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Gene Goes to the Zoo by Team 63 Bit

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made by Team 63 Bit for LD35 (JAM)
Gene Goes to the Zoo is a simple yet satisfying side scroller.
You control Gene, a hungry alien who happened to crash land near the local zoo.
Eat the wild animals and gain their DNA for yourself!
Mix and match to create fun and powerful combinations!
Update 1.1: Win and lose screens no longer confusingly vanish!

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This game was made in a meetup hosted by Lone Star College as an event for students in the game design degree. If you like this game please check out the games made by our fellow students.

Star Buddy
http://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-35/?action=preview&uid=89952

Liquify
http://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-35/?action=preview&uid=89326

Who Are You And What Are You Doing Here??
http://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-35/?action=preview&uid=85070
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Windows https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B4BwFCD39oYwS1dlUERWYjhCOGc
Source https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B4BwFCD39oYwekpSYlJSbFE3WHM
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-35/?action=preview&uid=93097

Ratings

Coolness 63% 3
Overall(Jam) 2.93 842
Fun(Jam) 2.87 738
Graphics(Jam) 2.68 890
Humor(Jam) 3.19 220
Innovation(Jam) 2.90 671
Mood(Jam) 3.11 541
Theme(Jam) 3.60 338

Feedback

Elemental Zeal Games Studios
19. Apr 2016 · 17:18 UTC
Interesting concept and funny animations!
allstar602
19. Apr 2016 · 18:35 UTC
Great animations and I loved all the different DNA abilities.
JOK
19. Apr 2016 · 18:43 UTC
Awesome concept! Well done!
Just Tom
19. Apr 2016 · 19:08 UTC
The animations were great, Gene's bite especially!

I had some trouble with the game-play readability; thinks like the bite hit box and my current health, but otherwise solid.

Excellent use of sound too and reading what was on screen was never a problem, though maybe bring the camera back a bit.

Champion! Cheers! Funny too!
luquio
19. Apr 2016 · 23:13 UTC
should make web / osx versions so ull be able to reach more people... i dont have a pc so im stuck :(
fenwick
20. Apr 2016 · 00:59 UTC
The DNA system was great, reminded me of kirby 64.
glitchu
20. Apr 2016 · 02:27 UTC
I like the background parallax scrolling in the background. It was fun inheriting the animals dna :)
bigmangames
21. Apr 2016 · 00:33 UTC
This game is really weird
Kashank
21. Apr 2016 · 03:11 UTC
It seemed a little bit difficult to eat things at times. The DNA part was very cool and I liked the artwork.
Jungle
21. Apr 2016 · 03:25 UTC
Funny animations, nice concept. Graphs could improve a little bit. Good overall entry. Congratulations.
Ironhead
21. Apr 2016 · 05:36 UTC
Funny and cool take on the theme with dna abilities. Trying to use the rhino charge seemed to get me hurt more than anything though. Cool game
jk5000
21. Apr 2016 · 07:21 UTC
Really wierd an funny.
Shatter Point Studios
21. Apr 2016 · 18:43 UTC
Animations and sounds were hilarious. Wasn't quite sure what I was doing, but a good concept.
Dreschler
23. Apr 2016 · 03:43 UTC
Cool game :D
drazil100
23. Apr 2016 · 04:06 UTC
I had issues eating stuff. it didn't automatically eat whatever i was eating and if you needed to eat an enemy a certain number of times then it wasn't clear enough. I also had trouble figuring out what to do with the second powerup. Also the sound was really loud.
MayankUnreal
26. Apr 2016 · 20:41 UTC
Really humorous to play
sathomason
05. May 2016 · 20:37 UTC
This game is weird, but in a good way. The art style, music, and mood really work well together. I had some issues where I would try to eat but it wouldn't give me DNA, and/or the animal wouldn't go away. The level design was a little weak, I just grabbed some wings and jumped over everything. Otherwise, it worked !!! and it was definitely weird.