Rocket Mole
This game is from the old Ludum Dare platform. You can try viewing the original page on Web Archive
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You are a mole. You really like to dig. You like digging so much that you can't even stop digging - but that means that you'll probably end up crashing into something eventually (like a deadly polygon), so you'll need to use the friendly polygons to bounce off them in a different angle and thus avoid the deadly polygons.
UPDATE:
I originally planned to add some coins to make the gameplay more interesting, but I couldn't get them to work because of layering issues. So instead I made that you don't get any points when moving over a place where you've already been, because otherwise you could just search for a fitting spot and gain infinite points by doing nothing. It definitely helps making the whole thing feel more like a game!
I maybe could't do everything I wanted with this game, but I still think the main gameplay mechanics are really unique and interesting, even if they may take some time getting used to :)
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Programs used
Code: Java (eclipse), no libraries except EasyOgg for playing music
Art: Paint, Paint.NET
Music: LMMS (I made this in the two days before the LD and it's actually the first song I've ever made :P)
UPDATE:
I originally planned to add some coins to make the gameplay more interesting, but I couldn't get them to work because of layering issues. So instead I made that you don't get any points when moving over a place where you've already been, because otherwise you could just search for a fitting spot and gain infinite points by doing nothing. It definitely helps making the whole thing feel more like a game!
I maybe could't do everything I wanted with this game, but I still think the main gameplay mechanics are really unique and interesting, even if they may take some time getting used to :)
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Programs used
Code: Java (eclipse), no libraries except EasyOgg for playing music
Art: Paint, Paint.NET
Music: LMMS (I made this in the two days before the LD and it's actually the first song I've ever made :P)