{"author_link":"\/author\/oreganik\/","author_name":"Ted Brown","author_uid":"12485","comments":[{"author_name":"graebor","author_uid":"11713","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 2:30am","epoch":1409019900,"text":"Great job, digging the visuals and audio, especially the very satisfying shooting sound effect. Going through the entire intro again after you lose is pretty long though, needs a quick reset button!"},{"author_name":"CoopNasty","author_uid":"39008","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 7:13am","epoch":1409036880,"text":"Highest I've rated a jam so far. All around the most complete &quot;Package&quot; I've played yet. Great work."},{"author_name":"BeardoGames","author_uid":"25748","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 10:53pm","epoch":1409093280,"text":"Fan-freaking-tastic!! I'm blown away by so much in this, from the music to the gameplay to the in-between worlds effects. Far out!!!"},{"author_name":"Ted Brown","author_uid":"12485","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 5:19pm","epoch":1409159640,"text":"Thank you everyone! Real quick: you can skip every intro sequence by pressing the enter button (both the planets and the &quot;arise&quot; VO). Sorry I didn't make that known in-game! Also, I am adding some post-jam code to let people post their scores to Kongregate, and fixing a bug that doesn't reset the continue cost when a new game starts. Other than that... have fun! :)"},{"author_name":"yodamaster","author_uid":"38165","time":"Aug 29, 2014 @ 3:46pm","epoch":1409326860,"text":"Gyruss - Altered Beast - Space Harrier ;-)"},{"author_name":"vividhelix","author_uid":"35713","time":"Aug 30, 2014 @ 3:34am","epoch":1409369340,"text":"really sweet! well rounded entry on all categories!"},{"author_name":"samooJAM","author_uid":"11043","time":"Aug 30, 2014 @ 3:45am","epoch":1409370000,"text":"Finally a game that feels like a game. I got about 46k score. Well use of the theme. The rainbow bridge was cool looking. Good audio and art. Needs more variety."},{"author_name":"jacklehamster","author_uid":"20841","time":"Aug 30, 2014 @ 3:53am","epoch":1409370480,"text":"The gameplay is fabulous! I don't even remember Space Harrier being this fun! What's missing is a two-headed dragon though."},{"author_name":"littlerockplanet","author_uid":"39588","time":"Aug 30, 2014 @ 4:05am","epoch":1409371200,"text":"Is it good that i laughed really hard at the graphics. Good job on making a fun game"},{"author_name":"mrjohnson22","author_uid":"29816","time":"Aug 30, 2014 @ 4:06am","epoch":1409371260,"text":"Wow, this game's soundtrack is amazing! It really shows the whimsical side of flying through space blasting meteors. And that ending cinematic...the music was WAY happier than it had any right to be. :P\r<br\/>\r<br\/>As for the game itself, it's a ton of fun! It felt a lot like a simple Mode-7 shooter, which is cool. Speaking of Mode-7, you really nailed the look down! The camera tilting sealed the deal. It's a shame there wasn't more variety, though; every single planet &amp; star bridge had the exact same enemies over and over, but the game was still enjoyable despite this thanks to the fair difficulty curve. Overall, nice stuff!"},{"author_name":"radmars","author_uid":"18627","time":"Aug 30, 2014 @ 4:28am","epoch":1409372580,"text":"This is awesome! Really fun gameplay (blasting everything is so satisfying!) though it gets pretty samey after a bit. Loved the music too, I expected Ziggy Stardust to come out of the screen at any minute. Bowie's in spaaaaace...."},{"author_name":"elefantopia","author_uid":"37031","time":"Aug 30, 2014 @ 4:36am","epoch":1409373060,"text":"Fun! Loved the graphics and music. The game is funny and energetic!"},{"author_name":"Empyrealhell","author_uid":"26650","time":"Aug 30, 2014 @ 4:37am","epoch":1409373120,"text":"That was awesome. You had all of the parts there, everything fit together, it seems like you guys really hit your target. It was a bit repetitive though. For how little diversity there was, it was a bit of a grind to go through all of the worlds and the sun. Other than that, great all around."},{"author_name":"Aevek","author_uid":"22124","time":"Aug 30, 2014 @ 4:45am","epoch":1409373600,"text":"A remarkably polished and complete feeling game for a Ludum Dare, great job there. Had a lot of fun playing it. Would have been nice to see a little more variety in the things to blast though. Also the continues didn't seem to take away my points, making the game a lot easier than I think it was meant to be. The gameplay is almost tempting me to break out my USB NES controller I've got around somewhere and try it with that..."},{"author_name":"waynaul","author_uid":"38794","time":"Aug 30, 2014 @ 4:51am","epoch":1409373960,"text":"The sound and animation when the Apollo dies is hilarious.  It's a great tribute to Space Harrier, with a nod to Altered Beast."},{"author_name":"Ted Brown","author_uid":"12485","time":"Aug 30, 2014 @ 5:15am","epoch":1409375400,"text":"You folks are awesome. Thank you so much. :) I do apologize for the sameness of the graphics: there's actually a system in place to change out the sprite based on the planet, but wouldn't you know it, I ran out of time!\r<br\/>\r<br\/>The scoring is a bit confusing, so to clarify, your continue &quot;cost&quot; goes up with each death. It is not subtracted from your score: you just have to hit that bar to continue. But it -is- subtracted from something called the &quot;Final Score&quot; which I don't actually display, but is submitted to Kongregate for their leaderboard... assuming I did it correctly. ^_^  What's an 80's inspired arcade game without a high score ranking, eh? Eh? EHH?"},{"author_name":"shatterhand","author_uid":"14551","time":"Aug 30, 2014 @ 5:56am","epoch":1409377860,"text":"SPACE HARRIER!\r<br\/>I voted 5\/5 for nearly everything on this game but innovation (Since its a lot like.. SPace Harrier :D)\r<br\/>\r<br\/>This is the kind of game I'd like to see more on Ludum Dare. Ok, it was made by 4 guys and in 72 hrs, so it's a lot easier to do it than in the compo... still, it's really what I think maybe some people will pissed at this, but that's what I want to see more on Ludum Dare for those reasons:\r<br\/>\r<br\/>A) It's not a pseudo-intelectual-artsy-hipster-bullshit-game.\r<br\/>B) It doesn't last just 30 seconds\r<br\/>C) It feels very complete, with good music, good graphics, etc\r<br\/>D) It is a shitload fun of play. \r<br\/>\r<br\/>Fuck it, I don't want innovative games, I want games that are fun, that just make me want to keep playing.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>This one is a little too repetitive, still it's very fun."},{"author_name":"Shivur","author_uid":"36762","time":"Aug 30, 2014 @ 6:05am","epoch":1409378400,"text":"Arise, Pheobus Appollo!\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Just Eeeeepiiiiiiicc!"},{"author_name":"LeafThief","author_uid":"3923","time":"Aug 30, 2014 @ 6:20am","epoch":1409379300,"text":"What a fun game! I was blown away by the fact that every planet had it's own version of the main track. The visuals were nice and fitting and the game had a great difficulty curve. \r<br\/>\r<br\/>One of the best uses of Audio so far!"},{"author_name":"danidre14","author_uid":"32791","time":"Aug 30, 2014 @ 4:22pm","epoch":1409415420,"text":"Well, the game began hard, I died on Pluto, so then I gave it another try, realizing that score'll make you survive longer. But when it reaches to planets like Venus, it's just impossible to dodge the shooters on the bridge. There's just this wave that swoops in with shots that take ht e entire screen, I managed to die every time and survive because of the score I had, but then the score needed to survive got to big and out of hand! I dies on the bridge to Mercury, and took too long to get there, so I just took off the game! Would have appreciated if at least &quot;Earth&quot; had trees and bushes instead of just rocks and stalagmites though. Don't think I'll rate low because of that though, this game was very fast paced, like a run n' gun, and I'd say it to be better than mine! :3 Goof job on your jam!"},{"author_name":"Two Scoop Games","author_uid":"37347","time":"Aug 31, 2014 @ 12:09am","epoch":1409443440,"text":"Loving this game. MOAR GUITAR.  I'm really glad you guys ported this to unity from the SNES, all the MODE 7!!"},{"author_name":"barryrowe","author_uid":"34236","time":"Aug 31, 2014 @ 12:44am","epoch":1409445540,"text":"This whole game is a blast to play. Bonus points for the 2nd screenshot thumbnail looking like a sun crying and puking rainbows.  Awesome job all around."},{"author_name":"runvs","author_uid":"29172","time":"Aug 31, 2014 @ 8:44am","epoch":1409474340,"text":"Awesome Game! This really reminds me of duke nukem 3d and the first d**m titles. feels great and you did an amazing job on the audio!"},{"author_name":"Robert","author_uid":"33146","time":"Aug 31, 2014 @ 12:47pm","epoch":1409488920,"text":"Full Stars"},{"author_name":"Alexandre Szybiak","author_uid":"18469","time":"Aug 31, 2014 @ 12:59pm","epoch":1409489640,"text":"Great, I couldn't stop playing 'till the end, it's quite hypnotic, I score 70,900 points."},{"author_name":"LTyrosine","author_uid":"6633","time":"Aug 31, 2014 @ 2:28pm","epoch":1409494980,"text":"Overall, it's an amazing game!\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Good:\r<br\/>+ You are Apollo and have to fight your way trough solar system (how cool is that)\r<br\/>+ Awesome art style\r<br\/>+ Nice music, ok sounds\r<br\/>+ Ok theme usage\r<br\/>+ Fun to play\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Bad:\r<br\/>- Get repetitive at some point"},{"author_name":"Artamus","author_uid":"39880","time":"Aug 31, 2014 @ 2:32pm","epoch":1409495220,"text":"Nice game, congrats!"},{"author_name":"alpha_rat","author_uid":"39704","time":"Aug 31, 2014 @ 3:00pm","epoch":1409496900,"text":"Great entry ! \r<br\/>Super entertaining and efficient, the theme is epic and the music really great. I love the variety of levels and the overall feel of the game.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Great job !"},{"author_name":"Eniimal","author_uid":"8436","time":"Aug 31, 2014 @ 5:31pm","epoch":1409505960,"text":"I made it, i made it, i got to the sun with a score of 65,200 points.\r<br\/>A very addictive game congratulation"},{"author_name":"Pierrec","author_uid":"1874","time":"Aug 31, 2014 @ 7:58pm","epoch":1409514780,"text":"Better than Space Harrier (which is too hard for me) I died on the road to Mercury...so cloooose"},{"author_name":"spotco","author_uid":"35477","time":"Sep 2, 2014 @ 5:52am","epoch":1409636820,"text":"Effin glorious in a Space Harrier kind of way!\r<br\/>(The worlds got a little repetitive after a while, so wish there was more variety there. Totally understandable for a jam though)."},{"author_name":"commodoreKid","author_uid":"39580","time":"Sep 2, 2014 @ 10:15pm","epoch":1409695800,"text":"That was really a lot of fun with its dynamic looks but graphics, music and sound effects need to be worked on further. Boss battles could vary. Buying continues is a good idea."},{"author_name":"jukimv1986","author_uid":"5402","time":"Sep 5, 2014 @ 1:40am","epoch":1409880900,"text":"The audio was extraordinary! Presentation superb! And the gameplay had a retro feeling to it. Amazing work!!"},{"author_name":"Dietrich Epp","author_uid":"7606","time":"Sep 5, 2014 @ 3:29am","epoch":1409887440,"text":"A fellow Oregonian!  This is just such a fun game!  (Infinite continues is nice, thanks for adding that.)"},{"author_name":"apiotrw","author_uid":"30650","time":"Sep 13, 2014 @ 2:16pm","epoch":1410617460,"text":"Very well made game"},{"author_name":"sephyka","author_uid":"23770","time":"Sep 13, 2014 @ 2:49pm","epoch":1410619440,"text":"Your game is sooooo crazy. Very fun, perfect mood and playability!! It might be perfect with more various enemies. I stopped at Jupiter. :)"},{"author_name":"Steven Colling","author_uid":"7211","time":"Sep 13, 2014 @ 6:12pm","epoch":1410631620,"text":"I played through it and it's just crazy. I like the art style and the controls. I hope you add some further gameplay elements or minigames so it doesn't get too repetitive."},{"author_name":"IamAcoconut","author_uid":"25337","time":"Sep 14, 2014 @ 4:10am","epoch":1410667500,"text":"I really loved the the art and the music. The game was pretty funny, and overall it was very good. It did get a little repetitive though, you know the same things happening over again, just harder. But it was still fun, good job!!!"},{"author_name":"AkirAssasin","author_uid":"38616","time":"Sep 14, 2014 @ 5:57am","epoch":1410673920,"text":"First thought: dafaq"},{"author_name":"alangamebot","author_uid":"25289","time":"Sep 16, 2014 @ 3:37am","epoch":1410838320,"text":"Ted, I just played this. Awesome. Space Harrier lives!"}],"images":["ld30\/12485-776310eb8177c3fab3f7078949ce71c0.jpg","ld30\/12485-cbd4935117ae0cfb873e365779bd9c07.jpg","ld30\/12485-e13caf9b59ba63e0b9419461e8e98496.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.kongregate.com\/games\/JadedLion\/sun-god-star-bridge","text":"Kongregate"},{"url":"http:\/\/oreganik.com\/games\/sungodstarbridge\/SunGodStarBridge_Win.zip","text":"Windows"},{"url":"http:\/\/oreganik.com\/games\/sungodstarbridge\/SunGodStarBridge_OSX.zip","text":"OS\/X"},{"url":"http:\/\/oreganik.com\/games\/sungodstarbridge\/SunGodStarBridge_Linux.zip","text":"Linux"},{"url":"http:\/\/oreganik.com\/games\/sungodstarbridge\/","text":"Web (Pure)"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"16878","g_author":"12485","g_event":"LD30","g_eventkey":"24","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"16907","g_title":"Sun God Star Bridge","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"23","g_commentcount":"40","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\/\/375043\/12485-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/375043\/12485-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/375043\/12485-shot2.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"=== Arise, Phoebus Apollo! Take back your golden throne! ===\r\n\r\nThe god Apollo has awoken on Pluto, and must blast his way to the center of the solar system in a radical display of 80's arcade infused excellence, featuring more than ten fan-BLEEP-ing-tastic glam rock tracks that will blow your socks off!\r\n\r\nGame by Ted Brown (oreganik.com)\r\nMusic by Michael McCarthy (mercenarymusicllc.com)\r\nSound by Michael Jones (mikejonesaudio.com)\r\nVoice by Will Bucknum (voicetogame.com)\r\n\r\nHave fun!\r\n\r\nCONTROLS:\r\n- Cursor keys for radical aerial maneuvers\r\n- Spacebar to launch radiating fiery blasts\r\n- Return to skip laaaame \"story\" sequences LOL\r\n- Push the coin slot to return your quarter (must be playing at disheveled Chuck E. Cheese and\/or Putt-Putt Limited Edition Arcade EPROM Machine)\r\n\r\nTIPS:\r\nThe continue score ramps up very quickly after the first few deaths. Blow up tons of stuff on the planet so you can get a high enough score to challenge the Rainbow Bridge Guardians!\r\n\r\nPOST-JAM UPDATE (SEPTEMBER 1):\r\n- Added downloadable versions for major platforms\r\n- Added \"TRAINING MODE\" and \"INFINITE CONTINUES\" mode. I want folks to have fun and see the ending!\r\n- Training Mode cuts the length of the game almost in half by reducing enemy counts. It also slows down the Guardian's rate of fire. \r\n- Infinite Continues mode does just that: sets Continue cost to zero every time.\r\n- Tap 1 to go to Training Mode.\r\n- Tap 1 a second time to go to Infinite Continue mode.\r\n- There's no going back until you start a new game!\r\n\r\nMORE STUFF\r\nWe've been lucky enough to get two blog mentions. Thank you!\r\n\r\n - Poems About Games -\r\nhttp:\/\/poemsaboutgames.tumblr.com\/post\/96147085762\/sun-god-star-bridge\r\n\r\n - Rock, Paper, Shotgun -\r\nhttp:\/\/www.rockpapershotgun.com\/2014\/09\/12\/freeware-garden-sun-god-star-bridge\/\r\n\r\nGET THE MUSIC\r\nHear the full-length tracks!\r\nhttp:\/\/www.mercenarymusicllc.com\/videoGames.html\r\n","title":"Sun God Star Bridge"}