Ludum Dare #47compo

Mines of Movania

by demure

Overall★★★★★★★★★★4.09

Fun★★★★★★★★★★4.04

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★4.05

Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.24

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.86

Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.40

Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.67

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.65

Welcome to... The Mines of Movania!

Find unworldly wealth in the puzzling *Mines of Movania*. Lay your tracks to capture and deliver gems and jewels whilst advancing deeper... Deeper into the *Mines of Movania!*

Play in-browser now at http://www.eenportfolio.nl/ldj/ !

Controls: Use left mouse button to pick up track pieces, let go to drop them. Make track loops to keep your cart busy and win yourself time to build new tracks.

This is my first ever game jam! Was a total blast, until halfway through the day I didn't even think I was going to be able to finish, but managed to get something together in the end. All of it was made in Pico-8. Thanks to SmallFx for the Pico-8 fading function.

Changelog:

*During Submission Hour:* Noticed level 6 had a blue / red gem, but yellow / red stations and could therefor not be solved. Swapped the colours (Changed 'int = 50' to 'int = 51')

*Day after:* Fixed a big where the mouse would stop picking up pieces if lost under certain conditions. One 'bool = false' added to solve it. Same as during submission hour, the last level had the wrong coloured gems and could not be completed (Changed 'int = 50' to 'int = 51').

Tools: PICO-8

Comments23

madbookstudios5 Oct 2020, 01:16

Actually incredible! Really well designed and expertly executed. Such a fan of PICO-8 - you have made an amazing game here!

Ividusk5 Oct 2020, 01:19

Really fun! The first level is very well done - I love how you can see almost immediately what's going on and how to fix it. My only thought is the second level may be a bit hard compared to how simple the first one is - although that might just be because I'm bad at it lol. Even so, I couldn't stop playing, so nice work!

Literally Void5 Oct 2020, 01:25

Great graphics and sound design, puzzles are challenging and fun.

dadiaogames5 Oct 2020, 01:37

AWESOME GAME! The Best Game Until Now, I give you all 5, incredible work!

Mastasurf5 Oct 2020, 03:09

I had a lot of fun playing this game. I agree, the puzzle difficulty is pretty big between the 1st and 2nd puzzle.

change5 Oct 2020, 07:37

Good game design and pixel art!

jonah5 Oct 2020, 09:15

Absolute amazing sound design and great sprites!

The sound effects of this game are so satisfying I could just keep on picking up and laying down rails all day!

This is such a challenging game! I really want to beat level 3 and see how many levels there are!

in conclusion: awesome job!

EvoGenGames5 Oct 2020, 16:02

This is a allround 5 star game.

Great concept and level design. I spend way more time in it than planned xD

Thank you for the game :-)

FireGamer35 Oct 2020, 22:17

This is a really good game, although I am not good with puzzles it was fun and integrated with the theme well

wormius6 Oct 2020, 16:09

Really good game idea and execution. I have nothing to add really.

rickropes6 Oct 2020, 16:32

Really cool idea, the pro strat is making a bunch of loops. Great job.

PixelMoose Studio6 Oct 2020, 17:19

Amazing, this game looks simple but its filled with clever challenging levels and amazing game design. Its super addictive and fun to play. Problably my favorite game I have played so far in this jam :thumbsup:

Artyom Volkov6 Oct 2020, 18:09

A pretty exepcional puzzle game with mine carts. The game looks and plays great.

Fatsheep6 Oct 2020, 19:55

Enjoyed playing it on stream, fun and short little puzzle game!

PvPlayz276 Oct 2020, 21:01

Very fun and interesting puzzle game! Good job!

Blue Pin Studio7 Oct 2020, 21:28

Very good game! Stressful at times, but once you get the hang of the levels you start to plan out what you should do.

Renge7 Oct 2020, 21:46

These puzzles, man! Great job making puzzles that are seriously challenging! My one complaint I also mentioned on stream, was with the one rng tile. Maybe make it so you can choose the direction that tile turns the cart instead of making it random? Great game.

killerkun8 Oct 2020, 02:33

Simply one of my favorite entries for the jam, I really really enjoyed playing it and I am already craving more levels! I'd definitely pay good money for an after jam version of this

Lohreck8 Oct 2020, 21:03

Great game was sweating and nearly destroyed my fingers, but really great job. Loved it!

Ramble House Games10 Oct 2020, 06:00

I really enjoyed this one. Played till the end. I appreciate the choice to make a game in Pico-8, but I enjoyed the gameplay so much that I almost wish there were a more modern version. Great job!

ursagames13 Oct 2020, 07:25

Thanks for sharing your game on stream! It was a lot of fun to play :)

SpawnCampGames13 Oct 2020, 21:00

Watching this game on stream now.. This looks like a great game to play around with. How many levels are there?

natpat21 Oct 2020, 22:34

A really cool premise! Fun blend of puzzle and "action" game. I didn't manage to finish all the levels, I got stuck on the one where there were two minecarts on the track which split in loads of different directions. A nice take on the theme, and some really nice polish, especially with some nice particles and "lighting". The controls were a little frustrating sometimes - in high stress moments having to move a tile out of the way before placing a new one was annoying - maybe the old tile could move somewhere nearby?

In any case, nice job!

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