Turbogotchi! by joemag

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made by joemag for Ludum Dare 46 (COMPO)

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https://joemag.itch.io/turbogatchi

Your brother David has left you, Alexis, in charge of his 6 ADULT virtual pets that are in PERFECT HEALTH! How long can you keep them all alive and happy?

After they're all dead (they WILL die) you'll get a score for how long they all stayed alive for. Be sure to share and brag about your highest score! TurboGatchiScreen03.PNG

(yes, this whole project is an extended reference to a Schitt's Creek joke) https://youtu.be/g16pMO5JWX4

Ratings

Overall 537th 3.414⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Fun 718th 3.052⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 759th 3⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Theme 83th 4.155⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 858th 2.845⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Audio 368th 3.293⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Humor 116th 3.69⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Mood 651th 3.052⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Given 24🗳️ 32🗨️

Feedback

Motley
20. Apr 2020 · 17:19 UTC
Phh, in childhood I had more.

Jokes aside. Simple idea, good execution. Nice job!
Corny
20. Apr 2020 · 17:20 UTC
I had way more fun with this than I thought I would and I dunno if it's just nostalgia or the high-octane tamagotchi action that made it so. Great, if not a bit simplistic entry! Would pat-pat all 6 of them again
knason
21. Apr 2020 · 11:35 UTC
Day 45! is that ok? It was a lot of poop in the end that I had a hard time to get rid of?! funny and intense! good job!
Wallaby
22. Apr 2020 · 04:08 UTC
This game really got me for like 30 minutes, unfortunately I coudn't reach so far. By the way, great game!
Jupiter_Hadley
22. Apr 2020 · 15:50 UTC
Interesting game! I included it in my Ludum Dare 46 compilation video series, if you want to take a look. :) https://youtu.be/BkQLNdwwwdM
Frozen Spirit
23. Apr 2020 · 04:25 UTC
Interesting little concept. The little bit of background music makes it a quite calming game. Good Job.
Nonon
23. Apr 2020 · 09:40 UTC
Braught back memories. Now trying to take car of 6 at a times has filled my nostalgia for the next 10 years at least.
blobo
25. Apr 2020 · 21:13 UTC
Fun game! I like the music in the background. Great work!
tigerfinch
25. Apr 2020 · 22:27 UTC
cool idea, nicely put together. Wow these little guys can produce a lot of poo.
Pandakipu
25. Apr 2020 · 22:29 UTC
Nice concept, it's really fun, good job.
fullmetal_automaton
26. Apr 2020 · 00:08 UTC
More fun than I was expecting, wound up playing for a while. I like the take on the joke.
ruthiepee
26. Apr 2020 · 14:51 UTC
LOL this interpretation of the theme is sooooo clever. I laughed really hard at that alone. The gameplay is paced really nicely and it was fun to embrace the hecticness of managing 6 Turbogotchis. It seemed like they pooped around the same time so my strategy was to do a round of feeding, a round of cleaning, and a round of patting, then repeat the cycle. I think I did pretty well? Also the music is nice, I didn't notice it while I was playing because of all the sound effects but it's playing in the background as I'm writing this and it's really relaxing (unlike the game).

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oscarglo
26. Apr 2020 · 18:11 UTC
Nice idea ! I feel like this concept could evolve into many mechanics with the different pets interacting with each other. This is a fun little game, although very stressful. Good job!
hhsaez
26. Apr 2020 · 18:31 UTC
Nice game!
I lost 4 of them after just 7 days. The other two lived for 10 more days. I guess that's why I don't have a pet :p

Great work!
SlimBun
28. Apr 2020 · 07:54 UTC
Very cool game. I liked it a lot. I didn't really get how to play the game, but if I would it looks like I would have a lot of fun
Leon Oost
28. Apr 2020 · 12:01 UTC
Haha, cool idea. I thought it was a bit frustrating, but it doesn't matter because the idea is just awesome!
ytaha
28. Apr 2020 · 12:07 UTC
Cool game. Animations and sfxs are perfect, and the music is really relaxing :P I got 54 days, last one lived for 10 days.
Mcreamer6
28. Apr 2020 · 18:38 UTC
Most stressful 48 days of my life :sweat_smile:
DiegoCTorguet
01. May 2020 · 12:45 UTC
I find it interesting how you approached the theme with a joke from a tv series!
Nice job
lcossette
06. May 2020 · 22:21 UTC
Only 54 days. I'm bad at keeping those suckers alive. Nice game, well done!
M2tias
10. May 2020 · 20:23 UTC
I started the game and immediately felt stressed :D
Nice implementation of a simplistic tamagotchi. Sounds are fine and the music works well. I have it play on the background when I'm writing this and it's not annoying at all. I think there's a slight hiccup when it's supposed to loop. Good idea and I think it was nice to include the source for the joke :D