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A Game about Making a Game by rlangewi

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made by rlangewi for LD30 (COMPO)
Play as a humble indie game developer who needs to come up with enough money to pay rent in order to not lose his house. Arrow keys to move/jump.

There is more to it, but I don't want to spoil anything! :)
If you are having trouble, or don't see how it integrates with theme, just ask and I can give hints. I just wanted to give everyone the opportunity to try figuring things out on their own first. I am very interested in hearing how far people were able to get, it is hard for me gauge the difficulty when I already know what to do!

I also made the music.
Windows http://gamejolt.com/games/a-game-about-making-a-game/download-distribution/35356/?os=windows
Source https://www.dropbox.com/s/iqikr6605jmda8k/AGAMAG%20Source.zip?dl=0
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-30/?action=preview&uid=34830

Ratings

Coolness 73% 3
Overall 3.33 425
Audio 3.21 274
Fun 3.25 376
Graphics 2.94 663
Humor 3.71 45
Innovation 3.89 97
Mood 3.46 194
Theme 3.81 144

Feedback

nintendoeats
25. Aug 2014 路 02:37 UTC
Your game set off my antivirus! "containing the virus or unwanted program TR/dropper.Gen"
FinnMacd
25. Aug 2014 路 02:44 UTC
Great idea
ShivanHunter
25. Aug 2014 路 02:46 UTC
I don't see what to do once I get to the stage with the hammer. The game doesn't work there, and I can't use my usual solution (smashing it with a hammer) unless there's a control I don't know about.
馃帳 rlangewi
25. Aug 2014 路 02:50 UTC
Here is a hint: Observe the results when you exit one of the "games" while holding an item.
Clyde
25. Aug 2014 路 02:51 UTC
I like the idea that each level of recursion was different, and the puzzle of bringing things up a level, though it did take me a little while to wrap my head around...
whalebot
25. Aug 2014 路 03:07 UTC
Well done brofes! I won't spoil it for the rest of you, but this was pretty awesome.
ENDESGA
25. Aug 2014 路 04:59 UTC
Wow, this game was pretty neat! Love it! :D
MJamesShort
25. Aug 2014 路 12:30 UTC
Really cool idea!
Jupiter_Hadley
25. Aug 2014 路 13:54 UTC
Inception! I included it in part 3 of my Ludum Dare 30 compilation video series :) http://youtu.be/WU8AB6IzBac
capsizedmoose
25. Aug 2014 路 19:33 UTC
This is genious! I loved it! :D
MarekkPie
27. Aug 2014 路 23:46 UTC
Clever game. Took me a bit to realize how to move items from one compilation to another.
Logan
27. Aug 2014 路 23:50 UTC
Ha, that's pretty genius! I'll admit it got a little tedious towards the end, but the concept you've got is wonderful.
TeamQuadratic
29. Aug 2014 路 01:12 UTC
Incredibly interesting concept! I think this could really make a great game! The only issue is that it got somewhat repetitive. Also, I never actually won, but it was sometimes hard to figure out what to do. Of course, it would be pointless to just give the player the answers, but some sort of hint system would be nice.
varun
29. Aug 2014 路 06:15 UTC
Fascinating interpretation of the theme - one thing is that it can be a bit tedious, with the fact that embedded instances don't save progress.
egor-idiot
29. Aug 2014 路 09:12 UTC
Very nice! Ahahahaha so many details and jokes %)
It was hard to realize how it works, actually I used a tip in comments. But I still enjoyed a lot.
veryfinestlions
29. Aug 2014 路 19:15 UTC
Haha, this is a neat idea. Well done.
rogueNoodle
30. Aug 2014 路 13:31 UTC
Unique take on the theme and a really original mechanic. Awesome job on this!
rustybroomhandle
31. Aug 2014 路 05:24 UTC
Cute! Great take on the theme :D
Cake&Code
06. Sep 2014 路 19:14 UTC
That house layout remind me of Chasm, did you get inspired a little? :)
馃帳 rlangewi
06. Sep 2014 路 19:24 UTC
@Cake&Code To be honest, I've never heard of Chasm haha! I'd be interested to see a comparison, it's funny how things happen like that sometimes. :)
nilstastic
13. Sep 2014 路 16:31 UTC
The good: Excellent everything! Would really like to see this expanded further. =)

The bad: Nothing, enjoyed everything.