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PIZZA JAM! (pizza prize)

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A jam submission

BalanchineView game page

Inspired by the horse named Balanchine. Balance the grape for as long as possible as it ventures through Hell.
Submitted by Bad Game Studios — 51 minutes, 4 seconds before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Interpretation of the Horse name!#14.3504.350
Aesthetics#23.9503.950
Overall#33.7503.750
Feel#53.1503.150
Innovation#53.5503.550

Ranked from 20 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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Deleted postSubmitted4 years ago
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Bad Game StudiosDeveloper4 years ago

Thanks! I think I'm going to turn it into a mobile game after the rating period ends.

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hitcherlandSubmitted4 years ago

Isn't this art straight from super meat boy?

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Spectrum
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Bad Game StudiosDeveloper4 years ago

I definitely took inspiration from super meat boy for that gummy teethy smile, but everything was hand drawn in PS.

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hitcherlandSubmitted4 years ago

nice work then!

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Bad Game StudiosDeveloper4 years ago

Thanks!!

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ZeMatchSubmitted4 years ago

Very funny game ! I'm very impressed of what you have managed to do in 48 hours ! Very beautiful graphics and cool idea too :)

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Bad Game StudiosDeveloper4 years ago

Thanks! That means a lot :)

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makalskiSubmitted4 years ago

Really fun but controls are unclear

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(Pizza Jam 2019) Yeets The Game
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Bad Game StudiosDeveloper4 years ago

Did you see the instructions?

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makalskiSubmitted4 years ago

Yes, you have to drag your pointer in opposite direction of the grape

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Bad Game StudiosDeveloper4 years ago

Right! Was there any other confusion?

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makalskiSubmitted4 years ago

nah

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Bad Game StudiosDeveloper4 years ago

Cool cool

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makalskiSubmitted4 years ago(+1)

Cooler cooler

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Tonik GamesSubmitted4 years ago

Drag mechanic is a bit funky at first but you get used to it pretty quickly. The music and sound effects are a bit goofy, but they do the job. Graphics are nice and remind me of oldschool early flash games. Tutorial fades away a bit too quick so had to click it several times.

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Isle Of Chelonia
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Bad Game StudiosDeveloper4 years ago

Thanks! Good point on the tutorial, I’ll fix that after the rating period.

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PleaseDoNotFeedTheMegalodonsSubmitted4 years ago

Cool art, the music is nice but I feel it a bit out of place. Simple but fun gameplay. Cool use of the name.

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Touching Wood
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Bad Game StudiosDeveloper4 years ago

Thanks for your input! Perhaps if I decide to polish this game after the jam I can look into some more proper sound design.

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Fabpk90Submitted4 years ago

Really nice art and music !

The mechanic is simple yet effective, congrats !

Little bug: when returning from the instruction screen, the instruction label remains selected (the violet splash is there)

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Magnetic Pizze
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Bad Game StudiosDeveloper4 years ago

Thanks so much! Yeah I wasn't sure why the instructions button would stay selected, I changed the "pressed" sprite to just the words, but that didn't seem to work.

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Vicimus4 years ago

Really loved the mechanics behind the balancing, was a little weird to figure out at first but was fun! I would have kept playing for a highscore but the music cut out around 600 points :(

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Bad Game StudiosDeveloper4 years ago

Thanks for your comment! I thought people might have trouble getting the drag mechanic at first, but unfortunately I didn’t have time to make a proper in-game tutorial (rather than an instructions page). Good note on the music! I’d missed that.

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