Big Space Tiny Man

Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.74
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.87
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.44
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.31
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.03
Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.46
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.29
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.95
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★100%
A,D - Move
SPACE - Jump

CLICK To Shoot

Try not to die! Even though you can't! The little people will overtake you.

Watch for the little people.

Mac version is up!

Also, it should be noted that while you cannot die, you also cannot win :( Thanks for playing if you do, though!

Comments43

Darkcoder
Darkcoder23 Apr 2012, 08:05
Very funny, I loved the sun and moon! The way the inhabitants climb onto your mask is awesome, but I couldn't figure out how to beat the game once you collect all the parts?
invaderJim
invaderJimauthor23 Apr 2012, 16:49
Thanks for the kind words, my good man. Unfortunately, you are stuck on that little world forever, for there is no end :(

This is what happens when I wait until the last hour to code the actual mechanics of the game.
gavin556424 Apr 2012, 03:33
Loved the way the guys died when you shot them.
Rose
Rose24 Apr 2012, 03:38
Cute game. The background looks really nice.
Lacutis24 Apr 2012, 03:48
I loved the blowing up of the little people!!! However the ending was slightly disappointing in that I collected the parts and then there was nowhere to place them afterward.
fatSquirrel
fatSquirrel24 Apr 2012, 03:56
Not only can I step on the little people I can shoot them too! Good work on the game, the "SUN" made me laugh.
Rabbits...
Rabbits...24 Apr 2012, 04:02
I have found that you can make it through by only looking down and clicking a lot. Nice sun though...
fprawn24 Apr 2012, 04:05
Loved killing the little guys. Wish there was an ending, though, I need closure after murdering an entire civilization.
Zythiku
Zythiku24 Apr 2012, 04:19
Was funny seeing all the little people attack you. Wish there was a way to swat them off some how. :)
mneubrand24 Apr 2012, 04:21
Cool idea. A pity that you didn't get around to finish it. The animations of the little dudes are awesome.
R3ason
R3ason24 Apr 2012, 04:23
Fun! Loved the little guys climbing on you! Would have been cool if you could have won...Thanks!
jeroenimooo
jeroenimooo24 Apr 2012, 16:59
Hahaha the blood on thr ground and the tiny explosions are awesome!
pighead1024 Apr 2012, 17:00
It was sort of just walking forwards and collecting parts... Everything was nice except the actual gameplay! ;-(
artefon
artefon24 Apr 2012, 17:03
Had some fun playing this game. Nice opening music. It's funny how the astronaut jumps :) So sad it doesn't have an end.
Ace
Ace24 Apr 2012, 17:03
The message boxes need to stay on screen longer, even if you keep moving. Also could use a way to get all the small people off your mask.
Nice humor though, especially the "Sun" and "Moon".
galman
galman24 Apr 2012, 17:09
Very cute game, the sun is very intresting in this planet. Well Done!
P.S
Just realized that these are tiny people, notanrs :-)
morganquirk24 Apr 2012, 18:25
Woah, the tiny people made me uncomfortable as hell, like bugs crawling up me. Strange effect. Anyway, cute game, "SUN" is hilarious.
NoLan Labs24 Apr 2012, 18:26
Fun game, the shooting control was nice and responsive. Hope you finish it.
racarate24 Apr 2012, 18:53
I got "Monkey runtime error: [object Error]" for the HTML5 version in IE9. Ended up playing XNA version.

Nice story, and names.

I like the art, especially how huge the astronaut sprite is (reminds me of old NEO*GEO fighters), the parallax scrolling and how tiny the ants are compared to the player. And the sound design was pretty good, laser-wise.

I also enjoyed the moment where you realize that even though you collected all the parts, your ship is never going to be fixed. It reminded me of a Ray Bradbury short story. Also, the ants on your face.
Valeour
Valeour24 Apr 2012, 18:57
Very fun and funny, shame about not being able to die, and my sun got stuck apparently. Would be cool if I could shake off the guys though. You should work on it more! Would be awesome!
Transmit24 Apr 2012, 20:16
It was all going so well until my health bar started poking out the otherside of itself, and I realise I had nothing left to do! Either way though I did enjoy it.
matheus23
matheus2324 Apr 2012, 20:16
Loved the look of the SUN and the MOON. That music on the title screen reminds me of something... Have I ever heard it already?
andyrofl25 Apr 2012, 00:30
Regardless of the end, or lack of an end, jumping around in a space suit shooting tiny people with a laser was fun.
eburn184
eburn18425 Apr 2012, 02:50
At first I thought my suit was deteriorating, but then I realized I was covered in little people! Nice job. Only complaint is that the text boxes need to stay on screen longer.
strega
strega25 Apr 2012, 09:19
Haha, I love the way the little people climb onto your suit. I didnt even realize they were there until like 2 minutes into the game.
derosa27 Apr 2012, 00:36
Haha, loved to step and fire those little guys! I almost started yelling "get them out of me!" when I saw them on my suit :D
Kassoon
Kassoon27 Apr 2012, 01:52
"SUN" made me laugh, and I thought it was cool when I came upon the other side my ship. Didn't realize that it was unwinnable, so I ended up backtracking all the way back to the beginning to see if that would get the trigger to fire properly. I also got audio error 1 in the little console window a bunch. Good art and cool idea, shame you couldn't finish it!
AlwaysGeeky
AlwaysGeeky27 Apr 2012, 02:18
Nice going, I actaully thought the graphics style made this game stand out. well done! :)
Kyatric
Kyatric27 Apr 2012, 02:57
It was the funniest game I played so far.
But it had some technical issues loading in FireFox at first.

It's really sad that there's no ending though, or no way to die and that the pressure bar is buggy.
ghRibacki27 Apr 2012, 15:48
It reminds me of my own entry! I liked it, but it seems to have the same flaws: needed more gameplay and some challange. It has way better graphics though, especially the sun and the moon! Good work. =)
ratboy271327 Apr 2012, 19:07
Cute little mens try to destroy the giant, very funny.
Daniel29 Apr 2012, 04:59
Kind of buggy, but still very cool! Specially the little people :)
dukope30 Apr 2012, 07:54
Very cool that they can climb onto you. Could use a bit more in the gameplay department, but I got a chuckle out of the sun and moon.
AdventureIslands
AdventureIslands30 Apr 2012, 12:57
Okay game, it's too bad you didn't have the time to actually finish it, it could have had potential. Tiny people were funny.
vigrid30 Apr 2012, 19:31
Kudos for posting the game, even though incomplete. The game had a nice visual appeal to it. It could use some sounds from the tiny people, too.
kylerhoades3 May 2012, 07:13
This is a pretty cool little game you've made. I like it. Being able to win or die would have made it much better, especially if your head exploded awesomely when the pressure got too low. Loved the sun and moon graphics lol. Good work, mate.
angrygeometry
angrygeometry4 May 2012, 17:21
liked the little inhabitants. at first i thought it was some sort of reflection until more and more started to consume me... cool game.
Riccardo Stucchi5 May 2012, 09:47
Awesome! I love how your weapon kill the tiny people.. It give you really the feel that you are big respect of they!! Great work, and very good rappresentation of the theme!! :)
azurenimbus
azurenimbus6 May 2012, 03:43
It felt great to shoot the little people :D Nice animation and sounds. I actually played a while before reading I couldn't win haha. Finish it, it'll be lots of fun!
Hume
Hume7 May 2012, 02:59
I would have won, I guess, because I got all the parts and got back to the ship.

The explosion physics got you humor points. :)
dustmyte
dustmyte7 May 2012, 11:54
Seriously, the way the little people cling to your face shield is hilarious. It's made all the better by having heaps of tiny arrows sticking out of you. This is surreal game design!
Datamosh
Datamosh7 May 2012, 18:04
Overall is nice, but needs improving! Actually I wanted to keep going, too bad it didn't had an ending! Personally I didn't like the word "SUN" there. Was that supposed to be that way or you ran out of time? Either way, it's not bad. Keep up the good work!

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