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Billy Hatcher and the Retro Remix's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Appeal | #1 | 4.500 | 4.500 |
| Theme | #2 | 3.800 | 3.800 |
| Entertainment | #2 | 4.350 | 4.350 |
| Authenticity | #2 | 4.400 | 4.400 |
| Overall | #2 | 4.300 | 4.300 |
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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awesome job, admittedly never heard of this game till now but you definitely did the demake justice.
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SNES CrossingVery nice game. Such a sweet character. I loved it! The egg-based control is pretty sweet ubt a little nitpick was that I busted the egg on the first jump and was unable to progress. Of course, a quick run against the spikes solved it but it would be nice to not have to do that. Other instances of this happened across the game but those could be easily polished out. Overall, a pretty solid entry.
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a super short hikeThank you for the thoughtful feedback! In all honesty, this is an issue I already wanted to fix! The nest spawning was buggy, so rather than spend precious jam time debugging them, I removed a lot of the nests and just made the mercy spikes instead to prevent a total soft lock. Band-aid solution for sure.
Anyway, great insight! I'll probably pursue this idea further and will use your feedback for future design decisions. Thank you!
This is very polished, the mechanics work great and the art work is super cute. Nice one!
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NintendoodleI haven't played the original version of this game, but your version is definitely a lot of fun to play, and very polished. Well done!
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Ogre & Friends RacingSooooo fun! Someone else mentioned that they're not really into platformers and I'm the same but the way you reimagined Billy Hatcher totally made me forget about that as well, haha. Everything is so thoughtful and polished - awesome job! Really inspiring work here :)
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Fallout: Marooned In NovacLoved the art-style and overall feel of the game, the side effects were also pretty interesting to play with and added variety and weight to the decisions you made when picking up a powerup! The egg mechanic was also really cool :)
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Retro: ShowdownVery entertaining and interesting, however it lacks of side-effects IMO.
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Pocket CrownYeah, the side effects are there, but not a main focus. Here's the list I have in my game description
- Speed Up: Allow player to run significantly faster
- Side Effect: Worse deceleration
- Cannonball: Indestructible object that can be used to destroy enemies
- Side Effect: Consumes fruit permanently (until room reset) without growing
- Wings: Allow double jump
- Side Effect: None
- Egg bounce (Billy can ground pound while holding an egg, giving him a higher jump)
- Side effect: Using the ability too quickly in sequence causes Billy to lose control and let go of the egg
- Eggs can destroy enemies
- Side effect: Egg itself takes damage. Enough damage will result in the egg shattering
Platformers are not really my thing but this game is absolutely magnificent. It looks and feels and sounds just right plus it has an interesting and unusual core mechanic.
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Battle-MaggotsGreat game. Works like a studio back in the day would have made it. If this was ever expanded into a full game. (Ignoring the copyright) I'd definitely get it. Reminds me of what Shantae games are like nowadays. Great work! Keep it up!
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