Solar Buddies by BunkeyInteractive

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made by BunkeyInteractive for LD30 (COMPO)
Solar Buddies is a game where you, controlling the 8 main planets, must dodge meteors, and collect stars to replenish your energy.

P.S. The game is quite hard, and it takes a bit of practice to get used to the controls. Since the game is so short, I would appreciate a few play-throughs before you decide on your rating :)

Ratings

Coolness 46% 1364
Overall 3.16 613
Audio 3.43 166
Fun 2.96 633
Graphics 3.56 277
Humor 2.95 226
Innovation 2.96 713
Mood 3.38 242
Theme 3.33 505

Feedback

teoacosta
25. Aug 2014 路 13:38 UTC
I couldn't get the mac build to run. Not sure why :/
馃帳 BunkeyInteractive
25. Aug 2014 路 13:38 UTC
Try web. I don't have a mac, so I couldn't tell for sure if the mac build worked ;)
hate-marina
25. Aug 2014 路 13:39 UTC
Damn hard :) Flappy planets
holgk
25. Aug 2014 路 13:43 UTC
Wow! I enjoyed the game. Nice idea!
Dasginger
25. Aug 2014 路 13:44 UTC
Attempt 1: What the? This game is surely impossible!
Attempt 5: Ahh, I get it! Hey, this is pretty cool, 300 points!
Attempt 20: This is awesome!

Cool game, it's nice to see a completely unconventional control scheme!
馃帳 BunkeyInteractive
25. Aug 2014 路 13:46 UTC
Dasinger started it off, I would appreciate if everyone could post their scores! I want to see who can get the highest! :D
Josh H
25. Aug 2014 路 13:51 UTC
Very nice! Extremely difficult though! I enjoyed this. Well done.
imdigitaljim
25. Aug 2014 路 16:12 UTC
very unique controls! I liked it, hard though! Id say let there be more hits before game over
alangamebot
25. Aug 2014 路 16:15 UTC
Yeah, this is super hard. I like the juxtaposition (ooh fancy word) between the cutesy graphics and chill music and the crushing hard difficulty. Its not everyday you see someone make a game using the number keys only. Pretty interesting.
JetL33t
25. Aug 2014 路 16:15 UTC
haha, nice game :P

but since you make use 4 of fingers on the keyboard, please implement a way to restart with keyboard and will play a lot more.
馃帳 BunkeyInteractive
25. Aug 2014 路 16:32 UTC
Really, really awesome advice, comments, and suggestions guys :)
Kinta
25. Aug 2014 路 16:44 UTC
That was nice, I really liked the game, although it was very hard for me. Maybe in the beginning there should only be energy boosts. Also if a planet gets hit, it could just explode and the game could go on until there's no planet left.
0x0961h
25. Aug 2014 路 16:46 UTC
I think numbers on planets could make it less difficult for those who came for fun. Anyway, I like it. :)
TaylorAnderson
25. Aug 2014 路 16:49 UTC
I like the game's art and music, but I found it really hard to judge where the rocks were coming from and press the corresponding button, even after several runs
Capitals
25. Aug 2014 路 16:59 UTC
Hard... but good!

I did find that I didn't have enough time to adjust my fingers before I had to press the buttons down.
Makio
25. Aug 2014 路 17:01 UTC
Crash on mac in the menu when i click on about ( web version ) else as you say its quite hard !
MintArcade
25. Aug 2014 路 17:57 UTC
There is no way to say what planet will be hit next, extremely difficult. Played many times, but can't past 1000 points. Need way to restart without mouse - 8 of my fingers are already on keyboard. Graphic and music are fantastic, but didn't have time to admire it because of asteroids. Great game, be "Flappy planets" :)
馃帳 BunkeyInteractive
25. Aug 2014 路 18:22 UTC
I totally agree @MintArcade. Those points you mentioned were the my prime issues when I was finished. This was my first LD, so I'm happy regardless :)
sharpcoder
25. Aug 2014 路 23:01 UTC
This is a cool game. The way I play though, my planets look pretty dorky jumping in groups! Fun game with the right amount of challenge. Good job!
dustyroom
29. Aug 2014 路 07:06 UTC
Interesting idea. It would be great to implement some kind of quick restart key, since your all fingers are on the keyboard, I'm too lazy to grab the mouse every time i die.
Noah Ratcliff
07. Sep 2014 路 15:10 UTC
Just a heads up, I don't believe you can use music you didn't make in the 48 hour compo.
Artamus
07. Sep 2014 路 15:58 UTC
Nice game, congrats!
Traumendes_Madchen
12. Sep 2014 路 12:08 UTC
Not bad ! The music was catchy and all. But you should really tell the controls right away, it would be more practical for the player than searching in the menus for some clues.