VimJam: Collectables (8 Bits to Infinity)

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A jam submission

The Great OutbackView game page

A platformer where you explore the Australian Outback in search for the 3 keys.

Submitted by zcarter, Oregonaddict, Guac GameDev LLC (@Guac94) — 13 hours, 13 minutes before the deadline

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Criteria	Rank	Score*	Raw Score
Theme/Limitation	#118	3.556	3.556
Music/Sound	#141	3.111	3.111
Overall	#203	2.933	2.933
Fun/Design	#209	3.000	3.000
Graphics/Animation	#237	2.778	2.778
Technical Implementation	#306	2.222	2.222

Ranked from 9 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

How does your game utilize the limitation and theme?
Our game's main mechanic is a boomerang you throw it "there" and it comes "back". Additionally the central objective of the game is to "collect" three keys throughout the level and return to the door at the beginning of the level to unlock it, coming back to the "there and back" theme.

What was your team size?

3-4

You and 2-3 other jammers

Affirm you have followed ALL jam rules. (Select all below or your entry will be disqualified.)

We have credited all assets used in the game including our own name(s) or team name(s)

All original game code and original assets were made during the jam period

The game does not include NSFW or hateful content

The game works on the web or as a Windows 10 download

We have answered all submission questions honestly and completely

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CursedSoldierSubmitted4 years ago

Nice little game! I loved the music and the cute kangaroos it really gave it the outback feel! Finished without killing the kangaroos :D. Couple of bugs I encountered were falling forever and having the kangaroo hitboxes not hurt me everytime if I ran through them. Also when turning down music or sfx in the menu you have to drag from 3/4 of the bar to turn it down as anywhere before does not register. Apart from the bugs this is a very cool game with very good music. Well done!

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zcarterDeveloper4 years ago

Thanks for the feedback! Yeah I had some trouble with collisions with the kangaroos and the collision that is supposed to kill you if you fall off the map. The slider's were all being weird I could not figure out why you have to click 3/4 of the way up the bar to move it. I honestly should have swapped it with just a number setting or something. All things I plan on fixing after the jam is over.

CursedSoldierSubmitted4 years ago

I know unity can be a bit dull with colliders and ui sometimes so if you were using it then I understand haha. Good to know you have a post jam plan! Good luck! :D

MightyJorSubmitted4 years ago(+1)

I loved that Didgeridoo! Not sure why are killing kangaroos but who cares! Very unique and intentionally odd art style. I think you guys did a fantastic job making something that sticks in someone's head.

Didgeridoo.

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OregonaddictDeveloper4 years ago

Thanks for the love man! I agree - more digeridoo!

zcarterDeveloper4 years ago

Thank you for the feedback and posting a video! so cool to watch someone else play our game. Everything you said is absolutely right. some of the hitboxes are kind of weird and when you fell offthe map, there actually is a death box there which is why you stopped falling but its not killing you for some reason. It seems like that's the only part of the map where you don't die if you fall off.

RonDevSubmitted4 years ago(+1)

A very polished game.

We had the boomerang idea too but at the end we thought about something else, anyway its nice to see that someone actually did a bumerang game and I think you did it pretty well. Good job!

It'll be nice if you check out our game too (:

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zcarterDeveloper4 years ago(+1)

Thanks for the comment! I'll be sure to check out your game :)

Marianne M. MichelSubmitted4 years ago(+1)

I really enjoyed this one! Collecting keys is always fun and I absolutely *loved* the music! I would have liked some audio/visual/mechanic feedback when you get hurt by the kangaroos, but a great fun game overall! Well done.

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Skuncat's Adventure

zcarterDeveloper4 years ago(+2)

There actually is a sound effect but I don't think I balanced the sounds very well. I also meant to add a visual cue for taking damage but ran out of time.

SpiRiTsSubmitted4 years ago (1 edit) (+1)

Nice game! Even if it was a short platformer game I really enjoyed it a lot, the colors were so fun to see, the colors used made it fun for me!

At first when started I didn't know I was getting hurt, because I couldn't hear the sound effect, but noticed it was there just to low in comparison with music.

Overall great job! Its a really fun game. Congrats on your entry!

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Crystal Mission

Mr. PdfSubmitted4 years ago(+1)

Pro tip creating a new 2d material with the friction of 0 solves the sticking to walls problem :)

Pretty fun game i especily loved kangross :D Maybe speeding up the boomerang come speed can improve the game.Other than these great work :)

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Flux And Reflux

zcarterDeveloper4 years ago(+1)

funnily enough I actually added a material to the player with zero friction to the player but still had that problem. Maybe I needed to add it to the walls as well.

zcarterDeveloper4 years ago(+1)

Also I think you're right the boomerang was tad slow. This was personally my first game jam and I ended up spending a lot more time getting the mechanics working than I did designing the level. I also didn't spend much time fine tuning the game feel but its definitely something I want to come back to.

nelsoftSubmitted4 years ago(+1)

Nice game. Like the art and the music fits it well. Liked the use of the theme. The main problem I had was that I fell off the bottom a few times and just kept falling. I had to quit back to menu to start again.

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Aria's Colorful Journey

zcarterDeveloper4 years ago(+1)

yeah we used a box collider below the map to kill the player when they fell off but the it didn't seem to work in some spots, never did get it figured out.

Guac GameDev LLCDeveloper4 years ago(+1)

Dang! Unity triggers can be so fickle sometimes. Thanks for bringing it up! We can fix it up for the next project or if we come back to this :)

nelsoftSubmitted4 years ago

I did the same for my project. They can be tricky buggers in unity!

Gdev StudiosSubmitted4 years ago(+2)

Cool game! the art is cute. The only thing is that the jump is a bit floaty But overall great game!

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Camp Escape 2020 Vimjam

zcarterDeveloper4 years ago(+1)

Yeah I agree I could that the movement physics could use a little bit of work.