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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Presentation | #831 | 3.906 | 3.906 |
| Overall | #1586 | 3.396 | 3.396 |
| Enjoyment | #1822 | 3.125 | 3.125 |
| Creativity | #2784 | 3.156 | 3.156 |
Ranked from 96 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game fit the theme?
**To avoid the gameplay bug and fight the Game's Boss, hug the top of the screen after the asteroid swam (at the end of the first level) other wise LVL 1 will loop** A space shooter where you play as a coward running away from danger as opposed to flying into danger.
Did your team create the vast majority of the art during the 48 hours?
Yes
We created the vast majority of the art during the game jam
Did your team create the vast majority of the music during the 48 hours?
No
We used pre-existing audio
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Nice. the smoke of the rocket destroy the falling object that was good addition.
Love the retro theme and the general idea of the game. The game felt slow sometimes because of the falling of the rocket but in this case it really fits :D
The game is OK but it is pretty buggy.
What kind of bugs where you experiencing?
The retro theme is great, it really does feel like a game straight from a Gameboy, excellent work on the sprites! Unfortunately I played a few times and couldn't get past the glitch to the boss, I think the pace and difficulty of the first level is good though. I do wish that I could keep playing but the bug is preventing me from doing so sadly. Despite this, I still liked the content that I did play through, nice work!
Thanks for the comment, I'll be posting the fixed version after the jam so everyone who was stuck can play the 2nd level and the boss fight. BUT if you don't feel like waiting someone posted this:
"If you die on level one and hold down the X button on the black screen it respawns you in but the screen doesn't scroll. No obstacles spawn in and if you hold X down long enough it moves you to level 2"
I haven't tested it yet but that could get you to the second level and beyond
PS, it is in fact a working Gameboy game
The art is great! I wasn't able to figure out how to fix the glitch, but I did enjoy my time playing regardless, it was tricky (but fair!) Good work!
Pretty good game but didn't understand the thing about the glitch. The presentation is top notch. As things to improve, maybe lose the velocity to the sides when "jumping" straight up because if not the "jump" to the side is only used once every time you want to change directions.
Thanks! As for the issue with the bug it's that the game checks your position relative to the viewable screen, if you go too far off top or bottom of the screen you get a game over and have to restart the level. At the end of the first level the offset of that check is off so unless your near the top of the screen as the level ends the game thinks your off screen and resets the level. This has since been fixed but no new version can be uploaded until after the Jam ends
Really cool retro feel! Nice and solid little concept, well executed. I got a bit confused when I would die though, a game over/restart screen would help :) still, awesome work!
Cool game! I especially liked the presentation. The graphics and the music did a really good job tying everything together. Good intro screens, nicely packaged. I liked how arcade-y it felt.
Also extra plus for being quick into action and good pacing.
Thank you
Amazing art and sounds! also very fun and challenging gameplay! nice job!
I adore the fact you made a working gameboy game! Unfortunately I found a couple more bugs. If you die on level one and hold down the X button on the black screen it respawns you in but the screen doesn't scroll. No obstacles spawn in and if you hold X down long enough it moves you to level 2. I also died to one of the meteors right before the end of level 2 and it froze my game, so I had to start all over again. Bugs aside, this is a very fun game with a lot of charm. I love the little story in the description, and the controls added to make it work on mobile. Great entry!
Very fun and challenging! And the art style is amazing
Cool game!
That's a cute game, and the effects are pretty good, well done!
Cool game really fun :)
Cute and simple, make me think of a reverse Downwell but where you fart on enemies! (maybe playing too much of Wario in Smash Bros didn't help)
I love the GameBoy aesthetic! Lovely art and the game feels smooth to play, and rather challenging, which fits perfectly with that era of games :D
Not sold on how the theme was used, but still a very nicely made game! Good job.
It is a Gameboy game 😁
Interesting game with nice art. Challenging arcade. Great work!
The hardest moment is starting your game!!! The game is awesome!!! 5stars i ve enjoyed
The game has simple mechanics, but at the same time hard and interesting.
Definitely come back to replay it, and finally defeat final boss
I tried quite a few times, but even with the explanation in the description I wasn't able to get to the boss. Otherwise this game is very good, though! It looks great and it's very impressive that it works on an actual Game Boy. Good work overall.
sorry you were having trouble, if it helps try staying to the left of the screen as well near the top. You can go partly off screen without trigging a game over