{"author_link":"\/author\/endermath\/","author_name":"endermath","author_uid":"15530","comments":[{"author_name":"endermath","author_uid":"15530","time":"Aug 27, 2012 @ 12:56am","epoch":1346028660,"text":"I hope to be able to upload a Windows version soon."},{"author_name":"Crowbeak","author_uid":"16689","time":"Aug 27, 2012 @ 4:55am","epoch":1346043000,"text":"This game is fun. I think the turtle breeding is my favorite part. I would love to see a more polished version of this. &lt;3"},{"author_name":"endermath","author_uid":"15530","time":"Aug 27, 2012 @ 2:25pm","epoch":1346077200,"text":"Thanks!!! :D"},{"author_name":"Sergey Mohov","author_uid":"9963","time":"Aug 28, 2012 @ 8:22pm","epoch":1346185020,"text":"I liked the game, although I think that it is either too hard or too random :-) Also, props for the Mac-exclusive version, I've never seen one before :-)"},{"author_name":"Shmarah","author_uid":"15672","time":"Aug 29, 2012 @ 4:12am","epoch":1346213220,"text":"This is so much fun! :D I love this game... and the turtles are so cute~! I love turtles. Little Darwin riding his turtles is so silly, it's a fantastic but simple concept, I love pixel art, and such nice music... you really can't go wrong.\r<br\/>Especially since i have a Mac. :D"},{"author_name":"csanyk","author_uid":"10473","time":"Aug 29, 2012 @ 6:11am","epoch":1346220360,"text":"Wish I could have played this but I don't have a Mac:(  I'll check back to see if the Win version is available yet."},{"author_name":"cappelnord","author_uid":"7575","time":"Aug 29, 2012 @ 11:16am","epoch":1346238660,"text":"I ended up always breeding the last two turtles. Some kind of incest malus would have been great."},{"author_name":"Crushenator","author_uid":"14401","time":"Aug 30, 2012 @ 12:26am","epoch":1346286060,"text":"This was awesome. I used my MacBook Pro but if windows users are determined to play it they could jump on torrentz.eu and search for a Mountain Lion VMWare Image and VMware."},{"author_name":"dwrensha","author_uid":"2533","time":"Aug 30, 2012 @ 1:14am","epoch":1346288940,"text":"Nice music."},{"author_name":"pereubu","author_uid":"16143","time":"Aug 30, 2012 @ 7:17pm","epoch":1346353920,"text":"one of the best games i've played so far, the aesthetic as well as the audio and gameplay leads to a cool authentic retro game, i really liked it :D"},{"author_name":"Danvil","author_uid":"5851","time":"Aug 30, 2012 @ 7:24pm","epoch":1346354340,"text":"This game is fun :) I love the turtle breeding. Not sure if I understood how it works though. Is there a way to actually win the game?"},{"author_name":"Sgt Squirrelly","author_uid":"14165","time":"Aug 30, 2012 @ 7:28pm","epoch":1346354580,"text":"Really loved the concept (Almost the same as mine, lol) but your execution was much much better. I love the humor of using turtles and the simple menus"},{"author_name":"endermath","author_uid":"15530","time":"Aug 30, 2012 @ 10:47pm","epoch":1346366520,"text":"Thank you all for the comments! I'm glad you like it (it's my first LD game) :D\r<br\/>\r<br\/>cappelnord: By breeding a very low level turtle with a higher level one can sometimes get a really good turtle as a result (better than you would get by breeding equal level ones). This is kind of a secret ;)\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Danvil: Yes there is a way to win the game: Breed a turtle with all three stats maxed out! :)"},{"author_name":"Chezzo","author_uid":"17002","time":"Aug 30, 2012 @ 11:27pm","epoch":1346368920,"text":"Yeah, Danvil! You win by getting all the stats to 99. \r<br\/>\r<br\/>I haven't had this much fun making turtles bang since I got the April O'Neil action figure."},{"author_name":"ggiraldez","author_uid":"12224","time":"Sep 1, 2012 @ 3:02am","epoch":1346468220,"text":"This is awesome! It's really simple, yet very addictive. Great job!"},{"author_name":"TastyOrange","author_uid":"16438","time":"Sep 1, 2012 @ 3:20am","epoch":1346469300,"text":"Fantastic. A very complete experience. I adore this to bits. The only thing I can think of is that the game gave out too many leaves, which made it more on the easy side. Bravo!"},{"author_name":"zatyka","author_uid":"14357","time":"Sep 1, 2012 @ 3:25am","epoch":1346469600,"text":"Fun and addicting.  I think it could have used a bit more variety, after a while, it was the same few steps over and over again."},{"author_name":"Wan","author_uid":"9172","time":"Sep 2, 2012 @ 11:40pm","epoch":1346628900,"text":"I have no idea why, but I kept playing this until most of my turtles werre awesome green beasts. This is an awesome take on the evolution theme, with a simple yet addictive gameplay.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Not only the graphics, but also the kinda naive gameplay and the UI give this game an authentic retro feel that seem quite polished. Congrats!"},{"author_name":"mohammad","author_uid":"14064","time":"Sep 2, 2012 @ 11:54pm","epoch":1346629740,"text":"slow and steady wins the race\r<br\/>NOT THIS ONE! meet the newest racing game asop!\r<br\/>had lots of fun trying to make the ultiment turtle.\r<br\/>hope you can manage with all the TMNT comments!"},{"author_name":"free_napalm","author_uid":"12423","time":"Sep 7, 2012 @ 10:40pm","epoch":1347057300,"text":"Why is this so addicting?"},{"author_name":"commanderstitch","author_uid":"14366","time":"Sep 12, 2012 @ 1:15am","epoch":1347412200,"text":"I really enjoyed this. Very cute, neat, and a great thing for the theme. :D good work! I managed to get the perfect turtle in 29 races. yippee! hahaha"}],"images":["ld24\/15530-10c27e6d15b579ab6d4d9f6af922ff8b.jpg","ld24\/15530-b5e3196cfbe19a4c57f779499f36154b.jpg","ld24\/15530-7ba32ccd3b049c2ebee671e9256764cc.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/641hlxunfi1txlg\/darwinLD24.zip","text":"OS\/X"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/vbxhyrrtl7mwnyw\/darwinLD24.exe","text":"Windows"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/7sseflhq0v81xlc\/darwinLD24source.zip","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"29165","g_author":"15530","g_event":"LD24","g_eventkey":"12","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"29195","g_title":"Darwin's Turtle Race Challenge","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"11","g_commentcount":"21","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\/\/163678\/15530-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/163678\/15530-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/163678\/15530-shot2.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Help Darwin prove his theory by breeding the perfect racing turtle.\r\n\r\nHow to start the game:\r\n-------------------\r\nWindows: Just run the darwinLD24.exe file.  (If the windows version doesn't work, please let me know in the comments and specify your windows version.)\r\n\r\nOS\/X: Go to the folder darwinLD24\/ and double-click on the file called darwinLD24. (I think the OS\/X version requires Mac OS X 10.6 or later.)\r\n\r\nSource: To run from source you need Python 2.7 and pygame.\r\n\r\n\r\nHow to play:\r\n-----------\r\nArrow-keys and return to select in menus.  Space activates Leaf boost during races.\r\n\r\nTIPS: Try experimenting when breeding. It may lead to unexpected results :)\r\n<\/p>","title":"Darwin's Turtle Race Challenge"}