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Screen Mover

By sh1rogane

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Innovation54.60
Theme104.60
Coolness1100
Overall673.83
Fun1373.64
Humor5682.47
Mood7222.74
Audio8092.20
Graphics10032.38

Comments

halleflux 2014-12-07 20:36

It seems we had similar ideas.
Well done, by the way. This was a very creative game.

bnmkt 2014-12-08 04:40

OMG THAT CONCEPT ! the greatest for the moment !

chaosed0 2014-12-08 04:46

Neat stuff. My one gripe is that I couldn't move the window while moving, but that's probably a limitation of java/your library. Could have used a checkpoint, but it was short enough that it didn't make too much of a difference.

deathray 2014-12-08 04:46

5 stars for innovation and theme! This is very creative and devilishly hard. I made it to the left-side, but not past the red slider things.

fueelin 2014-12-08 10:09

Such an awesome game/idea. Haven't seen anything like it before.

It sort of seems opposite the theme to me, but that's my only, minor complaint. Great job!

eruiz00 2014-12-08 10:39

Hey Hey Hey this is the real thing! Original aproximation to the theme. If Ludum Dare toke admission only for games suited to the theme, would be only 10-20 of all. An this would be one of them.

Well Done!!!

miguelmurca 2014-12-08 16:36

Very, very nice. One of the best concepts and execution I've seen so far.

roktom 2014-12-08 16:36

Creative idea, semi-fits in ludum dare theme, I enjoyed it for some time ^^

bthedestroyermc 2014-12-08 16:36

Game doesn't launch on Mac. After reading the comments I think we went with the same concept of moving the screen to look around the map ;)

gelatindesign 2014-12-08 16:37

Incredible concept and tremendously well executed. Such a good fit to the theme. Having objects only move when visible made for some great puzzles.

redpanda_ua 2014-12-08 16:38

This is GENIUS! You're amazing!

timthebo 2014-12-08 17:02

This concepts *really* makes you think outside the box :P
Nice idea and flawless execution.

resonious 2014-12-08 17:24

Very impressed; what a great idea!

gandalf1209 2014-12-08 21:37

This is my favorite game so far. The theme left so many possibilities open, and you nailed the theme straight in the face. Well done! The concept is so mind blowing. Definitely downloading source on this one to see how you did it!

efux 2014-12-08 22:55

Best use of theme I've seen so far. Just awesome! =D

31eee384 2014-12-08 23:01

Great concept! I had a similar idea when brainstorming, but I didn't think of only updating on-screen objects. The combination is great. Perfect take on the theme.

It would be nice not to need to repeat the first section to get back to the moving red barriers, but it's short enough that it didn't end up mattering. Cool!

bofink 2014-12-09 08:30

Really like the concept, well done! :)

skonkan 2014-12-09 12:01

Super cool concept. It was a bit hard to move the screen and play at the same time. But I liked it.

naufr4g0 2014-12-09 12:28

This game is unique and innovative!
Congrats, I really like to play it!

simonchauvin 2014-12-09 13:43

This is perfect, I've found my favorite. Best use of the theme, very very cool mechanic I had a lot of fun and it has a lot of potential. BRAVO.

bk-tn 2014-12-09 20:47

Love the idea! It's a bit on the short side but I guess you spent more time getting the mechanics to work right.

coolway99 2014-12-10 03:01

One of the most innovative games I've seen here yet. I honestly love the concept, though would wish that moving the window was easier.

qristofer 2014-12-10 09:45

Cool little experiment. Maybe, make the window follow the player when moving?

equipejam 2014-12-10 20:46

Good Work ^^

adventureislands 2014-12-10 20:56

Really cool idea. Managed to finish it and thought it was really creative. Nice work.

lurumdurum 2014-12-10 20:57

Very nice approach on the theme! It takes a few tries to get used to the concept, but very nicely done :D

technomancer 2014-12-10 20:59

Very creative game

bobombe 2014-12-10 21:33

That is genius ! Too bad we can't move the window and our square at the same time ... And tell me if you do more levels !!!

5k0d 2014-12-10 21:39

Best game i rated so far!

sh1rogane 2014-12-10 22:02

@sonkan @chaosed0 @Coolway99 @bobombe Hey all! I have added a post compo version fixing this problem! But remember to still vote on the COMPO version and not the POST COMPO

jyrkface 2014-12-11 01:24

Great concept and use of theme!

pjimmy 2014-12-11 22:34

great, imo the most innovative, 5 stars

ryguydavis 2014-12-11 22:42

Really really great mechanic here. I've had similar thoughts before but never managed to take the ideas to any place this interesting. Cool stuff.

diventurer 2014-12-11 22:43

I really like your take on the theme. 5/5 on theme, definitely.

flashlight 2014-12-11 23:01

The idea of moving the screen and things out of frame stop update is very innovative! It can be developed into a very interesting maze game or puzzle game! The bullet frequency is a little high and it takes me a while to get through the first turret..

elendow 2014-12-11 23:17

Love the idea, not only the "drag the window to see", I love the "not on screen, not updating". Congratulations!

montyontherun 2014-12-11 23:20

That was a great game! The original really didn't play along with my Mac, but the post-compo played quite well (somewhat jerky at times, but definitely playable).

deyteris_team 2014-12-11 23:39

Great and innovative idea! Nice job!

skulioskarsson 2014-12-11 23:45

awesome :D

ottersden 2014-12-12 01:19

Very cool concept, executed flawlessly. I want to see this with more levels!

ams 2014-12-12 01:53

Nice idea! I thought it was really original and definitely made me frustrated when I had to start again x3 good job

LpSamuelm 2014-12-12 02:15

Reminds me of HopSlide! This better get one of the top Theme scores - ridiculously cool concept.

devark 2014-12-12 03:35

great use of the theme imo but other than that it's just an average platformer ...

tifu 2014-12-12 20:09

Great idea! Could have done with a checkpoint after the moving platforms though D:

rothens 2014-12-12 22:21

Well, this was creative and fun! :)

madmaw 2014-12-12 22:40

Good interpretation of the theme, and some clever programming behind the scenes I imagine. Good work

rjhelms 2014-12-14 05:26

Very creative twist on the theme! I had a lot of fun with this one.

thristhart 2014-12-14 17:27

Well done! Feels very smooth. I got frustrated and stopped because of the lack of checkpointing, but it was very cool.

taro 2014-12-16 22:22

That game was amazing! I like the stopping-the-time mechanic behind the game. It could use checkpoints, though.

ryannielson 2014-12-17 14:04

Great idea, fantastic use of the theme. It's just an average platformer, but it's a great proof of concept and one of the most innovative uses of the theme I've seen so far.

rhy3756547 2014-12-17 19:46

Very impressive! Could have used more than 1 level, but I understand coding the mechanic must have been super difficult. Level design was great, if a little easy, game was very innovative and I had fun playing. :)

pigeonsfromouterspace 2014-12-18 17:33

I can't emphasize how cool this mechanic is :D Really neat idea and something I would like to see developed further.

arcturusdeluxe 2014-12-18 19:06

Really cool concept and a clever use of the theme. Be nice too see the presentation fleshed out a bit more. Good stuff.

sestren 2014-12-19 10:32

I really like this take on the theme. Once you figure out the idea with updating, it's pretty easy and straightforward, though.

gamepopper 2014-12-20 23:03

Brilliant and really creative concept! Unbelievable that I have never seen this idea for a game before. Couldn't hear any audio though, did the game have audio?

sh1rogane 2014-12-21 09:15

@Gamepopper Thank you! Well yes there should be audio but only three of them, jumping, landing and dying.

ethanwebster 2014-12-21 14:40

That's a very original concept - also enjoyable as a game. Well done.

ajayajayaj 2014-12-21 16:06

Amazing game! Amazing concept! It's really hard though!

banana4life 2014-12-21 18:19

Awesome idea

evanegibbs 2014-12-21 19:32

Outstanding entry!

This must be the most innovative game that I've played so far. The mechanic would have been interesting enough if you were moving the screen around while controlling the player, but also making things only update if they're on the screen was incredibly cool. I almost wish it didn't just tell me that at the beginning. The idea of stopping the bullets at the beginning by not showing them on the screen blew my mind! Then setting up the pattern so that you can fall down and not get hit by the red blocks was a new challenge I'd never seen before. It was also fun that it masked my desktop! Awesome job!!

tomvert 2014-12-21 20:41

THIS WAS PERFECT ! Incredibly innovative and excellent use of the theme, I love it ! I guess you could play with other aspect of the idea, the fact that when you're character is not updated it keeps its velocity, I don't know what you could do with that that's just an idea ! Good job !

superdisk 2014-12-23 00:35

Reminds me of the slug game from a couple years ago. (Hermit, or something?)

Good idea, though at the moment it's nigh impossible to beat.

topaz-studios 2014-12-23 02:17

Amazing work, 10/10 for innovation haha. And you even got a mac version working xD

knighty 2014-12-23 10:39

Interesting concept, I just wish it was longer.

pixel_3 2014-12-24 01:51

The concept seems similar to our game which attracted me to this game, I must admit. The level design was quit nice and taught be the mechanic pretty well. Great job!

-AlucardX60

sh1rogane 2014-12-26 15:55

@SuperDisk Oh, I must find it then! *later* Hey I found it here http://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-23/?uid=11981 "Recluse" I did not know about it until now. Really cool game.

wetdesertrock 2014-12-26 16:31

Ran this on OSX 10.8.5. It ran well.

I have to say this is the best use of the theme in this round of LD. I haven't seen one that I liked as much anywhere.

dylanwolf 2014-12-26 16:56

Neat concept. I like how the screen controlled objects on the map, so it wasn't just a limitation, it was part of the puzzle.

nicepenguins 2014-12-26 17:29

JUST.

AWESOME !

Congratulations !

sirdorius 2014-12-26 18:31

Best use of the theme I've seen so far! Congrats!

el-pepi 2014-12-26 22:35

Very good idea! Nice and creative.
It'd be cool if it had better graphics and audio.
I only had a problem because I deactivated the option to see the content of the window when I move it, so I coudn't see the game when I was doing it haha.

drgeraud 2014-12-28 00:18

That is brilliant, I love the concept of your game ! Really clever.

menesetsu 2014-12-28 04:57

Such 5 star innovation. Much move. So jump. Wow!

hendri 2014-12-28 11:55

This game is awesome and very innovative. You should keep working on this game and add more levels.

derosa 2014-12-28 12:15

I love the idea! Amazing implementation and hard to win! (I didn't :)) Congrats!

jupiter_hadley 2014-12-28 19:22

Really nice concept! I Included it in part 21 of my Ludum Dare 31 compilation video series, if you would like to check it out :) http://youtu.be/onSxxkN9CmE

valeour 2014-12-29 12:47

Grr! Died just before the goal!
Fantastic idea, very well done. Graphics would be cool, and I'm not sure how well it'd run on smaller monitors. (Unless it's scaled, then I'll shut up <3)
Nice job, did enjoy. :D