it tricky to finish a Jam\/Compo game on time. However, I did not want to miss the 20th anniversary of Ludum Dare either. Indeed, thank goodness for Extra for the much needed leeway!\n\nOn a side note, it was also a good time for me to learn some new tools, from a different game engine to a music creator (I learned about the music creation tool thanks to a kind peep from this community!) Additionally, the games here have also been a lot of fun to play :video_game: \n\nHappy 20th anniversary Ludum Dare! To more fun and games to come! :beers: ","comments":1,"comments-timestamp":"2023-02-20T08:03:10Z","created":"2022-04-19T12:00:45Z","files":[],"files-timestamp":0,"id":293099,"love":2,"love-timestamp":"2022-04-19T13:08:25Z","meta":[],"modified":"2023-02-20T08:03:10Z","name":"Ball is Life - and Thank Goodness for Extra!","node-timestamp":"2022-04-19T12:25:22Z","parent":292943,"parents":[1,5,9,276397,292943],"path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/50\/stick-basketball-arcade\/ball-is-life-and-thank-goodness-for-extra","published":"2022-04-19T12:25:22Z","scope":"public","slug":"ball-is-life-and-thank-goodness-for-extra","subsubtype":"","subtype":"","type":"post","version":910693},"node_metadata":{"n_key":"293099","n_urlkey":"391978","n_parent":"292943","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/50\/stick-basketball-arcade\/ball-is-life-and-thank-goodness-for-extra","n_slug":"ball-is-life-and-thank-goodness-","n_type":"post","n_subtype":"","n_subsubtype":"","n_author":"233306","n_created":"1650369645","n_modified":"1676880190","n_version":"910693","n_status":"WAYBACK"},"source_url":"https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/50\/stick-basketball-arcade\/ball-is-life-and-thank-goodness-for-extra","text":"Watching basketball games is fun, while actually playing is even more fun! I miss shooting some hoops with friends since going out has not exactly been safe lately. Plus, with the NBA playoffs around, I missed the game a little extra (*ba dum tss*)\n\nI also remembered the basketball games in arcades, which were rather popular (there could be a whole section of a store dedicated to these stations). Then, the eureka moment came: \"If I can't play ball physically, I can at least try playing it virtually\". With the Ludum Dare weekend around, I realized the best way to play the game for the weekend was to make the game: [Stick Basketball Arcade](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/50\/stick-basketball-arcade) :basketball: \n\n![stick basketball arcade](\/\/\/raw\/a5f\/83\/z\/4e2b9.png)\n\nThis month has also been rather busy for me IRL, which made it tricky to finish a Jam\/Compo game on time. However, I did not want to miss the 20th anniversary of Ludum Dare either. Indeed, thank goodness for Extra for the much needed leeway!\n\nOn a side note, it was also a good time for me to learn some new tools, from a different game engine to a music creator (I learned about the music creation tool thanks to a kind peep from this community!) Additionally, the games here have also been a lot of fun to play :video_game: \n\nHappy 20th anniversary Ludum Dare! To more fun and games to come! :beers: ","title":"Ball is Life - and Thank Goodness for Extra!","wayback_source":[]}