ERROR: Name is null by LudumAnthony

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made by LudumAnthony for LD 42 (JAM)

Description

"ERROR: Name is null" is a game that is running out of memory (space on your computer) causing various glitches to occur. The objective is to complete the level as fast as possible by abusing the glitches presented.

CONTROLS (READ ME):

W - Jump

A / D - Left / Right

Space - Interact & throw

Left Arrow - Look behind / Nudge screen to the left

Right Arrow - Look ahead / Nudge screen to the right

NOTE: RESIZING THE WINDOW OR USING FULLSCREEN WILL CAUSE A BUG IN THE MENUS (PREVENTING YOU FROM SELECTING A MENU OPTION) (WILL FIX LATER)

O - Fullscreen

ESC - Exit Fullscreen

GLITCH SPOILERS ARE BELOW THE PICTURES!

INCLUDING HOW TO GET THE BEST TIME POSSIBLE [ as far as I know :D ]

screen2.png screen3.png screen4.png

GLITCH SPOILERS:

  • Only 4 entities can be on the screen at the same time (smaller boxes do not count as an entity). Try carrying rocks to the miniboss, as each rock will despawn one of the sky enemies since there are too many entities on the screen.
  • A rock that is thrown or dropped while a player is standing directly underneath a tile (so the rock is stuck in the tile) will move upwards until it is free. This glitch can be used to kill one of the sky enemies prior to the miniboss fight.
  • You can skip the wall portion that requires a box by falling in the first pit and hugging the right wall. The only way to find out there is a secret tunnel is to go to the pit as fast as possible when you start the game. You will notice a fake enemy falling off the bottom of the screen.

Ratings

Given 4🗳️ 3🗨️

Feedback

TontonPizza
14. Aug 2018 · 10:29 UTC
I played 5 lives

Well i get past the big wall and i died under a rain of little bombs. i dont want to retry because it feels too random and luck about how to get past the wall.

The idea of exploiting glitch is quite innovative and can be fun. In this case however it is not really user friendly. And that's the main reason i did not have a good experience

- the controls are not intuitive, i want to use Space to jump, and E or my right and to interact so i fumble a lot
- What are the glitch doing beside changing de color ? i dont know?

Ok i ve read the description of the glitch. No chance you can understand this throught regular play unless you commit a lot but i can't dive deep if it feel too random and clumsy.

Did you find someone to live test the game in front of you without giving him hints ?

![nameisnull.PNG](///raw/cbd/71/z/190c0.png)

I got there then it froze
Team-on
14. Aug 2018 · 12:42 UTC
Too many features)
🎤 LudumAnthony
14. Aug 2018 · 13:10 UTC
@tontonpizza thanks for giving it 5 solid runs, I really appreciate that. The reason those enemies are so hard is because you're supposed to open the "settings" file and "fix" their broken status using the computer (see the image below - you're supposed to click on the NULL box that is highlighted in white)
![javaw_2018-08-14_09-05-29.png](///raw/239/z/1923f.png)

As far as glitches not being intuitive, I strongly agree and that's something I'll be keeping in mind next time I make something like this.
Slojanko
14. Aug 2018 · 21:03 UTC
Artwork of this game is stunning! Nice work.