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The Rocket Mistake by ajayajayaj

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made by ajayajayaj for LD34 (JAM)
This game is really weird and challenging but slightly fun (maybe). I am so happy to finish this, I wasted 13 hours on getting rotations to work and happy I go them to work. It is not the best game in the world, not at all what I thought I'd make, but it's something. I'm very surprised that I finished even with this annoying wastage of time. I was getting to the point close to giving up. Anyways, it is pretty simple. Fly your ship with the left and right arrow keys. Each move one thruster and guide your way to collect certain objects and avoid others. The levels explain. Except, if your confused, the weird swiss flag this is a extra fuel upgrade and is supposed to look something like this (https://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://www.bordercenter.org/chem/images/gascan.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.bordercenter.org/chem/portablefuel.cfm&h=287&w=300&tbnid=3dNl9_1MEmxWBM:&docid=wMOoF6KF4IQr1M&ei=M3ZvVsmPE8nXeNTAl4gB&tbm=isch) with a plus.

The reason why it's called "The Rocket Mistake" is because it is supposed to be like a rocket lost a thruster (that's why it's hard to control).
Anyways, thanks for reading this and playing!
Windows https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9zrxe9EFlBMXzc0d2FPRV9uRnc/view?usp=sharing
OS/X https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9zrxe9EFlBMXzc0d2FPRV9uRnc/view?usp=sharing
Linux https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9zrxe9EFlBMXzc0d2FPRV9uRnc/view?usp=sharing
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-34/?action=preview&uid=39470

Ratings

Coolness 39% 1766
Overall(Jam) 3.25 584
Audio(Jam) 2.70 620
Fun(Jam) 3.45 286
Graphics(Jam) 2.55 893
Innovation(Jam) 2.95 646
Mood(Jam) 2.89 760
Theme(Jam) 3.70 491

Feedback

Aree Vanier
15. Dec 2015 路 16:29 UTC
Level 6 broken! Apart from that great game
馃帳 ajayajayaj
15. Dec 2015 路 20:59 UTC
@Aree-Vanier Fixed... I used == instead of <=. Stupid mistake...
CaptainRed_
15. Dec 2015 路 22:14 UTC
Good game. Controls felt strange at first, other than that I loved it!
馃帳 ajayajayaj
15. Dec 2015 路 22:19 UTC
@CaptainRed It is supposed to make it challenging.
andyman404
16. Dec 2015 路 00:50 UTC
Don't be too hard on yourself. You learned many things in the process of making the game, right? You finished a game in 72 hours after all - that more than half the people who start the jam can say! I'm giving you 5 stars for not giving up.
SuperDisk
17. Dec 2015 路 03:45 UTC
Cool game. The wonky controls were, I think, part of the challenge- the music fit as well.
pianoman373
18. Dec 2015 路 07:07 UTC
Really nice considering you only used java and no libraries (I know what that's like.) You should really look into using a physics engine like JBullet though. It would have saved you time on your physics.
Hot Box Games
20. Dec 2015 路 16:48 UTC
Fun little game dude!
Controls were a bit hard to get used to but I got there in the end and it was quite enjoyable!
(Since hard controls are the point, I say you did a good job there!)
馃帳 ajayajayaj
22. Dec 2015 路 05:08 UTC
@pianoman373 I'll look into that!

@Hot Box Games Yay!
Marthog
22. Dec 2015 路 22:01 UTC
Great game. It's definitely fun although the learning curve is a bit to steep. You didn't have the time for many levels, I assume.
acotis
22. Dec 2015 路 22:37 UTC
Controls were unresponsive, especially the small amount of spin per fuel unit. The collision boxes were off, too, and pressing left at the title screen is VERY laggy. I did enjoy the music, though, that was nice :P
馃帳 ajayajayaj
22. Dec 2015 路 23:38 UTC
@acotis hmm... I didn't notice a lot of lag. I'll look into that.
Dimitri0xFF
30. Dec 2015 路 20:48 UTC
The controls and the tweens are really fun! :)
Nega Drive
03. Jan 2016 路 19:55 UTC
Neat game. The quirky way the ship controls was actually quite interesting. Not bad at all!
anv
03. Jan 2016 路 20:05 UTC
Gets a moment to get used to, but controls actually work well and are main strength of the game. Game over animation is too long after several deaths.
馃帳 ajayajayaj
03. Jan 2016 路 22:30 UTC
@anv ok thanks.