Nuclear Space Buckets by oranebeast

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made by oranebeast for LD32 (COMPO)
Nuclear Space Buckets is a highly experimental two-player arcade reaction based shooter.

The goal is to annihilate & destroy your enemy (aswell as everything past him).
The starting positions of the players are random for balance; And the win text is also random; For comedic reasons.

Thanks to boredDev for the web port.

Controls :
Player 1 (Blue):
Left and right for movement
Up for HYPER LASER

Player 2 (Red)
A and D for movement
S for HYPER LASER


Game-play :
Playing the game is the only way to find out.

Source :
I don't want you to copy my game, But I'm fine with you exploring and learning my lazy methods things from it. I mean really lazy. All rights reserved to me.

WARNING : If the game is told to be malicious by chrome or browser, its not. I would never harm you. Although... Screenshot 4...

Ratings

Coolness 57% 3
Overall 3.13 590
Audio 3.09 344
Fun 3.31 349
Graphics 3.05 554
Humor 3.18 316
Innovation 2.81 749
Theme 2.63 981

Feedback

Super Hamster
20. Apr 2015 · 02:27 UTC
I had a very intense 1 player match. Anyways, that will not inflict your rating or your feedback. I'm a little upset that you can fire the laser forever, maybe a cooldown would be nice instead. Anyways, the flow is very nice and graphics/audio fit well to the game. I really wish there was a single player version though. Good job and may the judging ever be in your favor.
kaype
20. Apr 2015 · 03:20 UTC
Oh my GOD

This game

THIS GAME

This game helped me find the meaning of life.

5/5
hissssssssss
20. Apr 2015 · 03:41 UTC
Do you know what happens when the two destroy each other simultaneously? I do!
http://i.imgur.com/8r8Naiw.png
This is a pretty simple multiplayer game, but it's fun to watch how people adapt to each others' strategies over time.
qapn
20. Apr 2015 · 04:36 UTC
yessssssss, I liked this one when you showed it on IRC, and I like how it has turned out
jontturi
20. Apr 2015 · 12:45 UTC
Aww I can't name this because osx :c but cheers for the name :D the red one is a happy bucket! Or evil, depending how you look at it...
PaperBlurt
20. Apr 2015 · 12:53 UTC
Oh yeah shmup ftw!
Jupiter_Hadley
20. Apr 2015 · 17:21 UTC
Simple game but very well made. I enjoyed playing it! I included it in part 1 of my Ludum Dare 32 compilation video series, if you would like to take a look :) https://youtu.be/-ZkAqIe6FiQ
flummox3d
20. Apr 2015 · 22:16 UTC
Nuclear.
Space.
Buckets.
That's like silver age comic book material right there. :D Nice music, simple but awesome gameplay. Loved it :)
Mental Atrophy
20. Apr 2015 · 22:38 UTC
I can't rate this since I only played it solo, but the laser beam looked pretty sweet.
ConflictiveLabs
21. Apr 2015 · 03:17 UTC
Very polished game! also lots of fun if you have someone to play against! Very simple idea too! LOVE IT!
DaGamesta
21. Apr 2015 · 08:35 UTC
Interesting concept, although eventually my friend just started spamming his laser at one point until I ran into it, haha. The witty remarks at the end of each round added a lot to the game.

P.S. Sorry for making your arm tired. XD
Mekuri
21. Apr 2015 · 18:41 UTC
I had my brother over so played this game with him. We had a lot of fun, for short while. It quickly gets repetitive, but we had some good laughs.. well done :-)
RyanNielson
21. Apr 2015 · 21:34 UTC
Fantastic little game you got here. It isn't complicated, but what you have works very well. Had a great time playing with a friend, it's quite intense. It's almost like a standoff, deciding whether or not you should make the first move, or wait for your opponent too
pythong
22. Apr 2015 · 17:35 UTC
if you don't want ppl to copy your game, you can always enter as JAM entry
DesignerNap
23. Apr 2015 · 20:04 UTC
simple but fun game. Good job.
Crowbeak
24. Apr 2015 · 13:30 UTC
I can't rate this one because I don't have anyone to play with. :/ I mean, I COULD rate it, but that wouldn't be right. Sorry. Downside of living in middle of nowhere Japan.
🎤 oranebeast
25. Apr 2015 · 05:19 UTC
Thats okay @Crowbeak. I understand your troubles.
WetDesertRock
25. Apr 2015 · 05:42 UTC
Played this with someone else!
I liked it, however the game play got a bit repetitious. Couple hints on how to break that up:
- Maybe break it out of the 1 dimension and make it two dimension?
- Add time to move between spots. This may slow it down but induce more strategy

Another thing you could add would be the "Best 4 out of 5" or some sort of score keeping thing. It makes these sorts of games much more competitive.

I have to say I was a bit confused as why your music didn't play throughout the whole game. I thought it was pretty neat but couldn't hear a ton of it. With custom composed music, let it shine!

Another suggestion, perhaps make a 1 frame moving animation for the buckets?

Anyways, I liked it, and had fun playing it.
Techblogogy
03. May 2015 · 07:02 UTC
This is quite a nice game, although 1 player mode would be nice, but I enjoyed it never the less. Great job!
SledKnight
07. May 2015 · 02:37 UTC
Interesting little game. Probably more fun with another player... lol
Zeriver
09. May 2015 · 12:13 UTC
Simplistic but fun, nice adio and graphics.
LukeZaz
10. May 2015 · 18:03 UTC
"Blue destroyed Red
And several pizza portals"
What have I done?!

Anyway, great game! I couldn't play it with a friend unfortunately, but it's surprisingly playable despite this. Great small idea. Only thing I can suggest is a delay on firing and music during the game.