10 Things to do when stranded on a Island

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Here it is! My first commit to the grand ludum dare!

It's a light platformer, made with python and pygame primarely.
Physics are done with my own physics module.
The basic idea is, that I wanted to see how much I could punish my processor with python and pygame, and boy did I succeed :P
Anyway you are the robot Monty, who is stranded on a Island.
Your goal is gather ingredients for the best breakfast in the world. No more, no less :)
And of course you have to leave some Monty Python references when writing in python. A cookie to all who gets them :)

Controls are:
a - to move right
d - to move left
space - to jump

The Linux binary is made on a 64-bit architecture, Windows executable will be up monday.

Looking forward to your judgement :)

Programs used:
The GIMP

Libraries used:
Cython
Cxfreeze
Pygame
Py2exe

Edit:
HURAAA! Windows .exe is up!! It has a problem with running on wine but it should run on a windows pc. I must say that Py2exe isn't the most reliable software i.e. some of the level scripts have been messed up a bit. Especially platform positions. Guess I'm gonna go for C++ next time :)
Hope you can get it to work

Known issues:
Jumping - not as much an issue as an word of caution; the jump function can sometimes be a bit insensitive. So don't be afraid to spam the jump button :) Same goes for the move buttons.

Tools: GIMP, pygame

Comments11

Atm the download link is no longer working, im gutted I really wanted to check this one out. The screenys look really cool.
belbeeno
I can't even get the game loaded up; same problem as psnake. Don't have a linux box sitting around, so I'll have to wait for the Windows version to be fixed before judging.
hamburger
The link appears to be broken, so I couldn't download. Kudos on the 9-word title though. The longer the title, the better. :)
allen
Doesn't work for me either (windows)

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Not running here either, on Windows 7 x64. Getting the same "physics module: load failed -> unknown unit type" error. Come on I want to try it!
Jonny D
I got it running with the source. The game speed is pretty low and the robot is quite slippery. He doesn't always respond to jump presses when he's near an edge. I knocked over the pillars on the second level and couldn't proceed and didn't know how to reset the level... The graphics aren't bad. The k-niggit animation is good and reminds me of Wizards & Warriors.
Serilyn
Same problem with crashing on just after the title screen. I'm running Windows 7.
Riley Adams
No luck here (on win7 64bit), same prob as the others... I'll give it a go in Linux next chance I get though...
SonnyBone
Yup. Getting a crash. Won't even load past the title screen.
The windows version crashes even before entering the game,(it shows the first screen, but then crashes (maybe no input handling?). The last line of the console output is:

physics module: load failed -> unknown unit type

I'll try it on Linux, but I advise to fix the bug ASAP on Windows since most people use it.
Endurion
Hangs after the title with some error "Unknown unit type".

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