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GMTK Game Jam 2021

Hosted by Game Maker's Toolkit · #gmtkjam

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A jam submission

The Trolley ProblemView game page

Get the trolleys safely home! The longer the chain of trolleys, the more points you get!

Submitted by grinky, BethFromAbove, Kimbsy — 1 hour, 12 minutes before the deadline

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Results

Criteria	Rank	Score*	Raw Score
Originality	#304	3.978	3.978
Overall	#1180	3.355	3.355
Fun	#1390	3.130	3.130
Presentation	#2116	2.957	2.957

Ranked from 46 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

How does your game fit the theme?
You must join together trolleys in a supermarket car park!

Did your team create the vast majority of the art during the 48 hours?

Yes

We created the vast majority of the art during the game jam

Did your team create the vast majority of the music during the 48 hours?

No

We used pre-existing audio

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Comments

Kibara-ArtSubmitted2 years ago

The controlls are really funny ive been laughing since i picked up the 1st trolley xDD and i know it's suppose to be difficult to manage the more trolleys you pick up but it turns so sooo slow it becomes a bit frustrating cause I cant get to the trolley's home xDDD

A bit more polishing and this would be a really fun game (and it would be awesome it this was multiplayer game)

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TimortienSubmitted2 years ago

Nice game! I like how chaotic it is to control the trolleys, just like in real life.

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AtticusFinnSubmitted2 years ago

It's really tough to control, which I realize it's what you were going for but I think a bit more responsiveness would be great. Really creative take on the theme, fits perfectly, well done!

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Bound - Jam Version

JackMcGSubmitted2 years ago

The controls are so wonderfully clunky here – having moved trolleys at work before, being so out of control while trying to steer a big line of trolleys is very accurately done! If the movement with 1 trolley was a little bit sharper I think this would hit the perfect natural difficulty curve, with it getting harder as you get greedier with the number of trolleys you pick up. Also loved that picking up trolleys was both the aim of the game, but also the obstacle – I was definitely avoiding trolleys when I was starting to get out of control. Really enjoyed this

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kogekisaruSubmitted2 years ago

The controls feel completely unresponsive, to the point I kinda found it unplayable.

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lleshaSubmitted2 years ago

Tricky controls, but good game. Even though music is premade, it sounds nice. Overall, amazing for a jam!

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Previous2 years ago

uuuugh this is so hard! The pay is fairer than life though.

PsychpsyoSubmitted2 years ago

That is a perfect name for this game. And seeing trolley chaos unfold in a parking lot is quite entertaining.

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Random Ideation StudiosSubmitted2 years ago

Nice Game but you could have to go backwards and it will be easy

Can you Play my Game!??

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Speedrunner Cube

PsychpsyoSubmitted2 years ago(+2)

But if you could go backwards, the trollies wouldn't stay connected!

Random Ideation StudiosSubmitted2 years ago

No I tried that part with also wasd and arrows keys but it didn't work for me

PsychpsyoSubmitted2 years ago

I didn't say it would work. I said that I think it shouldn't work.

Random Ideation StudiosSubmitted2 years ago

My bad!!

sorasoriSubmitted2 years ago (1 edit)

It is chaotic (neutral) and refreshing at first but it gets wonky really fast. I see it as funny though. Love the general creative direction

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IkomaTanomoriSubmitted2 years ago(+2)

I made a chain too long, clipped out of bounds, and spiraled into the ether forever. 10/10 you have SOLVED the Trolley Problem forever.

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Get your train together!

PelicanPoliceSubmitted2 years ago(+2)

Really creative idea for a game, and good use of theme. The sound it makes when they join sounds like breaking vines in terraria, that was nostalgic.

I also really love the cover photo

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KimbsyDeveloper2 years ago

Thanks!

The sound effects for collecting trolleys and coins were made using a really neat tool called sfxr. It randomly generates tiny noises and then lets you tweak them till they’re what you want. Ideal for creating sound effect assets during a jam!

PelicanPoliceSubmitted2 years ago

Oh yeah I've heard of it! Nice

Adrian FlyxSubmitted2 years ago(+2)

incredibly fun and well thought-out game, great work!

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EmbehSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

Pretty cool idea, I always thought about the feel of such a long trolley group! But the controls(turning, ...) are a bit too fast. And (if there is one) the limit of controlled trolleys could be reduced, so that it's not becoming this massive collider, which only causes problems.

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Just a walk in the park

KimbsyDeveloper2 years ago(+1)

Thanks for playing!

You make a good point, in hindsight I think we could have made the obstacle collision a little less bouncy, it does tend to get a bit out of hand eventually!

PaliwythSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

Had a lot of fun with this one! Cool idea :D

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Epic Wheel Quest

miscSubmitted2 years ago

Controls are quite floaty and turning is a bit tricky. I do like the chaotic nature of it, which could absolutely be leaned into! It had interesting character! Nice job!

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Biped PotatoSubmitted2 years ago

Cool Idea! Had a lot of fun spinning around in the driveway!

But i think the controls could be a little better. If it was meant to be a little hectic like this than ok.

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Detective Konect