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Pancakes! by oxrock

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made by oxrock for LD 40 (COMPO)

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Do you love pancakes? Are you human? Of course you love pancakes! Good, that's settled then. Have you ever wondered how many pancakes is too many pancakes? Me neither, I never thought such a thing possible, but it is and you'll learn it too in this ULTRA realistic pancake simulator! So how do you play this super mega amazing treasure of technology? Well you click this link OBVIOUSLY! https://oxrock.itch.io/pancakes

Oh, did you mean the controls? Well that's easy too. Use the (A,D,←,→) keys to maneuver the plate and catch all the pancakes. Keep an eye on the light bulb because it moves and changes color to indicate where and when the next pancake is coming. Don't you dare let any of my precious pancakes hit the floor or it's game over buddy!

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Gameplay Tip: Make minor adjustments and move slowly, you have more time to make it to the next location than you think. Rushing around will only make things more hectic.

I bet you're thinking this technological marvel is too good to be true. There's no way someone could make a game so awesome, so amazing in such a short amount of time. I understand your skepticism. I too have been hoodwinked by developers promising the biggerest, the besterest, the absolute most splendifferous experiences ever! So I'm posting these screenshots below so you can see and experience for yourself the majesty of it all.

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At this moment there's only one thing you could possibly be asking yourself. "How did this man do this!?!?! Is he a mere mortal man such as myself? What tools must he possess to manifest such magics?"

Well it's true, I am but a mere mortal man like you and I shall share with you the implements used for my creations.

  • Unity
  • GIMP
  • BFXR
  • Audacity
  • a smart phone capable of taking pictures and recording audio
  • http://www.fakemusicgenerator.com/
  • Doritos

EDIT***

Video added to show you all how the pancake king gets it done!

https://youtu.be/tAWEfAModts

HTML5 (web) https://oxrock.itch.io/pancakes
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/40/pancakes

Ratings

Overall 528th 3⭐ 46🧑‍⚖️
Fun 493th 2.955⭐ 46🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 413th 2.988⭐ 45🧑‍⚖️
Theme 227th 3.659⭐ 46🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 420th 3.102⭐ 46🧑‍⚖️
Audio 431th 2.613⭐ 42🧑‍⚖️
Humor 144th 3.345⭐ 44🧑‍⚖️
Mood 509th 2.688⭐ 42🧑‍⚖️
Given 51🗳️ 29🗨️

Feedback

leffe108
03. Dec 2017 · 12:18 UTC
Interesting game, but I find it hard to move the hand left/right without the plate not dropping on the floor. How many pancakes can you collect? I once collected one before loosing. The other 4-5 times I tried I didn't collect any at all. Thumbs up for catchy music.
🎤 oxrock
03. Dec 2017 · 12:56 UTC
I can generally get up to around 5-6. It definitely takes some practice to get there though.
Jons games
04. Dec 2017 · 12:14 UTC
It certainly fits the theme! I must say it is hard enough to begin with just balancing the plate before catching anything on it. Nice little game though.
backyard-dev
04. Dec 2017 · 12:15 UTC
Pretty hard but fun to play. Gj.
SvenFrankson
04. Dec 2017 · 12:19 UTC
20 seconds, 2 pancakes. Fits the theme quite well, good job :)
Niphram
04. Dec 2017 · 12:19 UTC
Oh wow, this is really hard... I would have loved to see mouse control, since that would allow you finder control for balancing the plate. But it's still fun!
bobombe
04. Dec 2017 · 12:27 UTC
I did 350 points :D ! Cood be better with a "faster physics" ...
William Bundy
04. Dec 2017 · 12:30 UTC
I had trouble lasting for more than 9 seconds, but good job overall. Balancing the plate seems impossible, but might get better with practice.

I rather like the cutout photos for graphics though
🎤 oxrock
04. Dec 2017 · 12:32 UTC
@bobombe I tripled unity's default gravity to help with the innate floaty feel. Although it still felt a bit slow I think making it faster would only increase the difficulty that was already pretty high. Thanks for the feedback though.
bobombe
04. Dec 2017 · 12:46 UTC
@oxrock That's quite hard to balance manoeuvrability and difficulty :/
SilvervaleGames
04. Dec 2017 · 14:19 UTC
This was very good use of the theme! I thought it was very hard to try and get the plate to go where you want it, and sometimes it felt like the hand was moving way too slow for me to possibly even think about getting a pancake... or maybe I'm just really bad at the game haha!
Serval Games
04. Dec 2017 · 14:33 UTC
Catching pancakes was quite fun but too slow but let's be honest I could not miss the game with pancakes in the title
Falk Bruskeland
04. Dec 2017 · 15:40 UTC
Nice job! Very hard, but super fun!
generalvivi
04. Dec 2017 · 15:54 UTC
Ha! I just had some pancakes before playing this! Nice work :)
mrnyarlathotep
04. Dec 2017 · 17:50 UTC
I call shenanigans on those clearly photoshopped (I can tell from some of the pixels and from seeing quite a few shops in my time) screenshots of someone holding 5 pancakes because that is clearly an impossible task for human beings to achieve.

And in the game too
fakeyou
04. Dec 2017 · 18:35 UTC
Fun but too difficult, cool idea but it was too difficult to even get the plate underneath the lightbulb.
🎤 oxrock
04. Dec 2017 · 18:40 UTC
I suppose I'll just have to post a video of how it's done to show all you nonbelievers.

Edit: Video is now posted above showing how a pro catches pancakes!
gamesplusjames
04. Dec 2017 · 19:43 UTC
Simple mechanic but fun to play! i wasn't very good though :D Great job!
machrom
04. Dec 2017 · 20:12 UTC
A really cool idea. Like the way it fits with the theme and it's a lot of fun, though difficult as hell...
Patrick D
04. Dec 2017 · 20:43 UTC
I love how the plate is balancing on a pen, and the race to catch a pancake when you're on the opposite side of the room.
MoseGames
05. Dec 2017 · 02:16 UTC
So hard
FussenKuh
05. Dec 2017 · 03:22 UTC
You had me at pancakes! But, then you kind of lost me at the difficultly level. I shed a tear when each of my pancakes hit the ground :( In the 10 or so attempts I tried, i think I caught a single pancake. That said, I did have a fun time attempting to catch the flapjacks. And, I was amused with what looks like a hinge joint for the pen pivot. I actually had a good time trying to hit the falling pancakes back up in the air once I realized the pen/plate would rotate around. Nice meta game, that ;-)
gamepopper
05. Dec 2017 · 14:01 UTC
It's a bit difficult to get the pancake to land on the plate, when the plate is falling in the opposite side of the pancake itself.
GeorgeBGreen
05. Dec 2017 · 18:21 UTC
Really hard game, but also a really fun interpretation of the theme. The audio for the gameover sound was kind of really high. Other than that i enjoyed it!
thiagofr
05. Dec 2017 · 20:29 UTC
Its an interesting take on the theme, but the controls are very difficult to get. It takes some time to understand how to maneuver the frying pan.
The sounds are good and the game fits the theme overall. Congratulations!
rowdies
06. Dec 2017 · 13:30 UTC
So hard to balance the pan cakes! I tried multiple times but could only balance like 2 at a time!!
🎤 oxrock
06. Dec 2017 · 14:34 UTC
@rowdies 2 pancakes isn't bad at all. That's probably better that most people (other than me of course, I AM the pancake king after all). This game requires a lot of practice to be proficient, more than most people are willing to invest in a jam game it seems.
Thesoreon
06. Dec 2017 · 18:45 UTC
Interesting game, but very hard. Well done
Robert Newman
06. Dec 2017 · 23:42 UTC
couldnt catch more then 2 pancakes! so well done to those who could do more then that
drtizzle
12. Dec 2017 · 13:52 UTC
Damn this is hard, cool idea though! After some practice I managed to catch 5 pancakes maximum. The controls are a bit too floaty, I didn't have the feeling that I was in control. But cool graphics and concept, well done!
Madbeagle
16. Dec 2017 · 23:42 UTC
Too difficult for me, I blame it on being distracted by the tiny kitchen appliances (or very high ceiling)...
Patrick Woodcock
20. Dec 2017 · 22:44 UTC
Nice take on the theme & good physics.