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Galvatross by MrShoestore

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made by MrShoestore for LD31 (JAM)
(If game will not respond to input, try clicking on the window before pressing X, or click the "WEB" link below to play.)

*- Fixed an issue with the controls (accidentally left it setup for a custom arcade stick when pushing to web) and a bug with the portal not ending the game.

80s style arcade game where the player controls Galvatross, a giant metal bird, as he protects the Time Portal from being ripped open by the Tranglors. Galvatross must kill enemies before they enter the portal, or it will get bigger. Too big and the portal will collapse the universe. Galvatross may collect Time Crystals in order to make the portal smaller. Game ends when player is out of lives or the Time Portal gets too big. Kill the Tranglors. Save the Universe.


Move - Left/Right Arrows
Jump/Flap Wings - X button repeatedly
Teleport - Z button + Arrows

Extra Life every 5000 points.

May Galvatross Protect Your Skies.



The Team of SHUDDA HADDA LOTTA FUN (www.shuddahaddalottafun.com | @SHLFStudios).

Alexander Schuster (www.asdesign.ws | @MrShoestore) - Programming/Audio/Music
Mikhail Delinois (www.khailmik.com | @Khailmik) - Art/Animation
Web http://shuddahaddalottafun.com/Games/Galvatross/GalvatrossLD31/GalvatrossLD31.html
Windows http://shuddahaddalottafun.com/Games/Galvatross/GalvatrossLD31/GalvatrossPC.zip
OS/X http://shuddahaddalottafun.com/Games/Galvatross/GalvatrossLD31/GalvatrossMAC.zip
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-31/?action=preview&uid=20984

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall(Jam) 2.98 709
Audio(Jam) 3.05 382
Fun(Jam) 2.85 659
Graphics(Jam) 3.29 496
Humor(Jam) 2.35 623
Innovation(Jam) 2.49 824
Mood(Jam) 2.99 544
Theme(Jam) 3.44 606

Feedback

X54321
09. Dec 2014 路 01:26 UTC
It was an interesting game. A nice concept, it greatly resembles Joust. However, I find the controls to be very stiff, and it's difficult to really change directions. I'm not sure if this was the intention. The graphics were pretty nice, if a little stiff.
Leo
09. Dec 2014 路 01:26 UTC
I can't start the game :(

I press X but nothing happens.
馃帳 MrShoestore
09. Dec 2014 路 01:47 UTC
@Leo, Try clicking on the "WEB" link to play it from the webpage.
Taldius
10. Dec 2014 路 00:40 UTC
The gameplay is pretty simple, but the graphics are really cool. Nice work! :D
Nidolabz
10. Dec 2014 路 00:44 UTC
Fun game, I wish you would have added an attack button. It was fun and nice to play. Controls are kind of sticky. Also, why did you add humor as a category?
CMWeissMedia
10. Dec 2014 路 00:47 UTC
Man, that title screen and music was awesome, I wish you had more of that flavor in the actual game. The game was pretty fun, interesting use of the Joust mechanics while introducing some new stuff.

My main criticism is that the worm hole and teleportation were a pretty clunky. I never really figured out how the worm hole worked, but it seemed like a god ability.
datachomper
10. Dec 2014 路 01:29 UTC
Nice, I dig the title screen and pixel art
pjimmy
10. Dec 2014 路 01:31 UTC
nice take on baloon fight, love that game
Murchurl
10. Dec 2014 路 01:34 UTC
Amazing graphics! The wave audio felt like an alarm which annoyed me lol (That might just be me though because i'm really tired). Solid gameplay although I believe if you were to be inspired by Michael Bay and add more explosions i'd get more excitement out of it. Overall Great effort and art is amazing!
zakchaos
10. Dec 2014 路 01:36 UTC
good concept, sounds abit annoying, great job overall!
rzfmzn
10. Dec 2014 路 01:43 UTC
Joust clone? With a twist? hehe :)
Loved the art :D
Good job
Victory Garden
10. Dec 2014 路 01:51 UTC
I really enjoyed your menu music and animation, it got me pumped to play. I got kind of confused because there doesn't seem to be a loss state, though. My portal got really, really large, to the point where enemies would just spawn and go right in, and there didn't seem to be any impact on the game. I'd just get the next wave. I also died a lot/drifted off the screen without any apparent impact. So, ending a death screen of some sort would probably help!

Thank you for the game!
Ossi
10. Dec 2014 路 03:47 UTC
Really nice art, and the music fit this era of gaming really well. The flapping felt a bit slow and not as smooth as something like Joust but I enjoyed it. I really like that teleport mechanic, it's fun to use! Well done!
elvaq
10. Dec 2014 路 04:30 UTC
Love the title theme song!!!
ruthiepee
10. Dec 2014 路 22:21 UTC
I like the menu animation & music a lot-- reminds me of going to the arcade back in the day! The controls are a little sticky and hard to get used to but I like how chaotic the game got over time. And I love the dog-bat-things. :D
andreaswitzen
11. Dec 2014 路 00:16 UTC
I like the music and general style. I tried this yesterday but didn't rate because of some bugs and difficult controls. Tried it today but still have a bit of a hard time with it. I also didn't understand how to attack the first few times. Could be really good with some more polish! :)
Justin Mullin
11. Dec 2014 路 00:21 UTC
Joust with a teleport? Neat idea, though movement felt a little clunky, and occasionally a little bugged. The title screen and music were spectacular!
alfadur
11. Dec 2014 路 00:26 UTC
Well done, the combination of attacking down with mobs' high jumps creates quite challenging fighting mechanic!
ArcturusDeluxe
11. Dec 2014 路 00:26 UTC
Interesting mood to the game, you nailed the arcadey feel but it also felt unique with its interesting visual style. Gameplay was very Joust-ish, and I liked the teleport feature. Pretty good stuff!
Shackhal
11. Dec 2014 路 00:55 UTC
I like the graphics, intro music and concept idea. Still, I don't understand very well how to kill those enemies. I guess is by colliding with the teleport move, but sometimes I died for doing that.

Also when you lose a life, if an enemy is there in the spawning point, you lose another life.

Overall, the game is good, but needs some improvements.
intersectiongames
11. Dec 2014 路 02:05 UTC
Like the idea behind it. Flying did feel a little stiff, and I didn't realize I needed to protect my portal until I fully read your description. I just flew around killing things, and picking up drops. I also didn't realize where the indicator for my lives was until my second playthrough, and sort of wished I could see my score as well.
NicePenguins
11. Dec 2014 路 02:13 UTC
Nice concept, took a while to understand but this has potential ! This need to be less buggy. Dying take to much time x)
Mase
11. Dec 2014 路 03:33 UTC
I scored 11300.
I appreciate the Joust homage but some things bug me. I was often killed by enemies on the platform above me, i.e. they killed me through the platform.
The mix of pixel art at various resolutions against the the blurred background doesn't look unified.
The teleport is interesting but seems buggy... the enemies sometimes rapidly zip around unexpectedly when I use it. When it does work it seems totally OP because there's no apparent limit on it's use... but then sometimes it results in instant death as an enemy zips across the stage, through platforms, to my position.
slarrimer
11. Dec 2014 路 03:42 UTC
This game is awesome! I really suck at it though. Really great graphics.
Random Seed Games
11. Dec 2014 路 17:18 UTC
Hey there! Really awesome retro entry. Loved the music and graphics. Collision boxes seemed just a bit strange compared with what I was expecting from the pixels, but I adjusted pretty quickly. Nice work.
cxsquared
11. Dec 2014 路 19:05 UTC
Nice music. The game play was really fun.
Scam
14. Dec 2014 路 09:00 UTC
Nice one screen retro platformer with difficult controls.
RyanNielson
15. Dec 2014 路 16:09 UTC
Nice game, simple but well executed. The controls were a little sticky, but still serviceable. I really like the title screen a lot, it's fantastic.
MrBadIvan
15. Dec 2014 路 18:05 UTC
I find teleport mechanics very interesting!
JJEvil
15. Dec 2014 路 20:41 UTC
Nice weird game. It reminds me of Joust. The graphics are good & I like the arcade like rotate effect on the logo. Wish it was a little bigger on screen, though.(I played the web version) Nice job overall.
SK16 Games
15. Dec 2014 路 20:54 UTC
Score: 10500! Fun little game, love the music and artwork!
LeReveur
15. Dec 2014 路 21:04 UTC
An old arcade game style like all old gamers will like. But, as sayed by others, a little difficult to manage controls, even with the very usefull teleporting ability. That says, still a good entry. :)
Integershift
15. Dec 2014 路 23:39 UTC
Was Confused to how I actually kill the enemies later on a figured it out but other than that It seemed like a fun concept and I still managed to play the game. Although it still is pretty difficult to kill the enemies
Kirbodin
15. Dec 2014 路 23:59 UTC
Its basically a Joust clone, but with a nice twist. I like how the portal acts as a random timer to complete each wave, and how u can fight against it with the crystals. I did find the controls very hard to work with, especially how the jump button activated on key UP instead of key PRESS. Some simple refinements to the controls and i think it would be a great simple game
loopinlouie
16. Dec 2014 路 01:37 UTC
I like the art, especially the background and how detailed it is. I also like how it was darker, while the foreground was light, so it didn't get in the way at all despite being detailed. The art in general had a cool style and the creatures had lots of little interesting details. I'm not sure if I like the teleport mechanic. I don't like how everything sort of stops while you have to choose where to aim, it kind of kills the action just for that second. But, at the same time, teleporting to kill the enemies itself was cool. I'm not sure how else you could implement teleporting without having to stop to aim it, and without just making it a fixed distance teleport. The flying and movement itself felt solid. I liked the defending the portal mechanic, it gave more purpose to the Joust game than just the high score. Sometimes it would be annoying that the creatures could get into the portal from below that middle platform, but it was only because I had let the portal get too big in the first place. Sound was a bit harsh (bfxr?), but it provided feedback well. The music at intro was cool, but no music while game sadly :(
davient
16. Dec 2014 路 02:12 UTC
Nice Joust variant. Loved the mood and artwork. The whole retro arcade feel was great. Need to tune the controls, movement, and collision detection to really maximise the fun.
rjhunter
16. Dec 2014 路 02:31 UTC
Great name. I liked the art (although the smooth-scaled pixels were a bit distracting).

This game actually felt *more* responsive than Joust (at least as I remember it).

I didn't realise that the screen wrapped around until I'd been playing for a while!
yodamaster
16. Dec 2014 路 21:52 UTC
Hm, Joust with different graphics and slighty non-working mechanics ... graphics is nice anyway. Polish the mechanics more.
Chaoseed
18. Dec 2014 路 05:09 UTC
I definitely like that you were going for an 80s arcade vibe. ;) Although, the graphics seemed...too detailed somehow? And the gameplay wasn't quite as polished as I think it should be. With Joust you zoom around rather quickly, this feels much more sedate. I suppose that's tied to how the Tranglors wander toward the portal? Hm. (By the way, are the mechanics basically the same as Joust? I mean, I just assumed...)
pht59x
18. Dec 2014 路 05:14 UTC
A classic platformer where you fly and avoid birds. Graphics and sound/music are okay. This game is fun to play for a while.
Interface
18. Dec 2014 路 05:16 UTC
Great mood, simple but challenging gameplay - the controls are a big difficult. Nice entry!
kipelovets
18. Dec 2014 路 10:52 UTC
Nice catch on old platformers theme
sikosis
18. Dec 2014 路 11:00 UTC
Very nice Joust clone. Had a lot of fun playing. Initially I had issues getting it to start by pressing X.
rantt
19. Dec 2014 路 14:21 UTC
Music and graphics were great, really had an old arcade feel to it. I had some trouble with the controls, after I killed a Tranglor I got thrown left and it continually pulled me in that direction until I died. I really liked the teleport mechanic too. Fun game, great job :)
Dietrich Epp
19. Dec 2014 路 20:55 UTC
Interesting take on Joust. I don't think you should be allowed to fly off the top of the screen, however.
TyrusPeace
27. Dec 2014 路 17:45 UTC
I really like the effect of the little red guy falling after you get hit by a tranglor. Great title screen music! You're right that more sound effects would help, but maybe just having music during the gameplay itself would be helpful as well.

The teleport move is a cool addition to this kind of game. Nice work!
voxel
28. Dec 2014 路 10:26 UTC
This is a solid, polished remake of joust. The portal is an interesting addition. Lovely presentation, audio was a little .. challenging in places, but the music was fantastic. Would have liked some ingame music too.

Also your title screen is immense. Amazing, Awesome. I love it. There should be a ludumdare category purely for title screens
Jupiter_Hadley
28. Dec 2014 路 15:27 UTC
Really interesting game! I Included it in part 19 of my Ludum Dare 31 compilation video series, if you would like to check it out :) http://youtu.be/hTIxzyGfxwg
KickBack
28. Dec 2014 路 15:44 UTC
Pressing X doesn't work for some reason, wasn't able to play it... :/ music sounded really cool.