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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Enjoyment (Best Game) | #19 | 3.912 | 3.912 |
| Sound Design | #32 | 3.794 | 3.794 |
| Aesthetics | #98 | 3.882 | 3.882 |
| Story | #162 | 2.676 | 2.676 |
| Horror | #233 | 2.412 | 2.412 |
Ranked from 34 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Do you allow SCREAM ZONE to promote your game via social media?
Yes
Which engine did you use to create this game?
No engine, written in Javascript.
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I love it! We both made retro styled games but I think yours follows the restrictions of the consoles a little more closely than mine. Great work
Many thanks for your kind comment. I think if we made truly period acurate 1980's retro games today, no-one would tolerate them :D
PS Your tape loading screen really is neat.
I love the retro art style and I really love how the whole game feel complete that's a lot to say for a week long jam great job!
I really loved the sound effects especially the drop sound and the timer added a whole new element to the game I found myself with 5 seconds left on the clock dashing for the last key.
overall I really loved the game amazing work!
Thanks! Yes I felt it was important to make a fully functioning game, with user menus etc. Of course it helps that the game is graphically very simple.
Your game looks interesting, hope to check it out later tonight.
I'm a sucker for this retro games. I loved it. Very nice mechanics, challenging but fun to master!
Thank you! Coming from you that's appreciated! :-)
Simple game i love it! The artstyle, especially the keys remind me of an old game i used to play on my pc, i forgot what it is. Very nostalgic game.
Thank you! Glad it stirred some memories, I was worried it might be too old fashioned for a modern game jam.
The game is captivating. "In the Hall of the Mountain King" is a good soundtrack choice. The first game I've seen in which there are controls for the left handed (?).
Thanks, glad you liked it! The controls are WASD, IJKL and cursor keys (which all do the same thing), so I hoped this would be suitable for right and left handers.
I love the "HaHaHaHaHa" when you get hit XD
Simple, yet VERY fun to play, great work!
Many thanks!
Great work, your game brings nostalgia, it's graphic, controls and music perfectly mimic first computer games!
Thank you! My aim is to bring early 1980's gaming back to life.
I love the gameplay, it reminds me of old computer games.
Thanks!
artwork is brilliant, and aside from that I really liked each level trying something different, this is a well designed game! also, those "cheat codes" were a brilliant idea, there would be no way of me "beating" the game otherwise lol. lastly, the main theme melody reminded me of the old jardinains game :D
Thanks for the kinds comments, glad you liked it. The main theme is known as "In the Hall of the Mountain King". I believe it's public domain (the composer Edvard Grieg died in 1907) and has been used in many games throughout the years.
This game felt so nostalgic and I had a lot of fun playing it😁
Thanks!
I like the old school skin of your game, and the level design is pretty good.
Thanks! It's done using ASCII style 8x8 character graphics for an early 80's feel.
Fun game...i enjoyed the 8bit music!
Thanks. I wasn't sure how folks would take to the audio, so I made sure to include a mute button! :-)
This was a cute game, loved the aesthetic, very well made
Thank you!
Good learning curve because of the interesting level design. I like it.
Thanks! Yes, it gets quite tough later on.
A really nice retro game. It takes some time to learn what you can and cannot do, but this was the way back then.
Thank you for your kind comment. Yes, games were brutal back then!
Love this game so much
Thank you!
ahh love it, the game presentation is really gold, it reminded me of castle excellent any game with a wizard gets my attention, really cool game
Thank you!
Fun! Love the old school feeling and love how challenging it got!
Thanks!
Good fun! Reminded me of some classic old school games and I think the movement not being super smooth really helps in that - and in the tension of fumbling jumps when the timer is ticking!
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!
For review purposes during Scream Jam 2024, here are the codes you need to directly access levels 2-10:
Level 2: EJK
Level 3: WHU
Level 4: ZFQ
Level 5: ECY
Level 6: EET
Level 7: FJH
Level 8: HZO
Level 9: RYN
Level 10: GIL
Select option 3 from the game's main menu, then type one of the three letter codes.
If you complete level 10 starting from any level other than 1, you will get a congratulation message. Only those who have completed levels 1 through 10 in one session will get to see the true game completion screen!
Please feel free to leave comments, whether you love this game or hate it!