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Here is my somewhat literal interpretation of the theme. I only had a day for this one but I'm happy how it turned out. My only regret is the lack of music (and I wish I had time to place a small iconic pop-star on the wrecking ball moon"). Had tons of fun making it =)
Everything written by me in Java, no libraries used, no engines, based on a tiny applet framework of mine (ZirconCode/BasicGameApplet on github). I used bfxr.net to create the sound effects. GIMP for the stunning visuals.
See if you can beat my personal highscore of 150k =)
Enjoy!
/ ZirconCode
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Ratings
 | Coolness | 50% |
| #97 | Humor | 3.36 |
| #477 | Fun | 3.13 |
| #623 | Theme | 3.17 |
| #833 | Innovation | 2.79 |
| #848 | Audio | 2.11 |
| #886 | Mood | 2.59 |
| #905 | Overall | 2.84 |
| #986 | Graphics | 2.38 |
Comments
The "particle" effect looks great. What libraries did you use in this game?
Definitely enjoyable! Got a score of 336k on the first attempt :)
The programmer art did not bother me too much, the inconsistency of the art did. I believe a wise man once said: "consistency is more important that quality" so that might be something to consider for the next time.
Keep up the good work!
The game made me smile. I love the fact that the humans look like muffins. I only made it to 145k or something like that. The game gets difficult after level 9 or so.
This is ridiculously fun and the physics that cause the moon to stay in a fixed rotation around its axis must be mind-blowing.
At first I was expecting a joke / "couldn't actually finish" -type of entry, but was I mistaken. The actual gameplay is really really fun!
Amazing! The graphics remind me of my days making "games" with the drawing functions in QBasic.
I'm sorry. My "security settings have blocked an untrusted application from running", and I couldn't figure out how to fix it, so I wasn't able to play this.
Thanks for all the Comments and great Feedback!
@ViliX
My amazing 'particle engine' =p
https://github.com/ZirconCode/LudumDare30/blob/master/src/Explosion.java#L5
@Jvdo
Ah you're right, I should've left the earth and moon as simple geometry too. Consistency indeed.
@tigerbyte
'I love the fact that the humans look like muffins'
I've also had them referred to as mushrooms. They're houses *sniff*. Why does nobody see them for what they were meant to be *runs off crying*
@mess110
Thank You. My next LD entry will be about the human muffin kingdom.
@goffmog
These four lines of 'physics' will indeed blow your mind =p
https://github.com/ZirconCode/LudumDare30/blob/master/src/Player.java#L223
@C_Walden
This seems to be a Windows 8 thing, sadly I don't have the solution either =(
I'm unable to play this on Linux due to missing Java applet support for Chromium. Let me know if you release a .jar.
Really funny idea! Too bad the aliens do not have graphics.
A simple game with few controls to learn, yet very enjoyable. I liked it.
OP, thanks for playing my game. You can fix the security error by adding a certificate to your game. Maybe look here: http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/technotes/guides/jweb/security/rsa_signing.html . You might want to add the following to your description:
To everyone getting "security settings have blocked an untrusted application from running":
Search for a program called "Configure Java" on your computer, run it, go to the Security tab, select "Medium" and try running the game. Remember to set it back to high after you have run it.
Now for the actual rating. 190k score WOOOO!
I love the big moon effect! It is crazy fun!
I like the game overall. The physics seemed a bit weird, and the moon would often behave in unexpected ways. Also, the difference between destroying an alien and losing a life is too small. I'd go with making the earth blow up and reappearing or something to signal that better to the player.
Other than that, the graphics are pretty nice. Big moon gets pixelated, but eh... that can easily be fixed with a higher res pic. Particle effects are really nice. Sound is OK.
Congrats on finishing a game!
I cannot play it since it is blocked by security settings. I couldn't get it back :/
it says "service unavailable" when i click the link so i couldn't play and rate your game. just fyi.
Hilarious game! It's not often we get to run into a game that has a good amount of humor in it. :) Game is simple and fun, and it was enjoyable overall. Great work!
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The earth seems to get stuck every single time.