Platformer '81 by foyosoft

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made by foyosoft for LD26 (COMPO)
The game was written by me using XNA 4.0. I started writing it on Saturday morning. I approached the minimalism theme as meaning minimal graphics and restricting movement to a per-cell basis using just left/right and jump.

The game is (sort of) based on the style of the ZX81, if it had sound.

You must install XNA 4.0 from http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=20914 in order to get the game to run. Thanks!!

Ratings

Coolness 47% 1316
Overall 2.88 873
Audio 2.46 694
Fun 2.83 688
Graphics 2.60 901
Innovation 2.25 1115
Mood 2.71 732
Theme 3.54 552

Feedback

richtx
29. Apr 2013 路 02:39 UTC
Looks like my kind of game. Unfortunately, it won't run on my Windows 7 64-bit box. I get a waiting cursor for several seconds, then nothing.
HeyChinaski
29. Apr 2013 路 03:08 UTC
Worked fine for me on 64-bit Windows. I really enjoyed this and thought it had a great aesthetic. I have to admit I haven't finished it yet as it's quite hard. There seems to be a disconnect between the blocky contiguous rendering of the characters and the more continuous physics of it's movement. It's simultaneously frustrating and compelling. I'll definitely be coming back to try again to complete it.
Infin8
29. Apr 2013 路 03:13 UTC
Nice use of the theme, I got all the gameplay elements without having to look at the instructions. Jump feels a little floaty.
馃帳 foyosoft
29. Apr 2013 路 03:58 UTC
Thanks for the feedback! I noticed that the jumping was a little 'quirky'. I wrote a bit of a post-mortem on the game and that was one of the things I mentioned. Tried to fix it a few times, but couldn't quite get there. Probably a -1 or a +1 out somewhere.

@richtx I compiled the game using XNA Framework 4.0 on 64-bit Windows 8. iirc, XNA isn't 64-bit, so it should work with all Windows... *should*... The redistributable can be downloaded from http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=20914.

Thanks again for you feedback!
CloudiestNights
30. Apr 2013 路 00:01 UTC
Fairly simple gameplay, which is to be expected with this theme. I like the Castlevania style jumping.
DaanVanYperen
03. May 2013 路 20:01 UTC
Isn't that art a blast from the past. Works fine on Windows 7 64-bit.
garygreen
06. May 2013 路 08:31 UTC
I couldn't get this to run. I double clicked on the application and it doesn't open anything up.
馃帳 foyosoft
06. May 2013 路 12:37 UTC
@garygreen do you have XNA 4.0 installed?
MinionStudios
08. May 2013 路 22:17 UTC
Simple game... collecting money reveals goals IRL, too. LOL
simvig
11. May 2013 路 18:05 UTC
I must say, everything is right about this game. Even the sound kinda fits the mood.
MRvanderPants
11. May 2013 路 20:57 UTC
This game has a really cool retro feel to it. But the controls were a little buggy sometimes. The player doesn't stop moving on key up, or just won't move. But the overall feel of the game is really nice.
lorancou
11. May 2013 路 21:20 UTC
Same as the others: nice retro theme, but the controls are a bit too strange.
Binary Gambit
12. May 2013 路 00:43 UTC
Incredibly hard but fun. I played through the first level several times before realising there is only one correct combination of key presses.
wolf
12. May 2013 路 03:55 UTC
This also won't work on my Windows 7 64-bit machine.
Monxcleyr Productions
12. May 2013 路 05:05 UTC
This definitely has a nice retro feel to it, but for the most part the controls were more frustrating than fun. The sound and visuals fit in nicely with the theme.
NateNaterson
12. May 2013 路 05:18 UTC
Brutal difficulty! Really neat visual style, too.
64Mega
12. May 2013 路 07:07 UTC
Worked well, and did remind me of many early games on the ZX Spectrum, C64, PET, and Atari systems. Great game.
recursive frog
12. May 2013 路 23:09 UTC
Unfortunately I can't rate the game since it's a Windows entry.
Alex Camilleri
12. May 2013 路 23:12 UTC
Very nice visuals. The game is really unforgiving!