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GIMP the Tapedeck-Operated Robot

By zuige

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness288
Innovation843.79
Overall1743.51
Audio1883.22
Fun2823.28
Theme3023.44
Mood4112.91
Humor4362.45
Graphics4383.08

Comments

dmastergames 2013-08-26 02:17

Very Good Game :) I wish there was shortcuts for the buttons but that doesn't matter that much because the game is really good

zccc 2013-08-26 02:36

Amazing idea, awesome entry :)

adjotur 2013-08-26 02:59

Bit awkward to control but overall, a great game.

lcass 2013-08-26 03:17

odd controls very fun though, good work!

oldpeculier 2013-08-26 03:31

Super! I had fun!

gigitrix 2013-08-26 03:31

Only real complaint is the lives system: I feel that a full game reset is too harsh a penalty for a game like that...

zuige 2013-08-26 03:36

gigitrix: checkpoints are every 5 levels. :)

erigitic 2013-08-26 03:51

Great game and very cool way of controlling the player.

nexust 2013-08-26 10:54

Great idea and really well made!

studioarmix 2013-08-26 11:01

A really good game, with (I'm guessing) intentionally awkward controls for the player. My brother and I laughed quite a bit over the difficulty, thanks. :) Keep it up, awesome stuff.

zelun 2013-08-26 11:29

The music is superb. I just think that you should put to stop when you double click in any button.

rephus 2013-08-26 11:34

Nice game, and more difficult that it seems. The quick stop tape button is essential. Good work.

zuige 2013-08-26 11:37

Zelun: That's not how tape recorders work. :)

dekart 2013-08-26 11:58

Cool concept! The was a retro game about controlling the robot (i don't remember the name) and you reminded me of it.

netguy204 2013-08-26 12:01

Glad to see you're getting a lot of positive feedback. I personally found the controls to be so maddening I wasn't willing to continue past my first reset (at level 4). Neat idea and I'd say you executed it very well... I just get angry when there's that much indirection between me and what I'm trying to manipulate. I wouldn't do well in politics.

tacospice 2013-08-26 12:03

Nice!

Getting sent back levels is annoying though. I already managed to beat the level, what's the point of doing it again because I couldn't beat a *later* level?

Cool idea though. Simple but nice graphics. Sound/music pretty good also. Overall quite good!

rustybroomhandle 2013-08-26 12:05

Very cool idea. I do agree though that a full reset is a bit harsh - I think just restarting the level would be fine. Love the art and sound though, and it's a great concept :D

thejackimonster 2013-08-26 12:16

This is totally awesome! I have never seen such controls.. :D
I think it's a really good game..

zelosfan 2013-08-26 12:17

Nice game! Good job :D

latency 2013-08-26 13:05

Great game, loved the music, had a bit of trouble controlling the character and wish there were shortcuts for the buttons, but overall was fun.

g_o 2013-08-26 13:07

Pretty nice :)

elrobo 2013-08-26 13:26

The only thing I didn't like was the lives/forced backtrack on failure.

linuus 2013-08-26 13:41

I like it! Annoying... but fun ;)

karsyf 2013-08-26 14:29

Something totally new and fun =D

obscuremoon 2013-08-26 16:48

Awesome game, at times I was panicked and crashed sideways into walls :D

Loved every second of it

fireblend 2013-08-26 19:46

Good concept, good execution, and pretty unique to boot! Nicely done, congrats!

afal 2013-08-26 20:15

pretty cool :)

blooperly 2013-08-26 21:17

Interesting idea, and I like how the robot handles.

coreym1988 2013-08-26 22:00

If the controls were mapped to keyboard buttons, it would feel more like controlling an actual tapedeck, which would be a lot of fun.

elementz123 2013-08-26 22:53

There is a nice amount of polish in this game!

vanderzwan 2013-08-27 08:36

Rage inducing frustratingly challenging controls. But losing is fun, so it's a quality in itself. :)

It works really well with a touchpad too.

Great polish all around. The soundtrack is especially nice!

sanguine 2013-08-27 11:13

The controls were very interesting and the game was fun, but it would have been nice to have more checkpoints.

olafurw 2013-08-27 15:49

Good idea, controls could use some work, for example pressing a button again = pressing stop.

zuige 2013-08-27 15:56

olafurw: that's not how an 80's tapedeck works :)

moosefly 2013-08-27 16:20

Great idea and a fun game! Not too easy, not too hard.

gigabass 2013-08-27 16:21

Fun mechanic, I really like the idea. The game itself sort of goes boring the longer it stretches though, that's my only gripe. :)

capro 2013-08-27 16:35

Pretty clever idea.

roguenoodle 2013-08-27 18:20

Very cool idea - I agree with coreym1988 about mapping controls to buttons, though. Would feel more like a tape deck because it would allow for multiple finger use. Great entry!

kidanger 2013-08-27 18:35

Nice game!
Quite hard to master the rotation, but that's one of the mecanism :)

ratalaika 2013-08-27 19:39

good job

jupiter_hadley 2013-08-27 20:53

This game is awesome, its a bit hard but I love the mechanics! Its great! I featured it in my comilation video of Ludum Dare 27 Games, if you wanna check it out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1UJ96l2scE

n0_named_guy 2013-08-28 15:19

Will post video review when ready.

atmospherium 2013-08-28 19:23

Very cool game idea. It really gives a unique challenge to player movement, with the ideas for movement being simple but the execution being difficult. The art and graphics fit the game perfectly as well.

dream-of-sleeping 2013-08-28 23:03

I love original games with simple concepts and as this is one of those games, I love this!

n0_named_guy 2013-08-29 02:51

Video review: http://www.twitch.tv/n0_named_guy/c/2835409

beardbotnik 2013-08-29 19:38

Cool concept, the controls were easy to understand and worked well. The theme seemed a little tacked on but it works. I do with there was shortcuts for the other controls rather than just stop though. other than that it looks nice, sounds nice and plays nice.

jacob123 2013-08-29 19:58

This was an enjoyable game. I liked the ide behind it. Although I think the tiles are just a little bland. Maybe add a new texture to them? Something science-like!

bradleysmith 2013-08-29 20:19

Awesome gameplay mechanic.

lordhellmax 2013-08-29 22:20

Very nice idea of gameplay, it's very challenging. I would have liked to be able to press space to start going straight after stopping though. But it's quite nice, music fits the robotic theme of your game. Did you compose it? Nice job!

latcarf 2013-08-31 17:41

Nice game, but the controls are very awkward.

tobiasw 2013-08-31 22:18

The title screen made me laugh :D

(Additional) Keyboard shortcuts really couldn't have hurt for that - it was a little bit awkward to control with the mouse. Apart from that it was fun though - and I liked the graphics and the music a lot!

bneutral 2013-09-01 06:16

Very nice use of the theme. Not a fan of the lives system.

bitowl 2013-09-09 08:24

really love the idea that you have a tape of ten seconds and not a general time limit. gives more time to think and makes everything feel better :)

toadfrogs 2013-09-12 00:26

I love the idea, it was unique :D ... It was really fun.

xhunterko 2013-09-13 08:32

Very interesting and well put together concept! Although I was a tad confused at first at how the buttons worked, I eventually got it. Nice job!

xrm0 2013-09-15 12:14

Nice idea. When rotating the robot, it would be better (at least for me) if it would do it in 90° steps.

diningphilosopher 2013-09-15 16:24

Really nice game, too hard and not addictive enough to finish for me though. Got to level 13 before giving up.
Complete keyboard controls would make this game even better.