Hi!

It's been years since I've managed to crank anything out for LD, but I've decided I want to go again. Given how short I am on time on the weekends (fatherhood!), I am setting my sights a little low :).

I will be doing everything in Pico-8, which has quickly become my favorite way to program games. It's so fast!

I have also become obsessed with procedural action games (Splunky and Isaac are basically the only games I ever play anymore), and so I want to take a crack. I've made a bare-bones level generator for a bare-bones platformer that I've released (https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?pid=42855&tid=29695) so I can utilize it. I don't know exactly what it will be yet, as I am waiting on the theme, but we will see!

Have fun, and if you are interested in using this level generator in Pico-8, let me know! It can probably be ported to LOVE without TOO much effort, and I would love to help there if you are interested.

-PBG

I've been trying to play as many games as I can (tough with a full time job, trying to sell a house, and a baby!), and I came across one that just cracks me up and I had to share. It is titled... ahem... "We made a game while camping"

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/39/we-made-a-game-while-camping

This game is so jammie it makes my heart smile. It chronicles the (apparently) true story of some friends trying to program a game while camping before their batteries run out. You play as the fictional new friend who must run around and try to find power sources for your friends' computers. Gameplay-wise, it is a simple top-down game where you fetch different supplies and try to combine them in strange ways.

I find this game interesting because, on paper, it sounds really gimmicky and boring to me, but in execution I was glued immediately and played for 30 minutes before I figured it out. The music goes a long way - it is cool, frantic, and just slightly silly enough that it fits the situation perfectly. Also, the "puzzles" are very well designed - they are clever RPG-style item fetching puzzles that are just strange enough to be funny but are obvious enough that they can be solved on your own. There are lots of little touches that I like about this game, from the MS-painty style features to the fact that, if you lose, then game just shuts down - I laughed out loud when this happened. Also, why is the musician a pig? Loads of style here.

Man, I just really liked this game. It is definitely worth a loovk! Cheers to you, Lucas and Tyler @loadsofmana.

-PBG

What a year, huh? Against all odds, I managed to finish the jam (except for time restrictions, I would have liked to do the compo). I made this in pico-8. "The Greatest Thing" is an adventure to retrieve the titular relic from a deep ruin. Can you retrieve the greatest thing and make it out alive?

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/48/the-greatest-thing

Game is about 5-10 minutes. Thanks to everyone providing feedback!

I could use just a few more reviews of my more-than-meets-the-eye platformer, "The Greatest Thing." It's quick, maybe 5-10 minutes to see through to the end. Help a guy out?

Again, it's a quick browser game, so no downloads needed. It even works on mobile! Although the controls are a bit tougher without buttons.

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/48/the-greatest-thing

Anyone have a script or know a service for making a skybox from a photo? Not looking for anything fancy. Thanks!!

Jenry Javelina (pronounced "Henry Havelina for you english speakers) is my first real-deal 3D game! I made this in a fairly new framework called LOVR, which I HIGHLY recommend for anyone who wants to make small 3D experiences in a browser or VR with just a few lines of lua: https://lovr.org/

Thanks to everyone who has played so far!!

Anyways, I am hoping that this is just the start of many more 3d games for me, since I am finally getting the hang of putting them together in a timely fashion. Give Jenry a try and let me know what you think! https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/49/jenry-javelina