Manucci's Pizza Hunt by Jona Scheidig
Play as famous Manucci who serves the worlds best Pizza. So good, that everyone wants a piece.
You need to get the Pizza as a whole to the customer, CAN YOU DO IT? the pizza hungry zombies want to steal your precious slices...

You're on your own!

But a bike might help...

A twist that nobody seen coming!

Changelog: - Fixed an issue where players got stuck in the arena - Fixed an issue where bicycle mode woulnd't function properly - Fixed an issue where the players health would sometimes not drop
| Link | https://potatobrain-akdushfolsad.itch.io/manuccispizza |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/53/manuccis-pizza-hunt |
Ratings
| Overall | 320th | 3.824⭐ | 36🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 373th | 3.652⭐ | 35🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 792th | 3.106⭐ | 35🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 775th | 3.727⭐ | 35🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 175th | 4.318⭐ | 35🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 136th | 4.015⭐ | 35🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 105th | 4.015⭐ | 35🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 259th | 3.909⭐ | 35🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 49🗳️ | 79🗨️ |
Quick note for anyone that tries it: punch the wood on the lower-right to access the arena. I didn't recognize the mouse icon right away, but I think that's on me. Just throwing it out there in case anyone else gets confused.
In terms of bugs: once I killed all the enemies, they just stopped spawning and I was stuck in the arena. Not sure if something was supposed to happen there? Anyway, nice job!
Same as mentioned above, though, after killing all zombies I remained in that level and nothing new came out. I see you have a boss fight with Angry Bernd in the screenshots, but I couldn't get to that part and just got stuck.
The soundtrack really suits the vibe of the game and is well made. Nice solid groove to it. Wish I could've played more of it! A very solid entry.
It was a bit hard at first.
I was also a bit confused when the zombies stopped spawning and I was locked inside the arena and nothing happened.
For me the difficulty was a bit high. I think, having to aim with the mouse for such a short ranged melee attack isn't the best solution. Maybe just attacking in the walk direction may work better.
Means alot to me. For all of you who got stuck, which version did you play the game on? Windows, Linux or Web?
So that I know where to fix it :)
Great job on this though, I just love the sound design so much haha.
The punching in the game feels super crunchy, and it kept me hooked throughout. Although, I do think they could have added a bigger area attack like swinging a bike around you in a circle. That would have made the combat even more interesting, you know?
I did have a small issue though - after killing all the zombies, I was still stuck in the same level, and nothing new came out. But, looking at the screenshots, I saw there was supposed to be a boss fight with Angry Bernd, and I was gutted I didn't get to experience that part.
But hey, let's talk about the soundtrack! It's perfectly suited to the game's vibe and just adds to the overall fun. The groove in the music is so solid, and it's impossible not to bop along while playing.
Overall, Manucci's Pizza Hunt is a super solid entry. The pixel art, engaging combat system, and well-matched soundtrack make it an absolute must-play for retro-style game fans like myself. I only wish I could have played even more of it!
One thing I really appreciated was how polished the game felt. Collisions and hitboxes were super accurate, and I didn't run into a single bug. The attention to detail is definitely there.
The only minor gripe I had was that I didn't really see a strong connection to the theme, but that's really not a big deal in the grand scheme of things.
Oh, and just a quick note for anyone who's playing - if you want to access the arena, you need to punch the wood in the lower-right corner. I didn't recognize the mouse icon right away, but I think that's on me. Just wanted to share that in case anyone else gets confused!
Overall, this game is a total winner. The combination of great art, fun gameplay, and hilarious humor make it a must-play for anyone who loves retro-style games.
The getting stuck in the battle arena bug is now fixed, if you want to give it another try :D
But perhaps the most awe-inspiring aspect of this game was the attention to detail. Everything from the accurate hitboxes to the subtle animations of the pizza slices was clearly crafted with care and precision. Overall, I can't recommend Manucci's Pizza Hunt highly enough. It's a truly impressive game that showcases the incredible potential of the 8-bit genre. If you're a fan of retro-style games, you won't want to miss this one.
Great game.
Here is a link to the VOD that starts at your section.
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1809875425?t=06h54m13s
we wanted to make the delivery = goal, health and weapon of the game, so that all mechanics depend on the delivery. But you know how it is, we ran out of time, to implement all :(
One thing that I think could be improved is the ability to attack by holding down the mouse button. A lot of games this jam have me clicking a lot and my hand got kinda tired after a while. Oh and its a minor thing but the textboxes that the endboss makes are actually text fields I think. If you click em and start typing you can mess with what he is saying mid sentence. Which admittedly was kinda funny.
Also I don't want to spoil it but the joke you put in the game got me pretty good. I had a chuckle at that.
Great Jam entry overall!
Thanks for the kind review ^^
I actually didn't know you could type in the bosses text field mid sentence :O
Thats honestly pretty hilarious.
If our team does want to make a sort of finished mini game out of it, we'll definitly add that mouse button hold action, aswell as other enemies and an actual boss fight ^^
Might make a little story aswell... but thats to see