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R.U.D.I. by SpaceWizardJ

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made by SpaceWizardJ for LD 38 (COMPO)

R.U.D.I.

PICO-8_0.gif

Game (Web HTML5): http://www.supergamecafe.com/games/rudi.html

Source: http://www.supergamecafe.com/games/rudi.p8

Time Lapse: https://youtu.be/Leb-Nfpsp5s

You’re a Von Neumann probe named R.U.D.I. You are competing with other probes for control of small worlds in a system. Your nation has directed you to explore, eliminate and duplicate yourself. If you run out of probes, the mission is failed and proof that the human race existed goes along with it.

The goal is to acquire enough resources to duplicate yourself as many times as you can.
All weapons and parts require resources.

Directional buttons/arrows to move Z - Switch Tool Weapons X - Use tool (I modified the HTML to include a gamepad library so gamepads should work)

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Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/38/r-u-d-i

Ratings

Overall 130th 3.684⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Fun 158th 3.474⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 346th 2.947⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Theme 382th 3.053⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 112th 3.895⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Audio 146th 3.316⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Humor 338th 2.25⭐ 18🧑‍⚖️
Mood 210th 3.267⭐ 17🧑‍⚖️
Given 7🗳️ 9🗨️

Feedback

loveapplegames
29. Apr 2017 · 22:38 UTC
Cute looking and very playable game! Am I right there's only one level? Would be nice to have level progression, and make the player travel through the level(s) get more resources.
🎤 SpaceWizardJ
29. Apr 2017 · 23:01 UTC
Thanks for playing and the comments @loveapplegames! By midway through the game I cut the galactic map and the procedurally generated worlds. I intended to have a map of a sector of space that you have to take over to win but over-scoping in 48 hours is very easy to do right? So I stuck with this, I made two "planets" but yes, that's something I would do to finish the game beyond the Jam!
Ace17
03. May 2017 · 20:59 UTC
Love the ataric feeling, the ship is easy to control and the sound effects are punchy! Good work!
rujo
05. May 2017 · 10:02 UTC
i love pico8 and i liked very much this entry. Also very well polished for a 48h work!
jk5000
08. May 2017 · 09:31 UTC
A very well made combo game. The idea for the game is really easy to understand and what is even more important. the game is pretty fun to play. Both the sound effects and the graphics fits the game very well. The tool switching system is okay, but it took me some time to really understand how it was suppose to work. But overall a great LD game. Well done.
Gipzo
10. May 2017 · 09:27 UTC
Love PICO-8 games :smile:
Controls are nice, too.
AI is a bit dumb - you can stay in one place and they can't hit you :grin:
mwcz
11. May 2017 · 01:09 UTC
I really like the graphics for this game! It took me a while to figure out how to play, but once I did it was very fun. overall a great game.
neontropics
15. May 2017 · 11:18 UTC
I like this a lot, reminds me of Solar Jetman.

Good solid gameplay, enemy hitboxes seem a bit small though, or maybe just more feedback after hitting them is needed?
GrassWhopper
15. May 2017 · 16:02 UTC
very nice game,
with cute art. and nice to see a game of Pico8
nice concept, clean and clear.
not really sure how the enemies AI was acting, but it was good enough.
it was not too smart, nor too stupid. a cool balance.
good job at it.
RealityCheck
17. May 2017 · 20:32 UTC
A nice little game. Took me a while to figure out the controls, and I wasn't too happy with the x and z combo... too close for me, meaning I ended up switching tools too often when I wanted to shoot. But... that's on me.

Nice graphics and sound. Good job for a 48 hr game.
Odefus
17. May 2017 · 23:34 UTC
Love the graphics and the feel of the game. Wish there was a grander goal to it. Also found it was possible to find a location in which harvesting was possible and the enemies couldn't get in to position to hit you.
csanyk
18. May 2017 · 01:03 UTC
Nice little Defender-ish feeling game. I really liked it. Every time I play a game built with Pico8, it makes me feel good inside.
KeenMustDie
18. May 2017 · 12:51 UTC
extra points for Pico-8!
Maximo Pech
18. May 2017 · 21:37 UTC
As a pico-8er myself I find this very well done. My favorite game so far in this jam. Good job.
mati
18. May 2017 · 22:51 UTC
This is a great entry! The game feels right and it's a very enjoyable experience.
Manax
19. May 2017 · 00:51 UTC
Enjoyable game. Would have been nice to have a score of some sort, to make creating more probes more "meaningful". It would have been helpful if Z/X rotated tool selection left/right, rather than both going right.

Overall, very well done, and more polished than most.
TerraCottaFrog
19. May 2017 · 02:02 UTC
I love the idea. The only thing I think is lacking is the pace. You should have to move around to get resources, get into danger, maybe fight ground enemies by dropping bombs. Enemies could chase you away. Right now it is lacking the arcade fun it could have. Otherwise fun and the aesthetic is great, it just needs some work on the pacing.