Countdown Cowboy

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.84
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.79
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.73
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.68
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.17
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.82
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.13
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.56
Survive the 10-second countdown in 4 unique wild west-themed minigames! These minigames include bottle juggling, saloon showdown, cactus jumping, and tumbleweed dodging. The longer you survive, the harder it gets. How many levels can you make it through with only 3 lives?

Enjoy!

How to Play:

Left Mouse Button - shoot, jump

Space Bar - jump

A/Left Arrow, D/Right Arrow - move left and right

Escape: Pause Game

Fonts Used:

https://www.dafont.com/early-gameboy.font

https://www.1001fonts.com/rubber-biscuit-font.html

https://www.1001fonts.com/yoster-island-font.html

Comments37

Gangrue
Gangrue2 Oct 2022, 23:19
Taking this theme into the category of 10 second games is awesome. I'm surprised you could polish all those mini-games with such limited time!

I gotta say you got a gift for music. Nice job
krit1k
krit1k3 Oct 2022, 03:45
Good work)
LauraHur3 Oct 2022, 14:05
Great entry! turns out i'm not that great at the shooting.. but it's fun and it looks awesome!
justabread3 Oct 2022, 14:08
I think you managed a good balance between making the games easy enough to be understood in seconds but not making it too easy by adding difficulty each round. Well done! The music was a tad too loud in my opinion.
Climbing Dolphin3 Oct 2022, 15:42
I don't know how you did this, but you did it! The mini-games are fun, and the difficulty increases as long as you are winning. My favourite one is the shoot mini-games!
Good job, cowboy!
LDJam user 234567
LDJam user 2345673 Oct 2022, 19:19
Great mini games. The western theme fits perfectly and the graphics are very nice.
This game is a pleasant surprise.

I'll come back and play later :thumbsup:
NichiiExE3 Oct 2022, 23:06
Super fun game and awesome art! Such a cool idea and style!
thx4nothing4 Oct 2022, 04:52
Really awesome game! Impressive art!
jk5000
jk50004 Oct 2022, 07:27
A really well made and pretty fun little jam game. The visuals and music is especially good for a game in the compo category. The gameplay is overall fine, but nothing super innovative. Overall a good compo game. Well done.
busisen
busisen4 Oct 2022, 16:12
I think it says a lot when you have art that great and still it's not the most impressive thing about the game. Was really fun too. Genuinely enjoyed it and I'm super impressed you managed to pull all of this together in 48 hours.
Serxiolas
Serxiolas4 Oct 2022, 21:11
Nice retro arcade vibe! Smooth control. Excellent visuals, very cohesive. Amusing music. Very well done!!
zubspace
zubspace4 Oct 2022, 21:30
Really great work which matches the theme perfectly. Love the mini-games and how they are connected to the wild west. The artwork is excellent. I'm really impressed. Good job!
Ben Parisi
Ben Parisi5 Oct 2022, 03:22
I echo what other say about it being impressive you got all these minigames polished in the time. Great work. This feels like a complete product with no rough edges.
AndreiSh5 Oct 2022, 04:01
I'm amazed by your art and music!
ghostbomb
ghostbomb5 Oct 2022, 05:49
Got 1000 points! I'm surprised that more people didn't make Wario Ware style games this Jam. It's not the most unique idea but it's a great way to make a good entry.

These were great! Art Was great, music was great, games were great!
LDJam user 280036
LDJam user 2800365 Oct 2022, 06:30
Fantastic presentation. Pixel art is great, music is thematic, and all the games work flawlessly. I ended up dying to the two tumbleweeds. I see the comparisons being drawn with WarioWare and I think that's spot on. Impressed that you were able to get this much done with this level of polish. Great job!
ShaunShepherd5 Oct 2022, 22:49
Really well balanced difficulty curve and mini games. Everything thing has a sound or animation really great stuff. Rock solid work!
LDJam user 271014
LDJam user 2710146 Oct 2022, 03:36
The pixel art is super cohesive and and looks great! The difficulty curve on the minigames keeps them interesting without being too repetitive. I managed to get 800 points. Really well done!
Hydezeke
Hydezeke6 Oct 2022, 03:37
Really fun package of minigames presented as a really challenging gauntlet. It's so polished!! Really impressive especially for compo, wow
lustdante
lustdante6 Oct 2022, 03:37
Oh wow. This entry is super clean and polished. Well done! I also really dig into Wario Ware interpretation of the theme!!
Luka Roli6 Oct 2022, 13:35
Great stuff. The whole thing is well-packaged and polished. Love everything from the sound effects and soundtrack to the snappy controls and the whole visual presentation.
Corporation
Corporation6 Oct 2022, 20:30
Nice little collection of mini games) I can realy imagine myself playing this with my dad at the cinema before movie on the old arcade machine, back in the days XD
Shibaya
Shibaya7 Oct 2022, 20:32
Art is really nice and the game is super polished! Very good job!
José Bonilla
José Bonilla8 Oct 2022, 01:31
Love this implementation of mini games. The games really feel satisfying and polished (I loved the feel of the jiggle minigame). Nice graphics and mood. I'd love to see more minigames... The difficulty ramp up seemed balanced. Congratulations
Jag
Jag8 Oct 2022, 05:35
I love these types of game! I think you did a fantastic job with this! I've seen quite a few of these 10-second random mini game types all over but I think you really pulled through on really tying it all together and keeping it related. The timing between levels was generous and it made a lot of sense what I had to do (I've played others where it made no sense what I had to do from level to level). I also liked that you gave us lives so one death doesnt mean starting all over. Thanks for the great game!
Dannyk19949 Oct 2022, 13:46
Nice game, super fun and loved the music! Great work!
Alex de la Cour
Alex de la Cour9 Oct 2022, 14:39
What a fun game! Every level felt polished and well executed, tied together well with a cowboy theme and with a good increase in difficulty. The pixel art was vibrant and readable, and the music suited the game perfectly. Thoroughly enjoyable!
Malai
Malai12 Oct 2022, 16:35
Some great wario ware vibes :)
Simple but very polished.
Would have loved if it had an mouse only alternative for dodging, maybe left and right mouse click, just in case one cant switch fast enough :D
LDJam user 299210
LDJam user 29921016 Oct 2022, 14:48
I liked the polish in this game! All of the mini games were well done, and the music was great. This is a solid entry.
alpharock6
alpharock618 Oct 2022, 05:35
Super impressive with how much is going on here, especially for a compo game! The art is super cohesive and really supports each minigame. The overall audio and mood are awesome, and fun minigames! Really solid all around entry :)
UkuleleFury
UkuleleFury18 Oct 2022, 22:55
:D Wow, really impressive and a lot of fun! I love all your excellent pixel art! Each stage immediately puts a smile on your face when you see it. Your sounds and music are great (thanks for including them!). Really great animations. The gameplay works pretty well in each minigame too. Except _maybe_ the flappy-bird-style jump game was a little tough--I gotta release my jump faster each time! This is very impressive!
PostFrog
PostFrog20 Oct 2022, 08:17
Really nice stuff for a compo! Plays pretty smooth and nice use of the theme(^:
BoOdbarbak
BoOdbarbak21 Oct 2022, 07:35
Great arts, animation, sounds and music. Controls are very good. Fits the theme. Minigames are all really different and everything feels very polished. Not innovative but quite impressive. Great entry! :)

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