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Oliver Simon

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YearLDThemeGameDivisionRankOvFuInThGrAuHuMoCmCo
201326Minimalism'moebacompo8252.922.753.023.472.591.991.962.41100
201224EvolutionRobot Panicjam2332.442.121.962.062.282.311.382.37100
201122AloneLone Wolfjam253.182.503.233.773.273.191.153.622.3320

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Comments by Oliver Simon

LD22 — Alone

This Sentence is False by wademcgillis 2011-12-21T23:36:00

It's fun and looks good, but the lack of sound is a major problem.

Minicraft by Notch 2011-12-21T23:26:00

I found this incredible unimaginative. It's basically an orthographic version of Minecraft with fewer features.

Lone Wolf by Oliver Simon 2011-12-19T23:25:00

Thanks for the input, guys. I'm going to keep working on this and I'll make the bridge easier to find.

Lone Wolf by Oliver Simon 2011-12-21T02:47:00

The instructional scene says "Avoid the water!" or something like that. I'm going to continue work on this game and I'll definitely take that suggestion into consideration.

Lone Wolf by Oliver Simon 2011-12-22T00:03:00

Thanks. I known I need more obstacles, but what I was focusing on the most were the aesthetics and game mechanics, not the amount of gameplay there was. When I actually release this there will be multiple obstacles and even some enemies.

Lone Wolf by Oliver Simon 2011-12-26T06:47:00

Thanks! I'm going to finish this game up soon and add in enemies. The theme is "Alone" so I won't add in any allies.

Lone Wolf by Oliver Simon 2011-12-29T22:21:00

Thanks! My dog always came trotting over while I was testing this to see what was howling.

Lone Wolf by Oliver Simon 2012-01-01T05:17:00

@zairon I was going to make a randomly generated cave, but it didn't work too well.
@Make A Game You probably slid into the water. The sliding is a bug that hadn't been worked out before release.

LD24 — Evolution

AvRvE by Cake&Code 2012-08-28T16:31:00

Great game and great puzzle design. I really enjoy playing this. Great work.

evolving by pjchardt 2012-08-28T16:39:00

Fun game and very innovative gameplay. I enjoy playing it.

Life Stream by SirDrMcHurtz 2012-08-29T05:58:00

Reminds me a bit of the game, "Symphony." Nice concept and fun game.

Clever Blocks by Cthulhu 2012-08-29T02:14:00

It's fun, but it's incredibly easy to win. It looks nicely polished. Great job for only 24 hours!

King of the Lake by Oniestel 2012-08-29T16:21:00

It looks and sounds good, but there isn't too much interactivity.

Penelope Panther by fantasywiz54 2012-08-28T16:25:00

Why is the webplayer a download and not a link to the HTML? it sort of defeats the purpose of a webplayer. Wouldn't you agree? The game has quite a few problems.; There isn't enough room for both the camera and the main character in the hallways, so the camera is always being blocked by the walls. Also the enemies got on top of the player and killed it without the possibility of killing them. There also isn't enough different gameplay to make it fun, only repetitive.

It could be a lot better if you fixed those three things
-Camera
-Enemy AI
-Fun factor

Robot Panic by Oliver Simon 2012-08-27T14:36:00

Thanks for the advice. Checkpoints have been added when you find each part.

Robot Panic by Oliver Simon 2012-08-28T16:59:00

I have added more information to the description of the game. Sorry for not being more specific in-game. The rod allows you to push crates.

Robot Panic by Oliver Simon 2012-08-28T21:13:00

Alright. Link fixed

Robot Panic by Oliver Simon 2012-08-28T21:28:00

This copy of Moonlight Sonata is public domain. A hint for the pistons is don't try to clear all of them at once.

Robot Panic by Oliver Simon 2012-08-29T00:38:00

Thanks. There are checkpoints .They are when you collect new parts, which are positioned right after the harder puzzles. Once you make it through a hard puzzle, you won't have to worry about losing all progress.

Robot Panic by Oliver Simon 2012-08-29T03:51:00

I'm aware of the physics problems, but wanted to get all base mechanics down before fixing them. The biggest bug in my opinion is the inability to move if stuck on a wall. The precision and timing of the puzzles is what makes the game challenging (maybe I've been influenced a little too much by IWBTG when it comes to difficulty). We actually had a real robot at first and it looked had animations and pretty good. When trying to pt it in, though, this happened: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/53668348/robot/robot.html
It eventually was fixed, but it was too late to include into the submitted version.

Robot Panic by Oliver Simon 2012-08-29T07:00:00

My logic was that soothing music would help calm anybody who was getting angry with the game (well, that and it was public domain)

Robot Panic by Oliver Simon 2012-08-30T05:54:00

Thanks. Unfortunately, bugs are like a hydra when it comes to physics; if you fix one, two will take its place.

Robot Panic by Oliver Simon 2012-09-01T12:45:00

The music loops? Huh. The only goal of the level design was to make the level possible (though not very easy). I will continue with this project, and I'll certainly add more checkpoints, especially one before the pistons.

LD26 — Minimalism

SPACE WASD by tdsmale 2013-04-29T14:53:00

Very interesting concept. I can see why the game was named what it is.

shon by bitnenfer 2013-04-30T20:56:00

It's a great concept and is quite fun at first, but the game doesn't get hard fast enough.

M-Cubed by SecondDimension 2013-04-29T18:00:00

This is great. It has a good storyline and concept and is nicely polished.

5 Days On 2 Days Off by BradleySmith 2013-04-29T15:27:00

Though short, it was a good experience. The graphics style fits the theme quite well.

Tado Toss by PixelOaks 2013-05-01T01:25:00

This was very fun. It's fantastic for an effort of only 72 hours. It would be more fun with a few more players online.

Sociales Santillana by Ithildin 2013-04-29T15:56:00

It's a bit hard to figure out in the beginning, but once I understood how to play it, it was quite fun.

Minimalist TD by Gama11 2013-04-29T15:19:00

A very nice, clean tower defense game

The Forgetful Little Square by Idovoodoo 2013-04-29T15:14:00

I really enjoyed playing that. A very nicely though-out idea turned into a pleasant game.

Block Disco by Jubjub. 2013-04-30T17:15:00

This is a very enjoyable game. It is a nice spin on the classic tower climb games.

Door, Potato, Treasure by Narayan 2013-04-29T16:44:00

The controls are a bit annoying, but other than that it is fun.

Aaron and Alex by smilingrob 2013-05-01T23:37:00

I don't know what that was about, but I won. I liked the setting.

MEGAMINIMAL by InfuriatedCoder 2013-04-29T15:47:00

Fantastic concept and execution. It's a very enjoyable game. It's very easy at first, but gets much harder when you can no longer escape the blocks by holding down the right arrow key.

raveGRID by sick 2013-04-30T21:14:00

I liked the atmosphere. The gameplay was fun, bet the instructions were a bit confusing.

Proxy by Broxxar 2013-04-30T18:33:00

It's a nice original concept. I also liked the animations and graphics. It was fun to play.

Minimalizer by FredrikAkerblom 2013-04-29T15:40:00

Great concept and fun gameplay.

Grid Blaster by Alucard Jay 2013-04-29T16:02:00

It took a while to load, but the game is very interesting. It's a bit easy to die, though, right after respawning, as you respawn next to the hole in the grid.

MiniClone by coding_all_night 2013-04-29T17:38:00

It fails to open for me. I'm on OS X 10.7.5

That day by FredericRP 2013-04-29T16:40:00

Fun game. The player disappears the second playthrough, though, for me. OS X 10.7.5 Chrome

Short Fall by Arowx 2013-04-29T17:45:00

It reminds me a bit of the Descent series. Very well done.

'moeba by Oliver Simon 2013-04-29T15:54:00

Huh, that's odd. I'm also on Chrome on 10.7.5. My only suggestion is try refreshing or a different browser. I honestly don't have any idea why it's not working for you.

'moeba by Oliver Simon 2013-04-29T22:23:00

I may or may not have forgotten to remove the mass of the tail pieces once they're removed. It was on my todo list, I swear :P

'moeba by Oliver Simon 2013-04-30T02:36:00

Oh, but that's the challenge. You need to learn to be the amoeba :)

'moeba by Oliver Simon 2013-05-01T03:54:00

@Komradus, will you wear the red crown or the green?

@DaanVanYperen, I couldn't say I have any full idea of what I'm doing when I play either :p

'moeba by Oliver Simon 2013-05-05T00:34:00

Thanks all for the comments, compliments, and critiques. I do want to fix the movement and then develop this concept a bit more to see where it leads.

'moeba by Oliver Simon 2013-05-07T04:26:00

Yeah. I didn't have much time so I just cranked a few things out of sfxr. I wish I had time both to make better sound effects and a soundtrack.