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Mower Madness by Doccrazy

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made by Doccrazy for LD34 (COMPO)
The grass is growing happily, and the trusty mower is all fueled up and ready!

But wait, some kids and their dogs are trying to invade your sacred lawn with fun and happiness! That cannot be allowed to proceed!

++++++++++++ Controls +++++++++++++++++
Arrow left / right: Steer

++++++++++++ Rules +++++++++++++++++
- Footballs alone don't yield many points
- After a while, a kid is going to retrieve his ball. Stop him early for some neat bonus points; stop him late for a motherlode of points.
- Dogs are attracted by the footballs on your lawn. They will spread mower-destroying poop, so get rid of them.

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# GAME REQUIRES JAVA 8 #
# Java 7 will not work #
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JAR (Java 8) https://bitbucket.org/d0ccrazy/ludum34/downloads/MowerMadness-LD34-1.0.jar
Source https://bitbucket.org/d0ccrazy/ludum34
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-34/?action=preview&uid=21790

Ratings

Coolness 45% 1562
Overall 3.52 263
Audio 3.57 122
Fun 3.55 211
Graphics 3.50 274
Humor 3.82 46
Innovation 3.29 393
Mood 3.71 98
Theme 3.77 455

Feedback

Aelius
18. Dec 2015 路 08:18 UTC
Hey, I like this game. Am i a bad person?
SirJavaGaming
20. Dec 2015 路 15:10 UTC
Liked it. Takes a long time to show up. Did you load resource before creating the display? Maybe you should add a loading screen next time to prevent confusion! I liked the idea!
A Flat Miner Studios
28. Dec 2015 路 18:33 UTC
Was very fun and a cute little game. I enjoyed it. Maybe a few too many rocks. It would also have helped to have an indicator on screen that let me know how my health was doing (seemed sometimes running into a rock killed me and other times it didn't, so I assume there was some health involved). If it was there, I missed it, so it could have been more obvious. That was my only real complaint, though.
馃帳 Doccrazy
29. Dec 2015 路 09:37 UTC
Thanks for the thumbs-up!
I intentionally left out a health indicator to keep the interface minimal. You can see your health on the mower itself: The lower your health, the more it shakes. Also, it will start smoking at about half.
RiOrius
30. Dec 2015 路 17:58 UTC
Well done!
Paul Sinnett
30. Dec 2015 路 18:33 UTC
Great little game! It reminds me a lot of some of the home computer games of the early 80's. And that's no bad thing.
nihilaleph
03. Jan 2016 路 02:35 UTC
Pro:
+ Nice graphics
+ Fun concept (though a bit violent?)
Con:
- A bit difficult, so many points to gather and so many rocks... (level 1 is 2500 points and level 2 is 15000 points >.<)
- Music could be better, but that's asking a lot in the time frame

Good work!