Right Side of the Road by ethankennerly

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made by ethankennerly for LD26 (JAM)
RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD

In Britain, drive on the LEFT.
In USA, drive on the RIGHT.
To switch lanes, CLICK or press SPACE.

Can you guess which nation you are by the word?

Warning signs mean there is something you need to pass.

Too easy? Press SHIFT+2 to double the speed.
Too hard? Press SHIFT+3 to halve the speed.
Press SHIFT+1 to return speed to normal.

Press number 0 to mute sound.

A game made in two days by Duncan Robson and Ethan Kennerly
at the Museum of Art & Digital Entertainment.
http://themade.org

Music was generated by Ben's script: autotracker_bu.py

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall(Jam) 3.02 308
Audio(Jam) 2.73 319
Fun(Jam) 2.83 291
Graphics(Jam) 3.25 259
Humor(Jam) 3.29 58
Innovation(Jam) 3.15 222
Mood(Jam) 2.71 344
Theme(Jam) 3.48 197

Feedback

Hemuuuli
29. Apr 2013 · 08:01 UTC
Educational, but fun.
Filth and Money
29. Apr 2013 · 22:10 UTC
Hey guys! Glad to see the finished product after jamming at the MADE this weekend! =)
Nolan C
30. Apr 2013 · 04:24 UTC
Great original concept. I laughed when the "chips" went by.
elektron
30. Apr 2013 · 14:52 UTC
I really like the option to change the speed, it would've been way too slow for me otherwise.
foxor
01. May 2013 · 04:45 UTC
Clever, but the timing is off (yes, I know you can change it).

Watch out for those tyres!
TheCze
02. May 2013 · 17:06 UTC
Very well done game, pretty hard but interesting when english is not your mother language.
rogueNoodle
02. May 2013 · 17:12 UTC
Clever - now I know why I stay off the road as much as possible. I'm really bad at it :P The option to speed up and slow down was a really nice touch.
avalonknight
03. May 2013 · 05:25 UTC
I enjoyed the fact the game feels like it takes place on a road sign. I think I learned a little from this game. Good job.
fishbrain
03. May 2013 · 15:28 UTC
i like the black, white and yellow scheme.
CyberYeti
04. May 2013 · 06:29 UTC
funny and fun to play, i really like the crashing animations and the sounds as well!
TenTonToon
04. May 2013 · 06:46 UTC
Quite a bizarre entry... I'm still trying to wrap my head around the concept of having to guess which lane you're supposed to be driving in by identifying the origin of the words describing the vehicle you're about to encounter. It's kinda hard/unfair for the non-English speaking people, don't you think? And what surprises me more is that you sound like English is not your mother tongue, either. Genius or madness? Kudos for thinking outside of the box, anyway.

I like the visual style of the game, and the happy inclusion of a speed control; otherwise I may have fallen asleep at the wheel, and you know how dangerous that can be, people! :)

Keep it up!
tsb
04. May 2013 · 21:28 UTC
Funny game hahaaha
JohnnySix
05. May 2013 · 01:23 UTC
I liked the graphical style - would've liked some more sound effects for the passing vehicles, some honking etc would have been cool - if you were in the wrong lane. :D
ashdnazg
05. May 2013 · 10:07 UTC
This is just plain awesome!

Or should I say splendid?
YSelf Tool
07. May 2013 · 14:53 UTC
Not fun. Much too slow.
🎤 ethankennerly
08. May 2013 · 04:48 UTC
@YSelf Tool, Yeah some other players also found it too slow. You can press Shift+2 to double the speed (and keep pressing it). You can effectively consider Shift+2 and Shift+3 as shifting gears, to speed up or slow down as you like.
nimblegorilla
08. May 2013 · 04:59 UTC
Very neat idea. I had a hard time adjusting to going up or down instead of left/right. Crashing was fun too.
Cake&Code
08. May 2013 · 06:04 UTC
Amazing use of the road signs! Definitely minimal and resourceful :)

The speed up was awesome, felt like I was crushing other cars at hundreds of kph! Very fun!
joe40001
08. May 2013 · 11:24 UTC
Clever, I liked it.
Leginar
10. May 2013 · 05:05 UTC
Man, my Canadian english forced me to think twice a couple of times :D. Very original concept. I had a lot of fun with this one, and will definitely recommend it to some friends :).
paulopn
10. May 2013 · 05:43 UTC
Interesting idea, I like it!
Xanjos
12. May 2013 · 16:42 UTC
Rules can be a bit confusing at times but I loved the actual inspiration behind the concept and the overall gameplay was pretty addictive.
Merkoth
12. May 2013 · 17:24 UTC
I really liked this one, very good job guys!
Brassawiking
12. May 2013 · 18:15 UTC
Smart and novel idea. The graphical style is also very good and everything feels like a road sign.
Alex Camilleri
12. May 2013 · 19:21 UTC
It's interesting that you decided to let the player change the speed manually, I found this decision a bit weird
marnaouf
12. May 2013 · 20:08 UTC
really awesome game. I love the whole British and American word thing. Really clever and fun
MrShoestore
12. May 2013 · 20:50 UTC
i'm an american that watches too much british telly for this to not be confusing. i do think an outrun style POV would have been helpful. but this was still fun
dalbinblue
12. May 2013 · 21:05 UTC
Simple solid game. I think I need a speed somewhere in between the normal and next higher setting, as the default speed was too slow, but I did portly the next speed up (might be because I am tired though).
Mesene
12. May 2013 · 22:00 UTC
graphics and gameplay fits the theme, first crash surprised me :)
MinionStudios
13. May 2013 · 00:42 UTC
Nice! Um.
Sebastian
13. May 2013 · 16:30 UTC
Love the idea! Graphics are cool and audio was alright, though I would have liked a few more sound effects.
EggDestroyer
13. May 2013 · 16:38 UTC
Wouldn't be fair to note "overall & fun" : as a non-native English speaker, I can't keep up. But I enjoyed the style of the game and its idea, both strange and interesting.
Sylvain.p
13. May 2013 · 21:32 UTC
Strange and fun.
wonderwhy-er
14. May 2013 · 13:48 UTC
Lol, funny idea :D :D :D
Martin_Monosys
17. May 2013 · 21:55 UTC
I think it's rather cool, but also quite difficult... quite unbelievable difficult where it should not be, actually...! ;)
Puccini
18. May 2013 · 19:12 UTC
I don't like it very much. It isn't the great game but it's funny.
henrykun
19. May 2013 · 00:40 UTC
Very nice game, I really felt the impact of the collision when I lost haha nicely done.
deathray
19. May 2013 · 17:37 UTC
I was killed by fries on wheels! (score 291 on my first try) It's a very basic but fun game for 1 or 2 tries. Maybe you could make it so when you beat the main game it adds more countries!