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I Heart Ludum Dare by Kayamon

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made by Kayamon for LD23 (COMPO)
Instructions:

Arrow keys = move
Z = jump
X = fire

I had a lot of fun making this; I've been itching to write a platforming engine for a long time now. My only regret is that there just wasn't enough time to do all the things I wanted. I had plans for a much bigger story, spanning multiple levels. Oh well, that's just how it is.

No music I'm afraid. I really wish I'd had time to make some, it would have brought a lot more feeling to it.

There's a 48-hour timelapse video of the creation here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R98mENbJXMU)


I made this game for you.


Ludum Dare loves you too.

Windows http://www.codersnotes.com/ludum/i_heart_ludum_dare.zip
Timelapse http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R98mENbJXMU
Source http://www.codersnotes.com/ludum/i_heart_ludum_dare_src.zip
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-23/?action=preview&uid=2658

Ratings

Coolness 46% 688
Overall 3.77 61
Audio 1.00 794
Fun 3.31 165
Graphics 3.88 92
Humor 2.90 158
Innovation 3.12 346
Mood 3.22 152
Theme 4.00 34

Feedback

SonnyBone
25. Apr 2012 路 05:18 UTC
OK... so at first I was confused about the theme. Then it all came together wonderfully. GREAT INTERPRETATION! The animations oh mah GAWD the cuteness factor is off the charts. The little umbrella... ugh. I just wanted to squeeze him... whatever he is. Needs audio. A great song would really tie this together.

I LOVE LUDUM DARE, TOO!
edbadiux
25. Apr 2012 路 05:26 UTC
Great game! I loved the main character and the whole concept. At first I though the name of the game was very generic but I liked the ending of the game and I understand the concept. Great work! (I'm not sure if it was a mistake but theres is no sound in the game)
cjke.7777
25. Apr 2012 路 05:30 UTC
Man that a really cool little game - if it had music/sfx it would've been a potential winner in my opinion.
jrasmussen24
25. Apr 2012 路 06:02 UTC
Wonderful game. Really well constructed-- the game controlled perfectly. Lovable little character, too. Great work.
馃帳 Kayamon
25. Apr 2012 路 06:05 UTC
Hey thanks guys!

Yeah there's no sound at all. I agree it really needed some, but as it was I barely made it in time for the submission!
Endurion
25. Apr 2012 路 06:09 UTC
Great little game!

I love the umbrella thingy. It really really needs some music to set the mood.
fanatiko
25. Apr 2012 路 19:55 UTC
I really liked the game and, after reading the comments, I give it a couple more tries to get through the ending and it's a very original approach to the topic.
Jack
25. Apr 2012 路 20:37 UTC
to begin with I just thought it was a cute and well-designed platformer, but nothing more. The ending really made it for me
TehWut
25. Apr 2012 路 20:38 UTC
Nice little game, good physics , controls and rounded gameplay. The art is also very nice!
Datamosh
25. Apr 2012 路 20:44 UTC
Needs audio, but the animations are great!
Mach60KAS
25. Apr 2012 路 20:48 UTC
Wow, the ending was really philosophical. It was really thought provoking - though if you wait on the far left edge of the boat, you can just glitch yourself straight to the ending.
rvmook
26. Apr 2012 路 11:20 UTC
Lovely character animation but was a little to slow paced for me.
invaderJim
27. Apr 2012 路 18:12 UTC
Excellent job on the ending :)
tlaine
27. Apr 2012 路 22:15 UTC
Lovely little game. I'm not going to repeat everything people said already but I agree with them, awesome job!
LukeRissacher
02. May 2012 路 01:31 UTC
Nice, enjoyed that. I escaped my tiny world. Liked the artwork, very classic / 16 bit.
chambers
02. May 2012 路 02:59 UTC
What an incredibly well-done metaphor, congratulations!
Too bad the game is quite difficult since you can't recover your health (pretty much the same complaint people gave my game) but the ending was worth it!

I love ludum dare too!
matt
03. May 2012 路 20:47 UTC
This was really cool. I wish the platforming was more challenging/interesting/fun but I overall concept is great.
ragnister
04. May 2012 路 16:18 UTC
Zipped only 52KB? I thought that would be boring, but that was amazing!
MadGnomeGamer
07. May 2012 路 03:06 UTC
Error creating Direct3D device
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馃帳 Kayamon
07. May 2012 路 22:17 UTC
MadGnomeGamer: Most likely you have a very old graphics card? Probably one that doesn't support hardware T&L, or shaders, or something. Sorry about that.