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Run Kitty Run by Neon Orbis

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made by Neon Orbis for Ludum Dare 51 (JAM)

Run Kitty Run is a precision platformer where you race Kitty through an obstacle course avoiding the dangers and collecting fishy treats along the way.

The are numerous checkpoints throughout the course and Kitty has only 10 seconds to reach each checkpoint along the way. Missing the checkpoint due to running out of time or getting killed by a danger will take Kitty back to the previous checkpoint to try again.

So, how many tries will it take Kitty to run through the entire course and how many Fishy Treats will Kitty bring back? Well, that is for you to discover.

Now, run Kitty, run!!!

run<em>kitty</em>run_1.PNG

Controls

  • Jump - W, X, Space
  • Move Left - A, Cursor Left
  • Move Right - D, Cursor Right

Tools Used

Defold, Inkscape, Audacity & Sunvox

Updated Version

I have just uploaded to Itch.io a post submission release of Run Kitty Run that now includes music, a tweaks to level 1 and updated the collision detection of the spinning discs.

So if you would like to try the post release, please use the Itch.io links below.

Link https://neonorbis.itch.io/run-kitty-run
Link https://neonorbis.itch.io/run-kitty-run
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/51/run-kitty-run

Ratings

Overall 584th 3.521⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Fun 461th 3.521⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1059th 2.708⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Theme 790th 3.438⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 737th 3.396⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Audio 477th 3.326⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Humor 401th 3.167⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Mood 924th 3.045⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Given 20🗳️ 25🗨️

Feedback

dUmMy432
04. Oct 2022 · 08:14 UTC
Had fun playing nice gam
Frabather
04. Oct 2022 · 08:18 UTC
"Meow" there! This game's graphics is cool. I loved audio of "moewing" while encounter obstacle or fish but I think there should be a little background music. Overall great game and idea.
🎤 Neon Orbis
04. Oct 2022 · 08:26 UTC
Thank you. Yes, the game does need music, I just didn't have the time to get around to it. I will make some music soon and add it to a post submission update.
BenTheTwoOfUs
04. Oct 2022 · 08:40 UTC
This is a tiny and intuitive platformer game.
Even as I write a comment, the meow seems to ring in my ears.

I wanted to try Defold, but I couldn't due to a lack of time on the LD51.
Was Defold a convenient engine for making platformer-like games?
🎤 Neon Orbis
04. Oct 2022 · 09:53 UTC
@benthetwoofus, I have tried so many game engines but Defold was the one that clicked the best with me. For the way I approach making games as well as my programming style, Defold makes it possible for me to turn my ideas into actual games and allows me to make 2D games in any genre. It lets me focus on actually making the game instead of trying to work out how to make a game. Also, I really like Lua. Its not perfect, no game engine is, but I like it and since using it and I have not had an itch to try other game engine since. You should give it a go and see if it is the game engine for you. Each game developer needs to keep trying and searching until they find the game engine that works best for them.
Ggross
05. Oct 2022 · 06:09 UTC
Hard platform jump and limited time, a little more stressful for me. But I like the graphics and sound! Tiny and cute game, well done!
Fawntune
05. Oct 2022 · 06:16 UTC
Good take on the theme!
Drdunkel
05. Oct 2022 · 14:43 UTC
I couldn't make it past the 2nd platform but man was I howling with laugh. The SFX was great. Holy hell is the game hard.
der_finski
05. Oct 2022 · 14:48 UTC
Very nice game, i got a little frustrated at the part with the many saws and 1 block between but all in all good game.
Roroto Sic
05. Oct 2022 · 17:19 UTC
it was fun !
just one note: some "collison box" are a bit too big, and kill me even if i was far away. especially for the circular saw)
resacaGames
06. Oct 2022 · 14:08 UTC
Fun little platformer! Liked the SFXs used.
As other users pointed out, some hitboxes were wack.
ChillerTyp
06. Oct 2022 · 14:12 UTC
Nice idea with the resetting timer. Kinda hard, but cool.
LDJam user 298496
06. Oct 2022 · 14:21 UTC
Great little platformer, with the perfect sound effects. Nice work!
🎤 Neon Orbis
07. Oct 2022 · 18:27 UTC
I have just released a post submission release of Run kitty Run to Itch.io that includes a music track, a minor tweak to the level and updated collision detection on the spinning disc. To play the post release, please use the Itch.io links.
Midna
08. Oct 2022 · 16:13 UTC
Loved this game. It´s cute and yet reminds me of a rage game but in a fun way. Loved every meow. Music is great, really. Great work!
LDJam user 250825
08. Oct 2022 · 21:16 UTC
Neat game, interesting to see stuff developed in Defold. I think there's some bug that your character movement is tied to framerate (maybe missing some `deltaTime` factors?). The character moved and jumped comically fast for me on my 144Hz screen. The sound effects were quite fun :D
LDJam user 268647
09. Oct 2022 · 00:00 UTC
I think the meow sound effect just balanced just a little too loudly compared to the rest of my system sounds, perhaps bring it back 5db
sergilazaro
10. Oct 2022 · 18:53 UTC
This is one of my favorite games from this jam! I love precision platformers, especially when they're so quick to come back from death.

There's a few tweaks that would make the game more polished, like better feedback/alert for when you die because of time (I kept thinking there was something hidden killing me), hitboxes that are slightly more forgiving, better jump control (horizontal speed seems a bit slow, and it would be nice to be able to jump higher/lower by holding jump or just tapping it). Also, sometimes you die right after respawning because you're still holding a button to move.

All minor issues, understandable in a jam context, and they're debatable, others might disagree with me. All in all I loved playing it and getting 100% fishes :)

Also, about the post-jam version: how am I supposed to play the game while I'm dancing to that song??? :)
LightTerraDog
14. Oct 2022 · 16:56 UTC
I see a cat related game and I liked it but omg that speedy ass cat ha-ha
FoggyDude
15. Oct 2022 · 08:49 UTC
You were not lying when you said this was a precision platformer... Sometimes the death "meow" played so loud it was like a jumpscare!

![precision.jpg](///raw/a1f/84/z/53258.jpg)
🎤 Neon Orbis
15. Oct 2022 · 11:04 UTC
@foggydude, I am so happy that you played the first level all the way through and didn't give up. Hearing the Meow 447 times must have got to you after a while. Yes, I will definitely look into fixing the loud meow bug. Thanks again for giving the game a good go.