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Mac Squeaks by AdricZero

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made by AdricZero for LD32 (JAM)
Mac Squeaks
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Eliminate ghosts by using dog squeaker toys before time runs out.

Squeakers never last that long (especially with my dogs), so why should they last any longer in this game.

You play my late dog Mac, who loved squeaky toys.


Controls
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Arrow Keys - Move

Move over squeaker to pickup

S - Squeak squeaker
D - Drop squeaker


About
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Created using Phaser and CoffeeScript. I failed to make the Compo deadline, so i'm submitting to Jam instead. This was also my first attempt to use CoffeeScript and Atom editor. It felt more like Python than JavaScript, but I hate the lack of first class tooling.

The Squeak sound effect used in the game is an actual recording of Mac squeaking one of his toys.

* Note: There are just sound effects -- no music. Sorry.
Web http://ackable.com/LD/32/
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-32/?action=preview&uid=822

Ratings

Coolness 56% 3
Overall(Jam) 3.00 697
Audio(Jam) 2.04 643
Fun(Jam) 2.72 743
Graphics(Jam) 2.21 915
Humor(Jam) 2.81 541
Innovation(Jam) 2.66 762
Mood(Jam) 2.76 722
Theme(Jam) 3.45 443

Feedback

gruhn
21. Apr 2015 · 00:34 UTC
A dog confronting ghosts?! Great game. Simple but fun. And the visual aspects are efficient to inform the player about what is happening.
Lyxilion
21. Apr 2015 · 09:32 UTC
Funny game, well done love the idea.
coderitual
21. Apr 2015 · 12:07 UTC
Simple and fun game.
BermudaCake
21. Apr 2015 · 12:14 UTC
Cool idea. The sound effects scared me half to death first time I heard them! When you're holding one toy and you run into another they swap forever and it creates a crazy slot machine kinda sound. The mechanic is well done and clear. Some threat to the player would make it even better!
trappytrap92
21. Apr 2015 · 21:20 UTC
Nice game, simple, fun, but a little short, an infinite game increasing dificulty should do the job, also the controls are a little rough. Love the gameplay. Good job!
agirreb
22. Apr 2015 · 11:11 UTC
Quite cool. Interesting idea.
Jakob37
22. Apr 2015 · 15:39 UTC
Nice game and idea! The weapon switching could maybe get some more polish, when I had a weapon equipped and went into another one it rapidly switched back and forth, making a lot of high noise. Otherwise, enjoyable game :)

I found the coffee script + Phaser combination interesting, I have been thinking about trying that out myself. Do you think they worked well together?
🎤 AdricZero
23. Apr 2015 · 14:21 UTC
@Jakob37 Yes, I think Phaser + CoffeeScript worked well together. I had to debug the JavaScript generated code in Chrome Dev tools instead of directly debugging the CS code. I also wasted some time getting Browserify + Coffeeify + Watchify working in a smooth workflow.
Jakob37
23. Apr 2015 · 18:26 UTC
@AdricZero Thanks for the insight! Will check the tools you mentioned. Might try out the combination for next LD.
syawqy
24. Apr 2015 · 12:50 UTC
there's a bug when touching squeaker when you already holding one, and it's noisy
dunin
24. Apr 2015 · 17:59 UTC
really unconventional, and fun.
The automatic swaping is strange and some animations would be great...
cdgugler
25. Apr 2015 · 14:37 UTC
Great idea! Very unique.
jplur
26. Apr 2015 · 13:31 UTC
All ghosts squeaked away! This was a touching little game, thanks!
Dynad
26. Apr 2015 · 18:31 UTC
Haha, how did you come with this?! Some things were not very well done like changing weapons creates a noisy sound.. and you can push these items out of your window, dunno if thats intended.. anyway fun concept.
kunzbe
02. May 2015 · 12:25 UTC
Great game. It's simple but nice&fun. I really like this take on theme. Squeeke on :)