My first ever Ludum Dare game, Asteroid Defender, is finished and ready to download!

http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-23/?action=preview&uid=8780

I’ve never made a game for a competition before, so this was a pretty good test for me. I did a lot of planning and didn’t open up Game Maker until 12 hours into the compo, and it paid off. I got to implement all the bare minimum mechanics I wanted. I’ve always wanted to do a 2D shooter where you aim with the mouse. There’s plenty of features I would implement if I had more time, like more structures, more enemy types, and more than 6 seconds of music.

Congratulations on over 1000 games submitted for the compo! It was a lot of fun to be a part of this and I’ll definitely be back for another one.

Can I do a some plugs here? How about my pages at Bakamo Studios, IndieDB, and  Justin.tv? I hope that’s cool.