PRO DVD PLAYER by Brian Teng

Whatever you do, don't rewind beyond track 1 when you enter the game.
Secret: F1 gives you superpowers.
A DVD player by: Brian Teng
https://www.ycteng.xyz
Twitter: TYCTeng
| Youtube | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QNix7Hm383asBBk9SuNPGs5M1MXkZ7dj/view?usp=sharing |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/46/pro-dvd-player |
Ratings
| Overall | 345th | 3.614⭐ | 24🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 946th | 2.659⭐ | 24🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 50th | 4.119⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 845th | 3.238⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 159th | 3.667⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 379th | 3.053⭐ | 21🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 12th | 4.386⭐ | 24🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 16🗳️ | 20🗨️ |
Weirdly this was an obsession as a kid, so being able to play it was pretty cool.
Everything here was well executed. Keep up the good work and see ya next time!
I would normally complain about a lack of menus, but the game is so singularly focused and well-presented in the few instructions you need that I think it's to your benefit. A menu would just drag the player out of the experience.
...And I just now realized how well the theme's integrated here. Outstanding stuff.
Very cool vibes, but I'm not sure if it goes with the theme. But well done !
I don't know how I got to that video you made but it is a very cool idea. I was wondering why your game is 120 MB and now I know. Really cool you put all that effort in and created this video and narration. Although silly it still sets a great dark mood because of the right combination of sound and graphics. The silliness is only in the words but it is overshadowed by the feel. Really great job, hats off to you!
Technically, I once wanted to restart the game but Alt+F4 made it freeze and crash.
At first I tried to rewind to before track 1 but did not do it for some reason. Of course when you tell me not to do that, the first thing I do is try it. But when it did not work I started bouncing the logo. Then at some point I got to the video but I really could not tell you the rules of how that worked. The mechanics could be clearer. Also, what is BOT-RIGHT? Is that supposed to be top right but top backwards? But that did not seem to work. Does it have to do with the loading symbol that sometimes appears? I was sure that symbol had some special purpose, am I right? If not would be quite misleading I think.
The graphics and sound, the old TV effect, the noise and the blue screen - this game is 5/5 in the mood category, really great job! Also you have a nice voice as a narrator (if that was you).
Thank you for this cool, strange, unique experience. This is what these game jams are for. I am always happy to find such gems in here!
If I could suggest one thing, it would be to put the warning in-game at the beginning. I almost skipped over it and I'm sure others might too. But other than that, it worked great and was certainly memorable. Nice job.
WHATEVER YOU DO, DON'T REWIND
DON'T REWIND
DON'T REWIND?
REWIND?
REWIND!
OPEN GAME. REWIND.