Play this reminded me of how I still struggle at games like guitar hero, where I felt like with the dedicated controller I had better controls, but still lost if my performance was too bad.
In Gentoo Riff Riders its not the case - you always get a chance to get back into your rhythm and maybe secure the gig - I prefer it that way to punish a smaller series of mistakes this way better!
You'd metioned you did all the assets yourself - is that also true for the music tracks ? The Track gentoo felt so familiar at parts.
Nevertheless - I had great fun and you did great for your first game jam submission every!
Keep up the good work