Channel by BradleySmith

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made by BradleySmith for LD28 (COMPO)
A satirical stress relief 'game'.

Do things, get stuff.

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall 2.94 559
Audio 3.05 226
Fun 2.90 466
Graphics 3.48 236
Humor 3.64 64
Innovation 2.86 528
Mood 3.08 295
Theme 2.13 872

Feedback

Linus Lindberg
16. Dec 2013 · 00:02 UTC
Haha really addictive.. I'm kind of ashamed to say how far I got ;)
I'll check back once I can vote! :)
Mocuto
16. Dec 2013 · 01:45 UTC
Damn played that so hard my wrists start to hurt. Nice stress reliever, and you can also make the dude dance to music.
theholychicken
16. Dec 2013 · 04:37 UTC
Ho-oh God... is this my life??
Haha how many does this take to win? My fingers hurt after 156..
Linus Lindberg
16. Dec 2013 · 06:52 UTC
Haha still really fun.. rated!
Jakub Koziol
16. Dec 2013 · 10:55 UTC
I bookmarked it so I can use it at the suitable moment. :D
Inso
16. Dec 2013 · 12:07 UTC
Hahah I loved to facedesk this poor man, that was very funny ^^
joserodolfofreitas
16. Dec 2013 · 19:26 UTC
Very nice art and animation, but I didn't get the link with the theme.

btw, is it possible to use the items you get somehow?
joekinglake
16. Dec 2013 · 21:05 UTC
Very satirical.. ^^ I really like it, great commentary.
mckoss
16. Dec 2013 · 21:13 UTC
Having ads on your game is really annoying.
mckoss
16. Dec 2013 · 21:34 UTC
That's OK, @BradleySmith - I'm sure some game engines force you to publish with ads on their site? The worst part was having to be forced to watch a pre-roll ad before seeing any part of the game.

Thanks!
Capitals
16. Dec 2013 · 22:49 UTC
Fun to play, Good to look at. Although I would like to see more like hitting the book on the head.
Korwegian
16. Dec 2013 · 22:53 UTC
That guy is so damn squishy it makes me uncomfortable XD
Tonasz
16. Dec 2013 · 22:56 UTC
AVGM comes to my mind after this. Only with diffrence that smashing head in TV is more pleasent than clicking a switch.
zebi24
16. Dec 2013 · 23:15 UTC
Dude you really shouldn't be doing that, you only get one head... ;)

Nice game!
Zekyon
17. Dec 2013 · 01:20 UTC
Oh my god, the game is very grim, I felt as I was doing something bad when I played. The mood is very accomplished, good job.
Hyde Wyvern
17. Dec 2013 · 02:21 UTC
Wow this is soooooo adictive! A mobile version would be a hit! you should consider it ;) I loved it
finefin
17. Dec 2013 · 07:55 UTC
hehehe really funny. poor guy hehehe.
the
17. Dec 2013 · 09:44 UTC
Ok, 201 hits are enough for me.
Atridas
17. Dec 2013 · 18:51 UTC
Great, original game. Nice :D
AtomicVikings
17. Dec 2013 · 21:36 UTC
haha ok he was looking like me after finishing the LD XD *sleeping on my tabel*
JaJ
17. Dec 2013 · 21:55 UTC
I kept playing to see if the table would break. My arm got tired before I found out.
Aaants
17. Dec 2013 · 22:30 UTC
Hah. That was wonderfully bizarre
Ongaku
17. Dec 2013 · 22:31 UTC
Hahaha nice, but I think a smacking sound man, would be great !
bach
17. Dec 2013 · 22:32 UTC
HA! This made me laugh. Sometimes .. you just feel like banging your hand against things. Wouldn't change a thing about this game :D
Mekuri
17. Dec 2013 · 22:39 UTC
"Please Stop" - I laughed lol. Did 1101, and got new items all the way up to 1000. My arms are sore now lol. This game is extremely funny, and has a very nice mood! Mobile version would rule! Great job!!
Nazariglez
17. Dec 2013 · 22:44 UTC
Lol! it's a quite original game!
rogueNoodle
18. Dec 2013 · 01:13 UTC
Good stress relief - need it after doing Ludum Dare ;) Wish you could interact with the items you get.
Miltage
18. Dec 2013 · 09:23 UTC
Fun little game. Nice art style and music. I had a much easier time playing when I discovered you can drag his head up and down instead of clicking all the time.
madflame991
18. Dec 2013 · 12:00 UTC
It was funny and sad at the same time. It made me wonder how the coffee and all other stuff aren't thrown off the desk by your constant head smashing.
veiadoida
18. Dec 2013 · 15:19 UTC
that was funny!
sekaru
18. Dec 2013 · 16:55 UTC
Strangely addictive. Loved the graphics.
ghostinthesoft
18. Dec 2013 · 20:10 UTC
900 hits, I can't believe I went so far ^^ Nice compo, I like it !
JohnnySix
19. Dec 2013 · 00:51 UTC
Sound effects were realistic, dug the music too - nothing like some muzak to smash your face into a desk to. :D
DrPrettyPatty
19. Dec 2013 · 04:52 UTC
It kind of disturbs me how I started off timidly, gently, and uncomfortably pressing the guy's face into the desk, then by the time I got to 200 points I was smashing away without a care in the world haha. Great job, I got a laugh out of it :)
drkrunk
20. Dec 2013 · 14:35 UTC
Poor guy. Reminds me of myself in Physics class. Good job.
Lacutis
21. Dec 2013 · 08:35 UTC
Interesting game, the graphics and humor were nice but im not exactly sure how it relates to the theme.
Nice entry though!
BlazingFanfish
22. Dec 2013 · 10:24 UTC
Stop at 1016. Pretty fun lol :)
🎤 BradleySmith
22. Dec 2013 · 21:59 UTC
@Lacutis, you have to finish the game to find out what you only get one of...
yosh
23. Dec 2013 · 03:12 UTC
*faceplant*

No kidding, this was a risky bet, but I loved it! Really cool in its simplicity and humor :)
vanaficionado
23. Dec 2013 · 04:02 UTC
My arm hurts....BAD.... 18,543, 13 hours. I stopped to take a break 8 times. My wife and kids left me, they don't understand my passion for this simulator. I plan to keep playing until my wrists bleed. Its just so.... consuming... like every time I smash his face, I find another piece of the shattered remains of what once was my soul but now lies blackened on the ground of my proverbial body. The game has become an exosphenical manifestation of desire. Up, Down. Up Down. Up, Down.
Mase
23. Dec 2013 · 04:52 UTC
Nice animation. Inspiring.
It would be nice if players could smash in a more expressive way, and not just along the y-axis.
joppiesaus
23. Dec 2013 · 09:26 UTC
*slam* *slam* *slam* NEW ITEM! *slam* *slam* *slam*
DDRKirby(ISQ)
23. Dec 2013 · 09:43 UTC
*flips table*
Nelien
23. Dec 2013 · 23:10 UTC
Can you actually win this? I played for about 100 hits, curious about the next items, but gave up after that...
rezzish
24. Dec 2013 · 04:30 UTC
game of the year
archaeometrician
24. Dec 2013 · 21:56 UTC
Hahah funny game ;) Good job !
davisan
24. Dec 2013 · 23:34 UTC
Pretty funny, but not recommended for those with RSI. lol
Did 1056.
local minimum
26. Dec 2013 · 17:17 UTC
I was a bit skeptic to start, but after a while when it became clear that the protagonist was I and that I was banging my head against the table, then I think it worked. I would have liked to be able to interact with some of the things popping up, but maybe that would have defeated the purpose of the game. 500 hits down I decided to save my wrist for some other games (maybe add an auto-hit button after say 100 hits so that one can watch it play out?).
Christina Nordlander
29. Dec 2013 · 14:28 UTC
Gah, I feel sorry for the poor guy.

Very good graphics and nice elevator music. Figuring out how to gain points was fun, but there wasn't really enough challenge or reward to keep me going for long. Still, very well made.
Tex Killer
31. Dec 2013 · 16:37 UTC
Got past 1000, but my hands were hurting, so I stopped... lol
postmodestie
31. Dec 2013 · 17:40 UTC
brutal! :)
cappelnord
04. Jan 2014 · 17:37 UTC
LOVE IT.
xgeovanni
04. Jan 2014 · 18:22 UTC
Got to 1000 hits. I feel I may have been ever so slightly skinner-boxed.
van noctar
04. Jan 2014 · 21:46 UTC
Very good art! :D
ShellfishGames
04. Jan 2014 · 22:26 UTC
Ha, great, well done. Satirical indeed. :D
rincewind_cz
04. Jan 2014 · 23:28 UTC
Ok.. I should be studying Turing machines, complexity theory and hundreds of lemmas for Monday's exam... You probably really good know what I'll be doing at Monday... :-D (it's sad actually)
Sebastian
04. Jan 2014 · 23:29 UTC
I mashed my way to a thousand hits. Can't stop grinning at the graphics. I love the "please stop" sign :)
nyrrrr
04. Jan 2014 · 23:47 UTC
I play it way too long...^^
pjchardt
05. Jan 2014 · 04:18 UTC
As others have said, great graphics. I definitely found enjoyment in bashing their head into the table repeatedly. :)
unusualcadence
05. Jan 2014 · 11:51 UTC
This game has a very unsettling atmosphere, round about the 50th faceplant and you think "might as well keep going!" :D
foumart
05. Jan 2014 · 13:05 UTC
This is really an unbreakable table lol :D It's funny to get stuff but it feels like something is missing, like effects on the tv, or some updates on the character. There is a mid frame when bradley is shaking - could be a feature.
Vi-King Games
06. Jan 2014 · 01:55 UTC
Stopped at 1000... I think what we all need is a mobile version for whenever someone says something unbearably stupid.
supremefist
06. Jan 2014 · 07:00 UTC
Nice one, hehe! Liked the music a lot :) Got to about 100!
KWL_TW
06. Jan 2014 · 14:20 UTC
This is so crazy but fun!
doctorscientist
06. Jan 2014 · 23:21 UTC
This is one of the darkest games in the compo. The hand illustrated animation is really effective. The mouse control is nicely done as it allows for different types of interactions to trigger the hit -- I found it quite intuitive. I only found one issue where the hit animation gets caught between two states. I found it a little stressful to play so I had to stop :)
emmelineprufrock
07. Jan 2014 · 01:45 UTC
Poor facedesk man. But super cute.