5-STAR by Wendel Scardua

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made by Wendel Scardua for Ludum Dare 53 (JAM)

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Yongbok works delivering food for the 5-STAR Restaurant (which his boss says it's a 5-star Michelin even though there's no such thing). He must travel to various locations and deliver food boxes to various houses. But he must be careful, for there are mischievous creatures who want to take food boxes from his hands.

This is a legit NES/Famicom ROM. You're probably using the web emulator, where the A Button is bound to the F key and the B Button is bound to the D key, while Start is bound to the Enter key. Controllers are also supported (probably).

These are the available actions:

|Keyboard|NES controler|Action| |-|-|-| |Enter, F|Start, A|Start the game| |F|A|Jump - the more boxes you carry at once, the lower you jump| |D|B|Pick up a box near you| |D|B|Deliver a box on your hand to a door in front of you| |down+D|down+B|Drop a box on the ground|

These are the enemies:

  • Cat: if you touch it while holding a food box, it will take it and run away. It doesn't take food from the ground, though.
  • Bird: if you touch it while holding a food box, it will take it and run away. If you leave food boxes on the ground on its path, it will fly toward them after a while. You can jump near it without holding a box to shoo it for a bit.
  • Pit: if you fall into a pit you lose all the boxes you're carrying. Be careful near them.

The faster you deliver the boxes, the better the tips you get (more exactly, tip starts at $15 and drops by $1 every ~2.5 seconds). Your "high score" is the total tips you got across all locations. The Restaurant rating is also tracked, where it loses a star for ever box you lost.

Ratings

Overall 350th 3.797⭐ 61🧑‍⚖️
Fun 349th 3.678⭐ 61🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 201th 3.819⭐ 60🧑‍⚖️
Theme 75th 4.424⭐ 61🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 498th 3.828⭐ 60🧑‍⚖️
Humor 366th 3.455⭐ 57🧑‍⚖️
Mood 569th 3.561⭐ 59🧑‍⚖️
Given 70🗳️ 34🗨️

Feedback

LDJam user 279497
02. May 2023 · 03:45 UTC
I really liked this! Feels like a proper NES game. I'd definitely enjoy playing a more fleshed out version of this, it seems like the box stacking mechanic has some good potential for making interesting puzzles/level designs. Nice idea and nice work!
agameortwo
02. May 2023 · 03:45 UTC
okay I laughed pretty hard when the cat just shot off with my pizza. Creative mechanic!
Tomas Paim
02. May 2023 · 03:48 UTC
I really liked the game! It really felt like a NES game, and the graphics and sound effects are really cool.
The core mechanic is great too, provided me with some a-ha moments, even though it was a short game. I could see this idea being expanded further! Congratulations :D
Braveskin
02. May 2023 · 03:50 UTC
Interesting choice to make it in NES format! I beat it but couldn't manage to get a perfect score on the last level, dang cat...
LDJam user 249705
02. May 2023 · 03:52 UTC
The art and sound effects fits perfectly, and I really like the enemy AI as well. Going all the way back to the start multiple times in a level could get annoying but overall, a pretty fun game.
La bread
02. May 2023 · 03:55 UTC
I really like the mechanics, I hope you continue this project, maybe have puzzles with buttons or something? GG
Vectrex28
02. May 2023 · 15:56 UTC
I loved seeing the critters buzzing off with your food hahaha! Simple but I liked it :D
The graphics were the best in your projects thus far by the way! Shame there was no music but the sound effects were cute and fit the mood really well.
I too would love to see a more fleshed out version of this down the line.
Jaxah
02. May 2023 · 18:11 UTC
10/10 for making a NES rom of all things. In 72 hours. Wow, mad respect!
Love the critters and puzzle mechanics :)
elysiagriffin
02. May 2023 · 18:19 UTC
Thanks for submitting your game for me to play on my stream!

If you’d like to rewatch the playthrough, you can find it here: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1809503221?t=3h48m30s

Good luck on your ratings, see you next LD! :D

💜 Elysia Griffin AKA Button Feedback Lady
https://www.twitch.tv/elysiagriffin
Tomeyro
02. May 2023 · 18:28 UTC
Nice platformer.. Hate the cats :laughing:.. Pretty cool that is a NES game!
Jvdwijk
02. May 2023 · 18:50 UTC
Nice entry! Almost had a perfect, except for the 2nd to last level that went completely wrong (I fell twice :') )
KirKami
02. May 2023 · 22:27 UTC
WOW! A legit finished looking NES Game in just LD is really amazing stuff
Andreadbx
03. May 2023 · 14:31 UTC
A legit nes game in 2023 it's something to see! Kudos!
Euler Moises
03. May 2023 · 15:10 UTC
Eu sempre gosto das suas ideias. Eu admiro muito a sua coragem em desenvolver jogos pro NES. Uma pena que não teve música dessa vez.
Algumas pessoas ficaram sem comida, mas os pássaros tem que comer também, né?
Parabéns!
tetrapteryx
03. May 2023 · 16:01 UTC
Great concept! The mechanics and enemies made for some really interesting and challenging puzzles, and it's SO cool that you made an actual NES game! I would totally play a longer version of this.
potkirland
03. May 2023 · 22:03 UTC
very thankful for you creating and sharing an NES game! thanks alot it really brings back memories! love the stuff.
Augmotic
04. May 2023 · 01:32 UTC
Thanks for hanging out in the stream and bringing your game!

Here is a link to the VOD that starts at your section.
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1810812417?t=02h49m05s
Krassenstein
04. May 2023 · 11:34 UTC
This was great, super happy to see someone build a NES rom for a jam, thats literally insane to me.

Here's the VOD with timestamps enabled! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Q21Hk6Ww7E
Spacespytv
04. May 2023 · 16:36 UTC
Good stuff, NES graphics hit me in the feels, you did it perfectly! Box mechanic was clever.
Lomby
04. May 2023 · 22:24 UTC
Thanks for submitting your game on the stream!
Here’s the stream if you wanted to re-watch initial thoughts (timestamps in the description to jump to your game!) [youtube link](youtu.be/7zAPBeiWuqA)
Najimi
04. May 2023 · 22:26 UTC
Love the old NES feeling! Would have loved a bit more levels, but it was really fun :)
BodhiAgora
04. May 2023 · 22:57 UTC
Impressive doing this as a rom! Love the vibe and the character of the world, great job!
jitspoe
05. May 2023 · 01:12 UTC
First try: $166 in tips with $10 loss for a total of $156. Also, I think I technically died as I fell into an endless pit with only a small supply of food, but at least I made some money.
Conduit
05. May 2023 · 03:16 UTC
Absolutely stellar NES vibes with this one, while the gameplay loop was a conventional one, it definitely felt like a case of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it". Also, the way the animals zoomed off with your food was really funny.
YellowKamel
05. May 2023 · 14:03 UTC
Thanks for submitting! Interesting choie to make an NES game in this jam. Really liked the game, even though I am bad at it. :v:
phosu
05. May 2023 · 15:35 UTC
Felt nostalgic playing this game :) The controls seem a bit unintuitive, but otherwise quite solid entry
Johnsensei
06. May 2023 · 01:54 UTC
Saw this game featured on a stream. Great job. One of my favorites so far. The mechanics were introduced logically one at a time and I thought it was fair that you progressed a level even if you didn't get a perfect score.
nardandas
06. May 2023 · 08:24 UTC
Really cool NES entry! I really liked the mechanics around avoiding the different hazards, once I understood them. At first I thought they'd be unfair, but they were actually all fair and fun to play against. Good job!
Rincs
06. May 2023 · 16:20 UTC
Simple puzzles, and cute. Birds and cats are mean. u _ u
I thought it was neat that the game still continued despite lost boxes, but it felt a little meaningless as there wasn't a true drawback to it.
Honest Dan
06. May 2023 · 21:22 UTC
I think this is one of your best entries, in terms of combining puzzle elements, platforming and pacing. Glad to have tried it out on stream, thanks for being there <3
RookRules
07. May 2023 · 01:47 UTC
that cat just nipped that box out of my hands "meow ya later" 4/5
Ategon
07. May 2023 · 06:30 UTC
Thanks for submitting your game to be played on the stream! If you wanted to watch my reaction again here’s the vod timestamped to your game
https://youtu.be/iOvkquUaMjs?t=11620
JUSTCAMH
07. May 2023 · 15:12 UTC
Damn you got the full streamer coverage, nice. I didn't realise that the goal was score, and when the cat stole a package, I assumed I'd lost rather than simply lost score. It's an interesting approach to a level based game that I don't think I've seen before. Here's a vod that you can rewatch the stream;

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1813689516
PoshDan
07. May 2023 · 20:04 UTC
Played this on stream, I was thoroughly impressed with the fact that this game also came as an NES rom! Would've loved a way to quickly replay a level (as I had an imperfect score on the last level), but it wasn't really a thing in NES times, so fair enough. Great job on delivering a game with such technical challenges in such a short time!
Ausstein
07. May 2023 · 21:50 UTC
Thank you so much for dropping by My stream! I really enjoyed the game :)
MateusBoga
08. May 2023 · 22:15 UTC
Simple but well-done game! I enjoyed playing in on stream :D Here's the VOD: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1814982165
LDJam user 243193
10. May 2023 · 08:04 UTC
Damn bird! I had to jump like crazy to shoo it away from my boxes.
Anyways, good puzzle platform game! The last level was tricky and I had to restart to complete it perfectly.
Jupiter_Hadley
11. May 2023 · 11:01 UTC
Fun little game! I included it in my Ludum Dare 53 compilation video series, if you’d like to take a look. https://youtu.be/Q3lvQ8g3OHA
LDJam user 120213
17. May 2023 · 11:43 UTC
Was not expecting the cat to steal the food, lol

Pretty good, you can cheat quite a bit to not have to backtrack by stacking boxes then overlapping the tile you stacked them on and picking them back up. Could have used some music but I get the press for time!