ERROR: Could not load graphics

by renaldo
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.71
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.42
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.46
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.29
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.39
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.76
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.27
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★89%
A fail while booting the operating system forces you to play with no graphics, in text mode.
"ERROR: Could not load graphics" is a text quest to find the VGA exit.

Controls:
-arrow keys: move the character
-space bar: interact with the objects

It's my first entry to Ludum Dare. :)

screenshot

Comments29

kraln9 Dec 2014, 13:09
Great entry! Is it always the same? The ending was somehow not a surprise--but funny all the same.
johnnwfs
johnnwfs10 Dec 2014, 04:36
I though this one was interesting. I wish I'd had more time to play before rating - pretty good! I found the concept very humorous.
RockhopperGames
RockhopperGames11 Dec 2014, 13:07
Nice ASCII map making, and the swirling graphics at the end of the game were pretty cool too. It would be nice if all of the objects had popups, to maintain consistancy, but otherwise this game was a short but pleasant experience.
ondrejbalas12 Dec 2014, 02:13
Short and sweet. Reminds me a lot of this game 'Temple of Apshai' that I played a looong time ago ;)
peeweek13 Dec 2014, 13:40
Great game, with a really nice ending. At first the game can be a bit confusing about all these doors opening and closing but really worth the try :)

Really good work on this one.
ramonparaiba
ramonparaiba13 Dec 2014, 14:59
Hey, dude, great entry! Your game have a very nostalgic art!
mrhill13 Dec 2014, 15:23
very funny, think I got the bad ending
mrhill13 Dec 2014, 15:24
very funny, think I got the bad ending. Not voting for graphics though. didnt find any
L0N3 W0LF13 Dec 2014, 15:32
Very good entry, very creative stuff here :D i love the Copyright things you find xD Greatwork :D
rd127p7713 Dec 2014, 17:05
Cool Game, love the graphics
Louisload
Louisload13 Dec 2014, 19:02
creative and simple idea for a explorer type of game :D
some items as well as the ending were very funny!
SusanTheCat
SusanTheCat13 Dec 2014, 19:09
I love my final score: 404
This was fun to play.
pvtroswold
pvtroswold13 Dec 2014, 19:27
Fun little adventure! :)
rjhelms13 Dec 2014, 21:50
Really well executed take on the theme & graphical style.
pkenney
pkenney13 Dec 2014, 21:53
Cool idea and a nice presentation - good job!

A few things confused me but honestly I liked the confusion, it was part of the exploration process.
01rafael14 Dec 2014, 20:06
ASCII art is great! I like this entry
ohsqueezy
ohsqueezy15 Dec 2014, 00:24
I like the ASCII representations, especially the human and tree! This is a fun way to experience a story.
johnbrynte
johnbrynte18 Dec 2014, 21:56
Fun concept, I would have liked some more mechanics in the game in order to give it a bit more purpose. Having the goal of for example trying to fix the error in the game would have been really fun!
Mechatodzilla
Mechatodzilla18 Dec 2014, 23:26
Not cool Bad Luck Rock! Wow, one of the higher scores I've given out. This was extremely well-executed. You should be really proud of this. Awesome.
KilledByAPixel
KilledByAPixel19 Dec 2014, 04:22
That was awesome! I enjoyed the surreal journey and the ending was satisfying. It would have been cool to see some choices to the player feel more like they are exploring. The gameplay kind of reminded me of ZZT in a good way.
AnaglyphCoding
AnaglyphCoding20 Dec 2014, 17:51
I wasn't able to run the game, and so I cant really rate it... but it looks pretty cool! Great idea as well

<3
CodeNMore21 Dec 2014, 15:11
Sweet!
okkolobr
okkolobr21 Dec 2014, 20:40
Ascii Rules !
Found some item (mainly chest) that didn't do anything while trying to interact with them (not already opened, no text on the bottom, no nothing).
The end was ... surprising to me, and kind of frustrating. But it make me smile !
Good job !
Alexandre Szybiak
Alexandre Szybiak22 Dec 2014, 21:55
Cool game ! I didn't know what to do after getting the gun. The texts are fun and well written, great job on that !
kirbytails724 Dec 2014, 23:07
Nice, and with just a bit of wit for humor.
Mach60KAS
Mach60KAS27 Dec 2014, 15:51
Very funny and charming entry, now I know to fear the bad luck rock. A bit short, but I did really enjoy what I played. I wasn't too sure how it fit the theme, however. Good work!
JavadocMD29 Dec 2014, 19:02
This is a really cute setup. :) I dig the console adventure game feel and there were some funny objects to find. Short and sweet, but nicely done!
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