You are the Balloon Bandit in an exciting side scrolling shooter game.
Evade the police! Avoid the bombs and spikes! Collect the money!
No goats I'm afraid, but you may spot another mammal lurking in the trees...
This is my first ever LD48 project. I created it using Gamemaker Studio Standard. I used Photoshop for the graphics, sfxr and the voice recorder on my iPhone for sound effects, and Acid Pro 4.0 for music. I also recorded a vlog of my weekend which I will edit together and get on youtube shortly. Enjoy!
Known bugs: -Collision detection is imprecise -Issue with the time showing properly once the minutes reach double digits
EDIT: 17/12 - I've replaced the Windows installer with a standalone executable in a ZIP file.
Really good game. But I think there is a bug when you repeatedly press A and D at the same time. Some of the missles just stuck in the air (which allowed me to build a wall in the sky out of yellow dots ^^). But still a good entry.
Pretty nice. At last "floaty controls" can be said as something positive. The music track is very low compared to the fx, could barely heard it. I kept getting hurt for trying to grab the dynamite, some part of my gamer's subsconcious insisted it was a power-up. Hmmm, dynamite...
That was pretty good! I liked the balloon controls - they felt sluggish enough, like piloting a floating balloon. I like the little evil giggle when you collect stuff - hee hee hee.
This was really great until... I couldn't figure out how to shoot. >< Left/right click for some reason wasn't doing anything. I floated around for a bit though, and I'm liking what I see. The occasional wind pushing your balloon around was cool (would have been cool if it happened to the other balloons too), the music was fitting, and I liked the sound effects.
Great job, a fun little game! I found that I could stay alive forever if I stayed at the top of the screen. Perhaps next time try to dedicate a little bit more time to game balance? Really liked the graphics, audio, and whole premise. :)
Very polished entry, well done. Balloon movement, visuals, sounds, little details, very nice.The police balloons would be better if they would not shoot at a regular interval and also try to chase a bit more, only then in lower numbers. Any more than 2 or 3 at a time is too much. I know the trend these days is endless levels but I'd like to see some goal in here too. All in all, very nice.
Thanks to all of you who've taken the time to rate and comment.
To those of you who've commented that the game is a bit short / boring: I agree. I had lots more ideas for other levels (towns, caves etc.), weapons (blunderbuss?), and a goal to reach where you kidnap a girl etc. Unfortunately, time was against me so I just got finished what I could.
Regarding going to the top of the screen to avoid damage: This was an oversight on my part! I'd left a gap at the top of the screen without enemies so that they wouldn't be obscured by the GUI text. I neglected to tighten this up before getting the game released. To be honest, I felt like a zombie near the end of the 48 hours and my brain was in shut-down mode. I'm just pleased I got as much done as I did!
But still a good entry.