Bouncer

I am sorry on Windows 8 it does not run.

Good job for your first LD, loved the commentary!

i get an error:
'java' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

interesting take on the theme! thought it was totally irrelevant until i realised what was going on :p

I'm also getting the same errors that other people have pointed out. Sorry!

That's a pretty nice game you got there...

"'java' is not recognized" can be fixed by changing the 'PATH' system environment variable to Java's bin directory. It's a little pain but after that all Java cmd-start programs and games should work.

I really liked the evolution of the game. Really good job! (Sound got bugged after Second death)

I like the way you introduced the new game mechanics, very clever.

Neat game

I liked the idea behind the game. Maybe could be better with an easier learning curve (rocks go slower at the begining, then they go faster).

XD Very funny man. And here I was thinking that this theme would only bring out Submarine/Mining games...

Very nice game and well made.
After loosing the sounds breaks and the game stays silent.
Playfield is a bit too small, I think.

Really liked the game, graphics could have been better but thats okay you only had 48 hours. The game was fun also quite hard so good job!

Fun to play nice man!

Lots of fun - I love how frantic it gets and the commentary was funny. Great job!

Can't run it man

Not able to start the game :(

Very good idea, loved the game!

Cool idea. Although the icons at the top are kinda blocking the numbered tiles. It took me a while to realize one of the numbers was behind the "level 1"

Can we get a web version?

Neat but cool game ... should port to mobile

Really novel take on the theme! Surprisingly fun to play too, I guess I really am a sucker for experience and grinding :D. The sounds did break after losing though.

Good job on your first Ludum Dare game!

Anssi@MooseflyGames

Nice game. I didn't expect it would become a rpg haha.

This is fun! :D
Great job on your first LD! :)

Nice satire, although I do prefer the final version.
Luckily, source code!
If only modern AAA games gave you the privilege to change things around.

Liked how you incorporated mechanics like experience and Quick Time Events to such a simple game. Good work.

Nice little game! :) I actually liked the graphics of the first phase best :P After dying once in the final phase, the sound effects didn't play any more though, I'm not sure why that happened.

I also had to add java to my PATH environment variable before I could run it. Might be worth packaging it using Launch4J or at least as a self-contained runnable jar file.

The game ran really well. I was really surprised then I saw the game evolving while playing it. Really cool idea, and a good way of introducing the game mechanics.

It did take a while to get used to avoiding the enemies since my first instinct was to hit all of them. (After all, they are all tiny and I'm a big and mean red square!)

My score was 1902 XP and a streak of 20. Didn't really use the abilities much tho.

Great work!