{"author_link": "/author/levelupjordan/", "author_name": "LevelUpJordan", "author_uid": "26920", "comments": [{"author_name": "Loren", "author_uid": "17687", "time": "Dec 16, 2013 @ 5:16am", "epoch": 1387170660, "text": "Pretty fun game! I liked the various enemies and level design. Cool use of the jump mechanic with the purple enemies - i liked the visible timer"}, {"author_name": "jillytot", "author_uid": "29382", "time": "Dec 16, 2013 @ 6:50am", "epoch": 1387176300, "text": "Definitely fun. Definitely fun to see jumpman's head explode when he dies, over and over again."}, {"author_name": "ParaPup", "author_uid": "18322", "time": "Dec 16, 2013 @ 7:30am", "epoch": 1387178700, "text": "This was fun and funny to play I love the head bounceing."}, {"author_name": "mtrc", "author_uid": "12174", "time": "Dec 16, 2013 @ 8:19am", "epoch": 1387181640, "text": "Haha, I really love this concept! I think it fit the theme perfectly, really like the permanence. I was terrible >_>"}, {"author_name": "mutuware", "author_uid": "14635", "time": "Dec 16, 2013 @ 10:43am", "epoch": 1387190280, "text": "I was kinda useless at this :(\r
Still neat idea for the theme."}, {"author_name": "qbicfeet", "author_uid": "29223", "time": "Dec 16, 2013 @ 11:20am", "epoch": 1387192500, "text": "Very fun, got a win percentage of 53%. The "one chance only" is a little frustrating, but it goes well with the theme.\r
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I would love to see this becoming a full-fledged game :)"}, {"author_name": "tomc", "author_uid": "11754", "time": "Dec 16, 2013 @ 12:21pm", "epoch": 1387196160, "text": "It was hard, but as I started to get the hang of it, it became quite a fun puzzle."}, {"author_name": "embero", "author_uid": "6826", "time": "Dec 16, 2013 @ 1:55pm", "epoch": 1387201800, "text": "Pretty hard game :) But it's a lot of fun."}, {"author_name": "turnip", "author_uid": "16168", "time": "Dec 16, 2013 @ 2:03pm", "epoch": 1387202280, "text": "Nice use of the theme and a solid little platformer. I got 6/15 and I'm proud of that! :D"}, {"author_name": "zebi24", "author_uid": "28347", "time": "Dec 16, 2013 @ 3:43pm", "epoch": 1387208280, "text": "Great game! Such a nice concept to come out of a theme..."}, {"author_name": "alvarop", "author_uid": "31332", "time": "Dec 16, 2013 @ 4:38pm", "epoch": 1387211580, "text": "Frustrating and hard. But fun, really fun. Your character sprite is broken though, maybe you could fix it eventually!"}, {"author_name": "Mnemusyne", "author_uid": "18059", "time": "Dec 16, 2013 @ 4:50pm", "epoch": 1387212300, "text": "I failed this game pretty hard."}, {"author_name": "LevelUpJordan", "author_uid": "26920", "time": "Dec 16, 2013 @ 4:54pm", "epoch": 1387212540, "text": "Okay, I might have made this a bit a hard :P"}, {"author_name": "FrozenCow", "author_uid": "8435", "time": "Dec 16, 2013 @ 6:12pm", "epoch": 1387217220, "text": "Cool concept. I felt sad I couldn't retry a level right away, but that made it more interesting: you *need* to do well, so thinking more upfront."}, {"author_name": "McFunkypants", "author_uid": "2297", "time": "Dec 16, 2013 @ 11:05pm", "epoch": 1387234800, "text": "Great feel! So nice and smooth, all the nice znimations and particles and menus all seem to move in a silky smooth 60fps. Great work!"}, {"author_name": "SimianLogic", "author_uid": "15570", "time": "Dec 16, 2013 @ 11:13pm", "epoch": 1387235280, "text": "The first time I couldn't replay a level, my thought was "man! that's a hardcore interpretation of the theme." By the time the levels started getting difficulty, though, it was really really annoying to reload to try again.\r
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The check/X animations should probably be about 1/3 as long as they are (awkwardly long).\r
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Clever puzzle designs!"}, {"author_name": "Udell Games", "author_uid": "30630", "time": "Dec 16, 2013 @ 11:17pm", "epoch": 1387235520, "text": "Awesome, very fun! Love that you used the theme twice and I love that you had time to vary the enemies and make a really interesting puzzle. I'd probably buy this for mobile if it was extended and polished a bit, but for the love of all things holy speed up that zooming tick mark!"}, {"author_name": "Shaun Lebron", "author_uid": "31638", "time": "Dec 17, 2013 @ 4:03pm", "epoch": 1387295880, "text": "This is really funny. I was laughing after every mistake. Good use of the comically large close-up of your result too."}, {"author_name": "Parasyte", "author_uid": "7203", "time": "Dec 17, 2013 @ 10:38pm", "epoch": 1387319580, "text": "Love it! SOOO difficult. The only downside is that I did not hear any audio."}, {"author_name": "BlazingFanfish", "author_uid": "29162", "time": "Dec 19, 2013 @ 9:42pm", "epoch": 1387489020, "text": "Damn, it's hard to beat. Good game:)"}, {"author_name": "zatyka", "author_uid": "14357", "time": "Dec 20, 2013 @ 3:14pm", "epoch": 1387552140, "text": "I find a lot of game shoe horse a theme into the game, and it hurts the gameplay. As far as the single-jump mechanic goes, I think the opposite...Nice job there. I didn't care for only having a single chance at each level though.\r
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All that aside, it was quite fun. very nice job!"}, {"author_name": "mobyvb", "author_uid": "10171", "time": "Dec 24, 2013 @ 6:52pm", "epoch": 1387910820, "text": "Of the fifteen levels, I only beat one, but it was very fun."}, {"author_name": "kcpunk666", "author_uid": "24605", "time": "Dec 24, 2013 @ 10:49pm", "epoch": 1387925040, "text": "pretty good game. good job!"}, {"author_name": "JohnnySix", "author_uid": "20903", "time": "Dec 27, 2013 @ 1:50am", "epoch": 1388108700, "text": "Nice - thought it was too easy at first, how wrong I was. Liked the one jump thing. One shot at the levels was just mean though. :D"}], "images": ["ld28/26920-f0248896d7eb85f37fe7678302ce7b34.jpg", "ld28/26920-099711fffe257b583495bfa2c61d2019.jpg", "ld28/26920-3d70f107390ca7bde6c66940201bf88f.jpg", "ld28/26920-60bbabde1c177f4962ece871b844b70d.jpg"], "links": [{"url": "http://www.scirra.com/arcade/action/11503/jumpman", "text": "Web"}, {"url": "https://www.dropbox.com/s/bg2g6yvgh5p9yan/2.capx", "text": "Source"}], "metadata": {"g_key": "22595", "g_author": "26920", "g_event": "LD28", "g_eventkey": "20", "g_subevent": "COMPO", "g_urlkey": "22625", "g_title": "JumpMan", "g_status": "UCHK1", "g_place": "282", "g_commentcount": "24", "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//308734/26920-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg", "http://ludumdare.com/compo/wp-content/compo2//308734/26920-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg", "http://ludumdare.com/compo/wp-content/compo2//308734/26920-shot2.png-eq-900-500.jpg", "http://ludumdare.com/compo/wp-content/compo2//308734/26920-shot3.png-eq-900-500.jpg"], "text": "Yes I know JumpMan is already a thing!!! \r\n\r\nMy entry is sort of a puzzle platformer (sorry about that :P), you only get one jump per level and only get one attempt at a level.\r\n\r\nI'd love to hear what you think either here or on Twitter at @LevelUpJordan", "title": "JumpMan"}