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Fuel Runner by RobotFriend

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made by RobotFriend for LD30 (JAM)
FUEL RUNNER - a 2D platform jumper built using libGDX set in O-O-Outer S-S-Space!

NOTE: The original web version didn't show the background image on some machines/browsers, so try the new one instead. The original can be found here if you're interested: http://www.robotfriendgames.com/fuelrunner_orig/

Let's cut to the chase:
- an astronaut cyclist
- jumping speedily
- on platforms through space
- connecting two worlds
- with toxic fuel strapped to his back
- while trying not to explode!

Instructions:
Space - Jump
Left/Right - Move
R - Reset

Our first EVER LD ... we loved it! We'll post more later...

Thank you!

Art @andrewbarton
Code @teamloomis

PS: Check these dope links...
http://www.robotfriendgames.com
http://twitter.com/robotfriendgamz
Web (with fix) http://www.robotfriendgames.com/fuelrunner/
JAR (Win, OS X, Linux) http://www.robotfriendgames.com/fuelrunner/FuelRunner.jar
Source https://github.com/stevehb/LD30
Timelapse https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-O76SW7ht8
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-30/?action=preview&uid=42253

Ratings

Coolness 82% 2
Overall(Jam) 3.45 210
Audio(Jam) 2.60 526
Fun(Jam) 3.39 186
Graphics(Jam) 4.04 136
Humor(Jam) 3.41 89
Innovation(Jam) 2.89 466
Mood(Jam) 3.22 309
Theme(Jam) 3.43 260

Feedback

rantt
26. Aug 2014 · 01:48 UTC
Fun game :) The graphics are really nice, and that explosion when you hit something looks awesome. I like the platforms change on replays, keeps it interesting.
oggyiu
26. Aug 2014 · 02:57 UTC
this game is fun!
CogentInvalid
26. Aug 2014 · 02:58 UTC
The bicycle was pretty hard to control, but then again that might be the point. I liked the way gravity changed as you made your way up/down the level, and the graphics were great.
PixelOaks
26. Aug 2014 · 02:59 UTC
Nice graphics, pretty fun.
rjhelms
26. Aug 2014 · 03:01 UTC
Cool concept and graphical style. Getting to the half-way point was an awesome revelation of how this fits the theme.

On my first attempt, there was a jump I just couldn't make - next try I didn't have that problem, and had a blast.
SoulGame
26. Aug 2014 · 03:04 UTC
Liked it. The gameplay seems heavy and old-school at first but then you start feeling how accurate you have to be to time your jumps on your bike's wheels and its feels good to me. Nice implementation of the theme by the way. Hope you'll polish the game a bit more (like improve walls left/right transitions, add in game instructions, musics, etc.) and release it for real. Good luck with that.
Docjekyll
26. Aug 2014 · 03:10 UTC
It's BEAUJIFUL. Seriously, nice art. Sound effects are fun too.
Simple gameplay, with a nice 'twist'. The death animation made it feel forgiving when you missed a jump.
Good job!
Tritax
26. Aug 2014 · 03:44 UTC
Very fun little game. I really liked the flip at the halfway mark!
riktothepast
26. Aug 2014 · 03:44 UTC
What a great game!, loved the way you used the theme. Congratulations!.
Nuclear Napalm
26. Aug 2014 · 03:47 UTC
Pretty fun. Good job!
imaginarymonsters
26. Aug 2014 · 13:44 UTC
Vertical platformer on a bicycle is awesome.
Rozaxe
26. Aug 2014 · 13:44 UTC
Fun game !
darklightteam
26. Aug 2014 · 13:45 UTC
Good work!
Joseph Roque
26. Aug 2014 · 13:47 UTC
I liked this a lot :) First off, the explosion was brilliant :P The biker and astronaut were very nice as well, good graphics. The sound effects, I enjoyed, background music would have been nice though, it gets a bit repetitive. Very interesting idea with the gravity changing half way through, that was not expected :) Moving from one side of the screen to the other could use some cleaning up, but otherwise, everything seemed to work how it was supposed to.
akymos
26. Aug 2014 · 13:47 UTC
Fun game!
SojaBird
26. Aug 2014 · 13:49 UTC
Wow that's very good art! I wish I could visit the restaurant at the end of the universe ;(
Freudian
26. Aug 2014 · 13:49 UTC
great game, fun to play simple easy controls. I liked the change of physics
Jellycakes
26. Aug 2014 · 13:52 UTC
Really cool, didn't know you could HOLD space to jump higher, improved my platforming experience quite a bit after that :P. Nice job!
RodRoy1
26. Aug 2014 · 13:58 UTC
Nice looking and interesting idea, my only issue is that the controls are very slippery, and jumping kills your momentum. The random levels can make almost impossible jumps too. Other than that you did good.
BeardoGames
26. Aug 2014 · 15:21 UTC
Haha, this was a blast to play, and nicely tuned for ramping difficulty! Lots of cute and well done touches, like the adjusting gravity and the death star in space. Nice work!
dickpoelen
26. Aug 2014 · 18:39 UTC
Haha, I did not expect to go vertical. Guess the astronaut was a rather big clue :)
veryfinestlions
28. Aug 2014 · 12:47 UTC
Really like the clean cartoony look of this! Controls felt a bit weird (with the sudden change in horizontal speed when jumping in the first half of the game) but it played fine nonetheless.
Rage Paint
29. Aug 2014 · 23:30 UTC
>_>...... the command to jump is space on the web version, and even if I click on the game first, space still takes me down the page. Wut...
🎤 RobotFriend
30. Aug 2014 · 02:32 UTC
Thank you @Rage for letting us know. We put a google form on the page and it broke the space bar function. Fixed now! Thanks again.
AndyBrown
30. Aug 2014 · 06:36 UTC
I loved the background art; it enticed me to progress to the end. The explosion was pretty funny as well. The reverse of gravity was pretty awesome. One thing that bugged me was the loss of horizontal momentum on jumping. But add in some music and this would feel like a finished game, nice job!
Oddly Shaped Pixels
30. Aug 2014 · 10:41 UTC
Super fun, I had a great time with it and the twist is just so unexpected and innovative. Great entry!
Snicklodocus
04. Sep 2014 · 01:40 UTC
Cool idea. I liked the half-way point reveal! Some of the jumps were pretty hard, since momentum behaved a little strangely. Good job!
Trilby
04. Sep 2014 · 12:24 UTC
Cool sound effects. Getting to the opposite side of the screen feels dodgy to me.
🎤 RobotFriend
04. Sep 2014 · 19:26 UTC
@Tribly - Dodgy? Can you explain this further?
liquidminduk
05. Sep 2014 · 07:51 UTC
very fun with a great graphical style! Great work!
jellonator
07. Sep 2014 · 03:24 UTC
I like the graphics and the gameplay was pretty good. The sound effects were a little lacking, but seriously, who needs them?
lotusgame
12. Sep 2014 · 17:19 UTC
Fun and well done !!
Hypnohustla
14. Sep 2014 · 17:12 UTC
This was fun to play. :) Cute graphics. The controls were a bit hard to get used to, but nothing too serious.