How Mosquito Became Human

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.79
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.34
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.07
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.92
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.14
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.78
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.45
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.51
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★100%
This game is about brave mosquit who wants to became human. Can he fulfill his dream?

Controls:

Arrows - move/fly/jump
Z - eat something
X - climb on green bullshit at background(in penguin mode)
Esc - exit

Comments52

[BitSpace] Akaikee26 Aug 2012, 12:40
Very well done, nice Graphics and a catchy soundtrack. The Level Design is well done, but a little bit frustrating.
LuizHGMonclar
LuizHGMonclar27 Aug 2012, 03:16
Absolutely loved the graphics, cutscenes, sound and mood... I'm a fool for pixel art.

As soon as I turned into a frog I couldn't get past the huge wall to get the birds... the height of the jump just wasn't enough :(
sclark39
sclark3927 Aug 2012, 03:16
I wasn't able to get anywhere once I got the frog (couldn't make it up to the next platform), and I died at first as a mosquito because I went to try to eat the frog (as instructed), before discovering the ones with their tounges out are harmful.
Cool idea, good graphics/sound. Reminds me of E.V.O. a little. :)
magicdweedoo
magicdweedoo27 Aug 2012, 03:24
It'd be cool if you could switch the way you're facing without moving (for the frog). Other than that I like this.
SaintHeiserauthor27 Aug 2012, 03:47
2magicdweedoo
You can use right+up and left+up to execute hight jump in required direction.
brita_27 Aug 2012, 13:04
No windows here. I'm running on linux.
Ezzam27 Aug 2012, 13:09
Really well made game. It took me a second to figure out the way i was supposed to be going as frog. The ending is good, too ;)
cadin
cadin27 Aug 2012, 13:14
Your screenshots look great. I wish there was a Mac version so I could try it out.
sgehlich27 Aug 2012, 13:14
Very very nice graphics and sound, but the gameplay is quite confusing and frustating. You first tell the player to eat frogs. There are big frogs that I tried to eat, but I died. Then, after passing the big frogs, I found small frogs that I could eat.

After that, I couldn't get any further. I couldn't find birds because I couldn't jump high enough to the next platform.
tompudding
tompudding27 Aug 2012, 13:32
Wow, that was awesome! Beautiful pixel art, great music and fun to play as well.
Vordux27 Aug 2012, 13:34
Very difficult gameplay, really reminded of some of the titles from the Amiga era. I loved the ending, it felt rewarding once I got there.

The music was really good, again it captured some of the memories I had from Amiga titles.

Graphics were excellent also, the overall style was fitting and enjoyable.

Great game.
Dakota27 Aug 2012, 13:34
God that was hard. Love the ending. Might was not mention you have to go back as the frog.

I also liked how the difficulty changed as you evolved. Don't know it that was intentional or not.
shinD
shinD27 Aug 2012, 13:37
The controls are a bit finicky, especially with the frog lining up a proper jump is a bit too difficult. Otherwise nice job!
juaxix27 Aug 2012, 14:39
I cant go up the wall being a frog...
reverso1327 Aug 2012, 14:41
Great game, but controlling the frog is driving me crazy haha
Lucas Tiridath
Lucas Tiridath27 Aug 2012, 14:49
Brilliant game. Wonderful pixel art and a great sense of humour. I agree that the controls are a little tricksy sometimes but that's the challenge, right? And like other people have said, great ending as well. Really well done.
K1NET1K
K1NET1K27 Aug 2012, 15:30
Nice tunes, and nice pixels
fruitfly27 Aug 2012, 17:00
this i actually quiet hard. nice pixel art and feel to the game. very nice controls.
Kortuga9827 Aug 2012, 17:03
Pretty good game, graphics were excellent, nice sound, but in my opinion the frog was a bit hard to control. Otherwise, good job.
KR-Eddie27 Aug 2012, 17:45
I know I are what you eat, but I'm pretty sure that's not how evolution works... still, great game =)
Cell27 Aug 2012, 18:40
This is awesome!
Ithildin
Ithildin27 Aug 2012, 19:54
Graphics and music were excellent, brilliant job :)

Gameplay was fun, too, despite the confusion with the bigger frogs at the beginning, and the need to carefully plan the jumps (in frog mode) to reach higher places.
gustavodort28 Aug 2012, 04:56
MAN, I LOVED THIS!

Awesome graphics, very well used mechanics and the level design is rewarding!

:)
Materie
Materie28 Aug 2012, 14:49
Liked it a lot! I didn't die at penguins, but that part was a little too long considering the risk of death, in my opinion. Might want to make it a bit shorter, or safer.
Zoomyzoom28 Aug 2012, 17:57
I LOVE this graphic style! game was great was well!
ramoncb28 Aug 2012, 19:04
nice graphics and music, but I got stuck in the frog part, can't jump higher even with up+right T_T
X-0ut28 Aug 2012, 21:36
Loved this, super 8 bit style. You got three 5 stars from me (theme, gfx, audio). Not gonna mention more because I dont want to spoil for anybody else. Great :D
lazybraingames
lazybraingames29 Aug 2012, 05:21
Good stuff! But, I couldn't figure out how to get beyond the frog mode. Still, it's really impressive for 48 hours!
SaintHeiserauthor29 Aug 2012, 06:20
If anyone stuck on the frog mode, here my solution:

*SPOILER*

1) Jump into left hole, from which you fly as mosquit. You need to turn back to the start.
2) Use long jump (left-right keys) to jump pits. And hight jump (up key) to get to the edge of "islands" between pits.
3) At the start you can jump up on left wall. Move left and you find first birds lair.
4) Second birds lair located slightly higher. Move to left until limit. There is you need jump up to the top platform. To do this move left to the left wall. Then do one long jump right. Now you must land on the brick. Then press left+up to execute hight left jump. Then do one long jump right. Here is second birds lair =)
Maple
Maple29 Aug 2012, 13:44
Very very nice. It was interesting to see how each of the creatures would control, and I really liked controlling the frog.
Spaceoff
Spaceoff29 Aug 2012, 14:24
Great little game, ending was epic too. The music is decent, graphical style is great too, all in all a very nice entry.
Adok29 Aug 2012, 15:20
Good game!
Mach60KAS
Mach60KAS30 Aug 2012, 00:57
That was certainly very unique - can't say I've seen a mosquito evolve into a frog by eating some of them! :P The music was great, and really suited the graphic style. I enjoyed the sense of humour present throughout. :D
aare
aare31 Aug 2012, 17:22
I love the design of the level and how the different mechanics changes it. The frog movement is a little bit irritating though :)

Also, best ending evah :D
JaJ
JaJ1 Sep 2012, 16:08
Very polished, and long too! Penguin and frog modes were a bit frustrating because of the controls. I did manage to become human... and what comes after that.
bobiniki
bobiniki1 Sep 2012, 16:19
Wow this is my favourite game so far. And it reminds me so much to my game :D
CapGrip1 Sep 2012, 19:40
Nice graphics and sound, I like the mechanics too, but it´s very hard to jump where I want and this makes the game a bit frustrating.
infernet89
infernet893 Sep 2012, 15:06
Amazing game, best humour i've seen so far. It's fantastic how many things you did in only 48 hours!
khoa
khoa4 Sep 2012, 22:05
Really nice game, even if controls were terrible è_é
BMacIntosh
BMacIntosh4 Sep 2012, 22:34
Excellent game. I almost couldn't get up to the second bird nest, even with your directions. But that's about the only problem I found. Clever, and looks great!
Cyboot
Cyboot5 Sep 2012, 20:05
looks very nice.

but seems to be very hard, I died every time at the first frogs. Maybe I am just too stupid to play the game or I am too tired. I try it tomorrow again ;)
science4cake6 Sep 2012, 21:32
platforming with the frog was too difficult. Otherwise looked good. Wish I could have finished it.
SaintHeiserauthor7 Sep 2012, 18:09
If someone stuck, you can see this let's play:
Huitre
Huitre9 Sep 2012, 17:31
Really nice !
Maybe put some effort on writing correct English next time !
If you like eating cute animals, check out our game !
RawBits
RawBits11 Sep 2012, 17:53
Nice game! The only part I didn't liked is the dog eating thing but aside from that everything is allright.
Gabriel
Gabriel14 Sep 2012, 20:42
Wow, very nice! It's simple but I really couldn't let it go before I finished. And the ending is well worthy it! :D
The dark humor is awesome, but what I really enjoyed the most was the absolutely nonsense science notion. hahaha
The part with the frog almost made me give up, not because it's hard to control (I understand THAT is the challenge after all), but because the wall to the right (right after you become frog) is just tall enough for you to not reach it for a few pixels. It makes it seem like I was doing something wrong or the game had some bug. The tiny hole that led to the left made it look like I was going somewhere I wasn't supposed to go, so I didn't insist on that at first. Once it became clear that I had to go back, I enjoyed everything else. Congratulations, very nice entry! :D
NeiloGD
NeiloGD16 Sep 2012, 17:27
I am not usually a fan of the platformery ones, but love love love this! The bad English I felt add to the humour a bit, gives it a nice feeling of not being serious. Frustrating controls for the most part, but it made it so much more rewarding when I finally completed it. Great work!
hamster_mk_416 Sep 2012, 20:06
Making multiple con troll systems is always a challenge I am impressed you did so many.
raarlac17 Sep 2012, 01:41
Best use of the theme I've seen in this LD. 6/5 stars
The game is great too! I loved how the controls are aweful while you are less evolved forms and It keeps getting better.
Graphics and audio are great too. And that ending LOL I knew it would happen and I loled anyway.
One of my favs :)
mes
mes18 Sep 2012, 00:45
funny game :) i like how each of the creatures has different controls. very nice art and music!
nate42718 Sep 2012, 01:00
A very good game. Graphics, gameplay, and theme were all there. Loved the ending.

"You are what you eat"

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