{"author_name":"jlnr","cat":"LD #11 - Minimalist - 2008","comments":[{"author_name":"HybridMind","time":"April 21, 2008 8:21 pm","epoch":1208827260,"text":"whoa.. after you&#8217;ve been playing the game for awhile&#8230; and you look at a non-rotating image&#8230; vertigo!!  \ud83d\ude09  Well, I&#8217;ve managed to complete about 80% of the levels but damned if I can get that pesky microchip.. I just can&#8217;t guide the ship well enough in the final tunnel.","spam":"N"},{"author_name":"","time":"April 22, 2008 9:36 am","epoch":1208874960,"text":"The code isn&#8217;t very well commented, but I hope parts of it will be interesting <img src=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/simple-smile.png\" alt=\":)\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" \/> Some things worked really well in Ruby this time.","spam":"N"},{"author_name":"johh","time":"June 30, 2008 1:43 pm","epoch":1214851380,"text":"Heya,","spam":"N"},{"author_name":"johh","time":"June 30, 2008 2:38 pm","epoch":1214854680,"text":"sorry i fixed it, plz delete my comment <img src=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/simple-smile.png\" alt=\":)\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" \/>","spam":"N"}],"epoch":1208732400,"likes":0,"metadata":{"p_key":"75057","p_author":"jlnr","p_authorkey":"114","p_urlkey":"110889","p_title":"Final: Of Robots & Groglots","p_cat":"LD #11 - Minimalist - 2008","p_event":"LD11","p_time":"1208732400","p_likes":"0","p_comments":"4","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"114","us_name":"jlnr","us_username":"julianscreenfashion","event_start":"1208476800","event_key":"87","event_name":"LD11"},"text":"<p>Introducing \u2018Of Robots &amp; Groglots\u2019, which is a cross between an old favorite of mine, Star Fox 64, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.addictinggames.com\/helicopter.html\">the minimal and popular Helicoper Flash game<\/a> (see link if you want to be prepared for minimalist controls):<\/p>\n <p><img src=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/ld11-final.png\" alt=\"Final screenshot of \u2018Of Robots &amp; Groglots\u2019\" \/><\/p>\n <p>The whole game is controlled using only two buttons, of which one is usually permanently down; the microplanets add another touch of minimalism. Downloads:<\/p>\n <ul>\n <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raschke.de\/julian\/temp\/ld11-opt-windows.zip\">Windows version<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raschke.de\/julian\/temp\/ld11-opt.zip\">Mac version<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raschke.de\/julian\/temp\/ld11-opt-source.zip\">Source only version (for Linux)<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <p><strong>These links have been updated<\/strong> to point to a version that includes 1) a two-line fix for two levels that were unplayably slow on some systems, and 2) a one-line fix for a bug that could stop your show, depending on your style of playing. Other minor bugs and balancing haven&#8217;t been touched. If you want to see the original version, replace &#8216;opt&#8217; by &#8216;final&#8217; in the links. Thanks!<\/p>\n <p>Be prepared for:<\/p>\n <ul>\n <li>No music \u2014 no need to stop Winamp \ud83d\ude09<\/li>\n <li>Gamepad support!<\/li>\n <li>Needing a minute until you can maneuver as smooth as you want.<\/li>\n <li>Two interwoven storylines (sort of) and very different levels.  If you get stuck, see the Readme file for a cheat so you can inspect them.<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <p>Last foodphoto:<\/p>\n <p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/schemenhaft\/2429308965\/\" title=\"Ludum Dare, last foodphoto by schemenhaft, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2079\/2429308965_8036bc0efd_b.jpg\" alt=\"Ludum Dare, last foodphoto\" height=\"225\" width=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n <p><a href=\"http:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=PuybaQ9Sm64\">The timelapse is available on YouTube.<\/a> I caught a cold and look pretty exhausted =) &#8211; and it&#8217;s probably only interesting if you know the game.<\/p>\n <p><object width=\"425\" height=\"355\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/PuybaQ9Sm64&#038;hl=en\"><\/param><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/PuybaQ9Sm64&#038;hl=en\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" wmode=\"transparent\" width=\"425\" height=\"355\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n \n <p>Tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/tag\/final\/\" rel=\"tag\">final<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/tag\/foodphoto\/\" rel=\"tag\">foodphoto<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/tag\/gosu\/\" rel=\"tag\">gosu<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/tag\/mac\/\" rel=\"tag\">mac<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/tag\/ruby\/\" rel=\"tag\">ruby<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/tag\/timelapse\/\" rel=\"tag\">timelapse<\/a><\/p>","time":"April 20th, 2008 6:00 pm","title":"Final: Of Robots & Groglots"}