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CODE RGB by cogcomp

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made by cogcomp for Ludum Dare 59 (COMPO)

A rather quickly thrown together entry for the compo this time :smile:

CODE RGB

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Story

Starfighter BoRdecG is on a mission into unknown enemy space. The aliens seem to use some kind of colour based signalling system to determine friend from foe. Matching the colour signals is the only way to survive.

Gameplay & Controls

Move the ship using either an XBOX compatible controller, WASD or the cursor keys. Use B,N,M on the keyboard or the controller buttons to combine red, green and blue lights to avoid losing energy. Matching the correct colour will also charge your ship slightly.

Good luck!

Tools used:

bfxr, audacity, gimp, milkshape3d, wing3d, aseprite,visual studio 2022, raylib, audacity & ableton live 11 lite.

Link https://www.cogitarecomputing.com/codergb/CODERGB.zip
Link https://www.cogitarecomputing.com/codergb/LD59source.7z
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/59/code-rgb

Ratings

Overall 117th 3.576⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Fun 64th 3.688⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 113th 3.5⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Theme 193th 3.375⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 100th 3.703⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Audio 84th 3.581⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Humor 137th 2.571⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Mood 130th 3.517⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Given 49🗳️ 42🗨️

Feedback

🎤 cogcomp
Apr 19th · 16:13 UTC
Here's a youtube video of me playing the game.

https://youtu.be/BtVSDgWgHp8
SteveOfStevesGames
Apr 21st · 20:11 UTC
A very cool arcade game, brilliant idea, its like r-type and guitar hero.
if you could do song generated levels i think it would be a hit.
The healing mechanic was a great idea.
I managed to get to level 7, it starts to get quite confusing.
awalone
Apr 21st · 21:15 UTC
The most cyber entry on this entire event
I am humbled
gdman
Apr 21st · 21:24 UTC
Cool game, with nostalgia feelings, it reminds some flash games of 2000s where you change color to pass obstacles. Very fitting music and visuals!
LDJam user 234567
Apr 21st · 21:24 UTC
The game won't launch and it tells me that a DLL file is missing :confused:

I think I'm missing some Microsoft Visual Redistributable
LDJam user 342640
Apr 21st · 21:25 UTC
Very ikaruga but in a super hackers-esque retro style, love it
Mr. Flower
Apr 21st · 21:27 UTC
Honestly really cool stuff, very unique style from other entries for sure. I love that you can heal from staying in the correct colors, that's a great idea to use. The ONLY issue I really have is that the background was way too cluttered for me personally (that and I couldn't fullscreen which made it harder, lol). But, other than that, overall decent entry, good job :D
Soleyeer
Apr 21st · 22:28 UTC
Neat small color matching arcade. Cool visuals, simplistic but at the same time complex controls
Last Angle
Apr 22nd · 19:25 UTC
Cool nostalgic game! I wish you could play fullscreen, that may have made it a bit easier.
MaggardJosh
Apr 22nd · 20:25 UTC
Had a lot of fun playing this one, the difficulty scales up pretty well. Well done!
japes
Apr 22nd · 20:32 UTC
super cool game brother!

simple idea that works well

I got some keyboard jam when traversing white sections :/

why so smol? fullscreen option would be nice (maybe i missed the option for it)
sinemual
Apr 23rd · 04:47 UTC
What a great little game! I thought it was pretty challenging. Kudos for the music, haha!
Nekuake
Apr 23rd · 07:03 UTC
Quite fun and creative. I really liked the vibes, the music and the colors, and it's always cool to play a more arcade-take to the theme :)
Ilari
Apr 23rd · 18:50 UTC
Cool idea and well executed! Well done!
Sphone Official
Apr 23rd · 18:52 UTC
cool idea, gud job, but PLZ LET ME PLAY ON FULLSCREEN!!!!
JustinMullin
Apr 23rd · 22:02 UTC
Hey, this is really cool! I quite enjoyed figuring out the ebbs and flows of it, and once I understood I could mix colors, I had a lot of fun building up a bit of mastery. I did find it quite easy with a small amount of practice - I ended up quitting after about 1,000 points as it didn't seem to be getting any harder.

Very unique mechanic though! Have you ever played Ikaruga? It's a very different game, but has a similar sort of bullet hell dynamic where you change colors to protect against a certain color of bullets. I was wondering if this was inspired in part by that game. Either way, neat submission, thanks for sharing!

![1000.png](///raw/c01/z/72840.png)
w2k
Apr 24th · 11:53 UTC
Very classic, control is smooth, and it's a little challenging for me.If I can expand the size of the game window,it'll be much better.Focusing on a small area makes the game harder.
rexpeppers
Apr 24th · 12:47 UTC
Couldn't play the game cause I don't have windows but really liked that you included a video of you playing the game so I could get a sense of what you've accomplished... nice!
oeueGHa
Apr 24th · 13:19 UTC
Super stylish one! How many levels are there? I'd like to see the final score after the death
kanity
Apr 24th · 15:06 UTC
Very interesting concept! I love how when I tried pressing two buttons together, the colours combined into a new one. That was really cute. I love the small window and retro feel of the game. Visually it looks very pleasing, and moving feels smooth. The animations look smooth as well. Music is quite groovy ^^
Evil Gaufre
Apr 24th · 17:57 UTC
cool game :D
henk
Apr 27th · 17:20 UTC
My poor laptop keyboard doesn't have enough rollover for some of the more advanced color combinations. One possible solution might be to map some of the color-changing controls to modifier keys or mouse buttons.
zbrogdom
Apr 30th · 21:39 UTC
Thats a nice little game and cool mechanics
Richard Baltrusch
May 02nd · 09:13 UTC
God bless that 3.6 MB download size :sunglasses:

Nice game! The music gives the game an energetic drive from the get-go and sets the tone well. Interesting colour mechanic - and I respect even fitting in some lore to explain it :)

If I'd have one small gripe, it's that on keyboard the left and right hand controls are a little close, maybe using something like I/O/P for the right hand could work better.

Nicely done!
zhangzhimu
May 05th · 07:18 UTC
What a cool setting! The gameplay involves changing and mixing colors, which I find very interesting.
Accelerate0814
May 08th · 07:51 UTC
Up until now this is my favorite game of this jam, incredible work in this short time frame.