Jitto

by osullivp

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.12

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.04

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.84

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.77

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.85

Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.90

Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.62

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.37

Jitto is a game about getting parcels out just-in-time from a warehouse and is my first ever submission for a Game Jam. The name 'Jitto' is a combination of the acronym 'JIT' (as in just-in-time) and the word 'ditto', referring to the two protagonists in the game. The design takes cues from the 1983 classic Game & Watch title 'Super Mario Bros.'.

The game was developed using the Microsoft Makecode Arcade platform with art and music created inside Makecode but also using Procreate (iPad) plus the Windows apps Paint 3D and Paint.

Instructions:

Use the warehouse operatives to move the parcels up the conveyor. Position the operatives at the end of the conveyor belt in order to catch parcels and move them up to the next level.

- Control the left warehouse operative with the 'Up' and 'Down' stick
- Control the right warehouse operative with the 'A' and 'B' buttons

Comments18

ugly_robot1 May 2023, 20:08

A cute little enjoyable game. Happy to see such a loving reference to monochrome hand-helds, truly fits that genre perfectly. The splash screen is a great touch! A nice idea, well executed. Well done!

Answer212 May 2023, 11:48

Pretty interesting game and the gameboy idea itself is very cool. I like the game and the graphics. Yes, it's simple, but it's nice enough

TheZane2 May 2023, 14:51

A nice and simple little game, honestly I would work more on the package spawning logic, sometimes it's a bit fast if you just delivered and it can be too slow after you loose a package.

osullivpauthor2 May 2023, 15:16

Hi @thezane. Thanks for your comments. Agreed on the spawn rate. It uses quite a naive implementation with the Makecode Arcade in-built "% chance" feature. As a result the output is a bit 'lumpy' in terms of how regularly packages are released.

Cody Holt2 May 2023, 16:37

A fun little throwback to an older style of games. Challenging once you get a couple packages going at a time.

Greenrose72 May 2023, 18:52

Felt like a kid again playing a little LCD game I got in a happy meal 😅

Super cute! Although it felt like there were many impossible situations where the timing would make it required to be two places at onc.

fuzzybut2 May 2023, 19:10

Hello, nice cover art! I appreciate the game's nostalgia. I played a few rounds and had a high score that hovered at 1000. At first I thought that the packages were spawning in waves, but reading the comments I suppose not. The scenario where a warehouse operative was needed on multiple conveyors at the same time became more frequent as more packages rolled in, and the only strategy I could come up with was to spam up or down after package receipt so that I could make it in time to the next conveyor. It would be nice to have a way to counter that more, but other than that congrats on the entry!

Georgy2 May 2023, 23:10

My late father played a similar game. This game really touched me. Excellent game.

Groundwater Studio3 May 2023, 03:02

Loved the vibe of the title screen, the controls being on screen adds such a nice sense of immersion as well. Would have been neat to have some music going during the game itself, I was bopping to the title screen.

Paul Avallone3 May 2023, 05:48

Neat Game and Watch game. Really dug the old handheld game visual. Simple but fun. Great job!

Wevel3 May 2023, 13:38

Nice little game. How often packages arrive is a bit off, sometimes there are none, while sometimes loads arrive. But otherwise a great entry.

vidarn3 May 2023, 14:39

Fun and cute little game! I liked the sound effects and the game & watch feel.

Meta-link3 May 2023, 15:44

Cool little game, I loved the game & watch style ! Good job :slight_smile:

Adam Gallina4 May 2023, 05:14

I liked the style, and the controls were easy to pick up! Not sure if it broke or if it was meant to happen, but once I got to 300 points no more boxes spawned

Veralos4 May 2023, 05:18

Cool game! I like the old school Game & Watch vibe. It fun trying to manage two different characters and it can get pretty challenging and hectic at times.

There were a few situations where no packages spawned for 10 seconds or so, which seemed kind of odd.

Yasmeen6 May 2023, 15:27

Fun game, simple yet engaging! I liked the art style and enjoyed the challenge of controlling 2 players at once. It would be nice to add some music during the gameplay, similar to the great music from the title screen.

LDJam user 31883219 May 2023, 14:05

Love old style and addictive gameplay.

Alexander Tan19 May 2023, 17:16

Simple and entertaining. The visuals are quite old fashion, wished there was more