{"assets":[],"author_link":"author\/jjhaggar\/","author_name":"jjhaggar","cat":"LD #30","categories":["LD #30","October Challenge 2014"],"comments":[],"epoch":1414925400,"event":"LD30","likes":5,"metadata":{"p_key":"82002","p_author":"jjhaggar","p_authorkey":"0","p_urlkey":"292734","p_title":"October Challenge: A Hole New World","p_cat":"LD #30","p_event":"LD30","p_time":"1414925400","p_likes":"5","p_comments":"0","p_status":"WAYBACK","us_key":null,"us_name":null,"us_username":null,"event_start":"1408665600","event_key":"24","event_name":"LD30"},"source_url":"2014\/11\/02\/october-challenge-a-hole-new-world\/","text":"<p>October ended, but luckily we managed to publish the game in time! We are really happy!! \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n<p>We worked on the game we developed for the past 30 Ludum Dare entry http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/ludum-dare-30\/?action=preview&amp;uid=38790<\/p>\n<p>People encouraged us so much that we decided to give it a try and try to finish the game for selling as the october challenge suggested <img alt=\":)\" class=\"wp-smiley\" src=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/simple-smile.png\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 442px\"><img alt=\"Game intro\" class=\"\" height=\"240\" src=\"http:\/\/fc02.deviantart.net\/fs70\/f\/2014\/306\/7\/e\/a_hole_new_world__intro_by_madgeargames-d8548vd.gif\" width=\"432\"\/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Game intro<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 442px\"><img alt=\"A bit of gameplay\" class=\"\" height=\"240\" src=\"http:\/\/fc06.deviantart.net\/fs70\/f\/2014\/307\/2\/e\/a_hole_new_world__gameplay__connected_worlds__by_madgeargames-d85499x.gif\" width=\"432\"\/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">A bit of gameplay :)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>As it was too much work for only a month, we decided that the best option we had was to finish a pair of stages and then upload the game. We also told the possible buyers that the game is in expansion (we plan to develop three more stages), and that while it\u2019s unfinished they can buy the game on sale (i.e. 1$ instead of its final price, that will be 5$).<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 560px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/madgeargames.itch.io\/a-hole-new-world\"><img alt=\"Desktop version (Windows\/Linux\/Mac) in itch.io\" class=\"\" height=\"212\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7192\/6976712425_4a378c11b8_o.jpg\" width=\"550\"\/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Desktop version (Windows\/Linux\/Mac) in itch.io<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 266px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.blogspot.ludumdaresforfun.android\"><img alt=\"Android version on Google Playstore\" class=\"\" height=\"256\" src=\"http:\/\/img1.wikia.nocookie.net\/__cb20120712012606\/regularshow\/es\/images\/c\/ce\/Android.png\" width=\"256\"\/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Android version on Google Playstore<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I\u2019m very happy to say that there are already several buyers (I didn\u2019t expect people to buy the game before we did a bit of promo at least ^^), and if everything\u2019s going ok we\u2019ll try to allocate the game in some more stores, like OUYA store and Steam <img alt=\":)\" class=\"wp-smiley\" src=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/simple-smile.png\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Thank you for the jump-start, Ludum Dare friends! And good luck for all of you too! ^o^<\/p>\n<p>Tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/tag\/8-bit-nes-action-plattformer\/\" rel=\"tag\">8-bit nes action plattformer<\/a><\/p>","time":"November 2nd, 2014 10:50 am","title":"October Challenge: A Hole New World","title_was_empty":false}