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Banana Boomerang by awmace5

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made by awmace5 for LD32 (JAM)
Destroy enemies with your unique banana boomerang and collect coins to compete for the global high score! Similar to the classic arcade hit "Mario Bros."! Click the banana to play!

*This game uses Clay.io for the online leaderboard. If you do not want to make an account, you can play as a Guest and your name will still be displayed to the world!

Instructions:
Press Space to throw your banana boomerang.
Press Shift to catch the boomerang. Requires precise timing!
Arrows for movement or A,W,D.
All enemies can only be destroyed with the boomerang except the green enemy with spikes on its sides, which must be stomped.
The player and the enemies can wrap around the map, but coins cannot.
Web https://googledrive.com/host/0ByJckssY1TAcfldQZVYzdUttVVhoTF9oTkw4c3A5bkFkcDlDem1uU1NLejB5VmpSSHl6WGM/index.html
Windows https://www.dropbox.com/s/y88axbfewnwllb1/Banana_Boomerang.zip?dl=0
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-32/?action=preview&uid=49500

Feedback

Cerberus
20. Apr 2015 · 04:43 UTC
i really liked the pixel art it was good, the idea behind the unconventional weapon was nice, i feel that the gameplay needed a little bit more time, but it was enjoyable! nice work.
colludium
20. Apr 2015 · 14:20 UTC
The pixel art is beautiful. The hardest part I found was dealing with the clay.io popups - if I closed them down using the X then the game became unresponsive (it's ages since I've used the clay plugin, so I can't remember why it would do that) - waiting for a clay response that doesn't arrive, perhaps. Good work on the jam entry in 2/3 the time!
Buko-Studios
20. Apr 2015 · 15:27 UTC
good pixel work. cute bg music. could be a more fun if there is something more into the gameplay.
Squeka
21. Apr 2015 · 02:26 UTC
I like the beauty of the pixel art :).
Also, farming monsters and coins is easier if the banana is shot from the middle vertical platform, except the side-spiked monster :).
broknecho
21. Apr 2015 · 06:38 UTC
Really great start here. Controls need a little more work but overall great job! Art is sweet.
Raiyumi
22. Apr 2015 · 04:02 UTC
Gameplay is pretty basic and could use some work, especially with exploiting gameplay to farm coins and pixel precision catching, but overall, not bad!

Also, nice music! :)
phi6
22. Apr 2015 · 15:37 UTC
That gravity is brutal - would have benefitted from a variable height jump I think. But love the graphics and gameplay, really really fun twist on the boomerang mechanic. Highscores were a good addition also - suddenly makes the whole thing more addictive!
ruerob
23. Apr 2015 · 07:41 UTC
Really nice pixelart and music. I like your game very much! But if you throw the banana in the middle section and wait at the bottom for the coins it gets a little easy!
Prowler
23. Apr 2015 · 17:47 UTC
Neat little game. The sprites are cute and the sound is solid and moody. Reminds me of the old NES classics. Good job!
feldenthorne
23. Apr 2015 · 21:16 UTC
The game has nice assets and music, and using a banana as a weapon is certainly unconventional... but that gameplay leaves a lot to be desired. Varied spawn locations rather than static ones would make this a lot more challenging. Or maybe a larger zone overall. Additionally, you might want to despawn the banana when the player dies (or prevent it from blowing up the bombs after death).
Anshul Goyal
30. Apr 2015 · 01:54 UTC
Nice art!

I threw the banana once in the beginning of the game then I didnt have to do anything at all.. lol. The banana keeps going left and right on the bottom platform :)
snapman_GT
07. May 2015 · 03:27 UTC
Couldn't play the web link. It wanted me to log in to a google account? Why do I need to do that?