Ludum Dare #29compo

Doug: A Miner Inconvenience

by aaants

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.68

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.68

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.43

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.68

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.73

Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.37

Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.00

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.18

Coolness★★★★★★★★★★58%

Wow, 2 very different days this weekend.

On Saturday, I tried (and failed) to make a defense game. The idea was too big and there was no real fun factor to it. You can play what there is of 'Salvation' here: http://www.fastswf.com/RkSwxkQ

After sulking for the morning on Sunday, I fired up some Mario 3D World for inspiration. Needless to say, bright colours + jumping around = fun, and I hope I achieved that with what I made with the last 12-13 hours of the competition. It's a little bit uninspired but I'm happy I at least got something out there (or 1 and a half somethings).

Genres: platformer

Comments25

eatsleepindie28 Apr 2014, 02:26

Made me want to grab an NES controller. I'll definitely be back to beat it.

ruerob28 Apr 2014, 02:26

This is a nice game. I like the idea with the changing gravity.

CastEclipse28 Apr 2014, 11:19

Loved the concept! Addicting and visually attracting (since I like pixel art). Great work!

Grafter28 Apr 2014, 16:55

Awesome Game!!

Conchlab Games28 Apr 2014, 19:09

I saw a picture of this game on twitter. I love it! The graphics are awesome!

anbreizh28 Apr 2014, 20:06

Very good use of the theme. I found the double jump a bit too short (horizontally speaking) to be really useful

Geckoo133728 Apr 2014, 21:16

Nice concept - nice graphic - nice game, but really hard. THX ++

Seraphic Media28 Apr 2014, 21:50

Cool! I like it.

bakpakin28 Apr 2014, 22:25

The graphics are simple, but the game is surprisingly fun. The mechanics are interesting and work pretty well.

Gamepopper28 Apr 2014, 23:48

Nifty endless runner we have here. Liked the changing gravity and the retro music.

trueyomic29 Apr 2014, 03:07

Nice simple game considering it was your second go. It should definitely be ported over to mobile as the simple controls would work well there.

alvarop29 Apr 2014, 05:56

Flappy Bird meets what's beneath the surface.

Hypnohustla29 Apr 2014, 07:53

Nice little game! :) The gravity changing was cool and the pixel art was cute. Solid work :)

DustyStylus29 Apr 2014, 14:08

Very nice! Particularly given the time constraints. I want to give you extra stars for the pun as well. ;-P

namuol29 Apr 2014, 23:56

Nice music and graphics. Jumping feels good.

A tad frustrating, but we're living in an age of Flappy Bird, so I'm not sure that's a bad thing, anymore.

sam10130 Apr 2014, 11:03

Nice concept, I like the whole "inversed gravity" thing with the water, and the execution is well done.

Xaychru0430 Apr 2014, 16:25

I really like the concept, clever use of the gravity! The graphics are very nice too. Good job! :)

rnlf30 Apr 2014, 23:26

Cool physics. It lagged a bit for me, but that might be caused by the ads on newgrounds.

Sheepolution2 May 2014, 11:26

Really fun! And challenging too! It's the good old gravity switching, but still different, and I like that.

Shadow Dreamer2 May 2014, 16:13

This was an entertaining game to play. I like the gameplay, as well as most other aspects. Good luck!

commanderstitch3 May 2014, 01:58

a miner? for water? simple mechanics, solid physics. nice. :)

bazld3 May 2014, 08:46

Loved your game. It is indeed really tough, but I hear thats cool these days... :)
Great retro graphics and very playable.

Coin Flip Games4 May 2014, 04:53

Awesome game! Very impressed you made this in only 12 hours.

AlexFili11 May 2014, 08:44

Quite tricky but it really does feel like an older game. Brilliant job and please do make more games like this in the future!

King_Mew12 May 2014, 01:12

I liked the concept! I found it pretty difficult though!

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