Growy the Flowy by Optimus6128

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made by Optimus6128 for LD34 (COMPO)
This is my first Pico-8 game. It follows both on growing and 2 keys themes. You are growy the flowy, a growing plant that tries to reach the skies and avoid all danger above and below. Left and Right to control plant direction.

p.s. The source is inserted in the PNG cartidge link, then you have to use Pico-8 framework to load the cartidge and edit the code. Or maybe I'll try to upload the P8 somewhere.

Ratings

Coolness 55% 3
Overall 3.68 169
Audio 2.36 591
Fun 3.43 278
Graphics 3.87 140
Humor 2.02 627
Innovation 3.32 380
Mood 3.08 393
Theme 4.36 40

Feedback

Erlend Aakre
14. Dec 2015 · 01:01 UTC
That's a really nice game. Love the graphics and adherence to the themes. A score (plant height) would have been a good addition.
Mithreindeir
14. Dec 2015 · 01:18 UTC
That's a lot of fun! The graphics are simple yet very good. Having a score as well as moving obstacles would be good.
acotis
14. Dec 2015 · 02:10 UTC
Addicting! I like the effect of the of offshoot vines, and I was pleasantly surprised by the non-infinite ending :)
InsertNameHere
14. Dec 2015 · 02:35 UTC
Love it! The graphics look awesome, the gameplay is strangely sathisfying and the sound effects.. ahh.. the sound effects...
gironC
14. Dec 2015 · 02:39 UTC
Adictive and beauty, i love it!
rockybdubs
14. Dec 2015 · 02:58 UTC
fun!
ProgramGamer
14. Dec 2015 · 03:14 UTC
I have to admit, that's a novel mechanic if I've ever seen one. Good job!
flatline
14. Dec 2015 · 03:17 UTC
The parts growing off to the sides really makes it look great and organic :)
karlipoppins
14. Dec 2015 · 03:18 UTC
I just loved this game. Missing a highscore to give it some replay perspective. I love the art style and the way that the plant is handled. Beautiful job!
irwatts
14. Dec 2015 · 03:19 UTC
Nice flowing art. I really like the fire effect upon impact!
NickMakesGames
14. Dec 2015 · 03:21 UTC
very neat! Certainly not the only "growing vine" entry into this compo, but definitely one of the more polished ones. The pixel art and color pallet is clean and pretty, and the burning effect when you fail is very well done. Overall, an excellent submission!
Pat AfterMoon
14. Dec 2015 · 03:23 UTC
Nice job, good idea and interesting mechanic.
zesterer
14. Dec 2015 · 03:33 UTC
Nice to play. There doesn't seem to be much of an objective however.
candlesan
14. Dec 2015 · 04:17 UTC
Really great theme interpretation!
poor growy :( you were inconveniently long but we still loved you even more than you can imagine!
Finestep
14. Dec 2015 · 04:31 UTC
Very solid. The visuals are a reward in themselves.
MorseAmalgam
14. Dec 2015 · 05:28 UTC
Very pretty game. It's probably not doable with Pico-8 but it'd be kind of neat if you could export the final version of Growy you made. Sometimes I just 'wandered' around making circles for fun.
edriavw
14. Dec 2015 · 06:26 UTC
great growing effect, love it
Bobrocket
14. Dec 2015 · 06:34 UTC
The graphics are very pleasant, I could totally see this as a mobile app in the future :D
A333
14. Dec 2015 · 08:17 UTC
Very nice growing algorithm, and graphics are fitting. I like the how the vine handles too.
Couple of powerups (which you'd need to entangle to get), more kinds of obstacles, scores - this game have the potential to grow =)
batmanasb
14. Dec 2015 · 08:47 UTC
I can tell you're an artist so I'm going to go hard on you, the boxes are awful! Hideous texture. However the plant is orgasmic, although if it had a bud at the end I would get less long :P But good job overall.
NuSan
14. Dec 2015 · 10:33 UTC
I like that plant visual. Keep up the great work !
zaniarm
14. Dec 2015 · 12:55 UTC
I love the graphics and the visuals of the game.
nuclear
14. Dec 2015 · 13:15 UTC
Growy is awesome!
Excellent idea, beautiful visualization!
2pae
14. Dec 2015 · 13:16 UTC
Very nice growing animation and effects, very style!!!!
BROWNY_09
14. Dec 2015 · 14:24 UTC
Loved this! I love the look of the vine as it grows. Very well done, very addicting. I wish I could just zoom out and draw pictures with this effect.
anael
14. Dec 2015 · 14:37 UTC
cute
aamatniekss
14. Dec 2015 · 17:03 UTC
I like it! Was pretty hard to understand what to do in the start, but it's fun once you understand the basics :)
Leon Möhring
14. Dec 2015 · 17:39 UTC
The stem generation and look is very nice!
laFunk
14. Dec 2015 · 18:00 UTC
Quite engaging and visually pleasing! It could use more challenge though. Nice work!
daandruff
14. Dec 2015 · 18:35 UTC
I love that you made this with pico, and it's really well done too!
Blobo
14. Dec 2015 · 22:42 UTC
Amazing graphics! however a scoring system would be nice. i really liked how smoothly the plant generated, while still being pixelated!
xodene
14. Dec 2015 · 23:01 UTC
I really like the visual of the planet growing. This could be a really relaxing and fun game with the proper music and polish.
Galvesmash
14. Dec 2015 · 23:28 UTC
Very fun!Growth mechanic is fantastic! Good Job! Should have a good soundtrack to play and relax!
IAmSpencer
14. Dec 2015 · 23:44 UTC
wow, really great job, especially for your first pico-8 game, it looked nice, sounds were fitting, and the death animation was really cool.

the control was nice and tight, and I could easily spin the plant around, avoiding obstacles, and forming some really pretty formations.

overall, this is an excellent entry, nice job! :)
lawendt
15. Dec 2015 · 00:05 UTC
Nice art and controll of the growing, but no fun Gameplay.
mattlevonian
15. Dec 2015 · 02:26 UTC
Pretty damn well put-together. A fun little game.
Farelle
15. Dec 2015 · 03:22 UTC
I like how fluid it's growth feels :)
dj_pale
15. Dec 2015 · 13:05 UTC
Nice graphics - good to see generated art and not only tiles from Pico-8 carts. Would have loved a little bit music as well.
TiByte
15. Dec 2015 · 15:48 UTC
It's a good base, but there are many things missing, I know it's LD but a better background e.g. would be nice :)
Natman
15. Dec 2015 · 17:14 UTC
This is quite relaxing to play! I love the way vines spread out from the main branch. It's a pleasurable experience.
NirabazGAMES
15. Dec 2015 · 19:25 UTC
Beautiful style of your growing! )
aemiliu5
15. Dec 2015 · 22:08 UTC
awesome mate!!
Headmade
15. Dec 2015 · 22:56 UTC
Nice game. My favorite part is the vine growing animation. Looks really nice.
I think the game could be greatly improved by one simple addition: a score. I can't see how far I've come. I can't compare my runs and I can't progress or compete so there is very little reason to play more often.
freaknarf
15. Dec 2015 · 23:18 UTC
Nice quiet game ! I loved licked rendering of the plant and smooth/addictive gameplay ...
Neat entry !
LukeZaz
19. Dec 2015 · 05:35 UTC
Surprisingly fun and nice to look at. Loved the animations and death sequence.
23
19. Dec 2015 · 05:49 UTC
Lovely game, thanks for making it!
cynicalmonkey
19. Dec 2015 · 07:44 UTC
After seeing your game on a lets play I came here to come check out the source because I found some of the things you did cool but by submitting it the way you have you putting it behind a $15 paywall. I know within in the rules of the compo it's allowed but it doesn't seem within the spirit of why the source is there in the first place
FuzzyWuzzie
19. Dec 2015 · 16:50 UTC
Nice and simple! I was just getting the hang of it and saying it was too easy when I lost horribly, so that's moot. A "high score" and music is all you need to publish this!
Trasevol_Dog
19. Dec 2015 · 19:05 UTC
Very nice entry! A general goal (score or ending for example) would have make it better though... But them leaves look güüüüd!!
🎤 Optimus6128
20. Dec 2015 · 22:12 UTC
@cynicalmonkey: You are right.
At the day of the release I wanted to upload and go to sleep. I had an FTP which is still down. Later the next days I thought to upload to bitbucket, which I forgot. I did it now, updated the source button.
scorched
22. Dec 2015 · 21:01 UTC
Amazing graphics!
HolyBlackCat
24. Dec 2015 · 17:37 UTC
Great game! I liked the difficulty curve.
Jonathan Whiting
30. Dec 2015 · 17:34 UTC
A very pleasing little experience, thanks :)
Swedishpancaces
03. Jan 2016 · 14:36 UTC
I like the game, though I would have liked some kind of leader board or some kind of score. :)
Zanzlanz
03. Jan 2016 · 20:43 UTC
Very nice looking game! It was calming and enjoyable to play. Nice work! :D