Chompus McSnapperson's Bubble Baby Bouncing Bonanza by LDJam user 234753
Known issues
- MacOS users must download
chompus-macos.zipto play below. Some users may have to go toSettings -> Privacy -> Allow "Chompus McSnappersonif their computer blocks the game. - Windows / Linux users can also play on itch.io.
- Level select is broken on some platforms.
- Level 5 is resource intensive - lags in browser and has significant loads on pc
Bug Fixes
- Tweak level 4 to make it possible to finish it.
- Fix background and blur on web.
Game
Jump your way across the land and bounce the powerless bubble baby to its new home!
You play as Chompus, a crocogator, and as such you have an extra long gator snout that is super useful for bouncing the baby along.
Once the baby realises how fun it is to be bounced, it will not want to stop and will cry if it gets bored.
Evil storks come after the baby as soon as they can hear its cry, so make sure to keep it happy or be ready to scare them away.
(In case you didn't know, storks steal babies. Crocogators are the ones who actually deliver them.)
As a bonus challenge, can you collect all the 29 lollipops?
Story
Once upon a time in the fantastically wild and whimsical world of Bubblandia, a crocodile-alligator mix, named Chompus McSnapperson, was the illustrious Royal Bubble Navigator for the eccentric King Wobblefoam III. The day soon came when the kingdom eagerly awaited the arrival of King Wobblefoam III's child, the heir to the throne, affectionately nicknamed Bobble.
In an unfortunate turn of events, the Kingdom of Bubblandia was delivered the shocking news: their precious Bobble was born with a mystical condition - to forever float in a bubble, unable to touch the ground lest their royal cuteness turns into colossal sadness. King Wobblefoam III, determined to make the best of it, declared Chompus McSnapperson the Official Bubble Baby Bouncer, as Chompus had the longest and springiest mouth in all of Bubblandia.
Thus, Chompers McSnapperson has been entrusted with the noble duty of delivering Baby Bobble around Bubblandia, utilising his exceptional platforming skills to ensure the bubbled baby remains untainted by the ground and eternally happy!
Controls:
Movement: A+D/arrow keys
Jump: SPACE/up arrow
Move snout without moving: hold SHIFT and use movement keys
Flip the gator: Z (might be required for some later levels)
Credits
- Bentley (@yharooer): - rigging player sprites, drawing GUI and enemies, music, enemy bubble and animation code and some levels
- Peter (@peter-ondus) - GUI and high level behaviour programming, storks, SFX, world physics, general polish
(No this wasn't inspired by yoshi island, somehow)
Updates
- default version:
- fixed game breaking bugs at respawning
- fixed next level button not working in exports
- fixed enemies not dying when they should
- post jam version:
- added varying backgrounds (as opposed to the same one in all levels before
- increased storks' collider size
- added signs with controls to levels
- rearranged levels
- minor tweaks to level design for lower frustration and to allow completion of level 5
Gallery
Ratings
| Given | 20🗳️ | 13🗨️ |
I couldn't clear level 3, several developers recommend to make the colliders not exactly the same size as the killer object, in this case the spikes, but a little smaller, to avoid the feeling that you died in unfair circumstances.
Overall very nice game, you have several levels, a level selector, the lore of the game 5/5 :D
Regarding the colliders- good shout, and tbh I think there are **a lot** of collider things to fix in this, (it's a jam game) so i'm happy you only found spikes to be the problem :P
Here is a link to the VOD that starts at your section.
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1810812417?t=01h48m27s
Here’s the stream if you wanted to re-watch initial thoughts (timestamps in the description to jump to your game!) [youtube link](youtu.be/urgNg4JO17M)