Age runners

by balauru
Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.85
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.70
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.05
Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.58
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.95
Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.89
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.14
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.41
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★47%
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Comments26

Danvil27 Aug 2012, 13:52
I can not run it "because the side-by-side configuration is invalide"...
Prealpha27 Aug 2012, 13:59
I'm getting an error while trying to run it, what version of Visual C++ did you use? I'm guessing I need the redistributable package.
Jeremias
Jeremias27 Aug 2012, 14:14
Can't load like Danvil described, too.
berkano
berkano27 Aug 2012, 14:17
I'm no expert, but checking in the Windows event log, it looks like a Debug build meaning we would need Visual Studio installed instead of just the redistributable package (I already have VS2008 redistributable installed)

If you can check this and possibly provide a Release build I'm happy to re-test!

"Activation context generation failed for "C:\Users\shaun\Downloads\Age runners\Age runners\Evolution.exe". Dependent Assembly Microsoft.VC90.DebugCRT,processorArchitecture="x86",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",version="9.0.21022.8" could not be found. Please use sxstrace.exe for detailed diagnosis."
Arkazon27 Aug 2012, 14:18
Not really sure why there are two tracks - just seems to confuse matters without adding anything, I kept expecting the routes to be different but I got stuck and had to stop before that happened (if it does). Also doesn't really use the theme much.
All that said, I enjoyed it for a while so nicely done.
balauruauthor27 Aug 2012, 14:26
ok ... thanks ... i used visual vc++ 2008 ... yes ... its a debug build ... its actually my first game ever finished(if it can be called a finished game) ... the release build didn't work ... i guess i should have worked with both build and release while making the game ... sorry and thanks for feedback
aitorman27 Aug 2012, 14:44
Great game and well done with the graphics (it has to take tame drawing so much elements, and twice haha)
juaxix27 Aug 2012, 14:52
Error running the binary, "bad configuration" ¿?
balauruauthor27 Aug 2012, 16:09
i uploaded the release build ... i don't know why the bad configuration thing comes up. Sorry.
berkano
berkano27 Aug 2012, 16:14
new build works fine for me, great stuff!
wumpus27 Aug 2012, 17:03
Nice simple stuff but I gave up after being beaten by the bits that are a jump with a block above them. It seems impossible to squeeze through them.

I found a slight cheat by the way. Sliding doesn't slow you down so you can just hold it permanently and never have to worry about timing a slide.
madpew
madpew27 Aug 2012, 17:03
Oh what a nice take on "evolution". Really like the idea. The gameplay might be to fast for ppl to get it, and it's kinda hard. Got stuck on the second level but enjoyed it. More sound would have been nice.
balauruauthor27 Aug 2012, 22:00
thanks ... after the bits with bits above them there is a hole and after jumping above the hole you finish the game, so you didn't lose much
jwolf27 Aug 2012, 23:11
I'm missing a d3dx9_43.dll, apparently. I'll try hunting it down in a bit.
RARoadkill27 Aug 2012, 23:15
I kept hoping for the paths to start being different between the two characters. But it did have that annoying quality that made me want to keep playing to get past whatever part I was stuck at. So well done.
tigerj
tigerj28 Aug 2012, 01:00
I liked your use of levels/checkpoints a lot. Looking back I wish I had some penalty/checkpoint system in place instead of making my players start the game over. Nice.
tomsik68
tomsik6828 Aug 2012, 08:18
I like the game very much. It's kinda quick, but it's a jump & run, so I guess it's fine.
Jeremias
Jeremias28 Aug 2012, 11:22
It runs now. If you make a post-compo-version, you should first gave the player a reason why he should look at the second screen. Perhaps you can make different obstacles in both screens so the player must look at both. I got stucked on the 3rd level :)
balauruauthor28 Aug 2012, 12:20
the 3rd level is the last level, so you didn't lose much ... if you got stuck at the tiles with another tile above them, i will post a video to show you how you should approach that part
Zoomyzoom28 Aug 2012, 17:51
I liked your checkpoint system!
MrHalfman
MrHalfman29 Aug 2012, 20:43
Can't run : Bad cfg.
nddrylliog
nddrylliog30 Aug 2012, 14:23
Interesting rip-off of Bittriprunner ;) Music was fun although not very fitting, graphics were consistent, which is good, but the difficulty level was not very gradual.
evilseanbot3 Sep 2012, 23:35
Fun, but I wish it was a little more forgiving.
goerp11 Sep 2012, 19:04
I'm glad I tried this later on. Now I can try it. Works well. Weird idea to have two sort of identical parallel games with one control. Graphics are nice. Did you play the piano yourself? Funny, it's still running while I'm typing this and still responding every time I press space. Bit hard for me but otherwise impressive for 48 hours!
goerp11 Sep 2012, 19:05
Oh. One thing though: it can't be ended a normal way. I have to press ctrl alt del!
balauruauthor18 Sep 2012, 09:39
didn't think about that ... and no ... the music was generated with cgMusic ... thanks for the critiques
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