{"author_link":"\/users\/human-writes-code","author_name":"Human Writes Code","author_uid":"human-writes-code","comments":[],"epoch":1695992626,"event":"LD54","format":"md","ldjam_node_id":375316,"likes":25,"metadata":{"p_key":"201860","p_author":"Human Writes Code","p_authorkey":"1074510","p_urlkey":"435377","p_title":"Big dumb themes for big dumb idiots - LD54 Edition!","p_cat":"LDJam ","p_event":"LD54","p_time":"1695992626","p_likes":"25","p_comments":"0","p_status":"WAYBACK","us_key":"1074510","us_name":"Human Writes Code","us_username":"human-writes-code","event_start":"1695945600","event_key":"117","event_name":"Ludum Dare 54"},"node":{"_collation":{"body_sanitizer":"TextUtils::SanitizeHTML via existing importer","event":"LD54","removed_author":false},"_superparent":371459,"_trust":8,"author":74510,"body":"# Everyone prepares differently.\n\n### *As the final hours and minutes tick down, bringing us ever closer to the theme announcement and subsequent frenzy, each jammer finds peace in their own way.  Some choose to meditate, reflecting upon the path that brought them here to this place and moment.  Others choose to party; to stave off dread with alcohol and drugs and petty street crime.  Some indulge in just unrelenting sexual escapades with several [INSERT READER'S PREFERRED SEXUAL PARTNER] at a time... like, seriously, an absolutely unhinged amount of coitus... get a room, jeez.*\n\n### But me?  Oh, I'm a humble guy.  What do I do?  Well... I post absolutely idiotic suggestions for the final round of themes.  That's what I do.\n\n### And here they are!!!! :sparkles: :sparkles: :sparkles: :poop: \n\n**Shelter** \u2013 So what the game is, see ~yawn~ \u2026 well, like, there\u2019s this roof and ~YAWWWWNN~ Oh, sorry, I dozed off there for a second.  Anyway, so you have to find shelterrrr\u2026 ~SNORE~  (In case it\u2019s not clear, I am not fond of this theme)\n\n**Break the cycle** \u2013 Hammer.  Bike.  Go!\n\n**Underground** \u2013 Play as Jim, a downtrodden apprentice at a spice grinding factory.  The problem is, Jim is weak.  He has no muscles.  His boss always yells at him: \u201cYou are such an earthworm Jim!  Why is your spice always under-ground?!\u201d.  Poor Jim.\n\n**Strange machines** \u2013 It\u2019s time to sell some stuff to idiots!  Is this a brick? No, it\u2019s just a strange machine! That\u2019ll be $500 please!  What do you mean it\u2019s just a snotty tissue? You\u2019re clearly just not familiar with such a strange machine! $2000 or keep walking, bud!  It\u2019s not a con if your customers are too stupid to realise it\u2019s a con!\n\n**Paths** \u2013 Wow! This one is fun for the whole family! A sure-fire rollicking good time for young and old.  It\u2019s what we\u2019ve all been waiting for.  That\u2019s right! Finally, we\u2019re going to gamify GRAPH THEORY! WOO HOO!\n\n**Signal** \u2013 Smoke signals\u2026 something something\u2026 semaphore...\n\n**Folklore** \u2013 You are Johnathon Folk.  And this\u2026 is Folk Law.  What\u2019s that?  Oh, it\u2019s lore? Oh. My bad.  I got nothin\u2019...\n\n**Overgrown** \u2013 A game about drinking soup with a seven inch long moustache.  Is it possible? Can it be done?  Why hasn\u2019t someone made this game already?  (Answers: 1) No. 2) I said, no. 3) Just no, dude, jeez.)\n\n**Sanctuary** \u2013 The mighty ship Tuary.  Pride of the fleet.  Bastion of order amidst the writhing chaos of the tumultuous ocean waves.  What\u2019s that? OH NO!  A torpedo! RUN! FLEE! SAVE YOURSELVES! ~glug glug glug~ Now she rests on the dark and lonely sea floor.  But who, oh, WHO was it that\u2026 Sank Tuary?! A jaunty point and click sea adventure investigation mystery.  Hold on, is this actually a good idea? \u2026. Naaaahh.\n\n**Salvage** \u2013 The names Sal.  Sal Vage\u2026. Wait\u2026 I don\u2019t really like where this one is headed.\n\n**Reflect** \u2013 Step one, capture player\u2019s webcam.  Step two, show player\u2019s webcam stream to player.  Step three\u2026 well, that\u2019s as far as I got actually.  Eh. Let\u2019s just call it an arthouse game and take the rest of the jam off.\n\n**Locks and keys** \u2013 A match the pairs game where the only cards are pictures of Sean Lock or Alicia Keys.  That\u2019s right there\u2019s four cards. A pair for each person\u2026 Game of the Year?\n\n**Keep the light on** \u2013 You hooked up light beer to the full-strength beer tap at the pub.  The barflies are starting to sober up.  Their angry muttering is becoming almost coherent.  Just how long can you keep the light on?\n\n**Tiny Creatures** \u2013 Play as a single-cell amoeba. Float around. Respire. Float around some more. Over seven hours of gameplay, see if you can achieve your goal of moving 5 micrometres.  Riveting stuff!\n\n**Limited space** \u2013 Atypinggamewhereyouareonlyallowedtousethespacekeyonceper sentence.\n\n**Absorb** \u2013 Now, wait\u2026 hear me out\u2026 Sanitary Napkins: The Game. (Wanna know something funny?  I actually suggested this theme and I didn\u2019t even vote for it in the final round)\n\n### AND THAT'S IT, FOLKS!!\n\n## Good luck with the JAM everyone!!!\n\n*And if you're one of those folks who's engaging in just utterly __mind-boggling__ amounts of sex to prepare of the Ludum Dare... you need to seek counselling... really... we're worried about you... it's a cry for help*","comments":4,"comments-timestamp":"2023-09-29T17:42:17Z","created":"2023-09-29T12:49:01Z","files":[],"files-timestamp":0,"id":375316,"love":25,"love-timestamp":"2023-09-30T09:20:48Z","meta":[],"modified":"2023-09-30T09:20:48Z","name":"Big dumb themes for big dumb idiots - LD54 Edition!","node-timestamp":"2023-09-29T13:03:46Z","parent":371748,"parents":[1,5,9,371459,371748],"path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/54\/going-up\/big-dumb-themes-for-big-dumb-idiots-ld54-edition","published":"2023-09-29T13:03:46Z","scope":"public","slug":"big-dumb-themes-for-big-dumb-idiots-ld54-edition","subsubtype":"","subtype":"","type":"post","version":1154490},"node_metadata":{"n_key":"375316","n_urlkey":"435377","n_parent":"371748","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/54\/going-up\/big-dumb-themes-for-big-dumb-idiots-ld54-edition","n_slug":"big-dumb-themes-for-big-dumb-idi","n_type":"post","n_subtype":"","n_subsubtype":"","n_author":"74510","n_created":"1695991741","n_modified":"1696065648","n_version":"1154490","n_status":"WAYBACK"},"source_url":"https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/54\/going-up\/big-dumb-themes-for-big-dumb-idiots-ld54-edition","text":"# Everyone prepares differently.\n\n### *As the final hours and minutes tick down, bringing us ever closer to the theme announcement and subsequent frenzy, each jammer finds peace in their own way.  Some choose to meditate, reflecting upon the path that brought them here to this place and moment.  Others choose to party; to stave off dread with alcohol and drugs and petty street crime.  Some indulge in just unrelenting sexual escapades with several [INSERT READER'S PREFERRED SEXUAL PARTNER] at a time... like, seriously, an absolutely unhinged amount of coitus... get a room, jeez.*\n\n### But me?  Oh, I'm a humble guy.  What do I do?  Well... I post absolutely idiotic suggestions for the final round of themes.  That's what I do.\n\n### And here they are!!!! :sparkles: :sparkles: :sparkles: :poop: \n\n**Shelter** \u2013 So what the game is, see ~yawn~ \u2026 well, like, there\u2019s this roof and ~YAWWWWNN~ Oh, sorry, I dozed off there for a second.  Anyway, so you have to find shelterrrr\u2026 ~SNORE~  (In case it\u2019s not clear, I am not fond of this theme)\n\n**Break the cycle** \u2013 Hammer.  Bike.  Go!\n\n**Underground** \u2013 Play as Jim, a downtrodden apprentice at a spice grinding factory.  The problem is, Jim is weak.  He has no muscles.  His boss always yells at him: \u201cYou are such an earthworm Jim!  Why is your spice always under-ground?!\u201d.  Poor Jim.\n\n**Strange machines** \u2013 It\u2019s time to sell some stuff to idiots!  Is this a brick? No, it\u2019s just a strange machine! That\u2019ll be $500 please!  What do you mean it\u2019s just a snotty tissue? You\u2019re clearly just not familiar with such a strange machine! $2000 or keep walking, bud!  It\u2019s not a con if your customers are too stupid to realise it\u2019s a con!\n\n**Paths** \u2013 Wow! This one is fun for the whole family! A sure-fire rollicking good time for young and old.  It\u2019s what we\u2019ve all been waiting for.  That\u2019s right! Finally, we\u2019re going to gamify GRAPH THEORY! WOO HOO!\n\n**Signal** \u2013 Smoke signals\u2026 something something\u2026 semaphore...\n\n**Folklore** \u2013 You are Johnathon Folk.  And this\u2026 is Folk Law.  What\u2019s that?  Oh, it\u2019s lore? Oh. My bad.  I got nothin\u2019...\n\n**Overgrown** \u2013 A game about drinking soup with a seven inch long moustache.  Is it possible? Can it be done?  Why hasn\u2019t someone made this game already?  (Answers: 1) No. 2) I said, no. 3) Just no, dude, jeez.)\n\n**Sanctuary** \u2013 The mighty ship Tuary.  Pride of the fleet.  Bastion of order amidst the writhing chaos of the tumultuous ocean waves.  What\u2019s that? OH NO!  A torpedo! RUN! FLEE! SAVE YOURSELVES! ~glug glug glug~ Now she rests on the dark and lonely sea floor.  But who, oh, WHO was it that\u2026 Sank Tuary?! A jaunty point and click sea adventure investigation mystery.  Hold on, is this actually a good idea? \u2026. Naaaahh.\n\n**Salvage** \u2013 The names Sal.  Sal Vage\u2026. Wait\u2026 I don\u2019t really like where this one is headed.\n\n**Reflect** \u2013 Step one, capture player\u2019s webcam.  Step two, show player\u2019s webcam stream to player.  Step three\u2026 well, that\u2019s as far as I got actually.  Eh. Let\u2019s just call it an arthouse game and take the rest of the jam off.\n\n**Locks and keys** \u2013 A match the pairs game where the only cards are pictures of Sean Lock or Alicia Keys.  That\u2019s right there\u2019s four cards. A pair for each person\u2026 Game of the Year?\n\n**Keep the light on** \u2013 You hooked up light beer to the full-strength beer tap at the pub.  The barflies are starting to sober up.  Their angry muttering is becoming almost coherent.  Just how long can you keep the light on?\n\n**Tiny Creatures** \u2013 Play as a single-cell amoeba. Float around. Respire. Float around some more. Over seven hours of gameplay, see if you can achieve your goal of moving 5 micrometres.  Riveting stuff!\n\n**Limited space** \u2013 Atypinggamewhereyouareonlyallowedtousethespacekeyonceper sentence.\n\n**Absorb** \u2013 Now, wait\u2026 hear me out\u2026 Sanitary Napkins: The Game. (Wanna know something funny?  I actually suggested this theme and I didn\u2019t even vote for it in the final round)\n\n### AND THAT'S IT, FOLKS!!\n\n## Good luck with the JAM everyone!!!\n\n*And if you're one of those folks who's engaging in just utterly __mind-boggling__ amounts of sex to prepare of the Ludum Dare... you need to seek counselling... really... we're worried about you... it's a cry for help*","title":"Big dumb themes for big dumb idiots - LD54 Edition!","wayback_source":[]}