Tiny Parallel Worlds by MadcoreTom

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made by MadcoreTom for LD23 (COMPO)
His world may be tiny in 2 dimensions, but he has the new found ability to travel to parallel tiny worlds!

Help the 3-pixel red dude find his spoon so he can eat and grow up big and strong.

- Java Applet, requires Java 1.6
- Source code created from total scratch in IntelliJ IDEA IDE
- Sounds created with bfxr
- Killer graphics created in paint.net

Ratings

Coolness 55% 3
Overall 3.51 138
Audio 2.09 581
Fun 3.49 105
Graphics 3.27 261
Humor 2.81 189
Innovation 2.70 533
Mood 3.13 187
Theme 3.49 191

Feedback

bigbass1997
22. Apr 2012 路 14:25 UTC
looks very interesting but it wont let me play it. And before you ask I do have Java. When It says to hit space to play and I hit space it doesnt do a thing.
馃帳 MadcoreTom
22. Apr 2012 路 14:51 UTC
You may have to click it first. What operating system do you have? Are there any errors in the Java console?
Demurgos
22. Apr 2012 路 17:21 UTC
It's an interesting game, I found it too short :P
cacciatc
22. Apr 2012 路 18:50 UTC
I like the teleporter animation and that whale.
m4c0
22. Apr 2012 路 20:38 UTC
Fantastic game! You have potential! I felt like playing my old Atari 2600S! You really must consider making more levels for posterity! :)
Evgis
23. Apr 2012 路 12:46 UTC
Pretty good,I like the graphics, sound is annoying though!
matt
23. Apr 2012 路 21:56 UTC
pretty cool
d_durham
24. Apr 2012 路 12:21 UTC
Great little game! Nice concept, short but sweet.
callidus
25. Apr 2012 路 07:18 UTC
nice retro feeling game, short but quite fun :-) good entry
aquasheep
25. Apr 2012 路 09:56 UTC
I cannot start the web version either. Running Ubuntu 12.04 with Sun Java 1.6.0_31. No console output though. It looks like the applet initializes fine, but I simply can't click inside it to get started.
william_edwards
25. Apr 2012 路 10:05 UTC
A very nice retro-feel, super fun!

The focus on game-play and level design over graphics really makes a difference.
hulahulahest
25. Apr 2012 路 21:09 UTC
It sure is tiny. I played it all the way through, which is a good sign. Graphics are fine, but simple. Audio is a bit grating though, at times.
blob
25. Apr 2012 路 21:10 UTC
Why does this guy has a giant murderous fire in his own home ?
Old school feeling, jumping sound gets annoying though.
Lacutis
25. Apr 2012 路 21:11 UTC
Cool retro game. I didn't like that it didnt say what items where for though when you pick them up. Cool little puzzle game.
Endurion
27. Apr 2012 路 05:50 UTC
Nice little game :)

It needs just way more tiny worlds. Unfortunately I couldn't see the ending message since pressing a move key brought me back to the title screen at once.
R3ason
27. Apr 2012 路 05:53 UTC
I got my spoon back! :D Very fun! Good, effective use of minimalism. Thanks for making this!
Jhelle
28. Apr 2012 路 12:32 UTC
Hated the loud sounds, but loved all the different tiny worlds to explore. Played it until the end, good job!
tripleVisionGames
28. Apr 2012 路 12:55 UTC
I liked the look of this and it was fun too. Alo the tiny version is so cooool!!
MrDanH
30. Apr 2012 路 17:50 UTC
Short and sweet. Had a couple of minor issues (would accidentally come back through a teleporter just after entering it, & I never saw the end of game screen because I was holding left when I got the spoon and that closed it straight away) but it otherwise made me smile.
amodo
02. May 2012 路 13:55 UTC
Very cute game :) Nothing to complain about. It feels very coherent and complete.
angrygeometry
02. May 2012 路 20:52 UTC
it was okay! i was gonna say maybe checkpoints would help but the game is too short for them, or rather there isn't too much of an issue without them. sometimes using the warps and holding a button would cause you to rapidly warp between the two screens. other then that it was cute and well made and polished. nice job!
Danik
05. May 2012 路 11:28 UTC
Short but sweet, I like it! Maybe the zombie (or whatever it is) should be more clearly dangerous, like making growling noises or something. I just walked into him the first time.
orgarus
05. May 2012 路 11:28 UTC
A cool one! I play it until the end, it demonstrates that a engaging game doesn't need of superespectacularawesome graphics.
Congratulations, i like it very much!
seagaia
10. May 2012 路 19:55 UTC
I liked travelling between worlds (and they were cute and small!). Checkpoints would have been nice, dying and starting all over is a little annoying.
DoktorAce
10. May 2012 路 19:57 UTC
I loved this! Great work!
Make A Game
10. May 2012 路 20:19 UTC
Very nice! When I looked at the picture I thought I'd be playing as the dinosaur.
If you want to polish it for the future I'd advise against the trees as a final obstacle after being able to climb one earlier on. First you teach the player they're ok and suddently they're a threat that even looks like it's hurting you.
Still, good job!
Julian Spillane
11. May 2012 路 13:45 UTC
A fantastic short but sweet experience. Loved the mechanic and the presentation.
Oye Beto
12. May 2012 路 07:53 UTC
It was pretty cool. I liked the big pixels graphics and the dimension traveling.

For a post-compo version I'd add music.
summaky
12. May 2012 路 09:28 UTC
I liked the idea of tiny parallel worlds and found the game too short; I want more tiny worlds! :-)
R茅mi
12. May 2012 路 12:33 UTC
Cool game! It just need sound design and music to have a better "atmosphere"!
馃帳 MadcoreTom
12. May 2012 路 12:54 UTC
Wow, thanks for the feedback everyone
@Demurgos I wanted to make it short enough to finish, but i agree.
@cacciatc The whale is one of my favourite parts
@m4c0 I do plan to make some more levels, with additional game mechanics that I didn't manage to fit in.
@Evgis fair enough, I'm no audio artist. It is a bit loud and sharp.
@aquasheep Damn. Sorry i can't help you with that one.
@william_edwards Retro was my goal with this one
@hulahulahest I agree about the audio
@blob I'm not sure, he should probably invest in an extinguisher
@Lacutis I didn't want to make it too easy, but i could have at least given a hint.
@Endurion Yeah, i noticed that bug too late. I'll make new levels after the voting is complete
@tripleVisionGames Thanks! I know the tiny version isn't for everyone
@MrDanH Yep, I plan to fix those
@Danik Yeah, it also kind of blended in. I didn't think of sounds.
@orgarus Is that a real word? it should be
@seagaia If it was any longer than i would have added checkpoints
@Make A Game - Good point about the ending trees
@Oye Beto - what would you suggest as a tool for making music?
@summaky As i've said above, i do plan to make more, with better stories