Come one, come all! Test your skill at the amazing and wonderful “Off to the Races”! It’s the world’s latest and greatest fairground attraction! Play by yourself and set the high score, or with your friends to see who can most quickly bring down the enemy fortress! To do this you'll have to use the most unconventional weapon of all time: a rat with dynamite duct taped to its back.
Sprint mode (150 meters):
Try to get the fastest time in this short race. Quickly tap the keys that appear around your rat to make it move down the track. The faster you are, the quicker you will reach the end. Watch out though, the required keys you need to press will switch on you when the alarm sounds.
Marathon mode (1000 meters):
A test of endurance. Quickly tap the keys that appear around your rat to make it move down the track. Your keys will not switch on you in this race.
Controls:
Esc - Open/close menu during game.
Tap displayed keys to move rat.
Music:
Ride of the Valkyries by Richard Wagner
William Tell Overture by Gioachino Rossini
Created by Ryan Nielson and Matthew Stones for Ludum Dare 32.
This game is mainly meant as a local multiplayer experience, but it also has a single player component.
That was fun, though I'm not sure if my keyboard will last much longer! I didn't even notice the bombs until I came back to vote and saw the screen shots, but it probably fits the theme more than my game!
I absolutely loved this one! I had no one to play with while testing it but I can imagine with three other people it will be a blast. I've bookmarked it for later. Great stuff.
Fun! But a little too repetitive, obviously :p And I didn't test with friends, it must be funnier. The graphics are cute and the music is nicely chosen!
Really loved the overall theme and feel. And I can just see myself bashing on the same keyboards with 3 other idiots ^^ well done!
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Sheepolution20 Apr 2015, 14:31
Too bad I'm friendless here, because I think it can be quite some fun with more people. I wish it would save the fastest time, so I could beat that. I can still do that with just remembering the highest score, but it's not as satisfying.
Awesome! Great sound design, simple and fun core mechanic. Got stale kind of quickly, maybe more levels, more items, a small 'campaign' would make it more full. Good stuff all around though.
I'll definitely try this later with some friends! Graphics are great and the music is fitting. I do feel like this doesn't have anything to do with the "unconventional weapon" theme, though
Unfortunately I'm playing alone so I can't experience the multiplayer chaos. My fastest time was about 16 seconds and serves as a reminder that I have no idea where anything is on a keyboard when not typing out sentences. Scratch that, I just got 11.67 through sheer luck, pulling C&Y twice in a row. I find the explosion and "Yay!" far too amusing--I can't believe I'm an adult. Nice work.
This is really amusing and the sounds effects and overall style made me laugh! Really enjoyed it! If I had to ask for one thing in the future it would be some computer controlled rats to race against I think.
Great idea! Unfortunately I was only able to play this single player but I can imagine the mayhem and fun when several players have to share the same keyboard for this. 10/10, best game ever, would play again. No weapon though so no points (well, just 1) for the theme.
Simple but fun idea, kind of QWOP mixed with Typing of the Dead, or something? Funny presentation too. I imagine it would be pretty fun with multiple people.
Was interesting. At first I thought I was doing something wrong (hitting a wrong key) when the bell rang, so I slowed down drastically and realized pressing wrong key didn't matter at all... :-) Good job!
Great idea, I could see this being a blast with 4 people! Didn't have enough to play it as such, but I can definitely see where it's going!
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Jwatt22 Apr 2015, 07:26
I chuckled at this, it uses audiovisual effects for humor effectively.
Bonus points for multiplayer, definitely improves the experience and goes well with the lolworthy nature of the game. (I guess it wouldn't have been too hard to add a moderately paced AI just to make single player more of a race, though.)
I also tested this solo, as many other commenters did, but since the key generation seems to be random, I can imagine it being a hectic fight for keyboard space.
Foof! Finally played it, and now my hands are tired, especially after the marathon :P. Anyway, very fun, graphics are nice, and who doesn't like Ride of the Valkyries? Very good submission
This game was a ton of fun! Reminds me of the old Atari game Decathlon (one of my favorites btw) Everything about this screams Carnival Game and I love it! Can't what to report back with my multiplayer experiences. Well Done!
Great work my man! Wish I had some buddies to play with. I guess you have to plug in a load of keyboards? I guess it may be fun actually with just one :)
This game is like playing twister with your fingers, if you play it multiplayer that is! It's a really fun game! and runs really well. Definitely a fun little minigame I'd love to play with friends.
The hilarious audio made it for me, even though I was solo. I can see this being a great minigame for friends to play. Rather shallow as a game, but hey, it's Ludum Dare: makes sense for it to be polished on a simple concept.
I played this solo, so it wasn't too interesting. However, I could see this being pretty fun and a bit of a clusterfuck (in a good way) with multiple people. Very nice art as well!
I love the look of this entry. Reminds me a lot of those fairground games at the seaside. I was playtesting this on my own but I can imagine how frantic it can get in multiplayer especially since everyone's on the same keyboard (plus the whole key switching mechanic).
nice entry. i know it can be hard to create a realistic computer enemy, but what you could do / could have done was recording one users taps (P1), uploading them onto a server, and when a different player (P2) plays, download the previously recorded taps of P1 and let P2 race against him. For a start, it's more than sufficient if you record yourself 3 times.
A simple idea that's pretty well done :). I think the full potential is indeed in MP though so I might play this again when I get home tonight. The gameplay might lack a bit of strategy though, maybe for examples different types of terrain with different optimal tapping "rythms" would have been cool!
Lazarus-omin (from Creative Sectors): Finger-numbing button masher, with cutesy art-work, charming humour, and a pretty simple, but very effective concept. It's definitely fun, but of course with multiple players. Good job! :)
Nice! Just spent a good 20 minutes playing this with the whole team - simple concept but it's actually very fun! :D Extremely frantic when having to switch keys :') Audio and graphics fit nicely. My quickest time was 14.85 - good job guys!
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Sound was a tad loud though.
Not sure about the whole "unconventional weapon" part of it, but nice work anyway.
great job!
Bonus points for multiplayer, definitely improves the experience and goes well with the lolworthy nature of the game. (I guess it wouldn't have been too hard to add a moderately paced AI just to make single player more of a race, though.)
you didn't choose the best quality for the music though :/
Anyway, very fun, graphics are nice, and who doesn't like Ride of the Valkyries?
Very good submission
-Neith
I don't know what you could have made better on this game. Music, graphic style, humor and mood are fitting together to a hell of a fun game.
Thank you for that entry!
Finger-numbing button masher, with cutesy art-work, charming humour, and a pretty simple, but very effective concept. It's definitely fun, but of course with multiple players. Good job! :)