{"author_link":"\/author\/saampahlavan\/","author_name":"saampahlavan","author_uid":"18047","comments":[{"author_name":"bentog","author_uid":"17307","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 9:02pm","epoch":1355777820,"text":"Nicely done, you showed that playing as a villain is pretty fun too! :D"},{"author_name":"mrspeaker","author_uid":"9199","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 9:04pm","epoch":1355777940,"text":"Flippin' great! Great idea and great graphix... really fun too."},{"author_name":"cardboard","author_uid":"16294","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 9:12pm","epoch":1355778420,"text":"Looks great and is fun. Sometimes the barrels fell down the ladders before I could grab them, but this didn't happen too often."},{"author_name":"Martin Vilcans","author_uid":"10862","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 9:22pm","epoch":1355779020,"text":"I have to vote pretty low on innovation, as I had the exact same idea at first. I like the gameplay, but it could use some tweaking. The barrels disappear too quickly, and it's so easy to get hit in the head that the best "strategy" seems to be to pick them up as quickly as possible and throw them away before you get hit in the head.\r\rLiking the graphics and humour."},{"author_name":"zedutchgandalf","author_uid":"18216","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 9:52pm","epoch":1355780820,"text":"Great idea! And beautifully executed :)"},{"author_name":"naxum","author_uid":"4057","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 9:52pm","epoch":1355780820,"text":"Oh man, this is so good Saam! The tutorial area is perfect. Well done!"},{"author_name":"Mava","author_uid":"17949","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 10:00pm","epoch":1355781300,"text":"Cool, I've never had so much fun killing those stupid mario and luigi clones!"},{"author_name":"Yogr","author_uid":"18818","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 10:01pm","epoch":1355781360,"text":"great!"},{"author_name":"luclabelle","author_uid":"17796","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 10:04pm","epoch":1355781540,"text":"Simply Awesome"},{"author_name":"Catmoo","author_uid":"1396","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 10:07pm","epoch":1355781720,"text":"I thought it was awesome! And the win screen was great. I liked that the Mario's seemed a little sneaky.\r\rMy only issues would be the speed that Konkey Dong moves at when put together with the quick despawn on the barrels. Otherwise loved every minute of it."},{"author_name":"Beerman","author_uid":"5206","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 10:07pm","epoch":1355781720,"text":"Clever, but I couldn't really get into the gameplay. Most of the time it felt like I was just throwing barrels at random."},{"author_name":"dek","author_uid":"11517","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 10:28pm","epoch":1355782980,"text":"Funny game! Nice graphics and gameplay. A bit easy and uneventful though. Maybe make tons of marios and let the barrels roll over them. Anyways, good game."},{"author_name":"buspickle","author_uid":"18294","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 10:28pm","epoch":1355782980,"text":"Fun!"},{"author_name":"tomvert","author_uid":"18469","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 10:32pm","epoch":1355783220,"text":"A solid entry."},{"author_name":"recursor","author_uid":"1105","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 10:59pm","epoch":1355784840,"text":"Great modification of a classic."},{"author_name":"Retroid","author_uid":"5085","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 11:03pm","epoch":1355785080,"text":"Who knew playing as Donkey Ko.. err I mean Konkey Dong would be that much fun!"},{"author_name":"evilseanbot","author_uid":"7902","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 11:47pm","epoch":1355787720,"text":"There's something I loved about the flat faced luigi on top of the cage."},{"author_name":"loren","author_uid":"17687","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 4:35am","epoch":1355805000,"text":"Cool art and sound, the screen shake is a nice touch :)"},{"author_name":"GeorgeBroussard","author_uid":"8631","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 4:46am","epoch":1355805660,"text":"This was fun and one of the better "play the bad guys" retro remakes I've seen. Echo what someone said above about being easy and uneventful. Maybe a smaller play field, and less ladders would yield faster action. Also, barrels should last longer once they hit the ground. Dong can't get to them fast enough."},{"author_name":"losinggeneration","author_uid":"15185","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 6:47am","epoch":1355812920,"text":"As I said in the earlier comment, I had the same idea, and it was mostly what I was expecting. The mechanics were a bit different than what I had imagined. Overall, it was quite good. I did find it a bit easy, and I think I'd echo that a smaller field might make it more eventful and possiby more challenging. \r\rI said, I was looking forward to trying this, and I was not disappointed :)"},{"author_name":"saampahlavan","author_uid":"18047","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 7:43am","epoch":1355816280,"text":"Thanks for all the comment\/feedback everyone. The difficulty of the game could definitely use some tweaking. I'm hoping to add a 2 Player mode later and really polishing some stuff. Thank for playing!"},{"author_name":"Peping","author_uid":"19602","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 6:59pm","epoch":1355856840,"text":"Great game. The difficulty increases to slowly. Has cute graphics."},{"author_name":"LaughingLeader","author_uid":"5393","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 10:36pm","epoch":1355869860,"text":"Pretty great. I loved all the little things the little guys said when they got hit. "Ah my meatballs eh!". Haha."},{"author_name":"Team Tibbles","author_uid":"19374","time":"Dec 20, 2012 @ 1:38am","epoch":1355967180,"text":"Decent game. Gets boring after a while. Barrels disappear quickly. The graphics were a little traditional mario, luigi and donkey kong. You ever named the game konkey dong. Very low on innovation."},{"author_name":"SamoojaMies","author_uid":"11043","time":"Dec 21, 2012 @ 10:27am","epoch":1356085320,"text":"Haha my game has some similarities. Very good pixel art. Nailed the theme. Background music would have been nice. Good job!"},{"author_name":"amidos2006","author_uid":"2510","time":"Dec 24, 2012 @ 9:41am","epoch":1356341760,"text":"Nice game :) It reminds me about good old days :)"},{"author_name":"matthias_zarzecki","author_uid":"3880","time":"Dec 24, 2012 @ 2:10pm","epoch":1356357900,"text":"That is a wonderful concept! I like how you have to avoid the barrels and then send them. Unfortunately you can't pay attention to what goes on below."},{"author_name":"fishbrain","author_uid":"3007","time":"Dec 27, 2012 @ 11:49am","epoch":1356608640,"text":"Nicely done!"},{"author_name":"saampahlavan","author_uid":"18047","time":"Dec 29, 2012 @ 10:18pm","epoch":1356819180,"text":"I've added a post Compo version: It now has a 2player mode!\rEnjoy :D"},{"author_name":"Ditto","author_uid":"14669","time":"Dec 30, 2012 @ 2:17pm","epoch":1356876720,"text":"5 in all fields, this was really solid! :D"},{"author_name":"Nolan C","author_uid":"7036","time":"Dec 31, 2012 @ 6:36pm","epoch":1356978660,"text":"Haha, I love it!"},{"author_name":"BNeutral","author_uid":"10889","time":"Jan 3, 2013 @ 6:17pm","epoch":1357236720,"text":"Really good"},{"author_name":"azurenimbus","author_uid":"12119","time":"Jan 6, 2013 @ 8:34pm","epoch":1357504140,"text":"Great effort! It's great to finally see things from (K)Donkey's perspective.\r\rThought the game was pretty solid. I'd only suggest adding a tiny bit more speed to Konkey, or maybe allowing the barrels to remain in their place longer before they disappear. Because of the speed, often it was literally impossible to get a barrel for minutes.\r\rGreat job!"},{"author_name":"arhpositive","author_uid":"11575","time":"Jan 7, 2013 @ 9:23pm","epoch":1357593480,"text":"While the thought of reversing popular games is a common idea in this LD, this one is implemented really good. Solid entry for a first LD. Nice graphics. The gameplay seems a bit straightforward as most of the time I didn't even think about where to throw the barrel to, but still, the game is nicely done. Good job."}],"images":["ld25\/18047-9142527d0dedf3b942665bcc204b3f85.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/saampahlavan.com\/konkeyDong.html","text":"Web"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/oaxu5g5u7fi4etd\/LD25%20-%20KonkeyDong.zip","text":"Source"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.newgrounds.com\/portal\/view\/608521","text":"Post Compo (Web)"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"28278","g_author":"18047","g_event":"LD25","g_eventkey":"14","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"28308","g_title":"Konkey Dong","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"55","g_commentcount":"34","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\/\/201083\/18047-shot0.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Alright here's my First Ludum Dare Game - KONKEY DONG. You play as a well dressed ape throwing barrels at a familiar looking duo. Don't let these little guys save the girl at the top.\r\n\r\nCONTROLS:\r\nLEFT & RIGHT - MOVE\r\nSPACE - THROW BARREL\r\n\r\nPRESS ENTER to START GAME or THROW A BARREL AT ONE DUDE AT THE BOTTOM<\/p>","title":"Konkey Dong"}