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Happy Marshmallow Factory by thechemist

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made by thechemist for LD 40 (JAM)

A web-based retro clicker game to take you back to your childhood! Lead the 'mallow craze as it sweeps the globe and strut your business know-how in this epic (and quite short) progress quest!

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Design

Key goals of this game were to explore what a retro "clicker" might have been like, and more importantly, trying to make a clicker without depending on giving a small spreadsheet to the user. Given that this is a minimalist clicker, a lot of effort was spent on trying to make sure every element, both gameplay and visual, is fun and conveys meaningful gameplay information. From little details like the crying robots to the news header, I feel like the effort really brought the experience together even when the clicker-style pacing didn't get polished to the level I wanted.

Future

Planning to release a V2 with better pacing, sound and music, and a longer story. Stay tuned!

HTML5 (web) http://loren.io/assets/ld/marshmallow.html
Source code http://loren.io/assets/ld/marshmallow.p8
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/40/happy-happy-marshmallow-factory

Ratings

Overall 71th 4.024⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Fun 45th 4.048⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 432th 3.325⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Theme 446th 3.571⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 265th 4.024⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Humor 34th 4.15⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Mood 118th 3.925⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Given 5🗳️ 4🗨️

Feedback

🎤 thechemist
02. Dec 2017 · 20:18 UTC
At last! With 20 minutes to spare!
Elementrat
05. Dec 2017 · 01:54 UTC
Beautifully done. Make sure to play to the end to learn something special about life!
blu3bird
07. Dec 2017 · 09:04 UTC
Love it. Mallow mallow mallow..
🎤 thechemist
07. Dec 2017 · 09:05 UTC
Mallow mallow mallow mallow
0xDD
07. Dec 2017 · 09:33 UTC
An interesting and good looking clicker-style game. Definitely looking forward to your V2 version.
BlakeMcDeezy
07. Dec 2017 · 10:28 UTC
New trend: Mallows and chill :)
This game kept me entertained the whole way through - graphics were perfect, dialogue was fun, all in all, quirky and entertaining.
Would it need another element like operating costs? Could add another layer of complexity.
boorik
07. Dec 2017 · 10:35 UTC
Nicely done! I enjoyed beat the game. First my finger hurts because I was striking "x" the faster I can, then bots save my finger i was so happy :smile: Nice ending too.
Reality Blind
07. Dec 2017 · 12:09 UTC
That was awesome and instructive, I didn't knew mallows were made with cocaine and dopamine !
falak
07. Dec 2017 · 16:06 UTC
Simple game but funny and temper. I love the graphic
clayzulah
07. Dec 2017 · 16:10 UTC
That was... way more wit, detail, and social commentary than I was expecting from a Pico8 clicker game. Enjoyed the entire journey, from "supplanting mallow clicker jobs through automation" to "full-on Illuminallow-sponsored mallowcide".

...I think the crying robot animations may still have been my favorite part, though.
Fis
07. Dec 2017 · 19:32 UTC
I did not see that coming XD

well done :)
Sean S. LeBlanc
08. Dec 2017 · 03:29 UTC
Cute little clicker game! The narrative was a bit heavy-handed, but it was also more than goofy enough to excuse, haha. I think some audio would have gone a long way towards making the assembly line feel more satisfying, but there's only so much you can get done in a jam :)

The news ticker was definitely the best part.
Xacur
09. Dec 2017 · 01:40 UTC
Awesome game. The second comment here made me keep playing until the end, and it was worth it. It's really easy, in fact I don't know if you can lose, if not it's not much of a game, but it was really fun anyways.
ed3187
09. Dec 2017 · 14:08 UTC
Really enjoyed this game, good theme and fun to play. Would have liked some sound to go with it though.
saviourgaming
09. Dec 2017 · 20:24 UTC
Good graphics and quite an addictive game.
Jonathan50
22. Dec 2017 · 02:55 UTC
It's lots of fun but now my left hand is tired (it's fine now)! Also the ending is rather spooky, this is probably the darkest game I've played.