LakseCounter 3000

by jepjoh2
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.02
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.17
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.15
Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.33
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★1.95
Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.65
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.88
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.27
*Do you hate your keyboard after 48 hours of grueling game hacking?*

*Yes? Well, you have come to the right place.*

Summary


Write words fast! Not anything fancy. Mindless repetition that will soon seem more like a workout.
But it will all be worth it for that coveted spot at the highscore list.

Because the highscore of the LakseCounter 3000 is only for the best of the best. Are you one of them?

Needed stuff


- Browser
- Keyboard (no mobile support sadly)
- Fingers (optional)

Comments13

Nick Barrash4 Apr 2022, 03:11
As a software engineer, I feel like I've been training my entire professional career to type "ls" as many times and as quickly as possible. Thank you for giving my life purpose and fulfillment.
CrocodileTuesday
CrocodileTuesday4 Apr 2022, 04:49
gasgasgasgsagsggasgagsgagsgagsgagsgagsgasggasgagsgasgagasgagsga

I'm bad at this game, but it is a lot of fun! I love that I can share my scores!
snesgaard4 Apr 2022, 09:23
lakslakslakslakslakslakslakslaks
atomicptr
atomicptr4 Apr 2022, 13:20
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.........

I somehow managed to break a record :thumbsup:
bradur
bradur7 Apr 2022, 13:10
lslslslslslslslslslslslslsls
iambaangkok
iambaangkok7 Apr 2022, 13:12
@atomicptr how...... I only got 658!

This game is great fun! Loved it. I tried to overtake your gasgasgas score but I couldn't :joy:

I can't figure out how to play the 1s level. I tried both my numpad 1 and normal keyboard 1 and '1s'. (Maybe I'm dumb hahah)
pcmaster7 Apr 2022, 15:38
LOL. Very nice. Extra thumbs up for the audio, the logging system.
benbennett8 Apr 2022, 23:20
Always fun to have a leaderboard for a jam game, nice job! Once I realized I didn't need to hit enter after typing the words my score got a lot better :laughing:
ruthiepee
ruthiepee9 Apr 2022, 11:56
You're looking at the new "+1000 Food" champ here. :trophy: The login/high score feature is above and beyond for a compo jam, I just want to say I'm majorly impressed with that. It could have the same sort of viral appeal as games like Wordle if it had a little more polish. Some simple CSS styling would go a long way. But there are some simple things like the timer bar and rising musical tones that create a sense of intensity and fun. Great game!
clemall
clemall9 Apr 2022, 12:00
Having a leaderboard for a jam is so rare! I am amazed.
Them game is fun, I'm not super good at typing but I enjoyed the game anyway.
Good job !
Harmadillo9 Apr 2022, 15:13
The leaderboard adds a nice challenge. It certainly kept me smashing my keyboard longer than I expected.
WFMG
WFMG13 Apr 2022, 10:38
I don't think I've ever seen this type of game on LD before! Pretty cool, but there isn't much content or feedback. I enjoy being able to track high scores between all players, but the actual gameplay is a bit of a let-down. I expected it to be more like those WPM typing tests, only competitive, and I think it would've been better off that way. It's not very fun to type the same few characters over and over. Maybe you chose to do it this way because it's very hard to correct typing mistakes when you don't know what you've written, but there's a clear and better solution to that. Gotta mimic those WPM tests. Longer texts, WPM result, your typing being visible, and it'd get much better ratings from me. The competitive nature of this game is the best part.
rolferm14 Apr 2022, 20:48
This is a great warmup for a full day of programming.

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