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Pinger by Chris Mondok

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made by Chris Mondok for LD29 (COMPO)
Pinger is a mining game where the player uses sonar to mine for gold while avoiding water. The objective is to get all of the gold while digging up as little dirt as possible. The game is played with a mouse and (optionally) a keyboard. Instructions are provided in game.
Web http://chrismondok.github.io/Pinger/
Source https://github.com/ChrisMondok/Pinger
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-29/?action=preview&uid=31703

Ratings

Coolness 37% 1746
Overall 3.91 62
Audio 2.55 669
Fun 3.64 130
Graphics 3.00 654
Innovation 4.05 51
Mood 2.94 599
Theme 4.09 29

Feedback

Fasox
28. Apr 2014 · 16:50 UTC
One of the most fun games i played in this Jam.
Congratz!
Wakka
28. Apr 2014 · 16:52 UTC
very innovative idea and nice graphics too :) However I couldn't pass level two because of a bug (when I found the first gold piece, the ping didn't work anymore)
thx4nothing
28. Apr 2014 · 16:54 UTC
I like the idea of the game. It has potential. I enjoyed it.
CupcakeMedia
28. Apr 2014 · 16:55 UTC
Yesss. This is really good. Let-the-player-figure-it-out kind of game that makes you feel clever for figuring it out on your own. The different game modes are also welcome, although the first mode is perfectly interesting on its own! Well done!
Pietro Ferrantelli
28. Apr 2014 · 16:59 UTC
Solid entry ! I love the gameplay :) Congrats !
enepomnyaschih
28. Apr 2014 · 17:00 UTC
Very nice game! A recommendation is to add more features to make levels a bit more different. After level 4, it gets boring.
Dramentiaras
28. Apr 2014 · 17:01 UTC
WOW! This was really fun, and in some cases challenging. Very nice concept. I got a total score of 359!
zeh
28. Apr 2014 · 17:02 UTC
Great game. And not just because I'm a lover of all kinds of triangulation.
kmakai
28. Apr 2014 · 17:09 UTC
This was very fun, my final score was 380 (I was pretty reckless.) Once I figured out that space would ping things went a lot faster. Good job!
nonentheless
28. Apr 2014 · 17:10 UTC
Nice idea, but steering makes me angry. Still, good job!
FGM
28. Apr 2014 · 17:35 UTC
Liked this one a lot. The pinging mechanic is a really cool way to map out the gold.
Gins
28. Apr 2014 · 18:02 UTC
Great idea, well executed and very polished :)
whalebot
07. May 2014 · 19:31 UTC
This is actually surprisingly fun. Using the classic triangulating technique to find exactly where treasure is located is very satisfying. Nice work with this.