JumboDS64

Game Genie: Crunch Time by LandoSystems 2023-05-02T05:41:17Z

A neat idea, but... holy crap everything was a confusing clusterfuck and I couldn't tell what the fuck was happening?!?? I do like that it went from 1 genie to 2 genies to 4 genies, but too many other things were being introduced at the same time. Also, I didn't really have an incentive to use the abilities other than the bomb, and the lifted graphics - while charming - are a little cheap, no? Not transformative usage of said graphics, in my opinion. The in-between level dialogue was pretty funny, though, and I love the use of the Game Genie logotype here (I'd say the recontextualization is transformative and feels more like a reference, while the in-game graphics just feel like reuse - a LttP bomb is just a bomb...).

Cavrncrate by JumboDS64 2023-05-02T05:45:37Z

@matthewrf Thanks! I was careful to teach the mechanics via show-not-tell.

Cavrncrate by JumboDS64 2023-05-02T13:53:11Z

@ox-yep That path wasn't intended to be hidden, no. In my post-Ludum version I'll update the semisolid platforms to be more visible.

Inbox Fool by 100th_Coin 2023-05-02T19:48:55Z

Amazing

i like the mechanic a lot

Dark Storker by Pawciu 2023-05-18T16:13:55Z

Neat game! I like the challenging controls honestly, they feel like the intentional focus of the game. I do wish I got to do the delivery of the baby at the end though, would've been a good cap-off. Just add new obstacles for it so that it doesn't feel like you're just going backwards the way you came.

Thirty Minutes Or Less by Spice Cabinet 2023-05-02T01:21:18Z

I love the concept lol, and switching between top-down shooter and first-person shooter is a great way to mix up the gameplay so it's not too stale. Gameplay still feels a bit barebones though, a bit more enemy variety as the game goes on would be nice. Also perhaps a time-till-end-of-game timer, I half-expect thus game to literally take 30 minutes to beat lmao so a timer would help with not having me think that.

Hellfire Pizza by AploveStudio 2023-05-02T06:10:21Z

Very good game, lmao. Good humor, simple-yet-enjoyable gameplay. The locations of delivery houses only being shown via distance and not direction is very neat, I like how it forces you to sort of triangulate the position of the house

Overtime at the Tetromino Factory by Tim Sims 2023-05-02T05:30:37Z

Was a bit buggy - seemed to have a little bit of slowdown and it even crashed once when i held the S button - but I do quite like the idea

A Backyard Scramble by Bea 2023-05-18T16:29:48Z

Very cool idea! I love how the chickens are both obstacles AND can generate additional eggs to replenish your supply; a prime usage of the Risk vs. Reward principle! I do think there should be more space to move in general however, I think the limited space makes it both harder for you to spill eggs and harder for the chickens to actually knock out your eggs. (If you do that, make the balloon and gravity a bit faster too)

Pinball Delivery by jnaver 2023-05-13T18:28:33Z

I like the ideas here, but I think some kind of indication of how each key press in a level will MOVE the labeled object would be nice. Also, the thing in level EX-4 where the colored balls only collide with the same color platforms seemed out-of-nowhere since that wasn't the case in earlier levels... and the pinball level felt more luck-based than anything

UNPRESIDENTED by Alyson Betz 2023-05-18T16:35:31Z

Very good humor lol, the varied game over messages make it less grating to die over and over... which I did; the unicycle doesn't move fast enough to untopple the President often times. Sometimes the President even starts OUT falling too fast to untopple!! Love the idea and whatnot otherwise though.

Mouse Mail by Mateu 2023-05-02T00:11:27Z

Very cozy game about kitties... I like this a lot. I do think it could benefit from something to make the running around a little less monotonous, though.

Drop It by 99Jason 2023-05-01T23:54:42Z

Pretty good simple timing game. It would be fun to be able to control the plane itself

Bubble Wrap Factory by Jampla Games 2023-05-18T16:21:19Z

The main mechanic reminds me of those infinite upwards-mover games where you bounce off of the collectables, interesting idea to apply it to a platformer! Would love to see this idea developed further, perhaps more horizontal challenges using the bubbles for platforming. I like the sound effects a lot, having a "satisfying" game like this is a neat idea. And I agree with everyone else, having more warning for the spikes in the third level would help a lot. Perhaps zooming out the camera would help?