{"author_name": "Spinach_Chicken", "cat": "LD #36", "comments": [{"author_name": "", "time": "August 29, 2016 4:21 pm", "epoch": 1472505660, "text": "Haha sounds like a pretty good story to me.", "spam": "N"}], "epoch": 1472505480, "likes": 1, "metadata": {"p_key": "3597", "p_author": "Spinach_Chicken", "p_authorkey": "60623", "p_urlkey": "39058", "p_title": "1st LD finished! WOOHOO!", "p_cat": "LD #36", "p_event": "LD36", "p_time": "1472505480", "p_likes": "1", "p_comments": "1", "p_status": "UPD5", "us_key": "60623", "us_name": "Spinach_Chicken", "us_username": "spinach_chicken", "event_start": "1472169600", "event_key": "35", "event_name": "LD36"}, "text": "

So I’ve been watching the past two LDs, and this year I decided to participate for the first time.  When I heard the theme, I knew immediately that I wanted to do something steampunk related, and I came up with Hippie Horde.

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Looking back on this, my thought process was  probably something like “Maybe a big steampunk machine.  Hippies wouldn’t like that.  Maybe they should be the enemies.  But how would I have a story that makes sense?  Oh!  I could add a time machine.  What kind of time machine?  Oh!  It could be a Tardis!”

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So for my first Ludum Dare I made a game where there is a steampunk generator, a horde of hippies, and a Tardis.  All in the same game.  I don’t know if I should be proud of that or not.

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Anyway, a HUGE thanks to everyone who made Ludum Dare possible.  Your work is very appreciated.  And also a thanks to POV for running LD for so long.  Hope you have some opportunities to rest over your “break” (I don’t even know if it’s right to call it a break, considering how hard you’re probably working!)

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Great job to everyone who participated.  Now to go play some new games!

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Tags: Hippie Horde, Tardis

", "time": "August 29th, 2016 4:18 pm", "title": "1st LD finished! WOOHOO!"}