Trapped on a Merry-Go-Round armed only your trusty grabber-claw, how long can you survive?
Steal hotdogs and popcorn to stay alive, and try to beat your top score by pocketing cash along the way, but be careful!
If you don't watch your hunger you might starve, especially with all the babies you keep accidentally nabbing eating all your rations. Then there's the police to watch out for, they've been particularily trigger happy lately.
Controls:
Shoot claw - left click or SPACE bar
Credits:
Game design and programming by Steve de Niese & Alexander Byatt
This game is very well made. I especially love the graphics. The concept is fun, but becomes a little repetetive after a while. Maybe the merry-go-round could speed up over time to change the pace of the game.
Thanks so much @ondy1985 for the great feedback. That was actually meant to be happening, and now the game actually speeds up so that it's noticable :clock1:
Bruh, this is propably what addictions are made of. I don't know what it was, but I couldn't stop playing and trying to get my new high score. And the sad thing is, I literally sucked at the game, and I will a 100000% come back later and beat my score (140$). The game was actually a lot harder and more fun than I thought, somewhy I couldn't stop myself from hitting the babies and not the frickin mothers. I can still hear the sfx of that in my head.
The graphics were sick, everything blended in and made a really cool atmoshphere. I didn't manage to find any bugs, which is surprising in a LD game usually, at least if I play it that long. The concept was simple, but yet very innovative, and you polished it very well, which is probably why it was so fun! All sounds and music were also good, nothing to complain about them.
I don't know what more to say really, other than that was the most fun game I've maybe ever played in a LD jam, and I've been around for quite some time already. This just hit different lmao. Sick entry doods.
A well-polished, fun little game, congratulations! I appreciate the humor and attention to details, although I wish it was balanced a little bit better, maybe something as simple as making the claw a bit more readable could help. Very well done, keep it up!
How did I get into this situation? Why am I stealing a baby? I have no idea, but I am completely down for it. This is a hilarious entry with some simple gameplay that is surprisingly fun and challenging. Great work!
This. This is why I come to play LD games! Strange, unique, but fun experience. By the way, not to brag or anything, but I managed to earn like a 1 000 000$ without losing once (*desperately trying to hide tears from constant losses*) Very fun game, but a bit too easy ;)
Extremely original idea, personally couldn't have come up with such in a million years xd. Nice combination of drawn and pixel graphics, both looked great. Good job you two!
Good game! I liked it. The babies were the biggest enemies of the game, and I got shot by the cops! Funny game, great connection to the theme. Nice work!
Fun game, but difficulty is a bit overwhelming for the start (leave me alone, babies !!) Should have a difficulty increasing mecanism, or if it does, start easier.
Pretty simple in terms on gameplay, and really addictive and smooth to play! Also really nice art, music is cool, and it comes with a complete explanation of what to do and not, and also why you are here, just amazing. Well done, it's super fun! Turns out I'm somehow too much interested in stealing cops lol
Very nice and funny game, love how the babies steal your food! :smile: Art style is very polished too and the game feels smooth and works well. Definitely a good entry for the jam! :smiley:
Big fan of ridiculous premises here, and some dude stuck on a Merry-Go-Round with a claw stealing hodogs is up my alley. I smirked like a fool when I saw that it had an opening cutscene of sorts!
Gameplay wise, it's straight to the point, and very responsive. A bit tricky to get the hang of it, but after that, it becomes a very cool, thrilling arcade game. Quite well polished and fresh! This is the kind of games I'd play a lot on my phone just to get a high score.
It's a fantastic little game! Congrats to the team! :whale:
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The scope is just perfect and the execution is amazing, great entry!
@indiequest Thanks so much! Was a goal to make sure we came up with something that had an achievable scope for this jam so that's awesome to hear.
@gonzalol thanks so much glad you enoyed it and appreciate you playing it!
@maladakistellaa thanks I'm glad to hear that :)
@matt-swieboda appreciate the kind words, was really trying to land something a bit different here so glad we hit the mark :D
The game was actually a lot harder and more fun than I thought, somewhy I couldn't stop myself from hitting the babies and not the frickin mothers. I can still hear the sfx of that in my head.
The graphics were sick, everything blended in and made a really cool atmoshphere. I didn't manage to find any bugs, which is surprising in a LD game usually, at least if I play it that long. The concept was simple, but yet very innovative, and you polished it very well, which is probably why it was so fun! All sounds and music were also good, nothing to complain about them.
I don't know what more to say really, other than that was the most fun game I've maybe ever played in a LD jam, and I've been around for quite some time already. This just hit different lmao. Sick entry doods.
I guess I am just not good enough...
Well done anyways!
The art style is fun and the game play feels snappy. Would be good to have a more obvious claw sticking out so it's easier to see where you will hit.
Lots of fun.
Strange, unique, but fun experience. By the way, not to brag or anything, but I managed to earn like a 1 000 000$ without losing once (*desperately trying to hide tears from constant losses*)
Very fun game, but a bit too easy ;)
I always end up with 3 babies haha but its' really fun, good job !
Should have a difficulty increasing mecanism, or if it does, start easier.
Very nicely done, fun browser game!
Good work!
combined with very nice and funny idea great work
A really nice game to burn some time with. Great job! :D
Big fan of ridiculous premises here, and some dude stuck on a Merry-Go-Round with a claw stealing hodogs is up my alley. I smirked like a fool when I saw that it had an opening cutscene of sorts!
Gameplay wise, it's straight to the point, and very responsive. A bit tricky to get the hang of it, but after that, it becomes a very cool, thrilling arcade game. Quite well polished and fresh! This is the kind of games I'd play a lot on my phone just to get a high score.
It's a fantastic little game! Congrats to the team! :whale: