Cowabunga

Sweet idea!

nice game! i like the sound, especially the song when you lose

Neat little game; a little difficult, took me a couple tries to beat. Controls are nice and tight. Not sure how this fits the theme though?

Good job overall!

I always love to see Pico-8 games, and this was no exception. I played through a couple times, even! The second just to see if I could manage to save the city with throwing a single glass of milk.

Fun game, tight controls, good sound design. Thought the milk could have regenerated just a little bit faster though, especially for when the spawn rates get crazy

Is it just me, or I was actually playing for a cow superhero

This one really felt like an old NES game or something, well done! I kind of wish the milk regenerated a little faster, so I could fly more, and that you respawned with more milk. Otherwise, really fun!

I like the graphics, really oldie vibes. It's hard to beat!

Nice short game! almost run out of milk toward the end before finally able to save the city :).
I guess the unstability is subtle, unless the assault was the unstability.

The pixel art is great, and so is the music loop. As others have said, I'm not really sure how it fits the theme... Reminds me of a few of the other themes I saw during the theme voting... :thinking:

Cute little game, which I think could be improved much with some tweaking. Game is atmospheric, graphics are charming. My winning strategy was simply hanging around in the middle, trying to shoot enemies before they get to the middle. The bombers can simply be ignored. Giving the player a reason to jump would make the game more interesting.

@pennycook I just went and looked at the themes in the final round, and, I can definitely see the resemblance to one in particular, lol. What's funny is this Ludum Dare, EqualEnergy and I actually were so busy the week before we didn't have time to look at any of the voting rounds before participating, so that is pure coincidence. :smiley:

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Pros:
I like the concept. It gave me space invader vibes, but with a cow. I thought it was an interesting mechanic that milk is your health, jumps, and projectiles. It made me want to use my jumping and shooting sparingly which made for interesting gameplay.

Cons:
While the audio sounds like you were under attack, It’s definitely not something I’d put in my spotify playlist haha. The graphics could also be improved upon, but I'm sure you did what you could given the time restraints and built in limitations of pico-8.

Overall
I had fun playing it! The concept of a cow protecting the city was pretty funny and I liked the milk mechanics

Odd music, but strangely enticing. Graphics are, IMHO, "legacy" :wink: all in all, strangely enjoyable although I failed to finish successfully.

Nice game with cool retro pixel art !

Loved the visual look and the music was a perfect fit! Nice job!

Great music and concept! Having a single bar for health and attacking is great and I love that you become incapacitated when you run out. I would have loved a little tutorial that explains how to play, but nice job anyway!

Cool game, you get a father and son bonus from me.

Keep up the good work. Congratulations on your contribution. :thumbsup:

The milk as a shared resource is interesting, it took me a moment to realize I had (almost) as many jumps as I wanted. The enemy attack patterns are honed in on the center, so I spent most of my time dodging down there and trying to hit 2 or 3 enemies at once with my shots. The graphics are nice, though some things are hard to read at the low resolution the action is very clear and the controls are precise. Well done!

It's always interesting when there's a risk/reward to your resource usage. I thought the milk usage for jump/health/ammo was a nice design. Gamepad support worked well and bonus points for using PICO-8. I saved the city in the end. Well done!

It's the best game I played this LD so far. The cow is super cute. Love the idea and the visuals. You should be proud :D