This is my post-mortem for my 1st Ludum Dare game, Death Star.

What went right

• Finished the game in 48hrs! This was my 1st priority.
• Using Web technologies (HTML5/CSS3/Javascript) really sped up development
• Ate 3 meals a day and got some decent sleep during compo

What went wrong

• Game controls suck! Apparently everyone who played the game complain about the crosshairs being too difficult to control with the arrow keys. I think part of the problem was that pressing a key would cancel all other keys. So, once you were ready to shoot (by pressing the spacebar) this would cancel the crosshairs from moving. I think using a mouse would remedy this fine
• Game only renders (correctly) in webkit browsers
• Music track does not loop properly
• Not a orignal story nor game, but what do you expect in 48hrs 😉
• I left a boiled egg too long in my microwave which resulted in a big mess!

Timelapse

Conclusion

Participating in this event was a lot of fun. The people here are just awesome! I love reading their posts and viewing the in-game progress screenshots.

Here’s to an awesome 2013 year and I wish you all success!

Play Death Star!