What a nice twist on the classic! I included it in my LowRezJam compilation video series, if you’d like to take a look. :)
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Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
Authenticity (use of resolution restriction) | #85 | 4.579 | 4.579 |
Visuals | #142 | 3.579 | 3.579 |
Gameplay | #154 | 3.053 | 3.053 |
Overall | #160 | 3.408 | 3.408 |
Audio | #221 | 2.421 | 2.421 |
Ranked from 19 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Did you work in a team?
Nope! Just me. :)
Was the resolution a challenge?
Kind of! It can be hard to create UI in such a small space when each letter needs at least 5 pixels in height. I didn't have room for instructions, so I kept those to the game's webpage and tried to keep the controls fairly intuitive. Other than that, this game worked well for the small space since there isn't much that the player needs to see at any given time, and the pipes scroll toward the player from off-screen.
What did you learn?
This was my first time working with Pico-8's secret devkit keyboard! It's actually pretty easy to use, but it took me a while to understand how to access it.
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