My Mini Castle

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.99
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.90
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.31
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.39
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.53
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.64
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.96
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.80
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★100%
My second Ludum Dare!

Controls:

- Left & right arrow keys

- Spacebar

Summary:

Help Mr Peng defend his Mini Castle while notorious square shaped blobs try to run it over!

Comments81

pvwradtke
pvwradtke29 Apr 2013, 07:30
Man, where do I start? The game is cute looking, plays great and is easy to pick up. A bit more balancing for picking up potatoes, but other than that, a very enjoyable experience!
deathray
deathray29 Apr 2013, 07:59
Picking up the potatoes is hard. But it's so cute; your art style and animation are incredible.
GeorgeBroussard29 Apr 2013, 08:02
This is awesome! Great art, fun gameplay and funny as hell. Great, great game. Perfect size and scope for a LD effort. Good work.
Luxorix
Luxorix29 Apr 2013, 09:33
Good game! Only a size large.
raincole29 Apr 2013, 13:38
The graphics are decent.
aquilicoco
aquilicoco29 Apr 2013, 13:39
I love the graphics :)
Ernyz29 Apr 2013, 14:01
Graphics are nice indeed. I also liked the humour, overall, really nice entry :)
PushmePullyu
PushmePullyu29 Apr 2013, 14:04
Just so very fun. Very very well done. 5 stars! XD
EdoMiyamoto
EdoMiyamoto29 Apr 2013, 14:10
Very very good, +1 for the pinguin !
cmayhem29 Apr 2013, 14:25
Absolute adorable game. Easy controls.
Hypnohustla
Hypnohustla29 Apr 2013, 15:28
Really fun game. I think it was well balanced and the graphics were really nice. :) And it was funny too!
numpad29 Apr 2013, 16:59
Awesome game! Looks so adorable, fun to play, overall: Something like a winner!
DustyStylus
DustyStylus29 Apr 2013, 17:00
Delightful! I actually had to search for this after seeing it on the front page of LD earlier. Glad I did! Works great on OSX here.
TijmenTioauthor29 Apr 2013, 17:07
Thanks for all the kind comments so far! They put a big smile on my face :)
Lythom29 Apr 2013, 17:29
Nice entry here ! This is really what you want to see in a LD small but polished game.
Maybe a little more depth in game and/or a closer synergy with the theme would have made it just perfect.
Had fun with this one, thanks for the game !
Filth and Money29 Apr 2013, 20:45
Wow, awesome game — 5 stars for all. My only issue is that I believe the manual says to click to collect potatoes, which was confusing since I started using my mouse.
JohnnySix
JohnnySix29 Apr 2013, 20:46
Absolutely loved this one - the narrative style from the outside leading you into the game with the instruction manual, simple controls, simple concept and wonderful pixelly graphics. Just give me moar potatoes. :D
naughtyloose29 Apr 2013, 21:31
exactly what pvwradtke said :)
Macroz
Macroz29 Apr 2013, 21:32
Great minigame, loved the comments and the look of it.
egos29 Apr 2013, 21:47
simple and efficiency
SonnyBone
SonnyBone29 Apr 2013, 22:17
WOW! This is twice in a row that you've blown me away with your style and addictively fun gameplay! Great job all around. The music is wonderful, the sprites are charming, and the gameplay is unique, challenging, and exciting. The dialogue is also a great touch. Little things like the transparency of the cursor when you're 'reloading' and the way the health bar swells and then shakes when the castle takes a hit... nice touches. Great work but PHENOMENAL work for 48 hours. KUDOS ONCE AGAIN!
Markavian
Markavian30 Apr 2013, 00:37
I think you mashed the theme. Fun little game. Sucks to be a penguin. Love the art style.
Tiago Ling Alexandre30 Apr 2013, 02:50
One of the best i've seen so far! Very fun and polished! Congratulations!
summontherats30 Apr 2013, 03:34
OH MY GOSH ITS ADORABLE

Also, hilarious. Why am I laughing so hard at a cocky penguin?

But yeah, you have to pick up a lot of potatoes to keep that thing going. Eventually I got paranoid enough that I went out after every single volley. And that led to my doom.
Arcana30 Apr 2013, 04:01
Great art. Great animation. Awesome humour.
Orni
Orni30 Apr 2013, 05:01
I really enjoyed this game.
It's well polished and the graphical style is adorable - so is the music.

if you continue developing this you might want to think about porting it to mobile - I'm sure it would be great an android/iOS

very well done
dick_claus30 Apr 2013, 07:18
Amazing. Sending my feelings back to good old school games. Wanna see large exploration adventure games from you.
FuzzyWuzzie30 Apr 2013, 15:47
Such a cute and fun game! Love the art and music and gameplay! Picking up potatoes was dicey, but introduced the necessary challenge. Very well done!
JimmyLord30 Apr 2013, 15:53
Cute game, did the potato cannon manual really tell me to go outside to pick up potatoes? Enjoyed your game, nice work :)
Masadow30 Apr 2013, 15:54
Loved the art ! Also, it's as minimalist as good so well done !
Benjamin30 Apr 2013, 17:18
Hey great game ! I would have prefer a special key (down) to go out instead of coming back to the door. Reactivating the key could have make the penguin abort the potatoe collect and running back to the castle :) Top Gfx Fun and Theme
qdowngames30 Apr 2013, 20:45
Bonus points on everything! Music, style, humor - great game!
ahm99
ahm9930 Apr 2013, 20:55
I really enjoyed this one. I liked the graphics. Funny too. Good job :)
lfpetrini
lfpetrini30 Apr 2013, 21:12
This is great! I loved everything!!
Alex Rose
Alex Rose30 Apr 2013, 21:14
This was awesome. Graphically, absolutely amazing. All the little things, like shaking etc. just really add to it, and the pixel art itself is beautiful - the penguin particularly looks great. Even the font choice was great.

The text though was the best. Had a smile on my face the whole way through. I particularly enjoyed him saying "LOL". And the "KABOOOM" - Zelda reference?

Anyway, awesome job man. Nice one.
omaromeir30 Apr 2013, 21:16
Loved the art, the gameplay is fun, and the music is pretty good. You've got a pretty good package here ;).
TijmenTioauthor30 Apr 2013, 21:33
@Alex Rose I had to make the font myself to get it to look nice on Mac haha
Siewart
Siewart30 Apr 2013, 22:32
Not really minimalistic, but still very awesome :D
Nezzhil30 Apr 2013, 22:51
I love pengüins *____* Now, really... i think it's a very, very good game.
7heSAMA
7heSAMA30 Apr 2013, 23:52
Not being able to control your potato-gathering movement is really, really annoying. Other than that, it was good.
zkenshin
zkenshin1 May 2013, 01:23
I do enjoy a good game with a penguin protagonist. :P
DaanVanYperen
DaanVanYperen1 May 2013, 01:55
I love the cute style. You had a lot of attention to detail (chat ticker, the spud particles). Very nicely done!
Gungnir
Gungnir1 May 2013, 13:13
Fun little game, very polished for 48 hours.

Extra points for the soundtrack :)
dem01 May 2013, 13:35
Really cute game!
lightsoda
lightsoda1 May 2013, 16:21
Overall pretty great.
Blizzil1 May 2013, 16:41
Lovely minigame, had fun playing it!
psychomonster
psychomonster1 May 2013, 20:03
Cooooool Game... like the character so much
multitude
multitude1 May 2013, 23:38
very nice game. enjoyed playing it :D
Thijsku
Thijsku2 May 2013, 19:23
Awesome game! I simply LOVE the graphics and the simplicity of the game! Perhaps some sort of repair feature would be nice. Also: the humor is really good!

One of my favourite entries yet! :)
Bernhard
Bernhard3 May 2013, 00:04
Wow this game is really well polished. Everything has some animation and some effect going for it adding to an overall very good experience. Also nice to have an actual achievable ending.
A bit too much meme-heavy on the humor for my taste, but everything else is perfect.
LTyrosine
LTyrosine3 May 2013, 01:42
Just LOVED this game. Amazing pixel art and nice gameplay zipped on minimalist (duh) setting. Top entry. Amazing job!
Jellycakes3 May 2013, 02:49
Really neat game. That penguin is awesome. Really solid gameplay too. Good job!
axcho
axcho3 May 2013, 05:58
Nice polish. I like the solid chunkiness of the art and the mechanics.
MinionStudios
MinionStudios3 May 2013, 18:12
Love this! It's so funny and simply well done!
klianc093 May 2013, 18:55
Really awesome, must collect ALL the potatoes.
Exclamation Mark3 May 2013, 20:58
I think this is the first likeable character I've met so far on this dare :D Well done!
jhrrsn
jhrrsn4 May 2013, 21:41
I really like the soundtrack, and it's nicely put together as a whole. Good job man!
Crynix
Crynix7 May 2013, 00:19
Love the art style. Gameplay is great, a little more balancing would be nice though. Overall, great entry!
Zccc
Zccc7 May 2013, 00:27
This is amazing!! Very well done :)
sP0CkEr27 May 2013, 04:04
very fun although it was pretty hard to play -- a few more potatoes perhaps -- great job!
Saturnyn
Saturnyn7 May 2013, 11:35
Nice one, loved the graphics :)
ethankennerly
ethankennerly8 May 2013, 04:22
Cute artillery game. Very well thought out. If you continue to develop this, the text centering distracted me a little, because the text was moving on the left and the right side as each new letter was appended. Have you considered left justification? As you can imagine, then there would only be motion where letters are being added.
kill0u
kill0u8 May 2013, 14:29
Cute & fun game ;)
Jeremias
Jeremias8 May 2013, 14:58
I liked it alot, sadly the collecting of potatoes gets a bit difficult because you can't defend your castle meanwhile (and the collecting lasts too long or you have too little potatoes). Visuals and music are just great. Good job!
naufr4g08 May 2013, 16:02
Really fun game with lovely graphics. =)
Pity for lack of scoring system.
lasergans8 May 2013, 16:23
Pretty nice game :) Looks good. Potato <3
Nambew
Nambew8 May 2013, 16:29
The game is fun to play and finish, it's need a little balancing for potatoes. Great game and good job.
AlexFili8 May 2013, 17:06
Great game. I especially like the graphics and the humour. It's great to shoot potatoes and then collect them. It's a little hard, I only managed to survive to Wave 2. Great way of sticking to the theme and using the development tool to the best of your ability.
sfernald8 May 2013, 22:53
Great game. Really simple yet clever. Excellent game design.
fermcg9 May 2013, 02:39
Man you're on my top 3! Such a tiny amazing game!
sparkleswirl
sparkleswirl9 May 2013, 06:51
Really cute game! It's harder than it looks, which is wonderful. With a little upgrade system I can imagine it being the next popular defense-type game!
TurboDindon
TurboDindon9 May 2013, 07:32
Hehe, the castle with potatoes projectiles is a fun idea.
I love the penguin too.
Sgt Squirrelly9 May 2013, 16:01
Really enjoyed it. The comments after you make a hit are pretty hilarious.
Jan.M10 May 2013, 21:15
Super cute!! I love this game. And penguis are awesome anyway!! Greate stuff.
SuperDisk11 May 2013, 04:13
Graphics were good, but you can just get stuck in an endless thing with no potatoes and no way to get any more.
ZYXer
ZYXer14 May 2013, 15:51
Awesome graphics, great humor. But I'm too clumsy to get over wave 2. :S
SonnyBone
SonnyBone21 May 2013, 02:02
AWESOME SCORES, MAN! WHEN YOU'RE SUPER FAMOUS AND RICH, REMEMBER ME! hahaha

Congrats! Seriously!

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