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A jam submission

Space CollectorView game page

Space Invaders inspired Pico-8 game with a collecting twist
Submitted by I am Wizz — 6 hours, 54 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Overall#14.1434.143
🎨 Adherence to the theme#15.0005.000
🤡 Fun Factor#23.8573.857
🎮 Gameplay#33.5713.571
⚙️ Adherence to the specified game mechanics#54.1434.143

Ranked from 7 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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Submitted

This game was awesome and I loved how you could shoot the orbs, adding to the difficulty of the game! The sounds were awesome and I loved the old 8-bit feel to it! I do agree with HushMaus that you should be punished for shooting or not picking up the orbs, but other than that, awesome job!

Submitted

What a great classic game! 

I really find the orbs coming down as you "free" them as a really great twist and a good interpretation of the Jam's mechanic!

The game has great game feel and really feels impactful with the sounds effects and music. 

I also found the different levels and orbs placement really interesting - the final level being a skull with the orbs being eyes was a great touch!

Just some quick ideas:

  • I feel like you should punish the player by not picking up the orb, or rewarding him if he does pick it up. After I learned you can shoot the orb to finish the level I just shot all (I know you don't get score if you shoot them but I feel like losing life or something could work better). I would even go so far as to remove the ability to shoot the orbs and focusing on the "catching" part.
  • Collision detection is sometimes a bit off on the shots. Very important because I did try to free orbs at times without shooting the orb and had some issues.

Other than that, great game!

Developer

Thank you for your kind comment and for the ideas - I'll definitely think about using them!