MapleCopter by TheBreakfast

made by TheBreakfast for LD34 (JAM)

Point your mouse in the direction you would like to fly. Left Click to float. Avoid spikes, and guide your maple seed to the clear patch of grass at the end of the levels.

Hint: take it slow and click in bursts.

The team:
Game Design, Code, and some art by Jacob Carewick
@jakecarewick

Music by Geoff Coran:
https://soundcloud.com/geoff-coran/etheral-nostalgia-track
www.youtube.com/channel/UCdedz5NIY0ccIf05blbT6Ug

This is my first LD jam entry, and my first game jam ever. Always wanted to do this, so I'm glad I did! Thanks for playing!

Various graphics and sound from:
http://opengameart.org/content/forest-themed-sprites
http://opengameart.org/content/large-forest-background
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pointing_hand_cursor_vector.svg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Left_clicked_mouse.svg
http://opengameart.org/content/atari-booms

Windows	https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-YodsggdgSjM3I5MjJKRncwNnM
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-34/?action=preview&uid=62232

Ratings

Coolness	54%	3
Overall(Jam)	3.38	455

Audio(Jam)	3.32	346
Fun(Jam)	3.37	349
Graphics(Jam)	3.35	566
Humor(Jam)	2.80	422
Innovation(Jam)	3.19	482
Mood(Jam)	3.67	181
Theme(Jam)	2.96	942

Feedback

dignifiedweb

14. Dec 2015 · 20:11 UTC

Great game!

Blobo

15. Dec 2015 · 02:03 UTC

Really great game! pretty shourt though. Could you imagine if the seeds in real life had to dodge spikes before they get the change to grow? that'd be funny.

crazya02

15. Dec 2015 · 02:03 UTC

A fun little game, though only tangentially related to the themes.

hcosta

15. Dec 2015 · 02:06 UTC

Really good concept. First levels could be easier but nice entry anyway! :D

🎤 TheBreakfast

15. Dec 2015 · 02:09 UTC

Thanks for the feedback! I planned on implementing a growing animation to make it more related to the theme, but I was a little pressed for time :)

Logicon

15. Dec 2015 · 02:09 UTC

I like it! Would be really neat to have some sort of spinning animation for the copter

crucknuk

15. Dec 2015 · 06:02 UTC

I was sad thta the maple wasn't rotating on itself :-(

Good execution overall, keep it up ! :)

mr. a

15. Dec 2015 · 06:19 UTC

Dagnabbit. I like the theme and the look of this, but I don't have Windows.

🎤 TheBreakfast

16. Dec 2015 · 03:16 UTC

Thanks anyways Mr.A! Glad you stopped by to take a look :)

Enchae

16. Dec 2015 · 03:54 UTC

Sad that it was so short, but you definitely did some things right in that short span.

The atmosphere was awesome, very calming and serene. But if you didn't make the music you shouldn't be judged in that category ;) Just sayin'.

Solid entry.

🎤 TheBreakfast

16. Dec 2015 · 04:17 UTC

Thanks for the feedback! I didn't make the music, but a friend of mine made it specifically for me to use in a game jam. Admittedly the music was made before the jam though.

Archonthewizard

16. Dec 2015 · 05:00 UTC

The game looks great. Controls feel game. I wish you'd led me through the level a little more, but overall it was fun.

AsixJin

16. Dec 2015 · 07:24 UTC

Really great game! I'd love to play this with more levels. The controls were nice, simple, and easy to grasp. Some interesting and challenging levels could come from it. Only thing is I am not sure how this ties to the theme...

TheSteveIAm

16. Dec 2015 · 15:50 UTC

Nice little relaxing experience :)

Allthebees

16. Dec 2015 · 23:18 UTC

Really nice game! I really enjoyed the control and design of the levels. Felt easy to learn but hard to master, would love to play more levels. The music was great too.

Maybe the lives should be seeds rather than hearts if we're getting technical with anatomy :p

🎤 TheBreakfast

17. Dec 2015 · 04:42 UTC

Great idea Allthebees! Thanks for the feedback!

Indiestry

17. Dec 2015 · 10:20 UTC

Well done!

Imagos Softworks

18. Dec 2015 · 02:28 UTC

Fun game! Reminds a lot of the Lunar Landing game. The controls were spot on and were very intuitive. The graphics and music also served the product well. Good Job!

rd127p77

18. Dec 2015 · 23:44 UTC

This game was great, it was not too long but not to short. The graphics were okay which is fine. And the music fit the game perfectly. Good Work!

thecatspajamas

19. Dec 2015 · 08:00 UTC

Not bad, but the levels felt like they were bigger than necessary for what you trying to do, and restarting from the beginning after a failure was annoying.

BlackBulletIV

30. Dec 2015 · 11:46 UTC

Lovely music and fun gameplay. Kinda needed another button to fit the theme though.