Bill, The ATMan by J0ye

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made by J0ye for Ludum Dare 52 (JAM)

lightning.PNG Bill is a down to earth kinda guy. Every morning he wakes up, harvests the crops, delivers some fresh currency to his eager customers and waters his plants in the afternoon. He lives a simple life, but the customers can be a hassle, because they wont take anything more or less than what they are demanding. But Bill is alright with that. Help Bill in his daily routine by serving the customers their money.

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Features

  • Play as the cool ATman Bill
  • Maneuver through the challenging working environment of Bill
  • Watch out for the work hazards and make sure you give those old cranky pumps a good push
  • Become employee of the month by reaching a high score
  • Non
  • Stop
  • Honest
  • Work
  • God bless

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How To Play

  • A,D and Left/Right arrow for moving
  • W,S and Up/Down arrow to cycle through your inventory
  • Space to jump and double jump
  • Left Shift to dash
  • E to interact with the money trees and the atm machine

Thank You

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Ratings

Overall 343th 3.583⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Fun 422th 3.35⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 257th 3.533⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Theme 326th 3.817⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 454th 3.517⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Audio 155th 3.717⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Humor 215th 3.379⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Mood 548th 3.19⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Given 28🗳️ 33🗨️

Feedback

pie0
09. Jan 2023 · 15:38 UTC
The controls and feel of the game are good. The sound effects and music are a highlight! It took some time to realize that watering the trees helps. The game is a tad hard perhaps, but the idea is innovative and overall execution is good.
InfinityE
09. Jan 2023 · 15:54 UTC
Its fine but not addicting and the soud effects are annoyin gin my oppinon
Dmitry_K
09. Jan 2023 · 16:24 UTC
Great music, nice controls and interactivity with objects, graphics.
- When you open the menu during the game, and click on the area outside the window or press the space bar, the menu window closes, and then when you press the space bar during the game, it is called again.
avareii
10. Jan 2023 · 13:08 UTC
Neat game! It took me a moment to figure out that the way to get lower denominations was to get money right after it spawns; at first I thought the money on the trees randomly cycled through denominations over time, rather than 'maturing' into higher values.

I feel like there's mechanical depth in the double jump + dash mechanics that I didn't manage to get my head around. I'd love to poke at this later and get a higher score - I managed 525 once I figured out the monetary lifecycle.
owca
11. Jan 2023 · 14:22 UTC
And people say that _money don't grow on trees..._ :)
Very original idea for a game :) I like it. For me it's a bit too difficult but I'm not a platformer guy. I like the art style and audio.
BoxedMeatRevolution
11. Jan 2023 · 21:39 UTC
Quick math, platforming challenges, and money-tree management is certainly a new combination of game mechanics! I enjoyed figuring out how the money growing system worked and then trying to optimize my time between harvesting trees at the right times and going up to give money.
Flying Dog Fish
11. Jan 2023 · 22:40 UTC
Great idea, controlling a guy living inside an ATM machine and serving people money harvested on trees. Platforming and simple math combined well.
BurnsDesigns
13. Jan 2023 · 14:57 UTC
Giving exact change was a silly challenge and it had me scrambling to grow correct bills. Such a clever idea of the man behind the ATM machine. So creative!
knexator
13. Jan 2023 · 15:03 UTC
Took me too long to figure out that bill value changed with time, game made much more sense after that
pepnou
13. Jan 2023 · 15:12 UTC
Nice game, the setting is funny & the game is fun to play. I didnt understood that value of bill increased with time on the tree, but after that it was fine.

Nice entry!
PatrickRMC
13. Jan 2023 · 22:21 UTC
Good game! I had fun playing it and I found the "I need money" sounds hilarious. My only feedback is maybe that the movement is a bit slippery, that or that the level is very compact. But that could also add to the challenge. Overall really solid entry!
hungryroy
14. Jan 2023 · 06:24 UTC
I lol'ed at the concept. This guy has a terrible job! The stage can be a bit challenging to navigate

Seems there's sometimes a bug in the display of how many I'm carrying of a bill:

![atman.png](///raw/eac/z/56671.png)
Artyom Volkov
15. Jan 2023 · 15:09 UTC
Game idea is funny. I like movement, it feels great, but level design feels boring and doesn't fit the core gameplay loop. Also, sometimes I can't give required money even though I have them. Anyway, good job for the jam.
Rocktavious
15. Jan 2023 · 18:51 UTC
The game idea is funny but the platforming is way too hard. Also I expected things to change in the level to keep me on my toes but because nothing changes (at least in my play through - i only got 1 guy with money) because the platforming was way to hard to get back up i lost interest quick.

The music was great - it reminded me alot of the old school sim farm games.
The SFX was also good - especially for the interactions with the different platforming challenge things.

I think having a level that either would change or that you can change would go along way to making the game keep your attention.
HayriCakir
23. Jan 2023 · 15:57 UTC
Platforming mechanics was a bit hard for me, but I liked the art and gameplay. Also sounds were cool. Good job mate! Also if you like to shred some zombies with your tractor, be sure to check out my entry too :)
FoggyDude
23. Jan 2023 · 17:00 UTC
Love the amount of polish, was a bit hard at first but became really fun when i understood what to do!
Underlig
24. Jan 2023 · 04:15 UTC
Fun game, polished in the sense its complete, everything works great, controls, platforming, interaction, design, and gameplay loop all working great.
It feels like its ready for adding more complexity and purpose, like a finished game foundation.
Great job =)
Alchemic
27. Jan 2023 · 19:00 UTC
Very nice! I love the graphics. Jumping around is very fun.

Took me a while to figure out how to grow money, but I think I got the hang of it.

The various NPCs are cool.

I recorded my experience in this video, Bill the ATMan is at **09:02**:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4H5IBD97Rw