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A jam submission

Collect or DieView game page

Go back to 1984. Collect the best loved video game characters of the past. Return to the present and save the Arcade!
Submitted by Xanderwood (@GameDev_Alex) — 4 hours, 59 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Fun/Design#74.3494.349
Overall#134.0334.033
Music/Sound#263.8843.884
Technical Implementation#323.8603.860
Graphics/Animation#344.0474.047
Theme/Limitation#354.0234.023

Ranked from 43 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

How does your game utilize the limitation and theme?
You must go back in time to collect video game heroes and return with them to the present to save the arcade.

What was your team size?

Solo

You worked alone

Which of the following content in your game is NOT 100% newly made for the jam?

Music/Sound

Affirm you have followed ALL jam rules. (Select all below or your entry will be disqualified.)

We have credited all assets used in the game including our own name(s) or team name(s)

All original game code and original assets were made during the jam period

The game does not include NSFW or hateful content

The game works on the web or as a Windows 10 download

We have answered all submission questions honestly and completely

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Comments

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Submitted(+1)

I was one "big money, big prizes! I love it!" away from sending Midway after you for copyright infringement (not really). 

Loved it. Excellent Smash TV 'em-up, really solid engine and controls (even kept to that SNES-style buttons-for-shooting thing), great context wrapping in the story there, fun cameos, just generally excellent. 

Developer

Amaing, glad you liked it. I was totally going for a Smash TV clone

Submitted (1 edit) (+1)

Great game, it took me back to Arcade's time, music is wonderful selected and art reminds me of retro sierra graphic adventure games.
It really took me back to that time!!! 

Developer

thanks for playing 

Submitted(+1)

Great game, great audio, loved the collectibles! Well done!

Developer

glad you had fun

Submitted(+1)

AMAZING graphics!

Developer

thanks

Submitted (1 edit) (+1)

A bit surprised, I was expecting a side scroller beat em up because of the intro but in the end I enjoyed the game. Liked a lot the arrow keys shooting  it help a lot the controlling and the shooting. I encountered just one annoying bug that when I died some sound kept getting stuck in a high pitch note and the only way to fix it was to reset the game and go trough the beginning again and again, other wise cool game.

Developer

thanks for playing. I didnt notice that bug but thanks for bringing it to my attention.

Submitted(+1)

On my mac, the portal scene is so heavy it freezes my computer. Firefox and Safari :/

Developer

oh no. Sorry to hear that. It was fine on my mac. I use firefox browser. 

Submitted(+1)

Really fun arcade game! (reminds me of Super Smash Tv). And the music fit the game so well! Great job. Congrats on your entry!

Developer(+1)

you are the first person to say it reminds you of smash TV and that was exactly the game I based this on. Haha. Glad you enjoyed it.

Submitted(+1)

As with many jam games, i'ts a bit hard, but the idea is nice, and the game itself is fun so it took me a while to give up lol. The collectibles part is very clear but the there and back not so much, but that doesn't make the game any less good.

Developer(+1)

it took you a while to give up? Amazing! I build every game I make on the premise of making the player say "just 1 more try"

Submitted(+1)

This is very fun and addictive, what a different spin on the theme. I personally could only get 12 before dying but it was very well made and the controls felt well done. Love the graphics too especially the tutorial ones. Great job!

Developer

amazing. Thanks for the review

Submitted(+1)

It's Extremely fun!

I love it!

It's kind of hard ngl, the highest I've gotten is 11/16

Developer

thanks, it is hard. You need to use the shield pick up and run through enemies to clear the screen as often as you can :)

Submitted(+1)

Extremely fun and to the point. I love it.

Developer(+1)

Glad you enjoyed it

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