Ludum Dare #24compo

Helix - A DNA Editor / Creature Platformer

by hirsch

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.18

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.00

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.69

Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.33

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.47

Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.43

Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.17

Coolness★★★★★★★★★★32%

This game needs no installation! (Just extract the *.zip file)

Helix is a platformer with (more :>) than 57 different levels. If you die, you have the possibility to edit the DNA of the character to change its appearance and skills helping you to continue easier. But not all modifications are useful.

Leveldesigner is included, just in case you want to create your own levels, but if you do publish it! ;)
Make sure you rename level.dna to create a new empty level.

This is my first compo submission for ludumdare - and my own first plattformer.

Have fun and don't forget to rate and comment :)

Oh, and it would be interesting to know if you have discovered the effects of some DNA changes (sometimes hard to notice). Let me know in the comment section :)

Hirsch

IDE: SciTE4AutoIt3
Compiler/Interpreter: Autoit v3
Music and Sounds: TuxGuitar 1.2, GXSCC Beta 236E and my guitar
Graphics: Corel PaintShop Pro X
Icon: InfranView 4.32
GUI: Koda FormDesigner 1.7.2.0

Download info:
Filetype: *.zip
Size: 6.4 MB
SHA256:5d53fd87b9755ff6585d8192343eed11b7b2e5ac2b646511052faa410b63b6e2

Comments12

andreyin27 Aug 2012, 12:45

Pretty cool, neat idea. I even got the "true" ending, probably on a place I wasn't supposed to be, I think. You should've written "Thank you", people love that hahaha.

Cell27 Aug 2012, 16:00

Cool :D

Arkazon27 Aug 2012, 20:43

Awesome idea with changing the dna, few issues with the controls - wall jumps were somewhat dodgy but a good game overall.

Zoomyzoom28 Aug 2012, 12:47

Fun little addictive game, I got so carried away I forgot my pasta was boiling

MurrayL28 Aug 2012, 12:56

Great concept - I loved the DNA interface, and the changes it made!
Would have been better with some more challenges other than just jumping on platforms. Also would've been great to be able to see the effect of a DNA strand once I've modified it once :)

timtipgames28 Aug 2012, 14:05

Very funny graphics ;) It also was much fun to play around with the DNA to see the effects. Overall a nice game :)

X-0ut28 Aug 2012, 22:02

It was a clever idea to use the helix to influence the mutations.

refreshcreations28 Aug 2012, 22:18

Nice mechanism with the DNA, got past the ending and i think probably to somewhere i hould get to, kudos for putting the level editor in the code, nice stuff!

Nimphious28 Aug 2012, 22:21

Great game! Some bugs in level transitions but overall brilliant. The DNA sequence editor was a neat death bonus!

Eniko29 Aug 2012, 15:22

Really like the DNA system. Unfortunately I got stuck in the wall at some point and couldn't get out. A self-destruct key would be handy.

_AM_29 Aug 2012, 15:58

That was interesting. I think you should be able to edit the DNA further as much as you want on death, the user won't know the results anyways until it's confirmed. If not that, a take back or undo for each edit would be good.