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The Void by Bozarre

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made by Bozarre for Ludum Dare 45 (COMPO)

Explore Space, touch the stars and land on planets to help the locals. You start with nothing but the desire to find the Void! 262f1.png.320x256.fit.jpg It runs on the original Game Boy, and on a web emulator. I made it using GB Studio, Photoshop, Tiled and OpenMPT.

INSTRUCTIONS: - A (Z/Alt): Interact - B (X/Ctrl): Leave with your spacecraft, you yan leave a planet and a solar system - Select (Shift): Open the Navigation menu - Start (Enter): Save the game - /!\ Exit the current solar system to explore the deep space

Youtube https://bozarre.itch.io/the-void
Youtube https://bozarre.itch.io/the-void
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/45/the-void-1

Ratings

Overall 255th 3.407⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Fun 426th 2.714⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 343th 2.963⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Theme 470th 2.518⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 57th 4⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Audio 156th 3.365⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Humor 291th 2.333⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Mood 108th 3.615⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Given 27🗳️ 17🗨️

Feedback

Marcin J
07. Oct 2019 · 14:52 UTC
Very nice retro feel and exploration theme. It would feel better if there was sound on interaction etc. Overall very polished considering the time constraints. Beautiful pixel graphics.
Thiago Nascimento
07. Oct 2019 · 14:55 UTC
Took me a while to figure out how to start, but cool
🎤 Bozarre
07. Oct 2019 · 16:03 UTC
@marcin-j Thanks. You're right about the sounds, but I realized too late (Also I used all the channels in the music :/)
@thiago-nascimento I guess you were stuck in the solar system ? I will update the game to make the borders of the solar system teleport you out to the Deep Space, instead of warping in the same system.
blobo
07. Oct 2019 · 17:27 UTC
Impressive work making a game boy ROM in 48 hours! Nice game too!
starvingindie
07. Oct 2019 · 17:33 UTC
Gameboy for the win! I like that you were able to incorporate space travel and landing on planets.
SSStormy
07. Oct 2019 · 19:18 UTC
Loved the colors & art!
Polyethyleneglykol
07. Oct 2019 · 19:25 UTC
The presentation and art are so on point! I had gread fun on this :)
MaxyMax
07. Oct 2019 · 22:43 UTC
You just taught me there's a GAMEBOY engine?!

This turned out fantastic and I love all the cohesion! Well done!
Wevel
08. Oct 2019 · 16:47 UTC
Great game, the music was amazing, and created a really cool mood as I explored. The graphics worked really well, and it felt like there was a lot to explore, although I did end up getting rather lost.
Lucien Catonnet
08. Oct 2019 · 20:40 UTC
Great mood, the music is simple and a bit repetitive but mesmerizing, the graphics are nice, I wish there were diagonal movement, and I don't know when to stop because it looks big and a bit empty to be honest, I guess maybe the game should hold your hand just a little bit more? Congratulations on shipping a GB game!
Ferdi
08. Oct 2019 · 21:23 UTC
This is sooo cool. Crazy entry here !! I love everything about it. Amazing job !!
velvetlobster
09. Oct 2019 · 11:33 UTC
nice art and sound, though the music gets a bit repetitive after a while playing, it creates a kinda mistery vibe

also like that you don`t tell what the items are when you get them

![Screenshot Capture - 2019-10-09 - 08-32-32.png](///raw/0e4/e/z/29195.png)
samh
12. Oct 2019 · 13:46 UTC
I had fun meeting with the muick mouicks and pook pooks and collecting things, then I found the void! Nice little entry, I also wish there was diagonal movement and sound effects on interactions. Also I had to draw a map for myself because I easily got lost, the map is… strange 😄 I am really impressed by that GB authoring tool that let you create such a game for a device from more than 30 years ago!