Boom Box by Vanea

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made by Vanea for Ludum Dare 49 (JAM)

You are a man with a thirst for gold and a box of highly unstable explosives. What could go wrong?

A/D to move, S to throw a stick of dynamite, and hold and release W to jump

Running into a wall or boulder will jostle the contents of the box, resulting in death.

Destroy boulders and terrain with dynamite, jump over gaps, and watch out for the totally intentionally glitchy-looking terrain.

We're not making another platformer for a ludum dare after this surprisingly thematic experience.

Ratings

Overall 1508th 2.4⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1511th 2.175⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1388th 2.575⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Theme 905th 3.375⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 1317th 2.6⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Audio 934th 2.625⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Humor 874th 2.722⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Mood 1355th 2.579⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Given 15🗳️ 0🗨️

Feedback

Zahab_AQ
05. Oct 2021 · 08:49 UTC
Great job! I really like the graphics, and the dynamite throwing mechanic was particularly satisfying! The lose conditions were a bit confusing, and I was unable to understand why I lost. Only after dying multiple times I realized that touching any side other than the top resulted in the player character dying. Also, I was not able to understand the end goal of the game, although I might have missed it or maybe time constraints got in the way. All in all, I can see the blueprint of a fun arcade-y game mechanic here, you just have to mine (or TNT) it for gold (wink wink).
Blake Mullin
05. Oct 2021 · 17:16 UTC
I can definitely see the start of something here. Tossing dynamite is fun, I would add more reasons to start chucking sticks. I couldn't figure out what the instability was, but liked grabbing some gold at the end!
evn
05. Oct 2021 · 17:45 UTC
A very fun game!! I wish there was more lol
LDJam user 270875
13. Oct 2021 · 23:13 UTC
Interesting idea but the web version seems to be really glitchy and the jump mechanic is just plain weird.
LDJam user 268934
21. Oct 2021 · 18:07 UTC
Nice concept , a little slow imo. Good art!
zimny11
21. Oct 2021 · 19:48 UTC
Yay, I found 1 gold! Cool music and nice game. I like how terrain is getting more and more destroyed the further you go. Solid game!