Speedrun by jmk
How to play
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- Tap/hold space bar to accelerate, release to slow down (no brakes!)
- Arrow up/down to steer
About
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This is my first LD entry! It was a lot of fun, even though I had to skip out about 10 hours early. Hence, the lack of a menu/nice start. :(
The premise of the game is simple ... outrun the cops. Don't hit too many cars, though, or else your car is going to go up in smoke!
The "source" version is playable if you have Love2D installed on your system. To view source, rename to .zip and extract.
Special thanks to 'enginemusic' on Freesound for the Ferrari engine sample. :)
http://www.freesound.org/people/enginemusic/sounds/43484/
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- Tap/hold space bar to accelerate, release to slow down (no brakes!)
- Arrow up/down to steer
About
-----
This is my first LD entry! It was a lot of fun, even though I had to skip out about 10 hours early. Hence, the lack of a menu/nice start. :(
The premise of the game is simple ... outrun the cops. Don't hit too many cars, though, or else your car is going to go up in smoke!
The "source" version is playable if you have Love2D installed on your system. To view source, rename to .zip and extract.
Special thanks to 'enginemusic' on Freesound for the Ferrari engine sample. :)
http://www.freesound.org/people/enginemusic/sounds/43484/
Ratings
| Coolness | 51% | 3 |
| Overall | 4.10 | 7 |
| Audio | 3.61 | 38 |
| Fun | 3.97 | 9 |
| Graphics | 4.34 | 17 |
| Humor | 2.73 | 295 |
| Innovation | 2.81 | 386 |
| Mood | 2.95 | 277 |
| Theme | 3.14 | 398 |
Only real complaint is that it kills you way too quickly at the start. You should start closer to the right side of the screen at the beginning (and delay the starting cars).
Add some powerups (that repair you, give you bumpers for knocking cars out of the way for a brief time, etc) and this could be a fun little endurance game.
I've made it around 35 or so!
It would be nice if you had to press a button to start, just to avoid being killed right a way when you start up the game.
Anyways this game is very good, good graphics, fun, good level of difficulty for a game you are meant to play several times, good audio... basically: GREAT JOB
Only lacking category is theme really. Because you're not that much of a bad guy. Still you took an original approach which is better than a generic game.
But: No police sirens? That's a minus for the mood. And I think on starting the race the cars should be standing and only slowly speed up. I got killed trice before I realized that I should hit space.
- You really should've added a bit of info in-game; at least that you should use space. I had to go back to this page to find out how to start.
- I'm also fan of a menu; at least to make sure the game doesn't start right away.
Other than that a fine first attempt.
Impressive entry, loved it!
But thank you all for the comments!
Very nice graphic style and very polished game in general.
Awesome game, one of my favorites I have played so far. I couldn't stop playing until I beat 42.48
The first time you play is pretty surprising...
36 secs.