Diggleoid by zep
Dig to grab gems, and don't get squashed! (spoiler: you will get squashed)

To view the source, see the PICO-8 cartridge here: https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=42622 (there's a wee button underneath the player to view source code)
Or if you have PICO-8:
LOAD #DIGGLEOID
I hope you have fun!
| Link | https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=42622 |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/48/diggleoid |
Ratings
| Overall | 123th | 3.895⭐ | 21🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 65th | 4⭐ | 21🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 190th | 3.711⭐ | 21🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 36th | 4.342⭐ | 21🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 38th | 4.316⭐ | 21🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 34th | 4.083⭐ | 20🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 205th | 3.176⭐ | 19🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 115th | 3.868⭐ | 21🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 13🗳️ | 0🗨️ |
I also enjoyed the dramatic change between the surface visual and the underground. I would have loved to see more changes, but maybe I just didn't get that far.
Well, it can be a bit repetitive if you play for hours, and at first it is hard to see what part of the ground would crush you, but it is a good arcade ideal to occasionally waste some minutes digging. It would exist as a coin up and I would spend some coins on it.
And yes as others have said, thank you so much for making the pico-8. I sing it's praises to all my friends that want to try their hand at game making but don't know where to start.
Go to my list of Pico8 games.
Congratulations on making such a good game alone and in such a short time.
This was frustratingly good in that, I would get too confident and start digging downward only to get crushed by a boulder, or, start digging to the side forgetting to make sure the dirt was being supported. Every death made me want to play a bit further :joy: