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I made a nice little game that doesn't overstay it's welcome.\n\n[See how the music was composed here](https:\/\/www.beepbox.co\/#9n31s0k0l00e09t3ua7g0fj0dr2i0o432T0v1u10f0qg01d04w2h0E0T1v1u56f0qwx10p711d03A5F5B9Q0001PfaedE4b762663777T1v1u19f0q802d23A5F4B0Q0202PeebbE0T4v1uf0f0q011z6666ji8k8k3jSBKSJJAArriiiiii07JCABrzrrrrrrr00YrkqHrsrrrrjr005zrAqzrjzrrqr1jRjrqGGrrzsrsA099ijrABJJJIAzrrtirqrqjqixzsrAjrqjiqaqqysttAJqjikikrizrHtBJJAzArzrIsRCITKSS099ijrAJS____Qg99habbCAYrDzh00E0blD65pN00000zgl8Q6w00018QzGLd00004h4x4h00000p2cZIPocQSnMP5MwCS-6o-fjqL3cf4FIDxC3x5cT5c_fC9jgYp59InwDjjsAHCDQFPMGAOYC0CzUXy_26oKaYE1Teh8kQD9PnBp4CBX8_2L29jgs0FwWV5C3yuopAUhj3O7gPbNaoK2xCwVAEWLGaY8jgZwFEKibC2pd9Q0CfCl9HeleujzkSxMP1NOqvxC7w5drNN4FK3UFEK94FI7LRqrFZ1CfzASnNjon5CbzASvMP3Nqr4U1j7VP22rxe1kM_cQD5ldVnPXCnwi5c_FgCrwFO2z8aG2Bd3Mkk5lcC39kQ71iCvwEjhs56gjX1mCnwGjdMf8uQ2roaK8auoaq2ywEO2tcv7y9dOyksMlp1dP1fA57k5f43g6oeXO3PSCbOcCCQ29dpWnp1yFGu32jhs4kGjluC2CEUcfC37WwCA76C7I6fN1wYgo41dvWons69N1yFG-2FcT5dfN9_637EcuwPwKrzYBJ9j8HCR-XLyEqayJOXLCWAFDndGYRrC71PKRlndNv5u1PtSC3E6kerGLdRC7GANY5aoeTdJsvRPpDllpwWENecsTqYp-ReOhNYTTIvcZrCXbKXYqBcD1BYTXCM-pWpbc_59xVcbyYsQfcWC7wNnd5NlsMsh2Op_a8f6GsQ7cRP1x9wVsPYlndioLevTc47xkRNcZOdJlnzcAfllio-2ao3CYr_TKWHKiqnKrO_LtKqDGGB77YVxVDTILllHCXHKXj7Mos5PuatZPc7kCL87dVDPlu5kgnJ61iwwaQQV2qcAzpEOH8YEHSZCyZcVgvCXGT80XCDaGYIzTbP2dPhAlSWeZFPbPsSML00)\n\nThe music came from improvising a few chord sequence on the piano until something sounded right. A 4 chord loop of Am Em F G sounded good the minor to major sounded hopeful but also nicely looping around much like a helicopter. \nI then took this and added it to beepbox using a midi keyboard I'd recently got second hand from CEX, a major improvement on having to click to enter all the notes.\n\nI went for a fast paced 6\/8 time music, trying to be both hi-octane but also a little goofy, simple 4 instruments, after writing 4 bars, I duplicated and added a slight variation to make it less repetitive, that with a couple of breaks meant it was a pleasing 10 bars writing in not much time at all.\n\n\nFrom not over-planing also meant I was able to adapt as went along adding in the winch mechanic.\n\nThings I'd hoped to add was a flare animated sprite that would double up as victory fireworks, and better text overlay.\n\n","comments":0,"created":"2026-04-21T20:10:07Z","files":[],"files-timestamp":0,"id":431459,"love":2,"love-timestamp":"2026-04-21T23:42:11Z","meta":[],"modified":"2026-04-21T23:42:11Z","name":"Do you have a minute to help rescue people from the sea?","node-timestamp":"2026-04-21T20:37:34Z","parent":429659,"parents":[1,5,9,424249,429659],"path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/59\/helirescue\/do-you-have-a-minute-to-help-rescue-people-from-the-sea","published":"2026-04-21T20:37:34Z","scope":"public","slug":"do-you-have-a-minute-to-help-rescue-people-from-the-sea","subsubtype":"","subtype":"","type":"post","version":1368384},"node_metadata":{"n_key":"431459","n_urlkey":"312047","n_parent":"429659","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/59\/helirescue\/do-you-have-a-minute-to-help-rescue-people-from-the-sea","n_slug":"do-you-have-a-minute-to-help-res","n_type":"post","n_subtype":"","n_subsubtype":"","n_author":"239835","n_created":"1776802207","n_modified":"1776814931","n_version":"1368384","n_status":"WAYBACK"},"source_url":"https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/59\/helirescue\/do-you-have-a-minute-to-help-rescue-people-from-the-sea","text":"![helirescue.gif](\/\/\/raw\/bd8\/a3\/z\/721fb.gif)\n\n\n[play and rate it here](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/59\/helirescue)\n\nI have to say this time I scoped out the game nicely, minimal so no sweat and had time to enjoy going for walks, drawing the sprites and composing the music. 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