Lola's Barkade

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.70
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.56
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★4.04
Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.22
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.61
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.83
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.96
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.90
LDSSTitle.pngCongratulations! You are now the proud owner of Lola's Barkade, an arcade built to cater to a very particular set of customers. Unfortunately, the previous owner failed to mention that the power fluctuates wildly and there is never enough to power more than a few machines. Manage your power usage carefully in order to make enough money to pay your bills. Be warned, the money is automatically withdrawn from your account periodically and if you are ever short, you will be forced to go out of business. Enjoy!
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Click on machines to turn them on and off.
If a machine is on, customers may use them, which makes you money.
If your customers are happy, they are more likely to stay longer.
Watch your power usage, though. If you use too much, your machines will turn off and you will have to manually turn them all back on.
Don't forget that the vending machine and sign also use power (and can be turned on and off)!
Tags: #arcade, #dogs
Genres: simulation

Comments18

HakunaMacouta
HakunaMacouta1 Aug 2017, 02:31
Damn, 4:30 a.m, wanted to sleep, found this, played 30min, thanks mate, great piece of game you have here !
n.feofentov
n.feofentov1 Aug 2017, 22:00
I like this description: "*...if you are ever short, you will be forced to go out of business. Enjoy!*"

To be honest I didn't look at screenshots before play so I was surprised that customers are :dog:

Really creative idea. Especially "watch dogs" :wink:

The gameplay is a bit fast. I prefer more explicit way to show which machine is running and which is not (maybe more darker inactive ones).
Chron1 Aug 2017, 23:33
Arcade games for dogs, do i need to say more?
Really enjoyed the amazing artstyle!
AJ Weeks
AJ Weeks2 Aug 2017, 13:18
Really unique idea, and nice graphical style! Unfortunately the game spat out a big error window on the first playthrough, but other than that this is a nice entry :slight_smile: It's a bit tough, but still enjoyable.
AFlatThrasher3 Aug 2017, 19:06
@aj-weeks Oof, sorry about that error window. I haven't run into it in any testing, so hopefully it's really rare and I'm not just getting lucky (unlucky?) in general testing.
juan
juan4 Aug 2017, 10:26
Cool 80's vibe, atmosphere and music, graphics are great!

like n.feofentov, I think there could be some improvement on graphic clarity.

Otherwise nice entry!
TheOneThatNeverWas4 Aug 2017, 14:14
Very funny game! The mood of it is amazing and the art style is incredibly great. Congratulations to the team
tayopi4 Aug 2017, 14:48
Amazing graphics! It's a really unique idea. Nice work.
cnoble
cnoble7 Aug 2017, 01:10
That was a really neat concept! I was a little confused as to how to gain/lose power since all the machines would turn off suddenly, but I loved the sound effects and music and the art style paired with the feel of the game splendidly! Your team did an awesome job!! Keep up the great work!! :)
Mike Cullingham7 Aug 2017, 02:49
Really funny idea. Put a smile on my face for sure. Could use some more communication from the... dogs. But I guess they're dogs, after all. And maybe an intro level where you only have a few machines to mind. Love the graphics and detail. Awesome work.
EdwinGameDev
EdwinGameDev9 Aug 2017, 18:44
Game was really nice! But i couldn't have more than 4 machines running at the same time ahaha
Tuomo
Tuomo11 Aug 2017, 10:58
Funny idea and interesting take on the theme! I love the graphics, they are really well done. Gameplay was okay, I wish there was more alert or something when machines turn off. Everything is now so sudden, bankruptcy happens so quick I had any idea what I did wrong. Overall needs bit tweaking but fun and beautiful game still.
kr4ft3r
kr4ft3r11 Aug 2017, 11:36
Those adorable dogs playing arcades and then going for snacks and then playing more arcades, that's the best thing I have seen in a while, thanks! The game turned out much better than I expected, I recommend everyone to try it.
neowhoru
neowhoru11 Aug 2017, 20:17
Very great graphics and cool idea.
faemir
faemir11 Aug 2017, 20:35
A dog arcade? Good use of theme, fantastic graphics and sound? How did you manage this for a jam! Well done!
Rixud
Rixud11 Aug 2017, 21:08
fantastic art and music! the gameplay is simple, i think didn't have a win condition? just play till you lost ?... Good job :thumbsup:
AFlatThrasher11 Aug 2017, 22:18
Yes, @rixud, no win condition. Just try to last as long as you can!
VirtualAcademy22 Aug 2017, 13:17
Definitely the most original game ! :)

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