Ludum Dare #47compo
Programmer Nightmare
Oh No!! You feel asleep while working on you GameJam game, now you must collect all the JavaScript symbols and keywords to finish a program to escape the endless dream, and finish you game!
[Based on Real Imaginary Events]
This is my 2nd LudumDare (its been 2 years since my first). Built it all while fighting sickness and an inability to sleep.
Genres: adventure
Comments32
alec5 Oct 2020, 00:28
"tabs or spaces? Both" made me chuckle
neonjeff5 Oct 2020, 01:57
Alternating space/tab is the only way to go! I got stuck after animating the jumping jacks guy, but I like the idea! I wish it had sound.
Aarimous5 Oct 2020, 01:58
Love the tabs/spaces joke :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsoOG6ZeyUI
Cryptomnesic5 Oct 2020, 02:00
???
ChickenCastle5 Oct 2020, 02:04
Haha tabs vs spaces, nice. I got confused when he hated both answers, took me a while to come back for the 'both'. I then got stuck at 'true { console.log }'.
I think maybe some instructions or how to play details in the submission description would be really helpful.
Nice work!
I think maybe some instructions or how to play details in the submission description would be really helpful.
Nice work!
Yeomsley5 Oct 2020, 02:12
After much wandering it was worth it for the ending haha
Cary Stanley5 Oct 2020, 02:13
@david-hunter Yup, this is a weird game, I need to get some rest now :sleeping:
@aarimous Yes! I had to rewatch that "Silicon valley" clip when I was writing the dialog for that section of the game.
@aarimous Yes! I had to rewatch that "Silicon valley" clip when I was writing the dialog for that section of the game.
spacemyname5 Oct 2020, 02:57
Great Game!
timeloopedpowergamer5 Oct 2020, 07:52
Lots of inside jokes. Reminds me fondly of old Roberta Williams games. Not exactly nailing the theme, but this great game nails just about everything else.
Masaru5 Oct 2020, 11:47
Does the { not do anything ? I got stuck trying it on every character until I randomly clicked the computer... outside of that, these of true r/programmerhumour memes. Concept is very cool.
joonamo5 Oct 2020, 14:00
I love the walk animation loop! :runner:
Aterlamia5 Oct 2020, 14:50
well that is javascript, truest comment i have seen. Fun take, but i do miss some sounds
Gironimo45 Oct 2020, 15:18
Tabs. That's the end of the discussion. Fun way of picking up items by debugging!
Cary Stanley5 Oct 2020, 17:02
@chickencastle If the markdown had a way to hide spoilers, I would definitely add a strategy guide.
@timeloopedpowergamer Thanks for the comment, was nice to hear my game likened to a old Roberta Williams games :smile_cat:
@masaru Yes, the "{" does not have a use in this game, but is needed to complete the game.
@timeloopedpowergamer Thanks for the comment, was nice to hear my game likened to a old Roberta Williams games :smile_cat:
@masaru Yes, the "{" does not have a use in this game, but is needed to complete the game.
WongKongPhooey5 Oct 2020, 17:21
What a nice, unique idea! Simple, but engaging. Exactly what you want from a jam game!
raddishradish6 Oct 2020, 04:27
Loved how you executed the theme! I didn't expect to actually see a game jam game about making a game jam game.
Emily Pitcher6 Oct 2020, 06:49
What a fun game idea! I love how you interpreted the theme especially.
LouieJams6 Oct 2020, 13:47
Really fun idea, was unable to figure out how to escape the dream but enjoyed the experience!
Cary Stanley6 Oct 2020, 18:14
Thanks @emily-pitcher & @louiejams I really enjoyed your game as well!
fpoli7 Oct 2020, 02:25
Very funny and engaging! I felt bad for the poor guy who got stuck on the animation loop. One thing to point out... I used all all the "items" except for the opening curly bracket. Can it be used somewhere? Anyway, it was fun!
Lucas Helfman7 Oct 2020, 03:40
This really is a nightmare!
If your goal was the mess with the player, job well done!
If your goal was the mess with the player, job well done!
Cary Stanley7 Oct 2020, 16:33
@fpoli yes the opening curly bracket is not used as an "action" in the game, but must be obtained for the ending
@lucas-helfman sorry to hear you had a bad experience
@lucas-helfman sorry to hear you had a bad experience
Shelvid7 Oct 2020, 18:56
Simple and fun game, slightly confusing but managed to beat it all by myself
Cary Stanley7 Oct 2020, 20:07
Thanks for playing @shelvid! It was great to watch your twitch broadcast. Helps me see the players challenges and understand how I can better improve in the future.
netmute8 Oct 2020, 19:25
Lot's of great programmer humor in here :joy:
I love a good point n click, and this one was very unique. Well done :grin: :thumbsup:
I love a good point n click, and this one was very unique. Well done :grin: :thumbsup:
Ramble House Games11 Oct 2020, 00:21
Neat idea. I hope you sort out that sleep issue.
island-jam-2-group-311 Oct 2020, 15:22
Simple but original game. I missed some music / sounds but other than that good job ;-)
MandaRad11 Oct 2020, 16:03
I liked the humour in this game a lot and really enjoyed the interactions with the characters. Great job!
nandelind14 Oct 2020, 20:37
Very creative and fitting! I did have trouble sometimes with putting an instruction on something, where it would sometimes drop/disappear before I got to where I was going or clicked to try using it.
Cary Stanley15 Oct 2020, 21:22
Thanks @nandelind for the feedback, I saw another player struggle with the "actions" cursor, if I have time I will try to fix some day.
ruthiepee16 Oct 2020, 22:27
I was bout to be MAD at that wizard before I realized what the right answer was... haha! I love the originality of this game, which is reminiscent of an oldschool adventure game with a looping environment. It'd be nicer with some audio but I really appreciate the inventiveness of it and the funny dialog.
Seriously though I used to love those old adventure games, this a pretty good version of the them. Very funny.