Super Engine Blast by savethejets1
Super Engine Blast is a Match 3 Platformer
Match 3 Blocks and fuel the spaceship. Don't let it crash!
CONTROLS
Arrows - Move
Space - Jump
Shift - Pickup Block/ Drop Block
Should be set up to work with an XBOX controller as well. (tested on mac)
Art - Wilson Leong
Code and Music - Kyle Reczek
NOTE: I'm seeing a ton of other people on IRC say the unity webplayer is broken in Chrome. I've tried it in Safari and it seems to work. Otherwise there is the download links
Match 3 Blocks and fuel the spaceship. Don't let it crash!
CONTROLS
Arrows - Move
Space - Jump
Shift - Pickup Block/ Drop Block
Should be set up to work with an XBOX controller as well. (tested on mac)
Art - Wilson Leong
Code and Music - Kyle Reczek
NOTE: I'm seeing a ton of other people on IRC say the unity webplayer is broken in Chrome. I've tried it in Safari and it seems to work. Otherwise there is the download links
Ratings
| Coolness | 66% | 3 |
| Overall(Jam) | 3.38 | 347 |
| Audio(Jam) | 3.32 | 255 |
| Fun(Jam) | 3.51 | 180 |
| Graphics(Jam) | 3.24 | 516 |
| Innovation(Jam) | 3.61 | 187 |
| Theme(Jam) | 3.61 | 442 |
The potential of expanding this is pretty huge. I can imagine this turning into a multiplayer game where each player has certain colours they must solve while blocking their opponents blocks.
The issues I had were:
- Blocks that already matched 3 did not solve themselves
- When I ran out of the fuel I didn't just lose a life and continue playing, the game over music just kept looping and I couldn't play anymore.
- Blocks did not fall down on their own after solving other blocks beneath them.
Great job!
I also might suggest a different key configuration...shift/spacebar are awkward to use together and I could never remember which jumped and which grabbed. Maybe change jump to the Up key?
A colourblind mode would go well for people like me, I had trouble telling the difference between some of the blocks.
Besides that though, it is a really strong entry, well polished, smooth movements, The selection provides a bug of sorts so maybe a Suicide key or a restart one or something would solve having to close the entire game down due to becoming trapped.
-AlucardX60
Nice mix between "platformer" and match-3, well done.
Some glitches, but nothing unusual for a Jam :)
- Special blocks were not explained
Good job otherwise, I spent a great deal of time on it