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Coal Not Dole

By badlydrawnrod

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness280
Humor553.76
Audio993.65
Fun3903.21
Overall5863.16
Theme6493.16
Mood6552.89
Graphics10802.31
Innovation11722.10

Comments

badlogic 2014-04-27 22:19

Nope

http://144.76.220.132/uploads/Screen%20Shot%202014-04-28%20at%2000.18.38-fLpGtF4XsS.png

Just kidding, will try it when i'm back at my Windows machine.

iceferret 2014-04-28 02:13

I like how he yells coal every time he gets coal :)

alobker 2014-04-28 16:23

Very fun little game.

Is it possible to jump over enemies? I could not do it.

icereci 2014-04-28 16:28

That sound effects.. Nicely played sir.

mikedirl 2014-04-28 16:29

This is a fun game. I love the sounds. Well done.

cheeseybob 2014-04-28 16:31

The voice is hilarious! I really enjoyed this one.

hexabeast 2014-04-28 16:33

COAL!
Great game x)

badlydrawnrod 2014-04-28 16:33

@ALobker, yes it is possible to jump over enemies. You have to be close to them and they have to be moving towards you. It takes timing, but can be done.

sprawl 2014-04-28 16:34

Coal coal coal coal coal... its over.

Loved the sounds effects. I didn't like the jump, but was a fun little game anyhow.

nonentheless 2014-04-28 16:35

Coal coal coal coal coal, oh no :)

snoother 2014-04-28 16:41

Fun to play through. The voice-overs are pretty amusing, and the political context -- however slight -- made it that more interesting.

lorniebear 2014-04-28 16:51

You don't like Thatcher much, huh? She's a strong female role model, dad!

pinion 2014-04-28 17:01

Liked the voices, especially the jump - it sounds like you are about to fall over.

Came here from the link on your daughters game, I think I have to agree with you, she beat you.

badlydrawnrod 2014-04-28 17:02

@pinion Oh, no!

smilingcat 2014-04-28 17:50

Hup! Coal! Coal! Coal! Coal! Coal! Coal! Hup! Hup! Coal! Hilarious.

xgeovanni 2014-04-28 19:59

Well clearly they shut down the mines because they were infested with monsters.

quickfingers 2014-04-28 22:12

COAL COAL COAL COAL ... Lol this was hilarious. Depressing ending tho! haha

nition 2014-04-28 22:28

It is possible to jump over enemies! But possibly it should be a little easier.

skywilly 2014-04-29 11:30

Coal, Coal, Coal, Coal... Cool, Cool, Cool, Cool ! :)

hybridmind 2014-04-29 23:36

COAL COAL COAL! I'm glad we both made a game about mining. I wish the jump/hitboxes were a bit more forgiving, this game is brutally hard for me! Best coal collected was 470 tons out of 1000. I enjoyed the voice samples. :)

munkeebacon 2014-04-30 22:04

Nice game! Liked the audio. Good job!

dohan 2014-05-01 16:05

Nice game, it feels like Lode Runner. I didn't know that the UK government sent goblins against the miners.

Also, I came here from your daughter's game; it seems that you are going to have a hard time beating her :P

hardgrafter 2014-05-01 19:59

Cool game mate, well done!

dookie 2014-05-01 20:04

Haha, I love a game with a happy ending :P

gazok 2014-05-01 23:34

Great job. Maybe one day you'll make a game as good as http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-29/?action=preview&uid=31739

porousnapkin 2014-05-02 04:42

Coal coal coal indeed.

mark-goetz 2014-05-03 18:21

Lots of fun! I love how you had a great time putting together the art and sound effects, and it adds a lot to the humor of the game. The gameplay is a bit limiting and avoiding the goblins was a little tedious, but I definitely think you accomplished what you set out to.

badlydrawnrod 2014-05-03 19:57

@Gazok I can only dream of the day that my game is as good as that one!

@mark.goetz Thanks, I rather enjoyed your game. Wonderful art style and an innovative mechanic.

frogcheese 2014-05-04 17:24

Political satire! I'm not really the right age or nationality to completely "get it", but I suppose corrupt/horrible politicians are a universal subject matter. I love the voice-overs and the happy music. A bit difficult, but I guess that's part of the satire. :P

zerkruemler 2014-05-05 18:15

Nice voice and music. But the game is just a retro platformer. The relation to the theme is in my opinion not soo perfect.
But nice implementation. It is instantly clear how it works.

thingostudios 2014-05-10 01:11

It's not the most polished game, but it's really charming. Gameplay isn't that original, but being the first platformer where Thatcher hires goblins to eat coal miners has to count for something. Thanks Maggie!

badlydrawnrod 2014-05-10 07:38

@ThingoStudios - that review really made my day!

jupiter_hadley 2014-05-11 17:33

Pretty nice game, I enjoyed it. I included it in part 23 of my Ludum Dare compilation video series, if you'd like to check it out :) http://youtu.be/yJ4mg8nxxfM

cmaster 2014-05-15 19:51

Coal.

Good work, although jump mechanics could use tuning.