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Stay Cool

By twistedhawk and nick-taggart

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall9163.3627
Fun6213.4427
Innovation12982.5027
Theme3743.9227
Graphics6083.7627
Humor3893.4725
Mood4503.7024

Comments

gravityflip 2022-04-04 23:04

The art is fantastic! The sounds are on point! I love that cool snowman! The jumps are super satisfying. I had a bug where my game got stuck when I fell down, and I can't see the lower platforms past the first couple of lemonade stands

twistedhawk 2022-04-05 03:03

@gravityflip thanks for playing! I just pushed a new version that fixed some of the platforms being too low.

fromage 2022-04-05 03:45

Art is really good! I couldn't make a jump and I'm not sure if it was me or if it was actually impossible. Still, love how well you have captured a classic 90's mascot platformer.

koolruz 2022-04-05 03:48

I absolutely loved the swagger on the snowman's walk cycle - Great job animating that! :)

I did run into a weird situation where I think my next platform was impossible to reach - Even at the apex of my jump, I was unable to get up here:

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Despite that, I still really enjoyed playing! The springy jump sound effect was very satisfying, and the music was simple, but really catchy - I'm still humming it to myself now :)

trabasura 2022-04-05 03:48

Reminded me of when I was a kid and found random games on my ipod to play, so a lot of nostalgia. Really well done and cohesive!

aidan-jones 2022-04-05 03:50

I liked it! Unfortunately, there were a few bugs that make it nearly unplayable on my end. No sound and sometimes purchasing from lemonade stands doesn't work.

andrewdt100 2022-04-05 03:52

Love the snowman animation!

str8griz 2022-04-05 03:52

Love the art of the snowman, walking animation is great. I got stuck here, otherwise it was one coooooool game!

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nexade 2022-04-05 03:59

The game feels really nice to play. I feel like the game could of been more lenient with the checkpoints and how much the ice and lemonade help you but the game was great none the less.

arianad 2022-04-05 04:05

THIS IS SO CUTE! I really love the pixel art and the little snowman walking animation! It's definitely something I'd play again and it's just a really fun concept and creative take on the theme!

benjamm 2022-04-05 04:06

The snowman goes hard. Good music too - the song gives me a nostalgic feeling. I didn't do great on my first run though I only got like 60 seconds and 10 coins.

maytch 2022-04-05 12:31

I think I got an alright score here. Cool game ;). It took a few goes to notice that the level changes each time you play which is an interesting addition!

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maytch 2022-04-05 12:33

@koolruz @str8griz You have to jump to the platform behind that, and then will a full force jump you'll make it across.

str8griz 2022-04-05 19:29

Dang IQ 200 play right there haha. Shows that my MLG skills have slowly disappeared XD

morcado 2022-04-06 20:50

Nice little platformer

dafluffypotato 2022-04-13 21:36

I got to 107 seconds (I was 1 coin short of buying more time at the stand. D:) Untitled.png

The game was fun and I like the randomly generated layout. My game was coincidentally very similar (you're a frog that gets angry over time and can only be calmed down by lollipops. if you get too angry, you explode. the levels are randomly selected, but not randomly generated).

There are a couple areas that could probably easily be improved though. First, the jump feels a bit weird. I think you're setting the velocity to 0 when the arrow key gets released. An alternative is to set the velocity and hold it at that level while the key is held down then just let gravity do it's thing. It results in a smoother variable height jump, which is what I used in my game. Second, I noticed some tile alignment issues when playing the game in fullscreen. There were tiny gaps appearing as a result of the camera moving. And finally, I'd recommend that you avoid placing coins/ice immediately after a gap since you'll frequently have to stop moving or backtrack a bit to get them, which disturbs the flow.

I enjoyed the game though. Good work!

fraanns 2022-04-13 21:36

Really good art, animations (especially the snow man) and music. I got a score of 88 seconds. Really cool game.

jzucc12 2022-04-14 02:29

I really liked the feel of the game. It reminded me of the gameboy era platformers I played a lot as a kid. Good submission!

bitculture 2022-04-14 15:35

Great minds think alike! My team also ended up with a snowman in the game. ;)

Without just rehashing what everyone has already said, I think with some tuning on the jump, some polish on the visuals, and some additional mechanics/items to encourage replay you could have a sneakily successful little indie game here. The tight core loop and simple controls make it very easy to get into.

Jam games can be hard to finish at all; producing something that's actually fun even moreso. While platformers aren't the most original idea ever I think you did a great job here!

artilor901z 2022-04-19 03:43

Cute art with amazing theme! nice work~

joe40001 2022-04-19 03:48

I made it to 70 seconds and 20 coins. Fun little game, liked the art on the snowman.

filipe-leal 2022-04-19 16:09

Love the art! Great idea with the snowman! Good job :)

jani-brezavscek 2022-04-20 19:42

I like the game, very nostalgic and fits the theme perfectly! Also good job on the audio selection!