Cuclock by The Mad Strauss 2016-09-13T08:44:00
Wow, the quality of this game certainly feels way up there for an LD game. Imaginative, creative, and unique. Great to look at, great to listen to, fun to play. Music fit so well for this kind of 'time pressure' puzzler.
As a dumb WASD player my only complaint would be the use of the (X) button felt hard/awkward to reach for. Maybe E or R, or a button from the right hand could have been easier to use.
Either way, fantastic work you guys.
LD42 — Running out of space (42)
Disaster at Starbase 7 by rjhelms 2018-09-04T17:52:47Z ♥ 1
Got heavy Blaster Master vibes from this game, brought me back.
The music loop was a nice fit, and the growing corruption telling you where you need to go along with the shooting recharge rate being nicely balanced all made for really enjoyable game. Nice work!
Evercloud by SecondDimension 2018-09-03T01:51:25Z ♥ 1
Yeah the mood was fantastic, the overall affect of the game reminded me a little of Milkmaid of the Milky Way. Loved every minute of it. Plus it led me to your other games and now I'm a follower for life.
Plug And Shoot by Hagge 2018-09-02T21:30:29Z ♥ 2
Really fun and creative! Great application of the theme. Tower defense games usually kind of bore me but the hectic nature and the upgrade system had me hooked. I must have played for half an hour today. Great job guys.
CLAUSTRO by Blinkenlights 2018-09-02T02:02:56Z ♥ 1
The number of compos I'm really impressed by grows by one. _Really_ liked the visual style, the mood, the little touches like the words typing themselves out as you place them, the in-game representation of everything (title screen, high scores, etc), I could go on. Really liked it.
But as a spoilsport party pooper cheater hacker I noticed that the word pool is kind of small -- so if you were to just place unique words as you got them, and place duplicate words fully over the same existing word, you've got a loophole to keep playing forever? But then again, given the dark tone, do I want to keep placing these words? Do I want a high score, or a low one? Arrgh see now I'm all conflicted! You did this Blinkenlights.
Bityville by Blueman 2018-09-02T00:51:36Z ♥ 1
I really (really) like the minimalistic visuals along with the friendly difficulty of the game. Makes for more of a sandbox style "cultivate this garden how you want to" type of game. Throw in some more gameplay hooks or objectives and I could see myself playing this a whole lot.
NO MORE ROOM IN HELL by panurge 2018-09-02T00:27:47Z ♥ 1
Really liked the humorous and candid dialog. The good feedback on the shooting made the retries to get to 200 a lot of fun. And oh baby was that reward for 200 burnt souls worth it! Oddly kind of looked like a relative of mine...
Claustro by Taimidori 2018-09-01T23:02:11Z ♥ 0
Yeah man, the music along with the black on purple colors and alien looking sprites really gave the game a great eerie mood. Liked it a lot. For some reason my first thought was that this was taking place through a microscope lens, but that can't be right (simple abstract games tend to make tiny brain work overtime on unnecessary details).
Anyway I also liked the idle short squat animation of the character and how most of the sprites looked and animated in general. Nicely done.
Scrap Field by ping78 2018-08-31T16:52:27Z ♥ 1
Wow, can't believe this is a compo! Both the gameplay and the visuals were really great. I liked the black & white look a lot. That along with the overall quietness gave me a "caught in a bad dream" vibe that I _love_ in games. Really great job!
Petris by JoshyOshKenoshi 2018-08-31T15:35:38Z ♥ 0
Cute little tetris clone. The # of lines speedup is missing but otherwise a pretty solid recreation. Nice to be able to jump into the occasional game and already know how to play.
Would've liked to have seen more tie in with the theme though, there's probably lots of fun additional ways to incorporate running out of space into tetris. Didn't prevent me from playing for like 25 minutes though!
CapyBarbra: A New Brow by Ratherjolly 2018-08-30T03:01:29Z ♥ 1
A nice spin on the usual capybara eating eyebrows formula we've seen so many times. Kinda creeped me out a little but left a big dumb grin on my face.
Also really liked the music, especially the title screen music. Great work man.
Johnny's Flipbook Space Adventure by schizoid2k 2018-08-28T19:08:09Z ♥ 1
Impressed to see this was a compo! Unique art style, charming backstory & sfx, and the additions to the basic gameplay fit the theme really well.
Can't think of a single suggestion. I found it a little difficult too but I've always sucked at Asteroids. Seems like it's meant to be played in short sessions anyway. Very nice work.
Snake advanced by Joran 2018-08-28T18:33:51Z ♥ 1
_Love_ snake clones. The closing in walls twist added more depth than I would have thought -- racing head on towards a wall in hopes to get the piece and reset the walls before you find yourself cut off and tangled up.
The catchy music was a good fit too. Might have been fun to have the player's speed increase as the game went along. No real issues with the controls, felt natural after a few turns. Had fun with it!
Brain's little symbiont by Local Minimum 2018-08-26T23:06:41Z ♥ 0
As a long time appendix supporter I think this game was amazing. Certainly made me laugh. Top marks for humor and creativity.
The Game Collector by Sebastian-M 2018-08-24T00:29:51Z ♥ 2
Hah, played _way_ more than I expected. Something about the mostly-flat nature of the consoles makes it really fun, and I had to know how far the music evolved. Fullscreen on the HTML5 version would have been a plus, but not a big deal.
Great stuff guys!
edit- BOOM 1,611. No idea how I managed that: https://i.imgur.com/AkJJzqs.png
Crowded Dungeon by RandyTayler 2018-08-18T04:16:04Z ♥ 1
Bummer about all the work that got canned. I liked the creativity & writing, and I want my ticket for Chapter 2.
I particularly liked the fake beard / pretending to be a dwarf moment with the option to just plainly say "I'm not a dwarf." Reminds me of a part from an old adventure game that I remember thinking was pretty funny: https://i.imgur.com/w0Zbtyw.gif
Backspace Bouken by Jake White 2018-08-17T21:39:00Z ♥ 1
Great work guys, really enjoyed the game.
I was actually tossing around the idea of doing a grid-based dungeon crawler for this event since I just replayed some classics. I'll have to peek at your code and see what approaches you took. I'd be interested to read a post-mortem if you guys write one.
Space Opera by t-mw 2018-08-16T21:17:54Z ♥ 3
Really creative way to apply the theme to a music sequencer. Give me more levels and I will play this game for hours. I kind of wish you could see the potential note placement as the current beat moves along, but I'm a filthy casual.
Loved everything about this from the clean visuals to the soothing audio, excellent work!
GRANDMA KNIGHT by manusaiz 2018-08-16T18:01:44Z ♥ 1
Really sweet story, actually choked me up a little by the end. Very memorable. Liked the music a lot too. Great work guys.
Endless Game by gmaker 2018-08-15T22:35:30Z ♥ 1
Wow, definitely one of the compo standouts for me. Incredibly well done.
Interstellar Stupidity by Jono953 2018-08-15T20:45:15Z ♥ 1
Wow, great work! The frantic shooting was a lot of fun. Really impressed considering all the limitations you imposed, that CGA color palette brought me back.
I also appreciate that the game ran flawlessly on my crappy Windows laptop even when a 100 sprites were coming at me. Lots of pretty simple 2D entries tend to bring this thing to its knees.
Pathcloser by Suchista 2018-08-15T19:59:16Z ♥ 1
Really creative idea! Some real difficult puzzles too. Nice work on this.
Only suggestion I can think of would be slightly faster movement to make retries quicker. Or maybe a rewind mechanic? Not sure if that would nerf the difficulty too much though. Anyway great job!
Hoarding Hank by BarkerGames 2018-08-15T00:01:27Z ♥ 0
Nice work on this. Funny idea nicely fleshed out. I kind of liked the tank controls since it adds to the humor of the manic stress of trying to organize your mess.
Didn't realize you could grab on my first attempt! Talk about game changers.
Plastic Patch Cleanup by Lars-Erik 2018-08-14T21:12:24Z ♥ 1
Something really satisfying about sweeping through dense pockets of the plastic debris and picking up hundreds of pieces in a stretch. Enjoyed it, nicely done!
Stop the Darkness by Florian van Strien 2018-08-14T20:54:39Z ♥ 1
Really unique idea aided by charming pixel graphics, really liked this one. I'd rather not say how much time I spent building up the world postgame.
Then I realized the world is randomized. Oh no. Probably going to be playing this many more times.
Running out of Space by Andre van Zuydam 2018-08-14T20:13:06Z ♥ 1
Really liked the popup illustrations in the beginning, humorous and a great way to explain the rules. Bonus points for implementing two different interpretations of the theme. Good stuff!
Downscaled by WongKongPhooey 2018-08-14T19:57:10Z ♥ 1
Nicely done all around on this one! Excellent music too. I laughed out loud when it got to the watch phase. I was waiting for the last phase to be individual pixels on a binary clock display or something.
I've got to get in on this Pico-8 business, all the Pico-8 entries I've played so far have been really really cool.
[ARK_DRIVE] by Josia Roncancio 2018-08-14T02:15:20Z ♥ 1
Arguably the most important 7,945 byte video game on the internet.
I'd triple the rating for creativity on this entry if I could. Here's hoping my 2.5mb sexy mosquito makes the trip successfully.
Put What Where? by Joe Miller 2018-08-14T01:32:00Z ♥ 1
Oh god. A micro managing nightmare. I loved it.
The gameplay and sense of stress & urgency probably fits the theme better than any game I've played so far. Perfect title for the game too.
Password Camp by Rombus 2018-08-14T00:22:44Z ♥ 1
Welp, no way I can be objective about this one. Even as a kid I knew it was bad but I _loved_ the Friday the 13th game for whatever reason, and your homage, from the visuals to the controls to the music, is great.
High Castle by Wheffle 2018-08-13T22:52:53Z ♥ 1
Wow, really impressed by this. Striking intro, cool atmosphere, great music, and surprisingly deep mechanics without being overly complex. Definitely on my short list of compo games to go back and play more of.
Precious Things by Patrick Woodcock 2018-08-13T22:46:52Z ♥ 0
Ahh my precious 8 toilets and 3 king size beds! All gone!! I knew this day was coming.
Made me laugh and I ended up replaying it a bunch more times than I was expecting. Kind of like a reverse Angry Birds (if you'll pardon the comparison). Nice work!
Lien Acres by HoldMeImScared 2018-08-13T21:16:08Z ♥ 1
Yeah, count me in as someone who would love to see a full sim game with graphics like these. They have an almost SNES Sim City feel. Great work on this.
I seemed to be able to build greenhouses for free (once I had the 300 gold) a few different times, I think that might be a bug? Maybe I'm misunderstanding something though.
Compressor by Austino Bobino 2018-08-13T20:29:41Z ♥ 1
I like it! Fun little application of tetrominos. Interesting since the time pressure is still there like in Tetris, but in a different way, with usable pieces disappearing.
Would have liked a "finish level" button, and randomized destination areas. Maybe something to add if you continue working on it. Good job!
Ouch! by Zachary Shah 2018-08-13T19:54:59Z ♥ 0
That title screen music is hypnotic in a creepy weird 70s sci-fi kind of way. I really liked it.
Game is fun and simple too! It's hard to catch how many points you ended with though, would be cool if it showed you your score upon death or your high score or something. Nice work!
MASTER OF POWER (vs jealous villagers) by randdir 2018-08-13T19:29:06Z ♥ 0
Pretty addictive once you get the hang of it. I really like the title screen art and how the villagers look (they also kind of look like they are dancing along with the music which is great).
The Angry Talking Goblin by Softwave 2018-08-13T17:08:57Z ♥ 1
Enjoyable little loot game, nice work! Made me smile and chuckle a few times. I kept playing after maxing out my gear, kind of wish it went on forever somehow.
Path of Excess: Hoarder vs Horde by quill18 2018-08-13T16:52:25Z ♥ 0
Nicely done as usual quill, pretty impressive scope for 48 hours! Really addictive and a lot of fun to play.
Disk Allocation: Typing Spectacular by electr1ca 2018-08-13T16:17:29Z ♥ 1
Had ton of fun with this one. Really liked everything from the design to the art to the music. Great job.
Judgement by -Synth- 2018-08-13T15:48:56Z ♥ 1
Unique concept, feels like it could be really fun if developed out further. Good stuff!
ReMind LD-42 by EvanM 2018-08-13T14:11:37Z ♥ 1
I'm big on narrative games, touching if a little heavy, very thoughtful. Maybe something like selecting 1 of 3 options would have spiced up the gameplay a little, but I think I get that wasn't really the point of the game.
Liked it, hope to see more!
Stack Overflow by firefly4 2018-08-13T13:45:55Z ♥ 0
Nicely done! Fun little game. I liked the drop shadow effect on the visuals.
Only suggestion I can think of is having the controls displayed matching arrow key layout for quicker reference (up above left/down/right). Really liked the concept.
Anatomically Drunk by Moczan 2018-08-13T00:05:16Z ♥ 1
Laughed out loud playing it. Loved the animation. The screen shake and limited controls were a great fit for the drunken theme.