{"author_link":"\/author\/landosystems\/","author_name":"LandoSystems","author_uid":"18212","comments":[{"author_name":"Shaw","author_uid":"30127","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 1:30am","epoch":1440465900,"text":"Fantastic. In every way. This is a superb game that hit's the nail on the head in every way. Perfect take on both the theme and the 'behind the scenes' of Mario. A fantastic entry into the jam and an all round perfect execution. Excellent work."},{"author_name":"airfrog","author_uid":"14250","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 1:51am","epoch":1440467160,"text":"Ha, exactly what I wanted to see out of this theme. Very entertaining."},{"author_name":"Ybalrid","author_uid":"55047","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 1:51am","epoch":1440467160,"text":"Well, I 5star you. This is great! And I like the fact taht it's a narative game!"},{"author_name":"Move127","author_uid":"30603","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 1:55am","epoch":1440467400,"text":"This was a very enjoyable experience."},{"author_name":"OldPeculier","author_uid":"25979","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 1:55am","epoch":1440467400,"text":"Ridiculously, ridiculously clever. Funny. Fun. Awesome job. And hopefully Nintendo will get the joke and won't bring a lot suit against you."},{"author_name":"Saphyre","author_uid":"36664","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 2:05am","epoch":1440468000,"text":"Awesome ! Brilliant ! I could talk about it all night, but I'll just say : fits the theme perfectly ! Congratulations, guys !"},{"author_name":"Niebule","author_uid":"55514","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 2:07am","epoch":1440468120,"text":"Loved it!"},{"author_name":"pkenney","author_uid":"30865","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 2:08am","epoch":1440468180,"text":"Damn, well done fellas, you nailed it.  I really enjoyed the way the whole thing played out, and there were a lot of nice small touches along the way."},{"author_name":"walaber","author_uid":"31888","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 3:02am","epoch":1440471420,"text":"really creative, fun storytelling through simple platforming :)"},{"author_name":"Divitos","author_uid":"9732","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 4:41am","epoch":1440477360,"text":"This game is absolutely amazing!"},{"author_name":"orukinawa","author_uid":"34628","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 8:18am","epoch":1440490380,"text":"Amazing twist on a staple story!"},{"author_name":"JakeL168","author_uid":"2813","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 8:37am","epoch":1440491520,"text":"I love how you zoom in on Goomba ( with cloak ), I can't stop laughing at that. LOLOLOL\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Anyhow, great work, I really enjoy it."},{"author_name":"Techblogogy","author_uid":"25556","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 12:35pm","epoch":1440505800,"text":"After years of waiting, I can finally play as goomba"},{"author_name":"DragonXVI","author_uid":"35553","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 5:52pm","epoch":1440524820,"text":"One man's struggle with depression, drugs and psychosis, presented through the medium of Super Mario Bros.  \r<br\/>\r<br\/>The jump was a bit speedy for comfort though :p"},{"author_name":"Headmade","author_uid":"42076","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 7:15pm","epoch":1440529800,"text":"It's always nice to see a fellow Libgdx dev :)\r<br\/>\r<br\/>I really like the story and humor. Never thought about where marios come from."},{"author_name":"onilink_","author_uid":"45206","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 8:07pm","epoch":1440532920,"text":"Ahah the end... x)"},{"author_name":"ArchBang","author_uid":"56395","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 10:14pm","epoch":1440540540,"text":"Absolutely excellent. Taking such a classical reversal and then sticking to it so devoutly has paid off handsomely. So many delicious nods and references. Also loved the music! Good job!"},{"author_name":"BulletsArePeopleToo","author_uid":"52817","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 12:43am","epoch":1440549480,"text":"&quot;This is Ludum Dare so we won't make you start over.&quot;  Thank you.  Well done."},{"author_name":"walsh9","author_uid":"56320","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 6:39am","epoch":1440570840,"text":"Great title."},{"author_name":"randomhuman","author_uid":"56477","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 8:27am","epoch":1440577320,"text":"Great story, and I love the little nods to the jam :)"},{"author_name":"glerikud","author_uid":"55555","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 10:22am","epoch":1440584220,"text":"I really liked the ending part, when he got to the castle."},{"author_name":"bloomingbuds","author_uid":"56152","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 11:04am","epoch":1440586740,"text":"Great narrative. Chapters 1 and 3 where really good. Nice job!"},{"author_name":"LogGiant","author_uid":"14749","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 2:58pm","epoch":1440600780,"text":"That was fantastic. Thanks for not making me restart the million times I fell off the edge.\r<br\/>My initial though when I saw mario was &quot;Oh I need to jump on his head!&quot;\r<br\/>Then I remembered I'm the goomba."},{"author_name":"dancingmad","author_uid":"39644","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 4:31pm","epoch":1440606360,"text":"Ahah, excellent.\r<br\/>We had about the same idear in our game but the result is different.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>I like your idear about reverse levels and reversed musics too."},{"author_name":"orion_black","author_uid":"1990","time":"Aug 27, 2015 @ 2:14am","epoch":1440641340,"text":"nice hehe XD"},{"author_name":"Sparrow","author_uid":"7423","time":"Aug 27, 2015 @ 10:57am","epoch":1440672720,"text":"Well done, amazing story. Music meshed well with the mood of the story."},{"author_name":"kerotan24","author_uid":"56906","time":"Aug 27, 2015 @ 2:54pm","epoch":1440686940,"text":"Really funny."},{"author_name":"psychonull","author_uid":"31386","time":"Aug 28, 2015 @ 1:09am","epoch":1440723840,"text":"Excelent idea and implementation. Great game!!"},{"author_name":"rnlf","author_uid":"30930","time":"Aug 29, 2015 @ 8:32am","epoch":1440836820,"text":"Oh, such a cool idea! With everything running in reverse, even the world counter!\r<br\/>\r<br\/>I'm really impressed!"},{"author_name":"Thingo Studios","author_uid":"31541","time":"Aug 29, 2015 @ 8:19pm","epoch":1440879240,"text":"I did not expect that. World F-B is utterly horrifying in the best way possible.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>The level counter going backwards is great too. Although I have to wonder, what is Luigi doing there?"},{"author_name":"dickpoelen","author_uid":"34953","time":"Aug 30, 2015 @ 7:48pm","epoch":1440963780,"text":"Wel... that got weird :) (love all the little details)"},{"author_name":"freaknarf","author_uid":"46874","time":"Aug 31, 2015 @ 10:39am","epoch":1441017240,"text":"Hahaha that was a fun game :)\r<br\/>A bit easy, you can feel mario weak and has a stupid attack :)\r<br\/>That was real fun, and visuals really feel like NES stuff...\r<br\/>I loved the storytelling and weird ending ! Great humor."},{"author_name":"OnlySlightly","author_uid":"1959","time":"Sep 1, 2015 @ 4:10am","epoch":1441080300,"text":"Loved how well you put the narrative together and separated them by chapter. The audio was amazing and it was fascinating hearing bits and pieces of Mario corrupted by something more sinister. Loved the story and it got actually pretty creepy. Great game!"},{"author_name":"emmelineprufrock","author_uid":"22454","time":"Sep 1, 2015 @ 4:10am","epoch":1441080300,"text":"Really think you did great work on the audio and mood especially."},{"author_name":"Eldan_Knight","author_uid":"58017","time":"Sep 2, 2015 @ 5:41pm","epoch":1441215360,"text":"Really fun! I felt very sad for Goomba at the beginning but... what a dark secret at the end of the game! Our entry, The Curse of Koomba, has a veiled homage to Goomba! The main character is a monstrous mushroom. And his name is not a coincidence xD"},{"author_name":"bombjack","author_uid":"18768","time":"Sep 2, 2015 @ 7:32pm","epoch":1441222020,"text":"very original concept"},{"author_name":"danialias","author_uid":"36537","time":"Sep 8, 2015 @ 8:25am","epoch":1441700400,"text":"Love how the story escalated :D. Superb experience, great storytelling (a bit slow at the beginning, though) and neat execution. One of the best of the jam, without a doubt. Good job!"},{"author_name":"nassi","author_uid":"45156","time":"Sep 8, 2015 @ 4:34pm","epoch":1441729740,"text":"The jump felt pretty hyper like someone already mentioned. Other than that it was a really nice experience all around."},{"author_name":"Pusty","author_uid":"55076","time":"Sep 9, 2015 @ 9:40pm","epoch":1441834500,"text":"Kinda shocked about the ending! 5\/5"},{"author_name":"zatyka","author_uid":"14357","time":"Sep 10, 2015 @ 4:41am","epoch":1441859760,"text":"That was an excellent experience.  One of my favorite entries for sure."},{"author_name":"OadT","author_uid":"38974","time":"Sep 10, 2015 @ 11:17am","epoch":1441883520,"text":"I love this story (especially the end), the different musics and the &quot;Its Ludum Dare, we wont let you start from the beginning again&quot; message. Great entry, with a lot of clever ideas!"},{"author_name":"namrog84","author_uid":"4313","time":"Sep 11, 2015 @ 3:40am","epoch":1441942500,"text":"I joined the ranks of the other monsters! excellent!"},{"author_name":"daydreamcorgigames","author_uid":"57701","time":"Sep 11, 2015 @ 5:46am","epoch":1441950060,"text":"This is a dark one..."},{"author_name":"Evergreen Games","author_uid":"47043","time":"Sep 11, 2015 @ 6:08am","epoch":1441951380,"text":"Really awesome. The scene at the end with the zoomed in goomba lord changed my life. All around great!"},{"author_name":"synchingfeeling","author_uid":"41319","time":"Sep 11, 2015 @ 6:19am","epoch":1441952040,"text":"Loved a bit of retro, that raised some pretty dark questions. Genuinely amazing job guys."},{"author_name":"crucknuk","author_uid":"53686","time":"Sep 11, 2015 @ 11:06am","epoch":1441969260,"text":"i was imerged in the ambiance, i know the truth now! i can never be the same again! :D\r<br\/>well done fellow ludum dare friend..........."},{"author_name":"Krunoslav","author_uid":"43157","time":"Sep 11, 2015 @ 12:01pm","epoch":1441972560,"text":"Wooowwww!!!! Amazing, incredible experience!"},{"author_name":"eddynardo","author_uid":"49260","time":"Sep 11, 2015 @ 2:49pm","epoch":1441982640,"text":"noooooooo, mariooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!\r<br\/>nice entry :)"},{"author_name":"Mantlair","author_uid":"49861","time":"Sep 11, 2015 @ 7:38pm","epoch":1441999980,"text":"Well done! Just great!"},{"author_name":"thristhart","author_uid":"3164","time":"Sep 11, 2015 @ 7:58pm","epoch":1442001180,"text":"This is super polished in a really impressive way. This could have been done lazily and still gotten the point across but you put the effort into it and it shows. Well done!"},{"author_name":"Aevek","author_uid":"22124","time":"Sep 12, 2015 @ 9:51pm","epoch":1442094360,"text":"The first idea I had and dismissed... Turns out it had the potential to be one of the best games of the jam. Fantastic work."},{"author_name":"personalurban","author_uid":"43263","time":"Sep 12, 2015 @ 10:25pm","epoch":1442096400,"text":"Brilliant, utterly briliiant! Looks absolutely authentic, smooth to play, great idea, well executed. Hats off!"},{"author_name":"DDRKirby(ISQ)","author_uid":"7285","time":"Sep 13, 2015 @ 12:08am","epoch":1442102580,"text":"Yesssss, yes yes yes yes yes.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Also, I appreciated the subtly reversed arrangements of the music, spot on!"},{"author_name":"ZNCatlaw","author_uid":"42407","time":"Sep 13, 2015 @ 4:13am","epoch":1442117280,"text":"I'm so glad I played this! Such an awesome and creepy vibe. I especially liked how, almost every step along the way it could have ended and still been a complete work. Like, if it had ended at the end of Chapter 1, I would have been satisfied with the experience. If it had ended after killing Mario once, I would have been happy. Even with just level F-F and a different ending I would have been happy. You all took it to the next level, turned it up to 11, as they say.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Did you ever play Super Plumber Bros? It was ZNCatLaw's entry in a previous dare, and I think you might enjoy it as it is also a radical deconstruction of Super Mario Bros. Basically, I consider our teams to be blood brothers now. Link:\r<br\/>\r<br\/>http:\/\/gamejolt.com\/games\/platformer\/super-plumber-bros\/27754\/"},{"author_name":"wooltech","author_uid":"46350","time":"Sep 13, 2015 @ 9:55am","epoch":1442137800,"text":"Brilliant. Plays well, and has a great, twisted little storyline.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>(I didn't give a score for graphics as most of it seemed to be original SMB artwork.)"},{"author_name":"KeyboardCat","author_uid":"42283","time":"Sep 13, 2015 @ 11:22am","epoch":1442143020,"text":"Great story and great idea.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Good work !"},{"author_name":"Romaing","author_uid":"20700","time":"Sep 13, 2015 @ 1:38pm","epoch":1442151180,"text":"Really good game and good idea ! I knew there was something strange with this &quot;1-up&quot; system but the truth is here..."},{"author_name":"thatwhichis","author_uid":"23194","time":"Sep 13, 2015 @ 10:48pm","epoch":1442184180,"text":"excellent!"},{"author_name":"chikun Dev Team","author_uid":"29857","time":"Sep 14, 2015 @ 10:51am","epoch":1442227560,"text":"A gripping rendition of the tyranny and social stigma endured globally by the marginalised Goombas. I pray for all the Goombas of this world to emancipate themselves from the chains of oppression.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Would reccommend."},{"author_name":"dollarone","author_uid":"45147","time":"Sep 15, 2015 @ 12:45am","epoch":1442277600,"text":"Excellent throughout. Really enjoyed that. Cool ending! ps. got stuck in the html version but java works well."},{"author_name":"Jupiter_Hadley","author_uid":"27744","time":"Oct 20, 2015 @ 2:24pm","epoch":1445350740,"text":"Really neat story! I included it in my Ludum Dare 33 Compilation video series, if you would like to take a look :) https:\/\/youtu.be\/wEgI5I5KLKY"},{"author_name":"andyman404","author_uid":"45696","time":"Oct 20, 2015 @ 6:10pm","epoch":1445364300,"text":"LOL! Awesome game - really well done. I loved how you finished making a complete story about the &quot;behind the scenes&quot; world of the Goomba."}],"images":["ld33\/18212-fcddee401edce3814db4928b43291b01.jpg","ld33\/18212-af7b3a61b9e1f605e1c692ef281f5a46.jpg","ld33\/18212-c6af900239c0a717317d870f52365e98.jpg","ld33\/18212-24d9392ba013744f49ca63c7f0ab2706.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/lando.systems\/games\/ld33-goomba\/","text":"Web (html5)"},{"url":"http:\/\/lando.systems\/games\/ld33-goomba\/ld33-goomba-sim.jar","text":"Desktop (JAR)"},{"url":"https:\/\/github.com\/bploeckelman\/LudumDare33","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"7913","g_author":"18212","g_event":"LD33","g_eventkey":"29","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"7946","g_title":"Goomba Simulator 2015","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"59","g_commentcount":"62","g_site2_node_id":"0","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":[],"node":null,"orig_images":["http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/479518\/18212-shot0-1440465420.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/479518\/18212-shot1-1440465420.PNG-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/479518\/18212-shot2-1440465420.PNG-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/479518\/18212-shot3-1440465420.PNG-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Goomba Simulator 2015\r\n---------------------\r\n** Controls:  Arrow keys or WASD, Space\/W\/Up jump **\r\n\r\np.s. (controls are limited at start of game)\r\n\r\n\r\nHave you ever wanted to experience the exciting and dramatic life of a goomba? Well then, today is your lucky day! Welcome to Goomba Simulator 2015.\r\n\r\nPlay as Billy the goomba, and uncover the dark and disturbing secrets of the Mushroom Kingdom. Will he ever be able to walk to the right? What is goomba family life like? What the hell does Mario do after he stomps you? For answers to these and other provocative questions, play now!\r\n\r\n** Note: game can be completed in about 5 - 10 minutes **\r\n\r\n----------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\nWho is responsible for this monstrosity?\r\n\r\nJam Team:\r\nBrian Ploeckelman\r\nDoug Graham\r\nColin Kennedy\r\nIan McNamara\r\n\r\nMade proudly using LibGDX: http:\/\/libgdx.badlogicgames.com\r\n\r\nMany sprites created by artists at Nintendo (permission pending... indefinitely)\r\n\r\nps. Sorry we can't embed on the LD entry page, the game doesn't catch key events when embedded that way. Please try the Web link to play online.","title":"Goomba Simulator 2015"}