Lola's Barkade by A-Flat Miner Studios

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made by A-Flat Miner Studios for LD 39 (JAM)

LDSSTitle.png Congratulations! You are now the proud owner of Lola's Barkade, an arcade built to cater to a very particular set of customers. Unfortunately, the previous owner failed to mention that the power fluctuates wildly and there is never enough to power more than a few machines. Manage your power usage carefully in order to make enough money to pay your bills. Be warned, the money is automatically withdrawn from your account periodically and if you are ever short, you will be forced to go out of business. Enjoy! LDSS1.png

Click on machines to turn them on and off. If a machine is on, customers may use them, which makes you money. If your customers are happy, they are more likely to stay longer. Watch your power usage, though. If you use too much, your machines will turn off and you will have to manually turn them all back on. Don't forget that the vending machine and sign also use power (and can be turned on and off)! LDSS2.png

Ratings

Overall 208th 3.696⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Fun 188th 3.565⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 40th 4.043⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Theme 37th 4.217⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 26th 4.609⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Audio 105th 3.826⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Humor 41th 3.955⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Mood 102th 3.905⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Given 29🗳️ 21🗨️

Feedback

HakunaMacouta
01. Aug 2017 · 02:31 UTC
Damn, 4:30 a.m, wanted to sleep, found this, played 30min, thanks mate, great piece of game you have here !
n.feofentov
01. Aug 2017 · 22:00 UTC
I like this description: "*...if you are ever short, you will be forced to go out of business. Enjoy!*"

To be honest I didn't look at screenshots before play so I was surprised that customers are :dog:

Really creative idea. Especially "watch dogs" :wink:

The gameplay is a bit fast. I prefer more explicit way to show which machine is running and which is not (maybe more darker inactive ones).
Chron
01. Aug 2017 · 23:33 UTC
Arcade games for dogs, do i need to say more?
Really enjoyed the amazing artstyle!
AJ Weeks
02. Aug 2017 · 13:18 UTC
Really unique idea, and nice graphical style! Unfortunately the game spat out a big error window on the first playthrough, but other than that this is a nice entry :slight_smile: It's a bit tough, but still enjoyable.
AFlatThrasher
03. Aug 2017 · 19:06 UTC
@aj-weeks Oof, sorry about that error window. I haven't run into it in any testing, so hopefully it's really rare and I'm not just getting lucky (unlucky?) in general testing.
juan
04. Aug 2017 · 10:26 UTC
Cool 80's vibe, atmosphere and music, graphics are great!

like n.feofentov, I think there could be some improvement on graphic clarity.

Otherwise nice entry!
TheOneThatNeverWas
04. Aug 2017 · 14:14 UTC
Very funny game! The mood of it is amazing and the art style is incredibly great. Congratulations to the team
tayopi
04. Aug 2017 · 14:48 UTC
Amazing graphics! It's a really unique idea. Nice work.
cnoble
07. Aug 2017 · 01:10 UTC
That was a really neat concept! I was a little confused as to how to gain/lose power since all the machines would turn off suddenly, but I loved the sound effects and music and the art style paired with the feel of the game splendidly! Your team did an awesome job!! Keep up the great work!! :)
Mike Cullingham
07. Aug 2017 · 02:49 UTC
Really funny idea. Put a smile on my face for sure. Could use some more communication from the... dogs. But I guess they're dogs, after all. And maybe an intro level where you only have a few machines to mind. Love the graphics and detail. Awesome work.
EdwinGameDev
09. Aug 2017 · 18:44 UTC
Game was really nice! But i couldn't have more than 4 machines running at the same time ahaha
Tuomo
11. Aug 2017 · 10:58 UTC
Funny idea and interesting take on the theme! I love the graphics, they are really well done. Gameplay was okay, I wish there was more alert or something when machines turn off. Everything is now so sudden, bankruptcy happens so quick I had any idea what I did wrong. Overall needs bit tweaking but fun and beautiful game still.
kr4ft3r
11. Aug 2017 · 11:36 UTC
Those adorable dogs playing arcades and then going for snacks and then playing more arcades, that's the best thing I have seen in a while, thanks! The game turned out much better than I expected, I recommend everyone to try it.
neowhoru
11. Aug 2017 · 20:17 UTC
Very great graphics and cool idea.
faemir
11. Aug 2017 · 20:35 UTC
A dog arcade? Good use of theme, fantastic graphics and sound? How did you manage this for a jam! Well done!
Rixud
11. Aug 2017 · 21:08 UTC
fantastic art and music! the gameplay is simple, i think didn't have a win condition? just play till you lost ?... Good job :thumbsup:
AFlatThrasher
11. Aug 2017 · 22:18 UTC
Yes, @rixud, no win condition. Just try to last as long as you can!
VirtualAcademy
22. Aug 2017 · 13:17 UTC
Definitely the most original game ! :)