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Cave Dude

by l3dx
Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.84
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.00
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.37
Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.85
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.70
Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.50
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.94
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★36%
A cave puzzle game!

The cave dude is stuck (again). Get him out of there!

Code: Java+LWJGL
SFX: BFXR
Music: Toad + Peach (VST)
GFX: GIMP

Disclaimer: The start/end screens were made in reeeeally short time :D I also really wish that I'd managed to design some more challenging levels.

IN CASE OF CRASH: run from command line with "java -jar cavedude.jar" - this should give you an error message.

screenshotscreenshot

Comments22

eriksundqvist29 Apr 2014, 06:40
Can't start it on Windows 8 64-bit. A black window pops up then closes.
robert_steiner29 Apr 2014, 06:41
With this number of levels it's not that needed, but restart option would still be nice.
manabreak
manabreak29 Apr 2014, 06:42
Reminded me of the old Lolo games on NES, which is a good thing. :) I liked this, although there doesn't seem to be a way to restart a level..? Now it's "one mistake and you're done!" kind of thing...
ndebruyn29 Apr 2014, 06:46
CRashes when I try to run it!
AdamCClifton29 Apr 2014, 07:03
Couldn't launch either on xubuntu. Probably my fault tho as I'm a fairly new linux user.
SoupWithBits
SoupWithBits29 Apr 2014, 08:14
Restart definitely required! But loved the retro Nintendo feel!
l3dxauthor29 Apr 2014, 09:08
Thanks for playing! For those of you that experience chrashes: The only requirement is OpenGL 3.2 or higher. If you run it from command line with "java -jar cavedude.jar" you'll hopefully get a stacktrace. Please send it to me :-) [email protected]
Gaspard_
Gaspard_29 Apr 2014, 14:54
No crash for me!
It's short&sweet.
Given the 3 levels, asking for a restart button seems overkill...
I like it overall!
l3dxauthor29 Apr 2014, 20:05
Yes. With more time (and levels) I would definitely added som kind of level reset/restart! :-) Also, I've ran it on both win8 and linux now. So I suspect that a insufficient opengl version is the problem. Sorry about that!
Lacaranian
Lacaranian29 Apr 2014, 20:20
Good old sliding block puzzles. Pretty short, but nice!
Stepperz
Stepperz29 Apr 2014, 20:22
I know it's already been said, but i think it needs more levels. The game seems a little to easy as well, so reducing the fun factor a little. Adding a black darkness overlay with a transparent circle to it could make the level seem a little more explorable. Keep up the good work though!!
Oddly Shaped Pixels
Oddly Shaped Pixels30 Apr 2014, 08:34
Really good mechanics and overall feel! The collisions are sometimes a bit sketchy with the blocks but not that bad. You have a good start, keep on building levels!
LandoSystems
LandoSystems30 Apr 2014, 17:51
Crashes on run, windows 8.1:
OpenGL versio: 3.2.0
RuntimeException: Shader compile log: WARNING '#version' : version number deprecated in OGL 3.0 forward compatible context driver.
twelveplusplus30 Apr 2014, 18:19
i really liked this one! I wanted to see some more challenging levels. A great start... good job! :)
meszka30 Apr 2014, 18:20
It was fun while it lasted. Could use some more elements (slowly introduced in further levels).
l3dxauthor30 Apr 2014, 18:59
I've added a "post compo release" with reload. (hit 'r' any time).

@LandoSystems: I think I've fixed your issue (in post compo version)
sirdorius1 May 2014, 12:37
Both the Ludum and Post Ludum version crash without any message. (Using win7)
dertom3 May 2014, 20:16
Works for me (linux)! I like those kind of games, but since I'm absolutely a try and error guy,...I would need a restarter :D Nontheless good job!
Delca4 May 2014, 09:21
The game was short, but it was a good start!
minibutmany13 May 2014, 01:20
I started it from the command line but didn't get any error message.

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