Ludum Dare #53compo

Speedy Delivery

by luthwyhn

Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.97

Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.55

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.11

Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.11

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.71

Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.68

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.68

Speedy Delivery is a simple game inspired by Mr. McFeely of *Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood*. In this game you travel through a neighborhood delivering letters and greeting the people you meet. There are no enemies to battle, no timer to race, and no score to beat. Just say hi and make people's day a little brighter.

Default PC controls are the arrow keys and the 'z' and 'x' keys for actions. Controls my vary on other devices based on PICO-8's default behaviors.

Tips:

-A menu item exists to highlight the player's location, as my tester reported difficulty in telling where they were at times.

-If you get stuck in/on something, press the GREET button. While waving you can pass through any objects and get unstuck.

I hope you enjoy my game!

I've been participating in LD off and on for over 11 years and this is probably my favorite submission to date. I'm also proud of you for making it this far! Finishing an LD submission is always hard, and everyone who participates has "won", even if they don't submit a finished game. I hope you had fun and learned something new!

Tools: PICO-8

Comments9

KyleTheCoder1 May 2023, 12:10

This game was very much "my speed". :P Also, I loved the original Mr. McFeely and think this game accurately portrays David Newell's character in Mr. Roger's Neighborhood.

LDJam user 2997571 May 2023, 13:46

Such a cute game! Love the info prompt at the top of the screen telling you what everything is and the ability to greet people. Very chill heart warming game! I

Cinterre1 May 2023, 22:03

I think this the first game where I've ever just said Hi to someone. A nice idea!
Gave a good vibe while playing through. Nice work!

Red_dino3 May 2023, 08:45

Adore this entry, it's so calm and pleasant. Of course, music would add something, but the base is great. Good work!

Pixelverse7 May 2023, 20:32

This is very good! Maybe add a little music.

cheesepencil7 May 2023, 20:55

lol it wasn't until the end I realized that I was *delivering* mail and not just running down the street robbing people's mailboxes!! i thoguth it was delightful

SleepyStudios13 May 2023, 14:50

Very simple and peaceful little pico game. The only issue I had was that I kept getting stuck on people and mail boxes.

luthwyhnauthor13 May 2023, 18:15

@sleepystudios if you get stuck on anything you can press the wave button; all collision detection is disable while waving, so you can get unstuck

benjamin16 May 2023, 16:10

this is very cute ! I spent way too much time making sure I didn't forgot to greet anyone :) Also I love the paperboy feeling of these diagonal lines on the sidewalk !

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