Typewriter

by boddiul
Overall★★★★★★★★★★4.24
Fun★★★★★★★★★★4.21
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★4.49
Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.37
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.24
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.70
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.54
Mood★★★★★★★★★★4.01
i8.pngThe first arcade typewriter simulator! (what?)

Survive as long as possible, while fighting for empty space on a page!

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Controls:

WASD - Move
LEFT MOUSE BUTTON - Shoot
ESC - Exit
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Made in Game Maker Studio

SFX: BFXR

Music: WolframTones


Comments28

tcmxx13 Aug 2018, 16:46
It is a nice cool shooting game with special graphics..
Wekaj
Wekaj14 Aug 2018, 00:07
Awesome work, I love it! The presentation is perfect and I love all the creative hazards you came up with. So cool.
AGsilverAG14 Aug 2018, 00:12
Genuinely one of the sickest things i've seen done with "ascii" art, great work
Sloyd
Sloyd14 Aug 2018, 07:24
Very nice conncept, and a good use of theme. Definitely more mechanics than I managed to implement!
ConorOD
ConorOD14 Aug 2018, 12:18
Really unique, well made, and fun to play! I love the visuals and the soundtrack. Great job!
Dumivid
Dumivid14 Aug 2018, 12:18
One phrase, “Absolute mayhem”. Fun game, very original art style, good sound. My only concern was that I could not understand some time if I play the game or game play the “me”, messy chaos. In addition, player acceleration and deceleration was too high and made navigati0n a little harder. Overall, very original and well put game, impressive work.
JohnyF
JohnyF14 Aug 2018, 12:21
One of the best games i've seen on this ld so far
Whismirk
Whismirk14 Aug 2018, 13:06
The art style is unique and very pleasing, the gameplay is really fun, and what a creative way to fit the theme ! This is genuinely one of the most innovative games I've seen so far, and definitively one of my favorites.
Rexagon
Rexagon14 Aug 2018, 13:14
It is soo cool! Really great job!
Darylsteak14 Aug 2018, 13:35
"Oh god damn what a typewriter" Was the impression of my first playthrough of this game, and it was fun

The graphics and music were fantastic, and it really takes on the theme in an interesting way.

Great job!
JimmyC14 Aug 2018, 14:34
The game is really really fun! Many different upgrades,items and enemy really make this game more playable !And the pixel art style is very pretty!It's a little bit harder than i thought it would be.But still a very enjoyable game.Love it!
Jack Lance14 Aug 2018, 14:43
Fun and frantic game. It got repetitive after a little, but it was enjoyable trying to get as far as possible.
Koala Squad
Koala Squad14 Aug 2018, 15:19
Amazing work! I LOVE the art style! It's a really fun game, and I the music/SFX fit perfectly! The theme fit really well too! Great job! Keep on coding!

Cheers!
- The Koala Squad
Fenderbate
Fenderbate14 Aug 2018, 15:35
Really creative idea I enjoyed it a lot :smiley:
peringo
peringo14 Aug 2018, 15:51
The concept and premise of the game is absolutely excellent and it is surprising how well you were able to execute and build on the idea, given the damage model of enemies. The Graphics and audio aren't anything to rave about which is understandable given that its letters, the way you present them however, via Title and Game Over Screen for example, makes them great.

Sadly, it was a little laggy on my machine which should be able to handle the game with no problems; it didn't deduct a whole lot from the experience.

Very solid Entry, curious about your future entries and ideas!
garygreen
garygreen14 Aug 2018, 20:55
What a fantastically random shoot em up idea & so well executed. This is one of my faves. :)
Sam Estep
Sam Estep14 Aug 2018, 22:01
Amazing! I love the concept and I love the execution (graphics, animation, controls, etc.). It felt like it started getting laggy over time; at least, the audio started glitching. Is it possible that there are resources that you're building up over time without freeing? Other than that, the only critique I have is difficulty: it felt like it just stayed constant over time, so I was able to just survive indefinitely. It would be neat if the speed or number of enemies or something gradually increased over time.
Lerc14 Aug 2018, 22:01
From the screenshots, I thought 'This can't possibly work', but it does and it's awesome. I made a similar mechanic for Ludum Dare 14 (advancing wall of doom). Your game is definitely more fun.
Ezra LaFleur14 Aug 2018, 22:12
Such a funny and awesomely done concept! Really fun to play!
mike_inPrinciple
mike_inPrinciple15 Aug 2018, 03:40
I played it for a bit. Initially I thought it was quite a novel idea and well executed, what with all of the effects, screenshake, characters being fired at you and so on, but I was a little disappointed to find that there was no difficult curve, as far as I could tell. Nothing was managing to kill me and enemies were not becoming tougher.

Also, I don't think you hit the theme. I don't see how I would be running out of space. I always had somewhere to go.
Quorusa16 Aug 2018, 01:10
It's very good !!

Graphics and animations are awesome ! I like it ! :D

Very good, it's original.
Nyri0
Nyri016 Aug 2018, 20:48
Really creative and polished game, I enjoyed a lot playing it!
Greyo16 Aug 2018, 21:31
Very nice and well executed concept!
Andrei918 Aug 2018, 06:56
Very nice game! :D :thumbsup:
andreymust1918 Aug 2018, 11:21
Wooo, what a symbols mess! Very dynamic thing.
I think better auto-scroll page up with every new line, to player hurry move down.
CreamPie14 Sep 2018, 12:41
Very fun game! :)
Bitoddgames
Bitoddgames21 Sep 2018, 05:02
What a delight! Excellent concept, great execution, fun insertion of the two extra mechanics in later puzzles (crosswords and then dead end.)

Was feeling in a bit of a creative slump and this inspired me.

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