Trash Dash by UnitedFailures

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made by UnitedFailures for Ludum Dare 58 (JAM)

Trash Dash is a game where you knock pieces of trash into the air and collect them in your dump truck. Avoid the obstacles and get a high score!

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Controls: * Arrow Keys or WASD - Move left/right * Space / W / Up Arrow - Jump * E - Compact trash (earn points, scales with fullness)

Ratings

Overall 314th 3.617⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Fun 227th 3.617⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 278th 3.433⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Theme 93th 4.183⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Humor 174th 3.552⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Mood 419th 3.517⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Given 42🗳️ 39🗨️

Feedback

alstegodev
Oct 07th · 18:31 UTC
Looks very nice. Very unique idea with the jumping garbage trucks :D
Solvenoff
Oct 09th · 19:02 UTC
Oof, jumping over those gaps was quite a challenge — every time I jumped, I tensed my abs and grunted, but I eventually got the hang of it :D

It’s fun, though! Reminds me of the Google dinosaur game you get when there’s no internet. I’d also suggest adding a simple end goal, like reaching 2000 points — just to give players something to aim for.
LDJam user 280189
Oct 11th · 16:25 UTC
Simple but fun! The jumping garbage truck is really funny.
hijomo
Oct 11th · 16:33 UTC
I like all the designs of the different trucks. fun to play
ursagames
Oct 11th · 16:37 UTC
Hooray fellow garbage truck game! I like the idea of adding a compacting function, that was a good mechanic to mix up the gameplay.
InMyArmsTonight
Oct 11th · 17:17 UTC
its fun to play,but i think e key is not necessary
Split82
Oct 11th · 17:23 UTC
Very nice graphics. It was a bit hard to jump over those trucks, they are super big :) but it was fun anyway. Great job.
Adam Gallina
Oct 11th · 17:28 UTC
Really liked the truck designs, and adding the compact function was a really good way to add depth to the game - it was pretty fun having to balance compacting with jumping over other trucks, nice job!
Archaeognathus
Oct 11th · 17:35 UTC
Interesting twist on the dinosaur chrome game :D
Zenorke
Oct 11th · 19:19 UTC
Ahah nice, simple but efficient! Good job :)
Ace17
Oct 11th · 19:48 UTC
Really nice choice of music and graphics ! I was expecting megaman to appear at some point :D
BlueDandelion
Oct 11th · 19:49 UTC
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Cool and relaxing game! I wish there was some way to regain health, you could go on for much longer.
Borbag Uskada
Oct 11th · 20:55 UTC
Very great feelings !

Almost looks like an intro for a Metal Slug level or something. Great job on the visuals, and the truck react perfectly
TheParticularPixel
Oct 12th · 00:16 UTC
nice simple game. really like the art style! well done
Daniel123
Oct 12th · 03:44 UTC
Simple and fun. I like this game, I wish my car could jump like this.
ditam
Oct 12th · 07:43 UTC
I had lots of fun with this, the concept is fun, it plays very smoothly, and the soundtrack is a banger. I loved the background art too.

The compacting mechanic felt a bit pointless (no pun intended), but I guess what else could you do :)

Seems like you also lose some health if you fail to catch the falling garbage? Maybe compacting an almost full truck could be used to regain health - I think that could tie these mechanics nicely together, and would make a cozy infinite runner.
nuzcraft
Oct 12th · 12:04 UTC
This is fun, with lots of interesting mechanics to spice things up. Having to double collect trash (once on the ground & once in the air) is an interesting take, and the obstacles pop up out of nowhere sometimes to thwart you. Additionally, compacting keeping you still for a beat makes it more strategic when you should compact. Great game!
Kalbshack
Oct 12th · 19:54 UTC
Very nice game. Only thing I constantly missed was compressing the thrash. Maybe your could move the bar more to the middle or display it directly on the truck (more and more trash hanging out of it) Since you need to focus collecting the trash.
LDJam user 384191
Oct 13th · 04:29 UTC
Good entry. The game feels nicely balanced, with a large hitbox to manage but a lot of air control to compensate. Having to stop and compact the trash also adds an element of risk to the game, but it feels like there should be some kind of reward on top of the points (maybe some kind of powerup to add some variation to the gameplay?) Nice game overall!
marks
Oct 13th · 15:28 UTC
A very polished experience! Good application of art and audio assets. Liked the extra challenge of catching and needing to stop, though, despite the warning text, I would sometimes forget to compact trash. Feels like solid game to kill time, awesome work!