Johnny's Flipbook Space Adventure by schizoid2k
Johnny is not allowed to play on the computer right now, so he decided to play his favorite space shooter on paper. Johnny has created a flipbook of his adventure fighting aliens, complete with sound effects he created. Every so often, his little brother tears some of the paper so Johnny's spaceship has less and less space to fly.
This is my entry for Ludum Dare 42's theme "Running Out of Space".
Controls:
A/D or Left/Right Arrow Keys to rotate ship.
W or Up Arrow Key to thrust.
Spacebar to fire bullets.

Ratings
| Overall | 46th | 3.971⭐ | 37🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 66th | 3.871⭐ | 37🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 165th | 3.559⭐ | 36🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 87th | 4.129⭐ | 37🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 34th | 4.171⭐ | 37🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 6th | 4.114⭐ | 37🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 5th | 4.214⭐ | 37🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 41th | 3.814⭐ | 37🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 29🗳️ | 33🗨️ |
@nerobius I thought of the same thing. I originally had the aliens restricted to the paper parts, but it quickly bogged down the game play. After all, if alien ships can get here, they probably discovered a way around that :smile:
If you restrict the game to use the controller you could make it so the ship points in whatever direction the L-stick is pointed. This would give you a lot more control over the ship.
I found the rate of the bullets vs. my acceleration to be a little bit frustrating. I quickly found that accelerating in a direction and then shooting was my main way to play, though I am by no means a pro at this game. But I do wish I had a bit more control of my ship.
Great choice on art style. Something that looks great and has charm while also being economical tomake during a game jam. Ditto on the audio. Thinking of a charming setting that enables asset creation to happen quickly was a very smart decision. Great work!

The tearing out of the paper mechanic was a fun addition for the theme, but it felt unfair that the aliens could go right over it.
I also found a little bug when if you crash into a spaceship you lose a life but no cross appears over the icon in the top left.
Well done, it's a nice one to play and the sound effects are very hypnotic and funny too.
@oddeyed I'll check into the bug when the player crashes into a ship... thanks for letting me know.
Can't think of a single suggestion. I found it a little difficult too but I've always sucked at Asteroids. Seems like it's meant to be played in short sessions anyway. Very nice work.