I hope you all have as much fun playing DeskStop-30 as I had making it.
play link: https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=54417 Fulfill a hacker's demands to ultimately recover the "very important file" before the viruses overwhelm you. All while on the worst operating system ever. DeskStop-30 OS can only have 30 files and 30 windows at once, so good luck.
The game felt very complete, and I liked all of the creative little details. When I change the mouse speed to "insane" the cursor jumps off-screen to the bottom right, so it took me a while to "find" it afterwards. I'm not sure if this is just a limitation of the tool, though.
This is so impressive, I enjoyed every moment. I also feel like the whole design made the most out of the concept, demands were surprising and it was just so funny. A top tier game in every sense. Wonderful
I had a lot of fun playing this! I'm impressed with how much content there was in the game and how many twists there were! You really nailed the feeling of an operating system bugging out. Very well made and really inovative!
Wow! This is my favorite game in this jam so far. Love the idea and you executed it perfectly. That's exactly what I imagine a cluttered computer to feel like - the space is very limited. I deleted the important file too many times, that must have been a bug (or is there a virus that changes the position of icons?). The story was top notch though, and the difficulty just adds to the feeling of tight space. I even replayed the entire game to get both endings. It was worth it. 😸
Pretty neat! I sometimes had cursor problems - unable to click near edges of the screen, the cursor would escape the pico-8 section and warp over off the edge. Was mostly able to work around it by dragging a window around so that the close button/etc was closer the center. I got stuck on the "delete 5 cheat codes and keep the background white" task, I'm pretty certain I deleted 5 the first time, but _maybe_ the background had flickered momentarily to some other color right as I was clicking on it. I deleted a few more to be safe, background was definitely white, but he just gave me more viruses :(. I really enjoyed the feel of this mini OS falling apart!
I didn't even know something like that was possible on the Pico-8. I like your approach to the theme as well, as it simplified the concept of running out of "space" on a computer by having a file limit, represented by the icon grid. Very quirky and impressive entry!
I'm a big sucker for custom OS in games so it was really cool to see this entry! I feel like you also kind of made a meta statement on the theme considering the limited capability of Piko8 itself. I was really impressed by how much stuff there was to do and how polished this feels for a compo game. The challenge factor and humor kept me motivated to replay. Still haven't beaten it (it's a lot of stress at once lol), but I see myself coming back to the game again to see what else this unusual hacker has in store. The fun you had while working on this game definitely shines through!
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I especially like the QR twist 😄
Was there any sound? I played the web version and didn't hear anything.