{"author_link":"\/author\/iossif\/","author_name":"iossif","author_uid":"23131","comments":[{"author_name":"Lynx","author_uid":"44477","time":"Aug 24, 2015 @ 5:02am","epoch":1440392220,"text":"Very cool collection of mini games. The third one with the ship is just way too hard for me haha. But then again I'm a hunt and pecker kind of typer.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Well done."},{"author_name":"Linus Lindberg","author_uid":"20066","time":"Aug 24, 2015 @ 12:32pm","epoch":1440419220,"text":"I like it! The art style is fantastic! \r<br\/>Sometimes it didn't register a letter no matter how many times i clicked it."},{"author_name":"iossif","author_uid":"23131","time":"Aug 24, 2015 @ 1:17pm","epoch":1440421920,"text":"@linus: there is a built in spam protection. maybe that did prevent the button. i will see if it needs to be less strict."},{"author_name":"LucaRedwood","author_uid":"57920","time":"Aug 24, 2015 @ 1:31pm","epoch":1440422760,"text":"Cute! I too think the reduced palette works well and binds everything together nicely"},{"author_name":"ZzCalvinzZ","author_uid":"17290","time":"Aug 24, 2015 @ 1:42pm","epoch":1440423420,"text":"Great work! I really enjoyed playing this."},{"author_name":"ccglp","author_uid":"34494","time":"Aug 24, 2015 @ 1:48pm","epoch":1440423780,"text":"Well done. I think that this can be a nice rhytm game"},{"author_name":"GameQuester","author_uid":"45230","time":"Aug 24, 2015 @ 1:51pm","epoch":1440423960,"text":"That scream! Nice little mini game collection with pretty good graphics. I liked it."},{"author_name":"iossif","author_uid":"23131","time":"Aug 24, 2015 @ 1:56pm","epoch":1440424260,"text":"recording that scream with open doors was not smart. my little one got pretty spooked :D"},{"author_name":"Romaing","author_uid":"20700","time":"Aug 24, 2015 @ 2:11pm","epoch":1440425160,"text":"I enjoyed the mini games !\r<br\/>The anims are fun, and the gameplay works well, good job"},{"author_name":"conormn","author_uid":"31095","time":"Aug 24, 2015 @ 4:15pm","epoch":1440432600,"text":"Love the mini-games and the art is really great :)"},{"author_name":"Andrew Adams","author_uid":"20321","time":"Aug 24, 2015 @ 5:56pm","epoch":1440438660,"text":"Fun little typing style game. I also found the boat level a bit too difficult, but nice challenge overall. Well done."},{"author_name":"ovenchips","author_uid":"19236","time":"Aug 24, 2015 @ 7:20pm","epoch":1440443700,"text":"Great concept - I love typing-based games (Typing of the Dead anyone?). :D All you need is more games and I'd be sitting here playing for a lot longer. Good job!"},{"author_name":"LeafThief","author_uid":"3923","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 8:14am","epoch":1440490140,"text":"Glorious art and the sound effects had me laughing. I loved the MONSTROUS drill instructor. \r<br\/>The siren scene was adorable :D"},{"author_name":"Zenkerdus","author_uid":"30099","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 9:05am","epoch":1440493200,"text":"Bit clueless at first on what to do until i noticed the letters. \r<br\/>Good work!"},{"author_name":"Tortoise","author_uid":"45008","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 3:43pm","epoch":1440517080,"text":"Realy like it! Simple art style was nice and everything worked together well. But this does remind me of how bad I am at typing :)"},{"author_name":"StaNov","author_uid":"55257","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 3:45pm","epoch":1440517200,"text":"It's obvious, this isn't your first game :) Nice minigames, nice animations, nice soundeffects!"},{"author_name":"gcrsaldanha","author_uid":"55975","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 4:19pm","epoch":1440519240,"text":"Thanks for this game! It's put a smile on my face while watching the animations hahaha :)"},{"author_name":"local minimum","author_uid":"24765","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 5:11pm","epoch":1440522360,"text":"I particularly liked the first mini-games calling out to the ship so it flowed backwards. The second one, I did press the correct letter when over the correct tile, but maybe it wasn't centered enough. If it needed to be centered, I think that should have been made clearer. This was the only part I never completed. I general a good game and well worked graphics."},{"author_name":"iossif","author_uid":"23131","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 5:58pm","epoch":1440525180,"text":"i got some feedback regarding the unclear ghost level. i think about how i can make it more clear what to do in that one for the post-LD version."},{"author_name":"Jupiter_Hadley","author_uid":"27744","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 8:38pm","epoch":1440534780,"text":"Simple, but very well made. I included it in part 4 of my Ludum Dare 33 Compilation video series, if you would like to take a look :) https:\/\/youtu.be\/NqmWO8MUX6c"},{"author_name":"iossif","author_uid":"23131","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 8:56pm","epoch":1440535860,"text":"thanks for the video!"},{"author_name":"GeorgeBroussard","author_uid":"8631","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 1:40pm","epoch":1440596100,"text":"This is a great idea and a great little game. Love the art and the different stages. Very clever. But, I suck at touch typing so it was too hard for me. Couldn't quite get through all 3 stages. Good job on the game."},{"author_name":"orange08","author_uid":"4109","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 4:47pm","epoch":1440607320,"text":"it took me a while to figure out this was a typing game... needs a tutorial that says &quot;this is a typing game&quot; to clear that up or something. They were fun little minigames, though :) Good job!"},{"author_name":"KevinWorkman","author_uid":"5364","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 10:19pm","epoch":1440627240,"text":"This is cute, although sometimes it seemed to not get the letter that I typed correctly (or maybe it was showing the wrong letter). Also, it might be more fun if there was more time to type and maybe more things to type?"},{"author_name":"iossif","author_uid":"23131","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 10:29pm","epoch":1440627840,"text":"i had way more planned but reality did strike and cut down my programming hours :(\r<br\/>i will add it to the list for the post-LD build!"},{"author_name":"GBGames","author_uid":"251","time":"Aug 27, 2015 @ 9:08pm","epoch":1440709380,"text":"Heh, I laughed at the drill sergeant. \r<br\/>\r<br\/>Typing games! It seems that it dealt only with a subset of keys, and I wonder why. \r<br\/>\r<br\/>It took me a few tries to understand why I had failed in the last challenge. \r<br\/>\r<br\/>The graphics were very cohesive, although the sound effects were rough."},{"author_name":"iossif","author_uid":"23131","time":"Aug 27, 2015 @ 9:42pm","epoch":1440711420,"text":"i did choose a subset (basically 8 buttons only) to make it a bit easier."},{"author_name":"Matthew Rayfield","author_uid":"44787","time":"Aug 28, 2015 @ 3:06pm","epoch":1440774060,"text":"yeah!\r<br\/>\r<br\/>nice mini game thing!\r<br\/>\r<br\/>took me a bit to understand the scare game\r<br\/>\r<br\/>but then i got it\r<br\/>\r<br\/>and i'm a monster now!\r<br\/>\r<br\/>good one!\r<br\/>\r<br\/>good job!"},{"author_name":"Slothmachine","author_uid":"30979","time":"Aug 28, 2015 @ 8:48pm","epoch":1440794580,"text":"Cute graphics and lovely mini games. Well managed with such a minimal colors. Good job!"},{"author_name":"rudra","author_uid":"42948","time":"Aug 29, 2015 @ 1:25pm","epoch":1440854400,"text":"I really liked this one. Good job!"},{"author_name":"SlayerEXE","author_uid":"21755","time":"Aug 31, 2015 @ 8:58am","epoch":1441011180,"text":"Nice minigames. Great art style, and I love the army references, very funny. Too hard sometimes xD"},{"author_name":"freaknarf","author_uid":"46874","time":"Sep 2, 2015 @ 6:33am","epoch":1441175280,"text":"Funny typing minigames :) Simple and short game, and nice pixel art."}],"images":["ld33\/23131-de15c22ebae46a4189538a2fb90caf3c.jpg","ld33\/23131-e111d00377722246f522984661724e60.jpg","ld33\/23131-a5937954cf43d1ddadf2b07a183f2ae5.jpg","ld33\/23131-318bbb335d32fffc9b6dc64487d1faf4.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/2440694\/LD33\/webglbuild\/index.html","text":"Web"},{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/2440694\/LD33\/win32\/MonsterTrainingSimulator2015_win32.zip","text":"Windows"},{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/2440694\/LD33\/mac\/MTS.app.zip","text":"OS\/X"},{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/2440694\/LD33\/linux\/MonsterTrainingSimulator2015_linux.zip","text":"Linux"},{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/2440694\/LD33\/source\/monstertrainer.zip","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"8975","g_author":"23131","g_event":"LD33","g_eventkey":"29","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"9008","g_title":"Monster Training Simulator 2015","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"442","g_commentcount":"32","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\/23131-shot0-1440375546.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/479518\/23131-shot1-1440375546.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/479518\/23131-shot2-1440375546.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/479518\/23131-shot3-1440375546.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Welcome to the Monster Training Simulator 2015!\r\n\r\nIn order to become a monster, you need to undergo some training. If you fail, your monster status will be revoked!\r\n\r\n----------\r\n\r\nDone in ~10 hours by myself - @iossif\r\n\r\nI had ideas and plans for roughly 20 levels but as usual, i found less time than i'd like to make the game. In the current version there are 3 finished levels:\r\n\r\n- The Siren Challenge: Sing to lure in the ships\r\n- The King Challenge: Attack planes that attack you\r\n- The Ghost Challenge: Scare people with good timing\r\n\r\nI hope you like it. Feedback is welcome!\r\n\r\nIf you are interested in other games i did, visit http:\/\/www.allcivilizedplanets.com","title":"Monster Training Simulator 2015"}