Indie game storeFree gamesFun gamesHorror games
Game developmentAssetsComics
SalesBundles
Jobs
Tags
A jam submission

99 GorillasView game page

Get ready for some gorilla blasting action!
Submitted by Its_Avg_Joe (@its_avg_joe) — 1 day, 11 hours before the deadline
Add to collection

Play game

99 Gorillas's itch.io page

Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Gameplay#1612.9883.571
Audio#1642.9883.571
Overall#1813.1973.821
Authenticity (use of resolution restriction)#2013.8254.571
Visuals#2082.9883.571

Ranked from 7 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Did you work in a team?
Flying solo. Sprites, backgrounds, font, music and sound effects were all made from scratch for the jam.

Was the resolution a challenge?
The 1:1 aspect ratio was definitely an adjustment. Those black bars at the sides were hard to accept. Not being able to scale up to full HD also made the camera real jittery when the mouse sat too close to the border between pixels, and moving or rotating objects at less than 1 pixel just looks gross.

What did you learn?
This kind of jam is definitely my jam! It was just long enough to to make something I'm proud of, but not too long that I got sidetracked by a new idea. I also find working within a set of limitations is the best way to fuel creativity. It definitely reminded me to not take for granted how forgiving a higher resolution can be. Rounding the camera position instead of tracking the mouse precisely helped the jittery screen, and setting alarms that turned movement speed on and off helped eliminate the sprite warping. I'm just going to have to accept the problem with sprite rotation though because I was too lazy to draw the gun sprite at every angle, but I definitely will be a lot less picky about that sort of thing in the future!

Leave a comment

Log in with itch.io to leave a comment.

Comments

(+1)

Love how intense this feels. I included it in my LowRezJam compilation video series, if you’d like to take a look. :)

Submitted(+1)

Super fun (and funny!), fast-paced and visually appealing. If you're looking to work on the game post-jam, I'd add a visual indicator to help locate the gorillas. I'd definitely play more if it wasn't so hard to find the remaining gorillas on the map. Also, it seems the player sprite is moving faster than it should be when going diagonally (the game might be doubling the speed as you're pressing two keys at the same time). One last thing — the camera felt adequate to the gameplay but I got some slight motion sickness after playing. Overall, very good, polished entry — you even managed to design and implement multiple guns! Well done!

Submitted(+1)

The camera and the movement work really well when you're just moving, but I found it jittery when aiming the gun. That made it difficult to plan and strategize the gorilla hunting. If I were to focus on one area in taking this game idea further, that would be it.

Submitted(+1)

Had a blast, my dude! Addictive!

Submitted(+1)

The controls and camera work are very good for this style! I also like the death scene and the commentary when there are 69 gorillas left :D

(+1)

Absolutely fun fast paced game. Love the concept and the music. Definitely one to download and try out!

(+2)

Music was awesome, I liked the change in weapons too, but feel like 99 gorillas per loops is a little high. 

(+2)

Really enjoyed this one! The mixture of the running, gunning & gorillas works well. Reminds me of a more energetic zombies ate my neighbours, but with need to hunt down rather than save a certain number. 

Submitted(+2)

well done! easily the best gorilla game. though, 99 is a lot of gorillas to chew through. Great use of music and sfx too. Overall a great entry!

Submitted(+2)

This was really fun to play great work!

Submitted(+2)

Haha, it's literally gorilla warfare. Nice.