My first Ludum Dare!
So psyched, the theme wasn’t my favorite, but I’m making a go of it. To be honest I’m not sure any theme would have thrilled me… but I think I’ve got something that I think I can finish in the next … 20some hours.
Here’s a work in prog screenshot:
Before the all nighter
I keep trying to stop for the night, but so close to having something interesting done.
Still need collision detection, and I’ve got some ideas for some levels, and I need to find a way to explain the point of the game…
Sheesh. If I sleep will I get any of this done?
Anyhow a work in progress is warranted.. here it is… Work In Progress
Maybe I’ll just poke around with stencyl’s collision detection before bed… It’s only 3am…
I wanted to keep track of the games that I really really liked from the compo and jam. Those w/ 5 star appeal.
48-hour competition entries that I likedPogo Planet by ExciteMike
Really interesting game concept, need more games like this…
Teeming by Dobson
Pretty impressive for straight javascript. Neat petri dish battle. I have a soft spot in my heart for petri dish battles.
Face The Truth by Evgis
I couldn’t save the planet, but I had fun trying.
Stargazer by NAMKCOR
What can I say I’m a sucker for missile command.
Jam entries that I liked
Dude, wheres my planet by Zamando
Great graphics and sound and neat gameplay. Excellent sense of style.
SlimeABug by schattenkind.net team
Kill mobs then shapeshift into one and use their special ability to explore new territory. Challenging and fun!
After creating and submitting a game for LD23, I played a _TON_ of games. I strove to get my “Coolness” score to 100%. I forget what was required 100% coolness, but I had a great time getting there.
One problem, on a Mac, I was not able to play many many games because they required windows. Every time I picked an interesting looking screenshot, stupid windows binary; no dice. Ugh. Cmon, give me flash, give me java.
I finished a game for LD24, and attempted to play one of the early submitters games… and wouldn’t you know it, windows binary.
I’m not going to be stopped so easily this time! I’ve got a fresh install of VMWare and I’m not afraid to use it.
Lets rock some games like it’s 1998!