Dolphin and Rainbows !?!?!

by lajos
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.67
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.66
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.32
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.71
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.89
Audio★★★★★★★★★★4.07
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.90
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.81
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★100%
I asked my 6 year old daughter if she wanted to make a game with me over the weekend for LD. She was all in.

Then she said Dolphins. And definitely Rainbows.

(...face...palm...)

So we made a game where the Dolphin makes Rainbows by eating Rainbow colored squid, while avoiding baddies.

All art was done by Sophie, my princess.

Sounds. My 4 year old son wanted to part take in the recording session, so sounds are Sophie and her brother.

Code was done by dad, in c++, with cocos2dx.

Enjoy!

Comments37

eugman29 Apr 2014, 01:26
Yes. This game. I am speechless. "You made a rainbow!"
Andrew Adams29 Apr 2014, 13:55
10 stars to all. I put this on my 7" tablet and my 2yr old won't give it back. Wonderful game and so much fun. Congrats!
Tititesouris29 Apr 2014, 14:01
I made 7 rainbows! This game gave me a good laugh, gosh it really becomes challenging after a while! Great family work :D
javifugitivo
javifugitivo29 Apr 2014, 14:05
Great Teamwork... and very fun game. I will play it will my nieces ;-)
ccglp
ccglp29 Apr 2014, 14:06
Really fresh child imagination, congratz to your wonderful children ;)
manabreak
manabreak29 Apr 2014, 14:06
This was heartwarming :)
SoupWithBits
SoupWithBits29 Apr 2014, 14:07
Everybody wants to make rainbows
#TakeYourDaughterToWorkDay
TeamAlpha29 Apr 2014, 15:11
So. Cute. In all seriousness, though, the voiceover and the art really fit the game! And the concept is simple yet interesting, that kind of game you just can't stop playing and you don't even know why. With just a little bit polishing this could be a success, especially on mobile! Congratulations on the great teamwork! =D
ruerob29 Apr 2014, 15:22
This is so cute. Thank you for this game.
Luis Anton
Luis Anton29 Apr 2014, 15:23
:') Seriously, since my daughter was born eight months ago I knew I will do something like this someday. If she wants, that's it. I'm sure you both had lots of fun this weekend.
mrhill29 Apr 2014, 15:28
I made a rainbow!
radmars
radmars29 Apr 2014, 15:30
Bahahahaha. Well done. kinda game with just the right ammount of sillyness. just puts a smile on my face.
aaronjbaptiste
aaronjbaptiste29 Apr 2014, 21:45
Soo cute :3. Man, after playing all these serious games all day, this really was refreshing. You have a top notch development team. I think this might even be the highest rating I've given simply due to the cuteness of it.

Well done Sophie, Dad and Son who should not be named!
Boodog30 Apr 2014, 01:35
Awesome! Sweet job! "Dolphins and Rainbows! nooOOooOooo" that's just awesome. You and your kids seem really nice :)
gene-z30 Apr 2014, 01:43
Very Nice game, congratulations
hbocao
hbocao30 Apr 2014, 02:21
I always play the games without reading anything. So I opened and was greeted by children voice and thought "Oh... he asked for his daughter to say the name of the game. Cool.". Then when I saw the art and I thought "It looks like children drawing. This is cool. The mood is set.". It only hit me when I died and the random game over announcement was "Oh god! Daddy got you!". "HEY! Children MADE THIS". Then I closed the game and checked the post. I demand a new category: "Cuteness". My vote? Overload/5.
This is so awesome, man. I hope to do this with my children! Very inspiring. Best wishes!
RowdyGhosts
RowdyGhosts30 Apr 2014, 02:27
Hahaha, omg, this is awesome. This is like a new meme.
zed0
zed030 Apr 2014, 02:42
This is probably my favourite game of the jam so far, a really good way to get your children into computers too.
Oddly Shaped Pixels
Oddly Shaped Pixels30 Apr 2014, 09:55
One of the best entry I've played so far. It's so cute, those voices, those drawings... 5 stars to everything!
DarkMaster30 Apr 2014, 09:57
Very interesting concept! Funny and with nice graphics. :D
Thorig
Thorig30 Apr 2014, 10:05
A winner.
Lucien Jely30 Apr 2014, 10:09
GOTY. also, this would be amazing on a smartphone.
GeorgeBroussard30 Apr 2014, 13:08
Absolutely love the audio of your kids. Brilliant and sweet to make a game with them. End result is fun to play and nice to look at. I like her art. Only gameplay suggestion would be to make all the baddies black or something so they stand out from the rainbow squids. Great effort. You're a great dad.
Exergy30 Apr 2014, 15:10
Wonderful! Great game! Great story ;)
EpiphanyG1 May 2014, 15:55
This is a brilliant entry! So cute, so charming! Great art, great voice over. Love it. Will definitely have to try the Android version on my tablet, I think my daughter would love it!
sP0CkEr22 May 2014, 05:03
nice - your kids doing the voices was awesome - sold game
hadesfury
hadesfury3 May 2014, 10:50
Great original idea !
stvr
stvr4 May 2014, 02:24
So awesome! I made a game with my kids last time around, what you pulled off is pretty impressive! The sound and art are great and I cannot believe that you pulled this off with C++. Good work!
KuGrou4 May 2014, 02:50
Does it make me a bad person if I murder dolphins just to hear the adorable game over lines?

This was great, couldn't stop smiling while playing. :D
ChuiGum
ChuiGum5 May 2014, 02:09
Very innovative, and actually quite fun! :D
JoshOS5 May 2014, 13:14
I must admit, this is simply adorable. Something I think you'll come to re-appreciate 5, 10, 15 years down the line when your children grow up. Wonderful!
pjchardt
pjchardt6 May 2014, 05:31
Nice :) Incredibly enjoyable and endearing.
Bernhard
Bernhard10 May 2014, 11:52
Great blood particle effects! YEAH!
caranha
caranha13 May 2014, 06:58
Fantastic, very cute game. I really liked how the AI smoothly got upgraded between levels.

It was a bit hard for me figuring out what colors were missing.
aelita199213 May 2014, 21:53
Great game, and I really love dolphins :D So how could the dolphins AND rainbows not be awesome :D

Btw come and check the patched version of submarine engineer :)
Seme17 May 2014, 20:57
Wow. Very nice!

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