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Ice Fishing Derby

By dylan-wolf

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness361
Overall973.76
Theme1134.08
Graphics1163.92
Humor1163.38
Audio1343.47
Mood1453.48
Fun2003.51
Innovation5163.18

Comments

spacemyname 2014-12-08 00:45

Incredible game man!

spacemyname 2014-12-08 03:52

The only thing I would change with this game, is adding more types of fish, possibly rare fish that get you more moneys

sundry 2014-12-08 18:54

Haha really cool ! Nevertheless, If I have to improve something; it's difficult to know if the fishes are currently biting or not. Maybe a little music(jaws:))?

stvr 2014-12-09 04:44

Pretty fun! A great throwback.

digibody 2014-12-09 04:45

Nice, very polished simple.
For the longest time I was fishing without bait and wondering why I was not catching anything. Almost gave up on it until I accidentally moved too far to the right.

fatkarate 2014-12-09 04:46

i agree about the more fish types

uncade 2014-12-09 04:46

It took me a while to figure out that I needed to buy bait, but once I did I really enjoyed it! Fantastic graphics as well. I'd love to see an updated version with more types of fish.

boracho 2014-12-09 04:47

clever take on the theme! The movements a little cumbersome, but I understand where you're coming from. It's a little unclear at first that you need to buy bait. Maybe some cheap freebee bait at the start would've helped. The clues that the fish is hooked isn't immediately intuitive but I got the hang of it quick. would play again, good job!

nickbasswright 2014-12-09 04:51

Nice job referencing that retro style. I love the old school sound effects, especially when you reel in. T'was lots of fun.

dracomagna 2014-12-09 05:00

Really polished game! It's also nice and simple, I enjoyed playing it, great job. :D

c63industries 2014-12-09 07:43

It's a fun little game. The minnow bait is OP. I think I caught 5 fish at once with it.

recursor 2014-12-09 17:59

It would be cool to see more fish types, rod types, etc. Heck, you could really pack this game out with some more fun stuff, but then that requires more than just 48 hours. Nicely done

mrexcessive 2014-12-09 18:12

Hi there. Like the game, nice retro feel. At last a generous fishing game... I caught quite a bit, like the sounds as well as pixels. Good job!

vinull 2014-12-11 00:19

Really nice game - good art and nice gameplay. The music works, but would have loved another hipster acoustic guitar riff - perfect for the long nights ice fisihing!

thopis 2014-12-11 03:09

Very cool and fun!Great job!

xhunterko 2014-12-11 06:27

Heh, okay this was great! ^^

ltyrosine 2014-12-12 10:49

Simple and fun! Cool retro graphics and sounds. Some feedback on fish that caught bait would be nice.

zkenshin 2014-12-12 20:17

This was super neat. Well done!

intogamesuk 2014-12-13 17:02

I was attracted to this by the gfx - nice retro style! Like a few others I didn't notice the bait thing at first so maybe something as simple as a flashing arrow over the bait-house for when the player fishes without any?

Good stuff!

mechatodzilla 2014-12-16 22:59

This is in my top 3 for this LD. It's incredible what was completed in a weekend here.

almax27 2014-12-16 23:01

I really liked the overall style of this game, and it's quite relaxing to play, great work!

jachepe 2014-12-24 08:39

Cool concept and graphics! Funny game :D

rockhoppergames 2014-12-24 09:21

I really like your use of the theme for this game! The retro graphics and audio worked nicely, and I felt the gameplay meshed well with that!

A few minor things to potentially fix, when you reset your game the bait doesn't dissapear from the little window, and it's a bit too easy to accidentally buy doughballs at the bait shop.

Apart from that, this game was really cool!

tyruspeace 2014-12-24 16:29

Exceedingly pleasant! Nice graphics and happy, enjoyable music.

empyrealhell 2014-12-26 09:40

This was a decent little arcade game. You took a lot of inspiration from the 80s arcades on this one, but I think you may have taken a bit too much. Much like those old arcade games, the gameplay was very flat and uninteresting. It was just a matter of pressing up and down, there wasn't really any conflict or tension driving the gameplay. It's a good start to something, and I could see this mechanic working in a game like mother load where your goal is to fish up a whale or something. As it is right now, it's not bad, it just feels like an unfinished thought.

shivur 2014-12-26 17:12

Very good game!

valeour 2014-12-26 17:12

Great, loved everything about it. Amazing job. :)