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Miner Problem

By zednaut

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Fun204.05
Graphics94.60
Overall653.90
Theme1093.85
Mood2493.41
Audio3943.00
Innovation6792.89
Coolness198922

Comments

glowingsnail 2014-04-28 06:39

On the menu, you have to press Z, which isn't explained anywhere (except in the instruction menu, which you can only read if you know that you must press Z to enter it). Anyway, while the key mapping took me a bit to get used to, at least it isn't WASD. The graphics are super cute, and the gameplay/control pretty smooth. The enemies encountered have varied behavior, and the level is filled with interesting things to discover. If I could remap keys to jump with up arrow, I could even see me playing this for a while, just for the pleasure of it.

sink 2014-04-28 22:15

The best game since load runner for the NES. 10/10

trueyomic 2014-04-28 22:17

Fun game. Love the graphics. I wish you were able to jump and swing the pickaxe at enemies. Had no problems with it otherwise.

twelveplusplus 2014-04-28 23:17

cool art! :)

dookie 2014-04-28 23:17

Awesome little game, if not terribly original. If you could swing the pickaxe and jump at the same time, or jump on enemies, it would have a better flow I think. Graphics and animations are top notch :)

dpulrich 2014-04-28 23:18

Great game! It's very fun, and has nice graphics. It reminds me of Spelunkey.

secret_tunnel 2014-04-28 23:19

Love the visuals! Pixeley goodness!

taylorlunt 2014-04-28 23:22

I got a score of $1061. Amazing graphics and great menu graphics especially.

griz 2014-04-28 23:28

Now that's some nice high-quality sprites that you've got there. You are a skilled pixel artist my friend. The only thing that the game could use is maybe some music, but it still feels polished without it.

otato 2014-04-28 23:39

Really nice pixel art! I was a little sad there was a time limit because I wanted to explore the level more :(

muramasa 2014-04-28 23:49

It's so much fun that I hate that time limit.

Platforming is so smooth! Movement is little bit slow, considering that the character is in a hurry. I think s/he is just being careful, but whatever.

My complaints. The pickaxe response is so slow because of the animation, feels so heavy, and its range is so short. Also I can't hit while in the air, which forces me to wait until they're at the right position.

cleitoneldorn 2014-04-29 00:36

This was so amazing! Love the graphics.

Magnus 2014-04-29 05:06

amazing graphics and animations. my only complaint is the instruction screen. it's a big wall of text that punches you right in the eyes. otherwise 10/10

ellian 2014-04-29 11:01

Awesome entry! Lovely art, good controls, and having to balance fighting and looting is nice. Too bad there isn't music...
Very good job!

_rilem 2014-04-29 15:31

The spritework is amazing. Very clean in crispy style. :) It's a hard game though o.o
After a while you'll learn to deal with the bats. I found that running back and letting them come at your level helps. With a bit more time you could really polish this into a neat game, the powerup mechanic is there, it just needs more of the same. ^^

saintheiser 2014-05-03 07:35

Not bad. Interesting concept with "treasure rougelike" =)

daanvanyperen 2014-05-19 21:18

My only gripe is freezing in place while attacking. Really polished in art and character movement.