Leonardo's Painting Machine is one of Leonardo da Vinci's lesser known inventions. In fact, before this game was released, nobody had ever heard about it!
You program the machine using punch cards, in order to reproduce a particular painting. The holes in the punch cards control brush motion, colour, numerical registers and control flow. These are introduced gradually, so don't feel disappointed if the first few levels seem simple ;)
This game draws inspiration from Zachtronics games (TIS-100, SpaceChem, Infinifactory) and esoteric programming languages. Be warned: if this sounds like your kind of game, you may not go to bed on time tonight.
You can save and share your creations by clicking the Link button, which will give you a copyable URL in your browser's address bar. This, plus the in-game stats, might allow for a little competition: who creates a particular painting in the least number of cycles? Who needs the fewest holes in their punch cards to do it?
An HTML5 game made with HaxeFlixel. No audio. Tested on Chrome and Firefox.
POST-COMPO CHANGES: - Added the browser scrollbar for those who need it. - Added keyboard controls to make up for small click targets; press F1 for help. If you want to experience the true compo version, just ignore them ;)
wow! cool puzzle game. It seems that the screen is cut off for later levels because there's no scroll bar. It'd also be great to have a little intro to explain where you're eventually headed. Even just a hint saying "there's more operations that you see here".
Such a well implemented and polished mechanic, though part of me wishes that there was an erase all button for the placed holes for the many times I reset my progress on the puzzles
@studdert249: Yeah, sorry about the lack of a clear button. The thought occurred to me, but I prioritised other features. You can drag across with the right mouse button (or with left, when starting on a hole) to erase somewhat quickly.
Quite interesting! I included it in my compilation video series of Ludum Dare 36 games, if you’d like to take a look :) https://youtu.be/VSGUm6oLKPM
This game is so awesome! I loved everything about it. The idea is great and nicely coupled with the backstory (the fact about how many punchcards were used to paint the mona lisa was funny ;). The graphics are great and it controlls really good.
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bigalphillips3 Sep 2016, 05:30
I am really enjoying this so far. Only critique is that the first couple puzzles were confusing from the tool tip "Move the brush right if possible, or start reading from the right" -- kind of implies that if you cannot move further right, you will start reading instructions to the right. Later becomes clear that there's a special command to alter direction. Minor rewording may help there. Thanks!
Ok.. That's a fantastic concept and a very polished puzzle game! Graphics are good and the reflexion get quite hard aha It only lacks some sounds and music to complete the experience, and it could easily become a retail game imo! Very well done :D
What a great game again, @Frozen Fractal! I really enjoyed playing it. :) So far I got half way. :D In the first level I got confused, because I thought that I also had to paint the middle with white paint, since there is an option to change color. Very polished entry, especially for a compo game. -A
This is spectacular! I love Zachtronics games (I made a SpaceChem/Infinifactory style game for miniLD 69), and this is really well made! I am currently on level 8 (the one after the sandbox) and will definitely continue playing. I'd love to see a downloadable version with audio.
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@NoTrueSpaceman: Made a post-compo fix for the scrollbar, thanks. I had noticed, just didn't think anyone else would ;)
I loved everything about it. The idea is great and nicely coupled with the backstory (the fact about how many punchcards were used to paint the mona lisa was funny ;).
The graphics are great and it controlls really good.
Very well done :D
@tenpn: Thank, fixed the right-click thing.
@David Cookie: No time for any of that, I'm afraid!
Very polished entry, especially for a compo game. -A