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Top Dog by Seth Marx

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made by Seth Marx for Ludum Dare 45 (JAM)

Welcome!

This is our first Ludum Dare submission, Made by Adrian Lopez-Rivera, Manny Lopez-Rivera, Brandon Priester, and myself.

Details:

A goofy platformer where you play as a sentient hot dog who was genetically engineered by a rather incompetent food scientist to become the best hot dog you can be via collecting ingredients, giving you power-ups like interesting movement options. Due to obvious time constraints, we had to scrap the dialogue features and some of the narrative setpieces that communicate this. The process was definitely grueling, but a wonderful experience, nonetheless.

Here is a list of all the controls used, but we'll leave it to you to find it out what they do. Take note that you must unlock movement options via powerups sprinkled around the level.

Controls: WASD, Space

*It's pretty bare, but we hope you enjoy what's there as much as we enjoyed making it! We'll definitely be making some updates as time goes on, so stay tuned!

Here are some concepts and assets, used and unused, accredited to our art director, Adrian Lopez-Rivera (@riverathebean):

HotdogHurt.png Scientist.png Rat.png

Youtube https://drive.google.com/open?id=18Axnyj0gyvFPHRabJBGL2HujH-8jh1F2
Youtube https://drive.google.com/open?id=1p2SUddyrlASJEMH1Crjf-8WkwlM2qWfD
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/45/top-dog

Ratings

Given 10🗳️ 14🗨️

Feedback

slimabob
08. Oct 2019 · 03:16 UTC
Super cute game! The pixel art was adorable, the sounds were great- and I loved the music! I was also really impressed by the paralax scrolling effect on the background. It's a wonderful little effect that makes your game feel so much more polished.

Good job to everyone involved! :D
mattdotam
08. Oct 2019 · 03:27 UTC
Top dogs indeed! Now I am hungry. Great character design and artwork. I enjoyed the music and left it playing while I did some other tasks. Lots of nice little touches here. Your team has made something cool here! Well done.
James Beninger
08. Oct 2019 · 03:39 UTC
As you say, the game is bare, but it's beautiful and feels great. The art is beautiful and I'd play a whole game build like that. The music fits very well with the style. Buggy, but a joy to behold.
Riverathebean
08. Oct 2019 · 03:44 UTC
Thank you so much for the kind words. I am Adrian, the art director for the project and I can say it was a great time making this game with my friends. Even though it is bare we plan on adding more things to it soon, so stay on the lookout if you liked this.
🎤 Seth Marx
08. Oct 2019 · 04:26 UTC
@silmabob Thanks a bunch! We had a lot of fun making it! Manny and Adrian were responsible for the music and art, respectively. They really appreciate it :v: :)
🎤 Seth Marx
08. Oct 2019 · 04:29 UTC
@mattdotam Manny, our audio man, was really touched! And Adrian has a lot of good work out there, so we're really thankful for his time and talent, even if it is just for three days. Thanks so much!
🎤 Seth Marx
08. Oct 2019 · 04:31 UTC
@james-beninger Ah yes, we did get a little too ambitious, but it was a pleasure to come together with such talented folks. Thanks for your time and words! They mean a lot! :)
chelC
08. Oct 2019 · 05:16 UTC
Very fun hot dog game. Is it possible to get past that big cliff? The music and pixel art were delightful, although the sound effects got a bit loud sometimes.

The controls were a bit rough, but I enjoyed the mechanic of getting new movement options! Little worm hot dog was great.
Paulo Brunassi
16. Oct 2019 · 15:59 UTC
Really funny game, I honestly think you guys should continue developing this game, the concept is very nice. Good job!
Derek Volker
16. Oct 2019 · 16:52 UTC
The concept is really is really nice and the graphics and sounds collaborate to create an almost cartoonish atmosphere, which is really interesting.

However, i had a hard time with the controls. I found them a bit unresponsive, making the jumps really hard to perform.

With this in mind, its quite understandable that the problem is due to the jam timeframe. Managing to develop in a team as well participating for the first time is also quite complex.

Congrats on the team work and finishing a game in time for the jam!