Dozer's Gem Jam by PoQA Games

made by PoQA Games for LD29 (JAM)

"Dozer's Gem Jam" is PoQA Games' fourth Game Jam collaboration. It was coded in XNA.

Guide Dozer deeper and deeper Beneath the Surface in search of gems. Diamonds send you into a brick-breaking rampage, but you have to watch your step around explosives!

PoQA Games is an amateur game dev group composed of current and former game testers. We challenge ourselves to make a complete, polished, and fun game within the jam's 48 hours.

Although we took part in the 72-hour jam, we decided to finish the game in the competition's traditional 48-hour limit.

Programmer: Tanner
Artist: Tina
Designer: Derrick
Composer, Audio Engineer: Victor

For those not on Windows, here's a playthrough video of the second zone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26EsOgmXqvo

Windows	https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/28126395/Games/LD29/Dozer%27s%20Gem%20Jam%20RC3.zip
Source	https://bitbucket.org/TannerJ42/poqa-ld29
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-29/?action=preview&uid=22866

Ratings

Coolness	65%	3
Overall(Jam)	3.41	237

Audio(Jam)	3.27	275
Fun(Jam)	3.51	110
Graphics(Jam)	3.58	291
Humor(Jam)	2.48	403
Innovation(Jam)	2.97	391
Mood(Jam)	3.10	344
Theme(Jam)	3.37	268

Feedback

Chris Mondok

28. Apr 2014 · 01:16 UTC

You should probably switch from the link reading "Web" to "Windows". I cannot play this game in my browser.

conormn

28. Apr 2014 · 02:22 UTC

Agreed :)

tanner101010

28. Apr 2014 · 02:22 UTC

Thanks, missed that in my haste!

Jellycakes

28. Apr 2014 · 18:23 UTC

That was pretty damn fun, really enjoyed it. Addictive to play. Seemed well polished too. Nice job on this!

Jason Lay

28. Apr 2014 · 19:16 UTC

Nice polish!

friken

28. Apr 2014 · 21:47 UTC

well done tile art

lamphj

28. Apr 2014 · 22:02 UTC

REALLY fun game!! Nice graphics and good job with the score and time mechanics. Kept me playing for a while.

Crabman

28. Apr 2014 · 22:31 UTC

Oh yeah, 149924 points! I have no idea if that's good or bad! :D

sugarbyte

29. Apr 2014 · 01:33 UTC

Wish it wasn't a full install - screenshots look cute, but that's a barrier to me.

tanner101010

29. Apr 2014 · 02:10 UTC

Sorry about that, Sugarbyte! Our next game will be in Unity web player so all can play.

Nuclear_Hammer

29. Apr 2014 · 02:14 UTC

Very nice! Cool art!

tomhunt

29. Apr 2014 · 03:37 UTC

Needs a portable .zip install. I don't have a VM set up to install random setup.exe's just yet.

petey123567

29. Apr 2014 · 03:38 UTC

Feels really good when I got a power gem and destroyed blocks really fast!

LandoSystems

29. Apr 2014 · 03:44 UTC

Nice game, good polish. Gets into a good rhythm as you progress. Uncovering a diamond is very satisfying.

HBurd

29. Apr 2014 · 03:53 UTC

Good stuff really well polished. The art was also good.

ArcturusDeluxe

29. Apr 2014 · 15:15 UTC

Cool game, really polished, great presentation all round. Getting a diamond is awesome.

NiceAlexanderAS

30. Apr 2014 · 02:36 UTC

The game is fun, i loved the graphics and the music and the game is addictive :D. I use XNA too :3. Great work :D

mcapraro

30. Apr 2014 · 03:48 UTC

well done on your game, and awesome for 48 hours! i like the limited map view and the way it reveals

frankbsad

30. Apr 2014 · 08:24 UTC

I think I got a bug. I broke every rock in the first 4 levels but I never found a red gem so I couldn't progress :(

mechabit

30. Apr 2014 · 10:28 UTC

Fun game, you managed to get a lot in in 48 hours. Well done.

lajos

30. Apr 2014 · 14:15 UTC

Great work!

🎤 PoQA Games

30. Apr 2014 · 14:24 UTC

Interesting! franksbad, was that on Beginner?

b_bertoldo

30. Apr 2014 · 15:20 UTC

Great job man!!! Awesome work

🎤 PoQA Games

30. Apr 2014 · 15:46 UTC

@franksbad near the end of the 4th level in beginner there is a wall with no collision. I put it there to teach people about secret walls. I am pretty sure the wall is only one layer thick and you will see more blocks you can break on the other side. Give it a try and let me know if that works for you. Thanks for playing!

MithosKuu

30. Apr 2014 · 19:37 UTC

Nice and simple, feels like a complete game

Newt_

30. Apr 2014 · 22:03 UTC

Really awesome job!

Jupiter_Hadley

01. May 2014 · 03:02 UTC

Sweet game! I included it in part 5 of my Ludum Dare compilation video series, if you'd like to check it out :) youtu.be/HquvNllyc50

mrhill

01. May 2014 · 15:34 UTC

I really enjoyed being powered up alot. So satisfying

AutumnGuy

03. May 2014 · 04:08 UTC

More depth (no pun intended) than I expected. Clear execution of a solid idea with good game mechanics.

Nice job!

AmmarAlsharekh

09. May 2014 · 07:22 UTC

Good game I finish it in beginner mod

LarryChupacabra

19. May 2014 · 23:23 UTC

Very nice. This is one of those games that pretty fun to charge up combos and go on a drilling rampage. The one thing I might add is an enemy or two. Sure the time is one thing working against you as you rack up points. But a threat that can pop out and kill you might be a nice addition to look out for.

Aside from that. Awesome work =D I ended up putting it in my Ludum Dare Showcase vol 4 video! http://youtu.be/aFa_iU1gvTg