{"author_name": "DrPetter", "cat": "LD #08 - Swarms - 2006", "comments": [], "epoch": 1196687520, "likes": 0, "metadata": {"p_key": "75691", "p_author": "DrPetter", "p_authorkey": "10", "p_urlkey": "111523", "p_title": "7th Swarming of the Machines", "p_cat": "LD #08 - Swarms - 2006", "p_event": "LD10", "p_time": "1196687520", "p_likes": "0", "p_comments": "0", "p_status": "UPD5", "us_key": "10", "us_name": "DrPetter", "us_username": "drpetter", "event_start": "1197590400", "event_key": "88", "event_name": "LD10"}, "text": "

Ah, great compo this was. Tons of sweet games. Unfortunately that also meant fierce competition, and I only managed to snag a best position of 3rd in Fun (which is unusual for me, as I normally do better in the technical categories).

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Base idea for the game was to have the level be “swarming”, for an unexpected approach. I figured there could be loose platforms drifting around in space and you’d try to jump around between them, doing… stuff. The gameplay part of it was sketchy at best.

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I suppose the better part of the first day was spent getting the platform movement and interaction working, and then I think much of the second day I just sat and tweaked it, fixing bugs. The gameplay elements and final graphics/audio were added in the last two or three hours.

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Windows download: 128 kB zip (exe, data, source)

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Linux port: 16 kB tar/gz (needs above file for data)

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Arcade build a’la Lerc.

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Tags: collisions, final, jetpack, map, physics, pixels, retro, space, stars, swarms

", "time": "December 3rd, 2007 8:12 am", "title": "7th Swarming of the Machines"}