Channel Flipper

by knipsch
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.70
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.50
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.98
Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.30
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.02
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.61
Humor★★★★★★★★★★4.41
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.80
It's Shark Week, which, as we all know, means every show on television is about a shark. You are that shark. Can you survive the whims of an extremely indecisive channel flipper?

(Update, 10/5 - Fixed UI scaling issue affecting 4K monitors.)

Comments16

LDJam user 278827
LDJam user 2788273 Oct 2022, 01:46
Awesome entry!!! Such a unique and fun concept. The game also looked and sounded amazing, the music linked into each next track nicely
CrociDB
CrociDB3 Oct 2022, 12:57
I love the concept and the art style! The gamplay on the dinosaur one was a bit too clunky in my opinion, but overall it's a great entry! Good job!
ruthiepee
ruthiepee3 Oct 2022, 18:57
I looove the concept of flipping channels. Really smart idea, though creating multiple mini games during a game jam can prove pretty challenging. The variety in the music and artwork is great. And the shark with the mechanical legs really made me laugh. I kept getting stuck on this one till I looked at your screenshots and realized that the buttons aren't rendering when I play it. Just wanted to let you know.

Knipsch
Knipschauthor3 Oct 2022, 19:01
@ruthiepee Ah, shoot! The UI will only work at a resolution of 1280x720, and it's supposed to be locked to that, but it looks like it isn't in your case. I'll try to fix that soon :) Thanks for the heads up!
Deprecat
Deprecat4 Oct 2022, 02:38
This is hilarious and I would really love to see this polished into a short, unfolding style game. Just keep ramping up the absurdity as it goes. Good stuff
BridgeOnAStick
BridgeOnAStick4 Oct 2022, 13:22
This is really fun! I get the questions wrong every time, as with 10 seconds you don't really have the time to read all of the prompts. The reactions when I got one wrong did make me laugh though.
LDJam user 257946
LDJam user 2579466 Oct 2022, 22:46
Funny Stuff! I love the dating sim aspect. I could see a very funny game dolphin dating sim where you play as a shark in disguise. It would be very, very funny. Nice job, @knipsch!
red-stake
red-stake7 Oct 2022, 23:18
I'm so blown away that I've now played multiple games that did minigames, and handled them so well. That's crazy, being able to do all that in 48 hours is so impressive. I also loved the unique setup, and how all the minigames tied together, it made great use of theme.

Thanks for the good game, I enjoyed it!
oldcezar21 Oct 2022, 16:50
I love this game, so funny and filled with facts about sealife. My record is 105. Really interesting concept, and every channel made me laugh (if two fishes spawn on each other, they start to spin and speed up, lol). Awesome game!
p-r
p-r21 Oct 2022, 20:44
This game should've get way more ratings! Very well done
LDJam user 262142
LDJam user 26214221 Oct 2022, 21:30
Sharks. RUNNING. movement kinda slidey ngl but loved the rest:heart:
zimny11
zimny1121 Oct 2022, 21:31
Awesome game! I love the whole crazy concept behind it :) I got to 95 points so not bad. That was fun to play. I just wish there was more levels!

Also, I think I know where is Nemo. In my belly ;)
Papabirb
Papabirb21 Oct 2022, 21:35
I love the running shark sprite and the little visual novel part! The movement in Jurassic Shark and All About Sharks didn't feel super good though, weirdly slide-y and like moving through molasses. But, fun to play! I found myself going through several loops just to get more exposure to the pretend to be a dolphin segments, the writing and characterization in them were delightful! I kept losing because I don't know enough about sharks and kept panic-clicking after skimming the options, lol.

I also wish the initial bootup showed the channel instructions like when it switches - I couldn't figure out how to move the first time All About Sharks was on.

All in all, good work!
LDJam user 236651
LDJam user 23665121 Oct 2022, 21:40
Love the punny title and random shark/dolphin facts!
Madbarron
Madbarron21 Oct 2022, 21:51
Great game concept! I had a fun time and the name of the game is obviously pure gold. If it were me I would make the steering controls less weighty/floaty, but that's just a nitpick. Congrats on the excellent entry!

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