After watching videos for years and learning Unity and Blender on my own. I decided to participate.

So, the theme is Keep it Alive, well, mostly every game is but how can I break it down? Use it around the current pandemic? mmm might be to obvious, setting up a game in a genre and engine I'm still learning? Now wise enough.

Well how can I use my basic skills and deliver something decent? Got it! What if you try to explore a cave as far as you can trying to find an exit, but your torch won't last for ever and you need to find a way to fire it up!. Sure, I won't mind the spontaneous fire in the cave, or how beating the ghost of previous spelunkers will give me a change to make it last longer. Just focus on going as far as a I can.

A procedural cave game were every cave as a name and goal....

So.. how do I beat a ghost? well face your fear literally and share their space until he goes.

Here's the game, sadly I had no time to add sound, but I will. It was my first ludum dare and I'm new to everything so wanted to be sure it was up and running.

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/46/floyds-fire

Well, let's see if all those Blackthornprod, Brackeys, Sebastian Lague paid off. Also Phil Strahl's LD Videos on Loop for 3 years.

Floyd's Fire is up and running. Some of you are helping Floyd to find a way out of the cave and fight the ghost around it.

Appreciate if you can play it and rate it. I'm planning to keep working on it and your feedback helps a lot!

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/46/floyds-fire

Getting a lot of feedback on your first game is an adventure of its own, a new way of experiencing LD. Refreshing the window from time to time hoping to read more opinions.

I was thinking: how can we do this for 22 days? Well I found a true community here, full of creative people sharing their games and constructive criticism.

Thank you to all who took the time to play and rate my game.

If you have a chance please check Floyd’s Fire here: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/46/floyds-fire

Try to make out of the cave after a bad spelunky fire. You can collect fire or face your fears and defeat the ghosts to make your flame last longer.

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/46/floyds-fire

WebGL version is now available! No need for downloads, more online less download.

Appreciate your time and feedback, if you have have a chance to try Floyd's Fire. A game about fire, but in this one you fight ghosts to make your flame last longer while trying to get out of a cave.

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/46/floyds-fire

Ludum Dare has been a whole new experience for me. I found a nice community and a great way to share knowledge, creativity and constructive feedback.

Hope you have a chance to play Floyd's Fire: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/46/floyds-fire

Thank you all and have fun!

Results are in, and I wanted to appreciate the time people took to play, rate and review my first LD game.

I'm surprised by the results, and really excited to try it again.

You can play it here: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/46/floyds-fire

I will continue to work on it, so far, sound as been added and new things will come.

Again, thank you!

Loopertary is a game about been lock in the same stage and you need to fight the elements under a paper, scissors, stone mechanic.

Once you defeat the boss.... well, dejavu.

[x]Cruncy colors and sounds added. [ ] 2 out of 3 enemies configured. [ ] Time to setup the boss.

Core mechanics implemented for enemies, sound added and it's time to setup the boss.

Someway, somehow you are now part of your favorite Arcade, and need to fight your wait out. The only thing is that the motherboard is broken and the game is stuck in the same level.

I was waiting for so long to go through this again, I guess I'm not the only one.

I completed my responsibilities and voted, once the theme was revealed I was luck and fully caffeinated. After that, been coding for several hours straight, to bring you all Loopertary. My interpretation of the theme. Short but extra crunchy, inspired in Arcades.

Loopertary is game where you are stuck on a single level once you defeat your enemies you will face a boss that combines all the attacks for it's minions.

If you have a change. I appreciate your feedback. Now is time to sleep and wait for voting.

Wish all some good rest.

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/47/loopertary

You are stuck in the same level of your favorite arcade game... how long can you play on this loop? How many times can you show the boss: who is the real boss!

This is my second Ludum Dare. I was waiting months for it and apply the lessons from my first entry, therefore this game is full of sound, color and a good core loop.

Special thanks to my wife for supporting me in this madness and looking forward for your feedback.

Thanks for your time.

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/47/loopertary

You are now stuck in your favorite arcade game after a weird accident, better not buy those damage board on the cheap arcades anymore... well now you are stuck in replaying your favorite level and getting better at it.

Vibrant colors, crunchy sounds and arcade controls awaits you in Loopertary.

If you have a chance, please play and rate. Appreciate your feedback!

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/47/loopertary

You are stuck in your favorite arcade machine, more specifically on your favorite level. Defeat all the enemies and face the boss one more time, using elements to fight them and relocating through the grid.

If you have chance please play and rate.

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/47/loopertary

Bux fixed: Now you can aim down using the down arrow or pointing your right trigger down.

Give it a try at: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/47/loopertary

After buying your favorite cabinet from the old Arcade you used to visit in your childhood, somehow you were trapped into playing the same level over and over to get to the final boss.

Bright colors, crunchy sound and arcade like controls.

Appreciate your time trying my second LD entry: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/47/loopertary

You might heard it before.... but voting is closing down in a few hours, it could be a good moment to play and rate Loopertary: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/47/loopertary

Play against elemental enemies using a rock-paper-scissor mechanic in order to face the final boss who combines the powers of your defeated enemies.

Thanks for your time and feedback! Good luck to everyone!

Thank you everyone for taking the time to play and rate Loopertary. I'm very suprised, happy and humble with the results!! I was hoping for a bit better from my previous entry (this is my second LD), but I was not expecting quite a turn around.

Feel free to play it! https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/47/loopertary

LD as become an event, even within my house, my parents and wife are very supportive and motivate me to jump into this madness that makes me happy. As an older software engineer, I notice how this has helped me getting new skills and learning new tools (Blender, Audacity, Unity).

Now preparing for my third round, I took a minute to think on what I need to improve: practice specific code, been efficient in game design. Keeping in mind not be to hard on myself.

I wanted to share this and ask: how do you work on improving your skills, any special inspiration or role models? What would you do different? For me it would be: keep it simple.