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Joe Williamson

Category Medals

YearLDThemeGameDivisionCategoryScore
🥇 2014 31 Entire Game on One Screen Spiral Wings compo Graphics 4.87
🥈 2014 31 Entire Game on One Screen Spiral Wings compo Audio 4.42
🥈 2014 30 Connected Worlds Sinister compo Audio 4.30
🥈 2014 30 Connected Worlds Sinister compo Graphics 4.84
🥉 2014 30 Connected Worlds Sinister compo Mood 4.48

Games

YearLDThemeGameDivisionRankOvFuInThGrAuHuMoCo
201534Two Button Controls / GrowingLongbeardjam304.174.064.244.324.804.073.933.9378
201532An Unconventional WeaponFathomjam54.373.944.134.124.804.232.624.0061
201431Entire Game on One ScreenSpiral Wingscompo1133.722.682.713.414.874.422.094.2457
201430Connected WorldsSinistercompo893.802.992.682.994.844.302.354.48100
201429Beneath the SurfaceMine Explorercompo3403.413.142.583.614.623.742.873.4266

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Comments by Joe Williamson

LD29 — Beneath the Surface

Bornard by TomBoogaart 2014-04-28T19:00:00

Great game. Amazing that you got so much in! The sound and art were good, and worked to create a really nice feel. Nice choice of scenes, too.

RGB - Beneath the Surface by pixelpun 2014-04-28T03:56:00

Love the art style! Great job, pixelpun.

Ripple Runner by DDRKirby(ISQ) 2014-04-28T05:44:00

Really great music! :D

Please Come Back by PapyPilgrim 2014-04-28T19:31:00

I got a great sense of the desperation of drowning. For such a simple game that's pretty impressive. Nice job. :)

Kolony by sknoslo 2014-04-28T04:34:00

I keep killing all my ants! xD

Friend of the Fisherman by rubna 2014-04-28T06:07:00

Really nice! Love the physics. :D

Heavy Man by timtipgames 2014-04-28T19:07:00

I like the little quotes. Great humorous game, good all round.

Beneath the Surface RELOADED by realtutsgml 2014-04-28T19:18:00

Throws you in pretty quickly. The colors are crazy. Nice music. Nice job!

Infinite Island by Andrew Adams 2014-04-28T20:06:00

Love the 3D projection style and animation. Nice work!

A Happy Place by Woftles 2014-04-28T04:57:00

Nice job! Love the little glitches. :)

Bellhook by Colorvade 2014-04-28T20:12:00

Lovely graphics :D

Hero Arcade Edition by Hyoga-3D 2014-04-28T20:09:00

Very frantic and difficult . . . I like it! :D

Sub Bomber by Rahazan 2014-04-28T19:22:00

Damn that's difficult! Good job for such a quick project!

Come Home by cwkx 2014-04-28T04:47:00

Great job, man! Really beautiful!

Bionic Hotdog by Daniel X. Moore 2014-04-28T04:39:00

Wow. Wut. xD

Mine Explorer by Joe Williamson 2014-04-28T02:30:00

I was properly rushed at the end, I'm afraid. No time for level design, in spite of spending ages on the stuff for designing levels! :'(

Giant Pumpkin by EpaceGames 2014-04-30T06:49:00

Played it til I won. Great game! I really like the art.

Aquifer by loggs2 2014-04-28T04:04:00

It was pretty tricky to grasp the mechanics, but it seems like a pretty unique idea. :)

Planet Scan-it by Flopster 2014-04-28T03:30:00

I had the same problem with dying while reading the rules. I like the attempt at simulating 3D with the sizes. Reminds me of an old lunar lander game. :D

Bitxl's Kool Place by nigelmnz 2014-04-28T02:48:00

Hehe! Love the concept. Good job!

Beneath The Surface by adamwoolridge 2014-04-28T19:37:00

Really nice take on the theme, and innovative gameplay. Took me a try to figure out the technique, but then I was away. Great job.

Arches F-9 by Cyanblue 2014-04-28T03:13:00

Nice job, my friend! Pretty deep. :P The swapping surfaces thing is a very need idea.

I was kind of hoping for a way to make the text go faster, and it was kind of unclear what the goal was, but the mood was interesting, and it's a nice take on the theme.

Revenge of the Kraken by malmazuke 2014-04-28T05:37:00

I always wanted to be a kraken! :D Great idea.

Room Cleaning Simulator 2014 by lokijki 2014-04-28T04:12:00

I was smiling; it was so fun, but then the evil cookies came! D:

Really nice job!

Soil Manufacturing by telaviv 2014-04-28T03:58:00

Interested to see where you go with this. :_

Beneath the Trolls by Dreauw 2014-04-28T04:25:00

Impressive amount of content for 48h! :o

LD30 — Connected Worlds

Connecting LD30 to the Real World by Will Edwards 2014-08-26T07:15:00

WOW. Now that is original. Genius. I'll be playing it for the next few weeks.

Planet Kung-Fu by TheGamingProject 2014-08-26T07:11:00

Really nice animation, and I love the colors.

Heart Star by AdventureIslands 2014-08-26T04:22:00

Nice pixels, especially the animation.

Portal 3D by Bendix 2014-08-26T03:08:00

Wow. What. *Plays again*

A Tale of Two Megacities by GAFBlizzard 2014-08-26T03:47:00

That was quite relaxing. :)

A Tale of Two Megacities by GAFBlizzard 2014-08-26T03:48:00

That was quite relaxing. Simple but fun, and with nice music. :)

Sideline by Vandash 2014-08-26T01:26:00

Love the music and concept. It took me a while to figure out.

Just an Otter Game by Logan 2014-09-05T20:46:00

Really cool concept, with good execution! I did find it pretty difficult, though. Nice work.

Bipolar World by havana24 2014-09-11T00:19:00

Quality game with a great mechanic and emotion.

Connected Platformers by xviniette 2014-08-25T06:21:00

Really nice idea, and pretty fun! You get quite a lot of depth out of the simple premise.

Moonstone by NightShadow0 2014-08-25T06:53:00

Cute characters and nice dialogues. I found jumping pretty difficult, but overall it's a decent entry.

PEW PEW PEW PEW by invi 2014-08-26T02:57:00

Wow that's hard. But very replayable.

Data-Man by Hyoga-3D 2014-08-26T05:04:00

Love the music, and it looks great!

Other Side by Raphy 2014-09-16T08:11:00

This was really beautiful. The telling of a story without using words was pretty masterful.

Flicker by PapaCheech 2014-08-25T20:33:00

Really great audio and funky art. The game play is original and makes me think of snake in multiple dimensions. Great job.

Universal Love by sbarrio 2014-09-07T20:12:00

The moral of this game seems to be love everyone, then stab them in the back when convenient. Very fun to play. :)

Sinister by Joe Williamson 2014-08-27T14:01:00

@TeamConn: Unfortunately I would not have been able to turn this into a Jam entry. I needed sleep, considering I had a maximum 4 hours over the weekend.

The theme might have been more evident had I included more of my original plan, but the premise was meant to be that he is reconnecting to the world of the living.

Sinister by Joe Williamson 2014-08-29T12:05:00

@mrexcessive: There is a key hidden at the far left of the map. This will allow you to activate the lever.

Sinister by Joe Williamson 2014-08-30T16:40:00

@Menesetsu: http://soundcloud.com/huruey/sinister-1 :)

Sinister by Joe Williamson 2014-08-31T21:01:00

@puppymythril: I'm personally quite keen on narrative based "interactive experience" type games. I prefer to prioritize experience over gameplay. To me, "gameplay" is just another tool for contributing to an experience.

Sinister by Joe Williamson 2014-09-01T22:54:00

@local minimum: The key required to activate the lever is on the far left of the map.

Sinister by Joe Williamson 2014-09-07T15:10:00

@Steven Colling: Yes, I will be making this a into a full game after my current project. :)

Sinister by Joe Williamson 2014-09-11T02:52:00

Dietrich

Sinister by Joe Williamson 2014-09-11T02:54:00

Dietrich Epp: I've played it on some pretty rubbishy laptops and it wasn't nearly as bad as that. I suspect something else is wrong. Could you check your power and GPU settings and let me know if anything helps?

Sinister by Joe Williamson 2014-09-13T19:06:00

apiotrw: Sorry to hear you didn't enjoy it. Could you possibly provide any more feedback as to what you felt was missing, other than, I presume, the length? Thanks.

HeShe by Manou 2014-08-25T07:02:00

I loved this. I couldn't help but laugh at the music. Nice mood and graphics.

PhaseShift by KeyMaster 2014-08-27T15:26:00

Nice music!

Shadows by apiotrw 2014-09-13T19:11:00

Nice concept and style. Good work! Sorry to hear you didn't enjoy my game. :(

The Tree by Calciumtrice 2014-08-28T22:16:00

That was really cool. Well done!

Legacy of Lamas by Cell 2014-08-26T03:05:00

Love the art. The walking animation is so characterful.

Hello Worlds by dustyroom 2014-08-27T09:25:00

This is really great! By far the best audio I've heard this jam. Love the art style. And it all comes together so nicely.

Flip Out! by DeltaF1 2014-08-26T01:38:00

The mechanic reminds me a little of the winner from last LD. :D Nice work.

HopSlide by managore 2014-08-25T05:36:00

Really great idea, and a very original take on the theme! Well done!

Salvation by 43iscoding 2014-08-25T21:07:00

I haven't rated this yet as it got stuck on the level select screen. It made sound effects when I clicked above the "select a level text".

Close Your Eyes by nonetheless 2014-08-26T01:28:00

I really enjoyed this, though it got incredibly difficult.

Contested Systems by JoshDBB 2014-09-12T23:30:00

Nice one! I'll try this out with a friend tomorrow. :)

World Traveler by puppetmaster 2014-08-27T21:26:00

This is really great. Love the music, and there's some nice polish which really helps to add to the mood. It's a strange and interesting world so I wanted to keep playing. Well done. :)

Waterfly Octus by gillenew 2014-08-25T20:09:00

Lovely graphics, but the difficulty is very high! Great job, especially for your first Dare.

Meat Dragon 30s by favoyang 2014-08-25T06:56:00

Love the graphics! Very clean.

AdventureWorlds by Tritax 2014-08-26T04:40:00

What a great idea to put a card game on here. Thanks for this!

Orange by JaJ 2014-08-26T03:30:00

Great art, music and style. I love the LD games that actually have an interesting world to explore. :)

Bacon Installer by badlydrawnrod 2014-08-26T01:20:00

No joke, I had a bacon butty while playing this. It was good. Nice work. :)

Converged by gnx 2014-08-29T09:07:00

Love the audio, and this is pretty fun.

LD31 — Entire Game on One Screen

Press Enter by Jezzamon 2014-12-08T21:16:00

Didn't work! Just stuck on the same screen the whole time. Had to get rid of some of the bugs, myself. Overall, really great!

PhotoBound by PIXEL^3 2014-12-10T01:14:00

Lovely game. Nice take on the theme. Decent art and really nice music :)

Heer Dunter by Satyre 2014-12-09T23:55:00

Very funny. Love the take on the theme. xD

Swotch by Ulydev 2014-12-10T03:36:00

Fantastic game, great music, and very fun!

-CHAMBER- by ben_pxlplz 2014-12-08T21:27:00

This was really fun! Gonna play some more :)

LD32 — An Unconventional Weapon

BED✰HOGG by 01010111 2015-04-23T15:05:00

The battle music is awesome. Art is awesome. My highest rated game, yet.

Ice Story ( koori monogatari 氷物語 ) by Christina Antoinette Neofotistou 2015-05-01T05:53:00

Beautiful art, of course, and a very complete experience. Probably my favourite (completed) entry of your so far. :D

Off to the Races by RyanNielson 2015-04-21T02:54:00

Great fun with friends. :)

Black Beam Blaster by Xgor 2015-04-21T20:27:00

Great entry. Love the ending. :)

Risk of Color by mtanton 2015-04-21T01:39:00

Nice one, Anton! I love pushing people through the floor. That's not a bug, it's a feature. ;)

A Gun That Shoots Bees by ShaunJS 2015-04-21T01:44:00

Haha, love it! I want one of these in real life.

Souls of the Fallen by Bsevers18 2015-04-22T17:34:00

Nice entry. Fun, and graphics are all in a very consistent style which is so important, but the actual scene is also very interesting. Great job, guys.

Dr. U and the bottomless PIT by farwyler 2015-04-28T21:37:00

Mood. Fantastic game. Would have rated high on humour, too, if it were an option. :)

Dare To Juice by Dejvo 2015-05-07T16:44:00

"This game is not biologically accurate." What? Which bit?

Hehe, good job, though. Short but funny. Any reason you removed humour from the categories? :)

I thought I'd respond to your comment on my game, here, too, seeing as chances are you wouldn't see it if I did so, there. There is no need to catch bullets by clicking on them, which could make things seem far harder than they are if that's what you were trying. You can slow time by clicking and holding, the--still holding the button down--drag the cursor over bullets to grab them. If you didn't realise this before, it should make it much easier to play, allowing you to get through to some of the more interesting parts of the map. :)

Dare To Juice by Dejvo 2015-05-07T18:34:00

Thanks! :D

There is a different way around. No need to struggle on the ridiculous shielded turret. One the other route you will find this (spoiler): https://twitter.com/JoeCreates/status/592796418894655490

Dare To Juice by Dejvo 2015-05-07T19:49:00

I think a reply is in the works for the new site. :)

The guy in the video only did that on his second run. You do not need to do that, in fact I intended players not to. He just wanted to show off, I think. ;)

You do not need to go past that turret. Try to find the other route around (go back down, then up and right), and you'll eventually find the upgrade to be able to kill shielded turrets. :)

Chicken Rescue Mission On MARS! by krzymsky 2015-04-28T21:14:00

I can;t seem to jump. Pressing L isn't doing anything. Please help.

LD33 — You are the Monster

I am Death and Fire by derr 2015-08-29T19:11:00

This is actually basically the game I was aiming for when I did Spiral Wings. Just ran out of time xD

LD34 — Two Button Controls / Growing

Tama Battle! by midgard 2015-12-15T04:08:00

Simple, but great fun. Massive props for the MMO aspect!

Man Simulator by Drtizzle 2015-12-15T02:52:00

I told you in my stream, but I loved it! Takes dedication to live record audio. Now I feel like a man. Many many stars for you :)

Dizzy Dazzle by Tselmek 2015-12-15T20:52:00

Looks good. Sorry I cheated. xD

Holiday Rejects by local306 2015-12-15T17:23:00

Nice game. It's a cool idea. The fact that the good and bad pushers are in different positions really helps increase the difficulty. You have to be thinking in two places at once.

Also, thanks for playing my game! :) I appreciate you might be skeptical that I did it entirely in the weekend. If you like you can check out my twitch channel, because I livestreamed almost the entire dev ^_^