Game Off 2022

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A jam submission

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Retro style arcade game made for the 2022 Game Off game jam

Submitted by alexhlocke — 1 day, 5 hours before the deadline

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Criteria	Rank	Score*	Raw Score
Theme interpretation	#28	4.000	4.000
Gameplay	#30	3.857	3.857
Overall	#81	3.619	3.619
Audio	#83	3.524	3.524
Innovation	#84	3.381	3.381
Graphics	#110	3.571	3.571

Ranked from 21 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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https://github.com/alexhlocke/busy_bee-gameoff2022-

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masarapmabuhaySubmitted1 year ago

Hallo,

Thank you for sharing your game. I’ve already saved its RATING;

1. verified: GAME due to observed in SUBMISSIONS List with keyphrase: Linux; notes: GAME to appear to be a QUICK PLAY based on sample screenshots

2. observed: noticeable drawing and animation techniques;

3. observed: noticeable background music and sound effects techniques

4. verified: GAMEPLAY to be of causing the BEE to get the flower on the ground, and then go to the set height to execute pollinate; observed: when BEE's height position is over that of the screen, the distance appears to be excess of the correct value

5. observed: self to hit enemy birds to cause END STATE, when self started to question objective of GAME after reaching SCORE of 14, where: as example, does VALUE to continue using available remaining TIME to PLAY GAME exist?

Thank you. Health!

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Cliché: "Just reconnect."

cavetowerstudiosSubmitted2 years ago (1 edit) (+1)

I love how much height this bee can get. Then just letting yourself fall back down to the ground is surprisingly effective. Fun game!

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Shot In The Dark

Skuzzle_UKSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

So much better than the flappy style game. This one feels like it has purpose.

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Raining Cats & Dogs

AnonymousPenguinSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

Flappy bee, i like it. Simple idea but makes a satisfying gameplay loop and super well polished and executed, nice arcadey feel, good job :)

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SleepySamSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

Really cute game with fun mechanics and very straight forward. Nicely done!

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eri0oSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

Good game! I liked to be able to see that marker on top that tells me how far I went, that is something I am stealing for my future games! The music and sound effects are super nice. Not sure if there isn,t but at least I didn't find, but it would be nice if there was something on top of screen where it was intended for you to hit, but it was hard/fast, and it could add more points? Really lovely game!

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Don't Give Up the Cat

alexhlockeDeveloper2 years ago

I'm glad you liked my little marker haha! There's no fast moving bonus at the top of the screen but thats a great idea that I'll definitely implement if I ever make any updates to the game.

GadMasSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

Simple, fun, great artstyle and flying the bee feels nice

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tinymuseSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

loved the retro artstyle and feel of the game :) I would have loved it if there was more progression to it (or maybe I didn't get far enough in the game haha)

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You Snooze, You Lose!

Krasimir BalchevSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

Quite a fun arcade game, got sucked in playing it for a bit. I think at a certain point maybe another row of birds could show up to vary the difficulty a bit more, cause just the increasing amount in the two lanes present does make it harder, it's not really felt. And maybe different birds could have their own personalities like the ghosts in pac-man, the white one moves slow, the black one - fast, instead of it being a random speed. All that said, I still enjoyed playing it, well done :)

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The Adventures of the Heroic Fox

alexhlockeDeveloper2 years ago(+1)

Those are some very interesting suggestions, I might have to made another version with some of those ideas! Thanks for the feedback!

plexsoupSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

For a pico8 game its really good. Fantastic.

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mrBell270Submitted2 years ago (1 edit) (+1)

Played it for 20 minutes straight. Simple game, yet so enjoyable!

Great entry, good luck!

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Light in the end of the tunnel

alexhlockeDeveloper2 years ago

I’m glad you enjoyed, thanks!

ProoblySubmitted2 years ago(+1)

This was such a simple, yet enthralling game! Very nice work.

I'm not sure if you based the mechanics off something else, but it works so well! Really loved the overall aesthetic. :)

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Fish Out of Water

alexhlockeDeveloper2 years ago

thank you so much! I didn’t base the mechanics off of anything specific but there are definitely many other games like it :)

MostlyMagicSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

I really really like this entry. It is so creative and the art is so cool. I love what you did with the clouds and the screen transition. A very neat Pico Game

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alexhlockeDeveloper2 years ago

thank you! i’m glad you appreciated the clouds those were harder to get right than i’d care to admit haha

MostlyMagicSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

Hey! I am making my own pico game rn. Just wondering if there is a tutorial or something you followed to get those clouds? They look so good.

alexhlockeDeveloper1 year ago (1 edit)

I didn't follow any tutorial but I'm happy to comment out my code a little better and share it with you! You should also be able to look at the code in Pico8 itself if you download the cartridge

ChrouteSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

Love it, it's an original idea, the controls are very fluid and it's quickly addicting. Good job!

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Everything! (but the kitchen sink)

harligSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

I really enjoyed this! The art is simple and cute, and the gameplay feels fluid. I was kind of startled at first by just how fast the bee can move, but after that it started to feel more natural. The height indicator when you're off screen is also a very nice touch.

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alexhlockeDeveloper2 years ago

Glad you enjoyed! Thanks for your feedback!

pshaftSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

A simple and challenging game that was lots of fun. I enjoyed trying to see how fast i could do it or how small of a space i could fit the bee through with out getting hurt by the birds.

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alexhlockeDeveloper2 years ago(+2)

Hey another 'busy as a bee' dev! Glad you enjoyed!

MostlyMagicSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

Yoo another busy as a bee!