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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Audio | #1 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| Gameplay | #2 | 4.125 | 4.125 |
| Overall | #2 | 4.188 | 4.188 |
| Graphics | #3 | 4.063 | 4.063 |
| Innovation | #10 | 3.125 | 3.125 |
| Theme | #10 | 3.875 | 3.875 |
Ranked from 16 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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Hi,
Finished the game!
The game mechanics are like in old games from the 1990s-2000s, pleasant memories, especially the scoring and music :).
I think I noticed that when you move on to the next level, there is an option to click several times on the beginning of the level and it seems like there was a jerk at that moment, like it wanted to start twice, it started fine, but visually and soundly it was like a jerk.
I would also like to be able to shoot with the spacebar, the Z and X buttons are good, but they are too close together for frequent use.
The animals were wonderful and it was fun to rescue them, but I would have liked to explore the animal theme a little more. I liked the bunny ear helicopters :).
It was really fun, congratulations!
got stuck in this room. I never found the key to get in, but was able to get in from below where I am now standing. I tried the level twice, never found the key on the second try either. First time I somehow managed to escape the room, second time I was not so lucky. Good and fun game!
Ah, sorry about that! I have posted an updated version to Newgrounds where this bug is fixed. Unfortunately, I didn't notice it before submitting for the jam.
happens to the best of us :)
I love this game, incredible work! It really feels like a complete retro game experience. Here are some thoughts as I play.
This was an awesome experience and I hope you keep working on it. What you have here would also be great to show live if you ever get a chance, because it's a short game with easy to learn gameplay I bet a lot of people would enjoy it!
Thanks, Frank! Really appreciate the feedback. Definitely plan to tweak gameplay, address those bugs and add more levels. It was a lot of fun to make and I thoroughly enjoyed working with LittleJS; simple to pick up and very well thought out.
This is a very fun entry and game! Kudos to you for making such a well put together and presented game. Everything from the menus to the overall look and design is well done and polished.
The gameplay itself is quite fun too between shooting and using the jetpack to jump and fly with. Love to rescue the animals out of the crates too!
Would love to play more levels or even have some sort of speedrun option unless I missed it!
Hey! Thanks for playing and the feedback. I did really want to add speedruns but kinda ran out of time. Hopefully, in a future update, though!
Very polished game with nice graphics and music! I also liked the tutorial and the title too, and the concept of helping the animals. There was a level where I couldn't find the key and couldn't get passed. I somehow went inside (perhaps some collisions related bug), but couldn't get back out.
Yeah, there is an edge case with collision that I will fix in the next update. I should've made the key thing a bit more obvious. Personally, I always hide my house key under a plant pot. On the roof. On level 5 ;)
Thanks for the kind words and playing! I really appreciate it!
Same thing happened to me lol!
Good job! I really like the retrogaming vibe, and how everything in the game (music, FX, fonts and pixel art are consistent with each other). Gameplay is top-notch too!
The game is super fun, I like it a lot. I also enjoy the visuals very much. The only thing I’d suggest would be to additionally, i.e. you can keep the bindings on X & Z, bind jumping and shooting to W/ArrowUp and space, respectively. I think some people could find those more comfortable than the X/Z bindings.
Hi! Yes, I totally see how that makes sense. I'm going to add it in the next update. Thanks for that and for playing!
this game is a great time, having a jetpack wearing machine gun wielding gator in a game is an absolute win! i enjoyed the action and the pico-8 inspired presentation fits the game so well. the juice is also pretty good! its unfortunate that sometimes rescued animals had trouble following me, but that is just a mild annoyance. also, i really wish there was more of this game, just when things started to get interesting, when the path wasn't so straight forward and when i had to look out for hidden keys, the game ends. consider making more levels for this eventually, its pretty fun!
Heya! Thanks for the feedback, it's great to hear. Definitely gotta make the animal following a bit smoother.
I do plan to add more levels. Spent too much time messing around with particles and stuff I ran out of time for the more important stuff :/
Amazing game:
Love the particle effects!
Smooth jetpack flight is always a good feeling and you nailed it!
The music for the game was awesome! I found myself chasing the end of level, success, and level transition music. Save those animals fast for the music!
Suggestions:
- Text scrolling speed in tutorial seems a little slow. That's just nitpicking.
- I would love to be able to play this game with just the mouse.
Awesome, thanks! Nice feedback. I can speed up the tutorial text. For the mouse controls - do you imagine some kind of on screen joypad for directions or the player just follows the cursor? Actually could be very nice - never thought about that!
Following the cursor would be the simpler and probably more intuitive!