A game by Zachary "Zednaut" Hewlett. Made with Game Maker 8.1 Standard. Created for Windows.
Instructions: You've only got two minutes to explore a vast cave and grab as much loot as you can!
Use the arrow keys to move, press the Z button to jump (hold down and press Z to fall through platforms) and press the X button to attack with your trusty pickaxe. Attack chests, monsters, and blocks to access all the treasure you can handle.
The game is over when you run out of either health or time, so find a balance of speed and caution that suits your playstyle best.
On the menu, you have to press Z, which isn't explained anywhere (except in the instruction menu, which you can only read if you know that you must press Z to enter it). Anyway, while the key mapping took me a bit to get used to, at least it isn't WASD. The graphics are super cute, and the gameplay/control pretty smooth. The enemies encountered have varied behavior, and the level is filled with interesting things to discover. If I could remap keys to jump with up arrow, I could even see me playing this for a while, just for the pleasure of it.
Awesome little game, if not terribly original. If you could swing the pickaxe and jump at the same time, or jump on enemies, it would have a better flow I think. Graphics and animations are top notch :)
Now that's some nice high-quality sprites that you've got there. You are a skilled pixel artist my friend. The only thing that the game could use is maybe some music, but it still feels polished without it.
Platforming is so smooth! Movement is little bit slow, considering that the character is in a hurry. I think s/he is just being careful, but whatever.
My complaints. The pickaxe response is so slow because of the animation, feels so heavy, and its range is so short. Also I can't hit while in the air, which forces me to wait until they're at the right position.
amazing graphics and animations. my only complaint is the instruction screen. it's a big wall of text that punches you right in the eyes. otherwise 10/10
Awesome entry! Lovely art, good controls, and having to balance fighting and looting is nice. Too bad there isn't music... Very good job!
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_Rilem29 Apr 2014, 15:31
The spritework is amazing. Very clean in crispy style. :) It's a hard game though o.o After a while you'll learn to deal with the bats. I found that running back and letting them come at your level helps. With a bit more time you could really polish this into a neat game, the powerup mechanic is there, it just needs more of the same. ^^
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Platforming is so smooth! Movement is little bit slow, considering that the character is in a hurry. I think s/he is just being careful, but whatever.
My complaints. The pickaxe response is so slow because of the animation, feels so heavy, and its range is so short. Also I can't hit while in the air, which forces me to wait until they're at the right position.
Very good job!
After a while you'll learn to deal with the bats. I found that running back and letting them come at your level helps. With a bit more time you could really polish this into a neat game, the powerup mechanic is there, it just needs more of the same. ^^