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Demolition Mouse by lonewookie

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made by lonewookie for Ludum Dare 49 (COMPO)

PLAYS BEST WITH A KEYBOARD. IT IS PLAYABLE ON MOBILE, BUT THE VIRTUAL GAMEPAD IS TRICKY TO PLAY WITH.

Name: Demolition Mouse

Story: You are a mouse that has to escape a building before it is demolished. You have 3 lives.

Goal: Your goal is to reach the flag at the top without getting destroyed by the drills that are demolishing the building.

Obstacles: Avoid spikes! Watch out for unstable cheese blocks and slippery ice!

Controls: Arrow keys, Move left and right, use the up arrow (or Z/O) to jump!

This game was made in 48 hours for Ludum Dare 49, the theme of which was "Unstable".

There are only 2 levels, I hope you will try to beat both of them! Thanks for playing!

Warning: There are some minor issues with collision, most notably one where you can get stuck in the corner of another block. IF YOU GET STUCK IN A BLOCK PRESS THE X BUTTON (or X KEY), IT SHOULD REPOSITION YOU ENOUGH TO GET UNSTUCK - PLEASE DON'T USE THIS UNLESS YOU GET STUCK!

Link https://github.com/josephmarksjr/ld49/blob/main/ld49.p8
Link https://lonewookie.itch.io/demolition-mouse
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/49/demolition-mouse

Ratings

Overall 351th 3.3⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Fun 319th 3.263⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 474th 2.737⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Theme 423th 3.079⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 158th 3.763⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Humor 268th 2.733⭐ 17🧑‍⚖️
Mood 358th 3⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Given 14🗳️ 15🗨️

Feedback

Nick Rafalski
04. Oct 2021 · 01:32 UTC
This was a very nice entry! I liked the variety in platforms (ice, cheese) a lot! The graphics are great. Just wish that collision bug didn't happen because it killed quite a few runs. Still, very nice!
🎤 lonewookie
04. Oct 2021 · 16:44 UTC
Thanks @nick-rafalski! I added a tiny fix to help if you get stuck because of the collision bug. If you press the X key/button, it should shake you free, but only use it if you are stuck!
LDJam user 2042
04. Oct 2021 · 16:45 UTC
I love retro stuff like this.

I was having a hard time with the slippery controls so I laughed when level 2 started and it was literally made out of ice. I was expecting to ragequit but it wasn't that much more slippery than level 1. Even though I prefer a tighter control style, I still liked the game enough to finish both levels.

Great theme usage, and I enjoyed the variety and general vibe.
Falien
04. Oct 2021 · 22:23 UTC
Like the graphics, had no sound. Normally not really a fan of these kinda games, but it was fun :)
Aquachain
05. Oct 2021 · 10:13 UTC
Very nice short game. I miss a bit music or sound.
PBG
05. Oct 2021 · 12:05 UTC
This game looks great! Cute, readable graphics. I did find the slippery controls to be a little much - is really hard to control! Hurry, I also liked the dense level design - you got a lot of platforming and gimmicks into a small space! Fun game.
reccy
05. Oct 2021 · 22:25 UTC
Graphics are cute and I like the idea! I think the controls are a bit floaty and slippery, but if they were tightened up would really improve the game. Nice work :smile:
Mathiouza
05. Oct 2021 · 22:42 UTC
Great! Controls are a bit odd, but it's really neat and cute! I wonder why the level 2 has less features than the first one, I was expecting to see the spikes, at least.

But anyway! It was great and I wanted to win the game!

Great work!
🎤 lonewookie
06. Oct 2021 · 00:38 UTC
@mathiouza Thanks! The way I programmed the spikes was pretty manual and I didn't have a lot of time, but wanted to have a second level so that's why there are no spikes, but my original goal was to add them there as well!
HIKO_game
06. Oct 2021 · 07:13 UTC
I have done both levels!!
Move is little tricky but fun.
LDJQ
07. Oct 2021 · 00:57 UTC
I like the colours used (particularly the bricks), and the ice level is real cool.

I do think that the jump needs more weight to it. I found myself missing jumps because of the floatiness it has.
Jupiter_Hadley
10. Oct 2021 · 09:51 UTC
What an interesting game! I included it in my Ludum Dare 49 compilation video series, if you’d like to take a look. :) https://youtu.be/QOqT7v58gqA
FabDynamic
11. Oct 2021 · 17:31 UTC
I had fun jumping and escaping and would have played more. I would like some easier levels for version 2. You could make lots of easier levels for a starting perhaps (although i dont mean to trivialize level creation it is an artform). Nice work!
MFauzan
13. Oct 2021 · 02:35 UTC
Nice little game.
Boon
14. Oct 2021 · 21:59 UTC
Nice little game. I liked the cohesiveness of it, it's great to be a little mouse jumping on cheese! The platforming controls were a little floaty but coyote time and related tricks definitely made it very workable. I had fun! :)
pancelor
15. Oct 2021 · 20:53 UTC
fun! love to see pico-8 games :D

I wish the game didn't reset me all the way back to level 1 when I gameovered, but it was mostly fine since the game is short. It'd also be nice if I didn't have to wait for the drills to start moving at the start of each level before the screen would scroll.

I like the core gameplay a lot; it's quite compelling. I'd love to play more levels (especially if the physics were tweaked so I felt more in-control of my character). The art is really great; I particularly like the drills, the background bricks, and the background door.
LDJam user 233659
16. Oct 2021 · 03:02 UTC
Charming visuals and frantic climbs made for a fun entry, just wish that there was more and I had continues, starting the whole game again was pretty brutal. Great stuff!