{"assets":[],"author_link":"author\/news\/","author_name":"news","cat":"LD - Misc","categories":["LD - Misc","LD #08 - Swarms - 2006"],"comments":[],"epoch":1251301140,"event":"LD8","likes":0,"metadata":{"p_key":"76349","p_author":"news","p_authorkey":"0","p_urlkey":"284112","p_title":"Swarm Racer 3000 at Tokyo Game Show","p_cat":"LD - Misc","p_event":"LD15","p_time":"1251301140","p_likes":"0","p_comments":"0","p_status":"WAYBACK","us_key":null,"us_name":null,"us_username":null,"event_start":"1251417600","event_key":"1","event_name":"LD15"},"source_url":"2009\/08\/26\/swarm-racer-3000-at-tokyo-game-show\/","text":"<p>If you ever wondered why Ludum Dare keeps going after all these years, it\u2019s for awesome news like this.<\/p>\n<p>Ludum Dare veteran Joseph White (aka Lexaloffle, aka Lex\u2026 when I\u2019m lazy)\u2019s latest game Swarm Racer 3000 will be on display at this upcoming Tokyo Game Show.  It\u2019s one of several titles being featured at the indie friendly <a href=\"http:\/\/expo.nikkeibp.co.jp\/tgs\/2009\/en\/visitor\/sown.html\">Sense of Wonder Night<\/a>.  You can read <a href=\"http:\/\/www.indiegames.com\/blog\/2009\/08\/sense_of_wonder_night_2009_fin.html\">more about it here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Lets look at some gameplay footage.<\/p>\n<p><object height=\"385\" width=\"480\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/3tdw_P7EX5w&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0xe1600f&amp;color2=0xfebd01&amp;hd=1\"\/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"\/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"\/><embed allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" height=\"385\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/3tdw_P7EX5w&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0xe1600f&amp;color2=0xfebd01&amp;hd=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"480\"\/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>Pretty sweet looking \u2018eh. <img alt=\":)\" class=\"wp-smiley\" src=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/simple-smile.png\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Ludum Dare connection?  For those of you that missed it, back in 2006 we had the very awesome theme Swarms.  And back then, Lex produced this really great entry named Swarm Racer.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/ss7.jpg\"><img alt=\"ss7\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6635\" height=\"412\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/ss7-550x412.jpg\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/ss7-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/ss7-550x412.jpg 550w, http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/ss7.jpg 640w\" title=\"ss7\" width=\"550\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/indygamer.blogspot.com\/2006\/05\/swarm-racer.html\">http:\/\/indygamer.blogspot.com\/2006\/05\/swarm-racer.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Since then he\u2019s made it far more awesome.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/ssswarm3.gif\"><img alt=\"ssswarm3\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6637\" height=\"412\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/ssswarm3-550x412.gif\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/ssswarm3-300x225.gif 300w, http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/ssswarm3-550x412.gif 550w, http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/ssswarm3.gif 640w\" title=\"ssswarm3\" width=\"550\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lexaloffle.com\/swarm.php\">http:\/\/www.lexaloffle.com\/swarm.php<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And today, the all new Swarm Racer 3000 is looking <em>pretty freaking great<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>So a great big congratulations to Lex, from all of us at Ludum Dare!<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Mike Kasprzak (aka: PoV)<\/p>\n<p>Tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/tag\/press\/\" rel=\"tag\">press<\/a><\/p>","time":"August 26th, 2009 3:39 pm","title":"Swarm Racer 3000 at Tokyo Game Show"}