Junior's Car

by khayet
Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.68
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.75
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.04
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.25
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.89
Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.80
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.60
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.76
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★50%
Wow, that was fun! My very first LD-entry. It's a racing game taking place on YOUR desk! Also has some form of story..

controls: arrow key +space

Tools I used:

-Game Maker 8.1 Pro

-GIMP (learned some new tricks today!)

-sfxr

-autotracker-bu + schismtracker

-audacity

screenshot

Comments18

kylerhoades24 Apr 2012, 06:20
Nice game mate. Yay for Game Maker games. Good work.
the8donut
the8donut25 Apr 2012, 16:36
Driving the car really feels like controlling a real RC one. Collisions are pretty unforgiving, but still nice game!
hungyg
hungyg25 Apr 2012, 16:37
nice, somewhat incomplete :)
Dr.Pingu
Dr.Pingu25 Apr 2012, 16:37
Some collision bug, but good work :)
Jeffalisk
Jeffalisk25 Apr 2012, 16:41
That's a fun art style right there. I managed to break out of the track and drive around on the desk at one point, but also managed to get a clean lap near the end.

Bonus points for the philosophy books on the desk :)
kelp26 Apr 2012, 20:27
The calculator is a nice addition. :)
tcstyle29 Apr 2012, 06:14
Nice idea for the theme. The car physics are quite unrealistic which makes steering really difficult. I like the music.
dokidoki
dokidoki29 Apr 2012, 06:22
This reminds me of Micro Machines. I liked Micro Machines. Some suggestions: Show total # of laps. (eg: 7/10) Slow down car instead of stopping it on the edges. Have some sort of interactive element. eg: A ruler that acts as a shortcut. (saves on distance, but is narrow and difficult to maneuver into) I was going to say wrong way indicator but laps seem to work in either direction.
JaJ
JaJ29 Apr 2012, 19:36
The game is very short and I'm missing a highscore table. Other than that, I liked what you did with the theme.
emongev
emongev29 Apr 2012, 19:45
I got stuck outside the track and couldnt get back several times, i liked the graphics, since they are like simple and include the theme very well. But maybe next time youll get a chance to do some more polish =)
dcolgan2 May 2012, 19:00
I love the items on the desk. You get full bars for humor. One nitpick is that I was holding down the up key at the end and advanced past the ending on accident. (I did the same thing in my game!)
robcozzens
robcozzens2 May 2012, 19:17
I would try it if you had a Web or OSX version.
Gemberkoekje
Gemberkoekje2 May 2012, 19:22
It's pretty basic, but for a first 48hr attempt it's pretty good, keep it up and in a few years you'll be programming with the pro's ;)
PIXEL^33 May 2012, 20:48
Well... to be honest, this is good for a Game Maker game. The music was kind of clashing, though, and the whole thing was just one. Simple. Level. There weren't any goals, which made things dull; achievements would've been nice.
StarDynamic3 May 2012, 21:32
Sometimes I would fly off the table or get trapped on the outside of the roadway. Still a cool game though. Nice job!
Misfit4 May 2012, 16:50
Nice game. Hi-score list would be cool.
JellyFame12 May 2012, 18:48
Cannot play, don't have access to windows.
minimicro
minimicro13 May 2012, 15:11
Good for relaxing ^^

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