Quality Television by crazya02

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made by crazya02 for LD32 (COMPO)
You've been wrongfully imprisoned! All that you have to your name is a television! Say, that could prove useful...

Distract the guards by placing a television in front of them! You can also keep workers from operating machinery with this thing.

Press CTRL+ALT+ENTER to toggle fullscreen.
(UPDATE 1: Crash when running the Windows versions is fixed now.)
(UPDATE 2: Fixed a cycle of death sometimes occurring in level 7.)

Ratings

Coolness 69% 3
Overall 3.91 60
Audio 3.71 86
Fun 3.79 90
Graphics 3.16 479
Humor 3.74 102
Innovation 4.07 45
Mood 3.74 78
Theme 4.14 52

Feedback

jbasinger
20. Apr 2015 路 04:14 UTC
I can't get the game to load up =(
Following strerr.txt errors:

WARNING: Failed to locate critical resource 'assets/default.chr'.
WARNING: Failed to locate critical resource 'assets/edit.chr'.
WARNING: Failed to locate critical resource 'assets/smzx.pal'.
WARNING: Failed to locate critical resource 'assets/ascii.chr'.
WARNING: Failed to locate critical resource 'assets/blank.chr'.
WARNING: Failed to locate critical resource 'assets/smzx.chr'.
Neonlare
20. Apr 2015 路 04:19 UTC
Sadly can't get this game running, even when following the instructions. Any alternatives to getting the deal running? Looks like a good romp through the old graphical adventures of yore.
misterwalter
20. Apr 2015 路 04:25 UTC
This looks really cool, but I can't get it to work. I'm on Windows 7, and I tried running both versions, just to be sure. I found this in a file marked stderr:
WARNING: Failed to locate critical resource 'assets/default.chr'.
WARNING: Failed to locate critical resource 'assets/edit.chr'.
WARNING: Failed to locate critical resource 'assets/smzx.pal'.
馃帳 crazya02
20. Apr 2015 路 04:29 UTC
Bug with running the game on Windows is fixed now!
mcmahoniel
20. Apr 2015 路 04:32 UTC
Holy crap, amazing. I'd never heard of MegaZeux, somehow. This is a great concept, great execution, great all around. Well done.
rukai
20. Apr 2015 路 04:52 UTC
Fantastic game! Loved the concept, great execution.
rlangewi
20. Apr 2015 路 04:57 UTC
Interesting concept, I felt that the enemies that hurt you were a little out of place in what otherwise was a puzzle-solving game, but overall I though it had a neat style and execution.
Chris Delta
20. Apr 2015 路 05:23 UTC
Windows x86 version came with the OSX version as well? just a note.

Hilarious and creative concept, well executed, graphics that enhance the mood, fantastic music, I really can't think of anything other than all fives to give this
LTPATS
20. Apr 2015 路 10:03 UTC
Wow this is fantastic. The TV mechanic is really cool, and the art style is very clean and well done. The music is also great and super catchy. The additional instruments playing when the TV is placed is a nice touch. Unfortunately I got stuck on level 4 but I'll probably try again later since I really liked this :). I would definitely love to see more of this game in the future. Great work!
hexdie
20. Apr 2015 路 23:31 UTC
This is awesome! Really great entry! Very neat mechanic that fits the theme very well. Also the music is really great! I had a hard time putting this one down!
rmc
22. Apr 2015 路 20:03 UTC
I like the concept, it's very well executed, but IMHO the mix of enemies hurting you in a game much more focused in the puzzle solving works more as a distraction than a challenge. Anyway, the great game, nice job.
mr_tag
22. Apr 2015 路 20:23 UTC
Wow, awesome puzzler! also loved the music, very catchy!

And thumbs up to the unconventional choice of framework! Never heard of Megazeux before :)

For those of you, who can't get past level 4 (took me some time, too!) a little spoilery hint: just like in real life people also get caught by the tv at an angle, not only directly in front of it ;)
echa
22. Apr 2015 路 20:24 UTC
This game is perfect.
ianh
25. Apr 2015 路 20:26 UTC
Amazing game! The story and mechanics fit together perfectly, and the levels were fun without being excessively hard. The way the bgm changes when a TV is active is just perfect. Great design, great audio, everything about this game is great!
jmborden
02. May 2015 路 03:29 UTC
wtf did I just play? MegaZeux.. giving your games that modern 1994 feel.
Fluffy Tigers in the Sky
02. May 2015 路 06:24 UTC
Awesome :)
Nanolotl
02. May 2015 路 06:28 UTC
Really well done. A interesting mechanic used extremely well. Amazing job.
Madball
02. May 2015 路 08:42 UTC
Wow, such a classy game with such an old-school interface. It was fun playing it and discovering new mechanics, and I liked the ending! Many levels can be solved by brute force though.
spin-down
02. May 2015 路 16:21 UTC
Loved it. From the challenging levels to the down-right joy inducing graphics, everything about this game was spot on for me. This is easily one of my favourite entries so far.
matt beckett
03. May 2015 路 03:47 UTC
Fantastic game. Clever premise and I really enjoyed the music and sound fx - good job!
sararyCow
05. May 2015 路 07:24 UTC
I enjoyed the game a lot... until level 7, where I got literally stuck surrounded by enemies, they killed me before I could start and the only option was to reset my mac :/. If you could fix that bug (restart the level from the default set instead of the state you died last time) would be great.

But don't misunderstand me please, this is a great concept extremely well done. Good graphics, good music and very well designed levels and puzzles. Congrats! :)
Steven Colling
05. May 2015 路 12:44 UTC
Played through it. Level 4 was quite hard! ;D Perhaps moving it to the end? Really enjoyed the overall game, you nailed it with that mechanic. Good job!
馃帳 crazya02
05. May 2015 路 23:18 UTC
@sararyCow Looks like the autosave system is saving a little after loading the level, instead of immediately at the beginning. I'll see what I can do to fix it...
Druid
06. May 2015 路 21:03 UTC
WTF?! A megazeux game here? :D Yeey! Childhood restored 200% :D And game is amazing :3
馃帳 crazya02
07. May 2015 路 02:45 UTC
@sararyCow Fixed!
NoWandStudios
08. May 2015 路 07:35 UTC
Nice idea but I can't move from the start zone in level 4. Nice work anyway.
TetraQuad
09. May 2015 路 01:18 UTC
Very interesting concept I like it :)
MegaZeux is very strange but also cool
Evergreen Games
12. May 2015 路 00:44 UTC
Wow!!! this is way better than i expected. its a cool mechanic and very well executed too. i love the music!