Dog Hunt by tikilittle

made by tikilittle for LD29 (JAM)

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Downloading is a bit confusing, so here's what's up. When you go to GoogleDrive, go "File" > "Download."
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We just adopted a springer spaniel named Duncan. So, I thought hey I should include this buddy into a game. I immediately thought of Duck Hunt. I wanted to try something different what if you could control both dog and hunter.

Controls:

Hunter:
A - Move Left
D - Move Right
W - Aim Up
S - Aim Down
Space - Shoot

Dog:
Left Arrow - Move Left
Right Arrow - Move Right
Up Arrow - Jump

Made with Livecode + Hexels
Music Credits:
"Music Of My Duck" - Shael Riley
"My Very First Laser Gun" - TH3HT

Windows	https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzlW_WDMaZhoNlF0c1RYclpIY0E/edit?usp=sharing
OS/X	https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzlW_WDMaZhoeWRoNTNYd2pFc0E/edit?usp=sharing
Linux	https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzlW_WDMaZhocEoweERiRGNJR00/edit?usp=sharing
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-29/?action=preview&uid=22639

Ratings

Coolness	49%	1314
Overall(Jam)	2.89	554

Audio(Jam)	3.36	236
Fun(Jam)	2.73	515
Graphics(Jam)	3.55	305
Humor(Jam)	3.28	132
Innovation(Jam)	2.89	418
Mood(Jam)	2.75	549
Theme(Jam)	2.22	699

Feedback

spotco

29. Apr 2014 · 04:34 UTC

Interesting take on an old classic (forgive the cliché).
It was interesting to be able to control both characters at the same time, I think that would have been an interesting mechanic to do expand on.

Also, noticed the ducks had different movement "patterns". Some of them were really jerky, and shooting them just seemed like luck.

kirbytails7

29. Apr 2014 · 05:16 UTC

I like the hex style, though it doesn't quite fit with the sprites. Nice choice of music.

gikdew

29. Apr 2014 · 05:39 UTC

You did a great work, the controls feel a little laggy but only on the beginnng

SevenKingdomsSurvivors

29. Apr 2014 · 05:39 UTC

Haha! Awesome spin on a classic. Polish up the controls, throw in a few levels and this could be really great.

petey123567

29. Apr 2014 · 05:43 UTC

The split-attention was a little tricky - maybe good for local two-player?

ehtd

29. Apr 2014 · 05:54 UTC

co-op would be nice

🎤 tikilittle

29. Apr 2014 · 06:10 UTC

Yeah, I thought about co-op when designing the game. The dog and the hunter need to be doing tasks simultaneously that enable a better co-op experience. Thanks for the suggestions.

hyouko

29. Apr 2014 · 06:10 UTC

It felt like more or less random luck whether or not I hit the duck - could just be my lack of skill, though.

Thorig

29. Apr 2014 · 06:10 UTC

This game is so funny. Like a good gamer I did not read how to play the game, so I did not get so many ducks to shoot at. Still had a good time play it and love the music.

🎤 tikilittle

29. Apr 2014 · 06:22 UTC

Yeah, the collision detection was something I struggled with. That's something in the future I hope to fix.

PaperBlurt

29. Apr 2014 · 06:35 UTC

Best NES remake I've seen.
Good job.

DanEEStar

29. Apr 2014 · 06:36 UTC

Wow I love the graphics and the music.

But in my version there was never a duck...
Playing on Mac OS X.

🎤 tikilittle

29. Apr 2014 · 06:42 UTC

did you jump into the grass as a dog?

Dreii

29. Apr 2014 · 07:21 UTC

Interesting mechanic, really glitchy movement though...

Jeffalisk

30. Apr 2014 · 11:34 UTC

Liked this take on the old idea! Thought the ducks were a bit too quick and jerky to aim at very easily (mouse controls would have been nice!), but a good idea, nice art style and the music worked well.

tomvert

01. May 2014 · 17:14 UTC

Yay local multiplayer, nice art, well polished, good job !

Harsay

07. May 2014 · 08:44 UTC

Interesting graphics, but I haven't seen any duck.

jujule

07. May 2014 · 21:27 UTC

Good graphics. It got really fun once I took the time to read the controls description. The only thing really missing is a scoring system.

xdegtyarev

07. May 2014 · 22:04 UTC

Love the art style!

BadgerPriest

07. May 2014 · 23:28 UTC

Great idea and well executed. Resizeable window would have been nice though as the bottom part of the screen was cut off (MacbookPro) and I couldn't see my score after playing. Also not getting the tie in to the theme...

praporomsk

17. May 2014 · 08:44 UTC

Does hunter supposed to shoot the dog? Dog jumps very low, it is impossible, maybe it's a bug? I runned the windows build