Floppy's Wondershow by tidalkraken

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made by tidalkraken for LD29 (JAM)
Floppy's Wondershow is a reinterpretation of Flappy Bird mechanics with a boneless dolphin who sucks at holding his breath.

Seriously! If he goes too low, he drowns! As if that weren't enough, the water park he's in has devised an all new "showstopping" act for Floppy. it's sure to draw in the visitors!

Controls: Mash SPACEBAR, hold down A or D to go left or right, get the timing just right or face dire consequences.

Made with Unity 4.2, Blender, and Photoshop.

Time for completion: 35 hours.

Ratings

Coolness 36% 1773
Overall(Jam) 2.86 566
Audio(Jam) 2.82 473
Fun(Jam) 2.95 405
Graphics(Jam) 3.71 238
Humor(Jam) 3.16 160
Innovation(Jam) 2.50 601
Mood(Jam) 3.00 398
Theme(Jam) 2.73 560

Feedback

nonentheless
28. Apr 2014 · 15:41 UTC
Poor dolphin...
Hyoga-3D
28. Apr 2014 · 15:43 UTC
Nice gameplay. Had a bit of trouble in the beginning but it turned out really good to play. Liked the character too xD
Zazibar
28. Apr 2014 · 15:47 UTC
Managed to beat it after dedicating my right hand to just pressing Space. Very fun idea, good job.
Crabman
28. Apr 2014 · 15:58 UTC
Damn, that's tough. :D
ninjabit
29. Apr 2014 · 18:18 UTC
An unlucky place for a dolphin to live! Funny stuff, good job man.
raisedmedia
30. Apr 2014 · 22:25 UTC
I think the controls need to be rethought. Otherwise it played well enough. It's a shame we can't see more of the dolphin swimming around underwater, the model looks pretty good.
tuxxilla
30. Apr 2014 · 22:26 UTC
Funny game! But trying to stay "Beneath the Surface" is really counterproductive :D

@Zazibar: The hint with always pressing space helped me finish this game.
Benjamin
30. Apr 2014 · 22:29 UTC
I almost reached the ned but could not finish it. The water effect and stone/mine colors are nice. The screaming sfx of the dolphin is epic.
Sim00n
01. May 2014 · 20:41 UTC
Hah for some reason I really liked the game. It made me feel bad for a second after that LOUD explosion and that dolphin sound. Good graphics for such a short amount of time. I've had fun.
Martin_Monosys
01. May 2014 · 20:50 UTC
Cool games, quite hard, but can be beaten! Just the right amount of challenge involved...
Gareth Jenkins
04. May 2014 · 13:10 UTC
Fun -- but the difficulty curve went from OMFG impossible to very easy in like 1 turn.
ThingoStudios
10. May 2014 · 20:02 UTC
Surprisingly fun, and with cool graphics too. Super good water effects!