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Fifty Dollar Smash

By benjamin-gare

View on ldjam.com

CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall5742.7924
Fun4752.9324
Innovation6162.0424
Theme4973.1524
Graphics5872.3624
Audio4792.2922
Humor4721.8523
Mood5682.3424

Comments

genpaku 2022-04-04 13:45

Game doesn't work for me, missing "libgcc_s_seh-1.dll"

benjamin-gare 2022-04-04 13:50

@genpaku Which operating system are you on?

genpaku 2022-04-04 13:52

@benjamin-gare Win 10 Pro

vectrex28 2022-04-04 14:00

Same here, same dll missing :(

benjamin-gare 2022-04-04 14:01

@genpaku @vectrex28 I've reuploaded to itch.io with the dll. Can you try again and let me know if it works?

benjamin-gare 2022-04-04 14:06

@genpaku @vectrex28

I removed my path to mingw and it notified me of the two dlls that were missing. I added those to the root directory of the zip.

- libgcc_s_seh-1.dll - libstdc++-6.dll

And now it works. Enjoy!

genpaku 2022-04-04 14:06

@benjamin-gare now its error "0xc0000007b" i've checked it on web and it's something with "DirectX", ".NET" or "Visual C++ Redistributable"

sivarde 2022-04-04 14:10

Unable to download the build. I get an error that says "Invalid Upload".

vectrex28 2022-04-04 14:11

Works for me! Reminds me a lot of Smash TV, if Smash TV was made for Ludum Dare :P One positive I can find is that the difficulty progression is actually pretty decent. With a faster pace, more weapons, and maybe a sountrack, it could be a fun infinite arcadey shooter :)

benjamin-gare 2022-04-04 14:12

@genpaku Thank you for looking into that. I'm troubleshooting now. If I find a solution I will ping you again.

genpaku 2022-04-04 14:16

yea now it works :D Cool game, but i had to take my headphones off cause it was too loud :P I like that score is not only based on killed enemies but you have added some cash to collect.

genpaku 2022-04-04 14:18

@benjamin-gare i think that i've downloaded it to fast, when you said that "I’ve reuploaded to itch.io with the dll." then it had only one dll and that was the version with error, now everything is fine :)

benjamin-gare 2022-04-04 14:25

@genpaku thank you. Per your feedback. I've adjusted the sound volume a lot. Turns out I had my volume way low on my PC.

eli-haun 2022-04-04 14:40

no going to play (or rate) because My browser (chrome) AND antivirus says it is suspect (I don't want to download a virus). Thought you should be aware

benjamin-gare 2022-04-04 14:44

@eli-haun Did you have a screenshot? I'm wondering if the browser is triggering that just because it is a zip file.

rickylee 2022-04-04 15:10

Oh yeah! just like Smash TV. I got 123 seconds staying in the centre and not moving at all :'). Great submission!

glitchman 2022-04-04 16:02

Got 625 points!

Actually, I would like to see a lot more upgrades. Overall, it's a good take on the theme.

PS *It runs well on Windows 10 x64.

PS **Sorry, all that kind of games reminds me Vampire Survivors :grin:

benjamin-gare 2022-04-04 16:34

I wanted to add more weapons, powerups, and upgrades. However, I ran out of time :smile: !

But more importantly, I wanted to add a leaderboard cause it favors this type of game. Keeping track of your best times and scores.

charlesschar 2022-04-04 17:19

Nice game! I got to 480 points. Gameplay is really fun and I like the audio feedback you get when picking up upgrades or killing enemies. Could be cool if enemies spawned from all directions rather than just left and right.

danc2236 2022-04-04 17:22

Game worked well for me. Thanks I enjoyed it :)

quinn-patrick 2022-04-04 17:27

I love Robotron 2084.

I wish more LD games were like this. Just a simple, straightforward concept that's hard to get wrong. And you did a lot of things right here. I like the gun mechanics, where picking up the upgrade only gives you one clip of bullets, so you have to keep picking it up again. At first I thought the ideal strategy was to just sit in the center of the screen and shoot, but that got me moving.

Overall, though, there is room for additions. Some sort of crowd control option like a grenade or a shotgun would really open this game up, since I found that I was usually finished once the crowds got too large. Also, making the targets wider so they are easier to hit from above and below would be a good change in my view. Great job, though, you made a solid 48 hour game.

benjamin-gare 2022-04-04 17:38

@charlesschar They do spawn from top and bottom. Their spawner starts at about 40 seconds into it.

benjamin-gare 2022-04-04 17:38

Added the web version here: https://garegames.com/games/ld50/game.html

benjamin-gare 2022-04-04 17:41

@quinn-patrick I'm thinking about using this as a foundation for a bigger project.

benjamin-gare 2022-04-04 17:41

@eli-haun I've got a web version up that you can play on since the download route didn't work well for you.

damnscout 2022-04-05 02:58

Interesting game. Not crazy about the shooting controls, but it works. Pretty fast paced and wonderful simple little game. Awesome work!

benjamin-gare 2022-04-05 13:36

@sivarde I made a web version if you would like to try again.

purpledartfrog 2022-04-05 16:02

Cute entry - really easy to get into - a bit more "flavor" to the playing field would have been good - but the mechanics work and it isn't long before you're under pressure :smile: :thumbsup_tone1:

jesusnoseq 2022-04-05 17:11

Simple and fun. I like it!

I played the web version. It works :thumbsup:

139.27" and 1650 score

sasquatchbstudios 2022-04-06 02:31

Simple and straightforward, I liked that the enemies dropped upgrades and it got pretty intense towards the end.

Some sound would have really added to the experience. Same goes for visual feedback. I didn't feel too incentivized to actually move around since it made things far more dangerous, and the spawn points were positioned precisely to the left and right and directly above and below me, which made aiming really easy.

Impressive for one person to have completed in 48 hours, you should feel proud!

Congrats on the upload!

alexthehuman2 2022-04-06 18:27

Using score as an ammunition would be a greater idea to emphasize on the theme of delay the inevitable, could use a simple math formula to change the movement of enemies up a bit, more variation of gun types would be cool. Also a simple background sound would definitely improve the mood a lot more for a simple 2d shooter game with arrow controls. But other than that, good job on making it bug free!

deylinia 2022-04-06 18:46

Pretty fun! I wish the enemies had some more varied behavior and there was some music though.

very-bad-bunny-studio 2022-04-06 18:48

I just saw a live from your game, and I was playing it when I saw your feed post. I know how hard it is to make a game in 48 hours for COMPO. I thought it was really cool the way you used the HUD, covering the entire frame of the screen, and the power ups were used intelligently.

I'm not evaluating the use of the theme much, because it was actually a very difficult one, but I think I could have explored a little more, not just the time and number of enemies.

Congratulations!

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jean-francois 2022-04-06 18:48

The web version works well. Simple and fun, good job ;)

jkyd 2022-04-06 18:53

Nice job! Fun little arcade game

gabriel-dias-oliveira-de-almeida 2022-04-06 18:56

Congrats for doing all by yourself, I wanna see more of this game hope you improve it a lot more but it's amazing :D

tankou 2022-04-06 19:07

A good take on the topic, compliments that you created the game all by yourself! I played in browser and it worked pretty well. Nice job!

mantsje 2022-04-06 19:23

fun game! makes me think of those old school browser games.Nice work!

squaxcom 2022-04-06 19:32

Fun game, played the web version, performs well :)

chocolat-endive 2022-04-06 20:10

Simple and efficient compo game! Easy to understand, easy to play, mechanics works pretty well. Nice job! One thing you could add to improve the game is to make the ennemies to spawn at other positions. Because right now, the best strategy seems to stay at the middle of the screen so you can have direct shots at incoming enemies. Good job on your game!

nyxkn 2022-04-19 14:31

Very basic game, but hey it works :) Gameplay isn't very fun and the weapon pickup didn't seem to do anything. Game needs more and bigger shooting :D