Space Ghost by madmaw
A little Matlab-esque shooter. I guess it is vaguely to do with the theme since you're alone ... with a ghost ... in space. Also, there's a kitten!
The game uses hand-written Javascript/HTML5 and isn't obfuscated and doesn't rely on any third party libraries. You can view-source on the HTML document and it should be fairly obvious where the code is. The graphics were generated using a project I wrote a while ago, BatchSVG (Google it if you're interested) and just straight rendering of Javascript primitives. Sounds using SFXR.
In hindsight, a game using similar mechanics, but on a simulated mini-golf course would have been both a better fit for the theme (alone: no enemies) and probably a better game. Ah well, if there's enough interest in this I might look into it.
The game uses hand-written Javascript/HTML5 and isn't obfuscated and doesn't rely on any third party libraries. You can view-source on the HTML document and it should be fairly obvious where the code is. The graphics were generated using a project I wrote a while ago, BatchSVG (Google it if you're interested) and just straight rendering of Javascript primitives. Sounds using SFXR.
In hindsight, a game using similar mechanics, but on a simulated mini-golf course would have been both a better fit for the theme (alone: no enemies) and probably a better game. Ah well, if there's enough interest in this I might look into it.
| Web | http://madmaw.com/alone/index.html |
| Original URL | https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-22/?action=preview&uid=5068 |
Ratings
| Coolness | 64% | 3 |
| Overall | 3.10 | 156 |
| Audio | 2.06 | 390 |
| Community | 1.69 | 647 |
| Fun | 2.95 | 127 |
| Graphics | 2.73 | 307 |
| Humor | 1.57 | 438 |
| Innovation | 4.38 | 2 |
| Mood | 1.71 | 562 |
| Theme | 1.52 | 682 |
Visual stuff like that makes it much easier to grasp what's going on behind the numbers.
The only frustrating I encountered was.. I wish it was more of a text box interface and not a command line. The command line made it difficult to try different things, swap out components and keep another, copy and paste, etc.
Other than that, overall a great game!
(For the idea alone best overall / innovation rating I gave today :)
A good idea for an educational game. The graphics were absolutely appropriate, especially the screen flicker for some reason. The theme didn't fit so much, but only because of how the game is shown, not because there is only one 'character'. Good job.
I was going for an old telnet style interface, but yeah a simple HTML textarea would have been easier to use and quicker to implement.
Although, the fact that you could define piecewise functions through tables or the ternary operator made it easier (although I didn't use this solution 'cuz it's not fun):
pts = [[0,0],[-0.5,1],[-1,0]]
num = Math.floor(t*5)
x = pts[num][0]
y = pts[num][1]
Thanks to everyone who voted. and/or commented. I'm going to take what I've learned, and all the suggestions (especially regarding the barriers to entry), onboard and see if I can make a professional version of this.
Thanks to everyone who voted and/or commented. I'm going to take what I've learned, and all the suggestions (especially regarding the barriers to entry), onboard and see if I can make a professional version of this.
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