Acrodog

Put this thing on mobile. You literally don't even need to change anything. Just add touch controls and I could see it being extremely popular!

This is so fun and cute! Also really (too?) hard.
I did 17:86 on my best run

My compo:
http://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-34/?action=preview&uid=46758

This is amazing! Put it on Steam!

Really great game. The art and music is so perfect. I managed to get 24:20. Really nice job.

Nice idea and very well executed! I agree that it is too difficult though which takes away a bit of the fun for me. Too many thinks feel like I have no chance to react to them in time. Love the graphics and the mood!

Gorgeous visuals and a really original concept. I found it to be.. well, basically, incredibly difficult. The best I could do was about 15 seconds or so. I would imagine that if someone could get really good at this game it would look to someone watching like the player had magic powers which is usually a good sign for me.

I'd be great if there was a way to gradually ramp the difficulty a little but I can't even begin to imagine how you'd do that! :)

@hexagore 15 seconds is the sweetspot I expect most people to get! It is quite hard, I admit. But it's also tweakable. Thanks for the feedback!

I agree. Get this on mobile, I would play the shit out of it while waiting for the bus! Best game I've come across yet!

Wow I am incredibly impressed!!! This game is so much fun. It feels really good, I love the music, and the puppy is just absolutely adorable! The style is really strong and gosh I just love it so much. I wish there were some in game goals. I got up to 47 seconds so far! I'm going back go playing it... I want to get a full minute! :D

Seriously amazing job. <3

Pretty neat! Love puppy!!

Fantastic entry. I was quite excited to play this when I first saw your post on the LD board. And I'm really impressed.

Wow this is awesome!
Very cool idea, and very nice graphics and sound!
I love how the stage really has weight to it.
Well done how the music changes when you're not in the light.
Really well done!

This is my favorite game so far. Want to give more stars but can't. That puppy is so sparkly!

I absolutely loved this game! Having a tomato hit to end the game instead of just having the timer run out was a nice touch. I'd love to see a mobile version.

marvellous two-button game. dog is really cute, very good sounds and visual effects. difficult to keep myself from flinging the pup off the sides.

Cute visuals, fun gameplay, neat realisation
Love it! :)

Incredible. This would make a killing on mobile! Maybe a little too hard but thats an easy fix. I love (get it) the style and the music crossfade is a wonderful touch.

Highscore: 27:09

Your game is really amazing!

Very original idea, funny and so cute!

I laught so much making the dog flip in the air :D

Excelent work, "Lil Houndini" got my audience for many minutes!

Great stuff! One of the strongest entries I've played so far - tons of polish and a good challenge.

One of the best compo submissions I've seen! I love everything about it, it's fun, looks good, sounds good and is extremely challenging! It's a simple idea executed very well, great job!

Hard but fun, creative idea, great style!

Beautiful graphics, fun gameplay. I included it in my Ludum Dare 34 compilation video series, if you&rsquo;d like to check it out :) https://youtu.be/XuTLfsOkf7k

Encore !

Wow, that's a great idea on 2 buttons! I could get addicted with this.

That was a really fun little game! Thank you!

Well, if this isn't the hardest thing I've ever played. Everything about this is wonderful, except maybe my perceived difficulty of keeping the dog in the damn lime light. Very well made.

Great entry! The gameplay was a bit challenging to master at first, but it wasn't necessarily a problem. Feels quite polished and finished, great job!

Loved it! You did a good job, congratz!

Simple, fun and challenging. Nice Work!

This is so lovely! One of the best I've played so far. It's just so fun, but hard. The thing is: this game has so much potential, with just some minor changes. If I may suggest one:
- The tomatoes are hard to avoid, especially when about 19 are thrown. And you never know when they come. my suggestion is to keep them in the game, but make it more like a punishment for not staying in the light. Then at least you know why tomatoes are thrown at you.

Overall this was sick!

Bit difficult but I couldn't stop smiling playing it.

@CrownCity actually, that is EXACTLY what the tomatoes are for! They're only thrown when you don't stand in the light for over 2 seconds. Thanks for the feedback though, greatly appreciated :)

Ha Ha this puppy is so cute, even with tomato juice on face...
This game made me laught, and just for that, very thank you !

Brilliant idea and very well executed. He's just too cute!

Perfect! Exactly the game I hoped for when submitted "two button controls" theme :)

Please put this on my phone. Please.

Really funny game! It make me laugh :) Congrats!

cute game, very funny and creative. Also beautiful graphics, well done

AH! Love it! You nailed the gameplay spot on, and polished the game quite well. I only wish it saved the high score, haha. You MUST finish it up and release for mobile ;D

Good game! I love this art!

One of the most polished I've played so far! Great art and mechanics, and I'm enamored with this little ragtime tune. But I'm really a fan of the toy-piano version that comes in when you're not lit. Awesome musically, and great little design choice. I'm proud of the 40 seconds I managed after enough tries. The key is lowering both sides in the right situations! I think?

THIS IS DEADLY CUTE!
my cute aggression is satisfied lol.
And the gameplay is nice, really challenging to me, repeating with fun!

Really adorable, great use of physics!

very cute little game :) nice graphics and animation! well done!

A funny and interesting take on the theme. I think the way you control the bar is quite original and fun, but I found the light to move way too fast and too randomly to allow for any fine control. It would be great if you had to do some specific exercise, like jumping in a specific pattern.

Gave this full marks.. Incredible. Love it. Keeping on my desktop for future games!

Very cute game. I loved it! :)

I love this, very simple and clear, and it's always nice when an ld game makes me lose half an hour trying for a highscore. would totally play this on mobile too!

5 stars for cute :3

Really good game with slick controls. The audio was great too.

Man this game is hard. But it's fun and cute so I still want to keep playing. =]

This was a cool idea with great graphics and sound, and some nice touches. I liked the way the music begins to fade out when you aren't in the spotlight, and the tomatoes are great.

The indirect control over the dog was a cool premise, it was just enough to feel I had agency but difficult enough that I screwed up and threw myself off many times. In a good way.

Well done!

Brilliant idea, so fun and addictive. The only thing I think it needs is finer control over releasing each side of the platform - but that would probably require abandoning the two button controls! Excellent entry all-round anyway.

oh god this game is adorable

Funny game, really! Mechanic is cool and game purpose pretty interesting! Like it =)

Great entry! simple and charming :)

You've been featured in today's Ludum Dare to Believe! Check it out! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMqbWKLhbQs

In addition to being aggressively cute, this game is super addictive -- my best time currently is only slightly under 24 seconds, but I've been playing for a while now! Awesome job with such an original concept.

I got to 37.14 on my first try. Amazing game, very fun and addictive!

I liked the animations of the dog! they were super cute. and the sparkles when you were in the spotlight! the music was also really nice. it took a little while to get a hang of the controls, i found often i accidentally held the button too long when i wanted a short tap, and he went flying!

Everything has already been said. Really nice.

Wow, love Acrodog. Indirect controlling Little Houdine feels great (tip: both Z and M to control Acrodog in Y axis without risking going out of bounds!). This entry is amazing, game balance is really top notch. Congrats on it!

You have something here! You could turn that into a mobile game pretty easily and it'd be amazing!

Either, it's a really great game. Simple and efficient idea, and amazing execution. Congrats!

One of my top 5 entries for sure! Loved it! Such a great concept, mechanic, idea, etc. Love that it's a dog too. So cool! Awesome game! Congrats! c:

This entry is cheating! How could anyone not like Lil Houdini?

Easily one of the top games for me. Everything just fits too well.

A little bit hard but so lovely, art, music and this dog <3

This is genius

Put this in android!! Please!! You are a genius!!