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The Worm Turns

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Short Introduction: 
An antithesis to the one button game genre! Use 8 keys to control your worm - each key controls a segment of the body. It's more intuitive than it sounds, and if you get the rhythm just right then you can set quite a pace! Be careful to avoid the hazards that might cause your extinction as you mosey through a variety of obstacles in a bid to prevent the extinction of your species. Use these 8 keys to control the worm: S, D, F, G, H, J, K, L Line your fingers up on those 8 keys and see if you can hit a rhythm that gets your worm moving along.
Platform/System: 
Windows
Platform/System: 
Mac OS X+
Brief Play Description: 

Video clip:

The Worm Turns is an antithesis to the one button game genre!

Use 8 keys to control your worm - each key controls a segment of the body. It's more intuitive than it sounds, and if you get the rhythm just right then you can set quite a pace!

Be careful to avoid the hazards that might cause your extinction as you mosey through a variety of obstacles.

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Achievements and Credits
Team Image: 
Contributors: 
Dodge
Contributors: 
dadams
Contributors: 
maxxor
Credits: 
Expert Hacking by Dadams. Dodgy Coding by Dodge. Texture Twiddling by Maxxor. Beats & Beeps by AnthonyS. Thanks to Lloyd Kranzky, Beetlefeet and SBoxle for their help and input. Thanks also to Simon Wittber, the Perth jammers and everyone who helped make GGJ 2011 happen!
Downloads
Game Files: 
application/zip iconThe Worm Turns 1.0 (Original Submission)
application/zip iconThe Worm Turns 1.1 - with post-gamejam polish!
application/zip iconThe Worm Turns 1.1 - with post-gamejam polish! Mac OSX version.
Installation Notes: 

Windows:
Unzip and run TheWormTurns.exe.

Mac OSX:
Unzip and run TheWormTurns.app.

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Submitted at Different Methods (Australia)

Dodge

New version with some polish!

  • By Dodge at 02/02/2011 - 22:28
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Thanks for the comments!

Uploaded a new version, 1.1. This has got a bunch of things extra polished over the few days after the end of GGJ, but no major changes to gameplay. Mostly improving the user interface, and adding some audio which was cruelly neglected in the rush of the 48 hour jam.

Also built a Mac OSX version for you fanboys out there!

kranzky

Game of the Jam!

5

What a crowd pleaser! Brilliant concept, well executed, fun to play and to watch.

beetlefeet

Hilarious and Fun

5

Really great stuff guys!

cammm

OMG Massive Eyes

  • By cammm at 01/30/2011 - 04:58
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5

Please download and play this game, it is seriously fun and very different. Many lols were had watching everyone faff around with the controls.

Dodge

Video Clip

  • By Dodge at 01/30/2011 - 03:11
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5

Here's a quick video clip of the game taken half way through Sunday:

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