{"author_link":"\/users\/hagamosvideojuegos","author_name":"HagamosVideojuegos","author_uid":"hagamosvideojuegos","comments":[],"epoch":1776782408,"event":"LD59","format":"md","ldjam_node_id":431356,"likes":4,"metadata":{"p_key":"96353","p_author":"HagamosVideojuegos","p_authorkey":"1076544","p_urlkey":"311994","p_title":"Exploring a Game Within a Game","p_cat":"LDJam ","p_event":"LD59","p_time":"1776782408","p_likes":"4","p_comments":"0","p_status":"WAYBACK","us_key":"1076544","us_name":"HagamosVideojuegos","us_username":"hagamosvideojuegos","event_start":"1776470400","event_key":"113","event_name":"Ludum Dare 59"},"node":{"_collation":{"body_sanitizer":"TextUtils::SanitizeHTML via existing importer","event":"LD59","removed_author":false},"_superparent":424249,"_trust":2,"author":76544,"body":"[![Cover](\/\/\/raw\/00b\/21\/z\/72005.jpg)](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/59\/parasignal)\n\nWe\u2019re very excited to share our game for this Ludum Dare! The core idea revolves around playing a video game\u2026 inside a video game! We wanted to capture that retro feeling of figuring things out on your own, experimenting, and getting a bit lost in the mystery.\n\nLink: https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/59\/parasignal\n\n[![Screenshoot](\/\/\/raw\/00b\/21\/z\/718d7.png)](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/59\/parasignal)\n\nThat said, there are a couple of things we didn\u2019t quite manage to finish :sweat_smile: \n\nFor one, we really wanted to include an in-game manual, with hints and details in a classic style. We didn\u2019t have time to implement it properly, but we at least included a small sample with a screenshot of the manual you can see in-game, presented in a more accessible way for the curious players...\n\n[![Notes](\/\/\/raw\/00b\/21\/z\/718da.png)](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/59\/parasignal)\n\nAnd now a question for those who try it... Did anyone find the hidden ghost in the second dungeon? :ghost: \n\nTechnically, it\u2019s a fully functional enemy, but we didn\u2019t manage to integrate it properly into the gameplay in time. We planned to develop it further in a later dungeon\u2026 but we also ran out of time to add more levels before the deadline :cry: \n\nStill, we\u2019d love to know if anyone ran into it and what you thought about the idea.\n\nThanks for playing and for any feedback! :heart: ","comments":0,"created":"2026-04-21T14:35:22Z","files":[],"files-timestamp":0,"id":431356,"love":4,"love-timestamp":"2026-04-28T14:38:07Z","meta":[],"modified":"2026-04-28T14:38:07Z","name":"Exploring a Game Within a Game","node-timestamp":"2026-04-21T15:10:11Z","parent":428197,"parents":[1,5,9,424249,428197],"path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/59\/parasignal\/exploring-a-game-within-a-game","published":"2026-04-21T14:40:08Z","scope":"public","slug":"exploring-a-game-within-a-game","subsubtype":"","subtype":"","type":"post","version":1367607},"node_metadata":{"n_key":"431356","n_urlkey":"311994","n_parent":"428197","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/59\/parasignal\/exploring-a-game-within-a-game","n_slug":"exploring-a-game-within-a-game","n_type":"post","n_subtype":"","n_subsubtype":"","n_author":"76544","n_created":"1776782122","n_modified":"1777387087","n_version":"1367607","n_status":"WAYBACK"},"source_url":"https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/59\/parasignal\/exploring-a-game-within-a-game","text":"[![Cover](\/\/\/raw\/00b\/21\/z\/72005.jpg)](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/59\/parasignal)\n\nWe\u2019re very excited to share our game for this Ludum Dare! The core idea revolves around playing a video game\u2026 inside a video game! We wanted to capture that retro feeling of figuring things out on your own, experimenting, and getting a bit lost in the mystery.\n\nLink: https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/59\/parasignal\n\n[![Screenshoot](\/\/\/raw\/00b\/21\/z\/718d7.png)](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/59\/parasignal)\n\nThat said, there are a couple of things we didn\u2019t quite manage to finish :sweat_smile: \n\nFor one, we really wanted to include an in-game manual, with hints and details in a classic style. We didn\u2019t have time to implement it properly, but we at least included a small sample with a screenshot of the manual you can see in-game, presented in a more accessible way for the curious players...\n\n[![Notes](\/\/\/raw\/00b\/21\/z\/718da.png)](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/59\/parasignal)\n\nAnd now a question for those who try it... Did anyone find the hidden ghost in the second dungeon? :ghost: \n\nTechnically, it\u2019s a fully functional enemy, but we didn\u2019t manage to integrate it properly into the gameplay in time. We planned to develop it further in a later dungeon\u2026 but we also ran out of time to add more levels before the deadline :cry: \n\nStill, we\u2019d love to know if anyone ran into it and what you thought about the idea.\n\nThanks for playing and for any feedback! :heart: ","title":"Exploring a Game Within a Game","wayback_source":[]}