Deadline

by evan-minto

co-authored: @derwin

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.73

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.69

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.42

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.79

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.94

Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.67

Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.74

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.39

> A mission as important as it is dangerous.
>
> Untested technology in the hands of one person.
>
> A time machine running on a short battery.
>
> Recharge with blood. Rejuvenate with power.

Trade health for battery power and vice versa to reach the end of this challenging platformer and discover the true purpose of the time travel mission!

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Controls

- Arrow keys to move, up to jump
- Buttons 1 (Z) and 2 (X) convert health and battery

The battery depletes whenever you move, and when your battery runs out you slow way down, so look out!

Credits

- Dave Derwin: Art, level design, sound effects, writing
- Evan Minto: Code, music, UI, art

Tags: #pico-8, #pixel art

Genres: platformer

Comments10

SnufkinsHat30 Apr 2019, 14:48

I can't get past this screen -- neither clicking with my mouse nor pressing any key on my keyboard seems to work. (Mac, Safari)

Odlog Oglog30 Apr 2019, 14:50

Nice game!, I think that the would be better there was a fight system and checkpoints.

Evan Mintoauthor30 Apr 2019, 16:12

@snufkinshat Oh it's a Pico-8 game so you need to press arrow keys or Z or X while focused on the player window. Sorry, we should have made that clearer!

SnufkinsHat30 Apr 2019, 16:16

@evan-minto Ah! I'll try that and give it a play through.

khaoz-fang1 May 2019, 07:01

The art style impressed me.

triplefox1 May 2019, 07:05

Scrolled down and saw @evan-minto and I'm like "hey I know this person!" Nice work.

I got my teammates for the jam to crowd around the game for a replay, but I used the in-game restart, and it made the end text not appear.

derwin1 May 2019, 12:54

@khaoz-fang thank you.

Copper_Aardvark_Games4 May 2019, 16:56

I love the retro graphics and gameplay mechanics! Amazing job!

rjhelms4 May 2019, 17:03

Really fun, but really unforgiving in places - I agree with @odlog-oglog that a checkpoint system would be a nice addition.

I like the take on the theme and how it's implemented, and you managed to do a great job using Pico-8 to it's fullest to nail the retro aesthetic.

3604 May 2019, 17:08

here are some ways you could improve the dynamics of the game
* adjust jump height according to battery level
* add a way to knock enemies
* improve graphics by few pixels

i like the concept

4 stars

Other games by @evan-minto

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