Potato Pandemonium by SugarSugarSugar
Journey to hell and battle various vegetables as a potato!
This was my first game jam ever, and I had a really fun time!
Warning: Audio is loud
Controls:
Left and right to move.
Hold C and left and right to dash.
Hold SPACE and left and right to high jump.
Hold X to attack.
Hold Up and X to upwards attack.
Hold Down and X while airborne to downwards attack.

I realised a lot of people were struggling, and if you just want see what all the game has to offer, check out a video of me speedrunning the game. I complete it in 2 minutes and 45 seconds so it's not very long! As I spent a lot of effort coding, designing the game, drawing, and composing the music, I hope you only click the video after trying the game or if you get stuck though.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ratDfmKnUiU
Good luck, I hope you enjoy, and thank you for clicking on the game!
| Link | https://sugarsugarsugar.itch.io/potato-pandemonium |
| Link | https://github.com/JoshuaTanAIE/PotatoPandemonium |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/48/potato-pandemonium |
Ratings
| Overall | 612th | 3.22⭐ | 61🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 457th | 3.322⭐ | 61🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 552th | 3.034⭐ | 61🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 756th | 2.958⭐ | 61🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 782th | 2.669⭐ | 61🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 413th | 3.202⭐ | 59🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 24th | 4.085⭐ | 61🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 491th | 3.178⭐ | 61🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 72🗳️ | 114🗨️ |
It is a bit difficult to understand the movement at first, but it really makes it fun to play once it's understood ! I love how you send the player in a "forced tutorial", like you must understand the keys before continuing, that's a cool idea.
The visuals are consistent, which add a lot to the humor category. The music felt kinda out of place at first, but it made the battles so epic.
I died at the first boss, then at the 3rd, and didn't want to start over, so I guess some checkpoints would be nice.
Great entry!
The controls were a bit rough, which made the platforming a bit frustrating. It got better when I unlocked flying. The bosses were the best part in my opinion.
Disclaimer : I got stuck at the "5 platforms" after the first boss and I couldn't find a way to pass through them. Still had a great time, congratulations on your entry !
This is one of the best potato games I've ever played.
@gaminghamster ゴゴゴ
@robinfaury @txanevk @goutye @yourfather-milk @kitsomo Thanks for playing!
@taximan981 @budark @patvanmackelberg I was considering it, I'll definitely make it easier next time!
@patvanmackelberg That was the final boss anyway!
@tad-i-guess @kitsomo Glad you had a laugh!
@tad-i-guess @liammasters Programmer art baby
@rakart Try going near the edge and holding right and C simultaneously for the long platforms, and holding right and space simultaneously for the high platforms, maybe you can do it!
@asdehielo My favourite part to code and play in video games are bossfights, and I guess it shows!
Great job!
Seems like from the other comments you put in quite a bit of content, so well done there. I got too frustrated trying to land the platforms after the first boss to continue. Great work nonetheless.
@antonishig LMAO
@jason-wilson Try going near the edge and holding right and C simultaneously for the long platforms, and holding right and space simultaneously for the high platforms, maybe you can do it!
@samarthmp5002 @aret24 Thanks I yeah I know my art sucks, but I'm learning programming so I'm focusing on that!
Not bad at all for a first jam entry though! I had fun
I found movement a tad weird, like how I was missing the shots and had to do a dash to be able to hit the targets. Maybe the strength of the jump could depend on how long you hold the button for? Otherwise it was a really solid game, congrats on your first game jam!
Here's the twitch vod if you wanna rewatch!
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1003703630
The main problem I had was sticking on the ceiling while jumping and even the walls sometimes. With that fixed and a little more polish I'd *hella* play more of this
You can find the timestamp of when your game was played here: tinyurl.com/LDJAM48-ursa
@itsboats @kp-cftsz I honestly didn't know about the sticking on ceiling thing, from everyone I've watched and myself, we've never gotten that bug... Thanks for playing though!
@kaminos @leggy Thanks for playing!
My playthrough VOD: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1004793106?t=01h04m39s
Also, it's funny as hell, and I love the music.
@pizzasgood I can tell you are a good gamer! Thanks for noticing that it plays more like a puzzle!
@josephdevelops @1minatur Thanks for playing on stream!
@leorid Glad you liked the easter eggs!
My biggest struggle was the controls. The *movement* was good, but I couldn't train my brain to touch the controls in the right combination. I think maybe removing the attachment between the modifier keys (X, C, Space) and the arrow keys could have made it more straightforward. For example, I kept pressing Space and C to do jumps in the direction that I was facing, forgetting that I needed an arrow key as well.
Definitely some good guts here, just could use a little polish. Great work for your first LD entry!
Great Job guy