Ice Fishing Derby by dylanwolf
Ice Fishing Derby is inspired by David Crane's Fishing Derby for the Atari 2600 (where the entire game was played on one screen--there wasn't even a title!) My goal was also to make a retro-style game.
This game is a bit more complicated, however. You're ice fishing, so you have to cut holes in the ice, and you can use bait to attract fish.
Each fish is worth $1 to $3. In addition to being your score, you can use this to buy various types of bait. Each bait has different properties: some attract fish at greater distances, some keep fish interested longer, and some are less likely to be lost once you reel in a fish.
MOVING AROUND
Use the arrow keys to move your fisherman. Press Ctrl to make a hole in the ice.
FISHING
When over a hole in the ice, press the arrow keys to move your line up and down. Press Ctrl to reel in, hooking any attached fish in the process.
BUYING BAIT
To buy bait, move to the far right side of the screen. Use the up and down arrow keys to select bait, Ctrl to buy, or the left arrow key to leave the shop.
TOOLS
Development: Unity, UnityVS
Graphics: GIMP, Aseprite
Sound: BFXR
Music: PxTone (using included voices)
RESOURCES
Fonts: "Press Start", "Return of Ganon", and "Manaspace" by codeman38 (www.zone38.net/font/)
Fishing info: http://takemefishing.org/
Fishing Derby: https://archive.org/details/atari_2600_fishing_derby_1980_activision_david_crane_ag-004
This game is a bit more complicated, however. You're ice fishing, so you have to cut holes in the ice, and you can use bait to attract fish.
Each fish is worth $1 to $3. In addition to being your score, you can use this to buy various types of bait. Each bait has different properties: some attract fish at greater distances, some keep fish interested longer, and some are less likely to be lost once you reel in a fish.
MOVING AROUND
Use the arrow keys to move your fisherman. Press Ctrl to make a hole in the ice.
FISHING
When over a hole in the ice, press the arrow keys to move your line up and down. Press Ctrl to reel in, hooking any attached fish in the process.
BUYING BAIT
To buy bait, move to the far right side of the screen. Use the up and down arrow keys to select bait, Ctrl to buy, or the left arrow key to leave the shop.
TOOLS
Development: Unity, UnityVS
Graphics: GIMP, Aseprite
Sound: BFXR
Music: PxTone (using included voices)
RESOURCES
Fonts: "Press Start", "Return of Ganon", and "Manaspace" by codeman38 (www.zone38.net/font/)
Fishing info: http://takemefishing.org/
Fishing Derby: https://archive.org/details/atari_2600_fishing_derby_1980_activision_david_crane_ag-004
Ratings
| Coolness | 61% | 3 |
| Overall | 3.76 | 97 |
| Audio | 3.47 | 134 |
| Fun | 3.51 | 200 |
| Graphics | 3.92 | 116 |
| Humor | 3.38 | 116 |
| Innovation | 3.18 | 516 |
| Mood | 3.48 | 145 |
| Theme | 4.08 | 113 |
For the longest time I was fishing without bait and wondering why I was not catching anything. Almost gave up on it until I accidentally moved too far to the right.
Good stuff!
A few minor things to potentially fix, when you reset your game the bait doesn't dissapear from the little window, and it's a bit too easy to accidentally buy doughballs at the bait shop.
Apart from that, this game was really cool!