Disco Lives by rjhelms

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made by rjhelms for Ludum Dare 46 (COMPO)

The year in 1987. People say disco is dead, but you know better - time to go out to the clubs and prove them wrong.

With your sweet dance moves, and some bottles of Spanish wine, turn the whole world into disco freaks!

How to play

The world is full of dorks and punks. Time to turn them on to the power of disco!

Dance around the dorks to turn them into disco freaks, and turn the punks into dorks (gotta start somewhere!) by throwing them some good wine. Once everyone in a club has been turned on, on to the next one!

But beware: the dorks and punks are also looking to make converts, with their boring classical records and broken bottles of cheap whiskey.

​You only have so much Disco Power to keep you going. When you're running low, grab a drink from the bar to recharge.

Controls

Disco Lives supports keyboard and controllers.

Keyboard

  • WASD / arrow keys: Move
  • LShift: Dance
  • Space: Throw wine

Controller

  • Left stick: Move
  • A: Dance
  • B: Throw wine

(Controller mapping is for XBox controller - others may vary)


Web build now available!


Timelapse

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9K6xfYKgyEo


Changelog

v0.2 - April 20, 2020 12:04AM - fixed typo on end screens - fixed pathfinder initialization error

v0.1 - April 19, 2020 9:19PM - initial build

Ratings

Overall 510th 3.446⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Fun 440th 3.393⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 487th 3.339⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Theme 551th 3.643⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 527th 3.446⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Audio 209th 3.571⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Humor 206th 3.463⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Mood 377th 3.389⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Given 39🗳️ 38🗨️

Feedback

Jupiter_Hadley
22. Apr 2020 · 11:13 UTC
Cute game! I included it in my Ludum Dare 46 compilation video series, if you want to take a look. :) https://youtu.be/dDzogWGpxXA
Devesh Sharma
22. Apr 2020 · 16:43 UTC
Dude really nice art style and the game is so smooth. BTW please just opt out of humor at least dude,why do you guys do this if the game is not even funny
pkenney
22. Apr 2020 · 23:45 UTC
Disco power prevailed!!

A few setbacks along the way, but otherwise it wouldn't have been an adventure. I was really grooving to the tune, and the art/sfx captured the spirit nicely. Controls smooth, game rules clear, very nice retro arcade gameplay with a few interesting interactions to explore (yes disco does beget disco!).

Very nice entry hitting all the bases, well done!
Alekpinel
23. Apr 2020 · 10:02 UTC
I really liked the theme! Simple and fun, although I have missed more music
Pedro Cordeiro
23. Apr 2020 · 14:47 UTC
The spirit of your game is similar to mine!Lol! Awesome!!
SergeantBiggs
23. Apr 2020 · 15:15 UTC
Fun little game, very original idea ^^
divadyugi
23. Apr 2020 · 15:33 UTC
Great game really like the idea, and the execution was done very well
Goutye
24. Apr 2020 · 12:21 UTC
34850 in the winning screen, is it a great score? :v: Had fun discoing around, and throwing wine at these metal heads! Fun game, lovely art, well done! :smile:
Flipsy
25. Apr 2020 · 02:32 UTC
Very fun, had me engaged through to the end. Great idea and tight arcade feel, love the graphics and the audio it really got you into the spirit of the game, fantastic work.
🎤 rjhelms
25. Apr 2020 · 04:00 UTC
Thanks for playing, and all the awesome feedback everybody!

@devesh-sharma Humor is definitely a weird category in Ludum Dare. I do think there's a bit of humor in this one but agree that it's not the main focus!

@alekpinel Yeah, more music would be nice for sure. It's always ends up being a pretty last minute thing for me.

@goutye shhhh don't tell anyone, but the score system in this isn't really that well thought out. That's a pretty good one but I think you'll get around 30000 points just by finishing.
TheDouche
02. May 2020 · 20:42 UTC
Haha, fun game really liked it!
mincho
03. May 2020 · 19:33 UTC
Fun game, loved the music. Overall really well executed
cheesepencil
04. May 2020 · 04:46 UTC
This is high on my list of favorite compo games in LD46. Gamepad works most excellently. My first playthrough I didn't read the instructions correctly and forgot I could throw wine.

But my second playthrough I got it. Great job!
AnarchoApathy
04. May 2020 · 05:16 UTC
Love how the NPCs could convert eachother. This is really fun with just a few simple rules
Monish Vyas
05. May 2020 · 09:41 UTC
Loved the game. Art and sound is awesome. I was hooked with the music.

Loved your idea about the theme and very well executed. Kudos to you
yxmx_rsx
09. May 2020 · 03:49 UTC
Simple fun game, easy to understand and play. I like the music it really fits the mood.
blobo
12. May 2020 · 06:10 UTC
I saved the world. It's disco time! I loved the animations! Great job on the art!
olewis
12. May 2020 · 17:42 UTC
I love your idea for this game! Was fun to play and the music fit nicely, great job.
GameOverMexico
12. May 2020 · 19:16 UTC
it's funny when the character releases the music records