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Countdown Cowboy by waffleworksgames

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made by waffleworksgames for Ludum Dare 51 (COMPO)

Survive the 10-second countdown in 4 unique wild west-themed minigames! These minigames include bottle juggling, saloon showdown, cactus jumping, and tumbleweed dodging. The longer you survive, the harder it gets. How many levels can you make it through with only 3 lives?

Enjoy!

How to Play:

Left Mouse Button - shoot, jump

Space Bar - jump

A/Left Arrow, D/Right Arrow - move left and right

Escape: Pause Game

Fonts Used:

https://www.dafont.com/early-gameboy.font

https://www.1001fonts.com/rubber-biscuit-font.html

https://www.1001fonts.com/yoster-island-font.html

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Link https://waffleworks.itch.io/countdown-cowboy
Link https://github.com/WaffleWorks/Countdown-Cowboy
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/51/countdown-cowboy

Ratings

Overall 83th 3.844⭐ 47🧑‍⚖️
Fun 79th 3.789⭐ 47🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 427th 2.733⭐ 47🧑‍⚖️
Theme 200th 3.678⭐ 47🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 40th 4.174⭐ 48🧑‍⚖️
Audio 56th 3.822⭐ 47🧑‍⚖️
Humor 135th 3.134⭐ 43🧑‍⚖️
Mood 126th 3.558⭐ 45🧑‍⚖️
Given 56🗳️ 77🗨️

Feedback

Gangrue
02. Oct 2022 · 23:19 UTC
Taking this theme into the category of 10 second games is awesome. I'm surprised you could polish all those mini-games with such limited time!

I gotta say you got a gift for music. Nice job
krit1k
03. Oct 2022 · 03:45 UTC
Good work)
LauraHur
03. Oct 2022 · 14:05 UTC
Great entry! turns out i'm not that great at the shooting.. but it's fun and it looks awesome!
justabread
03. Oct 2022 · 14:08 UTC
I think you managed a good balance between making the games easy enough to be understood in seconds but not making it too easy by adding difficulty each round. Well done! The music was a tad too loud in my opinion.
Climbing Dolphin
03. Oct 2022 · 15:42 UTC
I don't know how you did this, but you did it! The mini-games are fun, and the difficulty increases as long as you are winning. My favourite one is the shoot mini-games!
Good job, cowboy!
LDJam user 234567
03. Oct 2022 · 19:19 UTC
Great mini games. The western theme fits perfectly and the graphics are very nice.
This game is a pleasant surprise.

I'll come back and play later :thumbsup:
NichiiExE
03. Oct 2022 · 23:06 UTC
Super fun game and awesome art! Such a cool idea and style!
Jacob Diaz
04. Oct 2022 · 02:05 UTC
the art is super nice
thx4nothing
04. Oct 2022 · 04:52 UTC
Really awesome game! Impressive art!
jk5000
04. Oct 2022 · 07:27 UTC
A really well made and pretty fun little jam game. The visuals and music is especially good for a game in the compo category. The gameplay is overall fine, but nothing super innovative. Overall a good compo game. Well done.
busisen
04. Oct 2022 · 16:12 UTC
I think it says a lot when you have art that great and still it's not the most impressive thing about the game. Was really fun too. Genuinely enjoyed it and I'm super impressed you managed to pull all of this together in 48 hours.
Serxiolas
04. Oct 2022 · 21:11 UTC
Nice retro arcade vibe! Smooth control. Excellent visuals, very cohesive. Amusing music. Very well done!!
zubspace
04. Oct 2022 · 21:30 UTC
Really great work which matches the theme perfectly. Love the mini-games and how they are connected to the wild west. The artwork is excellent. I'm really impressed. Good job!
Ben Parisi
05. Oct 2022 · 03:22 UTC
I echo what other say about it being impressive you got all these minigames polished in the time. Great work. This feels like a complete product with no rough edges.
AndreiSh
05. Oct 2022 · 04:01 UTC
I'm amazed by your art and music!
ghostbomb
05. Oct 2022 · 05:49 UTC
Got 1000 points! I'm surprised that more people didn't make Wario Ware style games this Jam. It's not the most unique idea but it's a great way to make a good entry.

These were great! Art Was great, music was great, games were great!
LDJam user 280036
05. Oct 2022 · 06:30 UTC
Fantastic presentation. Pixel art is great, music is thematic, and all the games work flawlessly. I ended up dying to the two tumbleweeds. I see the comparisons being drawn with WarioWare and I think that's spot on. Impressed that you were able to get this much done with this level of polish. Great job!
LDJam user 298734
05. Oct 2022 · 06:53 UTC
minigames looks fun！
ShaunShepherd
05. Oct 2022 · 22:49 UTC
Really well balanced difficulty curve and mini games. Everything thing has a sound or animation really great stuff. Rock solid work!
LDJam user 271014
06. Oct 2022 · 03:36 UTC
The pixel art is super cohesive and and looks great! The difficulty curve on the minigames keeps them interesting without being too repetitive. I managed to get 800 points. Really well done!
Hydezeke
06. Oct 2022 · 03:37 UTC
Really fun package of minigames presented as a really challenging gauntlet. It's so polished!! Really impressive especially for compo, wow
lustdante
06. Oct 2022 · 03:37 UTC
Oh wow. This entry is super clean and polished. Well done! I also really dig into Wario Ware interpretation of the theme!!
Luka Roli
06. Oct 2022 · 13:35 UTC
Great stuff. The whole thing is well-packaged and polished. Love everything from the sound effects and soundtrack to the snappy controls and the whole visual presentation.
LDJam user 302410
06. Oct 2022 · 13:35 UTC
Great art!
LDJam user 280624
06. Oct 2022 · 19:40 UTC
Very polish submission. Fantastic work!
Corporation
06. Oct 2022 · 20:30 UTC
Nice little collection of mini games) I can realy imagine myself playing this with my dad at the cinema before movie on the old arcade machine, back in the days XD
Shibaya
07. Oct 2022 · 20:32 UTC
Art is really nice and the game is super polished! Very good job!
José Bonilla
08. Oct 2022 · 01:31 UTC
Love this implementation of mini games. The games really feel satisfying and polished (I loved the feel of the jiggle minigame). Nice graphics and mood. I'd love to see more minigames... The difficulty ramp up seemed balanced. Congratulations
Jag
08. Oct 2022 · 05:35 UTC
I love these types of game! I think you did a fantastic job with this! I've seen quite a few of these 10-second random mini game types all over but I think you really pulled through on really tying it all together and keeping it related. The timing between levels was generous and it made a lot of sense what I had to do (I've played others where it made no sense what I had to do from level to level). I also liked that you gave us lives so one death doesnt mean starting all over. Thanks for the great game!
Dannyk1994
09. Oct 2022 · 13:46 UTC
Nice game, super fun and loved the music! Great work!
Alex de la Cour
09. Oct 2022 · 14:39 UTC
What a fun game! Every level felt polished and well executed, tied together well with a cowboy theme and with a good increase in difficulty. The pixel art was vibrant and readable, and the music suited the game perfectly. Thoroughly enjoyable!
Malai
12. Oct 2022 · 16:35 UTC
Some great wario ware vibes :)
Simple but very polished.
Would have loved if it had an mouse only alternative for dodging, maybe left and right mouse click, just in case one cant switch fast enough :D
LDJam user 299210
16. Oct 2022 · 14:48 UTC
I liked the polish in this game! All of the mini games were well done, and the music was great. This is a solid entry.
alpharock6
18. Oct 2022 · 05:35 UTC
Super impressive with how much is going on here, especially for a compo game! The art is super cohesive and really supports each minigame. The overall audio and mood are awesome, and fun minigames! Really solid all around entry :)
UkuleleFury
18. Oct 2022 · 22:55 UTC
:D Wow, really impressive and a lot of fun! I love all your excellent pixel art! Each stage immediately puts a smile on your face when you see it. Your sounds and music are great (thanks for including them!). Really great animations. The gameplay works pretty well in each minigame too. Except _maybe_ the flappy-bird-style jump game was a little tough--I gotta release my jump faster each time! This is very impressive!
PostFrog
20. Oct 2022 · 08:17 UTC
Really nice stuff for a compo! Plays pretty smooth and nice use of the theme(^:
BoOdbarbak
21. Oct 2022 · 07:35 UTC
Great arts, animation, sounds and music. Controls are very good. Fits the theme. Minigames are all really different and everything feels very polished. Not innovative but quite impressive. Great entry! :)