{"author_link":"\/author\/alsweigart\/","author_name":"AlSweigart","author_uid":"46745","comments":[{"author_name":"Andynonomous","author_uid":"45724","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 3:37am","epoch":1418009520,"text":"Lol. This is a funny joke!"},{"author_name":"FacticiusVir","author_uid":"8404","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 3:40am","epoch":1418009700,"text":"I can't see a blue dot or a green dot - running at 1920x1080"},{"author_name":"Snail_Man","author_uid":"11050","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 3:42am","epoch":1418009820,"text":"Unfortunately, this game is just too much for my pathetic screen resolution. Looked cool though"},{"author_name":"RainbowSexyFish","author_uid":"44447","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 6:42am","epoch":1418020620,"text":"Eyestrain: The Game"},{"author_name":"ohsqueezy","author_uid":"10718","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 5:43pm","epoch":1418060280,"text":"Very cool looking maze algorithm.  I made the game run in 1024 x 768 to see what it looks like.  I don't know if I would ever get to the end even if I could see the whole map, but with the save feature it would be fun to do it over a long period of time like doing a huge jigsaw puzzle."},{"author_name":"mrspeaker","author_uid":"9199","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 6:23pm","epoch":1418062680,"text":"I don't have windows, but rated you highly based on the concept, instruction screen, and name alone. Squint Maze... genius."},{"author_name":"Dew","author_uid":"11118","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 6:47pm","epoch":1418064120,"text":"You're a filthy bastard... My eyes are burnt from getting close to the screen..."},{"author_name":"MegaMasterX","author_uid":"20152","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 6:49pm","epoch":1418064240,"text":"Thank goodness for 1920x1080! Well done!"},{"author_name":"paperweight","author_uid":"45454","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 7:44pm","epoch":1418067540,"text":"PC won't support that resolution... missing out..."},{"author_name":"DesignerNap","author_uid":"21374","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 7:48pm","epoch":1418067780,"text":"Full res, this game is very brave! :) hurt my eyes but I gave it a go. Love the audio!"},{"author_name":"Doubstract","author_uid":"29853","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 7:49pm","epoch":1418067840,"text":"You probably are trying to win in humor category :). And theme interpretation is really creative (and funny) in this one."},{"author_name":"PTSnoop","author_uid":"11718","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 8:03pm","epoch":1418068680,"text":"My eyes! My eyes!!"},{"author_name":"Resonious","author_uid":"38940","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 8:43pm","epoch":1418071080,"text":"I cannot imagine how long it would take to actually finish this, hahaha."},{"author_name":"Catwheel","author_uid":"46337","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 9:13pm","epoch":1418072880,"text":"This game intimidates me :("},{"author_name":"SuperPokeunicorn","author_uid":"9858","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 10:57pm","epoch":1418079120,"text":"Can't figure out where the player starts. The game gets great marks regardless. Love the concept and a hilarious use of theme."},{"author_name":"dsilvers","author_uid":"11651","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 4:57am","epoch":1418100720,"text":"This makes me nauseous, and I'm just watching the Youtube video. I can only imagine what actually playing this would do to me. A game that causes a physical effect? Five stars all around!"},{"author_name":"oskardevelopment","author_uid":"21518","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 6:17am","epoch":1418105520,"text":"Cool concept. Great music, though the game is a bit hard for the eyes. Thanks for the game and Merry Christmas!"},{"author_name":"GrabenGroup","author_uid":"46957","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 8:31am","epoch":1418113560,"text":"And you say our game is more frustrating than challanging :D how long did you actually play this till now? Did you think you're getting better with the time? :D"},{"author_name":"xaedes","author_uid":"31351","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 2:58pm","epoch":1418136780,"text":"I dont like to play mazes and my resolution is too low.\r<br\/>But the idea is hilarious! Also it's a nice interpretation of the theme."},{"author_name":"Samm","author_uid":"44022","time":"Dec 11, 2014 @ 6:24am","epoch":1418278740,"text":"Haha, it hurts to even look at this game. Well done!"},{"author_name":"DonovanWu","author_uid":"36681","time":"Dec 11, 2014 @ 6:43am","epoch":1418279880,"text":"OMG, this game is a great joke in many ways! The idea alone worth a gold medal! Also, the background music is mood-soothing."},{"author_name":"HuntTheWumpus","author_uid":"30702","time":"Dec 14, 2014 @ 4:38pm","epoch":1418574780,"text":"Next time: 4k resolution and all walls\/dots are only 1 pixel in size :D"},{"author_name":"Linear","author_uid":"25368","time":"Dec 17, 2014 @ 7:43am","epoch":1418801880,"text":"MY EYES"},{"author_name":"01rafael","author_uid":"11984","time":"Dec 17, 2014 @ 8:29am","epoch":1418804640,"text":"Such kind of humor I don't understand)"},{"author_name":"kaa","author_uid":"39491","time":"Dec 17, 2014 @ 10:06am","epoch":1418810460,"text":"Nice joke. In high res maze looks great! What algorithm did you use to create this maze? Eller's? We used Hunt&amp;Kill for our game"},{"author_name":"JFern","author_uid":"44103","time":"Dec 18, 2014 @ 12:19am","epoch":1418861640,"text":"Ha, good joke. Definitely better on higher res monitors."},{"author_name":"igoramendola","author_uid":"31253","time":"Dec 18, 2014 @ 1:41am","epoch":1418866560,"text":"Ohhh, interesting implementation of the theme and I liked the challenge! Hahaha\r<br\/>Although it is graphically simple, aesthetically looks great. But sometimes the blinking effect of the blue dot confuses me :P\r<br\/>Also, it has nice audios and the autosave it's a good feature. Nice entry ^^"},{"author_name":"Steven Colling","author_uid":"7211","time":"Dec 24, 2014 @ 2:06pm","epoch":1419429660,"text":"Actually tried it, but my eyes start hurting xD nice joke anyway."}],"images":["ld31\/46745-1dd2c5c059d4ffefc493b01a7ef98bdc.jpg","ld31\/46745-aeaabc75e3dbc7012e7944791c800087.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/github.com\/asweigart\/squintmaze\/raw\/master\/squintmaze.zip","text":"Windows"},{"url":"https:\/\/github.com\/asweigart\/squintmaze\/archive\/master.zip","text":"Source"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XEKwnkvKnjQ","text":"YouTube Gameplay"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"14794","g_author":"46745","g_event":"LD31","g_eventkey":"26","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"14824","g_title":"Squint Maze","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"797","g_commentcount":"28","g_site2_node_id":"0","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":[],"node":null,"orig_images":["http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/407933\/46745-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/407933\/46745-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Squint Maze: The entire maze is on one screen.\r\n\r\nRequires 1920x1080 resolution. Windows binary. Source can be run on Python 2 or 3 with Pygame.\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/github.com\/asweigart\/squintmaze\r\n\r\n- You are the blue dot.\r\n- Go to the green dot.\r\n- Arrow keys \/ WASD to move.\r\n- Esc to quit. (Autosaves)\r\n- T to view time elapsed.\r\n- M to restart game.\r\n\r\nTHE EYES ARE WICKED AND MUST BE PUNISHED. >:(\r\n\r\n(For god's sake, don't actually play this game the entire way through. Just edit the saved game file and cheat, like I do in the YouTube gameplay video, if you want to see the (rather disappointing) ending.)","title":"Squint Maze"}