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It would be great to see the idea applied to larger levels.","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"}],"format":"md","images":["ld49\/wayback-placeholder.png"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/calebbennetts.itch.io\/unstable-arena","text":"Link"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"80675","g_author":"1270199","g_event":"LD49","g_eventkey":"119","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"382799","g_title":"Unstable Arena","g_status":"WAYBACK","g_place":"99999","g_commentcount":"2","g_site2_node_id":"270200","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":{"n_key":"270200","n_urlkey":"382799","n_parent":"258323","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/49\/unstable-arena","n_slug":"unstable-arena","n_type":"item","n_subtype":"game","n_subsubtype":"jam","n_author":"270199","n_created":"1633319972","n_modified":"1779041463","n_version":"823810","n_status":"WAYBACK"},"node":{"_collation":{"body_sanitizer":"TextUtils::SanitizeHTML via existing importer","event":"LD49","removed_author":false},"_superparent":9,"_trust":0,"author":270199,"body":"A chaotic battle against bouncing beasties.\n\n![screenshot.png](\/\/\/raw\/77f\/14\/z\/446a6.png)\n\nUnstable Arena is all about finding creative ways to kill the relentless \"Beasties\" before they kill you.  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