Ludum Dare #48compo
Diggy Diggy Down
Introduction
Diggy Diggy Down, inspired by 1984's Boulder Dash, is a game where the player attempts to collect gems while avoiding boulders. Whenever the player moves, they dig out a tile of dirt. Watch out for boulders above, because if they are not supported, they will fall and crush you.At the bottom of the level is the exit door, it's a long way down.
There are three types of gems: Blue and red loose gems and green gems that are imbedded in the dirt. Each has a different value to add to your haul.
This game was made in 48 hours for LD48 by Micah Schuster
Controls:
- Arrow keys move the characterTools used:
- Engine: Unity 2020.3.0f1- Textures: Affinity Photo
- Sprites: Pyxel Edit
- Sprite Normal Maps: Laigter
- SoundFX: Bfxr, Audacity
- Music: BandLab Cakewalk
- Font: Eordeoghlakat
Comments16
monkeybit2926 Apr 2021, 11:57
the camera was really harsh, but it was pretty fun! Nice job
CorbenG28 Apr 2021, 00:15
Good idea with having to avoid the boulders. However it always feels like you can survive if you are paying attention. Charming art, nice work :)
breadstix28 Apr 2021, 00:19
At the start I thought, well this is going to be an easy little game. Surprisingly you will get smooshed before you know it by trying to move to fast. It has some decently addicting gameplay. I think the art style was fun and the music is catchy. Over all I think you did a great job!
breadstix28 Apr 2021, 00:19
At the start I thought, well this is going to be an easy little game. Surprisingly you will get smooshed before you know it by trying to move to fast. It has some decently addicting gameplay. I think the art style was fun and the music is catchy. Over all I think you did a great job!
Skleembof28 Apr 2021, 00:28
Nice and simple jam game. Trying to hoard as much money as possible is always fun.
At first it seems like the game has no challenge since you can avoid boulders very easily, and there aren't any enemies, but I found myself trying to go as fast as possible which led to a bunch of mistakes. Seeing those shiny red gems under boulders is too tempting to pass up. However if you just go straight down and focus on avoiding the boulders directly in your path, the game is a cakewalk
I think the game could greatly benefit from enemies, or even just a simple time limit to add pressure, also some unbreakable blocks
At first it seems like the game has no challenge since you can avoid boulders very easily, and there aren't any enemies, but I found myself trying to go as fast as possible which led to a bunch of mistakes. Seeing those shiny red gems under boulders is too tempting to pass up. However if you just go straight down and focus on avoiding the boulders directly in your path, the game is a cakewalk
I think the game could greatly benefit from enemies, or even just a simple time limit to add pressure, also some unbreakable blocks
Jordan Ottesen28 Apr 2021, 00:32
lol I don't know why but the timpani drums really started being funny to me. Something about the look on the character's face accompanied by the epic and incessant drums was funny to me.
Anyway, fun game! I got crushed by a rock pretty early so it was clear to me how to progress through the rest of the game thereafter. BTW Is $8650 a good score?
Anyway, fun game! I got crushed by a rock pretty early so it was clear to me how to progress through the rest of the game thereafter. BTW Is $8650 a good score?
kevinworkman29 Apr 2021, 04:01
This worked really well. At first I expected the rocks to fall more slowly, giving me time to get out from underneath them. After I figured that out, I found myself wanting to get further and further! Nicely done.
Tek29 Apr 2021, 11:21
The game was good, the camera movement was a bit rough and the rocks are a bit buggy, the map lacks random generation.
The music was pretty enjoyable.
Overall a nice game :)
The music was pretty enjoyable.
Overall a nice game :)
PiJaMar30 Apr 2021, 01:38
The gameplay works really well, very engaging. Super charming graphics, great homage to Boulder Dash. Congratulations!
miej30 Apr 2021, 07:54
wasnt sure if there was a point to picking up the gems, so i just went down. managed to glitch into a rock by going downwards and died. that said, nice straightforward submission!
KatreenAshy30 Apr 2021, 08:09
very cool game , you must move carefully to avoid the rocks , but it will be cooler for me if I could my score while playing to see my progress , anyway it was fun .
Nuelijarma30 Apr 2021, 08:09
Cute and simple game.
There is a 3 rock formation in a line whose first boulder I could enter, and moving left from there killed me. Also the game threw an error when I pressed "quit".
Controls are responsive, and the speed the game allows is quite addictive. As others already said, going too fast leads to mistake and defeat; it's nice, it plays on greed, I like it. Good job :)
There is a 3 rock formation in a line whose first boulder I could enter, and moving left from there killed me. Also the game threw an error when I pressed "quit".
Controls are responsive, and the speed the game allows is quite addictive. As others already said, going too fast leads to mistake and defeat; it's nice, it plays on greed, I like it. Good job :)
Jason Wilson1 May 2021, 01:01
Great little game. Art is cute and the music and sfx are well suited to the game. I also experienced a crash when trying to quit the game.
Scrawach5 May 2021, 17:47
Very cute visual. It might have been worth increasing the difficulty. But and now it's well done. Nice game!
Kooky18 May 2021, 19:42
Excellent dramatic music! Satisfying sound effects. Really nice use of lighting and bump-mapping on the textures, too.
If anything, it might be nice for the gameplay to get a little trickier towards the end. I found the boulders were quite easy to avoid, as long as I was patient and reasonably careful.
Good entry! Absolutely fits the theme very well.
If anything, it might be nice for the gameplay to get a little trickier towards the end. I found the boulders were quite easy to avoid, as long as I was patient and reasonably careful.
Good entry! Absolutely fits the theme very well.
Cute entry.... didn't play it back then but I got to thinking about Boulder Dash :smile: On my laptop it seemed to lack quite a deal. (FYI)
I hope you'll drop by mine and give it a spin :wink:
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