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Bit Bashing by rukai

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made by rukai for LD32 (COMPO)
This is my first Ludum Dare attempt.

Alter the robots memory to send them to their doom.

As is natural for a Ludum Dare submission, there is very little polish and lots of bugs. I tried to create a creepy atmosphere, along with interesting game mechanics. IMO I got the atmosphere right but the game mechanics are lacking.

Tools used:
Programming: Java + Processing
Art: GIMP
Music: Sunvox
Sound Effects: SFXR
RCS: Git
Windows http://rukai.itch.io/ld-32
Linux http://rukai.itch.io/ld-32
OS/X (Source) https://github.com/rukai/LD32
Source https://github.com/rukai/LD32
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-32/?action=preview&uid=50543

Ratings

Coolness 35% 1856
Overall 3.60 197
Audio 3.39 184
Fun 3.33 327
Graphics 3.44 324
Innovation 3.47 306
Mood 3.32 247
Theme 3.47 446

Feedback

YarharALC
20. Apr 2015 · 01:41 UTC
SUPER hard to control the little bot things. Other than that, good game.
nicklink483
20. Apr 2015 · 02:43 UTC
Very nice use of the theme and a very cool concept in itself.

It was hard to control the little buggers, but it made sense that it was hard, since we can do very little from the Moon.

Loved it!
Flygamer101
20. Apr 2015 · 03:45 UTC
Gard to control objects. Otherwise, really fun.
Chris Delta
20. Apr 2015 · 04:36 UTC
I really like the music, it creates a fantastic atmosphere, I just wish the loop were longer and/or cleaner. The gameplay is very clever, but a bit frustrating.
ZQMony
20. Apr 2015 · 05:11 UTC
Nice game. Turning the robots can hard and confusing though.
Azure_Kyte
20. Apr 2015 · 05:16 UTC
It is a little tricky to control, but I think you've done a pretty awesome job with this! One thing I would suggest if you were to work on this further would be to make robots wait momentarily before turning a corner. This would give players a little more time to flip the bit without the robot going the wrong direction.
Yaroslav Kravtsov
20. Apr 2015 · 05:19 UTC
Great! This idea have a potential.
LTPATS
20. Apr 2015 · 05:51 UTC
Cool concept. It mostly came down to me spamming the turn key to get them to swerve the right way but I had fun playing it. Good job!
Jack Zackowitz
20. Apr 2015 · 06:05 UTC
Pretty brief, but i like it that way.I like how you have to get used to the rhythm of the later bots to take control of them.
Horsed
22. Apr 2015 · 11:25 UTC
I agree, polishing is very hard. But it can be done and there are actually some extremely polished games out there.
Your game's idea is nice. The minimalist visual style fits well with the programming-hacking-thing. I like that. I can't seem to make it to level 3 though, as the robots don't seem to turn around the way I expect.
chikun Dev Team
23. Apr 2015 · 08:22 UTC
The GameBoy sprite graphics are definitely the highlight here. I feel like I'm playing with my monochrome Pocket at my grandmother's house all over again.
RockhopperGames
23. Apr 2015 · 08:22 UTC
Welcome to Ludum Dare! I think you did a good job with the game concept, and the monochromatic graphics, but it's a shame you didn't have more time to add more levels and puzzles. I actually felt bad for the robots though.
coderitual
01. May 2015 · 20:30 UTC
Fantastic little game. Gameplay could be polished little more though. Otherwise good work! I hope to see it finished.