It lasts longer when you're a genius by Darien

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made by Darien for LD27 (COMPO)
Somehow I got this done! Relativity and rocks. What more can you ask?

This is a simple little dodge-'em with a twist. I've updated the project page to include a standalone Windows version for people who, for whatever reason, can't or don't want to run the web version.

Proudly made with Flashpunk.

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall 2.71 878
Audio 1.81 859
Fun 2.59 832
Graphics 2.15 975
Humor 3.43 94
Innovation 2.77 702
Mood 2.36 838
Theme 3.38 342

Feedback

stepvhen
26. Aug 2013 路 06:28 UTC
You score big on humor for sure. Fun little game, a bit difficult.
馃帳 Darien
26. Aug 2013 路 07:05 UTC
Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it. This is actually the closest thing to a balanced game I've made yet; most of them are impossible to win. ;-)
Amber
27. Aug 2013 路 04:40 UTC
So maybe I'm a little biased, but given that I know how much time you actually had to spend on this I think you did an awesome job. Hilarious as always!
ranf
27. Aug 2013 路 07:34 UTC
Nice funny title. That was an interesting interpretation of the theme.
KhaoTom
27. Aug 2013 路 07:44 UTC
Nice way to play with the theme, and great humor. Perfect difficulty and length for an LD game.
Will Edwards
27. Aug 2013 路 08:25 UTC
Simple and sweet. Reminds me of Llamatron and Joust somehow, but that's a warm, fuzzy 20 years old memory :)
馃帳 Darien
27. Aug 2013 路 08:31 UTC
Wow, Llamatron and Joust? High praise! :-D

Thanks for all the kind words, guys!
drilltail
27. Aug 2013 路 08:38 UTC
Cool idea, and hilarious writing.
ratking
27. Aug 2013 路 13:24 UTC
Ice-cream cargo? m) Imagine Star Trek with that story! XD
dancingflame
27. Aug 2013 路 15:57 UTC
The story is interesting, I like it. You could add some powerups to the gameplay, such as speeds up or shield.
Andrew
27. Aug 2013 路 23:08 UTC
Bonus points for relativity but everything felt so slow compared to how fast I was supposed to be going.
DavidErosa
28. Aug 2013 路 01:22 UTC
Loved the instructions :D
Nick Weihs
28. Aug 2013 路 09:53 UTC
Haha pretty damn hard X_X. Sometimes you get so many UFO dudes going up and down in one area and it gets chaotic hah. Great take on the theme though 5 stars for that. Because einstein. ;)
Cryovat
28. Aug 2013 路 20:16 UTC
6.74. Perfect run! :D

This is the first time I've seen Einstein implicated in intergalactic ice cream discovery. The writing is hilarious.

The gameplay itself was pretty fun too. Got pretty hectic at the end. I think it would have benefit from a rising tone indicating speed. Apart from that, nice work! :)
BadgerPriest
29. Aug 2013 路 04:11 UTC
This is the best use of relativity in a game I've ever seen.
馃帳 Darien
29. Aug 2013 路 08:30 UTC
Grats, Cryovat! :-D

Thanks everybody for the comments and feedback! I'm glad you're enjoying it.
kazukishida
29. Aug 2013 路 10:33 UTC
Haha, loved the interpretation of the theme! Was moderately fun -- it would have been more immersive if it had more eye candy, or good audio. Still, great writing, great game! :D
MuciojadPL
29. Aug 2013 路 10:36 UTC
Quite good! I like it.
naufr4g0
29. Aug 2013 路 10:42 UTC
LOL! The story is really hilarious! :)
The game is graphically very basic, but is more fun than it looks! :)
Zap
29. Aug 2013 路 11:12 UTC
Once I had read the story and instructions I was in love
This is the first entry I've played that manipulates the length of 10 seconds - "because of Einstein" ha ha - great idea
My only issue is that it begins with a million things on screen, making it quite difficult right from the start.
It would be great to see this game worked on more :D
BackwardSpy
29. Aug 2013 路 13:00 UTC
Absolutely hilarious, I love your sense of humour. The game itself is pretty enjoyable, not hugely difficult but not too easy either. The idea seems relatively (heh) unique. Good job!
drkrunk
29. Aug 2013 路 14:52 UTC
Simple yet challenging, I love it.
ratalaika
29. Aug 2013 路 16:31 UTC
good job
Tangible Games
29. Aug 2013 路 18:38 UTC
Congratulations! You've made a fun game with a great take on the theme. :)
Also, you said you could edit our dialogues a little bit (The Wrong Door) - here is a link: http://goo.gl/Y2xyBs to the texts.
Many thanks!
BrothersT
29. Aug 2013 路 22:31 UTC
Yay! I beat it :) Lovely little game. Are you THE Free Radical games that made Timesplitters by any chance? ;P Sorry you had a hard time with our game :( We've added an invert y axis button thanks to your feedback! Cheers!
馃帳 Darien
29. Aug 2013 路 22:44 UTC
I'm afaid I'm not; coincidence, sadly. Thanks, everybody!
Neo-Blue
30. Aug 2013 路 04:21 UTC
The instructions were pretty funny. I successfully delivered the ice cream on my first run! Really clever take on the theme.
Ossi
30. Aug 2013 路 09:37 UTC
That was super hilarious! Great writing for the setup of the story and the instructions! Your use of the theme is fantastic and very simple to understand. Love the cute little aliens darting around. Simple controls and challenging dodging gameplay is pretty fantastic! I wish there was more to the sound though, perhaps a warning ticker for the timer would give it more suspense. As well as the art could use more polish but it's really fun! Good job!
馃帳 Darien
30. Aug 2013 路 10:07 UTC
Yeah, better sound was next on my to-do list, but time ran out. Glad you enjoyed it, though!
withoutpillow
31. Aug 2013 路 10:30 UTC
good, polished game. challenging and fun.
timtipgames
31. Aug 2013 路 14:34 UTC
I am planning to move to the dessert planet ;)
Sebby
09. Sep 2013 路 03:28 UTC
Hehe, pretty cool! I like the idea, managed to beat it after a few tries. Fun! :D
Jacob123
13. Sep 2013 路 01:34 UTC
Hilarious game! Hurtling through space at mind-boggling speeds to deliver ice cream! Genius! Although another thing Einstein stated is that once reach that said speed you are looking for in the game, then matter expands causing the vehicle to grow larger in size. Would've been awesome to incorporate that!
Per
14. Sep 2013 路 20:55 UTC
Simple and fun but a bit challenging.
Nice writing :D
canvapps
17. Sep 2013 路 00:08 UTC
Instructions are great! We totally could have done better with ours so, I specially loved it :)
Great job!
馃帳 Darien
17. Sep 2013 路 23:41 UTC
Thanks again to everybody who played and rated my game! You'll all awesome. :-D