GIMP the Tapedeck-Operated Robot

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.51
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.28
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.79
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.44
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.08
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.22
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.45
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.91
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★88%
Platforms: Flash, Windows, OS X

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Instructions:

MOUSE to operate buttons

SPACE to quick stop tape

ENTER to self destruct

P or ESC to pause game

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GIMP the Tapedeck-Operated Robot

This game is an experiment with mouse UI controls for a typical 2D top-down puzzle game.

There are 15 levels. Shouldn't take you more than 10 minutes to complete the entire game. Checkpoints are every 5 levels!

Genres: action

Comments57

dmastergames26 Aug 2013, 02:17
Very Good Game :) I wish there was shortcuts for the buttons but that doesn't matter that much because the game is really good
Zccc
Zccc26 Aug 2013, 02:36
Amazing idea, awesome entry :)
Adjotur26 Aug 2013, 02:59
Bit awkward to control but overall, a great game.
lcass26 Aug 2013, 03:17
odd controls very fun though, good work!
gigitrix
gigitrix26 Aug 2013, 03:31
Only real complaint is the lives system: I feel that a full game reset is too harsh a penalty for a game like that...
Zuige
Zuigeauthor26 Aug 2013, 03:36
gigitrix: checkpoints are every 5 levels. :)
Erigitic26 Aug 2013, 03:51
Great game and very cool way of controlling the player.
nexust
nexust26 Aug 2013, 10:54
Great idea and really well made!
Armix26 Aug 2013, 11:01
A really good game, with (I'm guessing) intentionally awkward controls for the player. My brother and I laughed quite a bit over the difficulty, thanks. :) Keep it up, awesome stuff.
Zelun26 Aug 2013, 11:29
The music is superb. I just think that you should put to stop when you double click in any button.
rephus
rephus26 Aug 2013, 11:34
Nice game, and more difficult that it seems. The quick stop tape button is essential. Good work.
Zuige
Zuigeauthor26 Aug 2013, 11:37
Zelun: That's not how tape recorders work. :)
dekart26 Aug 2013, 11:58
Cool concept! The was a retro game about controlling the robot (i don't remember the name) and you reminded me of it.
netguy20426 Aug 2013, 12:01
Glad to see you're getting a lot of positive feedback. I personally found the controls to be so maddening I wasn't willing to continue past my first reset (at level 4). Neat idea and I'd say you executed it very well... I just get angry when there's that much indirection between me and what I'm trying to manipulate. I wouldn't do well in politics.
Steve
Steve26 Aug 2013, 12:03
Nice!

Getting sent back levels is annoying though. I already managed to beat the level, what's the point of doing it again because I couldn't beat a *later* level?

Cool idea though. Simple but nice graphics. Sound/music pretty good also. Overall quite good!
rustybroomhandle26 Aug 2013, 12:05
Very cool idea. I do agree though that a full reset is a bit harsh - I think just restarting the level would be fine. Love the art and sound though, and it's a great concept :D
TheJackiMonster
TheJackiMonster26 Aug 2013, 12:16
This is totally awesome! I have never seen such controls.. :D
I think it's a really good game..
Zelosfan
Zelosfan26 Aug 2013, 12:17
Nice game! Good job :D
Latency26 Aug 2013, 13:05
Great game, loved the music, had a bit of trouble controlling the character and wish there were shortcuts for the buttons, but overall was fun.
g_o26 Aug 2013, 13:07
Pretty nice :)
Elrobo
Elrobo26 Aug 2013, 13:26
The only thing I didn't like was the lives/forced backtrack on failure.
Kwrky
Kwrky26 Aug 2013, 14:29
Something totally new and fun =D
Obscuremoon
Obscuremoon26 Aug 2013, 16:48
Awesome game, at times I was panicked and crashed sideways into walls :D

Loved every second of it
Fireblend
Fireblend26 Aug 2013, 19:46
Good concept, good execution, and pretty unique to boot! Nicely done, congrats!
Afal
Afal26 Aug 2013, 20:15
pretty cool :)
Blooperly
Blooperly26 Aug 2013, 21:17
Interesting idea, and I like how the robot handles.
coreym198826 Aug 2013, 22:00
If the controls were mapped to keyboard buttons, it would feel more like controlling an actual tapedeck, which would be a lot of fun.
elementz12326 Aug 2013, 22:53
There is a nice amount of polish in this game!
vanderZwan
vanderZwan27 Aug 2013, 08:36
Rage inducing frustratingly challenging controls. But losing is fun, so it's a quality in itself. :)

It works really well with a touchpad too.

Great polish all around. The soundtrack is especially nice!
Sanguine27 Aug 2013, 11:13
The controls were very interesting and the game was fun, but it would have been nice to have more checkpoints.
olafurw
olafurw27 Aug 2013, 15:49
Good idea, controls could use some work, for example pressing a button again = pressing stop.
Zuige
Zuigeauthor27 Aug 2013, 15:56
olafurw: that's not how an 80's tapedeck works :)
Moosefly27 Aug 2013, 16:20
Great idea and a fun game! Not too easy, not too hard.
GigaBass
GigaBass27 Aug 2013, 16:21
Fun mechanic, I really like the idea. The game itself sort of goes boring the longer it stretches though, that's my only gripe. :)
Capro
Capro27 Aug 2013, 16:35
Pretty clever idea.
rogueNoodle
rogueNoodle27 Aug 2013, 18:20
Very cool idea - I agree with coreym1988 about mapping controls to buttons, though. Would feel more like a tape deck because it would allow for multiple finger use. Great entry!
kidanger27 Aug 2013, 18:35
Nice game!
Quite hard to master the rotation, but that's one of the mecanism :)
N0_Named_Guy28 Aug 2013, 15:19
Will post video review when ready.
Atmospherium
Atmospherium28 Aug 2013, 19:23
Very cool game idea. It really gives a unique challenge to player movement, with the ideas for movement being simple but the execution being difficult. The art and graphics fit the game perfectly as well.
Dream Of Sleeping
Dream Of Sleeping28 Aug 2013, 23:03
I love original games with simple concepts and as this is one of those games, I love this!
Beardbotnik
Beardbotnik29 Aug 2013, 19:38
Cool concept, the controls were easy to understand and worked well. The theme seemed a little tacked on but it works. I do with there was shortcuts for the other controls rather than just stop though. other than that it looks nice, sounds nice and plays nice.
Jacob12329 Aug 2013, 19:58
This was an enjoyable game. I liked the ide behind it. Although I think the tiles are just a little bland. Maybe add a new texture to them? Something science-like!
LordHellMaX
LordHellMaX29 Aug 2013, 22:20
Very nice idea of gameplay, it's very challenging. I would have liked to be able to press space to start going straight after stopping though. But it's quite nice, music fits the robotic theme of your game. Did you compose it? Nice job!
Latcarf31 Aug 2013, 17:41
Nice game, but the controls are very awkward.
TobiasW
TobiasW31 Aug 2013, 22:18
The title screen made me laugh :D

(Additional) Keyboard shortcuts really couldn't have hurt for that - it was a little bit awkward to control with the mouse. Apart from that it was fun though - and I liked the graphics and the music a lot!
BNeutral
BNeutral1 Sep 2013, 06:16
Very nice use of the theme. Not a fan of the lives system.
bitowl
bitowl9 Sep 2013, 08:24
really love the idea that you have a tape of ten seconds and not a general time limit. gives more time to think and makes everything feel better :)
Roan Contreras
Roan Contreras12 Sep 2013, 00:26
I love the idea, it was unique :D ... It was really fun.
xhunterko
xhunterko13 Sep 2013, 08:32
Very interesting and well put together concept! Although I was a tad confused at first at how the buttons worked, I eventually got it. Nice job!
xrm0
xrm015 Sep 2013, 12:14
Nice idea. When rotating the robot, it would be better (at least for me) if it would do it in 90° steps.
Dining Philosopher15 Sep 2013, 16:24
Really nice game, too hard and not addictive enough to finish for me though. Got to level 13 before giving up.
Complete keyboard controls would make this game even better.

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