Ludum Dare #26compo

Rocket Runner

by 64mega

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.52

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.52

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.71

Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.84

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.81

Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.73

Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.12

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.16

Coolness★★★★★★★★★★36%

A simple one-button game.

MINIMALISTIC BACK-STORY:
You are Rocket Runner.
Villains have captured the Rocket Launcher. Catch it and stop it by any means necessary!

CONTROLS:
SPACE - Jump.

TIP:
- The speed bar at the top of the screen is also your 'health' bar. If you take a hit while it's at 0, you will die.
- Booster pads shoot you forward like a comet. Use them to destroy missiles and damage the boss!

Enjoy the game!

Comments24

Jonatron29 Apr 2013, 02:31

Lots of fun. The sun setting as the boss pulls up is a nice touch.

lazybraingames29 Apr 2013, 02:59

A game after my own heart! Very nice! Great presentation and tunes!

harleylaurie29 Apr 2013, 03:30

Very fun game :)
How much fricken health does the boss have though?!

Parabol29 Apr 2013, 06:00

Great game, feels quite polished. Love the boss battle, though I haven't beaten him yet.

Megazell29 Apr 2013, 06:05

Like Parabol, I have not beaten the boss. I like this game a lot. Quite fun :)

imagnity29 Apr 2013, 07:31

Very polished. Given 48 hours, it is REALLY good.

biscuitdough29 Apr 2013, 07:38

fun little game, it's always a fun surprise to see a boss in a ludum dare game :).

64Megaauthor29 Apr 2013, 08:56

Thanks everybody. And in answer to your question, harleylaurie, it can take 20 hits. :)

SuperlevelSebastian29 Apr 2013, 10:24

Wow, really wow. First I thought it would be some boring "just jumping"-game, but then... Very nice!

mire29 Apr 2013, 10:59

Very fun, I liked the addition of the boss to the autorunner genre. The music loop got repetitive quickly, but that fits well with the graphical style. The only downside in my mind was that it didn't really do much with the minimalism theme.

Dax29 Apr 2013, 11:28

Love it! The music is awesome and the pixel art is fabulous. I like how you added bosses to the game as well, reminds me of another game that I know of ;)

8BitPimp29 Apr 2013, 11:55

I like it, really solid entry here. The music is cool and the sounds all work really well together.

josefnpat29 Apr 2013, 12:09

Very cute and nice graphics!

Also the boss might be a bit OP :)

Legogris29 Apr 2013, 14:34

I really like the surprise boss.
I got pretty frustrated by not feeling like I could control whether I would be hit by a missile or not. Tried the boss 4 times but still haven't beaten him/her.

Xgor29 Apr 2013, 15:15

Dosn't feel that it fit the theme that well but whatever. A fun game is a fun game.

pirate-rob29 Apr 2013, 16:29

I was surprised someone from 64digits entered, considering no one posted that the Ludum dare was happening over there. Very nice and fits the theme quite well actually.

Muu?29 Apr 2013, 16:59

The runner part was slow and the static background didn't help. The boss fight was fun, too long to kill, but fun.
The chip song where absolutely great!

JohnnySix29 Apr 2013, 21:37

It was a bit slow to start, but is fun once it starts going.
I got wiped out plenty by bunched rockets and sadly didn't manage to kill the boss as I was unlucky with the timing/positions of the booster platforms. :(