Super Goon by Mista Koo

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made by Mista Koo for LD25 (JAM)
Experience a day in the life of a goon. An art game with a "deep message."

Notes:
-This is my first LD entry ever.
-I can't actually make games.. yet.
-I work full time on Saturdays and Sundays (and Mondays).

Ratings

Coolness 77% 2
Overall(Jam) 2.58 270
Audio(Jam) 2.92 145
Fun(Jam) 1.86 311
Graphics(Jam) 3.18 170
Humor(Jam) 3.35 51
Innovation(Jam) 3.32 78
Mood(Jam) 2.78 174
Theme(Jam) 3.76 69

Feedback

nolacoaster
18. Dec 2012 路 20:24 UTC
I think it's a cool idea, but I couldn't figure out how to do anything except move!
Joncom
18. Dec 2012 路 21:16 UTC
Very clever. I like it :)
馃帳 Mista Koo
19. Dec 2012 路 06:39 UTC
@nolacoaster That's the only thing you can do. Being a villain isn't always about being a badass killing machine that takes half of the screen, you gotta start small ;)
Notice how you aren't even a threat to the hero?
saguaro
20. Dec 2012 路 20:10 UTC
I really like this.
Stavu
21. Dec 2012 路 16:00 UTC
That's really funny! Took me a while to figure out all I can do is move, while all the heroes are passing me by. Awesome :)
Pitoum
23. Dec 2012 路 14:47 UTC
Ah ah! Awesome idea!
I just wish sometime one of the hero jump on our head and smash us to the ground :)
CoffeeOnimal
23. Dec 2012 路 15:01 UTC
Very... existential. I'm still smiling, thank you :)
BlockBrains
23. Dec 2012 路 15:20 UTC
The idea it's good. I want to kill Mario!!! :-)
Houly
23. Dec 2012 路 16:33 UTC
Yeah, always wondered how the life of an goomba must feel like :) Thanks for showing us!
mikemacdee
24. Dec 2012 路 09:54 UTC
kinda funny, but that's about it.
馃帳 Mista Koo
24. Dec 2012 路 12:21 UTC
@Pitoum I wanted that as well, too bad I couldn't do it with my limited skills in limited time :(
Frozen Fractal
24. Dec 2012 路 15:05 UTC
Funny! Is that the Mario theme playing backwards? :D I find it hard to vote on this since it isn't really a game though...
Hatscat
24. Dec 2012 路 15:30 UTC
lol, funny idea ^^
jerrre
24. Dec 2012 路 17:34 UTC
When I found out what i was doing I really laughed
馃帳 Mista Koo
25. Dec 2012 路 08:33 UTC
@Frozen Fractal What is a game :P?
caranha
25. Dec 2012 路 15:04 UTC
Hmmmm, interesting idea, but maybe you went a bit too far with the "deep" message? It would have probably been more interesting if the hero moved a little bit differently each time, so that the goomba would have some (false) hope that something would happen next time.

Cheers!
SuperDisk
25. Dec 2012 路 16:07 UTC
While funny, it's not really a game.
馃帳 Mista Koo
25. Dec 2012 路 16:38 UTC
@cranha I wanted that, but couldn't do it with my skills and allocated time.
Tom 7
25. Dec 2012 路 18:34 UTC
Funny! But of course, not much of a game. :) I still enjoyed it. The pause before the hero comes was just right.
Spelchan
25. Dec 2012 路 18:40 UTC
As with most games that call themselves "art" games, it isn't very fun. Still, it does make its point and you get to know what low-level villains feel like. Well done.
馃帳 Mista Koo
25. Dec 2012 路 19:47 UTC
@Spelchan I totally understand that but I wouldn't have been able to make a full game anyway.
Also it is only around 20 seconds long, not enough time to get bored :P
MrEvilGuy
26. Dec 2012 路 07:17 UTC
I love it! The whole 'negative' feel to its appearance and music is awesome.
goerp
27. Dec 2012 路 10:17 UTC
someone mentioned the Mario theme backwards? Sounds funny.
Too bad you dont have more time. The movement is good, the graphics are good , you have collision, so all the ingredients for a game are there.
There is also a consistent retro look and feel which is good.
I'm curious what you could do with more time
Jacob
03. Jan 2013 路 20:58 UTC
Haha, love it!

I had a similar idea with my game actually :)
hissssssssss
06. Jan 2013 路 05:23 UTC
Clever! That moment when you've tried everything and realize that you're doing everything that you can do, and you're fated to watch heroes jump by for the rest of the game was funny.
ConflictiveLabs
06. Jan 2013 路 21:39 UTC
You sir just made the most humorous game I've played so far. Now I totally know how goombas do feel... and I do pity them : (