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Magnetoids by dj_pale

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made by dj_pale for LD34 (COMPO)
Had very little time for LD34 - made a Pico-8 in a hurry :) Theme = growing.

* Navigate with [left]/[right]
* Shoot with action buttons [x] or [z]

The aim is to merge and grow the evil boxes in order to have one left - then it will collapse due to it's unbearable mass! (*erm*).

Whenever you hit a box it changes direction. The magnetic field is also activited and shown as a circle. When boxes have an active magnetic field and are close to eachother the bigger box will consume the smaller one.

In Pico-8 the source is embedded in the cart PNG image.
Web http://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=2898&pid=17772&autoplay=1#pp
Source http://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/cposts/1/17772.p8.png
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-34/?action=preview&uid=9921

Ratings

Coolness 56% 3
Overall 3.07 625
Audio 2.65 468
Fun 3.23 424
Graphics 2.62 719
Humor 1.63 690
Innovation 3.59 223
Mood 2.91 517
Theme 3.26 796

Feedback

NuSan
14. Dec 2015 · 10:51 UTC
The magnetic idea is great. I like how you need to keep some box around by shooting them to invert their velocity.
anissen
14. Dec 2015 · 21:17 UTC
Really nice take on the theme. I had some trouble understanding how the mechanic worked, so I was mostly playing asteroids :P It has a really awesome retro-feel. Good job!
Optimus6128
14. Dec 2015 · 22:48 UTC
I got it the second time I played. I was just shooting stuff. You got attract them and make them absorb/grow. Plays very well when you get it.
Red_Fan games
14. Dec 2015 · 23:11 UTC
Really great twist on asteroids! Really good "feel" too it.
marod
14. Dec 2015 · 23:45 UTC
It's hard as hell, but it fits well with the teme. Nice game!
csanyk
15. Dec 2015 · 03:32 UTC
Clever twist on Asteroids. I'm having some performance problems after playing for a few seconds in Chrome, so I can't really play it. But it seems like you can't move, only rotate? Makes it pretty difficult if you can't dodge.
🎤 dj_pale
15. Dec 2015 · 12:27 UTC
@csanyk: Only rotation and shooting - that's right :) If you have performance problems, please check the BBS (http://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?pid=17772&tid=2898&autoplay=1#pp). Or if you have Pico-8, you can try the cart directly.
Jonathan Whiting
15. Dec 2015 · 14:43 UTC
I like the idea of putting the 'asteroids' back together, but in practice a bit difficult frustrating. Really wanted to fly the ship around a bit too!
anshulsinghxd
15. Dec 2015 · 19:23 UTC
Nice one mate! We did something similar for the theme part! The magnet thing! You should check out our game too! :D
http://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-34/?action=preview&uid=63655
justinooncx
16. Dec 2015 · 11:52 UTC
Pretty difficult, but also pretty fun! Nice idea!
karlipoppins
19. Dec 2015 · 20:24 UTC
Very nice minimalist game that blends perfectly two game types together to fit the theme. Love the retro art style.
Steve | tacospice
19. Dec 2015 · 21:15 UTC
Tricky gameplay, but nice. I like the sounds.
speciesUnknown
19. Dec 2015 · 21:43 UTC
I found it very challenging to hit the boxes exactly once to change their direction, it was very hard - it does inspire me to create some asteroids like games with non-standard ways of winning however (e.g. use tractor beam to rescue people while causing asteroids to reverse direction rather than destroying them, something like that).
Frenchie
25. Dec 2015 · 21:48 UTC
Nice - one of the more unique gameplay ideas I've seen this LD - even if it just "asteroids with a twist." You were able to make something pretty good despite claiming to only spend very little time :)

"Reinforcements have arrived" - pretty great :)
Jupiter_Hadley
28. Dec 2015 · 17:05 UTC
Challenging, neat little game. I included it in my Ludum Dare 34 compilation video series, if you’d like to check it out :) https://youtu.be/Fm6iQk47yZ0