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LD35 April 15–18, 2016

Color Bug – Colorful Bug’s Adventure!

LD35LD Test 11. Jun 2016 · 14:10 UTC · 57 days after compo start by lovareth · 2

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Color Bug is a variation of color matching game specially design for mobiles! Player just have to tap a button while the spinner pass through the marbles to change the Bug’s color.  Just match the flower with the Bug! Planned to join any miniLD if have but seems not available right now.

 Simple game now available for android platform, feedback is welcome! Happy playing!

Link Color Bug GooglePlay Store Download Link

Tags: android

I’m in

LD35LD #35 15. Jun 2016 · 20:11 UTC · 61 days after compo start by dafta · 3

I’m in.

First official game

LD35MiniLD 17. Jun 2016 · 17:26 UTC · 63 days after compo start by ArrowBlox Studios · 0

This is my first ludum dare game and I didn’t know the correct way to upload the files so if you cant download or play the game please notify me at blobbuster1@gmail.com. Thanks

Chameleon Run won Apple Design Award 2016

LD35LD #35 20. Jun 2016 · 07:43 UTC · 66 days after compo start by Split82 · 46

Hi everybody!
Just wanted to share my recent achievement with you.

My game Chameleon Run which started as Ludum Dare #26 entry, won Apple Design Award 2016!

This is really awesome and I want to thank everyone from the LD community, it wouldn’t be possible without you.

Thanks!
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MusicWeeklies! Come Make Music With Us!

LD35Uncategorized 21. Jun 2016 · 20:49 UTC · 67 days after compo start by ChuiGum · 11

I have done 9 LDs now, and I LOVE the Ludum Dare Community. So I was wondering if you could help me get this out there…

I’m starting something new on Twitter. It’s called: MusicWeeklies. We make music every week. New themes weekly. Want to have 25 Original Pieces of Music by the end of the year? Then come join me! Down the road I will be holding competitions and giving out prizes. If you know anyone that would be interested, tell them to follow @MusicWeeklies on Twitter. Be sure to check out our website for the theme announcement, and other information: musicweeklies.com. Come and join us! 😀

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MiniLD #68 – Work in Progress

LD35MiniLD 22. Jun 2016 · 00:54 UTC · 68 days after compo start by Persimmon Pomelo · 2

Ninja Man vs The Green Sticks of Doom IV (Save the Battery Hens) will be a homage to the games I thought of making, tried to make, and did make during my childhood. With a nod to some of the game I enjoyed playing as well.

Below is a work in progress screenshot. I don’t have a lot of time so I’ll see how far I get but I’ll finish a couple of screens at least.

minLD #68 Work in Progress

The games:

Save the Battery Hens: Although I only ever played the demo and read the reviews I was deeply infatuated with Creatures on the Commodore 64. Save the Battery Hens was going to be my take on the torture screens from the game. 10 PRINT ‘HELLO!’ 20 GOTO 10 wasn’t quite going to get me there though. So drawings and dreams was as far as it got.

Ninja Man vs The Green Sticks of Doom: Was a series of games I attempted to make that had increasingly sophisticated graphics and increasingly nonfunctional game play. The first outing was an ASCII effort in GW Basic. My last attempt (21 years ago) and the third in the series was written in QuickBasic with the help of a VisualBasic utility I wrote to turn .ico files into .txt files that I would then render pixel by pixel in QuickBasic.

Spy: Was an ASCII action puzzle game written in QuickBasic that had six fully playable levels loaded from text files. It most closely resembles the MiniLD #68 entry I’m working on.

Good luck everyone. Looking forward to seeing all your games.

 

 

 

Tags: #MiniLD68

Comments

22. Jun 2016 · 12:57 UTC
Very cool! I love the idea of picking up games you made or wanted to make as child and now make them with a fresh perspective and a skillset you gathered over the years …

Was “Save the Battery Hens” actually the reason you started making games?

Made a game. (not ludum dare!)

LD35LD #35 23. Jun 2016 · 02:47 UTC · 69 days after compo start by Javabot · 2

I made a platformer, I hope ya’ll will have fun with it.

Link: http://fallingpix.com/resume/LD32/

Move with WASD and shoot with mouse.

Comments

nameoftheuser
23. Jun 2016 · 04:24 UTC
Cool!
23. Jun 2016 · 08:59 UTC
Since I already played through it, I thought I could write a tiny review. I won’t talk about aesthetics, as graphics and sound can always be added/improved upon.

The controls felt great, but the player moves and falls a bit too fast. Also the weapon felt quite underwhelming, especially since the projectiles move slower than the player. Either increase bullet speed or decrease player speed. Or you could try to add the current player velocity to the projectile, but this may lead to wonky results, use with caution.

The game introduced new content along the way, and mixed them up so it stayed interesting, the length wasn’t dragged out, it felt just right for the amount of content present.

The final boss shouldn’t spawn enemies without giving the player time to react (confused me the first time, didn’t know why I died exactly), maybe a small animation where enemies will spawn to give the player time to avoid them could help.

Also the control instructions should be in the game instead of you having to write them separately with your post. Especially since the double jump wasn’t mentioned anywhere. It’s such a tiny thing, but helps immensely to make it feel more complete and prevents players from getting stuck.
Javabot
23. Jun 2016 · 18:16 UTC
Thanks for the feedback, will improve game.
24. Jun 2016 · 00:08 UTC
I played and beat the game, so I guess I’ll write a review.

Movement felt good, but I couldn’t wrap my head around the gun shooting when I released the mouse. You want it to feel responsive, so it should always happen when you press the mouse. There was also some minor issues with the bullet not being centered. Other than that, you should add a bit of randomness to the enemy aiming and walking, because they’re ridiculously accurate right now. You should also maybe touch up the boss fight, it was very underwhelming. Obviously art and graphics can be tweaked later, but that boss sprite tho… that boss sprite…

Overall it was an enjoyable experience.
Javabot
24. Jun 2016 · 04:44 UTC
Haha, sure, BTW the boss sprite is just the first image you find when you google “leviathon”.

Need Idea

LD35LD #35 23. Jun 2016 · 03:33 UTC · 69 days after compo start by nameoftheuser · 1

I’ve been kicking to program for a while and need a simple idea to work on. Think of it as a Ludum Dare that is only done by me, not my idea, and does not have a time limit. Any and all suggestions are appreciated.

Comments

TomKeegasi
23. Jun 2016 · 08:09 UTC
Probably to complex, but here goes…
23. Jun 2016 · 14:55 UTC
Cool things from Google:
Deltaohio
29. Jun 2016 · 02:40 UTC
How about a room organizer? sounds silly but let me explain. A kid has to clean his room before bed time. Not just because his parents said so but because if he doesn’t monsters come out and when he runs to go to bed if there is stuff on the floor it slows him down. the cleaner the room the less likely the kid will get eaten by the monsters when its dark and he rushes to his bed!

Obstruction, a game by Toasted Games!

LD35Uncategorized 24. Jun 2016 · 00:17 UTC · 70 days after compo start by toastedgames · 1

Hey all, my name is Ben and I’m a member of a team of three friends that we call Toasted Games! If you haven’t heard about us before, here’s our info. Anyway, the reason I made this post was because I made a huge post on our website about my personal creation, Obstruction! Obstruction is a game about creating courses and maneuvering through them, and sharing those courses with your friends! The game will likely be released this year, and we’d love it if you could check it out. If you’re interested, start by reading the post I just made!

CLICK TO READ POST!

We hope to see you around! ^_^

  • Ben

Tags: ben, game, gamemaker, obstacle, obstruction, toasted games, Windows

3 more days for MiniLD 68!

LD35MiniLD 28. Jun 2016 · 06:10 UTC · 74 days after compo start by tinyworlds · 3

Hello everybody!

There are 3 more days to submit a game to MiniLD 68.
Finish up your entries and give some of the other games a try, which were submitted to the jam.

Click here to browse entries

Of course you can also still join the jam, if you want! :)
I’m gonna wrap up things when the gamejam has ended.
There will be no “big” Ludum Dare rating happening, since this is a Mini Ludum Dare.
I rather want to round up all the games and what I like about each one in an article or little video.
If you have any suggestions for wrapping things up, feel free to let me know :)

My new game : Super Tretoos

LD35LD #35 29. Jun 2016 · 22:30 UTC · 75 days after compo start by PatateChocolat · 2

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Hey guys.

The link : just here
I wanted to make a game with the theme of ludum dare #67, so I made this. It’s a mix between “Snake” and my last game “Tretoos”.
You have to pick block, align them, and finally eat them with the SNAKE mode (by pressing spacebar).

It was created with Typescript and Phaser, that’s my second game with these, and I’m starting to understand the tools.

Thank you for leaving comments, feelings or bugs.
Enjoy :)

Comments

Igor KinGamer
01. Jul 2016 · 14:44 UTC
Neat. Maybe you could add special blocks, maybe glowing (and call them something creative and original… like… Glowing Blocks! :P), that let you keep moving the snake even if you go to a block of other color (or even no block at all). That would add to the strategy and “sustainability”, IYKWIM.

“Loading…” – the game for people who are into dwarfs and poops and that stuff

LD35LD #35 30. Jun 2016 · 19:28 UTC · 76 days after compo start by StaNov · 2

Hi Darians!

I’d like to introduce to you my first non-LudumDare game. It’s called “Loading…”

http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cz.stanov.loading

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There is also a design document I made before I started to code (SPOILER ALERT, DON’T READ BEFORE PLAYING THE GAME!):

https://github.com/StaNov/LoadingGame/wiki

I’d be grateful for all kinds of feedback or emotions the game made in you :)

Have fun!

Save The Chickens!

LD35MiniLD 01. Jul 2016 · 01:36 UTC · 77 days after compo start by Persimmon Pomelo · 4

I’ve just finished my entry for MiniLD #68:

Ninja Man vs The Green Sticks of Doom IV (Save the Battery Hens) .

Ninja Man vs The Green Sticks of Doom

A light-hearted game about the horrors of factory farming, featuring an impressive array of 16 full colour sprites and 2 sound effects.

Stop browsing and… Play The Game

Rookie here. What programming language should I use? Also, any general advice?

LD35Uncategorized 02. Jul 2016 · 00:09 UTC · 78 days after compo start by MeanMrMustard3070 · 1

I never know how to start these kinds of posts, so I’m going to skip any kind of “Hi, I’m new” introduction and ask what I’ve been wondering. What programming language should I use for LDs?

I’ve heard that C++’s capabilities are best for 3D games, but say I just wanted to make a simple 2D platformer for my first LD. Does programming language still matter? I’m fairly experienced in both Java and C++. I also know some Python.

Lastly, is there any other kind of general advice you could give for a newcomer? Looking through posts from old LDs, the rules page and the list of tools all give me feelings on how all this works, but if anyone could give me tips on how making an LD game is actually done would be awesome too.

Thanks in advance!

Comments

gmisail
02. Jul 2016 · 18:31 UTC
It really depends on what you’re most comfortable with. Python has Pygame, C++ has SFML and SDL, Java has LibGDX and the built-in Java2D. Choose the one you’re strongest with, and the one you will be able to use the quickest. However, if you want the most people to play your game, you should probably target the web, i.e. LibGDX HTML5, or just plain Javascript. You can get C++ and Python to work on the web, but its more efficient just to write it in HTML5 or Flash.
pianoman373
03. Jul 2016 · 18:38 UTC
If you go with java use LWJGL. I’ve done all my opengl learning with it even following C++ tutorials and have been fine. If you want to target web you might go with LWJGL2 which seems to have better applet support than LWJGL3.
04. Jul 2016 · 02:04 UTC
Go with what you’re most fluent with. If you haven’t done games in those languages, set aside some time in the next two months to experiment. (A fraction of) 72 hours really is not a lot of time for coding, and you don’t want to waste it all wrestling with setting up your environment.
06. Jul 2016 · 03:14 UTC
I have used Java Swing everytime. It is nice and simple.
Sri Harsha Chilakapati
07. Jul 2016 · 00:46 UTC
These kinds of questions are usually tough to answer with, because we don’t know what your experience is, not exactly with games but in general programming. Since I don’t actually know where your skills are, I recommend to go with the language that you like and have good experience with.
stuleelight
07. Jul 2016 · 07:59 UTC
You should really just look into Unity…🤔
SudoDave
10. Jul 2016 · 00:34 UTC
Personally I’d use python if you’re new to game programming with they PyGame library. I have experience with that and java game development in 2D and pyGame seams like it’d be easier to pickup. If that doesn’t look interesting go with the language you’re most familiar in, you can make games in just about anything now-a-days.

MiniLD #68 – Supermarket Running(WIP)

LD35MiniLD 02. Jul 2016 · 16:59 UTC · 78 days after compo start by keenjikun · 0

Supermarket Running is a game based on how I liked to drive a supermarket car on my childhood.

It’s a very simple minigame. Here’s a screenshot of the progress until now.

Comments

04. Jul 2016 · 06:42 UTC
There is no screenshot on my end 😛

Jump! Shoot! Dive! now on iOS!

LD35LD #35 03. Jul 2016 · 07:40 UTC · 79 days after compo start by ANTZtakeover · 0

Hey guys,

I’m super excited to announce that Jump! Shoot! Dive! from LD#34 is now available on the App Store!

If you have the time please check it out and let me know how it was.

Thanks 😀

Antz.

LD#34 page –

Ludum Dare 34

Itunes web page –

https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=1128220816&mt=8

 

 

Shifty Shapes now on Google Play

LD35LD #35 04. Jul 2016 · 21:41 UTC · 80 days after compo start by dylanwolf · 2

I finally released the Android version of my Ludum Dare 35 game Shifty Shapes on Google Play.

Tags: LD35

Comments

07. Jul 2016 · 00:17 UTC
Awesome! I will definitely check it out on my Android tablet.
Noro
07. Jul 2016 · 14:06 UTC
Looks very cool!

Lessons learned from Second Hand – our Ludum Dare #35 entry

LD35LD #35 04. Jul 2016 · 22:21 UTC · 80 days after compo start by apalade · 3

So yeah, I’m seriously late with this postmortem but I hear late is better than never so here it is. If you want to know what we learned while building Second Hand, head on over to Gamasutra to read our Lessons from the Blitz.

LD #35 was Team Rikodu’s first Ludum Dare and it was awesome. In fact, it was what made Team Rikodu what it is today. We liked Second Hand so much that we continued working on it and will be posting it on Greenlight soon.

To wrap up I just wanted to say THANKS to the entire Ludum Dare community! It was great to be a part of this gathering of people who love games and game development. You guys inspired us with all the ideas and gave us energy so THANK YOU.

Mini LD!

LD35LD - Misc 07. Jul 2016 · 01:53 UTC · 83 days after compo start by Joey2bost · 2

Hello!

I am very excited for the August ludum dare! I thought I would try out posting a Mini lundum dare my self.

So for my mini dare challange the theme is: Role-Playing Game(RPG)

 

Rules:

You must include a short story

You also must have a list of skills

 

Enjoy! This will end on 7/15/16

Tags: mini ld, RPG

Comments

Real World Gatherings for Ludum Dare 36 [16]

LD35LD #36 09. Jul 2016 · 13:24 UTC · 85 days after compo start by sorceress · 10

While Ludum Dare is typically an online event (where we make games in the comfort of our own homes) many people like to organise real-world gatherings.

Events have limited space, so if you are interested in attending a venue, then contact the organiser ASAP!

If you are organising an event and want to let us know, then write in a comment below, and we’ll add it to the list:

City, Country (State) – Venue name – Link to contact information

North America

Longmont, Colorado, USA – TinkerMill – Contact Details
Troy, New York, USA – Tech Valley Game Space – Contact Details
Perth Amboy, New Jersey (USA) – Life Abstract Studios – Contact Details
Knoxville, Tennessee USA – Knox Game Design Meetup – Contact Details
New York, USA (NY) – Babycastles – Contact Details
Durham, North Carolina, USA – The Iron Yard – Contact Details

Europe

Tours, France – MAME – Contact Details
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain – #LDGC – Contact Details
Tartu, Estonia – APT Game Generator – Contact Details
Zaragoza, Spain #GamebossJAM – Contact Website | mailto: [email protected] | Live streams!
Luleå, Sweden – Luleå Makerspace – Contact Details
Osnabrück, Germany – Contact Details

Asia

KDU Glenmarie, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia – Contact Details

South America

Brasília, Brazil (DF) – Jungle Coworking – Contact Details
Colatina-ES, Brasil – Contact Details
Curitiba, Brasil – PUCPR (inside Paralympic Game Jam) – Contact Details