Aloft

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.58
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.42
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.62
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.42
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.81
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.81
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.77
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★50%
Stay aloft and travel as far as possible in your hot air balloon. Inflate the balloon to rise higher and grow bigger! Deflate the balloon to descend and grow smaller! Collect fuel to stay aloft longer, and avoid migrating birds! How far can you fly?

Genres: action

Comments22

Ogniok15 Dec 2015, 02:23
Could be a little bit harder in my opinion. :)
xodene
xodene15 Dec 2015, 02:38
Sweet simplistic pixel art. Perhaps the game could be more difficult but the music made it pretty relaxing to play, so 4/5 for mood :)
Brandondyer6415 Dec 2015, 02:39
Failed to load asset.
Invalid format
Failed to load asset.
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.IllegalStateException: Line not open
at org.classpath.icedtea.pulseaudio.PulseAudioClip.setFramePosition(PulseAudioClip.java:460)
at com.synthsmitty.aloft.Aloft.update(Aloft.java:102)
at com.synthsmitty.gamelib.Game.run(Game.java:82)
at com.synthsmitty.aloft.Aloft.main(Aloft.java:130)
disdanes15 Dec 2015, 02:40
Like the throw back style! Overall a crisp game: well done!
MisterAddy15 Dec 2015, 02:40
Doesn't work for me on Linux :( I get this in the terminal:
Failed to load asset.
Invalid format
Failed to load asset.
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.IllegalStateException
KilledByAPixel
KilledByAPixel15 Dec 2015, 02:40
Nice game, good presentation. I like the music. Kind of a stretch to fit the theme, you could have put in another button for something. I also agree it could be a little more difficult, maybe increase the speed over time like there is a faster wind, or a storm.
Mechamism
Mechamism15 Dec 2015, 02:41
1005m! Really like the cute style and audio. Very relaxed game play.
Sourtrance15 Dec 2015, 02:42
Fun game with very cool graphics and music. I do think the music is a bit loud though.
LavWa
LavWa15 Dec 2015, 02:42
Very well done, great artwork !
ac715 Dec 2015, 02:42
Got the following error when I attempted to run on Linux x64 with OpenJDK 2.6.3. I entered the command `java -jar Aloft.jar`.

Failed to load asset.
Invalid format
Failed to load asset.
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.IllegalStateException: Line not open
at org.classpath.icedtea.pulseaudio.PulseAudioClip.setFramePosition(PulseAudioClip.java:460)
at com.synthsmitty.aloft.Aloft.update(Aloft.java:102)
at com.synthsmitty.gamelib.Game.run(Game.java:82)
at com.synthsmitty.aloft.Aloft.main(Aloft.java:130)
zlaine15 Dec 2015, 02:46
691! Lots of fun to play, nice and relaxing and great music. Well done. :)
synthsmittyauthor15 Dec 2015, 03:04
Hey guys, looks like I have a technical issue if you are running the game using the OpenJDK. Sorry for the inconvenience and I'll try to fix the issue!
Caspila16 Dec 2015, 05:17
Absolutely loved the pixel art and 8-bit music. The one thing that felt awkward is that when you hit a bird it doesn't fall, instead it stops moving completely! Great job anyways.
PaperboxStudios
PaperboxStudios16 Dec 2015, 05:47
Game looks good and plays well. Nothing is unique in terms of mechanics.
tantumgames17 Dec 2015, 02:02
Nice graphics and music. Good job.
beetracks
beetracks17 Dec 2015, 02:20
Soundtrack and sfx spot on, art well done and nice controls. The only downside is the lack of difficulty. There is almost no challenge.
Weeping Rupee
Weeping Rupee17 Dec 2015, 02:46
Those poor birds! Very charming. good music. I liked it a lot
MarekkPie
MarekkPie17 Dec 2015, 02:49
Extremely pleasant to play. The music was the highlight.
Krafty
Krafty17 Dec 2015, 02:50
Really nice game. It feels high-quality and finished, but simple. Great job!
Krafty
Krafty17 Dec 2015, 04:02
This game was really cute! I liked the art and the music, it was really relaxing and fun to play. Great job!
euske
euske19 Dec 2015, 16:56
I loved the overall bright mood and NES-like tune so much! A simple but memorable game. Good job!
cacciatc
cacciatc20 Dec 2015, 02:12
I got 644! I don't remember seeing the control documented anywhere. Maybe add those to the game description?
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