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And the tires being not round at all - great idea. :D","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":999185,"author_name":"DSFAN","author_uid":"dsfan","epoch":1696356207,"text":"Very funny entry. First I tried to take everybody because \"I DONT LEAVE MY MEN BEHIND\", all who could fit - inside, one on the roof, one on the hood, when the one on the roof fell I felt bad for him but kept going, when the one on the hood fell under the front tires I was kinda worried, but that seemed to work and I had some hope until he fell down into textures xD. P.S. you should change the car service place because whoever made those tires and trunk lock should get fired","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1001650,"author_name":"Byzilio","author_uid":"byzilio","epoch":1696371802,"text":"You are a genius and a scholar. I wish I had that Idea :D","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1005450,"author_name":"LDJam user 259037","author_uid":"259037","epoch":1696429746,"text":"Thanks for popping in guys! Your positive attitudes will take you far in life!\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/90VTS1WxzHk","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1006067,"author_name":"Neandi","author_uid":"neandi","epoch":1696437136,"text":"@jerem-watts Thank you for these kind words. It made me think and appreciate LD way more. I think it's easy to focus on the ratings too much and get demotivated if they aren't that great, or if the game isn't some miraculous new invention, but really we should all be proud for making any game at all. ","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1006679,"author_name":"Anatol Dumitras","author_uid":"anatol-dumitras","epoch":1696444185,"text":"The sounds haha, what a fun little game. I just wish that the wheels would be more centered on the axle but whatever XD","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1006786,"author_name":"candyyy0728","author_uid":"candyyy0728","epoch":1696445337,"text":"Gosh the character is so cute and the idea is so interesting !n","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1007133,"author_name":"EggTillius","author_uid":"eggtillius","epoch":1696448042,"text":"I LOVE CLOWNS!!!!!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1007180,"author_name":"Its_Capp","author_uid":"its-capp","epoch":1696448450,"text":"very fun game :3 I found the constant squeak sound effects to be quite funny and the art was very charming","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1010114,"author_name":"Papus Games","author_uid":"papus-games","epoch":1696503189,"text":"Fun clowns(:","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1011660,"author_name":"EgorMnc","author_uid":"egormnc","epoch":1696534277,"text":"interesting game and its concept","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1012174,"author_name":"bobbie","author_uid":"bobbie","epoch":1696543357,"text":"super fun to cram everybody in, left me longing for a couple more levels\n\nhearing the honks as my clownmobile sputters around was hilarious ","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1016585,"author_name":"NonDev","author_uid":"nondev","epoch":1696689120,"text":"A honking good time!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1017510,"author_name":"Rose","author_uid":"rose","epoch":1696725671,"text":"I wish I could give 10 stars for humor! No other game I've played so far as made me actually laugh out loud XD","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1025093,"author_name":"Melowicyan","author_uid":"melowicyan","epoch":1697378684,"text":"Hi, it was very fun :)","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1026085,"author_name":"CataclysmicKnight","author_uid":"cataclysmicknight","epoch":1697491190,"text":"OMG this was hilarious!!!! I loved the squeaky clown noses as I put them in and moved them around, and the clowns were all so freaking adorable!!! I was sad at first when they fell out but then they looked just as happy so I FLOORED IT every time I was heading to clown college and laughed as they (and the vehicle!) bounced around. 10\/10 would play again \ud83e\udd23 ","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1027731,"author_name":"DaveCo","author_uid":"daveco","epoch":1697675785,"text":"Ahhh this is amazing! 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