Groundskeeper by orangepascal

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made by orangepascal for MINI34 (-)
Ready to play the groundskeeper?

I attempted to create a fast arcade game in 64x18 pixels, and I'm pretty pleased with the end result. I also took "Unimportant" as a literal theme, and that took me to the Groundskeeper concept. A seemingly unimportant job, but don't underestimate it ;)

Game is done in HTML5, and this time I took the time to make sure audio works in more then just Chrome (but use Chrome for best results!)

I did pre-scaling on the graphics, so altho they are in 64x18 resolution, they are scaled up to look good in your browser and not see the ugly anti-aliasing that browsers automatically do.

Have fun!

Feedback

madflame991
20. May 2012 · 09:54 UTC
+ your game proves that 1D gaming (ok, sprites are 2d, but you can only go back and forth) can be fun after all
+ I like the lightning effect

- it would have been better if you had made it even wider

* add more enemy types, and the possibility to switch weapons (borrow some stuff from Super Crate Box)
NeiloGD
20. May 2012 · 11:41 UTC
Cool little game, art works really well at the resolution too!
itsjfletch
20. May 2012 · 13:48 UTC
Love it!
onehandclap
20. May 2012 · 14:44 UTC
Oh, wow! This is so lovely it almost hurts. =D
kddekadenz
20. May 2012 · 15:19 UTC
(+)
Nice art.
Runs good on Firefox.
Fun to play while listening to music.

(-)
No music.
nodlag
20. May 2012 · 18:57 UTC
Nice. Congratulations!
laubori
20. May 2012 · 19:32 UTC
i really like it!
notnasiul
20. May 2012 · 20:33 UTC
Orangepascal, Master of HTML5, does it again. Congratulations : )
MadGnomeGamer
21. May 2012 · 02:57 UTC
Cool! I racked up 36 points by standing to one side and holding down the shoot button facing the other way. Then one of those black things stopped my exploiting sneakiness. :)
ilo
21. May 2012 · 14:38 UTC
Well done, this is really nice! I especially liked the effects and variety of enemies.
howieV (binarygirl)
21. May 2012 · 18:17 UTC
enjoyed it.. nice little game :)
jfroco
22. May 2012 · 01:07 UTC
Great game.. loved the twitter integration. Congrats.
🎤 orangepascal
23. May 2012 · 18:15 UTC
Can't seem to edit the original post.. sooooo:

Now also available on Android - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.orangepixel.groundskeeper
Sparrow
31. May 2012 · 16:08 UTC
Good game, this needs music.
A description of the controls would be nice.