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Goomba Simulator 2025

By landosystems, Doug Graham, matso and Pete Valeo

View on ldjam.com

CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall3833.5222
Fun4573.2522
Innovation4993.0721
Theme7102.9221
Graphics5613.2321
Audio1883.6521
Humor664.0022
Mood4433.4721

Comments

ry0 2025-10-07 00:28

Black screen after intro :(

grizwhirl 2025-10-07 00:30

Black screen and fps in top left, stuck

pete-valeo 2025-10-07 07:22

@ry0 and @grizwhirl Black screen of doom should now be fixed - feel free to give it another go if you're so inclined

wormkingboo 2025-10-07 20:45

The lore was definitely my favorite part 😂!

bacontree 2025-10-07 20:55

Nice level design and progression. I liked that a lot of things were happening all the time and that there was a story to follow. Kept it interesting until the end.

philocode 2025-10-07 21:16

Hey, what a great story! I loved the aesthetics, the backstory and the music. I sadly didn't manage to finish the game, as my jump action stopped working after I interacted with the Koopa (turtle guy?) and I also did not get it back after I changed back. Nonetheless, I had a lot of fun playing. This is a super polished entry, you can be proud - now and 10 years ago!

gerrit 2025-10-07 21:54

What a trip xD I didnt know how to proceed in the koopa level sadly! I really wanted to know what I'd need the holy plunger for!

xparker 2025-10-11 20:03

Funny story and good Mario like music.

mar-zockmeister 2025-10-12 00:14

Haha, this idea is so cool (do not know your old submission). Totally love the idea of playing the enemies of Mario. Very trippy atmosphere and music. Might be a little bit short but you ran out of time, I know. Also liked the idea of switching skills by using the other enemies.

There might be a bug in the last level. First time I tried, i think bullet bill was missing to get through the last bricks. Second time, it was there. But maybe I just missed it the first time...

kitira 2025-10-12 16:47

What a really cool idea and extremely fun game! ^^ Arrow keys as an alternative to WASD would have been nice, but this didn't detract from the fun of the game. The idea of using the enemies' characteristics is great! Music, graphics, humor — everything is really nice. I had a lot of fun :)

aldenwitt 2025-10-12 19:25

Love what you did with altering the super mario music. Seems like a decent amount of time and effort must have gone into that, and it paid off. The lore was a bit dense - almost as much reading as gameplay. Might have been better to trim that down or spread it out? And the visuals of the level design were a bit hard to follow. It was a guessing game to know which objects were solid. Those critiques aside, it's a good gameplay concept, and satisfying to take on other powers. You got a lot done! Congrats and great job.

surf-croc 2025-10-18 17:34

Love the slightly trippy visuals and music using Mario assets! The level design is pretty wild!

primitive-concept 2025-10-21 16:00

Unfair, this was guaranteed to suck me in with the premise and then it delivered, I'm very upset by this manipulation. Too bad about that final boss battle, I got really excited there for a minute -- finish it!

euler-moises 2025-10-22 09:50

Congratulations!

Did you learn a lot from building this game?

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wisstopher 2025-10-22 11:43

This is insane and I love it, great jam!

ciphereo 2025-10-22 14:10

Wow, this is so cool! The story is so wonderful and very interesting!

sarah 2025-10-23 01:54

I love that you made a sequal, thats the spirit of game jamming haha! 32 was my first ever ludum dare, so that's such a call back! I love how you turned things around and get to play as the enemy, super fun! Great job!