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Ripple Runner by DDRKirby(ISQ)

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made by DDRKirby(ISQ) for LD29 (COMPO)
Post-Compo version is here!
Link: http://tiny.cc/ddrkirbyripplerunnerdluxe
Changes so far (v1.22):
- New stages! Added 3 new stages so far, for a total of 6! These new levels are quite a bit more challenging than the first three, so be prepared!
- New level backdrops! Different backgrounds for every level now!
- New algorithm that should hopefully lead to smoother camera scrolling (less jerkiness).
- Pause using Escape or P. You can exit a stage this way.
- Better lag compensation for mp3 playback delay (audio was ~10ms behind before).
- Ctrl, Tab, etc. no longer activate menu choices (you must press Enter).
- Camera repositioned to put the character a bit further to the left, to give more read-ahead visibility.
- More alternative control schemes (right-handed, etc).
- Tutorial now tells you to use F and D instead of R and E (both work).
- Level tweaks for better difficulty scaling/continuity.
- Tweaked "wavy" reflection effect -- now acts differently on different background layers.
- Animated preloader sprite!
- Prettier Jukebox!
- Lowered ripple sfx volume as to not overpower the corresponding music elements.

Download the extended soundtrack here: http://ddrkirbyisq.bandcamp.com/album/ripple-runner-deluxe-original-soundtrack

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DDRKirby(ISQ) here, proudly presenting my LD48 compo entry: Ripple Runner!

It's a rhythm game with retro-style game boy graphics, and AWESOME CHIPTUNE MUSIC!

Let's say that one more time: Rhythm game with chiptune music. YES!

Run through 3 levels, using your water-bending "ripple" ability. Obstacles are synced to the music! If you were a fan of Bit.trip Runner, you'll love this!

Download the soundtrack here: http://ddrkirbyisq.bandcamp.com/album/ripple-runner-deluxe-original-soundtrack

*Playing through a level without dying unlocks a medal. Collect all three to show your mastery of the waves!*
Post-Compo Version (Flash) http://ddrkirby.com/games/ripple-runner/ripple-runner.html
48hr Version (Flash) http://ddrkirby.com/games/ripple-runner/compo-version/ripple-runner-compo.html
Soundtrack http://ddrkirbyisq.bandcamp.com/album/ripple-runner-deluxe-original-soundtrack
Playthrough Video http://youtu.be/a9Tsukh28qU
Source https://bitbucket.org/DDRKirbyISQ/ripplerunner
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-29/?action=preview&uid=7285

Ratings

Coolness 57% 3
Overall 4.55 2
Audio 4.84 2
Fun 4.44 3
Graphics 4.20 69
Humor 3.12 199
Innovation 3.94 86
Mood 4.23 17
Theme 4.30 2

Feedback

7Soul
28. Apr 2014 · 04:24 UTC
Sweet game mechanics and music ;)
Sakuyan
28. Apr 2014 · 04:27 UTC
<3 I love your music <33
Kino333
28. Apr 2014 · 04:39 UTC
I absolutely loved it. Five stars all around! <3 You should definitely think on more level designs, and more pushing the envelope for making this a real game! :3
nxT
28. Apr 2014 · 04:42 UTC
This game is really good! It sounds great, it's got a really nice design, and it's a really good interpretation of the theme. One of the best I've played so far.
Garris
28. Apr 2014 · 04:47 UTC
This is. . . This is so good. Can we have more?
AsixJin
28. Apr 2014 · 04:52 UTC
I love this game and how the music is handled is amazing! Kudos sir!
🎤 DDRKirby(ISQ)
28. Apr 2014 · 04:54 UTC
Thank you for all the positive feedback so far! I'll be working on a post-compo version with more stages, so please stay tuned for that!
Joe Williamson
28. Apr 2014 · 05:39 UTC
Really great music! :D
hampa
28. Apr 2014 · 06:16 UTC
Wow, great game!
PapyGaragos
28. Apr 2014 · 09:27 UTC
Of all the games you made, this is my favorite by far! great job!

I couldn't find a way to pause the game, was that done intentionaly to keep us playing? :D
Kep
28. Apr 2014 · 15:22 UTC
Just finished the 3rd stage.
Phenomenal! I do not believe I have ever played a Ludum Dare game that was this good. I love that you make the player be part of the music, and it still sounds great!
The levels have a great difficulty curve. My only complaint is that there is not more of them.
Seriously consider a full commercial release.
HernanZh
28. Apr 2014 · 22:26 UTC
Wow this is amazing! I love the music! Best game I've played so far.
DannyG59
28. Apr 2014 · 23:47 UTC
Absolutely fantastic! really love this, favourite game so far. Great job on audio!
adnzzzzZ
29. Apr 2014 · 01:04 UTC
Best game I've played so far, really really good job.
GFM
29. Apr 2014 · 01:20 UTC
Man, I just love your music! It' so friggin' awesome!

The simple graphics were a great choice for this game. This, with the ripple effect on the "non-current side" and color swaps made the game beautiful!

Gameplay is really fun! The music matches up perfectly with all the obstacles and this, together with your great music, made this so enjoyable.

Can't wait for the post-compo version. =D
pinkmonkeyhead
29. Apr 2014 · 02:56 UTC
Awesome music! The controls position are weird
🎤 DDRKirby(ISQ)
29. Apr 2014 · 03:44 UTC
@pinkmoneyhead: What would you suggest?

You can also use F and D if you'd like, or V and C. You can even use Ctrl and Shift, if that floats your boat :)
syawqy
29. Apr 2014 · 04:44 UTC
the music and the level design feel really match
Crazi456
29. Apr 2014 · 05:21 UTC
Wow you've outdone yourself! Awesome music as always, very fun gameplay!
lonewookie
29. Apr 2014 · 12:12 UTC
WOW! This game is fantastic! I love everything about it!
Gwinnell
29. Apr 2014 · 21:21 UTC
Lovely little game. I made a runner game with the same flip mechanic once but it was nowhere near as good as this. :)
GlowingSnail
30. Apr 2014 · 01:13 UTC
It is perfect!* I'm loving it!

It's simple (a runner game) but original (E&R mechanic). It still looks like something quickly made for a game jam, (I mean, not like those discouragingly good entry from pro dev that manage to pull a complete polished game in 24hr), yet super good because you had just the right ideas and the right chemistry.

I guess you already know how delicious your music is, considering you put ingame jukebox + download links.


* except that sometimes my pressing of space is ignored.
edibletoaster
30. Apr 2014 · 06:14 UTC
I'm a fan of music based games. Solid mechanics and some really good audio.
kill0u
30. Apr 2014 · 10:34 UTC
Loved it!
ruerob
30. Apr 2014 · 12:31 UTC
What a great game. I will come back to play this again and again. what a soundtrack. Really thank you for that entry. awesome. My favourite by now.
Elforama
30. Apr 2014 · 20:10 UTC
Fantastic game, loved it. I'd love for this to be on a phone somehow, I'd get it =]
rnlf
30. Apr 2014 · 23:15 UTC
Really cool game. Love it almost as much as the music :)
SonnyBone
01. May 2014 · 04:26 UTC
Ugh. Just an ounce of your musical power. That's all I ask for. JUST AN OUNCE!!! This is easily one of my favorites this time around. It's just so wonderful in every way. Really, really, really tight and responsive runner that sounds better than anything else out there... all in just 48 hours. POST COMPO PLEASE! 5/5
Thorig
01. May 2014 · 07:56 UTC
Wauw... People who want to know how to make a good runner should te notes.
belstres
01. May 2014 · 15:23 UTC
The graphics are so stylish and music is really nice. Good job!
aaronjbaptiste
01. May 2014 · 19:50 UTC
ARGHHH OMG So frustratingly addictive. That last level made my fingers sweat. Incredible.
BadgerPriest
02. May 2014 · 02:51 UTC
So good. Def needs a pause button though.
Xaychru04
02. May 2014 · 15:32 UTC
Awesome game, I love rythm games! The changing atmosphere is excellent, the musics fit perfectly the game, I want more! :D
Wertle
03. May 2014 · 16:42 UTC
The beat synching and sound effects on this are really great! I love the color shifting at checkpoint, too. Sometimes I struggled to map when I should ripple and when I should jump under pressure, maybe consider some extra feedback for which one you need to do (platform shapes or colors or something?) Otherwise it was fantastic!
geekdrums
03. May 2014 · 17:11 UTC
Great! It's perfect for me. I was also surprised the way you put sound effect into music and musical element into sound effect.

I wanted to play better, but I think some more level will helps. I mean I want to play more!
Raiyumi
03. May 2014 · 17:33 UTC
I think this is my favorite LD entry so far. Great job, and fantastic music. I'm a sucker for rhythm games. :D
Lyje
03. May 2014 · 23:38 UTC
Probably the best sounding endless runner game in the world
TobiasW
04. May 2014 · 01:30 UTC
Wow. Wow! I was prepared for the awesome music - after all, I'm still sometimes listening to the Hyper Furball soundtrack. I was NOT prepared for this perfect blend of gameplay and music. The endless runner genre is sometimes a bit stale, but your mirroring mechanics work well, and the additional mechanic in level 3 adds a lot more difficulty. Oh, and regarding difficulty: Well paced, I liked the steady increase, although some some parts could've had more checkpoints in my opinion. Add to this: Stellar sound design and simple graphics with an adorable main character, and you get this game. Amazing job, really well done!
petey123567
04. May 2014 · 06:20 UTC
Awesome awesome awesome! Best in audio!
Muciojad
04. May 2014 · 08:51 UTC
Amazing work it's very rhytmical and I very like chip music ;] I want play post-compo version, good job!!!
ThingoStudios
04. May 2014 · 16:54 UTC
Ladies and gentlemen; the best game of LD29.

I wish I could give this game's soundtrack much, much higher than a five.
lightsoda
04. May 2014 · 20:42 UTC
The switch up on the level with the music is really cool.

Quite hard with the mechanics to get used to in such a condensed time frame. The ripple mechanic is a pretty good use of the theme.

Looks and sounds great, good job!
Flopster
05. May 2014 · 06:05 UTC
Wooooah, I am blown away.
How do you make such amazing music? TELL ME YOUR MAGIC D:
mortus
05. May 2014 · 09:48 UTC
Impressively well made and polished game! Music is great as always, gameplay is so much fun too. However, while new mechanics are great and assuring that the game won't become dull and boring, I've started to be confused with controls on level 3. Maybe moving E button action to Down Arrow button instead could help it, as it's much farther from R and more intuitive perhaps.
Daveloper
05. May 2014 · 10:06 UTC
A creative and well presented idea. The use of sound as feedback for executing platforming correctly works well and makes the experience more engaging. Excellent work :)
wdebowicz
05. May 2014 · 11:43 UTC
Good game, great concept and well done tutorial.
zkenshin
05. May 2014 · 12:33 UTC
Outstanding. Great work. :D
Moosefly
05. May 2014 · 12:55 UTC
Really awesome what you managed to make in 48 hours. It looks good, it sounds good and it also plays good. There's a good amount of different mechanics and the difficulty was also spot on thanks to the generous placement of the checkpoints. And ripples are cool http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130104190712/jjba/images/8/83/Joseph_using_Ripple.png. I think @mortus is on to something about the controls, even if inverting with R might make them somewhat counter-intuitive if they were bound on the arrow keys for example.

Anssi@MooseflyGames
Yword
05. May 2014 · 13:48 UTC
Innovative gameplay accompanying with incredibly great musics! The overall mood is fantastic, and I like it very much.
AlbertoSM
05. May 2014 · 14:28 UTC
Very cool game! Apparently it's not Chrome friendly, since the framerate is kinda jumpy.
flavio
05. May 2014 · 15:42 UTC
Really nice entry !
I like the mechanics and the graphics !
The tutorials works very well too !
Good job
FrozenCow
05. May 2014 · 20:29 UTC
Like always, really good uplifting music. The synchronized music+gameplay made it especially awesome. It made for a really good mood through all 3 stages. The tutorialization (is that a word?) was nicely put together and the new mechanics kept keeping things interesting. 3 stages was a good length for me (were you planning on adding more mechanics too?)... Anyway, awesome game, very very good job on making it all fit together.
Sestren
06. May 2014 · 02:50 UTC
Holy crap, this is such fun to play! I love the music, too!
Rahazan
06. May 2014 · 05:29 UTC
Very awesome, 5/5. A better bit trip runner.
miwuc
06. May 2014 · 20:19 UTC
The level of awesome is hard to describe. One of those games that you can't believe are compo. Loved the mechanics, the music, the changing colors, how you restart without skipping a beat after dying... And of course it's tons of fun to play. Great job!
matt_j
07. May 2014 · 20:56 UTC
Incredible polish. Excellent tutorial. Excellent job!
radmars
08. May 2014 · 00:54 UTC
Ahhhhh your music is always so good! Love the music, love the unexpected long jumps, love the melody changing as you hold E... this is amazing. My only complaint is that I think having all the controls effectively on the same hand makes it a bit hard to get used to, splitting them up more (or controller support!) might make that aspect a bit better. One of the best games I've played this LD. Bravo!
JwowBMB
09. May 2014 · 16:09 UTC
You have been featured in today's episode of Ludum Dare to Believe! Check it out! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBrlCkST2es
Lukbebalduke
12. May 2014 · 01:45 UTC
Omg. Awesome game m8 ! Nice !
joe40001
14. May 2014 · 11:24 UTC
Great gameplay, amazing music, all around great entry that fits the theme quite well. :)
idovingx
16. May 2014 · 03:35 UTC
oh man, so fun and the music was great!
Erkberg
17. May 2014 · 17:34 UTC
Wow, what an amazing game! Nice visuals, great gameplay and even greater music and sounds. Awesome overall!
IAmSpencer
17. May 2014 · 21:50 UTC
Holy flying biscuits this game was stupidly difficult... but still amazing. The graphics were cute, nice music, and overall great game, great job!
NightShadow0
19. May 2014 · 16:14 UTC
Wow, i did not expect something like this in a game jam. It's very impressive how the audio is perfectly synced, especially considering the checkpoint breaks. Great work!
MrSoupy
19. May 2014 · 18:18 UTC
I created an account just to say: THIS GAME IS AWESOME!
GFM
19. May 2014 · 22:26 UTC
Just played the post-compo. (v1.2.2) =D

The new backgrounds are really cool. And the new songs are great!! I specially liked that jazzy one (fourth stage).
Level 4 and 5 are somewhat harder than the compo ones... but level 6 took the difficulty to another level. I almost did rage quit. XD

Oh, and by the end of level 6 I got some noticeable choppiness on the camera... Since I only got that by the end of the level, I can't help but think if it's because of float point accuracy...
That or the game is running at 30 fps, and the players/stage was going too fast...

Anyway, it's really fun! Great job! =D
GeorgeBroussard
19. May 2014 · 22:54 UTC
Fantastic game! Amazing music (best I hear in 100 entries, probably), nice art and mechanics. Really well done.
TeamFlare
19. May 2014 · 23:36 UTC
fantastic game!
Pitzik4
20. May 2014 · 03:58 UTC
This is absolutely stunning. You should port it to Android/iOS, I bet it would be quite popular!
niculistana
20. May 2014 · 06:35 UTC
Love the way some of the levels had music that went with how you play the game... you can really tell the game was well thought! Great job man! Now make millions :)
DragonXVI
20. May 2014 · 08:12 UTC
Nice! I've made 48hr rhythm games before and it's no easy task! Excellent music and great spin on the ol' Bit Trip Running idea. Congrats! :D
howieV (binarygirl)
20. May 2014 · 13:00 UTC
well done man ..love the music sync :)
stqn
20. May 2014 · 21:04 UTC
Fantastic! In two days you made a game 100 times better than Bit.Trip Runner 2.
MrBenjaminBowman
21. May 2014 · 16:02 UTC
I expected it to be something lame... I was so freaking wrong. Epic game man.
shasharala
25. May 2014 · 03:31 UTC
This is really impressive. I love the use of sound/music in response to the user's actions.
dwikarya02
27. May 2014 · 11:09 UTC
i cant say anything because this game + music is awesome :D
🎤 DDRKirby(ISQ)
08. Dec 2014 · 03:47 UTC
Attention! The URL for this game has moved:
Post-compo version is now at http://goo.gl/fZm4DK.
48hr version is now at http://goo.gl/ymfok0.
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